Rodriguez: 730 books

On January 8, 1959, the triumphant Fidel Castro leads his forces through the streets of Havana. Thousands of Cubans celebrate, cheer him on, and dream of a better life. The corrupt dictator Batista is gone and democracy is here in the form of this savior, Fidel. No one is more excited than 14-year-old...

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most important religious symbol of Mexico and one of the most powerful female icons of Mexican culture. In this study, based on research done among second-generation Mexican-American women, Rodriguez examines the role the symbol of Guadalupe has played in the development...

With the final phase of the European Monetary Union underway, concern has been raised over the regional implications of the European Central Bank (ECB) Monetary Policy. Departing from the standard approach utilized by the ECB, this book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to explore the...

Studies challenging the idea that technology and science flow only from global North to South. The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the...

After nearly two decades connecting brands with people through online media, Alex Rodríguez has discovered the five qualities that make digital efforts sizzle. In Digital Bacon, Alex not only reveals what these qualities are, but also explains his proven process to cook up an irresistibly attractive...

Focused on the appropriation of John Dewey’s ideas on progressive education in revolutionary Mexico, this book reconsiders the interpretation and application of Dewey’s ideas in the world. Rodriguez examines the use of Dewey in Mexico’s state-building projects as a vantage point to assess the...

This guide is designed to help teachers use The Shoe Shine Parlor Poems et al as a classroom text. W. R. Rodriguez, who is a poet and teacher, offers an author's introduction, a vocabulary list, and several pre-reading and post-reading questions and activities for each poem.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 13 songs from the Dylanesque singer-songwriter who has been enjoying a renaissance since the documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" was released. This songbook features 13 songs from his 1970 and 1971 albums arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, including:...

“A significant contribution to understanding the interaction among teachers, students, the environment, and the content of learning” (Herbert Kohl, education advocate and author). What is at work in the mind of a five-year-old explaining the game of tag to a new friend? What is going on...

Scaling walls, crawling through mud, climbing ropes, and sprinting across rugged terrain. Obstacle course racing is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States, and it’s gaining popularity around the world. The sport is grueling, demanding, and intensely satisfying if you prepare, train,...

A man driven to search out the truth and unsatisfied with shallow answers, follow Joseph Rodriguez in his journey beyond a troubled past toward a life with God. Travelling from pew to pulpit, rodriguez takes readers from the waters of his bayou through Scripture in an honest, simple voice to The Greatest Days Ahead!

Have you wondered goes into the creation and evolution of a poem? Every poem has a backstory, and in this book the author willingly shares it. This Annotated Edition includes all forty poems of From the Banks of Brook Avenue. After each, the author discusses the people, places, and events that inspired...

Maiden Fury By: Anibal Rodriguez Lopez Against the backdrop of New York City, a high stakes drama comes your way. Jenny Mendez is living in her perfect world with her husband and their two young children. He is of the highly successful Wall Street elite, she the follower believing in...

A form of free verse unlike any other, The Stage Of Martyrdom, is filled from beginning to end with Powerful, and poignant writing. Providing a keen insight to the human mind and heart, as it experiences the many stages of Love. Theres something for everyone in this book, as Abi Rodriguez delivers...