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A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music. Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past...

“Leila Cobo, vicepresidenta de Billboard, es posiblemente la principal periodista de la música Latina en Estados Unidos. Su libro repasa la historia de la música Latina, desde la salsa, nacida y criada en las calles de Nueva York, hasta el reggaetón puertorriqueño. El libro incluye...

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En 1982, al acabar la guerra de las Malvinas, en la que murieron 649 soldados argentinos, muchos de ellos muy jóvenes, el oficial inglés Geoffrey Cardozo quedó a cargo de darles sepultura. Hizo cuando pudo para identificar cuerpos, y que hubiesen cruces y tumbas dignas. En fin, diseñó un cementerio. Y redactó un informe detallado del proceso. Este informe llegó a manos del gobierno militar argentino, que no hizo nada con él. Ni siquiera compartirlo con los familiares de las víctimas. Muchos caídos siguieron sin identificar durante décadas.

Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid. “An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but...

Kiara Johnson does not know what it is to live as a normal seventeen-year-old. With her mother in a rehab facility and an older brother who devotes his time and money to a recording studio, she fends for herself—and for nine-year-old Trevor, whose own mother is prone to disappearing for days at a time. As the landlord of their apartment block threatens to raise their rent, Kiara finds herself walking the streets after dark, determined to survive in a world that refuses to protect her.

Este volumen reúne perfiles de escritores, artistas plásticos, periodistas, fotógrafos, cineastas, editores, diseñadores y músicos hispanoamericanos –Nicanor Parra, Ricardo Piglia, Sara Facio, Idea Vilariño, Guillermo Kuitca-, en una cartografía que propone un mapa de la creatividad de...

Over one night, alone in the Punta della Dogana Museum in Venice, Leïla Slimani grapples with the self as it is revealed in solitude. In a place of old and new, she confronts her past and her present, through her life as a Moroccan woman, as a writer, and as a daughter. Surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.

Where hope defies the rubble, and resilience writes the story. In the heart of Gaza, where survival is an act of defiance, Emad, a young engineering student, navigates the wreckage of his home, caught between duty, grief, and fleeting moments of hope. From the crowded refugee camps to the constant drone of aircraft overhead, his journey spans a landscape scarred by conflict yet filled with resilience. As Emad faces the shadows of his past and the uncertainty of what lies ahead, he realizes that even amid destruction, the human spirit endures, reaffirming the Palestinian pursuit of dignity, ...

Discover how to effortlessly integrate school gardens into your elementary or middle school curriculum with the School Gardens with Ease Podcast. This podcast is your go-to resource for creating flourishing and productive food gardens that provide long-term educational benefits. Learn tips, strategies, and insights to help you grow and maintain a sustainable school garden that enhances your teaching and inspires students for years to come.

In the third book in the middle grade series that Newbery Honor-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia raved is “brimming with hilarity and sisterly hijinks,” Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily Silver return to Cape Cod for a final, unforgettable summer. The Silver Sisters are heading to Pruet again to...

Get ready for your next adventure with this immersive Arabic language course designed specifically for travelers and tourists. Whether you're planning a trip to Morocco, Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, or any Arabic-speaking destination, this audio-based course will help you build practical Arabic skills quickly and effectively—without the need to study grammar or memorize endless rules.

Salma, happily married, tries every day to fit into life in Britain. When her first love contacts her, she is tempted to risk it all and return to Egypt. Moni gave up a career in banking to care for her disabled son, but now her husband wants to move to Saudi Arabia - where she fears her son's condition will worsen. Iman feels burdened by her beauty. In her 20s and already in her third marriage, she is treated like a pet and longs for freedom.

Im Sommer 1968 kehrt Aïcha Belhaj nach vier Jahren Medizinstudium in Straßburg nach Marokko zurück. In Frankreich gehen die Studenten auf die Straße, von den Barrikaden tönt der Ruf nach gesellschaftlicher Veränderung. Doch in ihrer Heimat trifft die angehende Ärztin auf eine erstarrte Welt, die für sie zur Herausforderung wird. Ihre Familie ist zerrissen. Die Farm ihres Vaters floriert, Aïchas Bruder Selim leidet unter den hohen Erwartungen des Vaters und taucht in einer Hippiekommune unter.

Tangled the Series on Disney Channel is set between the events of the original film and the start of Tangled Ever After. The series follows the long-locked Rapunzel, as she acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom, and the people of Corona, and realizes there is much more she needs to learn before she can truly accept her royal destiny, causing her to put her crown and her marriage on hold to seek out epic adventures, much to the dismay of her father, the King.

Morocco, 1968. As she stands at the window, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her. Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden. Anything feels possible, and she is determined to celebrate it. Don't they have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating their best years to the war and then to this farm?

Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely 16, has risen to the position of ladies' maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can't help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.

Veep meets Parks and Recreation in this hilarious middle-grade political comedy about a 12-year-old who runs her babysitter's campaign for mayor For 12-year-old Maddie Polansky, the only good part of school is art class. And though she's never paid much attention to politics, when she learns...

Un audiolibro de crónicas cubanas de la mano de doce de los más prestigiosos periodistas y escritores de nuestro tiempo que abarca política y arte, música y béisbol, presente y pasado, y nos ofrecen una excepcional instantánea de la particular encrucijada en la que se encuentra la sociedad cubana.

Raven has everything important to her: career and money. The decisions she made are purposeful and calculated, leaving no wiggle room for regret to seep in. As the head of the consulting team, she called the shots of who stayed hospitalized and who had to move to other facilities, pretty much a call of life or death. The financial benefits were tremendous, and Raven justified each when morality and ethics were questioned until that is, a disabled Ruby was admitted, and Raven had to deal with her brother, Clark, who refused to have his sister moved to a long-term facility. More than the ...