Bloody Sunday in Puerto Rico
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Luis Gonzalo, long-time sheriff of the Puerto Rican hillside town of Angustias, visits his wife's relatives in seaside Rincon. That night, a ship with refugees from the Dominican Republic brakes up off the coast and Gonzalo hurries to help. He notices that one of the dead did not die naturally, but was murdered. As he tries to investigate this murder he runs into a wall of corrupt police who will do anything to keep their secret. Diversionary maneuvers include a bloody bank robbery and manhandling of the Gonzalo family.
This is not the kind of book where the good guys suffer no lasting damage. It is written with a great deal of realism, and with feeling for the people of Puerto Rico. It is a wonderful book, well written with fully rounded characters.
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Amazon refuses to ship Prime to Puerto Rico even though we pay the same as any other member. Items are regularly shipped 4 days after ordered  instead of next day as in the contiguous states. Amazon needs to refund prime members on the island and update their policies concerning PR or give them equal consideration. Amazon cannot have their cake and eat it too.
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"We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our Families" by Phillip Gourevitch  shares several personal stories from the survivors of the Rwandan genocide and should be required reading for students of political conflict. In Rwanda, no one Hutu or Tutsi were immune from the blade of a machete or the barrel of a gun, in a mad, hatred driven quest for blood and power. Then once a person has killed a few times they become conditioned to kill and they become machines of murder that will kill anything that steps in their path including brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, even their own children if need be. In Rwanda, death was around every corner and had penetrated every aspect of Rwandan life. Gourevitch provides the reader with a moving and engaging account of the costs of genocide from the eyes of survivors of the bloodbath in Rwanda.
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I purchased this for my father and he totally loved it. This was the music he grew up listening to in Puerto Rico.
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I live in PR. I had one before, but with hurricane Irma I needed something more up to date. Purchased and arrived a few weeks delay after hurricane Maria hit the island. It works wonderfully for what it has been design for. Still with out power, its my contact with the world. Thank you!!
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Very pleased with the shipping it was very fast and love it because they ship it to Puerto Rico so thats a ++.
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Benita Candela is a Puerto Rican teen growing up in Bridgeport Connecticut in the 1950s and 60s. What was is like for this girl to live in Puerto Rican home culture while coming of age in a large inner-city. When Irish-Americans, Italian-Americans and Jewish-Americans were moving into the neighborhood, Benita was one of the only Puerto Ricans in her neighborhood and school. Exotic as that sounds, it came with a price and sometimes caused confusion in her becoming a young woman. You'll read this book in one setting. Buy it, read it and enjoy!!!!
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Life in the 1969 El Barrio section of Manhattan meant a whole different set of rules for the Puerto Ricans living there. Garbage was not picked up regularly by the city, leaving El Barrio to become a stinking wasteland of rotting trash. Add the lack of jobs, nutrition, and food for those struggling to make ends meet, and it all set the stage for the events which fill The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano.

Fourteen-year-old Evelyns real name is Rosa but, since one of her middle names is Evelyn and shes tired of everything Puerto Rican, she decides to be called Evelyn. She is ashamed of her mother for being what she calls a slave to her work and, when her long-lost grandmother comes to visit, she is ashamed of her too. No one elses grandmother looks like hers, and no one else has a grandmother who is a Puerto Rican revolutionary. She is not interested in hearing about stories from Puerto Rico and just wants to be free to be herself.

When The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Ricans determined to change the neighborhood for the better, turn up in El Barrio, Evelyn is ashamed of them too. However, she gradually begins to change her mind as she learns the history of her people and what they suffered during The Ponce Massacre and El Grito de Lares at the hands of those wishing to silence their pleas for freedom. She undergoes a revolution of her own in all things Puerto Rican, while learning important facts about who she is and what she wants for her future.

Sonia Manzano, who would grow up and become Maria from Sesame Street, includes an Authors Note where she explains the facts behind this story and what it was like for her to be a part of this environment. She also includes a list of Young Lords articles for further reading to help educate readers in grades 6-10 about this period of history.
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en Puerto Rico la noticia la polica se enfrento a dos independentistas que intentaban sabotear unas torres de retransmisin de televisin en un cerro. decadas despues aun no esta totalmente esclarecido el suceso que dio muerte a los dos jovenes. el libro es escrito por el investigador del Senado de Puerto Rico que buscaba esclarecer los incidentes relacionados al plan que fue organizado por un agente encubierto de la policia de Puerto Rico
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En la forma de una coleccin de relatos urbanos, Jonas Cobos nos introduce al terror que hiela la sangre y transforma los sentidos. Aunque pudo haber explotado mejor varias de sus historias y la introduccin al estilo romntico del siglo XIX no calan, la obra es intensa y barroca, llena de sorpresas a cada esquina. Feliz lectura!
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The Rape Of Puerto Rico was informative. The information was short and to the point. I know now why Puerto Rico is in the shape its in. It's a quick crash course that bring you up to speed.
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Having recently lost my Abuela, this story really resonated with me. There were many instances where I could directly associate myself with the characters.

I still cannot read the whole thing without crying, but never the less I still read it to my son. It's a great little piece of Puerto Rico.
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As a Puerto Rican, it was quite a treat to see historical landmarks the way they were and then compared to their present state. I loved the photos and the journey they have inspired! Now I plan weekends to see and compare some of the sites in the books that are not in my hometown. A must for those who love history, architecture and Puerto Rico. This book is also good if you are taking a history of Puerto Rico class as it will make history more real and will help in visualizing the social-political context of the events you'll be studying.
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Excellent journey into the island of Puerto Rico during Spain's colonialism.
An unforgettable look at slavery during that sad period in history.
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Tengo este disco desde 1994 y hasta el sol de hoy lo disfruto como el primer dia que lo compre.  Es unos de esos discos que estan desapareciendo de las tiendas de discos y que vale la pena pagar la cantidad pedida.  Todos los 10 temas son exelentes y vale la pena repetirlo.  Las fotos incluidas en la produccion Fiebre De Luna puedes ver la belleza de Yolandita Monge y creo que ella esconde su edad exelentemente bien.  La llegue a ver en las fiestas patronales en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
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Love Hector Tobars writing. This is the second book I have read by him.  This is based on the story of a soldier of Guatamala and a young man whose wife & child were killed by the politicos.......very interesting
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Lectura obligada para todo el que quiera conocer algo distinto de la historia cont&eacute;mporanea de Puerto Rico. &iexcl; Magn&iacute;fica narraci&oacute;n y mejor documentaci&oacute;n! La Dra. Loyda Figueroa (QEPD) estar&iacute;a fascinada con la narrativa del Dr. Denis. &iexcl;&iexcl;Recomendada!!