No comments about El Hombre Mediocre / The Mediocre Man (Clasicos De Siempre / Always Classics) (Spanish Edition).

4 comments about El mañana: Memorias de un éxodo cubano (Spanish Edition).

1. This book tells the real story behind the Cuban struggle to get out of that country. But the author did not have a lot to tell herself. Still I would recomended it because I beleive the facts are accurate.



2. Anyone interested in Cuban history should read howmand why so many ordinary people became disenchanted with Casro's revoloution and tried to leave. The chapter on Peruvian Embassy in Havana is particulary moving when 10,000 people tried to get asylum in 1980.



3. La autora, con claridad y sencillez, muy bien expresa la historia de un pueblo que se resiste a convertirse en ente; un pueblo en donde los deseos y habilidades individuales pasan a ser meros sueños. Es la historia de las frustraciones diarias ante la imposibilidad de toda forma de individualidad.
   En esta obra se rinde honor a las ideas democráticas cuando nos muestra que con dedicación y sacrificios se pueden realizar las más altas aspiraciones del individuo. Esta obra es un himno a la libertad.



4. Un libro muy bien escrito que relata las memorias personales de la autora, que a la vez son las memorias de muchos, mezclado con una solida labor investigativa historica, exepcional. My ameno de leer y que nos deja con el sabor del recuerdo a muchos y a la vez con un conocimiento mas profundo sobre la historia de Cuba.
   
   Gracias a la autora por compartir sus memorias y por su profunda labor investigativa sobre los hechos que se desarrollaron en esos tumultuosos dias de 1980. Dias en los que yo solo era un pequeno ser humano en Cuba ,y no entendia, pero sentia profundamente, los sucesos que marcaban la historia de mi pais.

2 comments about Cartel, El (Spanish Edition).

1. ES UNA GRAN ADQUISICION. TODAS MIS COMPRAS EN AMAZON SIEMPRE LLEGAN EN BUENAS CONDICIONES. MIS COMPRAS SON MAYORMENTE LIBROS.
   GRACIAS



2. I don't think the information was clear enough. I thought this book was going to be the English version and it turned out to be the Spanish version of which we could not understand well! Was totally bummed about the purchase after my relative rec'd it and told me it was in Spanish!

5 comments about Casi una mujer.

1. Yo Imigre a New York en 1980, ahora vivo en la Florida,si yo tubiera la habilidad de escribir un libro seria 99% la misma historia que ella nos relata. Por eso me senti tan identificada con este libro, Me encantaria saber si alguien que se mudo a New York en el 2000 se ve reflejada tanto como me senti Yo. Este libro me trajo tantas memorias, lo disfrute en cantidad. Gracias a Esperanza Santiago



2. este libro me parecio interesante,es una lectura entretenida



3. lya he leido el primer libro de esmeralda,"cuando era puertorriquena" me parecio muy interesante, la segunda parte, "casi una mujer" tiene muchas repeticiones del primero , pero la lectura es llamativa y entretenedora, lo recomiendo



4. estuve esperando MUCHO por este libro. Cuando era PRiqueña fue tan bello y me trajo tantos recuerdos. Luego salio El Sueño de America- una de las mejores novelas que he leido- y yo seguia esperando por este libro!

   Esmeralda es la mejor, me transporta a PR en cualquier momento y por eso la adoro. Habla de su familia como si fuera la mia y creo que somos primas!

   Creo que es la mejor escritora latinoamericana hoy en dia, solo que no tiene mucha popularidad porque escribe mas bien sobre PR. Estoy esperando como loca el proximo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   El mejor regalo para cualquier latina que este orgullosa de sus raices!




5. Esmeralda did it again! This book is excellent, it takes up where When I was Puerto Rican left off. No pude dejar de leer el libro hasta el fin! This book is not only a sequel, but it stands on its own as a really good book. For me, reading it in Spanish added a little more flavor to the plot. In English or Spanish this book doesn't loose anything in the translation. I highly recommend it.

2 comments about ¿Cuál Camino?.

1. En lo personal encuentro el libro de lo mas interesante, me ayudo mucho para comprender el conocimiento de muchas religiones y al mismo tiempo provee estrategias para hablarle a estas personas de Cristo, bastante bueno, hasta mi padre que no es creyente se intereso en el, lo recomiendo ampliamente.



2. Este pequeño manual es ya un clasico de muchos Pastores y Ministros. Es una guia práctica y concreta de las diferentes doctrinas y además compara las filosofías Orientales y las deformaciones de sectas que utilizan la Biblia como una cortina de humo para engañar y confundir al pueblo de Dios. Excelente herramienta para nuevos creyentes que quieren comparar las bases y fundamentos Crsitianos con otras culturas y religiones del mundo.

No comments about Crónicas de sangre (Spanish Edition).

5 comments about Margarita, está linda la mar (Spanish Edition).

