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Biography of the Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer and performer. Considered to be the most successful Latin American musical artist in…
history, Luis Miguel emerged from a complicated childhood--his mother was an Italian actress who disappeared mysteriously, his father a singer and demanding manager--and quickly rose to stardom. Spanish language. 2018
Memoir of the musical legend. Born Reginald Dwight in a London suburb, the performer soon found his sound and his…
style. He discusses his career and struggles with drug addiction. Also discusses his work with AIDS charities and his relationship with husband, David. Spanish language. 2019
El popular cantautor latinoamericano reflexiona sobre su herencia musical, su carrera, y la trayectoria de su vida. Nacido en Nicaragua…
de una reconocida familia de músicos, Luis Enrique recuerda su vida como inmigrante en América, sus primeros éxitos musicales, y su ascenso a la cima de las listas de la música en español
El periodista y cronista de viajes Pico Iyer explora los beneficios de la desconexión, de apreciar dónde estas, y de…
ser tranquilo. Analizando las vidas de personalidades tan disímiles como Gandhi, Proust, y Leonard Cohen, Iyer revela cómo la quietud puede despertar la creatividad y aliviar el estrés
Author of Steve Jobs: La Biografia (DB 72993) chronicles the development of the digital age and the personalities involved. Proceeds…
from the 1833 meeting of Lady Ada Lovelace--sometimes described as the world's first computer programmer--and Charles Babbage--pioneer inventor of complex mechanical calculators--to the computer Watson's winning Jeopardy! in 2011. Spanish language. 2014
The popular Venezuelan singer and actor recounts influential episodes in his life. Rodríguez reflects on his childhood of poverty in…
Caracas, his precipitous rise to international stardom in the 1970s and 1980s, his loves, his spirituality, and the trajectory of his alter ego, "El Puma." Spanish language. 2014
Janney Marín "Chiquis" Rivera, cantante y celebridad de televisión que saltó a la fama a través de su madre, Jenni…
Rivera (1969-2012), revela el abuso que sufrió a manos de su padre y las dificultades que ha enfrentado en su vida personal como resultado. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de violencia y de índole sexual
Autobiografía póstuma de la cantante mexico-estadounidense Jenni Rivera (1969-2012). Revela su lucha contra la violencia doméstica así como su éxito…
como cantante, actriz, productora de televisión, y empresaria. Violencia, lenguaje injurioso, y descripciones de índole sexual
El famoso productor, compositor, ganador de múltiples premios Grammy, empresario, y esposo de Gloria Estefan explora los secretos de su…
éxito. Estefan presenta un análisis de su vida como un refugiado motivado en los Estados Unidos para proporcionar una sistema de objetivos personales y sugerencias para lograr la prosperidad. Prefacio de Quincy Jones
Biografía del empresario Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Explora su infancia y educación; sus puestos de trabajo de nivel de entrada en…
Silicon Valley, California; su papel como cofundador de Apple computer en el garaje de sus padres en 1976; y su liderazgo en la vanguardia del iPod, iPhone, y el iPad. Analiza las relaciones personales y profesionales de Jobs y su diagnóstico de cáncer en 2003. Lenguage injurioso
Cantante popular y ganador de varios premios Grammy reflexiona sobre su vida. Desde su éxito inicial en la banda juvenil…
Menudo, a su carrera como actor, y el estrellato como solista, Martin explora su trayectoria, incluyendo sus raíces en Puerto Rico, su espiritualidad, su orientación sexual, su trabajo de caridad, y su alegría de ser padre
A comprehensive introduction to PC computing written for Spanish speakers. Includes explanations of computer processes, operating systems, hardware, and software.…
Focuses on common MS Windows functions and Office programs Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Also covers multimedia, Internet navigation, e-mail, and social networking. Spanish language. 2009
Autobiografía de la famosa cantante afrocubana, publicada poco después de su muerte en 2003. Mundialmente conocida como "La Reina de…
la Salsa," Cruz cuenta de su vida y de los comienzos de su carrera en La Habana que después abrió el camino para un fenomenal éxito internacional. Cuenta de su exilio voluntario de Cuba después de la ascendencia del regimen castrista. También habla de su matrimonio de muchos años y de sus relaciones con otros músicos
An up-to-date, step-by-step guide for using and taking advantage of the Internet. Chapters detail the history and function of the…
Internet and explain how it works. Discusses navigating the Internet and surfing the Web, sending and receiving e-mail, and security concerns. Spanish language. 1999
A step-by-step guide to the Windows 95 and Windows 98 computer operating systems. Explains how the controls, functions, and options…
of Windows work; how programs are installed; how CD-ROMs are used; and how Windows works with the Internet and online networks. Includes a bilingual glossary of computer terms. Spanish language. 1999
This introduction to the world of music traces the history of music from antiquity to the present, covering great names…
such as Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Wagner, and Brahms. The second part of the book describes musical instruments, music terminology, the mechanics of music, and music appreciation. Spanish language
Autobiography of the lead singer of Spanish rock band Jarabe de Palo, who died of cancer in 2020. He shares…
both positive and negative memories from his life and musical career, along with song lyrics he wrote during those times. Photos included. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2017
"A man faces the serious and mysterious consequences of his unusual paternity. A young peasant girl takes an eccentric villager…
as her lover and pays for her audacity. A group of revelers experience horror at the abuses and vicissitudes of a strange visitor. We accompany a sick man on his journey through the landscapes of his feverish delirium, only to get lost along the way and arrive at the end that was not. A man emigrates from his homeland in search of a bait in the form of a woman and ends up facing a fantastic opponent. These are some of Pedro Cabiya's Tremendous Stories, the first book by the then very young writer and a fundamental text that forever changed the rules of the game in Caribbean literature." -- Translation provided by NLS
"A journey through the professional life of Carlos Vázquez Moreno, a/k/a 'Tibu.' A faithful testimony, unsweetened, often stark and emotional,…
of his career as a musician, record producer, and manager of stars such as Hombres G, Aute, El Canto del Loco, and Miguel Ríos; a book that does not seek to be a mere settling of scores or a collection of anecdotes. From the death of Franco to the present day, Tibu puts a name and a face to the music business in Spain, offering the reader an insider's view of how this business really works. He shows us a whole life, his own, that has revolved around artists, musicians, and all that showbiz that surrounds them, that until very recently was dedicated to the pursuit of money, and that led him to know firsthand the darkness that hides in a cell." -- Translation provided by NLS