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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
3 CDs (3 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Aventureros a digusto, soldados amnésicos, geógrafos locos y exiliados de sí mismos ... Hombres, mínimos, todos ellos, pero capaces de vislumbrar lo inalcanzable. Éstos son los personajes que transitan por Las antípodas y el siglo"--Container.
This lively, eclectic, and highly imaginative volume spans time, place, and culture as the narratives move from the scorching heat of the Gobi desert to the glacial heights of Mount Everest.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
3 CD (2.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Se trata el tema el triángulo amoroso entre Miguel, Alicia y Lucas. Hay tres versiones del conflicto, en la voz de cada uno de los protagonistas. En el fin, uno de ellos pregunta, "Quién de nosotros juzga a quién?"
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 CDs (4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
The smiling Buddha, or the Buddha of laughter, was a vagabond monk in the 10th cenury. Known as Pu Tai in China and Hotei in Japan, he found supreme happiness one stormy day under a bridge after a loud thunderclap illuminated his purpose. From that day forward, he traveled throughout China sharing his wisdom with laughter and good humor.
Además es conocido por sus seminarios sobre "Terapia de la risa" en este libro nos narra y recrea pasajes de...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books Audiolibros
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
5 CDs (5 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Un historia fantástica llena de personajes mágicos que viven en la mente de un doctor sumergido en una depresión que lo lleva constantemente a pensar en el suicido, pues se siente persiguido por la muerte. Como en las grandes historia de superación, los pesonajes necesitan apartarse del mundo este doctor decide enfrentar a la muerte en un lugar alejado de la civilazación, una montaña para arrojarse al abismo"--Container.
Argentine philogist...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
6 CDs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Life is mostly spiritual, and it manifests itself in the physical. Our relationships and our souls dictate how we feel physically. For instance, someone who is having difficulty with a sibling or close friend will experience kidney problems. Rolf uses an inner language to explore the connections between our inner and outer selves, and cure some of our deepest spiritual ailments, leading to happier, healthier lives.
En La Medicina del Alma, no existen...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Equal parts soap opera, tragicomedy, and rhapsody, Carmen la coja is Ana Castillo's imaginative variation on the themes of Bizet's Carmen, set in the Latin community of Chicago and the seductive world of flamenco. Carmen "La Coja" Santos is a renowned local dancer who has long maintained an affair with the great Agustín, the married director of her troupe. An angry rivalry is sparked when she begins a passionate new liaison with Agustín's grandson,...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
9 CDs (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Esta obra nos lleva a través de la historia de las fotografías que el fotógrafo Castellón toma durante los tiempos de la guerra en Europa y los tiempos de paz en Nicaragua, pasa de un episodio a otro desde la naciente Nicaragua, un ghetto en Varsovia, o a un monasterio en Mallorca y muchos más"--Container.
Castellón the photographer is a witness to the events that sweep nineteenth century Latin America, especially plans for a canal in Nicaragua,...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
3 CDs (3 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Described by the author as a novel told in short stories, this audiobook includes three separate phases of love: "Finally single, " "Neither with you nor without you, " and "How to determine that the love has died." A brief essay on the magic, the dependency and the decadence of love opens each phase. Cristina Peri Rossi moves through these stages of love consecutively, arguing that "love, like the theater, has acts."
Una bella historia de amor narrada...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
7 CDs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Javier is addicted to beauty, and his mental and physical reactions are hard to control. To fight against the ephemeral character of the addiction, he decides to be become photographer, a profession that causes him to fall into a whirlwind of sex, drugs and alcohol that, eventually, carries him collapse at edge of death.
"La contemplación de la belleza provoca en Javier una serie de trastornos físicos y mentales difíciles de controlar, seguidos...
11) La cena secreta
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books Audiolibros
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
10 CDs (11.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
12) Amphitryon
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
5 CDs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"1916: Primera Guerra Mundial. Dos hombres se juegan sus vidas en una partida de ajedrez. Uno es recluta movilizado, el otro es empleado de ferrocarril. Es un juego con consecuencias graves, y el ganador cambiará su identidad con la de sus contrincante. 1943L Segunda Guerra Mundial. Amphitryon es un proyecto de dobles que se entrenan para sustituir a algunos líderes nazis en apariciones públicas"--Container.
Set in Europe during World War I, World...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
19 CDs (23 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Esta excepcional novela es un brillante sumario existencial de la personalidad de Antonio López de Santa Anna, el caudillo mexicano más controvertido de siglo XIX. La penetración psicológica, el domino del suspenso y el afilado humor que han dado un sello propio a la narrativa de Enrique Serna, se fusionan aquí con un rica investigación documental para crear un fresco histórico apasionante"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
11 CDs (13 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Inseparables desde sus días en la Universidad de Boston, hace aproximadamente diez años, seis amigas formaron el club social de las chicas temerarias, una pequeña sociedade de apoyo moral y admiración. Se encuentran regularmente para chismear, comer juntas, y comparar notas en el complicado camino de la vida y el amor"--Container.
A vibrant and absorbing story of six friends -- each an unforgettable Latina in her late twenties -- and the complications...
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Language
Español
Description
“Un libro importante…Emocionalmente sobrecogedor. Alvarez nos hace un regalo cargado de rara generosidad y coraje.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ellas eran lasa cuatro hermanas Mirabal—símbolos de una esperanza desafiante en un país ensombrecido por la dictadura y la desesperación. Sacrificaron sus vidas, seguras, y confortables, en nombre de la libertad....
Ellas eran lasa cuatro hermanas Mirabal—símbolos de una esperanza desafiante en un país ensombrecido por la dictadura y la desesperación. Sacrificaron sus vidas, seguras, y confortables, en nombre de la libertad....
16) Ingles
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
4 CDs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
English for Spanish speakers in 8 easy lessons.
17) Ingles
Author
Series
Publisher
Berlitz Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rush hour express presents the words and expressions you need to communicate in Spanish.
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