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Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's Power Plus Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
An overview of the history and culture of Argentina and its people including the geography, myths, arts, daily life, education, industry, and government, with illustrations from primary source documents.
Author
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet’s Argentina is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Fitz Roy Range, experience gaucho culture, and discover Buenos Aires’ food scene; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Argentina and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Argentina Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before...
3) Argentina
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Argentina"--
4) Gauchada
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A necklace is lovingly passed from one person to another, travelling much farther than the Argentine gaucho who made it will ever go.
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Buenos Aires is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch the historic sights of Plaza de Mayo, get a backstage tour of the Teatro Colon, or immerse yourself in a game of futbol; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Buenos Aires and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
To succeed in international business in Argentina, you need proper preparation. Failure to understand this proud culture will cost you time, money, or worse. Doing Business in Argentina is a complete training program with culture tips to help you and your employees be more profitable in one of South America's largest markets. In this expert program, you'll be welcomed into the offices of top executives and discover the essentials of Argentina business...
9) Bolivia
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
2005, c2001
Language
Español
Description
A man must work as an illegal alien in Buenos Aires in order to support his family in Bolivia, painting a portrait of struggle in the modern economy of Argentina and the mistreatment of illegal workers.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Richard Garay, a gay man living in Buenos Aires, is stifled by his job as an English teacher, his overbearing mother, and his need to hide his homosexuality, but his mother's death and an offer by two American diplomats set him on a course to a new life.
11) Blood and honor
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Marine aviator Cletus Frade, Army demolitions wizard Anthony Pelosi, and communications expert David Ettinger, take on a dangerous assignment in Buenos Aires in 1943, treading between Axis and Allied sympathizers, and rival OSS and FBI factions to fulfill their missions and stay alive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kuperard
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Don't just see the sights―get to know the people. The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a style, a language, and a joie de vivre that are all their own. Embracing much more than gaucho, tango, and soccer, Argentina...
13) Cousins: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Cousins, widely regarded as Venturini's masterpiece, is the story of four women from an impoverished, dysfunctional family in La Plata, Argentina, who are forced to suffer through a series of ordeals, including illegal abortions, miscarriages, sexual abuse, disfigurement, and murder, narrated by a daughter whose success as a painter offers her a chance to achieve economic independence and help her family as best as she can." -- Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"February 1913. Seventeen-year-old Leda, clutching a suitcase and her father's cherished violin, leaves her small Italian village for a new home (and husband) halfway across the world in Argentina. Upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, Leda is shocked to find that her bridegroom has been killed. Unable to fathom the idea of returning home, she remains in this unfamiliar city, living in a commune, without friends or family, on the brink of destitution....
16) Furia
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
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.
Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her...
17) Los muertos
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
A convicted killer is freed after serving a lengthy prison sentence. Released into Argentina, the ex-convict sets off on a journey of redemption and self-discovery.
18) Cochengo Miranda
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The extensive region of the Pampas in Central Argentina is one of the most fertile in the world. However, as the rains subside towards the West, the land becomes arid and dry. Here live a sparse population of rugged cattlemen whose nearest neighbor may be 10 miles away. The center of life is a well and a windmill to which the cattle come every day to drink, and then go off to find the scarce grasses in the vast plains where no fences are necessary....
19) The disappeared
Publisher
Eight Twelve Productions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
A film that relives the horrors of Argentina's Dirty War (1976-83) through the experience of Horacio Pietragalla, a young man raised by the maid of the officer who kidnapped him after the military brutally murdered his parents. The film follows Horacio as he reconstructs the cause for which his real parents gave their lives, and, through this search, reclaims his true identity. This personal journey internalizes the tragedy that ravaged the country...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A novel of international espionage and personal vengeance from the author Lee Childs called "better than John Le Carré." Many years ago, a young American spy crossed the wrong people and found himself on the wrong side of Headquarters. He soon fell into a slow, shameful decline of poverty and self-destruction. But Headquarters didn't count on him having a son. Now, years later, the boy is an American spy himself, serving two masters: Headquarters...
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