Alvarez: 369 books

Until the riddle is answered, the curse will grow. It’s been twenty years since a curse drove the kingdom of Strale into drought, leaving only a witch’s riddle to offer clues how to break it. Countless people have tried and failed, their bones littering the kingdom's deserts. When...

Latina novelist Alma Huebner is suffering from writer's block and is years past the completion date for yet another of her bestselling family sagas. Her husband, Richard, works for a humanitarian organization dedicated to the health and prosperity of developing countries and wants her help on an extended...

"Charming and funny . . . Mesmerizing . . . Wonderful.” --USA Today Yolanda García--Yo, for short--is the literary one in the family. Her first published novel, in which uses as characters practically everyone she knows, was a big success. Now she’s basking in the spotlight while those...

Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death. The book asks, "When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do...

En la oscuridad, el manto de la señora brillaba con cientos de estrellas. Sobre ella, las ramas habían tejido un techo adornado con cientos de soles pequeños. Las dotes narrativas de Julia Alvarez se encuentran en su plenitud cuando logra que la leyenda dominicana de la Altagracia cobre...

El nuevo libro ilustrado en español de la novelista próspera (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) y autora de niños (The Tia Lola Stories) Julia Alvarez es un poema bellamente elaborado para niños que aborda delicadamente el lado emocional de la muerte. El libro pregunta, “Cuando alguien...

Meet Carmen! She LOVES the spotlight and applause. She's an actress, a singer, a dancer—a one-girl sensación! She exhausts her parents with her nightly performances and completely overshadows Eduardo, her adoring little brother. But when Eduardo shows his big sister how much he loves her in a way...

Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez has gathered artisans of all ages to share their knowledge, lore, and deep skills, highlighting many of the techniques used by craftspeople in the Andes. They reveal clever highland secrets for everything from skeining yarn and knitting in reverse to weaving tubular borders...

"Dr. Manny" of FOX News and The Rachael Ray Show fame shows how seven Latin powerfoods can reshape the body for life. Includes recipes. More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny Alvarez, one of America's...

Este libro habla de muchas cosas, incluyendo cómo hacer cambios de ropa de cama cuando el paciente es postrado en cama, cuando mandar llamar a los parientes, y señales comunes en las últimas horas del paciente. Este libro es disponible en inglés como “The Hospice Walk.”

Por medio de uno de los más respetados corresponsales médicos, Dr. Manny Alvarez, llega un libro de mantenimiento y salud preventiva organizado para identificar y evitar las enfermedades más comunes y los riesgos de salud a los cuales estamos susceptibles cada uno de nosotros en cualquier etapa...

Ever wondered if you were psychic? Your Psychic Self is designed to help you recognize your natural intuitive abilities and strengthen them to enhance your daily life. In an easy, conversational tone, professional intuitive Melissa Alvarez shares her own experiences and offers direction for...

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mt. Everest slammed into the Earth, causing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized impactor and debris from the impact site were blasted out through the atmosphere, falling back to Earth...

The Third Edition of Violence: The Enduring Problem offers an interdisciplinary and reader-friendly exploration of the patterns and correlations of individual and collective violent acts using the most contemporary research, theories, and cases. Responding to the fear of pervasive violence in the...