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Blauvelt Free Library - Adult Fiction
Allende
1 available
Allende
1 available
Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - Adult Fiction
F All
1 available
F All
1 available
Central Valley-Woodbury Public Library Ida Cornell Branch - Adult Fiction
ALLENDE, ISABEL
1 available
ALLENDE, ISABEL
1 available
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Chester Public Library - Adult Book on CD
BCD Allende
1 available
BCD Allende
1 available
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Book on CD
Allende
1 available
Allende
1 available
Haverstraw Village - Adult Book on CD
Allende
1 available
Allende
1 available
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Cornwall Public Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP Allende
1 available
LP Allende
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP Allende
1 available
LP Allende
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP FIC Allende
1 available
LP FIC Allende
1 available
Description
Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. The ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth. As the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known, Violeta's family loses all and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. She...
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Cornwall Public Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography
JB Shakuro
1 available
JB Shakuro
1 available
Florida Public Library - Children's Spanish Bilingual
JB Shakuro
1 available
JB Shakuro
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Children's Biography & Autobiography
JB Shakuro
1 available
JB Shakuro
1 available
Description
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included."--
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Cornwall Public Library - Picture Book
E Knutson
1 available
E Knutson
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Picture Book
E Knutson
1 available
E Knutson
1 available
Grahamsville-Daniel Pierce Library - Picture Book
JP Knu
1 available
JP Knu
1 available
Description
In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.
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Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Children's Biography & Autobiography
PIC BIO Men
1 available
PIC BIO Men
1 available
Nyack Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography
JB MENDES
1 available
JB MENDES
1 available
Palisades Free Library - Children's Biography & Autobiography
JB Mendes
1 available
JB Mendes
1 available
Description
"A picture book that tells the important story of Chico Mendes, who led the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest and demand fair treatment for the people whose livelihoods depended on it. Chico Mendes lived in the depths of the Amazon rainforest where trees grew tall and strong and wildlife roamed freely. From the age of 8, Chico worked with his father collecting sap from trees that could be sold to make rubber. Rubber tappers were very poor and...
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Livingston Manor Free Library - Children's Nonfiction
JNF 981 SEI
1 available
JNF 981 SEI
1 available
Washingtonville-Moffat Library of Washingtonville - Children's Nonfiction
J 981 SEI
1 available
J 981 SEI
1 available
Description
An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Brazil.
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Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Children's Nonfiction
J 796.8152 Roza
1 available
J 796.8152 Roza
1 available
New City Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 796.8152 ROZ
1 available
J 796.8152 ROZ
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 796.81 ROZ
1 available
J 796.81 ROZ
1 available
Description
With its roots in early 20th century, the Japanese art of Kodokan judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is noted for its submission grappling and ground fighting techniques. This book will give readers a different perspective of a sport that is often portrayed as brutal and violent in popular culture. Contrarily, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can be used for self-defense, exercise, and personal growth. This title provides step-by-step instructions with photo images of...
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Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
981.5381 LOC
1 available
981.5381 LOC
1 available
Nanuet Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
981.5381 Loc
1 available
981.5381 Loc
1 available
New City Library - Adult Nonfiction
981.061 LOCHE
1 available
981.061 LOCHE
1 available
Description
"In The Fortunes of War, acclaimed historian Neill Lochery reveals the secret history of Brazil's involvement in World War II, showing how the cunning politicians who ran the country extracted enormous wealth from both the Axis and the Allies, fundamentally transforming Brazil's economy and infrastructure during and after the war. Brazil's simplistic reputation as a faraway land of palm trees and samba dancers masked the country's immense strategic...
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Florida Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA Car
1 available
YA Car
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Young Adult Fiction
YA Romance Carvalho
1 available
YA Romance Carvalho
1 available
Nanuet Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA Carvalho
1 available
YA Carvalho
1 available
Description
"To save her family's bakery, Salt, which as been at war with the Molinas' bakery, Sugar, across the street, Lari Ramires does the unthinkable by teaming up with Pedro Molinas to save both their bakeries, falling in love in the process"--
9) Furia
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Florida Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA Men
1 available
YA Men
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Young Adult Spanish Fiction
YA SP FIC Mendez
1 available
YA SP FIC Mendez
1 available
Greenwood Lake Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA MEN
1 available
YA MEN
1 available
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Orangeburg Library - Young Adult Book on CD
BCD YA MENDEZ
1 available
BCD YA MENDEZ
1 available
Description
Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
10) Argentina
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"Come along for a day of exploring the sights and sounds of Argentina from morning light to city night. Snack on medialunas, count the stalls at la feria and ride the caballito on the carousel. Argentinian author and illustrator Aixa Pérez-Prado and Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Run Little Chaski, The Last Hazlenut) draw on their lived experiences in Argentina to create an authentic picture of modern Argentinian life as part...
