Download or read book And Let the Earth Tremble at Its Centers written by Gonzalo Celorio and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-11-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Juan Manuel Barrientos prefers footsteps to footnotes. Fighting a hangover, he manages to keep his appointment to lead a group of students on a walking lecture among the historic buildings of downtown Mexico City. When the students fail to show up, however, he undertakes a solo tour that includes more cantinas than cathedrals. Unable to resist either alcohol itself or the introspection it inspires, Professor Barrientos muddles his personal past with his historic surroundings, setting up an inevitable conclusion in the very center of Mexico City. First published in Mexico in the late 1990s, And Let the Earth Tremble at Its Centers was immediately lauded as a contemporary masterpiece in the long tradition of literary portraits of Mexico City. It is a book worthy of its dramatic title, which is drawn from a line in the Mexican national anthem. Gonzalo Celorio first earned a place among the leading figures of Mexican letters for his scholarship and criticism, and careful readers will recognize a scholar's attention to accuracy within the novel's dyspeptic descriptions of Mexico City. The places described are indeed real (this edition includes a map that marks those visited in the story), though a few have since closed or been put to new uses. Dick Gerdes's elegant translation now preserves them all for a new audience.

Download or read book The Routledge Companion on Architecture Literature and The City written by Jonathan Charley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion breaks new ground in our knowledge and understanding of the diverse relationships between literature, architecture, and the city, which together form a field of interdisciplinary research that is one of the most innovative and exciting to have emerged in recent years. Bringing together a wide variety of contributors, not only writers, architectural and literary scholars, and social scientists, but graphic novelists and artists, the book offers contemporary essays on everything from science fiction and the crime novel, to poetry, comics and oral history. It is structured into two sections: History, Narrative and Genre, and Strategy, Language and Form. Including over ninety illustrations, the book is a must read for academics and students.

Download or read book Acapulco and Southern Pacific Mexico Travel Adventures written by Vivien Lougheed and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide focuses on Acapulco and the coastal region south of that city. It is based on our comprehensive 500-page guide to Mexico's Pacific Coast. The Pacific coast of Mexico is a playground for active travelers. Warm waves and sunny skies attract the b

Download or read book Mazatlan and Vicinity written by Vivien Lougheed and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photos and maps throughout. Here you'll find every practical detail on the Mazatlan area that you need, as well as town and regional maps and sound travel advice from an author who knows the region intimately. Adventures range from cultural to physical. Learn Spanish in Mazatlan's top language school, explore nature at Teacapan, or wander around the Piedre Labradas, ancient stone carvings lying on the beach at Estacion Dimas, just north of the city. A walking tour of the city itself takes you to historic houses, delightful plazas, museums and gardens. Surrounding towns - Tepic, Guasave, San Blas - are also covered. Parks and reserves are given special attention, with tips for birders and nature lovers.

Download or read book I Don t Give a F written by Prem Dayal and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I DON'T GIVE A F***! American Mantras to Free the Spirit (A Roadmap to Enlightenment for Godless Mystics). Good old Socrates said: all I know is that I know nothing. If Socrates didn't know it, imagine what it is that I don't know! But there are a hell of a lot of people who say they know a lot, and are therefore much smarter than I and even smarter than Socrates, who certainly would not be someone to be ashamed of as a classmate. There are those who speak with angels, who speak with the dead, with forest creatures, extraterrestrials, goblins and animals... and the luckiest of all speak long distance with God. Sadly, it often happens that these same people, found talking candidly with ghosts, plants, UFOs, sheep, cows and all types of beasts, have serious difficulty communicating with their own children, their partners or with the valet parking dude.

Download or read book Mexico written by Allan B. Cobb and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A land where many Indian civilizations rose and fell long before the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, Mexico was transformed under Spanish rule into a colony with a government that mixed European ideas and local customs. As technology becomes more widespread, Mexico prepares to enter the global economy. Tracing the development of Mexico from long-vanished pre-Columbian cultures to the bustling Mexico City of today, this colorful volume informs readers with a detailed text and eye-catching photographs of original sources that have had enduring influences on Mexican life and culture.

