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Book Hanging Out

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sheila Liming
  • Publisher : Melville House
  • Release : 2023-01-24
  • ISBN : 1685890067
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Hanging Out written by Sheila Liming and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hide your phone, stop hustling for a second, and read this passionate argument for the importance of unstructured pre-digital hang." —People Loneliness is an epidemic; it feels harder than ever to connect with others meaningfully. What can we do to remedy this? Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. With the introduction of AI and constant Zoom meetings, our lives have become more fractured, digital and chaotic. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time shows us what we have lost to the frenetic pace of digital life and how to get it back. Combining personal narrative with pungent analyses of books, movies, and TV shows, Sheila Liming shows us how the new social landscape deadens our connections with others — connections that are vital to both self-care and to a vibrant community. Whether drinking with strangers in a distant city or jamming with musician friends in an abandoned Pittsburgh row house, Liming demonstrates that unstructured social time is the key to a freer, happier sense of self. Hanging Out shows how simple acts of casual connection are the glue that binds us together, and how community is the antidote to the disconnection and isolation that dominates contemporary life. "The book conceives of hanging out as a way to reclaim time as something other than a raw ingredient to be converted into productivity." —New York Times “Rich with illuminating stories.” —Slate "We could all use more of that blissfully unstructured social time, posits Sheila Liming in the well-considered series of arguments found in Hanging Out." —Reader's Digest "Opens with a simple and expansive account of what hanging out is … Liming dedicates much of the book to stories from her past. She has lived an interesting life, and she tells these stories well.” —Washington Post "Sharp and vivid writing … a layered exploration of social dynamics that contains some textured literary criticism.” —Bookforum "More books about hanging out, less about productivity please. Sheila Liming sees the gap in our thinking about time, and the true worth in spending it in an unstructured fashion with members of our community.” —LitHub

Book Making Out In Spanish

Download or read book Making Out In Spanish written by Celia Espelleta and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Out in Spanish is a fun, accessible and thorough Spanish phrase book and guide to the Spanish language as it's really spoken. Te adoro! Cuando puedo volver a verte?--(I adore you! When can I see you next time?) Answer this correctly in Spanish, and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! Spanish classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios, but chances are while in a Spanish speaking country you will spend a lot more time trying to make new friends or start new romances--something you may not be prepared for. If you are a student, businessman or tourist traveling to Latin America or Spain and would like to have an authentic and meaningful experience, the key is being able to speak like a local. This friendly and easy-to-use Spanish phrasebook makes this possible. Making Out in Spanish has been carefully designed to act as a guide to modern colloquial Spanish for use in everyday informal interactions--giving access to the sort of catchy Spanish expressions that aren't covered in traditional language materials. As well as the Latin script, each expression is now given in phonetics, making pronunciation a breeze. (For example, Buana idea! is also written as BWE-na ee-DE-a!). This Spanish phrasebook includes: Information about Latin American Spanish vs. Spain Spanish as well as regional dialects. A guide to pronouncing Spanish words correctly. Explanations of basic Spanish grammar, such as question forms, male vs. female, formal vs. informal and vowel stress. Complete Spanish translations including phonetic script. Useful and interesting notes on Spanish language and culture. Lots of colorful, fun and useful expressions not covered in other phrasebooks. Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include: Making Out in Chinese, Making Out in Indonesian, Making Out in Thai, Making Out in Korean, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, Making Out in Burmese, Making Out in Tagalog, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Arabic, Making Out in English, More Making Out in Korean, and More Making Out in Japanese.

Book Teens in Spain

Download or read book Teens in Spain written by Jason Skog and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the social life, customs, and culture of teenagers living in Spain.