1. I read _Margarita, está linda la mar_ in Spanish but will comment on it in my native language, English.
   
   The story is based on a 1950s plot to assassinate the first of Nicaragua's three Somoza dictators (none of whom could have held power without U.S.A. military support). Author Sergio Ramírez--Daniel Ortega's first vice president after the Sandinista Revolution of 1979--wrote this with the intention of justifying his politics, I am sure, but plays extensively on the theme of historical fiction's dubious accuracy, thereby making what I interpret as an implicit disclaimer. One member of the book's ragtag band of protagonists recounts episodes from the life of Nicaragua's most revered poet, Rubén Darío, in tellings that spin off into absurdity. His compadres object. Ramirez mocks several characters for their physical unattractiveness and uses homophobia as a shortcut to vilify two others, which seems to me unenlightened, but the people inhabiting this novel are generally delightful.
   
   This book is worth reading for its literary craftsmanship, exemplary in both details and large-scale structure.



2. Esta novela es más de lo que dicen los demás lectores que la recomiendan y que por aquí han dejado sus comentarios. Es el ejemplo claro de cómo un autor como Sergio Ramírez utiliza su talento literario para narrar en forma novelada, artística y educativa, y con alturas universales, eventos históricos que a primera vista pueden parecer cansinos y efímeros relatos de provincia. Si, por otro lado, usted no es de los que siguen de cerca la literatura hispanoamericana -centroamericana en este caso,- y no necesariamente quiere añadir este tomo, materialmente más perdurable a su colección, le recomiendo la edición de bolsillo de Punto de Lectura, también de la editora Alfaguara, disponible a mitad de precio. Después de todo, es la misma novela, sólo que más barata.



3. Novela ganadora del prestigioso Premio Alfaguara (Madrid, 1998) cuyo jurado fue presidido por Carlos Fuentes. Sergio Ramírez se consagra como un gran escritor con esta documentada y entretenida novela que cuenta la historia de dos vidas tan contrarias como paralelas: la del príncipe poeta Rubén Darío y la del tirano Anastasio Somoza García. Espíe o hágase cómplice de los conspiradores del asesinato! Siga a Rigoberto López Pérez en su entrenamiento para convertirse, a un mismo tiempo, en mártir y asesino. Vea cómo "Tacho" Somoza bailaba al son de un rico mambo de Pérez Prado poco antes de ser tiroteado con balas envenenadas por un arrecho y cellinesco orfebre. Llore o ríase de la esperpéntica y triste historia de la Caimana, la lesbiana más famosa de Nicaragua. Conozca a Margarita, la niña inmortalizada en el célebre verso que da título a la novela. Admire o apártese del bisturí del Sabio Debayle, amigo de Darío y difícil suegro de Somoza. Lea cómo todos estos "dramatis personae" integran humorosa comedia o tragedia sangrienta. Sergio Ramírez, respetado político y escritor, conoce la espada, y conoce la pluma. En esta novela nos ha obsequiado con literatura seria, con gracia original, y con estilos y formas modernos y variantes. Creo que este hombre se ha merecido los ciento setenta y cinco mil dólares del Premio Alfaguara. En el 2004 fue publicada su MIL Y UNA MUERTES. Como siga así, siguiendo los pasos de García Márquez, Ramírez podría un día llegar a recibir el Nobel.



4. Even if your native language is Spanish, this is a hard book to read and comprehend. But what an unforgettable experience it brings to the reader! This book will haunt you and impact you for a long time. It is one of the best books of modern Spanish literature. A must read!



5. Whether you are Nicaraguan or not and whether you know or do not know about their history, this is something you definitely need to read. Ramirez wrote an excellent story from history's point of view with a great touch of imagination. Furthermore, there are touches of humor throughout the whole story that will suit the reader in the right moment. The author has succesfully written a story which contains history as well as fiction. I do not want to say more for it will be better for you to discover what a great story this. Yo will also enjoy the book for it is rich in culture ...

No comments about La ciudad letrada.

5 comments about Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask (English and Spanish Edition).

1. This bilingual Spanish-English book will be enjoyed by all kids, whether Mexican or American, who like pro wrestling. It is centered around young Carlitos' attendance at a wrestling match in Mexico City with his father Papa Lupe. The "bad" group of wrestlers is presented, then the "good" group. The wrestlers have colorful outfits, and what masks! It was the silver mask that Carlitos had purchased at the concession stand, and to his delight he finds it is The Man in the Silver Mask who leads the good group (and there is an interesting twist). But the bad group is more interesting: masks of a shark, a caveman, and a vampire bat! The large-sized color illustrations emphasize those masks along with the formidable bearing of each wrestler. A concluding history of lucha libre in Mexico describes its tradition and the linkage of the ring, comic books, and filmdom in its popular culture. Yes, there was a real-life Man in the Silver Mask! The side-by-side English and Spanish text will be helpful to those seeking to improve their Spanish (o ingles).



