Download or read book Selena written by Joe Nick Patoski and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1997 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selena Quintanilla was a vibrant performer, wildly popular in the growing field of Tejano music. But her rising star suddenly fell when she was murdered at the age of 23. Now her life, her work, and her musical legacy have been documented. This work recounts Selena's tragically short life, from the ups and downs of her career to her stunning transformation into a sensual Latina superstar.
Download or read book Reading Queer written by Maureen Seaton and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: READING QUEER: POETRY IN A TIME OF CHAOS, edited by Neil de la Flor and Maureen Seaton, is a collection of the most subversive, gritty, moving, and courageous writing to come out of the U.S. queer community in recent political times. ¿When we started to solicit material for the anthology in 2015,¿ says Seaton & de la Flor, ¿we didn¿t expect to compile a survival manual. Overnight, the work of these fifty poets became even more crucial. It became sacred.¿ READING QUEER: POETRY IN A TIME OF CHAOS brings the LGBTQI community together in the spirit and solidarity of poetry at its finest and fiercest. ¿It is our gift to all conscious citizens. With love.¿ (Seaton & de la Flor).
Download or read book A Red Flower written by Vsevolod Garshlin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little tale is a terrible indictment against war, and yet it is written with utmost simplicity — a really artistic simplicity which permits its being placed side by side with the best pages of Turgenev and Tolstoy. In 1879 an execution was pending at St. Petersburg, and the summary justice of a court-martial had produced a most painful impression on society. During the night Garshin made a desperate effort to obtain a reprieve for the condemned. He failed in his attempt, and two days later, seized by a nervous disease, he ran away from his friends who kept watch over him, wandered on foot over Russia, and was at last confined in a provincial lunatic asylum. He soon recovered, and wrote “A Red Flower," a most striking description of the double consciousness of a madman who knows his illness and yet makes superhuman efforts to destroy some red flower — a red poppy he saw in the garden of the asylum—because that flower, stained with the blood of all martyrs of humanity, appears to be, in his imagination, the cause of all human sufferings. Garshin's tale records of what he saw, felt, and suffered himself. But his brain was tormented by the same questions and contradictions which perplex so many of his contemporaries, so that his tale reflect the actual state of mind of educated society in the Russia of today; and he was endowed with a fine artistic taste which permitted him to show in a few traits the very bottom of the human heart. He possessed to a high degree the really artistic gift of obtaining the most powerful effects by the simplest means. —The Literary World, Volume 19 [1888] “A Red Flower” is a fantastic picture of insanity by Vsevolod Garshin, one of the younger Russians of the day. —The Smart Set, Volume 35 [1911]
Download or read book The Legend of the Bluebonnet written by Tomie dePaola and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-04-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thick clusters of vivid blue flowers, which resemble old-fashioned sunbonnets, cover the Texas hills in the springtime every year. These lovely wild flowers, known by the name of bluebonnet, are the state flower of Texas. This favorite legend based on Comanche Indian lore, tells the story of how the bluebonnet came to be. Tomie dePaola's powerful retelling and his magnificent full-color paintings perfectly capture the Comanche People, the Texas hills, and the spirit of She-Who-Is-Alone, a little girl who made a sacrifice to save her tribe.
Download or read book Digital Sculpting with Mudbox written by Mike de la Flor and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital sculpting is the use of tools to push, pull, smooth, grab, pinch or otherwise manipulate a digital object as if it were made of a real-life substance such as clay. Mudbox is the premier sculpting solution for digital artists, in that it allows them to naturally and easily sculpt detailed, organic characters and models in a way that feels like traditional sculpting. This book guides CG professionals through the process of creating amazing digital sculptures using the Mudbox arsenal of ground-breaking digital sculpting and 3D painting tools, and porting the models into their Maya or Max work. Artists will explore tried and true, traditional, sculpting techniques and learn to apply them to digital sculpting. A series of in-depth tutorials are incluced, each challenging them with progressively more complex models as they go on. Unique to this book are topics specific to fine art sculptors transitioning from traditional sculpting to digital sculpting. information found nowhere else for professional sculptors shows them how to successfully integrate digital sculpting into their workflow. Associated web site with: support files, models, materials, and textures for completing the tutorials in the book.
