Download or read book Land of Smoke and Mirrors written by Vincent Brook and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land of Smoke and Mirrors looks at greater Los Angeles through the images projected from within and without its geographical and psychological borders. Divided into sections that probe the city's checkered history and reflect on Hollywood's own self reflections, the book offers revealing readings of different types of texts (novelistic, cinematic, event-related, and geographical) to expose how Los Angeles, despite considerable remaining challenges, is blowing away some of the smoke of its not always proud past and rhetorically adjusting its rear-view mirrors.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirror City written by S. Kaufman and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smoke and Mirror City
Download or read book In the City of Smoking Mirrors written by Albino Carrillo and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huitzilopochtli has returned. Aztec destroyer, god of sun and war. He of the hummingbird. Son of Coatlique, Our Lady of the Serpent Skin. But you can call him H. H. is reborn in the sprawling suburbs of an American metroplex in the late twentieth century, a place where "the future is a cartoon of the future." Life in suburbia is hard for an Aztec god: H. falls in and out of love, works downtown as an oficinista, raises children, and learns to command the awesome power of modern electronic media. Then one indifferent summer's day H. is seriously wounded by the policeÑin a case of mistaken identity, of courseÑand faces death once more. In the City of Smoking Mirrors relates H.'s adventures as he hovers between life and death, revisiting his homeland and ancestors. He issues letters and edictsÑto the faithful, to his dead amigosÑand chronicles his circumnavigation of the Land of the Dead and "what he saw there that made him write this book." In tantalizing verse that walks the edge of dream, Albino Carrillo takes readers on a lyrical exploration of a dark netherworld, a quest for hope in a universe overshadowed by impending doomÑa place where "The demons you'll have to defeat on your inward journey / Are like so many little yellow hornets buzzing about / Window screens in summer, angry but looking / For anything sweet, any way out . . . ." Through the unforgettable persona of Huitzilopochtli, Carrillo shows us the transitory nature of our passions and wounds as he chisels a new headstone for our times.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Stephanie Urso Spina and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of our countryOs children face daily a threat to their personal safety and well-being. As school boards, law enforcement officials, and policymakers continue to look for ways to stop youth violence in urban and suburban schools, not enough attention is paid to eradicating the socioeconomic and cultural conditions that give rise to these acts. In this timely and thought-provoking collection, seasoned educators and cultural theorists emphasize this connection between youth violence and the realities faced by many children--poverty, racism, unequal opportunity, and the mediaOs glorification of violence.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by E. Melanie Dupuis and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the politics of air pollution.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Tiana Laveen and published by Tiana Laveen. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love appears when the smoke clears... Brent "Smoke" Patterson's upbringing in heartland America was anything but idyllic. Childhood trauma led him into the underground society of Los Angeles, where he mastered "Pimp-ology" at the "School of Hard Knocks." One of the few Caucasian procurers to hit the scene, he makes a name for himself, but Smoke's world shifts when Paris Raven, an unyielding L.A. Madam with her own hidden pain, enters his life. Paris, a self-made woman, refuses to be tamed or intimidated by anyone, even Smoke. Despite their mutual attraction, their love ignites jealousy, revenge, blackmail, and murder. In the city of angels, love and power collide in a deadly game of desire. Join them on a first-class flight to dark romance, where turbulent conditions await. From USA Today bestselling author Tiana Laveen comes a dark, enemies to lovers, wounded hero, forbidden lovers packed with grit, suspense and passion. Smoke and Mirrors is an exciting, alpha hero/alpha heroine contemporary romance. It is a standalone novel with a HEA (Happily-ever-after). This book includes mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences; reader discretion is advised. Please look inside under the 'Trigger Warnings' for possible topics that may be deemed personally objectionable.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by M. Mabie and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A standalone, second chance romance between a former Air Force firefighter and the love he left behind.My best laid plans had backfired. I'd thought by putting miles between myself and my first love that she'd be free to live whatever life she'd wanted, but when I came back from serving my country and Faith was raising her little girl alone, it was time to make new plans.In eight years, not a single day had passed when she wasn't on my mind, and not a night went by when I didn't miss her. She was fierce and stunning and didn't need a man in her life, but when the time came--and she wanted one--the line would start behind me.Like smoke, I'd let her slip through my fingers once, but I'd never forgive the man in the mirror if I let it happen again. She was the fire inside me that would never burn out.
