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The Latino MajorityAcclaimed Author Marie Arana Changes Perceptions, One Story at a TimeFrom the very beginning, words have been important to Marie Arana. The Peruvian American’s childhood was filled with music and literature, which formed her passion for storytelling and books as she navigated growing up in a bicultural household. Having an American mother, Arana learned to provide a counter narrative to Peruvian perceptions of Americans. Her love of books and writing grew into a literary career: books editor for the Washington Post, the inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress, literary director for the National Book Festival, and champion for editors and writers alike....2025-04-0235 min
Bibliotequeando158 - ¿Qué carajo significa ser Latino? - LatinoLand con Marie AranaLatino no es una raza, sino una identidad en constante evolución. En este episodio, Marie Arana nos explica el origen del término “latino”, la diversidad cultural y política de esta comunidad, y cómo la religión, la historia y la migración han definido lo que significa ser latino en EE.UU. y más allá.www.linktr.ee/bibliotequeando2025-03-1053 min
The Garrett Ashley Mullet ShowWhether the Man Flu is a Thing, Suspicious USAID Grants, and Reviewing 'Bolivar' by Marie AranaFor he flatters himself in his own eyesthat his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.-Psalm 36:2 This Episode’s Links and Timestamps:00:00 – Scripture Reading02:13 – Introduction15:48 – Whether the “Man Flu” is, in fact, a thing.34:42 –We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan – Donna Lu, The Guardian39:43 -White House Cancels Subscriptions to Politico After Spending $8.2M Since 2016 – HeadlineRoundup, AllSides44:48 -Report: Christianity Today received $1.8M in USAID grants in 2023 – Mik Olson, NTB56:58 -Secr...2025-02-091h 43
The UIUC Talkshow#50 - The Lost Voice of 60 Million: How Marie Arana Is Writing a New Chapter for Latinos in AmericaMarie Arana is an author, former Washington Post reporter, and former Literary Director of the Library of Congress. Through her books and work, she has dedicated herself to creating a unified narrative for the Hispanic community, with notable works such as Bolívar: American Liberator, American Chica, and LatinoLand.EPISODE LINKS:Bolivar: American Liberator:https://amzn.to/4aPAvKULatinoLand:https://amzn.to/4jMQDAVAmerican Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood:https://amzn.to/413DHPM2025-02-0829 min
Latino USAUnderstanding 'LatinoLand' With Marie Arana“Latinos are not a monolith” is something we hear whenever politicians want to court Latino voters, and no one understands the nuances of this community quite like journalist and author Marie Arana. She’s the author of “LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority," which explores the complexities, histories and cultures of Latinos in the United States.In this moment of political change, Maria Hinojosa sits down with Marie Arana to discuss just how wide-ranging Latinidad is, unpack this community’s place in U.S.political history, and reflect on the future of Latinos in t...2025-01-2631 min
Hablemos EscritorasEpisodio 592: Acercándonos a escritoras - Marie AranaMarie Arana es autora de varios libros que han sido fundamentales para entender la historia de los latinos en los Estados Unidos. Latinoland, un estudio enciclopédico es uno de ellos, como también lo es American Chica y La plata, la espada y la piedra. Hoy celebramos que llega a Hablemos, escritoras con la traducción al español de Latinoland que será seguramente muy bien recibido. Investigadora de origen peruano que llegó a los Estados Unidos a los 9 años de edad y es prueba viviente del impacto que los latinos tenemos en este gran país. Ha escrito s...2025-01-0646 min
Latin America in FocusThe Soft Power of Latin American MusicFor many Latin America enthusiasts, music serves as a gateway for understanding the cultural contours of the region. Sebastián Zubieta, Music Director at Americas Society, understands this profoundly. In conversation with Luisa Leme, Zubieta outlines his approach to striking an emotional chord with audiences while showcasing a mix of music and musicians that define and defy the musical traditions of the Hemisphere.Plus, ahead of the 60th anniversary of Americas Society in 2025, Zubieta provides a sneak peek of what’s to come with Music of the Americas in 2025. And the AS/COA Online staff gives a Lat...2024-12-1240 min
AWM Author TalksEpisode 190: Writing Latino HistoryThis week, to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, hear from Marie Arana, the Literary Director of the Library of Congress. Joined by author Juan Martinez, Arana discusses the importance of preserving and uplifting Latino history and her new book LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority.This conversation originally took place May 19, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEAbout LatinoLand:"A perfect representation of Latino diversity" (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us b...2024-09-1640 min
Skipped HistoryCorrecting the Invisibility of LatinoLandAs conversations about Latino voters heat up, I spoke with Marie Arana about her book, LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority. Marie details the centrality of Latinos to the economy, how Republicans are making inroads courting Latino communities, and how the “government has often treated Latinos as an afterthought.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skippedhistory.substack.com/subscribe2024-08-3034 min
I SEE U115: A Nation with No Name… with “LatinoLand” Author & Acclaimed Journalist Marie AranaThere are 64 million Latinos in the United States – nearly 20% of the population. By 2050, it’s projected that a third of the country’s population will be Latino. But despite being such a significant part of the country, Latinos are still often viewed as being immigrants, not fully American – even though they’ve been a part of American life for centuries. Join us as host Eddie Robinson chats candidly with renowned author and journalist, Marie Arana. Her latest book, LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority, draws from hundreds of interviews and expansive research that not only examine the...2024-04-1952 min
