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Author : Tom Vernon
Publisher : Michael Joseph
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Fat Man in Argentina written by Tom Vernon and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 1990 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Vernon
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780140133004
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Fat Man in Argentina written by Tom Vernon and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Vernon's travels took him across the South American pampa to the sierras of Cordoba, through Patagonia, the Andean north-west and the regions around Salta and Tucuman. His encounters with settlements of Old England, France and Italy, German survivors from the SS Graf Spee, Welsh-speaking immigrants, and Mapuche Indians illustrate the diversity of Argentina's culture, and show Tom Vernon to be a perceptive and witty raconteur.
Author : Tom Vernon
Publisher : ISIS Large Print Books
ISBN 13 : 9781856952019
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Fat Man on a Bicycle written by Tom Vernon and published by ISIS Large Print Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612190359
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)
Download or read book The Buenos Aires Quintet written by Manuel Vazquez Montalban and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assignment: Finding one of Argentina's 30,000 "Disappeared" ... likely outcome: Becoming one yourself. The Argentine army's "Dirty War" disappeared 30,000 people, and the last thing Pepe Carvalho wants is to investigate one of the vanished, even if that missing person is his cousin. But blood proves thicker than a fine Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon, even for a jaded gourmand like Pepe, and so at his family's request he leaves Barcelona for Buenos Aires. What follows is perhaps Manuel Vázquez Montalbán's masterpiece: a combination white-knuckle investigation and moving psychological travelogue. Pepe quickly learns that "Buenos Aires is a beautiful city hell-bent on self-destruction," and finds himself on a trail involving boxers and scholars, military torturers and seductive semioticians, Borges fans and cold-blooded murderers. And despite the wonders of the Tango and the country's divine cuisine, he also knows one thing: He'll have to confront the traumas of Argentina's past head on if he wants not only to find his cousin, but simply stay alive.
Author : Wolfgang Armin Strauch
Publisher : tredition
ISBN 13 : 3347381610
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (473 download)
Download or read book The fat man written by Wolfgang Armin Strauch and published by tredition. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1967. The brutal murder of a woman sends shockwaves through the city of Krakow. Young detective Andrzej quickly determines the case in question could be connected with the victim's espionage activity during World War II. Alina, the deceased woman's sole relative, is not much help. That is, until she finds one of her mother's letters, a list of names, as well a document in Hebrew script. Andrzej and Alina then join forces to put the pieces of the puzzle together, and discover the love affair between Alina's Polish mother and her German suitor during a turbulent time in history in the process. But how does all of this pertain to references to the "fat man"? A riveting, high-octane thriller that confronts a complicated predicament head-on with unorthodox methods, yet without a moralizing undertone.
Author : Georges Vigarello
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231159765
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)
Download or read book The Metamorphoses of Fat written by Georges Vigarello and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the link between changing attitudes toward body size and modern conceptions of class, society, and self.
Author : Cindi SturtzSreetharan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487537360
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Fat in Four Cultures written by Cindi SturtzSreetharan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traits that signal belonging dictate our daily routines, including how we eat, move, and connect to others. In recent years, "fat" has emerged as a shared anchor in defining who belongs and is valued versus who does not and is not. The stigma surrounding weight transcends many social, cultural, political, and economic divides. The concern over body image shapes not only how we see ourselves, but also how we talk, interact, and fit into our social networks, communities, and broader society. Fat in Four Cultures is a co-authored comparative ethnography that reveals the shared struggles and local distinctions of how people across the globe are coping with a bombardment of anti-fat messages. Highlighting important differences in how people experience "being fat," the cases in this book are based on fieldwork by five anthropologists working together simultaneously in four different sites across the globe: Japan, the United States, Paraguay, and Samoa. Through these cases, Fat in Four Cultures considers what insights can be gained through systematic, cross-cultural comparison. Written in an eye-opening and narrative-driven style, with clearly defined and consistently used key terms, this book effectively explores a series of fundamental questions about the present and future of fat and obesity.