Download or read book Land of Smoke and Mirrors written by Vincent Brook and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the more forthrightly mythic origins of other urban centers—think Rome via Romulus and Remus or Mexico City via the god Huitzilopochtli—Los Angeles emerged from a smoke-and-mirrors process that is simultaneously literal and figurative, real and imagined, material and metaphorical, physical and textual. Through penetrating analysis and personal engagement, Vincent Brook uncovers the many portraits of this ever-enticing, ever-ambivalent, and increasingly multicultural megalopolis. Divided into sections that probe Los Angeles’s checkered history and reflect on Hollywood’s own self-reflections, the book shows how the city, despite considerable remaining challenges, is finally blowing away some of the smoke of its not always proud past and rhetorically adjusting its rear-view mirrors. Part I is a review of the city’s history through the early 1900s, focusing on the seminal 1884 novel Ramona and its immediate effect, but also exploring its ongoing impact through interviews with present-day Tongva Indians, attendance at the 88th annual Ramona pageant, and analysis of its feature film adaptations. Brook deals with Hollywood as geographical site, film production center, and frame of mind in Part II. He charts the events leading up to Hollywood’s emergence as the world’s movie capital and explores subsequent developments of the film industry from its golden age through the so-called New Hollywood, citing such self-reflexive films as Sunset Blvd., Singin’ in the Rain, and The Truman Show. Part III considers LA noir, a subset of film noir that emerged alongside the classical noir cycle in the 1940s and 1950s and continues today. The city’s status as a privileged noir site is analyzed in relation to its history and through discussions of such key LA noir novels and films as Double Indemnity, Chinatown, and Crash. In Part IV, Brook examines multicultural Los Angeles. Using media texts as signposts, he maps the history and contemporary situation of the city’s major ethno-racial and other minority groups, looking at such films as Mi Familia (Latinos), Boyz N the Hood (African Americans), Charlotte Sometimes (Asians), Falling Down (Whites), and The Kids Are All Right (LGBT).
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Mike Costa and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Kathleen Andrews Davis and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Lonnie Hull DuPont and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Joy City Pool Smoke Mirrors written by Glenn Briggs and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just two months after the search for her parents almost cost her everything she holds close, Kim is presented with another opportunity to find them. She struggles with the choice of taking the chance again fearing the possible consequences, adding more stress on top of her normal daily woes. This coupled with the sudden appearance of a mysterious assassin interfering with her work inside The Pool, Kim finds herself both unsettled and more curious than ever before. She must decide if she wants to pursue or let go of her new lead while also discovering who this mysterious assassin is and what threat their presence could pose to both her and The Pool.
Download or read book Smoke Mirrors written by Lifehouse and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Collins E. A and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Smoke and Mirrors" is a suspense-filled tale of justice, deception, and redemption in the city of Veridian. When a mysterious illusionist embarks on a grand heist to expose hidden truths, Detective Sarah Evans forms an unlikely alliance with a fellow detective, an illusionist, and a journalist. As they navigate through smoke and mirrors, confronting their own vulnerabilities, they unravel a web of corruption that extends deep into the city's power structure. Amidst echoes of the past and shadows of doubt, the alliance discovers that the pursuit of justice is not just about solving crimes-it's about embracing the truth and igniting the embers of change that will forever transform their world.
Download or read book The Politics of the Empire written by Ronnie Lee and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on with total page 1294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is my 15th philosophy and poetry book. It delves into the political truths of the modern era that covers different ideologies and enters the realms of the spiritual and magical that opens up new insights into the strategies of the grandmasters of politics. This book will explain the history of politics of the elites and their plans of their New World Order. With other topics included in this book from religion, existentialism, business and science, there is a fountain of knowledge for people who want to understand a universal and coherent philosophy of politics.
Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Neil Gaiman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . . A stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . . A young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . . Beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll . . . Such miraculous inventions and more await within Neil Gaiman’s first collection of short fiction, a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In his capable hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties . . . and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.