Hopeton Hay PodcastsMarie Arana's LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood MinorityDiverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Marie Arana, author of LatinoLand. LatinoLand is an all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise 20 percent of the US population, a number that is growing. By 2050, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage. Marie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father who came to the US at age nine, straddling two worlds, as many Latinos do. Learn more about Latin...2024-03-3047 min
Free Library PodcastMarie Arana | Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood MinorityIn conversation with Elisabeth Perez-Luna, contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer and former Executive Producer of Audio Content at WHYY
The inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress, Marie Arana is the author of the National Book Award finalist American Chica, a memoir about her childhood in Peru and the United States that was praised for its ''spareness, clarity, and passion for allegory'' (The New York Times Book Review). Her other work includes the novels Cellophane and Lima Nights; a biography of Simon Bolivar that won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Silver, Sword, and Stone, a narrative history of Latin America...2024-03-051h 00
C-SPAN BookshelfAW: Marie Arana, "LatinoLand - A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority"Writer Marie Arana shares stories and little-known histories of the diverse Latino population of America, the fastest-growing minority in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-2555 min
After WordsMarie Arana, "LatinoLand - A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority"Writer Marie Arana shares stories and little-known histories of the diverse Latino population of America, the fastest-growing minority in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-2556 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookLatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority Audiobook by Marie AranaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 695227
Title: LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
Author: Marie Arana
Narrator: Cynthia Farrell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 18:03:41
Language: English
Release date: 02-20-24
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Social Science
Summary:
“A perfect representation of Latino diversity” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in “a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning author).
LatinoLand...2024-02-206h 03
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasLatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: “A perfect representation of Latino diversity” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in “a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning author). LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America bas...2024-02-2003 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasLatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie AranaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695227to listen full audiobooks.
Title: LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
Author: Marie Arana
Narrator: Cynthia Farrell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 3 minutes
Release date: February 20, 2024
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
“A perfect representation of Latino diversity” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in “a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning author). LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on pe...2024-02-206h 03
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceLatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 20, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: “A perfect representation of Latino diversity” (The Washington Post), LatinoLand draws from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research to give us both a vibrant portrait and the little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority, in “a work of prophecy, sympathy, and courage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize–winning author). LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America bas...2024-02-2003 min
Maestros del Escalamiento: A podcast by the Entrepreneurs’ OrganizationComo amar y respetar la naturaleza con Francisco Arana TostadoFrancisco Arana Tostado es el Director general de Boskania Naturaleza y Vida, una empresa que se dedica a comercializar terrenos campestres, a la urbanización de fraccionamientos y a la renta de maquinaria. Conoce la historia completa de Francisco Arana Tostado en esta edición de Maestros del Escalamiento junto a Daniel Marcos. INFO FINAL Conoce más de Francisco Arana Tostado en: Sitio Web Conoce más de Boskania Naturaleza y Vida en: Sitio Web Conoce más de EO en: LinkedIn2024-02-0333 min
Northwestern IntersectionsTelling History's Most Neglected Stories, with Marie Arana ’71Arana is a prize-winning author, literary critic, and inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress. She has been an executive at publishing houses Simon & Schuster and Harcourt Brace, a judge for the National Book Awards and Pulitzer Prizes, a Latin America columnist for the New York Times editorial page, a media commentator for numerous news outlets, and editor in chief of Book World at the Washington Post. Join us as we explore her incredible literary contributions and discuss her upcoming projects.2023-11-0631 min