Download or read book The Course of Mexican Music written by Janet Sturman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Course of Mexican Music provides students with a cohesive introductory understanding of the scope and influence of Mexican music. The textbook highlights individual musical examples as a means of exploring the processes of selection that led to specific musical styles in different times and places, with a supporting companion website with audio and video tracks helping to reinforce readers' understanding of key concepts. The aim is for students to learn an exemplary body of music as a window for understanding Mexican music, history and culture in a manner that reveals its importance well beyond the borders of that nation.

Download or read book Mapping the Megalopolis written by Glen David Kuecker and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping the Megalopolis: Order and Disorder in Mexico City brings the humanities and the social sciences into a conversation about Mexico City in its social, political, and aesthetic manifestations. Through a shared exploration of the order and disorder that mutually constitute the city, contributing authors engage topics such as the privatization of public space, challenges to existing conceptualizations of the urban form, and variations on the flâneur and other urban actors. Mexico City is truly a city of versions, and Mapping the Megalopolis celebrates the intersection of the image of the city and the lived experience of it. Readers will find substantive entries on a great variety of Mexico City’s monumental and counter-monumental spaces, as well as some of its pivotal contemporary debates and cultural products. The volume serves both as supplemental reading on the world city or the Latin American city, and as a central text in a multidisciplinary study of Mexico City.

Download or read book Adventure Guide Puerto Vallarta and Vicinity written by Vivien Lougheed and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed guide to every aspect of the destination: history, culture, foods, restaurants, hotels, sightseeing, things to do. This guide covers Puerto Vallarta & Vacinity.

Download or read book NLT Thinline Center Column Reference Bible Filament Enabled Edition Red Letter Genuine Leather Brown written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 1337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text Bible reimagined. The new NLT Thinline Center-Column Reference Bible, Filament-Enabled Edition features readable text, an attractive layout, and center-column cross-references in a thin, easy-to-carry size. It also features the Tyndale Hebrew and Greek word-study system providing helpful insights into the meaning of the original languages as well as book introductions and a concordance. Part study Bible, part devotional, the NLT Thinline Center-Column Reference Bible, Filament-Enabled Edition, features a timeless and classic design and the clear and accurate New Living Translation (NLT). It also features the innovative Filament Bible app, which enables you to use your mobile phone or tablet to connect every page to a vast array of related content, including study notes, devotionals, interactive maps, informative videos, and worship music. Special features of this NLT Bible include: Filament Bible app Words of Jesus in red Thousands of cross-references Quality lay-flat Smyth-sewn binding Tyndale Verse Finder Center-column references Greek and Hebrew word study system Book introductions Concordance A Visual Overview of the Bible Enhance Your Bible Studying through the Free Filament App This app enables you to use your mobile phone or tablet to connect every page to a vast array of related content, including: 25,000+ study notes 350+ videos 40+ maps and infographics 400+ profiles and articles 1,500+ devotionals Library of worship music The Filament Bible app turns this Bible into a powerful study and devotional experience, offering more to expand your mind and touch your heart than you can possibly hold in your hand. And there is no additional cost for the Filament Bible app. No additional purchase. No additional size or weight. Of course, you can use this Bible without the app, but when you want to dig deeper, grab your phone or tablet and open the Filament Bible app. It's so easy to use. The New Living Translation is a clear and accurate English translation of the Bible. It's easy to understand, and it conveys the precise meaning of the original languages in a flowing, effortless writing style that promotes comfortable and meaningful reading.