Author : Jan Sherman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781790398218
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Rendezvous with the Fat Man written by Jan Sherman and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972, Jan Sherman was a beautiful 22-year-old actress/stunt woman who fled the Hollywood 'rat race' by moving to the island of Ibiza off the coast of Spain. Her life changed forever after attending an eclectic party of expatriate artists and hippies when the hostess invited her to South America to buy and smuggle a kilo of cocaine. Jan knew nothing about the drug; what it looked like, how it was used, how to sell it or to whom. But the seductive lure of quick, huge profits to finance her travels around the world and a thirst for adventure convinced her to march blindly into the unknown - the ruthless, macho male dominated drug underworld. That decision changed her life forever.In search of the 'precious crystal', Jan chose to live a secret double life while 'acting' as a freelance photographer during the decade of the seventies. It was her preferred alternative to a 9-to-5 job. Luckily, it was before Pablo Escobar's Colombian Medellín cartel in the 1980's and Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman's Mexican Sinaloa cartel in the 1990's, took control of the cocaine trade. Otherwise, she may not have lived to tell her story.Jan Sherman was a fearless, "kick-ass chick" with balls, who followed her own path. Her mantra was "living life to the fullest meant freedom and freedom meant money." While on the 'cocaine trail,' her gut instincts were her guide to every dilemma she encountered; surviving a coup d'etat in La Paz, mobsters in Lima and arrest in the Bolivian jungle. Most smugglers were busted, languishing in deplorable foreign jails for years or worse yet, murdered. Jan Sherman beat the odds, netting seven kilos of cocaine worth $2 million today.At the end of the book, there's a bonus portfolio of 68 color and B&W photos. Readers can see the 'real cast of characters,' as well as an amazing travelogue of Jan's photojournalism while experiencing her adventures in South America, Africa, and China.
Author : Tony Grumley-Grennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0953892239
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (538 download)
Download or read book The Fat Man's Food & Drink Compendium written by Tony Grumley-Grennan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas Mulliken
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350163406
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Pablo Trapero and the Politics of Violence written by Douglas Mulliken and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study finds that, through his unique representation of violence, Argentine director Pablo Trapero has established himself as one of the 21st century's distinctly political filmmakers. By examining the broad concept of violence and how it is represented on-screen, Douglas Mulliken identifies and analyzes the ways in which Trapero utilizes violence, particularly Žižek's concept of objective violence, as a means through which to mediate the political Through a focus on several previously under-studied elements of Trapero's films, Mulliken highlights the ways in which the director's work represents present-day concerns about social inequalities and injustice in neoliberal Argentina on-screen. Finally, he examines how Trapero combines aspects of Argentina's long tradition of political film with elements of Nuevo Cine Argentino to create a unique political voice.
Author : Jorge Finkielman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786483440
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book The Film Industry in Argentina written by Jorge Finkielman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argentina fell in love with movies as soon as they were first exhibited in 1896. Even before World War I, Argentina was one of the biggest film markets in the world and continues to be a major film market today. This history of the Argentine film industry--starting with the earliest film exhibitions in 1897--covers film music, broadcasting, the introduction of film with sound, the impact of the American film industry on the Argentine, the industrialization of Argentine film, Hollywood films in Spanish, the tango in film and local stars. Reference material includes filmographic information and reviews from numerous publications. Photographs offer a look at film stills, promotions, and the people involved in the industry, and an index provides quick access to names and titles.
Author : Compiled by Sarah Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351958399
Total Pages : 1234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Anderson’s Travel Companion written by Compiled by Sarah Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of the best in travel writing, with both fiction and non-fiction presented together, this companion is for all those who like travelling, like to think about travelling, and who take an interest in their destination. It covers guidebooks as well as books about food, history, art and architecture, religion, outdoor activities, illustrated books, autobiographies, biographies and fiction and lists books both in and out of print. Anderson's Travel Companion is arranged first by continent, then alphabetically by country and then by subject, cross-referenced where necessary. There is a separate section for guidebooks and comprehensive indexes. Sarah Anderson founded the Travel Bookshop in 1979 and is also a journalist and writer on travel subjects. She is known by well-known travel writers such as Michael Palin and Colin Thubron. Michael Palin chose her bookshop as his favourite shop and Colin Thubron and Geoffrey Moorhouse, among others, made suggestions for titles to include in the Travel Companion.
Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456623
Total Pages : 3477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Literature of Travel and Exploration written by Jennifer Speake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 3477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
Author : Duncan R. Jamieson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442253711
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The Self-Propelled Voyager written by Duncan R. Jamieson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the last quarter of the nineteenth century, people who wanted to travel independently either walked or rode horses. Then a newly invented machine changed forever the nature of personal transportation. The cycle—self-propelled bicycles, tricycles, and tandems—allowed almost anyone to travel around town, around their region, and around the world. While dramatic developments in equipment, clothing, road surfaces, and amenities make the physicality of cycling much different from the earlier era, the experience of cycling has seen little change. The Self-Propelled Voyager: How the Cycle Revolutionized Travel recounts how a transportation innovation opened the world for not only those who made the journey but also for the armchair travelers who read with interest the cyclists’ accounts of faraway places. Following a brief history of the development of the cycle, this book describes the exploits of long-distance riders who wrote of their experiences, their triumphs, and their tragedies. Duncan R. Jamieson chronicles their journeys, their personal stories, and the times in which they lived, revealing that, despite the continuing rise and fall of cycling interest, people continue to enjoy traveling in the slow lane. Drawing on books and articles by the women and men who rode and wrote of their travels, The Self-Propelled Voyager also features photographs from the 1880s up to the modern day, illustrating the development of the cycle through history. Accessibly written yet comprehensive in its coverage, this book will interest not only the cycling enthusiast but historians focusing on sport and sport tourism as well.
Author : Frank W. Bicknell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alfalfa and Beef Production in Argentina written by Frank W. Bicknell and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin C. Garrett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538106841
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare written by Benjamin C. Garrett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of biological weapons (BW), chemical weapons (CW), and nuclear weapons is complicated. It can be disturbing, tragic, and occasionally encouraging. It is rarely amusing, although the names selected for certain weapons suggest a casualness toward the consequences of their use: Atomic Annie, Blue Peacock, Dew of Death, Fat Man, Flying cow, George, Gilda, Helen of Bikini, Hurricane, Katie, Little Boy, Lulu, Mike, Red Beard, Sewer Pipe, Squirt. Use of BW and CW in warfare has produced mixed results in terms of effecting the outcome of a battle or campaign; despite this mixed record, both weapon types have attracted intense interest and strong advocacy for further use. The sole experience with use of nuclear weapons in warfare is viewed as hastening surrender by Japan, created competition among nations to develop more such weapons, and influenced efforts to ban any use or even stockpiling of such weapons. Each of these three weapon types has its own peculiar history, as recounted in this dictionary. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries onterms related to NBC warfare, ranging from basic descriptions of substances used to details on incidents and episodes where NBC weapons were used, historical events, persons important to NBC warfare, countries where such weapons have been developed or used, and international treaties and treaty-related organizations.
Author : Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438473036
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Argentina Noir written by Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and insightful guide to Argentine crime fiction since 2000. Argentina Noir offers a guide to Argentine crime fiction, with a focus on works published since the year 2000. It argues that the novela negra, or crime novel, has become the favored genre for many writers to address the social malaise brought about by changes linked to globalization and market-driven economic policies. Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz presents close readings and original interpretations of eleven novels, all set in or around Buenos Aires, and explores the ways these texts adapt major motifs, figures, and literary techniques in Hispanic crime fiction in order to give voice to wide-ranging social critiques. Schmidt-Cruz addresses such topics as organized crime and institutional complicity, corruption during the presidency of Carlos Menem (19891999), terrorist attacks on Jewish institutions in Buenos Aires and the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, and the winners and the losers of neoliberal structural changes. With a solid underpinning in sociological studies and criticism of the genre and its historical context, Argentina Noir reveals how these novels are renovating the genre to engage pressing issues confronting not only Argentina but also countries throughout Latin America and around the globe. This is a very significant contribution to the field. It is a full and illustrative, as well as authoritative, guide to crime fiction and the novela negra in Argentina in the twenty-first century, with a particular focus on the literatures social and political thematics. Philip Swanson, author of The New Novel in Latin America: Politics and Popular Culture after the Boom