Northwestern IntersectionsTelling History's Most Neglected Stories, with Marie Arana ’71Arana is a prize-winning author, literary critic, and inaugural literary director of the Library of Congress. She has been an executive at publishing houses Simon & Schuster and Harcourt Brace, a judge for the National Book Awards and Pulitzer Prizes, a Latin America columnist for the New York Times editorial page, a media commentator for numerous news outlets, and editor in chief of Book World at the Washington Post. Join us as we explore her incredible literary contributions and discuss her upcoming projects.2023-10-1931 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, World[Spanish] - La plata, la espada y la piedra: Tres pilares cruciales en la historia de América Latina by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/670747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La plata, la espada y la piedra: Tres pilares cruciales en la historia de América Latina Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Malena Rospigliosi Bonilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 43 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Una lectura necesaria para comprender el tumultuoso pasado de América Latina y la complejidad de su identidad. «Trazar el alma de un continente es una hazaña extraordinaria, y Marie Arana lo hace con precisión académica, rigor moral y elegancia de estilo. Para cualquiera que esté interes...2023-03-0205 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in History, World[Spanish] - La plata, la espada y la piedra: Tres pilares cruciales en la historia de América Latina by Marie AranaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/670747to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [Spanish] - La plata, la espada y la piedra: Tres pilares cruciales en la historia de América Latina
Author: Marie Arana
Narrator: Malena Rospigliosi Bonilla
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 19 hours 43 minutes
Release date: March 2, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Una lectura necesaria para comprender el tumultuoso pasado de América Latina y la complejidad de su identidad. «Trazar el alma de un continente es una hazaña extraordinaria, y Marie Arana lo hace con precisión académica, rigor moral y elegancia de estilo. Para cualquiera que esté interesado en ente...2023-03-027h 43
Smarty Pants#266: Past is PresentMarie Arana is the award-winning Peruvian-American author of Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story, a book about a whole continent that manages not to be a thousand pages long—even though it covers about a thousand years of history. She makes the compelling case that there are really three driving forces behind the entire region: exploitation and extraction; violence; and religion. Of course, all of these forces are deeply interrelated—and that’s the point. To drive home how tangled the past is with the present, Arana weaves the stories of three contemporary Latin Americans...2023-02-1025 minAWM Author TalksEpisode 113: Joy Harjo and Marie AranaThis week, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Literary Director of the Library of Congress Marie Arana explore the themes of their roots, their creativity, and how their origin stories feed them and their work. This conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 at the inaugural American Writers Festival and was recorded live.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HUBIn 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo’s nine books of poetry include An Ameri...2022-10-101h 02
Penguin AudioAudiolibro: "Bolívar", de Marie AranaEsta es una muestra de "Bolívar". La versión completa tiene una duración total de 22 h 47 min. Encuentra este audiolibro completo en https://bit.ly/3RZBEpmNarrado por: Malena Rospigliosi BonillaSimón Bolívar se ganó el sobrenombre de El Libertador tras poner fin al dominio español sobre seis países. Su vida fue heroica, trágica y legendaria: viajó del Amazonas a los Andes, libró eternas batallas, forjó alianzas entre razas rivales... Partiendo de un gran abanico de fuentes, Marie Arana captura un vívido retrato de la Suramérica de in...2022-07-1404 min
Get New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture[Spanish] - Bolívar: Libertador de América by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605512 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Bolívar: Libertador de América Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Malena Rospigliosi Bonilla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 47 minutes Release date: July 14, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Un relato biográfico vibrante que captura la épica historia de Simón Bolívar, El Libertador. Simón Bolívar se ganó el sobrenombre de El Libertador tras poner fin al dominio español sobre seis países. Su vida fue heroica, trágica y legendaria: viajó del Amazonas a los Andes, libró eternas batallas, forjó alianzas entre razas rivales...2022-07-1405 min
Smarty Pants#223: The Promised Land of the PampasIn 1889, a group of Jewish families fleeing Russian pogroms arrived in Argentina, hoping for a new life—or at least a safe place to reside for a while before making their way to Israel. Moisés Ville, the town they founded, some 400 miles from Buenos Aires, was one of the first Jewish agricultural communities in Argentina and over the next 50 years would come to be called the “Jerusalem of South America,” replete with theaters, libraries, and two synagogues. But this sunny story of life in the new world has a dark underside, as Argentinian journalist Javier Sinay learned one day, up...2022-03-2522 min
For the Ages: A History PodcastSilver, Sword, and Stone: A History of Latin AmericaAsylum-seeking refugees at the southern border often dominate national headlines and ignite contentious debates on how to address the crisis. But why and what are they fleeing? Award-winning author Marie Arana examines the critical forces—including exploitation, violence, and religion—that have shaped Latin America for the past millennium and continue to reverberate today. Recorded on July 23, 2020 2021-09-2027 min
DODReads: What are you reading?Lieutenant General Michael Plehn, USAF - President, National Defense UniversityIn Episode 57, Ryder Ashcraft interviews Lieutenant General Michael Plehn, USAF the President of the National Defense University. They discuss higher education opportunities, the value of working with periphery allies, and the future of joint and interagency cooperation.
