Latina Power! Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve [Paperback]

Ana Nogales (Author), Laura Golden Bellotti (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2003

In this empowering guide, Dr. Ana Nogales encourages Latinas to move beyond their expected roles and become the women they wish to be by embracing the seven traits they inherit naturally from their Latino culture:

• Espíritu Creativo (Creative Spirit)
• The Aguantadora's (Survivor's) Passionate Determination
• The Comadre's (Girlfriend's) Networking Ability
• The Diplomática's (Diplomat's) Discretion
• The Atrevida's (Risktaker's) Courage
• The Malabarista's (Multitasker's) Balance
• La Reina's (A Diva's) Confidence

Each chapter features an interactive element, including a quiz to determine how strong each attribute is in the reader's own personality, plus exercises to reinforce each trait. Filled with the personal stories of successful Latinas, including novelist Isabelle Allende, TV journalist Cristina Saralegui, Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sánchez, Latina magazine founder Christy Haubegger, and entertainer Jaci Velásquez, Latina Power inspires readers to vigorously pursue their own dreams.

Editorial Reviews

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Lupe Ontlveros actress Like my mother used to say,"Educate a man and you will educate his sons; educate a woman, and you will educate generations." This book shows Latinas that we have the power to do precisely that.

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (New York) Finally, a book about Latinas by Latinas for Latinas! Through the journeys of these amazing women, we learn what makes Latinas who they are today. Their lives and stories provide us with something all Latinas need -- pure inspiration.

About the Author

Ana Nogales, Ph.D., the author of Dr. Ana Nogales' Book of Love, Sex, and Relationships, writes a weekly column, "Aqui Entre Nos," for La Opinión, and has been featured in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, the Los Angeles Times, and on NBC News and CNN en Español. A clinical psychologist and founder of Nogales Psychological Counseling, Inc., she lives in Orange County, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (September 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743236300
• ISBN-13: 978-0743236300
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Hold the Keys to Our Own Success, January 28, 2004

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"comadre_n" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latina Power! Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve (Paperback)

My husband gave me this book for Christmas and I read it with excitement, hope and a renewed feeling of joy for my Latina heritage.

Dr. Nogales looks into the traits we ALREADY possess, our strengths passed down to us from our grandmothers and mothers and shows us how they are useful survival skills. She gives wonderful examples of real world women who've used these innate skills to reach success in all walks of life.

What I particularly admire about Dr. Nogales' writing is that it is not elitist- it draws upon women's wisdom and shows the timeless wisdom we've all had access to from our female role models.

Whether you're rich or poor, educated or not, this book can reach you. It touched me and I recommend it to other women, Latinas or not.

I will use this book as a reference for my clients.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good, Muy buen Libro, June 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Latina Power! Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve (Paperback)

I got this book as gift of my now gringo husband...I really loved it. It is so very easy to read and understand and really untill you are reading most of these stories will sound so familiar if you are a latina women.. I just loved it.. and encoraged me to ahead hard for my goals.
Este libro es realmente alentador...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU GO GIRL! LATINA POWER!, June 8, 2009

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CHAKAKAN "LITA" (Lake Forrest, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latina Power! Using 7 Strengths You Already Have to Create the Success You Deserve (Paperback)

The question of why we as Latinas do the things that we do in our very own unique way may be answered in this enlightening book. When I was growing up and I would question the "rules of the house", my abuelita always had the same answer for me "that is the way it always has been done" she used to tell me "and you are not going to change things...a si que, aguantate". Written by Ana Nogales, Ph.D. with Laura Golden Bellotti, Latina Power is not your typical self-help book; it is a book that encourages self-awareness. Latina Power expands on the cultural traits Latinas have naturally inherited from our varied indigenous cultures. The book also shows Latinas how they can use these traits to enrich their everyday lives.---Inspired, in California