Subjects:  1. Christianity - Catholicism   2. Christianity - Theology - Catholic   3. Religion - Roman Catholic   

Subjects:  1. Byron, George Gordon Byron   2. Don Juan   3. Homer   4. Influence   5. Joyce, James   6. Odyssey   7. Ulysses   

Subjects:  1. Discovery And Exploration (General)   2. Discovery and exploration   3. Fuca, Juan de   4. History   5. History: American   6. Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C.   7. Puget Sound (Wash.)   8. Reference   

Subjects:  1. Continental European   2. Fiction - General   3. General   

Subjects:  1. Drama   2. Europe - Spain & Portugal   3. Foreign Language Study   4. Performing Arts   5. Spanish   6. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   7. Theater - History & Criticism   8. Theater Management   9. Literary Criticism & Collections / Spanish & Portuguese   10. Literature: History & Criticism   11. Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries   12. Spain   13. Theatre, drama   14. c 1600 to c 1700   

Subjects:  1. Fiction - General   2. General   3. Latin America - South America   4. Quiroga, Juan Facundo   5. Rosas, Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de   

Subjects:  1. Goytisolo, Juan   

Subjects:  1. Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks   2. Transportation   

Customer Reviews (1)

The best bography of John Paul II
To write a biography of John Paul II, George Weigel leaves with advantage. He is a Professor of Ethics as the subject, and well known for his articles about religion and public life. Weigel also understands and professes the Catholic faith. If we add his privileged access to very close collaborators to the Pontiff and several hours of encounters with the Pope himself, the result should overcome any precedent biographies. We are before a work of remarkable dimensions, with two very clear parts: before and after the Cardinal's Wojtyla election like as Pontiff. Weigel has spoken with many direct witnesses of the polish times of the Pope's life, which gives this section of the work the freshness and novelty than the pontificate years of his work back. He gives the impression that these years are dominated by the documents, the speeches and the points of view, while he losses the essence of the inher character . ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography   2. Religious   3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   4. General   

Subjects:  1. International Relations - General   2. Politics - Current Events   

Subjects:  1. 1460?-1521   2. America   3. Biography   4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical   5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography   6. Children: Grades 4-6   7. Explorers   8. History - Exploration & Discovery   9. Juvenile Nonfiction   10. Juvenile literature   11. Ponce de Leon, Juan,   12. Spain   13. Ponce de León, Juan   

Subjects:  1. Architecture   2. History - General   3. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

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must read book
It is one of the most compelling books for anyone interested in knowing about the independence movement in Latin America. This is a must read book in a great number of eduactional institutions in spanish-speaking America that will help anyone understand and appreciate hispanic culture. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bildungsromans   2. Bolivia   3. Fiction   4. History   5. History - General History   6. Latin America - South America   7. Literary   8. Spanish   9. Spanish Novel And Short Story   10. Wars of Independence, 1809-182   11. 19th century fiction   12. Modern fiction   

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The Complete Platero
This translation of Platero and I is the only "complete" translation into English of the Spanish Classic. It is also the most Spanish! This refers to the paperback edition.

The Return to Simplicity
This is a beautiful little book by a Nobel Prize Winner of Literature that is too often neglected, Juan Ramon Jimenez.

Only Jimenez could make the blood of a leach in a stream of water into beautiful imagery. Children read this book as part of their curriculum in Argentina, however, this book can be equally enjoyed and appreciated by adults.

The story is a simple one: it is a first person (semi-autobiographical) account of a poet and his donkey in the mountains of Spain, appreciating, almost Zen-like, the simple beauties of life. The elements, children playing, leaches bleeding in a pool, everything seems beautiful in this book, and the descriptions are exquisite.

This is probably the best introduction to Jimenez, a book not to be missed!

sencillez y belleza
Platero y yo es un libro tierno y sencillo que cuenta la relacion de un borrico y su amo. Yo lo recomiendo a todo aquel que quiera aprender espanol con esta pequena historia llena de poesia. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction   2. Fiction - General   3. General   4. Literary   

Subjects:  1. Fiction   2. General   3. Spanish: Adult Fiction   

Subjects:  1. Bible - Study - New Testament   2. Inspirational   3. Inspirational - General   4. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. 1460?-1521   2. America   3. Biography   4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical   5. Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography   6. Children: Grades 1-2   7. Explorers   8. General   9. Juvenile Nonfiction   10. Juvenile literature   11. Ponce de Leon, Juan,   12. Spain   13. Ponce de León, Juan   

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Another reality check about Cuba
El Rey de la Habana is one of the many books that have become increasingly popular about the portrait of the "real Cuba" that most tourists and outsiders do not see nor hear about. This book is raw and spares no expense when it comes to describing the life of Rey, a young Cuban street boy who struggles to survive life on the streets by stealing, abusing his body and basically prostituting himself (for fun and natural desires only not for money) as he moves from town to town just hoping to beg for enough money for at least one day's meal. The Cuba portrayed here is representative of the urban street life of many young Cubans both male and female who are forced to adopt this life style at a young age when faced with numerous adversities. A Cuban himself wrote the book so the picture could not be more real. Prepare yourself for some harsh and vulgar language, drug abuse and unlimited female encounters. Out from his ability to clean up streets and women he is know as "El Rey de la Habana". This is a sad portrait but a very true one in country that has forced its citizens to live impoverished and destitute lives. This is a well written novel in my opinion because the author did write the book using the everyday speech of these "street people". I suggest reading the book in Spanish only and purchasing a dictionary of Cuban colloquialisms because there are plenty and the meaning can not be assumed. Otherwise it is a great read and I don't think a translated version can retain the rawness and crudeness of the language.

Incredible reading!
This is a quick-reading novel. It's full of very graphic sex about the lifes of the main character and those he encounters in his short life.
On the other hand, it gives those who have no idea what it's like inside this country a sense of the sordidness of their lives, the crumbling of a system purported to be the best in Latin America. These folks live on a day-to-day basis, scratching a living by their wits, while everything around them is in every sense falling apart.

King of Habana?
Great book! The author, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, presents his main character living in modern Cuba. He is led to believe that he is the "King" of Havanna. However, as you read the book you will find that he has no "royal blood" at all.

The book is written in very clear spanish. His descriptions are vivid and full of sex. If you want to read about modern Cuba and its people, this book is for you. Rey, the main character, is probably not the typical cuban. However, it does provide with examples of the obstacles that these people face in their daily routine. It also makes you think, what has Castro accomplished in his forty-two years of power? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction - General   2. General   

Subjects:  1. 1460?-1521   2. America   3. Biography   4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical   5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography   6. Children: Grades 3-4   7. Explorers   8. History - Exploration & Discovery   9. Juvenile Nonfiction   10. Juvenile literature   11. Ponce de Leon, Juan,   12. Spain   13. Ponce de León, Juan