2. These are comments from my students...
   
   "Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask is a book about fighting or wrestling. 'Lucha Libre...'is a good book for Spanish people that don't know how to read or speak in English. It's also good for people who don't know how to speak or read in Spanish because on each page it has an English part and a Spanish part, too. My opinion about the book is that it is a good book and it has good pictures. Also, on each page there are pictures that are colorful." --Duaa
   
   
   
   "I like this book because it's a good book and it's interesting, especially the part about El Vampiro. I like when he stretches and his stomach pops out and his muscles get stronger. You should read this book because is has Spanish and English. It's fun. You should read it!" --Feras
   
   
   
   "My opinion about 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask' is that it is good because it's bilingual and people who speak Spanish can understand the two different languages, Spanish and English, and learn them a little better. The good thing about this book is that it has two boxes, one in English and one in Spanish. It is a good book, and you should read it. The books was interesting through the whole thing. As I read it, it was getting more and more interesting. You should read this book because it will be a nice book for you!" --Kiara
   
   
   
   "I like this book, 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask', because it has English and Spanish. However, it has too many pictures. My favorite part is when the Man in the Silver Mask jumps on El Vampiro, and he lands on the ground. That's when the Tecnicos won. " --Daniel
   
   "My opinion of the book 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask' is tha this book is a good book to read because this book helps people that speak no Spanish learn to speak some Spanish. Also for people that speak no English, they can learn to speak some English. This is also a good book for little kids because it has a lot of pictures. Another thing I liked about this book is that most of it is understandable, but it does have some hard words to read. This is why I think this is a good book to read." --Victor
   
   "My opinion of the book 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask' is that it is a great book to read. I liked reading this book because it is interesting. You read one page, and you want to keep on going. One thing that I don't like about this book is it looks hard to read. I love the pictures because they have action, and they are so creative, the colors and all. One thing I really like is that it is in Spanish and English. I liked the end of the book; it is wonderfully interesting. This book is awesome, very great. You need to read this book. " --Diana
   
   "My opinion about 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask' is that it was a really good book. I liked this book because it was really interesting. I was interested to know what would happen at the end of the book. I liked this book because in the beginning it started in an exciting way and ended in an exciting way, too. So, I would like to tell youi to check out this book; it is really interesting. It really has great illustrations and a great story." --Gisela
   
   My opinion of 'Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask' is that I like it because it has pictures and it has Spanish and English words. It is about a man in a silver mask (that's the book title), and they have fun. They have other luchadores, like El Cucuy, El Vampiro, El Carvenicola and more, but the best one is the Man in the Silver Mask. He's the best luchadore, and that's what the boy (Carlitos) said, but he doesn't know if the Man in the Silver Mask is his uncle." --Alondra



3. The young narrator has the opportunity of a lifetime; not only does attend the Lucha Libre matches with his grandfather, but a chance to purchase a mask of his favorite luchadore, the Man in the Silver Mask, and the opportunity to meet the legend before he does battle inside the squard-circle.
   
   Though the book is written for ages 9-12, the wonderful artwork - in a classic, graphic-novel style - and endnote on the history of Lucha Libre makes this a collectible for any fan of professional wrestling.
   
   The mask may be silver, but this luchadore is pure gold to the young fan; with the story evoking memories - for those sharing it with children - on real past heroes in the ring.



4. "The Man in the Silver Mask" is an overt tribute to "El Santo, El Enmascarada de Plata" but its also a beautiful story of familial love...
   
   The story reminded me of the fascination lucha libre and pro-wrestling held for me in my youth. The story can be compared to the youthful feelings a child experiences during Christmas and the stories of "Santa Claus".
   
   I took great pleasure and pride reading this story to my two year old daughter, who I believe really experienced the feelings of joy the artist provided within the pages. The pictures were bold, the emotions were strong.
   
   A beautiful story for all ages.



5. This is a charming story, beautifully illustrated (for the record, I am a collector of Xavier's artworks, including some wonderful "portraits" of Lucha Libre masked men and women). The historical background at the back of the book is like dessert....Xavier's telling of the real story of Lucha Libre makes this book a real treasure. We have a copy in our library, and have bought copies for the "older" grandsons (10 & 12) and the younger grandson (6). We are all going to enjoy the book for a very long time.

1 comments about Un burka por amor/ Burka by Love: La Emotiva Historia De Una Espanola Atrapada En Afganistan (Primera Persona) (Spanish Edition).

1. this is a 'Catching' book about a young, naive girl who falls in love with an older Muslim man.
   it describes how she finds herself in the middle of the Afghani war when she thinks she is just there on a short holiday. She has never heard of Taliban.
   ok, very na-ive and you just keep on reading because you want to know what happens next and if she and her family will get a change to escape.
   
   Just read the book and you'll know!