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Esmeralda Santiago
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Esta es una historia de la migración latina desde Puerto Rico hacia Estados Unidos. Se trata de un fenómeno particular, ya que la isla es un estado libre asociado a los Estados Unidos.
Esmeralda Santiago era una niña en el seno de una familia numerosa en una zona rural de Puerto Rico. En aquel entonces, la vida estaba en orden. Pero cuando su hermano menor sufre un accidente y los padres se separan, la madre se lleva a Esmeralda, de trece años, y sus seis hermanos menores a Estados Unidos. Se van en busca de un tratamiento médico para el chico accidentado y de una mejor vida.
Entonces empieza para ella la verdadera vida. Desenraizada de su casa y su entorno, Nueva York se le presenta como una amenaza, como un sitio desconocido y como un reto. Ella se crece ante la adversidad, aprende inglés en tiempo récord y se gradúa de Harvard.
Este audiolibro está narrado en primera persona por la autora misma, una mujer que, con el paso del tiempo, ha perdido su identidad original, pero que está decidida a recuperarla mediante un ejercicio de memoria. La autora lee sus propias memorias y reflexiones, con una voz tersa y dulce pero también firme, que refleja el sentimiento de puertorriqueidad que está buscando.
Publicado en 1994, Cuando era puertorriqueña ha estado desde entonces en la lista de libros imprescindibles. Además de que se ha llevado al teatro, ha servido de guía para el más de medio millón de puertorriqueños que han emigrado desde 2010 en un éxodo ininterrumpido y para muchos latinos más que han ido a buscar fortuna a los Estados Unidos.
Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Este audiolibro es en Espanol.
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Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.
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Not well made as audio
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By: Ryan Holiday, and others
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Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it? It’s stuffed full of traditions and rituals that most of us have been observing all our lives without having the slightest idea of where they come from.
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
By: Bill Bryson
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The Parole Room
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Will Johnnie Veal—convicted of the murder of two police officers in 1970—be granted parole after 50 years in prison? How can he convince the parole board he’s reformed when he insists he’s innocent? What is prison time even supposed to accomplish? These are the questions that propel The Parole Room forward as it builds toward Johnnie’s 20th parole hearing—after 19 rejections.
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Enlightening story & a must read
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By: Ben Austen
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The Mastery of Self
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- Narrated by: Charlie Varon
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The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.
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listen.. .then listen again
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In 1992, the deadliest year in Chicago’s history, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot and killed in front of his elementary school inside the public housing complex Cabrini-Green. What happened to Dantrell led to a truce among Chicago’s gangs, but it also ignited a national panic about poverty and violence in America’s cities. Dantrell’s name would soon be used to demolish all of Chicago’s high-rise public housing, displacing tens of thousands of low-income families.
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A Gripping and Necessary Work
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Ho Tactics
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I have discovered a group of women who refuse to be exploited, are immune to manipulation, and who never settle in the name of love. These ladies know what they want and take what they want by beating men at their own game. Utilizing the secrets exposed in this book, these women gain power, money, and status. Men call them gold diggers, women call them hos, but they call themselves winners. This is the book that society doesn't want you to listen to….
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I spent $24,000 in 4 months
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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it's Nearly perfect
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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)
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Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.
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I'm sure its great if you are a mother ....
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Mythology: Mega Collection
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
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The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room
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Taught by award-winning Professor Patrick Grim of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, The Philosopher’s Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room arms you against the perils of bad thinking and supplies you with an arsenal of strategies to help you be more creative, logical, inventive, realistic, and rational in all aspects of your daily life.
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This should NOT be an audio book
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My Big TOE: Awakening
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My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds is brought together under one seamless scientific understanding.
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What a Trip (but to where?)
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- Virginia Cervantes
- 08-01-22
Strength and wisdom don’t come easy
Descriptive and honest look at a real family and it’s dynamics-the parents, the kids, even their neighbors. I liked being able to see the main character, at her best and worst. Not liking the responsibilities of her siblings. Sometimes clashing with her mother, trying not to need her. Sometimes being so grown and still wanting to be a child. Fantastic example of our Latino never give up-keep on going forward attitude. Loved her memories of Puerto Rico, the food, the things she missed.
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- Maria Sidor
- 04-25-24
All is connected!
Extraordinary story! My own story came to life while listening to this narrative. Maybe most of us “boricuas” find something to relate to when we got the responsibility to create the path to all the ones coming behind. Love it!
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- Lori
- 06-19-09
muy, muy bien
Me encanta este libro; es muy inteligente sin ser pesado. Lo lei primero, pero la version audible - narrado por la autora - hace el cuento mas vivo.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-14-24
Wonderful book
Even though our age difference is around 20 years. I experienced a lot of the same things Esmeralda experience when I was a child and then moving to the mainland. I absolutely loved the book
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- Enelia Torres
- 08-26-16
Love it!
I closed my eyes and imagined seen everything Esmeralda was saying! I was transported to all the places she went to! I bought other books from her!!! Awesome !!
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- Ana A Cuevas
- 02-12-16
great story
loved it ,can relate to the story. Read it in two days if you are Puerto Rican recommend
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- Sallie
- 02-01-09
Loved it!!
I loved the book and I'm gonna buy her other two. I even loved her prologue. It was specifically made for the Spanish version because the book was originally in English and made me want to read the book in that version too. Gracias Esmeralda.
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- Babo Wright
- 02-28-12
Enjoyable and beautifully narrated
This is the first great book in Spanish I have found on Audible -a wonderfully detailed story of a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico. I took a risk on this one and am glad I did. How often can an author narrate their own work? Esmeralda Santiago is both a great author and narrator.
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- Orlando J. Berrios
- 10-01-20
Understanding where others come from
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and moved to Florida on January 28, 2003. I can relate (not exactly) with Ms. Santiago’s story...I think of my ancestors and my immediate family as well...those that left PR and went to NY, PA, MA, etc. This is a good story and deserves to be a movie or a Broadway show someday (if it’s not already). Thank you Ms. Santiago for sharing your story!
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- Raida De La Cruz
- 12-01-23
Excellent Narration and Story
I enjoyed the narration and her ability to express her childhood and experiences in Puerto Rico as well in New York City.
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