The Aguero Sisters A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by CristinaGarcía, Cristina GarcãA Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1998 by Ballantine Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-345-40651-4, ISBN: 0-345-40651-6
"When Cristina García's first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was published in 1992, The New York Times called the author "a magical new writer...completely original." The book was nominated for a National Book Award, and reviewers everywhere praised it for the richness of its prose, the vivid drama of the narrative, and the dazzling illumination it brought to bear on the intricacies of family life in general and the Cuban American family in p ..."
"EL BESTSELLER NACIONAL"Deslumbrante...Extraordinaria...García se revela como una nueva escritora m gica...Poderosa, visionaria...Totalmente original."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"MARAVILLOSA...UNA NOVELA JOYA... La novela Soñar en cubano est escrita maravillosamente en un lenguaje que es sucesivamente l nguido y sensual, brusco y sorprendente. Como el lenguaje cristalino de Louise Erdrich, destilado de im genes que son nuevas ..."
"“Impressive . . . [Cristina García’s] story is about three generations of Cuban women and their separate responses to the revolution. Her special feat is to tell it in a style as warm and gentle as the ‘sustaining aromas of vanilla and almond,’ as rhythmic as the music of Beny Moré.”—Time Cristina García’s acclaimed book is the haunting, bittersweet story of a family experiencing a country’s revolution and the revelations that follow. ..."
Monkey Hunting(Reprint) A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by CristinaGarcía, Cristina GarcãA Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Ballantine Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-345-46610-5, ISBN: 0-345-46610-1
"In this deeply stirring novel, acclaimed author Cristina García follows one extraordinary family through four generations, from China to Cuba to America. Wonderfully evocative of time and place, rendered in the lyrical prose that is García’s hallmark, Monkey Hunting is an emotionally resonant tale of immigration, assimilation, and the prevailing integrity of self.From the Trade Paperback edition."
A Handbook to Luck(Reprint) (Vintage Contemporaries) by CristinaGarcía Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-307-27680-3, ISBN: 0-307-27680-5
"In the late 60s, three teenagers from around the globe are making their way in the world: Enrique Florit, from Cuba, living in southern California with his flamboyant magician father; Marta Claros, getting by in the slums of San Salvador; Leila Rezvani, a well-to-do surgeon's daughter in Tehran. We follow them through the years, surviving war, disillusionment, and love, as their lives and paths intersect. With its cast of vividly drawn ..."
The Aguero Sisters A Novel by CristinaGarcía 336 Pages, Published 2011 by Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-307-80342-9, ISBN: 0-307-80342-2
"A Novel Cristina García. Excerpts from reviews of Cristina García's The Agüero
Sisters “An extraordinary new novel does justice to the Cuba of history as well as
the Cuba of imagination. . . . García has crafted a beautifully rounded work of art,
..."
Dreaming in Cuban A Novel by CristinaGarcía 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-307-79800-8, ISBN: 0-307-79800-3
"I wouldn't cheer either if Lou said, “Let's hear it for Cuba.” Cuba. Planet Cuba.
Where the hell is that? Max's real name is Octavio Schneider. He sings and plays
bass and harmonica for the Manichaean Blues Band, a group he started back in
..."
Black Goat The Lesser Tragedy of Death by CristinaGarcía 95 Pages, Published 2010 by Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-79-4, ISBN: 1-936070-79-0
"TriP A platoon of radiant aliens plays chutes and ladders on your thighs. Watch
them frolic! Watch them slide! Infrared warnings flash of contaminants as you land
hard. Time to refuel, earthling. fLighT sChooL You were too short for the Air ..."
"Brilliant English translation of beloved poems by Pablo Neruda, who is the subject of the film Neruda starring Gael García Bernal and directed by Pablo Larraín First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada remains among Pablo Neruda’s most popular work. Daringly metaphorical and sensuous, this collection juxtaposes youthful passion with the desolation of grief. Drawn from the poet’s most intimate and personal ..."
Seeking Refuge Central American Migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada by María CristinaGarcía Paperback, 289 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24701-7, ISBN: 0-520-24701-9
"The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. A quarter of a million people died during the period 1974-1996. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. Others traveled far north, to Mexico, the United States, and Canada in search of safety. Over two million of those who fled Centr ..."
Plastics in Packing (Hardback) by Cristina Garcaa Jaime Hardcover, 277 Pages, Published 2017 by Delve Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-77361-286-7, ISBN: 1-77361-286-7
Food Quality Control Methods, Importance and Latest Measures (Hardback) by CristinaGarcia Jaime 301 Pages, Published 2018 by Delve Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-77361-019-1, ISBN: 1-77361-019-8
Higher Ground A Mountain Guide's Life by Martin Moran, CristinaGarcía Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Sandstone Press ISBN-13: 978-1-908737-55-7, ISBN: 1-908737-55-7
"Martin Moran has been a man of the mountains since youth. Famously he made the first solo ascent of the Scottish Munros in the winter months as described in his great book The Munros in Winter (also published by Sandstone Press). For decades now he has made his living as a mountain guide based in Strathcarron Wester Ross. The Scottish hills have by no means bound or defined him though. It was after his ascent of the North Face of the Ei ..."
Las hermanas Agüero Una Novela by CristinaGarcía 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Vintage Espanol ISBN-13: 978-0-307-80859-2, ISBN: 0-307-80859-9
"... parece imposible que pudiesen existir nubes. Los niños se escurren en el
polvo, pitándole que los lleven mientras ella pasa por su camino. El ganado
resopla en los campos. Guajiros en sombreros de paja van lentamente sobre sus
muías."
Sonar en Cubano by CristinaGarcía 336 Pages, Published 2011 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-307-80341-2, ISBN: 0-307-80341-4
"lla de champán español, pero nadie recordaba cómo abrirla. Jorge del Pino se
negó a asistir. Después de la ceremonia, Felicia y Hugo se mudaron a la casa de
la calle Palmas, que había estado vacía desde que Ofelia, la única hija de Berta
Arango, muriera de tuberculosis. Hugo se sentó en el sofá y se quedó mirando al
frente sin decir nada. Felicia finalmente se le acercó. —Si quieres te puedo atar
de la manera que te gusta —se ofrec ..."
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"Because Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch has grandparents from Japan, Cuba, and Brooklyn, her mother calls her a poster child for the twenty-first century. Yumi would laugh if only h ..."