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Madre and I

Author : Guillermo Reyes
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299236234
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Madre and I written by Guillermo Reyes and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this moving and funny memoir, award-winning playwright Guillermo Reyes untangles his life as the secretly illegitimate son of a Chilean immigrant to the United States and as a young man struggling with sexual repression, body image, and gay identity. But this is a double-decker memoir that also tells the poignant, bittersweet, and adventurous story of Guillermo’s mother, María, who supports herself and her son cleaning houses and then working as a nanny in Washington, D.C. and eventually in Hollywood. In one memorable scene, after realizing that her friend Carmen is cleaning the house of one of the producers of Annie Hall, María recruits her to take her picture as she poses dramatically with Mr. Joffe’s Oscar in hand. It is María’s defiant yet determined attitude amidst her sacrifices that allows for Guillermo’s spirited coming of age and coming out. Their common ground is the drama of their encounters with discovery, heartbreak, and passion—the explosive emotions that light up the stage of their two-actor theater. Honorable Mention, Best Auto/Biography in English, International Latino Book Awards

Terra Madre

Author : Carlo Petrini
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603582630
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Terra Madre written by Carlo Petrini and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty years ago, when Italian Carlo Petrini learned that McDonald's wanted to erect its golden arches next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, he developed an impassioned response: he helped found the Slow Food movement. Since then, Slow Food has become a worldwide phenomenon, inspiring the likes of Alice Waters and Michael Pollan. Now, it's time to take the work of changing the way people grow, distribute, and consume food to a new level. In Terra Madre, Petrini shows us a solution in the thousands of newly formed local alliances between food producers and food consumers. And he proposes expanding these alliances-connecting regional food communities around the world to promote good, clean, and fair food. The end goal is a world in which communities are entitled to food sovereignty-allowed to choose not only what they want to grow and eat, but also how they produce and distribute it.

In the Sierra Madre

Author : Jeff Biggers
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252056973
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book In the Sierra Madre written by Jeff Biggers and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning history of legendary treasure seekers and enigmatic natives in Mexico's Copper Canyon The Sierra Madre--no other mountain range in the world possesses such a ring of intrigue. In the Sierra Madre is a groundbreaking and extraordinary memoir that chronicles the astonishing history of one of the most famous, yet unknown, regions in the world. Based on his one-year sojourn among the Raramuri/Tarahumara, award-winning journalist Jeff Biggers offers a rare look into the ways of the most resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the fascinating parade of argonauts and accidental travelers that has journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. From African explorers, Bohemian friars, Confederate and Irish war deserters, French poets, Boer and Russian commandos, Apache and Mennonite communities, bewildered archaeologists, addled writers, and legendary characters including Antonin Artaud, B. Traven, Sergei Eisenstein, George Patton, Geronimo, and Pancho Villa, Biggers uncovers the remarkable treasures of the Sierra Madre.

Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun

Author : Elizabeth Bakewell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393076423
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun written by Elizabeth Bakewell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How could madre mean whore as much as virgin? What happens to the ninety-nine madres when one father enters the room and they become a group of padres? And why can't a bien educada woman in Mexico say the word madre without raising eyebrows? --

La Madre Goose

Author : Susan Middleton Elya
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399545077
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book La Madre Goose written by Susan Middleton Elya and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist, with Spanish sprinkled throughout The itsy arañita climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia and washed la araña out. Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting in el rincón to three little gatitos who lost their mitoncitos, readers will be delighted to see familiar characters in vibrant, luminous scenes brimming with fanciful details. La Madre Goose will make a playful multicultural addition to every modern bookshelf. A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016

Sierra Madre, and Other Poems

Author : Bradford B. Davidson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338533747X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Sierra Madre, and Other Poems written by Bradford B. Davidson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-09 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Author : B. Traven
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0374722609
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Treasure of the Sierra Madre written by B. Traven and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CULT MASTERPIECE—THE ADVENTURE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED JOHN HUSTON'S CLASSIC FILM, BY THE ELUSIVE AUTHOR WHO WAS A MODEL FOR THE HERO OF ROBERTO BOLAÑO'S 2666. Little is known for certain about B. Traven. Evidence suggests that he was born Otto Feige in Schlewsig-Holstein and that he escaped a death sentence for his involvement with the anarchist underground in Bavaria. Traven spent most of his adult life in Mexico, where, under various names, he wrote several bestsellers and was an outspoken defender of the rights of Mexico's indigenous people. First published in 1935, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is Traven's most famous and enduring work, the dark, savagely ironic, and riveting story of three down-and-out Americans hunting for gold in Sonora.

