8 Best history books like El batallón de San Patricio by Pino Cacucci

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El batallón de San Patricio

By: Pino Cacucci

4.30

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Ésta es la historia real de John Riley y de sus hombres irlandeses que, en 1846, peleaban en las fi…

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1. Las batallas en el desierto

By: José Emilio Pacheco

4.13

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

A novella depicts the harsh reality of life in urban Mexico and the tragedy of childhood innocence … read more

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"Enamorarse sabiendo que todo está perdido y no hay ninguna esperanza."

-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto

"Querer a alguien no es pecado, el amor está bien, lo único demoníaco es el odio."

-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto

"We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others."

-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto

"Qué estupidez meterme en un lío que pude haber evitado con sólo resistirme a mi imbécil declaración de amor.Todo pasó como pasan los discos en la sinfonola."

-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto

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2. The Kreutzer Sonata

By: Doris Lessing , Leo Tolstoy , Isai Kamen

3.87

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partne… read more

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"In a large city the unhappy feel their sadness less acutely."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"Yes, man is much worse than the animal when he does not live like a man."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

"Удивительное дело, какая полная бывает иллюзия того, что красота есть добро."

-Doris Lessing, The Kreutzer Sonata

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3. Los de abajo

By: Mariano Azuela

3.59

Format: None pages,

Durante la Revolucion Mexicana, Mariano Azuela fue medico de la faccion la que comandaba Francisco … read more

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4. Historia de México

By: Gisela von Wobeser

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

Gisela Von Wobeser, directora de la Academia Mexicana de la Historia y coordinadora de este libro n… read more

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5. The Choice: Embrace the Possible

By: Edith Eger , Edith Eva Eger

4.58

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

It’s 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz. Separated fro… read more

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  • history
"Time doesn’t heal. It’s what you do with the time."

-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

"...By the time I would finish school I'll be fifty? He smiled. "You're going to be fifty anyhow"

-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

"Survivors don't have time to ask, "Why me?" For survivors, the only relevant question is, "What now?"

-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

"We cannot choose to have a life free of hurt. But we can choose to be free, to escape the past, no matter what befalls us, and to embrace the possible."

-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible

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6. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

By: Daniel Goleman

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart, with a new introduction by the au… read more

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"In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels"

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort"

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"[Sharmayne Williams:]...puoi avere tutte le emozioni possibili, ma non devi permettere che siano loro a manovrarti."

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

"In the calculus of the heart it is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that determines the sense of well- being."

-Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

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7. The Dogs of War

By: Frederick Forsyth

3.99

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Knocking off a bank or an armored truck is merely crude. Knocking off an entire republic has, I fe… read more

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"Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacre mercenaire"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

"… Shannon’s fingers itched to smash the man in the face. Inside his head he kept telling himself, Keep cool, baby, absolutely cool."

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

"The natives who saw him walking alone, and later brought him back to the town for burial, said he was whistling when he went. Being simple peasants, growers of yams and cassava, they did not know wha…"

-Frederick Forsyth, The Dogs of War

8. El monstruo pentápodo

By: None

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Raymundo Betancourt es el ciudadano modelo: profesionista honesto y responsable, solidario y compro… read more

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9. Aura

By: Carlos Fuentes

3.82

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. Th… read more

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"Hay que morir antes de renacer."

-Carlos Fuentes, Aura

"También el demonio fue un ángel, antes…"

-Carlos Fuentes, Aura

"Hay un momento en el que ya no es posible distinguir el paso de los años."

-Carlos Fuentes, Aura

"La soledad es necesaria para alcanzar la santidad. Se han olvidado de que en la soledad la tentación es más grande."

-Carlos Fuentes, Aura

10. Maximiliano, emperador de México

By: Carlos Tello Díaz

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

Maximiliano de Habsburgo ostento el titulo de emperador de Mexico entre 1864 y 1867. Su vida como m… read more

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11. El seductor de la patria

By: Enrique Serna

4.15

Format: 200 pages, Unknown Binding

"?Vender yo la mitad de Mexico? !Por Dios! Cuando aprenderan los mexicanitos que si este barco se h… read more

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12. War's Unwomanly Face

By: None , Svetlana Alexievich

4.51

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

This book is a confession, a document and a record of people's memory. More than 200 women speak in… read more

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  • history
"War kills time, precious human time."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"My fearlessness came from an ignorance of life."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"HOW DO THEY RECEIVE ME? They call me “little girl,"

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

"What keeps us from remembering ? The unbearableness of the memories ..."

-None, War's Unwomanly Face

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13. Our Share of Night

By: Mariana Enríquez

4.28

Format: 588 pages, Hardcover

A woman’s mysterious death puts her husband and son on a collision course with her demonic family. … read more

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"Los fantasmas son reales. Y no siempre vienen los que uno llama."

-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night

"They sought me out, here I am. I don’t know how to let go of the dead."

-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night

"Nothing can hurt you now, how long was now, how long did the present last?"

-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night

"Detestaba cuando la gente se reía de esas fiestas donde la gente trataba de ser feliz."

-Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night

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14. Hurricane Season

By: Fernanda Melchor

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Notable Book (2020) A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A Literary Hub Favorite Book of… read more

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"а разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"

-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season

"за разнообразие и за да не губи навик, баба, когато е ядосана, си спомня само за лошите неща"

-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season

"There's no reasoning with dog, two ferocious dogs who refuse to let go of their prey until they've been torn to shreds"

-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season

"момчето, щом порасна, се превърна в диво животно, което, пуснеха ли го на свобода, дори по никое време вечер, все го теглеше към гората, защото според баба ѝ този бил начинът да възпитават момчетата,…"

-Fernanda Melchor, Hurricane Season

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15. Jawbone

By: Mónica Ojeda

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So ho… read more

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"Una bala que sale y luego regresa para darte en el corazón: eso es una hija."