Download or read book Latin American Dramatists since 1945 written by Tony A. Harvell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource compiles and locates biographical and bibliographical information of over 700 prominent Latin American dramatists of the late 20th century and their plays in 20 different countries, and it lists over 7,000 plays arranged by country and by author. Author biographies consist of year and place of birth, education, careers, other literary genres, and awards and prizes. The bibliographic listings include various editions of plays, followed by references to the plays in anthologies, collections, or periodicals. Latin American theater is rooted in the rich historical traditions of both the indigenous cultures of the region and those of Spain. In the second half of the 20th century, immigration to Latin America from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia also proved influential, and theater became a means of social protest. The military and political dictatorships of the late 20th century often censored plays and persecuted playwrights. This resource compiles and locates biographical and bibliographical information about over 700 prominent Latin American dramatists and their plays in 20 different countries, and it lists over 7,000 plays arranged by country and by author. Author biographies consist of year and place of birth, education, careers, other literary genres, and awards and prizes. The bibliographic listings include various editions of plays, followed by references to the plays in anthologies, collections, or periodicals.
Download or read book Love Amalia written by Alma Flor Ada and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amalia deals with loss while learning about love and her cultural heritage in this tender tale from acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta. Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away, and Amalia is feeling sad and angry. And yet, even when life seems unfair, the loving, wise words of Amalia’s abuelita have a way of making everything a little bit brighter. Amalia finds great comfort in times shared with her grandmother: cooking, listening to stories and music, learning, and looking through her treasured box of family cards. But when another loss racks Amalia’s life, nothing makes sense anymore. In her sorrow, will Amalia realize just how special she is, even when the ones she loves are no longer near? From leading voices in Hispanic literature, this thoughtful and touching depiction of one girl’s transition through loss and love is available in both English and Spanish.
Download or read book Apocalypse Child written by Flor Edwards and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first thirteen years of her life, Flor Edwards grew up in the Children of God. The group's nomadic existence was based on the belief that, as God's chosen people, they would be saved in the impending apocalypse that would envelop the rest of the world in 1993. Flor would be thirteen years old. The group's charismatic leader, Father David, kept the family on the move, from Los Angeles to Bangkok to Chicago, where they would eventually disband, leaving Flor to make sense of the foreign world of mainstream society around her. Apocalypse Child is a cathartic journey through Flor's memories of growing up within a group with unconventional views on education, religion, and sex. Whimsically referring to herself as a real life Kimmy Schmidt, Edwards's clear-eyed memoir is a story of survival in a childhood lived on the fringes.
Download or read book Imperfectly Beautiful written by M. L. Rodriguez and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dreams, love, lies, betrayal... Life isn't always perfect..." At eighteen, I met him; a handsome young man with amber colored eyes, and with one look, he claimed my heart. The world was at our feet, and we had our futures planned. But even the best-laid plans go awry when you're blessed with a most beautiful surprise. In a matter of minutes, our lives changed. The years that followed were filled with change and adventure. Our life wasn't perfect, but we were happy, or so I thought. As I was living my dream, our life was slowly unraveling. The moment I stepped off that plane, my worst nightmare became a reality. Now, I'm empty and lifeless. I live in my own personal hell, drowning in my guilt and trying to forget the memories. That is until a knock on my door changes everything, and I'm forced to face my past. *** *WARNING: My characters are FLAWED; they aren't perfect, their love isn't a fairy-tale, and life doesn't go as planned. **This is a full-length standalone romance novel with a HEA (approx: 118,000 words). ***Due to certain material, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
Download or read book The Philippine Republic written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Cooking Pie Making Pastry Making and Preserving written by Francisco Martínez Montiño and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1611 Francisco Martínez Montiño, chef to Philip II, Philip III, and Philip IV of Spain, published what would become the most recognized Spanish cookbook for centuries: Arte de cocina, pastelería, vizcochería y conservería. This first English translation of The Art of Cooking, Pie Making, Pastry Making, and Preserving will delight and surprise readers with the rich array of ingredients and techniques found in the early modern kitchen. Based on her substantial research and hands-on experimentation, Carolyn A. Nadeau reveals how early cookbooks were organized and read and presents an in-depth analysis of the ingredients featured in the book. She also introduces Martínez Montiño and his contributions to culinary history, and provides an assessment of taste at court and an explanation of regional, ethnic, and international foodstuffs and recipes. The 506 recipes and treatises reproduced in The Art of Cooking, Pie Making, Pastry Making, and Preserving outline everything from rules for kitchen cleanliness to abstinence foods to seasonal banquet menus, providing insight into why this cookbook, penned by the chef of kings, stayed in production for centuries.