M Is for Mama

Author : Abbie Halberstadt
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736983783
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book M Is for Mama written by Abbie Halberstadt and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.

The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas

Author : John Wesley Tunnell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585441334
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas written by John Wesley Tunnell and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas is the only hypersaline coastal lagoon on the North American continent and only one of five worldwide. Extending along 277 miles of shoreline in South Texas and northeastern Mexico, the lagoon is renowned for its vast seagrass meadows, huge wintering redhead population, and bountiful fishing grounds. Recent concerns about increasing human activity have focused attention on the long-term health of the Laguna Madre as growing population pressures, pollution problems, and dredging threaten this unique ecosystem. The Nature Conservancy, whose mission is the conservation of biodiversity through protection of habitat, recognized the need to compile all known information about the Laguna Madre in order to move ahead with a science-based conservation agenda. This book is the result. Taking an ecosystem approach to the study of this rich habitat, the authors first provide an overview of the natural history of the Laguna Madre and adjacent areas, including an essay on the importance of the region's private ranches. Succeeding chapters discuss the diverse natural resources of the lagoon—seagrasses, open bays, tidal flats, barrier islands, abundant waterfowl, colonial waterbird rookeries, sea turtles, and fisheries. A final section identifies information gaps, offers a conservation framework, and makes recommendations for preserving the biodiversity of this complex and special ecosystem. Over seventy years of literature on the Laguna Madre and surrounding environments has been synthesized here. With 150 figures and illustrations, the book is the first to take a broad and comprehensive look at both the Texan and Tamaulipan Laguna Madre. For scientists, conservationists, resource managers, and policy makers involved in the future of the Texas and Mexico coasts, the value of this book is clear. And coastal residents, birders, anglers, and nature lovers who want to learn about and take care of the Laguna Madre will find this to be an indispensable guide.

The God's Carnival

Author : Norma Lorimer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The God's Carnival written by Norma Lorimer and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

About My Mother

Author : Peggy Rowe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1948677172
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book About My Mother written by Peggy Rowe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Message from Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs Guy: Just to be clear, About My Mother is a book about my grandmother, written by my mother. That’s not to say it’s not about my mother—it is. In fact, About My Mother is as much about my mother as it is about my grandmother. In that sense, it’s really a book about “mothers.” …It is not, however, a book written by me. True, I did write the foreword. But it doesn’t mean I’ve written a book about my mother. I haven’t. Nor does it mean my mother’s book is about her son. It isn’t. It’s about my grandmother. And my mother. Just to be clear.—Mike A love letter to mothers everywhere, About My Mother will make you laugh and cry—and see yourself in its reflection. Peggy Rowe’s story of growing up as the daughter of Thelma Knobel is filled with warmth and humor. But Thelma could be your mother—there’s a Thelma in everyone’s life. Shes the person taking charge—the one who knows instinctively how things should be. Today Thelma would be described as an alpha personality, but while growing up, her daughter Peggy saw her as a dictator—albeit a benevolent, loving one. They clashed from the beginning—Peggy, the horse-crazy tomboy, and Thelma, the genteel-yet-still-controlling mother, committed to raising two refined, ladylike daughters. Good luck. When major league baseball came to town in the early 1950s and turned sophisticated Thelma into a crazed Baltimore Orioles groupie, nobody was more surprised and embarrassed than Peggy. Life became a series of compromises—Thelma tolerating a daughter who pitched manure and galloped the countryside, while Peggy learned to tolerate the whacky Orioles fan who threw her underwear at the television, shouted insults at umpires, and lived by the orange-and-black schedule taped to the refrigerator door. Sometimes, we’re more alike than we know. And in case you’re wondering, Peggy knows a thing or two about dirty jobs herself…

