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Cinco llaves del mundo secreto de Remedios Varo. (Five Keys to the Secret World of Remedios Varo)
Edward A. Riedinger, Ohio State Univ. Lib., Columbus - 11/01/2008
Arcq, Tere, et al.
Mexico: Artes de México. 2008. 216 p. ISBN 978-9706-83-33-58. $59.95. FINE ARTS More
Poesía reunida. (Collected Poems)
Catherine Rendón, Savannah, GA - 11/01/2008
Calveyra, Arnaldo.
Argentina: Adriana Hidalgo Editora. 2008. 556p. ISBN 978-987-1156-89-4. pap. $60.95. POETRY More
Extremo Occidente. Una historia personal de los Estados Unidos de América. (Far West: A Personal History of the United States of America)
Bruce Jensen, Rohrbach Lib., Kutztown, PA - 11/01/2008
Castillón, Juan Carlos.
Spain: Debate: Random House Mondadori. 2008. 361p. ISBN 978-84-8306-781-9. pap. $32.95. CURRENT AFFAIRS More
De inmigrante a ciudadano: Cómo obtener o cambiar su estatus migratorio en Estados Unidos. (From Immigrant to Citizen: How To Obtain or Change Your Migratory Status in the United States)
Catherine Rendón, Savannah, GA - 11/01/2008
Cortés, Rev. Luis, Jr.
U.S.: Atria Español: S&S. 2008. 160p. ISBN 978-0-7-432-9450-8. $7.99. pap. REF More
La dieta del gordo. (The Diet of a Fat Man)
Yolanda J. Cuesta, Cuesta MultiCultural Consulting, Sacramento, CA - 11/01/2008
De Molina, Raúl.
Mexico/U.S.: Grijalbo, dist. by RH Spanish. 2008. 220p. ISBN 978-0-307-39241-1. pap. $18.95. AUTOBIOG/HEALTH More
Operación Calipso. La guerra sucia de los Estados Unidos contra Nicaragua 1979–1983. (Operation Calypso: The Dirty War of the United States vs. Nicaragua 1979–1983)
Laura Barbas-Rhoden, Wofford Coll., Spartanburg, SC - 11/01/2008
Escalante, Fabián.
Mexico: Ocean Sur: Ocean Books. 2008. 263p. ISBN 978-1-920888-57-2. glossary. index. pap. $17.95. INT AFFAIRS More
Delicioso. Una colección de mis recetas favoritas con sabor latino. (“Delicioso”: A Collection of My Favorite Recipes with Latin Flavor)
Catherine Rendón, Savannah, GA - 11/01/2008
Hoffmann, Ingrid with Raquel Pelzel.
U.S.: Vintage Español: Random House. 2008. 252p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-307-39085. $29.50. COOKERY More
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