11) Eartheater
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Chester Public Library - Adult Fiction
Reyes
1 available
Reyes
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Fiction
REYES
1 available
REYES
1 available
Narrowsburg-Western Sullivan Public Library Tusten Cochecton - Adult Fiction
Rey
1 available
Rey
1 available
Description
Set in an unnamed slum in contemporary Argentina, Earth-eater is the story of a young woman who finds herself drawn to eating the earth--a compulsion that gives her visions of broken and lost lives. With her first taste of dirt, she learns the horrifying truth of her mother's death. Disturbed by what she witnesses, the woman keeps her visions to herself. But when Earth-eater begins an unlikely relationship with a withdrawn police officer, word of...
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Nanuet Public Library - Adult Fiction
Mairal
1 available
Mairal
1 available
Orangeburg Library - Adult Fiction
Mairal
1 available
Mairal
1 available
Suffern Free Library - Adult Fiction
Fic / MAIRAL
1 available
Fic / MAIRAL
1 available
Description
Trapped in a loveless marriage, Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, finds the one thing that keeps him going is the woman from Uruguay whom he met at a conference and has been longing to see ever since.
13) Optic nerve
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Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Fiction
FIC Gainza, Maria
1 available
FIC Gainza, Maria
1 available
Description
The narrator of Optic Nerve is an Argentinian woman whose obsession is art. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery of moments that have touched her.
In Optic Nerve, El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo's bodies. The mystery of Rothko's refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building in New York is blended with...
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Blauvelt Free Library - Adult Fiction
Enriquez
1 available
Enriquez
1 available
Gardiner Library - New Adult Fiction
ENRI
1 available
ENRI
1 available
New City Library - Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy
HORROR ENRIQUEZ
1 available
HORROR ENRIQUEZ
1 available
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 2 people are on the wait list.
Description
"In 1981, a young father and son set out on a road trip across Argentina, devastated by the mysterious death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travels to her family home near Iguazú Falls, where they must confront the horrific legacy she has bequeathed. For the woman they are grieving came from a family like no other--a centuries-old secret society called the Order that pursues eternal life through ghastly rituals....
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Series
Full-color travel guide volume 9
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Cornwall Public Library - Travel Guides
918.204 Fodor's
1 available
918.204 Fodor's
1 available
Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
918.2 FOD 2023
1 available
918.2 FOD 2023
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
918.204 FOD 2019
1 available
918.204 FOD 2019
1 available
16) Gauchada
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Jeffersonville-Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonvill - Picture Book
JP Lam
1 available
JP Lam
1 available
Tomkins Cove Public Library - Picture Book
PIC Lam
1 available
PIC Lam
1 available
Description
A necklace is lovingly passed from one person to another, travelling much farther than the Argentine gaucho who made it will ever go.
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Chester Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
918.044 ROU 2011
1 available
918.044 ROU 2011
1 available
Pearl River Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
918.04 ROU 2013
1 available
918.04 ROU 2013
1 available
West Nyack Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
918.04 Rou 2019
1 available
918.04 Rou 2019
1 available
Description
A guide to travelling the continent -- and getting the most value for every dollar, peso, real or sol. It features detailed colour maps and in depth coverage of how to get around that go hand in hand with suggested itineraries and authoritative accounts of every attraction. Eleven chapters include all the South American countries.
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Chester Public Library - Adult Fiction
Borges
1 available
Borges
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Fiction
FIC Borges
1 available
FIC Borges
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Fiction
BORGES
1 available
BORGES
1 available
On Shelf
Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Book on CD
BORGES
1 available
BORGES
1 available
Description
The first complete, annotated collection of short stories in English by the twentieth-century Spanish master ranges from his 1935 debut up to his last work, "Shakespeare's Memory," in its first appearance in English.
19) Valiant ladies
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Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC Grey
1 available
YA FIC Grey
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Young Adult Fiction
YA Historical Fic Grey
1 available
YA Historical Fic Grey
1 available
Nanuet Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA Grey
1 available
YA Grey
1 available
Description
In Potosí, a silver mining city in the new Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, two teen vigilantes set out to expose corruption and deliver justice after Kiki's brother is murdered and the prostitute he loved disappears. Includes author's note.
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Nanuet Public Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 920 Bel
1 available
J 920 Bel
1 available
Description
Although they are told that wrestling is for boys, preteen girls Noelia and Wara put on traditional costumes of the Aymara women of Bolivia and head to the fighting ring as Cholitas (or luchadoras). During the week they train physically and develop their fighting styles, and although they realize they can't wrestle forever, they both will use the lessons they've learned in the ring to follow their other dreams.