“victor villasenor”

From the bestselling author of "Thirteen Senses" and "Rain of Gold" comes a memoir that explores the transformation of a culturally discriminated, misunderstood young man into the bestselling writer the public knows today.From one of America's most beloved authors comes a raw and unnerving memoir th... More

Standing at the podium, Victor Villasenor looked at the group of educators amassed before him, and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart, he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through, to h... More

De pie frente al publico, Victor Villasenor miro al grupo de maestros sentados frente a el, y su mente se lleno de recuerdos de infancia llenos de humillacion y abuso por parte de sus profesores. Se sintio enfurecer. Con el corazon en la mano, comenzo a hablar de esos abusos. Y cuando termino, para ... More

A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, this book continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller "Rain of Gold." Villaseor brings readers into the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like world of his colorful, immigrant family. 8-page photo insert. Print features... More

From Victor Villase-or, author of the critically acclaimed bestseller "Rain of Gold," comes the stunning story of a young man's coming of age--a novel that captures the cadences and color, passion and pride of the Mexican-American experience. Roberto Garcia was only seventeen. But he already had big... More

Rain of Gold, the magical Mexican-American family saga and critically acclaimed bestseller, is now available for Spanish-speaking readers in "Lluvia De Oro." "Rain of Gold" is the captivating true story of author Victor Villasenor's Mexican-American family heritage and of the people who fled war-tor... More

In his critically acclaimed bestseller "Rain of Gold," Victor Villase-or brought his mother's family vividly to life. In "Wild Steps Of Heaven," he turns to his father's family, the Villase-ors. Against a vivid backdrop of love and war, magic and heroism, the author breathes life into his father's p... More

This all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success is the Hispanic Roots.This is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. It focuses on three generations of Villasenor's kin, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their i... More

From America's most beloved Mexican-American writer comes this compelling memoir of his adolescent search for meaning and identity. When Victor Villasenor turned sixteen, his father's gift of a brand-new, turquoise pick-up truck was accompanied by another gift: words of wisdom that would guide him o... More

This phenomenal national bestseller has received extraordinary reviews and avid national media attention. Novelist Villasenor tells the true-life saga of one family's journey from the days of Pancho Villa in war-ravaged Mexico to the Prohibition era in California.... More