Autobiography of deaf and blind woman, and activist, Helen Keller.

Con este significativo título, el más universal de los escritores daneses, autor de cuentos tan populares como "El patito feo", "La sirenita" y tantos otros, nos dio un relato de su vida que no sólo nos proporciona las claves para entender su original y compleja personalidad sino también para comprender mejor los argumentos de sus famosísimas cuentos.

A memoir by the World Series champion pitcher describes his youth in the Dominican Republic, hardscrabble days in the minor leagues and legendary run with the Red Sox. 100,000 first printing.

Estimados lectores, les mando un saludo en donde quiera que esten, y tambien les hago saber que mi libro no habla de aventuras, ni tampoco de cosas extravagantes. Mi libro esta basado en una historia verdadera que es la historia de mi vida, y que, ademas, tiene dos puntos muy importantes que son Amor y esperanza. No solo habla del amor, ni tampoco solo habla de la esperanza; sino que mi libro comienza en donde relata el lugar de mi origen, el lugar en donde yo naci, creci y vivi una parte de mi vida. Ahi ustedes podran encontrar todo por lo que yo tuve que pasar para sobrevivir, porque que vivir en el campo no es nada facil, sobre todo, alejado de la tecnologia. Ustedes se daran cuenta de esa convivencia que tuve con los animales, que para mi eran mi otra familia. Ademas, conoceran de mis principios en la musica, mayormente, en mi adolescencia; y tambien les hablare de los lugares en donde tuve que salir a trabajar lejos de mi casa, cuando yo era muy joven. Asi van a encontrar muchas cosas interesantes. Tambien van a encontrar mi historia de cuando yo cruce para el otro lado, y se daran cuenta de todos los peligros que existen para poder cruzar; el famoso Rio Bravo, que yo no se lo recomiendo a nadie, pero bueno, siempre arriesgamos nuestras vidas para poder llegar a este pais y asi poder lograr el sueno americano. Tambien ustedes se daran cuenta de que aqui nada es facil, y de que todo es muy diferente a lo que nos contaban alla cuando estabamos en nuestros paises, y tambien se daran cuenta de como vivimos en este pais, de que aqui siempre vivimos al dia y para poder comer. Tambien aprenderan que con tantos sacrificios y con tantos esfuerzos que tenemos cada dia, si podremos salir a delante, que si se puede. En mi libro tambien van a encontrar algo de ese amor y de esa paz, y, sobre todo, de esa esperanza tan espiritual que Dios nos da, porque Dios existe, solamente tenemos que salir a buscarlo y ahi esta para darnos amor y esperanza, porque El nunca nos abandona. Ahi ustedes van a conocer como ha entrado Jesus en mi vida, y de como El ha sido parte de mi vida. Para cambiar, algo diferente, tambien yo les hablare de mis mascotas, ya los conoceran y ya veran que divertida es esta historia de ellos; van a ver que se moriran de risa. Ya, por ultimo, vamos a platicar del tema de mi familia; ahi ustedes tendran la oportunidad de conocer y de aprender algo de ellos, que son mi esposa y mis dos hijos; y tambien, yo les voy a hablar de como debemos de tratar a nuestros hijos y de como debemos de hablarles y, sobre todo, de sacarlos adelante, ensenandoles cosas buenas y positivas, dandoles buenos ejemplos. No nos podia faltar hablar tambien acerca del matrimonio; lo unico que les puedo comentar es solamente gracias, muchas gracias, por hacer de mi libro el mejor y por ese tiempo que ustedes le van a dedicarle a el. Ojala y que les guste mi historia, y les prometo que ya muy pronto saldra la continuacion, asi que esperenlo.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time! As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books! They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers. They helped her to connect with her family in New York and in Puerto Rico, to deal with her diabetes diagnosis, to cope with her father's death, to uncover the secrets of the world, and to dream of a future for herself in which anything was possible. In Turning Pages, Justice Sotomayor shares that love of books with a new generation of readers, and inspires them to read and puzzle and dream for themselves. Accompanied by Lulu Delacre's vibrant art, this story of the Justice's life shows readers that the world is full of promise and possibility--all they need to do is turn the page. Praise for Turning Pages: * "A sincere and insightful autobiography that also demonstrates the power of the written word. A winning addition to libraries that serve young readers." --School Library Journal, starred review "A personal and appealing book made to inspire." --Booklist "A thoughtful introduction to both the power of reading and an inspiring role model." --Kirkus Reviews "This book would be great as a read-aloud for class discussions of the Supreme Court, or United States government, or of important people in public service. It would also be good for independent reading by students interested in biographies or political figures." --School Library Connection

Lydia Mendoza began her legendary musical career as a child in the 1920s, singing for pennies and nickels on the streets of downtown San Antonio. She lived most of her adult life in Houston, Texas, where she was born. The life story of this Chicana icon encompasses a 60-year singing career that began with the dawn of the recording industry in the 1920s and continued well into the 1980s, ceasing only after she suffered a devastating stroke. Her status as a working-class idol continues to this day, making her one of the most prominent and long-standing performers in the history of the recording industry and a champion of Chicana/o music. This bilingual edition presents Lydia Mendoza's historia in an interview between the artist and Yolanda Broyles-González: first is the English translation, then the Spanish original, as told by Mendoza herself. Broyles-González concludes the volume with an extended essay on the significance of Mendoza's career and her place in Tejana music and Chicana studies. Known as a lone artist and performer, Lydia Mendoza's voice and twelve-string guitar-playing figure prominently in her ability to both nurture and transmit the vast oral tradition of popular Mexican song with beauty and integrity. She sang the songs of the people across generations in the old tradition; all are indigenous to the Americas, and many of them to Texas. It is the music that emerged from the experiences of native peoples (on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border) within the colonial context of the nineteenth century. Mendoza's prominence and stature as a Chicana idol stems from her sustained presence and perpetual visibility within a complex network of social and cultural relations in the twentieth century. Along with being one of the earliest female recording and touring artists, she is loved as a voice of working-class sentimiento, sentiment and sentience, through song, which is one of the most cherished of Chicana/o cultural art forms. Through her vast repertoire and unmistakable interpretive skill in the shaping of songs she is a living embodiment of U.S.-Mexican culture and a participant in raza people's protracted struggles for survival.