Download or read book A Red Bikini Dream written by Max Martínez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together five stories which capture the rhythm, texture and spirit of modern life.
Download or read book White Leg written by Max MartÕnez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1996-03-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Leg, Texas, is becoming a dangerous place. Especially for Gil Blue, a small-time criminal who suddenly has a price on his head. The local police, the FBI and the Texas Rangers want him behind bars. The town boss and his badass hit man, Flaco, want him dead. So does a swarm of out-of-town killers. Set up to take a hard fall, Gil must survive in a town where no one wants him alive. Told with mordant wit, this classic tale of betrayal and revenge takes more twists and turns than a Texas tornado as it rushes to a climactic and shocking finish. With White Leg, MartÕnez has thrillingly updated a uniquely American genre.
Download or read book written by April Thomas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is filled with intrigue, romance, humor and adventure. The story is about a young couple named Max and Mei who are destined to be together. When Mei discovers that she is pregnant her life immediately gets turned around and, now she is in a place she would never have imagined. Max is a young aristocrat coming from a wealthy family, and has seen his fair share of evil. Max could care less about his life until he first laid eyes on Mei Gordon at the local youth center. Although he was not yet old enough to even understand girls he knew in his heart one day she would be his. Now in their junior year of High school Max is losing hope on ever being with Mei as an unconscious last resort Max calls to her but, will she answer.
Download or read book Schoolland written by Max Martinez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1988-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schoolland depicts the daily life of a Mexican American family in rural Texas during the year of a great drought in the 1950Ís. Struggles with nature and society form the backdrop for the eternal tale of a child coming of age as his grandfather is waning. Rural life, dialects and family conflicts are all rendered poetically and with the authenticity of having been born and raised in Schoolland, Gonzales, Smiley, Texasas was MartÕnezand with the modern, critical eye of having returned to the family farm to examine the pastas did MartÕnez. We are all, consequently, enriched by this portrayal of Texas Mexican life as it has never before appeared in American literature.
Download or read book California Court of Appeal 2nd Appellate District Records and Briefs written by California (State). and published by . This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Number of Exhibits: 10
Download or read book Short Fiction By Hispanic Writers of the United States written by Nicol‡s Kanellos and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Fiction by Hispanic Writers of the United States includes representative works by the most celebrated Cuban-American, Mexican-American and Puerto Rican writers of short fiction in the country. The texts cover a full range of expression, themes and styles of US Hispanics and are introduced by informative entries which place the authors in their cultural and historic frameworks. In these pages, the reader will not find picturesque, folksy or touristy renditions of Hispanic culture. Instead, Short Fiction by Hispanic Writers of the United States brings together works that are clear, incisive and authentic representations of Hispanic life in the United States. The selections are as diverse as Hispanic culture itself and as varied as the personalities of their authors. Here are Max Mart’nezÕs outrageous challenge of racial and social structures, Roberta Fern‡ndezÕs construction of Hispanic womenÕs aesthetics, Roberto Fern‡ndezÕs subversion of the English language, Nicholasa MohrÕs humorous attack on patriarchy, and Judith Ortiz CoferÕs poetic evocation of childhood and biculturalism. This collection engages in aesthetic and cultural experience that will result in a re-defined canon and a new identity for the country as whole. They are re-focusing our perception of ourselves as a people and a culture. The pressure and the commitment to do so, of course, make for excellence and innovation in literary expression. It also makes for enjoyable reading. Short Fiction by Hispanic Writers of the United States is recommended for the general fiction reader and for use in high school and college literature classes in search of a multicultural perspective.
Download or read book The Skyscraper that Flew and Other Stories written by JesÏs Salvador TreviÐo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-09-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ñArroyo Grande is an ordinary town where unusual things sometimes happen,î Choo Choo Torres tells his friends. Indeed, this little West Texas town proves to be a place where unusual things often happen. From an enormous crystal skyscraper that mysteriously appears in the middle of the Arroyo Grande SluggersÍ baseball fielda midnight media shower that inspires a pachanga, complete with music and concessions in an abandoned parking lota sudden shift in the whole townÍs circadian rhythms, keeping everyone up at night and asleep during the daya repair shop in town that boasts ñWe Fix Anythingî in the window and even extends the offer to broken heartsthis collection of short stories brims with offbeat events. In this, the sequel to The Fabulous Sinkhole and Other Stories, JesÏs Salvador TreviÐo once again populates his hamlet with a lively community. ThereÍs Chicas Patas, a zoot-suited newcomer who speaks a 1940s-era slang; Yoli Mendez, a spunky teen who steals the show by performing quadratic equations in her head; Ed Carillo and Mayor Al Snyder, local politicians who seize every opportunity to campaign; and, a bevy of other interesting and unique citizens of Arroyo Grande.