Book Frommer s  Irreverent Guide to Manhattan

Download or read book Frommer s Irreverent Guide to Manhattan written by Ethan Wolff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan is as brash and ballsy as the Big Apple itself. You'll get the straight scoop on old chestnuts like the Empire State Building, as well as the skinny on new hotspots such as the sleek "neo-lounges" on the Lower East Side. With the Irreverent Guide, you'll become as mobile as the locals: a dim sum brunch in a bustling Chinatown banquet hall is just a subway ride away from a soul-food dinner in Harlem. Discover one of the city's secret bargains: the free ride on the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. In the Irreverent Guide to Manhattan, the gloriously decadent City that Never Sleeps is made both manageable and deliciously fun—whether you choose to pursue the high life at the model hangouts and caviar bars or get down with the low life at Punjabi tandoor delis and cheesy karaoke bars.

Book Hanging Out with the Most High God Books One and Two

Download or read book Hanging Out with the Most High God Books One and Two written by Gordon Kinard Bell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Party Spain

    Book Details:
  • Author : PartyEarth LLC
  • Publisher : Party Earth, LLC
  • Release : 2006-03
  • ISBN : 9780976112037
  • Pages : 118 pages

Download or read book Party Spain written by PartyEarth LLC and published by Party Earth, LLC. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect supplement to traditional guidebooks, Party Spain is packed with hundreds of reviews of fun and social, day and night activities in the hottest parts of Spain. The unique manner in which it is written enables young travelers to customize reviews to match their own definition of fun in order to maximize every moment of their time abroad.

Book Spain on Screen

Download or read book Spain on Screen written by A. Davies and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the far-reaching shifts that have occurred in the Spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in European cinema.

Book Hanging On A String

    Book Details:
  • Author : Janette McCarthy Louard
  • Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
  • Release : 2012-03-01
  • ISBN : 0758281617
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Hanging On A String written by Janette McCarthy Louard and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Choice Has Its Dangers Jasmine Spain knows a lot about expectations. She grew up in a family of prominent lawyers, and her parents expected their Ivy League--educated daughter to marry a well-to-do man while making them proud. Instead, at thirty-four, Jasmine is divorced and living in a one-bedroom apartment while working at a mid-sized African-American law firm. It's as far from her parents' social-climbing values as she can get, but at least she can sleep at night--until Chester Jackson, a partner and ex-boyfriend, is found murdered. . . Jasmine knows a lot of people would have loved to have sent the charming but ruthless Chester to his grave. But when she takes over his case load, she discovers more than she bargained for--a decade-old rape case, shady deals, blackmail. Suddenly the only person Jasmine can turn to for help is the detective assigned to the case, Marcus Claremont. Their attraction is as intense as it is immediate. Born and raised in the projects, the hardworking detective is nothing like the sort of pedigreed man her parents would want for her, but he may be everything Jasmine's ever needed. . .if they can stay alive. . .

Book Hanging Out in Spain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Amanda Buttinger
  • Publisher : *Frommers
  • Release : 2001-06-15
  • ISBN : 9780764562457
  • Pages : 788 pages

Download or read book Hanging Out in Spain written by Amanda Buttinger and published by *Frommers. This book was released on 2001-06-15 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new breed of travel guides, the first student guides to satisfy the real needs and interests of a college-age crowd. The tone: fresh, sarcastic, irreverent, intrepid, but not anti-intellectual. This complete guide covers Spain's hottest party towns and resorts, most gorgeous (and challenging) outdoor spots, and secluded towns where you can lay low and mingle with the locals. We highlight everything a hip, young crowd wants: the club and music scene, the best bars, hanging out, retro shopping, cheap eats and sleeps, the gay and lesbian scene, a fresh take on all the cultural sights, and more! Hanging Out in Spain covers Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and much more, all with dozens of maps.

