October 2008
 
 
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This e-newsletter is for members of the Random House, Inc. Spanish Language List! Thank you for joining. As a member you will receive an email each month featuring recommended titles for your Spanish-reading patrons, as well as Latino-focused titles of interest.

In This Issue:

- Now on Paper! You may have seen them on screens or stages already.

- For your collection: Don't miss these new titles!

- Change, Three Ways

- Contest! Win a copy of La dieta del Gordo by Raúl de Molina

Look Familiar? They just might.

Doña Bárbara
(Doña Bárbara)

Rómulo Gallegos
978-0-3074-7230-4 | Vintage Español

The classic Latin American novel written by Rómulo Gallegos in 1929 is now a telenovela on Telemundo. (TV-tie-in edition with Telemundo logo and TV art) This Venezuelan gem of a novel narrates the passionate love triangle between Santos Luzardo, Doña Bárbara, and her daughter, Marisela.

La dieta del Gordo
(El Gordo's Diet)

Raúl de Molina
978-0-3073-9241-1 | Random House Mondadori

Television personality El Gordo de Molina made headlines around the world this year with his amazing weight loss. For the first time, he shares his experience on what caused him to be overweight and how he is winning the battle of the bulge.

José José: Ésta es mi vida
(José José: This is My Life)

José José
978-0-3073-9244-2 | Random House Mondadori

The first autobiography from Mexican vocal legend Romulo Sosa Ortiz, better known in the entertainment world as José José or El Príncipe de la Canción (The Prince of Song). Born into a family of musicians but discouraged from singing, he has in spite of it all become the star of stars in Mexico.


Danielle Steel
Su alteza real
(H.R.H.)

978-0-3073-9234-3 | $18.95 |
Random House Mondadori | TR

Poor Christianna, princess of Liechtenstein. Fettered by duty and tradition, her existence is an “achingly boring” slog of ribbon cuttings, state dinners, and bodyguards. Opportunity to do something meaningful knocks when she gets a chance to volunteer at a Red Cross AIDS clinic in Africa, her bodyguards in tow.


Patrick Graham
El evangelio del mal
(The Gospel of Evil)

978-0-307-39231-2 | $19.95 |
Random House Mondadori | TR

In 1348 A.D. , the year of the Black Plague, a convent of cloistered nuns discovers a book that has been prohibited by the Church. It is the Gospel of Satan and soon thereafter their lives would be ended at the hands of a nun from their order. Only the Mother Superior survives and wisks away the demonic verses to find help in combatting the devil himself.



Ingrid Hoffmann
Delicioso: Una colección de mis recetas favoritas con sabor latino
(Simply Delicioso: A Collection of
Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist)

978-0-307-39085-1 | $29.50 |
Vintage Español | HC

¡Muy sabroso! The Food Network and Galavision’s newest bilingual star serves up fun, flavorful Latin fare that is easy to prepare and bursting with flavor. Miami-based host of the Food Network’s Simply Delicioso and of the Spanish-language show Delicioso on Univision’s cable network, Galavision. In her very first cookbook, Ingrid brings her lively, modern take on classic Latin cuisine to the everyday kitchen, turning
any meal into a veritable fiesta of bold, bright flavors. 125 recipes.

 


Joseph Gelinek
La décima sinfonía
(The Tenth Symphony)

978-0-3073-9233-6 | $19.95 | Random House Mondadori | TR

The appearance of a famous composer’s head, detached from his body and with a pentagram tattooed on his skull, steps up the already fast-paced search by various powerful groups for Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony, a score that until now had been thought to be merely the stuff of legend.


978-0-3074-5457-7 | $14.95 |
Vintage Español | TR

This perfect follow-up to the perennial bestseller The Five Love Languages presents a powerful guide to transformation, one relationship at a time. In the first book, Chapman brought to light the different ways people express love. In El amor como forma de vida, he reveals that cultivating a personal, meaningful language of love begins with placing love at the center of everything we do.


Alastair Macdonald
Primera Navidad
(First Christmas)

978-1-5996-2058-9 | $22.50 | Welcome Books | HC

The story of the birth of Jesus Christ as told by Zeke, Joseph's faithful and hardworking donkey. Zeke spins his tale in playful verse, telling of the events that lead up to the wonderous moment of the birth of baby Jesus. Beautifully illustrated by Egyptian artist Adel Nassief.

Help your patrons change their lives in three different ways!

Fiscally:
¿Por qué ese idiota es rico y yo no?
(How Come that Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not?)

In ¿Por qué ese idiota es rico y yo no?, bestselling author Robert Shemin reveals for the first time the inner-circle secrets of the megawealthy. Have you ever wondered why some people attract wealth while others stay financially trapped and in debt? The key is wealth-friendly, upside-down thinking. Stick with the old moneymaking rules and stay broke. Break them and get rich. This is the book that shows you how to go against the grain.

Philosophically:
¿Un mes para vivir: treinta días para alcanzar una vida sin arrepentimientos
(One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life)

How would you change your life if you only had one month to live? With eye-opening insights, Un mes para vivir will challenge you to embrace the life God has entrusted to you. Each chapter overflows with inspiring quotations, colorful true stories, and questions for reflection. The four sections, which can be read over four weeks, help examine how you’re made to live passionately, love boldly, learn from your mistakes, and leave an enduring legacy.

Technologically:
Computadoras para todos
(Computers for Everyone)

An updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Spanish-language original, Computadoras para todos, is a user-friendly guide to everything that a Spanish speaker needs to know in order to effectively use a computer. Written in a concise manner and accompanied by hundreds of detailed graphics, this is the perfect one-stop reference.

Enter to win a free copy of La dieta del Gordo by Raúl de Molina!

If you'd like to find out just how El Gordo was able to lose all those pounds, be sure to enter this week's contest for a free copy of his nutritional memoir!

To enter, simply provide your mailing address (sorry, no PO boxes!) in an email with subject line "Gordo" and send it to library@randomhouse.com.

Five random respondents will receive a free copy!


 



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