The Platoon School

Author : Julia A. Spooner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Platoon School written by Julia A. Spooner and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lloyd's List Law Reports

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lloyd's List Law Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Madre

Author : Elizabeth Bakewell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780826351760
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Madre written by Elizabeth Bakewell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaping off the page with energy, insight, and attitude, Liza Bakewell's exploration of language is anything but "just semantics." Why does me vale madre mean worthless, while ¡Qué padre! means fabulous, she asks? And why do one hundred madres disappear when one padre enters the room, converting the group from madres to padres? Thus begins a journey through Mexican culture in all its color: weddings, dinner parties, an artist's studio, heart-stopping taxi rides, angry journalists, corrupt politicians, Blessed Virgins, and mothers both sacred and profane. Along the way, a reader discovers not only an invaluable lexicon of Mexican slang (to be used with caution or not at all) but also thought-provoking reflections on the evolution of language; its winding path through culture, religion, and politics; and, not least, what it means-and what it threatens-to be a creative female, a madre.

Mae Madden

Author : Mary Murdoch Mason
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Mae Madden written by Mary Murdoch Mason and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mae Madden is the somber story of young Mae Madden and her family at sea during their travels to Europe. Excerpt: "It's something like dying, I do declare," said Mae, and as she spoke a suspicious-looking drop slid softly across her cheek, down over the deck-railing, to join its original briny fellows in the deep below. "What is like dying?" asked Eric. "Why, leaving the only world you know. There, you see, papa and mamma are fast fading away, and here we are traveling off at the rate of ever so many miles an hour." "Knots, Mae; do be nautical at sea." "Away from everything and everybody we know. I do think it is like dying,—don't you, Mr. Mann?" Mae turned abruptly and faced the young man by her side."

Searching for Madre Matiana

Author : Edward Wright-Rios
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 082634660X
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Searching for Madre Matiana written by Edward Wright-Rios and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-nineteenth century prophetic visions attributed to a woman named Madre Matiana roiled Mexican society. Pamphlets of the time proclaimed that decades earlier a humble laywoman foresaw the nation’s calamitous destiny—foreign invasion, widespread misery, and chronic civil strife. The revelations, however, pinpointed the cause of Mexico’s struggles: God was punishing the nation for embracing blasphemous secularism. Responses ranged from pious alarm to incredulous scorn. Although most likely a fiction cooked up amid the era’s culture wars, Madre Matiana’s persona nevertheless endured. In fact, her predictions remained influential well into the twentieth century as society debated the nature of popular culture, the crux of modern nationhood, and the role of women, especially religious women. Here Edward Wright-Rios examines this much-maligned—and sometimes celebrated—character and her position in the development of a nation.

I Never Stopped . . .

Author : PJ Karr Ph.D.
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480834939
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book I Never Stopped . . . written by PJ Karr Ph.D. and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the whirlwind of life, we yearn for serene moments. I Never Stopped . . . offers a refreshing reprieve. This compelling, creative book hopes to inspire and fuel ones desire to pursue and embrace a poetic voice. With each passing chapter, readers can experience a freeing momentum through humor, love, nature, and other soul-filled prose reflections. Author P. J. Karrs creativity is sparked every day, no matter her surroundings. She could be reading a magazine, listening to a song, or even spending time with family when inspiration strikes. Things playful, joyful, and metaphysical capture her daily spirit. Not only does she utilize the written word, but she also utilizes photography, which is exemplified in this collection. Karrs pictures recharge and enrich the natural life force that flows within each of us. Her diversity of prose coaxes one to experience a range of emotions while freeing the spirit. In our fast-paced society, it is a lofty pleasure to be enticed to slow down and not feel guilty. To read, engage, and pursue the formidable stillness within us in the company of ones writing evolution is a rare find!