Evelio's Garden

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ISBN 13 : 9781646693245
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (932 download)

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Book Synopsis Evelio's Garden by : Sandra Homer

Download or read book Evelio's Garden written by Sandra Homer and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelio's Garden is a lyrical meditation on cultural values, friendship, aging, loss, and, ultimately, the healing power of the natural world. "The conversational prose is rich in detail about the wide variety of trees, flowers, fruits, and vegetables that blanket the area, and there are some wonderful stories about various wildlife that Homer has encountered. . . .A remembrance that effectively captures one woman's connection with nature in Central America" -- Kirkus Reviews In the enchanting world of the of Costa Rican highlands, the author begins a memoir, tracing the seasons and closely observing the natural riches around her. But Evelio, who helped build their house, interrupts with an idea to plant an organic garden on their property. Over the course of a challenging year full of unpredictable weather, wild animals and toxic chemicals, their friendship grows as Evelio teaches her about the rural sustainability of Costa Rica in decades past. Pulling her into the daily ups and downs of his project, he creates an often funny, always frustrating, and ultimately rewarding counterpoint to her own work, such that the two intertwine on the page...and lead her to confront a difficult past and open up to profound personal change. Sandra Shaw Homer has lived in Costa Rica for 29 years, where she has taught languages and worked as an interpreter/translator and environmental activist. In addition to a column in the local press, her creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry have appeared in a variety of print and online literary and travel journals, as well as on her own blog, writingfromtheheart.net. Her travel memoir, Letters from the Pacific: 49 Days on a Cargo Ship, received excellent Kirkus and Publishers Weekly reviews. Go to https: //www.facebook.com/writingfromtheheart.net/ ?ref=bookmarks for more information.

The Armies

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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811218643
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis The Armies by : Evelio Rosero Diago

Download or read book The Armies written by Evelio Rosero Diago and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Armies by Evelio Rosero, a story of love, violence, and war, is a modern classic." "Ismail, the profesor, is a retired teacher in the small, fictional Colombian town of San Jose. He passes the days pretending to pick oranges while spying on his neighbor Geraldina as she lies naked in the shade of a ceiba tree. The garden burns with sunlight; the macaws laugh sweetly. Otilia, Ismail's wife, is ashamed of him and suggests that he pay a visit to Father Albornoz, who was once his student. Instead the profesor wanders the town visiting old friends, plagued by a tangle of secret memories: Where have I existed these years? I answer myself: up on the wall, peering over." "When guerrillas and paramilitaries suddenly invade the town, Ismail's reveries gradually give way to a living hell. His wife disappears and he must find her. We learn that not only gentle, grassy hillsides surround San Jose, but also land mines and coca. The profesor's voyeuristic ramblings are engulfed by the hallucinatory violence of Rosero's narrative, which is suffused not only with a deep sadness but also with an extraordinary tenderness." --Book Jacket.

Black Cuban, Black American

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Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611920376
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Black Cuban, Black American by : Evelio Grillo

Download or read book Black Cuban, Black American written by Evelio Grillo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2000-04-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arte Público Presss landmark series "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage" has traditionally been devoted to long-lost and historic works by Hispanics of decades and even centuries past. The publications of Black Cuban, Black American mark the first original work by a living author to become part of this notable series. The reason for this unprecedented honor can be seen in Evilio Grillos path-breaking life. Ybor City was once a thriving factory town populated by cigar-makers, mostly emigrants from Cuba. Growing up in Ybor City (now part of Tampa) in the early twentieth century, the young Evilio experienced the complexities and sometimes the difficulties of life in a horse-and-buggy society demarcated by both racial and linguistic lines. Life was different depending on whether you were Spanish- or English-speaking, a white or black Cuban, a Cuban American or a native-born U.S. citizen, well off or poor. (Even U.S.-born blacks did not always get along with their Hispanic counterparts.) Grillo captures the joys and sorrows of this unique world that slowly faded away as he grew to adulthood and was absorbed into the African-American community during the Depression. He then tells of his eye-opening experiences as a soldier in an all-black unit serving in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations during World War II. Booklovers may have read of Ybor City in the novels of Jose Yglesias, but never before has the colorful locale been portrayed from this perspective. The book also contains a fascinating eight-page photo insert.

