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BIOGRAPHY
Around
the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and
Havana
by
Stephanie Elizondo Griest.
This travelogue takes the author on a four-year tour of communist
countries and finally leads back to her own roots.
PN4874.G747A3 2004
Borges:
A Life
by Edwin Williamson.
This chronicle of the Argentinean writer explores his tumultuous
private life, connecting it with his country’s history and his
writings. PQ7797.B635Z953
2004
Finding
Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban
Exodus
by
Mirta A. Ojito.
This is the personal and political story of a 16-year-old Cuban girl
who came to the
United States
in 1980 during
the Mariel boatlift. E184.C97O45
2005
The New World
of Martin Cortes
by
Anna Lanyon.
History, biography and travel are combined in this tale of
conquistador Hernan Cortes’ illegitimate son, one of
Mexico
’s first
mestizos, or people of mixed raced ancestry.
F1231.C825L36 2004
Pablo
Neruda: A Passion for
LIfe
by Adam Feinstein.
The first English language biography of the Nobel Prize-winning
Chilean poet, this volume covers a remarkable life, literary and
otherwise. PQ8097.N4Z6174
2004
+This I Believe: An A to Z of a
Life
by Carlos Fuentes.
Fuentes takes the reader on an alphabetical journey, reflecting on a
variety of topics including Latin American culture, politics and
life. PQ7297.F793E5413
2005
The
Turkish Lover
by
Esmeralda Santiago.
This memoir explores the path the Puerto Rican author took at age
21, leaving her family in
Brooklyn
to live with an
older man. F128.9.P85S269
2004
When
the Spirits Dance Mambo: Growing up Nuyorican in El Barrio
by
Marta
Moreno
Vega.
An Afro-Puerto Rican girl in 1950s Spanish Harlem becomes a
priestess of the Santeria/Lucumi religion.
F128.9.P85V438 2004
EXPRESSIONS
Cocinando:
Fifty Years of Latin Album Cover Art
by Pablo Ellicott Yglesias.
The Golden Age of Latin music is represented in this colorful
collection that includes mambo, salsa, Cubop, Bossa Nova, and Latin
Soul. NC1883.U6Y49 2005
CubaClassics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles
by Christopher P. Baker.
The author traces the love affair that Cubans have with old American
cars, from Model Ts to Edsels, that are still a common sight on the
island. TL33.C83B34 2004
In a Mexican
Garden: Courtyards, Pools,
and Open-Air Living Rooms
by Melba
Levick.
This lushly illustrated tour lures the reader into the enchanting
and tranquil outdoor living spaces of private homes and luxury
resorts of
Mexico
.
NA8375.L48 2005
Mexico: Architecture, Interiors, Design
by Mark
Luscombe-Whyte.
Full color photographs of simple adobe pueblos, ornate churches,
exotic beach houses, and sleek skyscrapers illustrate the rich
diversity of Mexican architecture.
NA7244.L87 2004
*+Red
Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States
ed. by
Lori M. Carlson.
This follow-up to 1994’sCool
Salsa captures the diversity of the Latino experience and the
emotions of being an adolescent, through poems on language,
identity, and love.
PS591.H58R43 2005
The
Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos
by
Robb Walsh.
The
Texas
food-writer
presents the history of Tex-Mex from the 16th century to
today in over 100 recipes and photos.
TX715.2.S69W36
2004
Three
Guys from Miami
Cook Cuban
by Glenn Lindgren, Raúl Musibay, and Jorge Castillo.
One hundred Cuban recipes are
interpreted by the creators of the iCuban.com website, who add their
own unique touches in this generously illustrated cookbook.
TX716.C8L56 2004
FICTION
+Chango’s Fire: A Novel
by Ernesto Quiñonez.
Twenty-nine-year-old Julio Santana, tired of burning down houses for
insurance money in his Spanish Harlem neighborhood, strives for a
better life.
The
Cigar Roller
by
Pablo Medina.
Paralyzed by a massive stroke, Amadeo reflects on his Cuban past:
his job as a master cigar roller and his tempestuous marriage.
*Finding Miracles
by Julia Alvarez.
After befriending a Latin American exchange student, an adopted
Vermont
teenager travels
to her homeland to learn about the circumstances of her adoption.
+González and Daughter
Trucking Co.: A Road Novel with Literary License
by María Amparo Escandón.
A prisoner in the Mexicali Penal Institute for Women starts a
library club, and each month members read aloud the continuing story
of a fugitive trucker and his daughter.
+Havana
Red
by
Leonardo Padura.
A
Havana
police detective
investigates case of a transvestite found dead in a park in a
beautiful red evening dress.
The
Hummingbird’s Daughter
by
Luis Alberto Urrea.
In late 1800s
Mexico
,
sixteen-year-old Teresita discovers she has the power to heal.
Let
it Rain Coffee: A Novel
by
Angie Cruz.
A multi-generational immigrant family from the
Dominican
Republic
struggles to
improve the circumstances of their new life in
New York
.
Mambo Peligroso: A Novel
by
Patricia Chao.
After mambo dance lessons in
New York
help a young
Cuban-Japanese immigrant connect with her Latin roots, she becomes
involved with scheming Cuban exiles.
