Download or read book The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. “Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book Review The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting." Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous—Cisneros’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street or Toni Morrison’s Sula, it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling one’s story and of being proud of where you're from.

Download or read book The Dialogic Emergence of Culture written by Dennis Tedlock and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major figures in contemporary anthropology present a dialogic critique of ethnography. Moving beyond sociolinguistics and performance theory, and inspired by Bakhtin and by their own field experiences, the contributors revise notions of where culture actually resides. This pioneering effort integrates a concern for linguistic processes with interpretive approaches to culture. Culture and ethnography are located in social interaction. The collection contains dialogues that trace the entire course of ethnographic interpretation, from field research to publication. The authors explore an anthropology that actively acknowledges the dialogical nature of its own production. Chapters strike a balance between theory and practice and will also be of interest in cultural studies, literary criticism, linguistics, and philosophy. CONTRIBUTORS: Deborah Tannen, John Attinasi, Paul Friedrich, Billie Jean Isbell, Allan F. Burns, Jane H. Hill, Ruth Behar, Jean DeBernardi, R. P. McDermott, Henry Tylbor, Alton L. Becker, Bruce Mannheim, Dennis Tedlock

Download or read book United States Board on Geographic Names Gazetteer written by United States Board on Geographic Names and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cuba written by United States. Office of Geography and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gloria and Esperanza written by Julie Bovasso and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1969 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A poet one day takes a draft that transports him over the rainbow into the land of chimeras and wicked wizards. In the real world he leaves behind, he is victimized by his vulgar mistress who steals his materials and sells them to the mailman. Then a landlord cuts himself in on the action, and finally an internal revenue man. Many people live high off the hog of the writer's back. Meanwhile, the poet confronts a psychiatrist who is obsessed with penes as though with God and who measures genius by them. He escapes from him, only to end up in the looney bin where he meets Sts. Anthony (a nut for flagellation), Augustine, Teresa (a male, and later stripper), and even the Prince of Darkness himself. Now his job is to escape from the Prince. All of this becomes the subject of his latest "secret book," which then becomes a means of even more money for the parasites who steal from him."--Publisher.

Download or read book Look The Other Way written by Leigh Jones and published by Galveston Crime Scene Press. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman found bleeding to death on a stranger’s front lawn uses her last breath to whisper two words: I’m sorry. That’s a first for reporter Kate Bennett. She’s determined to find out why a murder victim felt compelled to apologize. And she can’t wait to splash the news of an arrest in 48-point type across the front page of the Galveston Gazette. Detective Peter Johnson has seen his share of human carnage. He knows from experience justice isn’t always that swift or simple. When the case goes cold right from the start, he clings to faith that the killer will eventually face a reckoning. But that’s not good enough for Kate. Vowing to find the answers he couldn’t, she quickly discovers the truth costs more than some people are willing to pay. Can Johnson convince her that justice is still worth fighting for, even if she can’t see it on this side of eternity? Look The Other Way is contemporary Christian suspense exploring questions of faith and justice in an imperfect world that desperately needs both.

Download or read book Officer Buckle and Gloria written by Peggy Rathmann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-09-28 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, and the myriad safety tips -- such as 'always pull the toothpick out of your sandwhich' and 'never lick a stop sign in the winter' -- add to the enjoyment. A glorious picture book." -- The Horn Book"Rathmann is a quick rising star in the world of chidren's books. In this book, she again shows her flair for creating real characters, dramatic situations and for knowing what will make young audiences giggle and think." -- Children's Book Review Magazine"Rathman brings a lighter-than-air comic touch to this outstanding, solid-as-a-brick picture book." -- Publisher's Weekly"A five-star performance." -- School Library Journal

Download or read book Listening for Lions written by Gloria Whelan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her family’s malicious neighbors. Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she's forced into a life of deception. Like the lion, she must be patient and strong, awaiting the moment when she can take control of her own fate—and find her way home again at last. Named one of New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, this tale of a strong young heroine “in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett” (School Library Journal), by award-winning master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan, is a perfect read for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.