Substation Automation Systems

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118987209
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Book Synopsis Substation Automation Systems by : Evelio Padilla

Download or read book Substation Automation Systems written by Evelio Padilla and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-12-02 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substation Automation Systems: Design and Implementation aims to close the gap created by fast changing technologies impacting on a series of legacy principles related to how substation secondary systems are conceived and implemented. It is intended to help those who have to define and implement SAS, whilst also conforming to the current industry best practice standards. Key features: Project-oriented approach to all practical aspects of SAS design and project development. Uniquely focusses on the rapidly changing control aspect of substation design, using novel communication technologies and IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices). Covers the complete chain of SAS components and related equipment instead of purely concentrating on intelligent electronic devices and communication networks. Discusses control and monitoring facilities for auxiliary power systems. Contributes significantly to the understanding of the standard IEC 61850, which is viewed as a “black box” for a significant number of professionals around the world. Explains standard IEC 61850 – Communication networks and systems for power utility automation – to support all new systems networked to perform control, monitoring, automation, metering and protection functions. Written for practical application, this book is a valuable resource for professionals operating within different SAS project stages including the: specification process; contracting process; design and engineering process; integration process; testing process and the operation and maintenance process.

Stranger to the Moon

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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811228630
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis Stranger to the Moon by : Evelio Rosero

Download or read book Stranger to the Moon written by Evelio Rosero and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastical novel about power and subservience by the great Evelio Rosero, winner of Colombia’s National Literature Prize The renowned Colombian writer Evelio Rosero has never been one to shy away from the darker aspects of his nation’s history and society. His magnificent novel Stranger to the Moon portrays a world that seems to exist outside time and place but taps into the dark myths and collective subconscious of his country, with its harrowing inequality and violence. A parable of pointed social criticism, with naked humans imprisoned in a house in order to serve the needs of “the vicious clothed ones,” the novel describes what ensues when a single “naked one” privately rebels, risking his own death and that of his fellow prisoners. Each subsequent section of the book adds further layers to the ritualistic and bizarre social order inhabited by its characters. Insects and reptiles are trained as agents and spies against the naked ones, and only the most fortunate humans manage to reach old age by taking up strategic spots near the kitchens and grabbing for the fiercely contested food. Stranger to the Moon is a brave, powerful, and distinctive novel by a writer who arguably holds the strongest claim to the title of Colombia’s greatest living author.

Eve's Garden

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Publisher : Da-Order P&E Company
ISBN 13 : 9769529818
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (695 download)

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Book Synopsis Eve's Garden by : O.G. YELLO/Raymond James

Download or read book Eve's Garden written by O.G. YELLO/Raymond James and published by Da-Order P&E Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tom's Midnight Garden

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ISBN 13 : 9780192717771
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (177 download)

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Book Synopsis Tom's Midnight Garden by : Philippa Pearce

Download or read book Tom's Midnight Garden written by Philippa Pearce and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Aristocrats of the Garden

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Total Pages : 362 pages
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Book Synopsis Aristocrats of the Garden by : Ernest Henry Wilson

Download or read book Aristocrats of the Garden written by Ernest Henry Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Garden that I Love

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Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Garden that I Love by : Alfred Austin

Download or read book The Garden that I Love written by Alfred Austin and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Memoir of a Visionary

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Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922202
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (222 download)

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Book Synopsis Memoir of a Visionary by : Antonia Pantoja

Download or read book Memoir of a Visionary written by Antonia Pantoja and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2002-03-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling autobiography traces the trajectory of the groundbreaking Puerto Rican leader Antonia Pantoja, from a struggling school teacher in Puerto Rico to her work as principal engineer of the most enduring Puerto Rican organizations in New York City.

Eyewitness

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Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611921434
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (214 download)

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Book Synopsis Eyewitness by : JesÏs Salvador TreviÐo

Download or read book Eyewitness written by JesÏs Salvador TreviÐo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted filmmaker Jesús Salvador Treviño participated in and documented the most important events in the Mexican American civil rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s: the farm workers' strikes and boycotts, the Los Angeles school walk-outs, the Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, the New Mexico land grant movement, the Chicano moratorium against the Vietnam War, the founding of La Raza Unida Party, and the first incursion of Latinos into the media. Coming of age during the turmoil of the sixties, Treviño was on the spot to record the struggles to organize students and workers into the largest social and political movement in the history of Latino communities in the United States. As important as his documentation of historical events is his self-reflection and chronicling of how these events helped to shape his own personality and mission as one of the most renowned Latino filmmakers. Treviño's beautifully written memoir is fascinating for its detail, insight, and heretofore undisclosed reports from behind the scenes by a participant and observer who is able to strike the balance between self-interest and reportage.

