(1914-1994) Ralph Waldo Ellison was born in Oklahoma City, the son of an ice and coal dealer and a domestic worker who stressed both religion and the importance of education. Ellison’s early interests were primarily musical; he played trumpet and knew many prominent jazz musicians of the Depression era. In …
July, 2017
May, 2017
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16 May
WHERE WILL I LIVE? —A new children’s book about child refugees displaced by war
New Book Provides Powerful Teaching Guide for Children About Refugees Displaced by War BEYOND BORDERS GAZETTE BOOK REVIEW: “An excellent book that will give children the sensitivity and understanding needed to empathize with some children and families in search of shelter.” Book written by: UN Ambassador Rosemary McCarney (April 2017) …
April, 2017
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23 April
401 years ago, Shakespeare died
In 1616 (Old Style calendar), in the 23rd day of April, a day like today the English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon, 401 years ago. According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible …
February, 2017
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27 February
Anton Chekhov, the story of a prominent writer who was also a doctor.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, the Russian writer who decisively shaped the modern short story, was born in Taganrog, a small port on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia. His father, Pavel had been born a serf, but Chekhov’s grandfather had saved enough money eventually to buy his family’s freedom. (Serfdom …
December, 2016
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3 December
Official book presentation: ¨Mexicali Decide to Be Great, 13 stories that inspire and its formula of business success¨.
The official presentation of the book ¨Mexicali Decide to Be Great, 13 stories that inspire and its formula of business success¨, began with a panel moderated by Antonio Silva, from the firm Deloitte, who was the presenter and official commentator of the book, said panel also had the participation of …
November, 2016
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29 November
The book “Wine in Mexico and its History” was presented
Great success had the presentation of the book “Wine in Mexico and its History”, which was developed and edited by Raúl Corona, director of Urban Guides of Baja California, where authorities, winemakers from the region, representatives from academics and civil society attended the event. It was held in a prestigious …
July, 2016
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9 July
SANDRA CISNEROS, A WRITER’S BIOGRAPHY
Poet and fiction writer Sandra Cisneros grew up in Chicago, the only daughter among the seven children of a Mexican-born father and Mexican-American mother. As a child she moved frequently between the United Stated and Mexico, spending periods in her father’s hometown of Mexico City. As she recalls humorously in …
June, 2016
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15 June
FOR GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ THERE’S NO SOLITUDE
By: Teodoro Rentería Arróyave Although the family had determined it, it is said that at the end the ashes of the great Colombian-American author, as well as citizen of the world, Gabriel García Márquez rest in his homeland, Cartagena de Indias, near the family home that faces the ocean. How …
May, 2016
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29 May
“WE HAVE THE PARTNER WE COULD AFFORD”
By: Rubén González Vera (Psychologist, Marriage Counselor, Best Selling Author and International Public Speaker) From its cover the psychologist Ruben Gonzalez Vera’s new book, which titles “We Have the Partner We Could Afford” (Tenemos la Pareja Para la Que Nos Alcanzo), establishes the responsibility we have over our relationship, since …
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28 May
Jorge Luis Borges, a Biography in Hispanic Literature.
Jorge Luis Borges, a blind librarian who became the most influential short-story writer ever to emerge from Latin America, was born in Buenos Aires. Prosperous but not rich, his family was prominent in Latin American history and included several famous military heroes. Borge’s Protestant father and Catholic mother reflected Argentina’s …