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Jose Luis Martinez culmina la obra de varias generaciones de estudiosos. Desde que en 1925 Alberto Maria Carreno, miembro de numero de la Academia Mexicana, escribio las primeras semblanzas para festejar el cincuentenario de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, sus miembros se han encargado de dar seguimiento a la vida y obra de sus integrantes. Con motivo del aniversario 125 de dicha institucion, Jose Luis Martinez ha actualizado, corregido y aumentado las biografias y bibliografias ya existentes. El resultado: 316 biobibliografias de los academicos de la lengua.

A collection of revealing interviews, this book tells Nick Cave’s tumultuous yet successful story in his own words. Discussing his 30-year-long career as a rock-and-roll front man as well as his other labors as a talented novelist, screenwriter, and songwriter, this illuminating autobiography-of-sorts provides insight into why Cave has become one of the most respected artists in recent history. These no-holds-barred interviews cover everything from his time with The Birthday Party, to the global success of The Bad Seeds, to the relationship between his addictions and his artistry. Una...

An oral history of four generations of Hispanic women in New Mexico. Twenty-one Hispanas recall life experiences spanning a period from the time when New Mexico was a Spanish-speaking territory until today. Themes include: the shift from a rural to an urban environment ; the struggle to preserve culture and traditions ; efforts to cope with discrimination ; changes in family relations ; the striving for education, job, and careers ; service to family and community ; dedication to social change.

La biografia de un aventurero del siglo XX. La historia veridica de los tesoros de las Cuevas de Los Tayos, en la Amazonia Ecuatoriana: laminas y placas de oro, plata y cobre con escrituras jeroglificas e ideograficas. Estatuas de oro con imagenes de animales desconocidos en la America tropical. Los unicos testimonios tangibles revelados por primera vez. Las expediciones "Moricz 65," "Moricz-Goyen-Mormones 68," "Moricz 69" y "Britanico-Ecuatoriana 76," con el astronauta Neil Armstrong. Cartas, planos, mapas y fotos. Esqueletos de gigantes. Piedras preciosas. La "Maldicion de Los Tayos."...