The Garden Without Walls

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (194 download)

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Ring of Bright Water

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Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1567924840
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (679 download)

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Book Synopsis Ring of Bright Water by : Gavin Maxwell

Download or read book Ring of Bright Water written by Gavin Maxwell and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume weaves together the Scottish otter stories from Gavin Maxwell's three non-fiction books, Ring of Bright Water (1960), The Rocks Remain (1963), and Raven Meet Thy Brother (1969). Maxwell was both an extraordinarily evocative writer and a highly unusual man. While touring the Iraqi marshes, he was captivated by an otter and became a devoted advocate of and spokesman for the species. He moved to a remote house in the Scottish highlands, co-habiting there with three otters and living an idyllic and isolated life – at least for a while. Fate, fame, and fire conspired against this paradise, and it, too, came to an end, though the journey was filled with incident and wonder. Maxwell was also talented as an artist, and his sinuous line drawings of these amphibious and engaging creatures, and the homes they occupied, illustrate his story. This book stands as a lasting tribute to a man, his work, and his passion. It was received and has endured as a classic for its portrait not only of otters but also of a man who endured heartaches and disappointments, whose life embodied both greatness and tragedy. He writes with rare eloquence about his birth, his devotion to the beloved Scottish highlands, and the wildlife he loved, while refusing to ignore the darker aspects of his nature and of nature in its larger sense.

From the Observatory

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ISBN 13 : 1935744062
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (357 download)

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Book Synopsis From the Observatory by : Julio Cortázar

Download or read book From the Observatory written by Julio Cortázar and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Perhaps Cortaaazar's most unconventional work, From the Observatory moves from descriptions of the life cycle of the Atlantic eel to glimpses of the unearthly structures of an observatory built in Jaipur by an 18th-century Indian prince. This architectural wonder is not merely a place dedicated to astronomical observation but also a space that bears witness to the dreams of those who enter it. Cortaaazar's haunting photos of this enigmatic creation flow into other images--streets, oceans, night skies--which then flow into his verbal dance with a dream-logic all its own. Like fish unaware of why they are migrating, readers will be pulled into this fantastic current."--P. [2] of cover.

The Smart Consumer's Guide to Good Credit

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621531430
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Book Synopsis The Smart Consumer's Guide to Good Credit by : John Ulzheimer

Download or read book The Smart Consumer's Guide to Good Credit written by John Ulzheimer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most credit books promise quick fixes and easy solutions to bad credit, but the truth is there is no quick fix when it comes to credit. Your best strategy as a smart consumer is to understand your credit inside and out. Credit expert John Ulzheimer can give you all the tools you need to master the world of credit, before or after you get into trouble, and take the power back into your own hands. Topics covered include: • The difference between a credit score and a credit report • The best way to deal with collection agencies • How to monitor your credit report • Protecting yourself from identity theft • The impact of student loans on your credit score • How to opt out of unwanted credit card offers The Smart Consumer’s Guide to Good Credit answers all of your questions about credit (including the ones you didn’t even know you should be asking!) and yes, even explains the best ways to work toward improving a bad credit score.

The Garden That I Love

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ISBN 13 : 9780841416796
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (167 download)

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Book Synopsis The Garden That I Love by : Alfred Austin

Download or read book The Garden That I Love written by Alfred Austin and published by . This book was released on 1984-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Loosing My Espanish

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Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307487687
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Loosing My Espanish written by H.G. Carrillo and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oscar Delossantos is about to lose his job as a teacher at a Jesuit high school in Chicago. Rather than go quietly, he embarks on a valiant last history lesson that chronicles the flight from Cuba of his makeshift extended family.Evoking the struggle between nostalgia and the realities of the Cuban Revolution with both grit and lyricism, he inspires his students with an altogether dazzling reinterpretation of the Cuban-American experience. By turns heartbreaking, funny, and brilliantly inventive, Loosing My Espanish is a singular debut. From the Trade Paperback edition.