Download or read book NLT Thinline Center Column Reference Bible Filament Enabled Edition Red Letter Leatherlike Rustic Brown Indexed written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 1337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text Bible reimagined. The new NLT Thinline Center-Column Reference Bible, Filament-Enabled Edition features readable text, an attractive layout, and center-column cross-references in a thin, easy-to-carry size. It also features the Tyndale Hebrew and Greek word-study system providing helpful insights into the meaning of the original languages as well as book introductions and a concordance. Part study Bible, part devotional, the NLT Thinline Center-Column Reference Bible, Filament-Enabled Edition, features a timeless and classic design and the clear and accurate New Living Translation (NLT). It also features the innovative Filament Bible app, which enables you to use your mobile phone or tablet to connect every page to a vast array of related content, including study notes, devotionals, interactive maps, informative videos, and worship music. Special features of this NLT Bible include: Filament Bible app Words of Jesus in red Thousands of cross-references Quality lay-flat Smyth-sewn binding Tyndale Verse Finder Center-column references Greek and Hebrew word study system Book introductions Concordance A Visual Overview of the Bible Enhance Your Bible Studying through the Free Filament App This app enables you to use your mobile phone or tablet to connect every page to a vast array of related content, including: 25,000+ study notes 350+ videos 40+ maps and infographics 400+ profiles and articles 1,500+ devotionals Library of worship music The Filament Bible app turns this Bible into a powerful study and devotional experience, offering more to expand your mind and touch your heart than you can possibly hold in your hand. And there is no additional cost for the Filament Bible app. No additional purchase. No additional size or weight. Of course, you can use this Bible without the app, but when you want to dig deeper, grab your phone or tablet and open the Filament Bible app. It's so easy to use. The New Living Translation is a clear and accurate English translation of the Bible. It's easy to understand, and it conveys the precise meaning of the original languages in a flowing, effortless writing style that promotes comfortable and meaningful reading.

Download or read book Las hijas de Juan written by Josie Méndez-Negrete and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las hijas de Juan shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and a hopeful meditation on healing, it is Josie Méndez-Negrete’s story of how she and her siblings and mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father. Méndez-Negrete was born in Mexico, in the state of Zacatecas. She recalls a joyous childhood growing up in the midst of Tabasco, a vibrant town filled with extended family. Her father, though, had dreams of acquiring wealth in el norte. He worked sun-up to sun-down in the fields of south Texas. Returning home to Mexico, his pockets full of dollars, he spent evenings drinking and womanizing. When Méndez-Negrete was eleven, her father moved the family to the United States, where they eventually settled in California’s Santa Clara Valley. There her father began molesting his daughters, viciously beating them and their mother. Within the impoverished immigrant family, the abuse continued for years, until a family friend brought it to the attention of child welfare authorities. Méndez-Negrete’s father was tried, convicted, and imprisoned. Las hijas de Juan is told chronologically, from the time Méndez-Negrete was a child until she was a young adult trying, along with the rest of her family, to come to terms with her father’s brutal legacy. It is a harrowing story of abuse and shame compounded by cultural and linguistic isolation and a system of patriarchy that devalues the experiences of women and girls. At the same time, Las hijas de Juan is an inspiring tale, filled with strong women and hard-won solace found in traditional Mexican cooking, songs, and storytelling.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater written by Eladio Cortes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin American culture has given birth to numerous dramatic works, though it has often been difficult to locate information about these plays and playwrights. This volume traces the history of Latin American theater, including the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States, and surveys its history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Sections cover individual Latin American countries. Each section features alphabetically arranged entries for playwrights, independent theaters, and cultural movements. The volume begins with an overview of the development of theater in Latin America. Each of the country sections begins with an introductory survey and concludes with copious bibliographical information. The entries for playwrights provide factual information about the dramatist's life and works and place the author within the larger context of international literature. Each entry closes with a list of works by and about the playwright. A selected, general bibliography appears at the end of the volume.

Download or read book NKJV Billy Graham Training Center Bible written by Thomas Nelson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 1497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Billy Graham Training Center Bible is a valuable resource that guides you to discover what the Bible says about anger, forgiveness, grief, marriage, peace, salvation, suffering, and temptation - more than 100 time-tested answers to your toughest questions from over 50 years of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's ministry. With an easy-to-use index, each topic is covered in a series of helpful chained notes throughout the Bible text, which clearly guide the reader to discover what the Bible says about his or her deepest needs.

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Download or read book Drawing the Line written by Edwin Danson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson’s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Features numerous updates and revisions reflecting new information that has come to light on surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon Reveals the true origin of the survey’s starting point and the actual location of the surveyors’ observatory in Embreeville Offers expanded information on Mason and Dixon’s transit of Venus adventures, which would be an important influence on their future work, and on Mason’s final years pursuing a share of the fabulous Longitude prize, and his death in Philadelphia Includes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilized to establish the Mason-Dixon Line