Download or read book La Buena Mesa written by Himilce Novas and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-01-23 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El primer libro de cocina que presenta la gran variedad de platos latinoamericanos tal y como se preparan en los Estados Unidos hoy en dia. Himilce Novas y Rosemary Silva ofrecen 200 deliciosas recetas proveidas por familias norteamericanas con raices mexicanas, puertorriquefias, cubanas, jamaiquinas, brasilenas, argentinas, chilenas, peruanas, colombianas, guatemaltecas, y de casi todos los rincones de America Latina. Sabrosos, vistosos y llenos de sorpresas, los platos "nuevo latinos" son la ultima moda en restaurantes famosos desde Nueva York hasta Los Angeles. Con este libro, lo que parece exotico y dificil de cocinar se convierte en manjares maravillosos que cualquier cocinera o cocinero puede preparar facilmente en casa. -- Para comenzar, las autoras nos ofrecen sopas exquisitas, como la Sopa fria de pimientos colorados y coco, o Sopa de calabaza con aroma de naranja, asi como sabrosisimos antojitos como los Wontons fritos con chorizo, chile y queso Monterey Jack a la Bayamo o Frijoles molidos costarricenses. -- Los platos principales incluyen el Asopao de pollo Piri Thomas y el Pastel de papas celestial, entre otras creaciones fabulosas caseras. -- Entre la gran variedad de platos de arroz con frijoles se destacan El gallo pinto, preparado con arroz y frijoles colorados, igual que el plato jamaiquino Jamaican Coat of Arms (arroz con frijoles colorados). Tambien nos ofrecen una elegante variedad de tamales, empanadas y otros sabrosos rellenos para satisfacer el apetito latino a cualquier hora del dia -- entre ellos, las deliciosas Empanadas de camaron brasileno-americano. Cristina, la anfitriona famosa del Show de Cristina, el congresista Henry B. Gonzalez, entre otras muchas personalidades y extraordinarios cocineros, cantantes famosos, autores, abuelas y jovenes estudiantes, comparten sus recetas favoritas en este libro. De la misma manera, Himilce Novas y Rosemary Silva, las autoras, aportan sus codiciadas recetas familiares, y a la vez cuentan la historia y la preparacion de los chiles frescos y secos, los platanos tropicales, la yuca, el taro y otras frutas y vegetales, y donde conseguirlos aqui en los Estados Unidos. Este es un libro unico que le anade una nueva dimension a la mesa americana.
Download or read book Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values written by Denise F. Blum and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Havana's secondary schools, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values is a remarkable ethnography, charting the government's attempts to transform a future generation of citizens. While Cuba's high literacy rate is often lauded, the little-known dropout rates among teenagers receive less scrutiny. In vivid, succinct reporting, educational anthropologist Denise Blum now shares her findings regarding this overlooked aspect of the Castro legacy. Despite the fact that primary-school enrollment rates exceed those of the United States, the reverse is true for the crucial years between elementary school and college. After providing a history of Fidel Castro's educational revolution begun in 1953, Denise Blum delivers a close examination of the effects of the program, which was designed to produce a society motivated by benevolence rather than materialism. Exploring pioneering pedagogy, the notion of civic education, and the rural components of the program, Cuban Youth and Revolutionary Values brims with surprising findings about one of the most intriguing social experiments in recent history.
Download or read book Biology written by Teresa Audesirk and published by Pearson Educación. This book was released on 2001 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one or two semester courses in Introductory Biology targeting non- and mixed majors. The goal of this text is to provide an engaging and easy to use book with an innovative and interactive media program. It achieves a unique balance in emphasizing concepts without sacrificing scientific accuracy. The new MediaTutor, found at the end of each chapter, integrates the text and media by providing a brief description of the CD or WEB activity and the time requirement for completion. In creating the book and the media package, the authors and Prentice Hall reached out to the biology community - involving educators from around the country to help address the diverse needs of todays students. How do you engage your students and help make biology relevant to them? *NEW - Chapter-opening Case Studies and chapter-ending Case Studies Revisited - Includes Did Dinosaurs Die from Lack of Sunlight? from the chapter on Photosynthesis and Teaching an Old Grain New Tricks from the chapter on Biotechnology. Provides an innovative framework for students to learn and make connections between biological concepts and processes. *Earth Watch/Health Watch essays - Covers biodiversity, ozone depletion/pre
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