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Travel with Rick Steves646 Daughter of Peru; Married to Bhutan; Barcelona GuideJournalist and author Marie Arana describes her cross-cultural experience of growing up in both Peru and the US, and another author, Linda Leaming — one of very few Americans to ever live in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan — shares her experiences of teaching in and marrying into Bhutanese culture. Plus Spanish tour guide Jorge Román joins Rick to discuss what made Barcelona a booming tourism destination before the pandemic, and offers suggestions for visiting the city's less touristy attractions.
For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.r...2021-07-3152 min
History in FiveMarie Arana on the Three Crucibles of Latin American HistoryAuthor and National Book Award finalist, Marie Arana, tells us about her newest book Silver, Sword, and Stone, a powerful narrative about the three enduring forces that have defined Latin America, and its people, since pre-Columbian times.2021-04-2602 min
The Lost LighthouseThe Lost Lighthouse: The Weekly Rapture 167 – HamfistedWelcome back to The Weekly Rapture, our fortnightly pop culture news and reviews podcast!
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Smarty Pants#117: Past is PresentMarie Arana is the award-winning Peruvian-American author of Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story, a book about a whole continent that manages not to be a thousand pages long—even though it covers about a thousand years of history. She makes the compelling case that there are really three driving forces behind the entire region: exploitation and extraction; violence; and religion. Of course, all of these forces are deeply interrelated—and that’s the point. To drive home how tangled the past is with the present, Arana weaves the stories of three contemporary Latin Americ...2020-02-2124 min
Lannan Center Podcast“Power and Language”: Juan Gabriel Vásquez in Conversation with Marie AranaOn December 5, 2019, the Lannan Center presented a special event featuring author Juan Gabriel Vásquez. This event was introduced by Aminatta Forna and moderated by Marie Arana.Juan Gabriel Vásquez is the author of numerous novels, including The Shape of the Ruins (2018), which was shortlisted for the 2019 International Man Booker Prize; Reputations (2013), a New York Times Best Book of the Year; and The Sound of Things Falling (2011), a National Bestseller and winner of the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Vásquez’s novels have been published in twenty-five languages worldwide. After sixteen years in Franc...2019-12-051h 02
Best of The Miami Book Fair2019 Miami Book Fair featuring Marie AranaMarie Arana was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir American Chica, a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, Cellophane and Lima Nights; and The Writing Life, a collection from her well-known column for The Washington Post. She is the author of Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story (Simon & Schuster).Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the...2019-11-2513 min
CBS Mornings on the GoHow Exploitation, Violence and Religion have Shaped Latin AmericaOnly on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, writer Marie Arana tells CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz about why she decided to take on what she calls the "impossible task" of explaining "a hemisphere and its people" in her new book, "Silver, Sword and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story." Arana blends historical analysis and in-depth reporting to explain the region by identifying its three dominant influences: exploitation, violence, and religion.
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CBS Mornings on the GoHow Exploitation, Violence and Religion have Shaped Latin AmericaOnly on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, writer Marie Arana tells CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz about why she decided to take on what she calls the "impossible task" of explaining "a hemisphere and its people" in her new book, "Silver, Sword and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story." Arana blends historical analysis and in-depth reporting to explain the region by identifying its three dominant influences: exploitation, violence, and religion.