Most Wanted
by
Michele Martinez.
When Puerto Rican federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas investigates the
murder of a former colleague, she finds herself attracted to the FBI
agent assigned to the case.
Music
of the Mill: A Novel
by
Luis J. Rodriguez.
A
Los Angeles
steel mill binds
together three generations of a Mexican-American family. It is there
they confront racism and fight for workers’ rights.
+Playing with Boys
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez.
Three Latinas—an entertainment manager, a former Spanish soap
opera star, and a stay-at-home mom who writes screenplays—become
fast friends in Los Angeles.
Tequila
Blue
by
Rolo Diez.
In this homage to noir, a
Mexico City
police detective
tries to find the killer of a gringo with a taste for blue movies.
A Venom Beneath the Skin: A Romilia Chacón Novel
by
Marcos McPeek Villatoro.
Now an FBI agent in
Los Angeles
, Romilia hunts
down a Guatemalan drug lord in the third installment of this
thriller series.
Violations:
Stories of Love by Latin American Women
ed. by
Psiche Hughes.
Elena Poniatowska, Angeles Mastretta, and Luisa Valenzuela are three
of the authors included in this compilation.
War
by Candlelight: Stories
by
Daniel Alarcón.
These stories, some set in
Peru
, some in
New York
, feature such
characters as a would-be immigrant, a remorseless terrorist, and a
reporter turned street clown.
A
Window in Copacabana: An Inspector Espinosa Mystery
by
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza.
Three
Rio de Janeiro
cops have been
assassinated, and an investigative task force appointed by the
precinct chief points to corruption and a cover-up.
+Zorro: A Novel
by Isabel Allende.
A re-telling of the story of a late-18th
century Californian Robin Hood, the son of an aristocratic landlord
and his part Native American wife.
HISTORY
AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out): Wall Street, the
IMF, and the Bankrupting of
Argentina
by
PaulBlustein.
In 2001 Argentina
suffered one of the most spectacular financial market crashes in
history, and with it came social and political chaos.
HC175.B665 2005
The
Castro Obsession:
U.S.
Covert Operations against Cuba
, 1959-1965
by Don Bohning.
The Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations made removing Fidel
Castro a high foreign policy priority, one which was both expensive
and futile. E183.8.C9B55
2005
+Dying to Cross: The Worst
Immigrant Tragedy in American History
by JorgeRamos.
Of 73 Mexicans smuggled into the United
States in a
trailer truck in 2003, nineteen died of asphyxiation and
dehydration. JV6475.R3613
2005
Last Dance in Havana: The
Final Days of Fidel and the Start of the New Cuban Revolution
by
EugeneRobinson.
An American journalist tours Cuba and
uses its musicians as a window into its present and future.
F1765.3.R63 2004
Liberty for Latin America:
How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression
by Alvaro
Vargas Llosa.
This examination of economic hardship and social unrest in South
America
offers solutions to help the region prosper.
HC125.V2827 2005x
The
Life and Times of Mexico
by EarlShorris.
Structured around the Aztec concepts of head, heart, and liver,
this book covers 3,000 years of history.
F1210.S543 2004
Migra Mouse: Political
Cartoons on Immigration
by
LaloLópez.
This cartoon collection combines popular
icons, social issues and immigration politics.
E184.M5L597 2004
Translation
Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking
United States
by Héctor Tobar.
Spanish-speaking Latinos are the largest minority group in the United
States.
This book chronicles this growing population.
E184.S75T63 2005
MOVIES
Como
Voy a Olvidarte
Aurora, the daughter of an Ecuadorian politician, attempts to
reveal his corruption; she ultimately falls in love with the popular
singer Segundo Rosero.
Maria Full of Grace
Pregnant and in need of money, Colombian teenager
Maria swallows drugs in order to transport them to
New
York City
.
The
Motorcycle Diaries = Diarios de Motocicleta
This film dramatizes Che Guevara’s travels across
South
America
in the early 1950s with his best friend Alberto Granado.
A
Pl Called Chiapas
This documentary examines the Zapatista National Liberation Army
and its leader, Subcomandante Marcos, in the state of
Chiapas
in southern
Mexico
.
Spanglish
Flor and her teenage daughter Cristina, recent
immigrants from
Mexico
,
move in with the wealthy Claskys in Los Angleles when Flor takes a
job as their housekeeper.
MUSIC
Afro-Latin
Party
by
Putumayo
Presents.
This album offers a compilation of various artists and combines
sounds from the
Congo to Cuba.
Mis
Canciones…My Songs
by Simon Diaz.
This album carries a full array of rustic traditional Latin folk
guitar music from
Venezuela.
MTV Unplugged
by Café Tacuba.
This first live album by the Mexican alternative rock band was
recorded in 1995 but just released in 2005.
Parece que Fue Ayer
by Los Tri-O.
Traditional bolero music is performed by the Colombian trio.
Son Cubano NYC: Cuban Roots New
York
Spices
by Various Artists.
The album is along the lines of the Buena Vista Social Club.
It carries a nostalgic smooth sound of the Cuban son.
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