Download or read book Return to Arroyo Grande written by Jesús Salvador Treviño and published by Arte Público Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the opening piece, “Where Lost Things Reside,” rumor has it that Old Man Baldemar has died. Stories about the old geezer’s demise abound: he died of pneumonia; he was hit by a car, even killed by the big C. All Yoli Mendoza knows is that she’s lost the income from helping the perverse recluse with his grocery shopping. Entering the house she has never been allowed in before, she’s shocked to find it’s much larger than it appears from the street. And even odder, it’s full of items, each tagged with a name, city and date. There’s a room full of cell phones, drawers packed with rings, trays and trays of plastic lids … socks, watches, wallets, glasses! Was Baldemar the caretaker of all of the things that have been lost, no matter the time, city or even country? Weird things continue to happen to the characters that renowned author and filmmaker Jesús Salvador Treviño introduced in his captivating debut, The Fabulous Sinkhole and Other Stories. At the theme park where Choo Choo Torres works, people begin to disappear—and then reappear slightly changed; are they moving back and forth between alternate universes? Charlie Villalobos keeps blacking out and losing days; could it be that he exists only in someone’s dreams? And Jeannie de la Cruz has very distinct memories of seeing her partner Gale run over by a speeding taxi in Mexico City; how can she still be alive? Many in these interrelated stories have left Arroyo Grande to follow their dreams, but in the raucous title story they all return to their hometown in a resounding affirmation of the power of community. Weaving magical realism with issues of loss, memory and identity, Jesús Salvador Treviño once again confirms his place as a powerful storyteller in Chicano—and American—literature. “Fabulous Sinkhole is a collection of stories set primarily in Arroyo Grande, Texas, and each one is connected with the title story by a theme of accident versus coincidence. All of them contain lively, accessible language and demonstrate the author's very gifted sense for storytelling." —Booklist on The Fabulous Sinkhole and Other Stories (starred review)
Download or read book VALDEZ S BARTERED BRIDE written by Takako Hashimoto and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2023-05-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can't lose my heart to an arrogant millionaire… Lydia discovers that she was used as collateral for a loan by her missing father. In exchange for the huge debt her father incurred, she's supposed to marry Raul, the arrogant millionaire who once insulted her. He looks at Lydia with the same cool eyes as before and proposes a contractual marriage for two years, threatening to seize her beloved grandmother's house if she does not accept. When Lydia accepts his terms, Raul takes her to Madrid and kisses her passionately in front of the media, publicizing their marriage!
Download or read book The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature 3 volumes written by Nicolás Kanellos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present. Aiming to be as broad and inclusive as possible, the encyclopedia covers all of native North American Latino literature as well as that created by authors originating in virtually every country of Spanish America and Spain. Included are more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries written by roughly 60 expert contributors. While most of the entries are on writers, such as Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Oscar Hijuelos, and Piri Thomas, others cover genres, ethnic and national literatures, movements, historical topics and events, themes, concepts, associations and organizations, and publishers and magazines. Special attention is given to the cultural, political, social, and historical contexts in which Latino literature has developed. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. The encyclopedia gives special attention to the social, cultural, historical, and political contexts of Latino literature, thus making it an ideal tool to help students use literature to learn about history and cultural diversity.
Download or read book The Face of Satan written by Carroll Silvera and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Face of Satan By: Carroll Silvera They're on the most dangerous hunt of their lives. When the FBI gets called in to look into the disappearance of a young woman, no one expects the case to lead to something bigger. But as more and more disappearances are uncovered, suspicions lead to a human trafficking ring and a serial killer. Time is limited and they have to act fast ...but will it be fast enough?
Download or read book Agricultural Appropriations for 1953 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Max written by James Patterson and published by jimmy patterson. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buckle up! Max and her flock take on their most daring rescue mission yet in James Patterson's #1 bestselling Maximum Ride series. Someone—or something—is decimating ships and sea life off Hawaii's coast, and Max and her flock find themselves sucked into the Navy's top-secret investigation of the catastrophe. Their objective: rescue Max's activist mom from a wicked subterranean enemy. The hitch: They must dive deep into dark waters, where gruesome evil dwells . . . and for high-flying Maximum Ride, could there be anything more terrifying than being trapped in the great abyss? With sky-high thrills, this soaring adventure takes Maximum Ride and the Flock into terrifying new territory—fans, hold your breath!
Download or read book The Indiana College Mathematics Competition 2001 2023 written by Adam Coffman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Poetry written by Cecilio GarcÕa Camarillo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2000-04-30 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the ñChicano NationÍs cultural attach?î and the ñChicano Renaissance Man,î Cecilio GarcÕa-Camarillo served as a central figure in the flourishing of artistic creativity in the late 1960s and the 1970s known as the Chicano Movement. As a publisher, editor, and radio personality, he brought to the publicÍs attention literary works and people that have since become legend, lore, and canon. He exerted cultural leadership not only through his editing of El MagazÕn, Caracol, and Rayas, but in his total dedication to his own poetry, which appeared sparsely in his magazines, but largely in his own hand-stitched chapbooks and through his preferred medium: oral performance. Ironically, GarcÕa-Camarillo, a consummate editor, was diffident about or uninterested in publishing his own works. Thus, for the most part, they have remained only in the memories of those who witnessed their recital; they are also patent strains in the conscience and aesthetics of the many poets he influenced. At last GarcÕa-Camarillo has consented to the publication of selected poems spanning his decades of creativity. In this volume are united works that appeared in thirteen short-run chapbooks that he distributed among friends: ZafaÍo, Crickets, Burning Snow, Carambola, Hang a Snake, Ecstasy, Puro Pedo, and other magical collections. Here are revealed in full GarcÕa-CamarilloÍs gifts to all lovers of poetry: surrealism and social commitment united, joy in poetic discovery, explorations of the terrain between two languages, and an embrace of all people, all cultures, and their creative visions.
Download or read book Climatological Data for the United States by Sections written by and published by . This book was released on 1956-12 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Layover written by Max Martinez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Max Martinez once again finds murder and mayhem in the central Texas farm country featured in his tour-de-force White Leg. Here, a young, educated and hip Priscilla Arrabal had unwittingly become embroiled in a life threatening game of hide-and-seek with the police and an amoral killer. Her gradual awakening to her increasingly dangerous predicament makes for a suspenseful and surprise-filled read, one that regales readers with colorful characters, unexpected turns of plot and an unforgettable sampling of Texas back-country culture.