Book Spain For Dummies

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  • Author : Neil Edward Schlecht
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2007-06-12
  • ISBN : 0470139129
  • Pages : 556 pages

Download or read book Spain For Dummies written by Neil Edward Schlecht and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art and architecture lovers, ecotourists, history buffs, gourmands, wine aficionados, culture scholars, outdoor sports fanatics—Spain truly has something for everyone. Its good weather and many varied attractions make it ideal for year-round vacationing. Spain is the home of diverse cultures and traditions. From the stoic independence of the Basques to the progressive architecture and design of the Catalans and the sultry rhythms and sun-drenched siestas of the Andalusians, you’ll discover an intriguing, welcoming country. This guide gets you going with info on: The three major areas: Northern Spain, including Barcelona, the Costa Brava, and the Basque Country; Central Spain, including Madrid and Castile, and Southern Spain, including Andalusia, Seville, Cordoba, and Granada How to get the best seats at a bullfight Strolling Barcelona’s La Rambia, a vibrant street parade, or tripping along on a tavern and tapas crawl Racing with beasts at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona or leisurely strolling the crooked streets in a lively old district such as Cordoba’s Juderia, Salamanca’s old quarter, Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, Granada’s Albaycin District, and more Exploring some of the finest art museums in Europe and seeing masterpieces by El Greco, Goya, Picasso, Miro, Dali, Chillida, Titian, Raphael, Botticelli, Rubens, and more Dining on Catalan haute cuisine in Barcelona, traditional Basque dishes in Bilbao, nueva cocina vasca in SanSebastian, truffles and foie gras in Madrid, regional and traditional French dishes in Cordoba, or tantalizing tapas anywhere Architecture dating back to the Romans and Moors, including Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, Segovia’s Roman Aqueduct, Avila’s city walls, and Granada’s Alhambra, a place of magic, mystery, and legend Staying in an opulent easly-20th-century palace, a 16th century convent, a farmhouse estate dating to the tenth century, an intimate inn, or roughing it and backpacking around Spain Meandering through Andalusia’s pueblos blancos amid the rolling hills and olive groves and near the famous sherry wineries and prancing horses in Jerez and the southern beaches of the Costa de la Lux and Costa del Sol Like every For Dummies travel guide, Spain For Dummies, 4th Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Handy Post-it Flags to mark your favorite pages Whether you enjoy fiestas or siestas, vibrant cities or laid-back seacoasts, with this guide, you can plan a fantástico vacation.

Book Rick Steves Spain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rick Steves
  • Publisher : Rick Steves
  • Release : 2024-07-02
  • ISBN : 164171610X
  • Pages : 1132 pages

Download or read book Rick Steves Spain written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Spain. Savor authentic paella, run with the bulls in Pamplona, or relax on Barcelona's beaches: experience it all with Rick! Inside Rick Steves Spain you'll find: Fully updated, comprehensive coverage for planning a multi-week trip to Spain Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from El Escorial and the great mosque of Córdoba to medieval bars serving house-made madroño liqueur How to connect with local culture: Enjoy a flamenco show in Madrid, chat with fans about the latest fútbol match, or meander down winding streets in search of the best tapas Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a glass of sangria Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and incredible museums Vital trip-planning tools, like how to link destinations, build your itinerary, and get from place to place Detailed maps, plus a fold-out map for exploring on the go Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Coverage of Barcelona, Basque Country, Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela, León, Salamanca, Madrid, El Escorial, the Valley of the Fallen, Segovia, Toledo, Granada, Sevilla, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain's Southern Coast, Gibraltar, Morocco, and more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Spain. Planning a one-week trip? Check out Rick Steves Best of Spain.

Book Blowing up the Rock  German  Italian and Spanish Sabotage attacks on Gibraltar during the Second World War

Download or read book Blowing up the Rock German Italian and Spanish Sabotage attacks on Gibraltar during the Second World War written by Bernard O'Connor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-01-05 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War, Gibraltar faced the threat of invasion by Italy, Germany, and Spain. The Abwehr, the German Intelligence Service, rather than use their own saboteurs, paid young Spanish men to undertake over sixty sabotage attacks on military installations and shipping with limited success. The Italian Decima Flotilla MAS, a specialist team of underwater frogmen, launched eight attacks which were relatively successful and Spanish Falangists made several unsuccessful attempts. The British Secret Intelligence Service endeavoured to stop or at least limit such attacks. Using contemporary files from the National Archives in Kew, autobiographies, biographies, histories and newspaper articles, this documentary history investigates the successes and failures of these attacks on Gibraltar and the roles played by intelligence officers, agents, double agents in discovering and preventing such acts. The book sheds light on an unusual and largely overlooked aspect of Gibraltar's history.