-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone

" A veces me gusta imaginar que el universo es el cadáver de Dios descomponiéndose , le dijo Annelise durante una tarde de clases extra. Imagine, Miss Clara, que fuéramos solo eso: la enorme y flotant…"

-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone

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16. El peligro de estar cuerda

By: Rosa Montero

4.13

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Partiendo de su experiencia personal y de la lectura de numerosos libros de psicología, neurocienci… read more

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"Y se llega a sufrir tanto que en algunos momentos hasta preferirías estar muerto, un perfecto ejemplo de razonamiento cortocircuitado: te espanta la muerte y para no sufrir ese espanto escogerías mor…"

-Rosa Montero, El peligro de estar cuerda

"Tengo un problema de falta de atención, lo cual, contra lo que muchos creen, no quiere decir que no puedas concentrarte, sino que te concentras tanto en algunos pensamientos que te olvidas de todo lo…"

-Rosa Montero, El peligro de estar cuerda

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17. The Shadow King

By: Maaza Mengiste

3.67

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Ethiopia. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to … read more

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"The routine dulls the terror."

-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King

"He holds no importance except what memory allows."

-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King

"What is lost is gone, my child, what is lost makes room for something else."

-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King

"what is forged into memory tucks itself into bone and muscle. It will always be there and it will follow us to the grave."

-Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King

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18. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

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  • history
Cover of La otra Isabel by Laura Martínez-Belli

19. La otra Isabel

By: Laura Martínez-Belli

4.56

Format: 542 pages, ebook

La historia de la única heredera de Moctezuma contada como nunca antes. 1521, el imperio azteca … read more

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Cover of Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza

20. Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

By: Cristina Rivera Garza

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, unforgettable memoir about a beloved younger sister and the painful memory of her murde… read more

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"Ahora sí es posible escribir lo inexpresable. Mejor dicho, ahora hay algo inexpresable y, luego entonces ahora es posible escribir."

-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

"Éramos apenas unas niñas de dieciocho años, pero ahí íbamos junto con todos los demás, pidiendo lo imposible porque, ¿qué más se puede pedir a esa edad?"

-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

"Somos ellas en el pasado, y somos ellas en el futuro, y somos otras a la vez. Somos otras y somos las mismas de siempre. Mujeres en busca de justicia. Mujeres exhaustas, y juntas. Hartas ya, pero con…"

-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

"It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand that the victim be blamed and that you blame yourself with her. It is in the imperative, inescapable, overwhelming demand to exonerate the mu…"

-Cristina Rivera Garza, Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

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21. Reinas de leyenda

By: Cristina Morató

4.31

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Tras el éxito de Reinas malditas, regresa Cristina Morató con las fascinantes vidas de cinco reinas… read more

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  • history
Cover of Últimos días en Berlín by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

22. Últimos días en Berlín

By: Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

4.47

Format: 648 pages, Hardcover

Finalista Premio Planeta 2021. Cuando Yuri Santacruz asistió al nombramiento como canciller de A… read more

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Cover of Hijas de la Historia by Isabel Revuelta Poo

23. Hijas de la Historia

By: Isabel Revuelta Poo

4.05

Format: 248 pages, None

Isabel Revuelta Poo cuenta la historia de México desde la Conquista hasta el periodo posrevoluciona… read more

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  • history
Cover of El rey del cash: El saqueo oculto del presidente y su equipo cercano / The King of Cash (Spanish Edition) by Elena Chávez

24. El rey del cash: El saqueo oculto del presidente y su equipo cercano / The King of Cash (Spanish Edition)

By: Elena Chávez

3.45

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

« El rey del cash es una crónica nítida y sin concesiones a través de la cual se reconstruye la his… read more

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  • history
Cover of 60 años de soledad: la vida de Carlota después del Imperio Mexicano, 1867-1927 by Gustavo Vázquez Lozano

25. 60 años de soledad: la vida de Carlota después del Imperio Mexicano, 1867-1927

By: Gustavo Vázquez Lozano

4.23

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

La emperatriz volvió a ser princesa. Después de que su marido fuera fusilado en el Cerro de las Cam… read more

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Cover of Ecos de Nueva España. Los siglos perdidos en la historia de México by Ursula Camba

26. Ecos de Nueva España. Los siglos perdidos en la historia de México

By: Ursula Camba

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Casi 300 años de historia se asoman en este original y divertido libro ilustrado que recupera los v… read more

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Cover of Santa Anna of Mexico by Will Fowler

27. Santa Anna of Mexico

By: Will Fowler

4.09

Format: 527 pages, Hardcover

Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794–1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican… read more

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  • history
Cover of Tomochic (Spanish Edition) by Heriberto Frías

28. Tomochic (Spanish Edition)

By: Heriberto Frías

3.50

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

En 1892 el Noveno Batallon del Ejercito Mexicano, al cual pertenecia el joven Heriberto Frias, inic… read more

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Cover of El batallón de San Patricio by Pino Cacucci

29. El batallón de San Patricio

By: Pino Cacucci

4.30

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Ésta es la historia real de John Riley y de sus hombres irlandeses que, en 1846, peleaban en las fi… read more

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  • history
Cover of A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enríquez

30. A Sunny Place for Shady People

By: Mariana Enríquez

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with … read more

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