Tag: Books
Sep
03
2009
“Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas” Edited by Juan Manuel Caicedo
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Una Botella de Ron pa’l Flaco: Crónicas Caleñas by Juan Manuel Caicedo My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a collection of personal narratives by students affiliated with Universidad...
Aug
27
2009
Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009
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My friend Lars just found this great map that plots all the challenges against books that took place in the USA between 2007 and 2009. Information to create this map...
Aug
13
2009
Razones de Vida, by Vera Grabe
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Razones de vida by Vera Grabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars I looked up this book because I was curious to read the story of one of Colombia’s guerilla...
Jul
09
2009
Books on Demand by Blackwell
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This afternoon I was roaming the streets of London, with no particular destination in mind, when I ran into one of the sites on my “to see” list; Blackwell Books....
Jul
03
2009
Book Burning, Berlin
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Originally posted on the SALALM blog. Originalmente publicando en el blog de SALALM. This morning I started exploring Berlin, and one of the sites I wanted to make sure I...
Apr
06
2009
“Mexican Enough,” by Stephanie Elizondo Griest
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Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines by Stephanie Elizondo Griest My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is an interesting book, although it really only scratched the surface of...
Mar
13
2009
Las Comadres Book Club
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Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club is a partnership between Las Comadres, Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Borders to promote the reading of Latino writers. The group...
Dec
13
2008
Copyright and the Public Domain
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A couple days ago I heard an interview with James Boyle on NPR that reminded me of a lot of information related issues that I have previously discussed with other...
Sep
14
2008
La Vuelta al Mundo en 80 Libros
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Radio Televisión Española has created a great radio series tracing the history of literature. Each session is about an hour long and covers a specific topic, such as knights in...