Book On the Spanish Main  Or  Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien

Download or read book On the Spanish Main Or Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien written by John Masefield and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien" by John Masefield. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book Meet Me in Barcelona

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mary Carter
  • Publisher : Kensington Books
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 0758284721
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Meet Me in Barcelona written by Mary Carter and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprise trip to Barcelona with her boyfriend, Jake, seems like the perfect antidote to Grace Sawyer's current woes. The city is dazzling and unpredictable, but the biggest surprise for Grace is discovering who arranged and paid for the vacation. Carrie Ann wasn't just Grace's foster sister. Clever, pretty, and mercurial, she was her best friend--until everything went terribly wrong. Now, as she flees an abusive marriage, Carrie Ann has turned to the one person she hopes will come through for her. Despite her initial misgivings, Grace wants to help. But then Carrie Ann and Jake both go missing. Stunned and confused, Grace begins to realize how much of herself she's kept from Jake--and how much of Carrie Ann she never understood. Soon Grace is baited into following a trail of scant clues across Spain, determined to find the truth, even if she must revisit her troubled past to do it. . . Mary Carter's intriguing novel delves into the complexities of childhood bonds, the corrosive weight of guilt and blame, and all the ways we try--and often fail--to truly know the ones we love. Praise for Mary Carter "A touching novel." --Publishers Weekly on The Things I Do For You "This is guaranteed to become one of the books on your shelf that you'll want to read again." --The Free Lance-Star on The Pub Across the Pond

Book Performative Linguistic Space

Download or read book Performative Linguistic Space written by Neriko Musha Doerr and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores "performative linguistic space", namely a space which ushers or hinders linguistic practices. Space is made productive as a result of individuals who bring linguistic politics from diverse spaces into new ones. By moving away from the notions of discrete units of language and linguistic communities associated with a specific space, this volume suggests a fluid productive aspect of space. It goes beyond the assumed space-linguistic community association through ethnographic accounts that mediate linguistic anthropology, cultural geography, sociolinguistics, and deaf studies.

Book The Spanish Spotlight

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronaldo Siète
  • Publisher : Editorial Perdido
  • Release : 2023-01-04
  • ISBN : 9492389282
  • Pages : 137 pages

Download or read book The Spanish Spotlight written by Ronaldo Siète and published by Editorial Perdido. This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best spy story; the worst spy. Stopping a war is child's play. Pleasing a child is killing. The world is in danger. There is a war going on in the Middle East. Innocent people are dying. The only man with enough power to stop the bombing is Mr Johnsson, the Secretary of Defence of the USA. Right now, he's on a short vacation in Marbella, a perfect chance for #3, The Diplomat, to talk with him. Mr Johnsson doesn't want to talk. He wants to spend time with his teenage daughter. The LSD doesn't give up: "What if we give your little girl the best day ever?" After his success in Brest, #5, The Runner, finally gets the chance to do some real spy-work: babysitting. Child's play? A Miss mission is as good as a mile.

Book Call to Prayer

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Walters
  • Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
  • Release : 2004-05
  • ISBN : 9781589395923
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Call to Prayer written by Brian Walters and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first book, "Searching for the Holy Grail," Brian Walters takes the reader on a compelling modern-day Grand Tour of Western Europe and in his second book, "Fallen," he embarks on an introspective journey through Ireland and Eastern Europe during the tragic events of September 11. In his new book, "Call to Prayer," he sets off on his next great adventure, a three-week tour of Spain, Portugal ad Morocco. Join the author and his eclectic band of young travelers as they listen to haunting fado melodies in Lisbon, witness a bullfight in Spain, barter with Berber carpet salesmen in F?'s Medina, and ride camels in the Sahara.Along the way, you will bask in the fascinating history of the Moors, delve into the horrors of the Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition, and learn about Islam from a man named Mohammed. Once again, Brian Walters uses his keen insight, wry wit and passion for travel to take the reader on an unforgettable journey.