Download or read book 365 Days of Praise 365 D as De Alabanza Vol 1 written by International Bilingual Hymns Project and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am with you every day, even till the end of the world. Jesus Christ Yo estoy con ustedes todos los das, hasta el fin del mundo. Jesucristo Jesus is here with us every day. This is His promise. Jess est aqu con nosotros todos los das. sta es Su promesa. Our mission is your invitation to participate in this project. Nuestra misin es tu invitacin a participar en este proyecto. Use these songs daily to improve your knowledge of the Bible. Usa estas canciones diariamente para mejorar tu conocimiento de la Biblia. Use them to improve your bilingual skillsspeaking and reading and writing. salas para mejorar tus habilidades bilingeshablar y leer y escribir. We are inviting everyone to join in with your own music and melodies. Estamos invitando a todo el mundo a unirse con tu propia msica y melodas. Translate these songs into your own language to spread the message. Traduce estas canciones a tu propio idioma para difundir el mensaje. All these lyrics rhyme in English, and you can publish your own book. Todas estas letras riman en ingls, y t puedes publicar tu propio libro. You can translate the songs on our CD into your own language. Puedes traducir las canciones de nuestro CD a tu propio idioma. Please listen to the songs at www.wearechildrenofGod.com. Por favor escucha las canciones en www.somoshijosdeDios.com. You can release your CD with your group or record the songs in the studio. Puedes sacar tu CD con tu grupo o grabar las canciones en el estudio. The love of God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit is infinite. And it saves us! El amor de Dios y Jess y el Espritu Santo es infinito. Y nos salva! Have faith! To ask is to receive, to seek is to find, and to knock is to open. Ten fe! Pedir es recibir, buscar es encontrar, y llamar es abrir.

Download or read book Michigan Discussions in Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Colombia written by United States. Office of Geography and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Esperanza Speaks written by Gloria Rudolf and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esperanza Speaks examines a century-long process of socioeconomic change in rural Panama through the experiences of one woman, Esperanza Ruiz, and four generations of her family. The intimate narrative shows how ordinary people, through their choices and actions, are affected by and, in turn, can affect how history unfolds. Readers see Esperanza’s family as both victims and protagonists in their own histories. Born into rural poverty with limited options, they still find small openings to try to improve their lives. Sometimes successful, sometimes not, they survive by drawing on their only abundant resource: each other. Based on twenty field visits over the course of fifty years, Esperanza Speaks is the result of a dedicated anthropologist’s long-term engagement with the individuals of a single community, and a beautiful example of ethnographic storytelling.

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Download or read book Avenue of Mysteries written by John Irving and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Irving returns to the themes that established him as one of our most admired and beloved authors in this absorbing novel of fate and memory. In Avenue of Mysteries, Juan Diego—a fourteen-year-old boy, who was born and grew up in Mexico—has a thirteen-year-old sister. Her name is Lupe, and she thinks she sees what’s coming—specifically, her own future and her brother’s. Lupe is a mind reader; she doesn’t know what everyone is thinking, but she knows what most people are thinking. Regarding what has happened, as opposed to what will, Lupe is usually right about the past; without your telling her, she knows all the worst things that have happened to you. Lupe doesn’t know the future as accurately. But consider what a terrible burden it is, if you believe you know the future—especially your own future, or, even worse, the future of someone you love. What might a thirteen-year-old girl be driven to do, if she thought she could change the future? As an older man, Juan Diego will take a trip to the Philippines, but what travels with him are his dreams and memories; he is most alive in his childhood and early adolescence in Mexico. As we grow older—most of all, in what we remember and what we dream—we live in the past. Sometimes, we live more vividly in the past than in the present. Avenue of Mysteries is the story of what happens to Juan Diego in the Philippines, where what happened to him in the past—in Mexico—collides with his future.

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