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CBS This MorningHow Exploitation, Violence and Religion have Shaped Latin AmericaOnly on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, writer Marie Arana tells CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz about why she decided to take on what she calls the "impossible task" of explaining "a hemisphere and its people" in her new book, "Silver, Sword and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story." Arana blends historical analysis and in-depth reporting to explain the region by identifying its three dominant influences: exploitation, violence, and religion.2019-11-1220 min
Latin America in FocusMarie Arana Talks Silver, Sword, and StoneMarie Arana’s Silver, Sword, and Stone takes the readers from pre-Columbian times through the region’s conquest, independence movements, dirty wars, and right down to the present. In doing so, the book explores three driving forces in the region’s history: mining—and particularly mining, violence, and religion through the tales of three contemporary Latin Americans. In this episode, the award-winning author tells AS/COA’s Carin Zissis why she wrote this sweeping history now. Find out more about her work at www.mariearana.net.
Opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of America...2019-10-1023 min
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceSilver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Winner, American Library Association Booklist’s Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of Latin America and the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). “Meticulously researched, [this] book’s greatest strengths are the po...2019-08-2703 min
Turn Every Moment Into a Story With Full AudiobookSilver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story Audiobook by Marie AranaListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 381081
Title: Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
Author: Marie Arana
Narrator: Cynthia Farrell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16:04:27
Language: English
Release date: 08-27-19
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Non-Fiction, Global Politics, Social Science
Summary:
Winner, American Library Association Booklist’s Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction
Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of Latin America and the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). “Meticulously researched, [this] book’s greatest strengths are th...2019-08-274h 04
Download Latest Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsSilver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story by Marie AranaPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381081 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story Author: Marie Arana Narrator: Cynthia Farrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Winner, American Library Association Booklist’s Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of Latin America and the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). “Meticulously researched, [this] book’s greatest streng...2019-08-2703 min
La BibliotecaListening to Gabriel García MárquezReference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with writer an journalist Marie Arana and discuss an excerpt from a historic 1977 recording of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.2017-11-2728 min
Afronerd RadioPost MLK Day/Black Comic Festival; Harvey on Trump; Effa Manley-MWIR 7:30pm ESTGreetings to our ever steadfast (and growing) listenership! Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review, airing every Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they unravel this (mid) week's latest current event (and oftentimes historically) laden topics: our thoughts about this past MLK holiday coupled with our attendance of the 5th annual Black Comic Festival at the legendary (and now a historical landmark) Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; President-elect, Donald Trump adds comedian Steve Harvey to his growing list of Black celebrities believed to provide insight into the "Black pr...2017-01-192h 07
That Stack Of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher - The House of PodcastsBiographies<p></p><p>We discuss biographies this episode.</p><p>Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of the person. Biographies remind us the ways the present influences the past.</p>
<p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1439875230101_27314"><br></p><p>Biographies we mentioned in this episode</p><p><br></p><p>“Steve Jobs, Insanely Great” by Jesse Hartland</p><p>“Jonas...2015-08-1853 minThat Stack Of Books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher - The House of PodcastsBiographiesWe discuss biographies this episode.Their power resides in their place in history. New facts emerge, new understandings reshape our understandings of the person. Biographies remind us the ways the present influences the past.
Biographies we mentioned in this episode“Steve Jobs, Insanely Great” by Jesse Hartland“Jonas Salk, A Life,” by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs“Daughters of the Samuri: A Journey From East and West and Back” Janice P. Nimura“Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage,” Vincent Carretta“...2015-08-1800 min
2013 National Book FestivalMarie Arana: 2013 National Book FestivalFrancisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with Marie Arana, who will appear at the 2013 National Book Festival on September 21, 2013, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyThe daughter of a Peruvian father and an American mother, Marie Arana was born in Lima, Peru, and when she was 9, she moved to New Jersey. Arana is a former editor of The Washington Post’s Book World and is now a writer-at-large for that newspaper. Arana’s memoir, “American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood,” was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001. Arana has rece...2013-09-1712 min2013 National Book FestivalMarie Arana: 2013 National Book FestivalFrancisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with Marie Arana, who will appear at the 2013 National Book Festival on September 21, 2013, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.2013-09-1700 min
Listen Legally to Popular Authors Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryBolivar Audiobook by Marie AranaListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Bolivar
Subtitle: American Liberator
Author: Marie Arana
Narrator: David Crommett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-08-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 410 votes
Genres: History, Military
Publisher's Summary:
It is astonishing that Simón Bolívar, the great Liberator of South America, is not better known in the United States. He freed six countries from Spanish rule, traveled more than 75,000 miles on horseback to do so, and became the greatest figure in Latin American history. His life is epic, he...2013-07-088h 11
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