The Matador's Cape

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113946504X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis The Matador's Cape by : Stephen Holmes

Download or read book The Matador's Cape written by Stephen Holmes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-23 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Matador's Cape delves into the causes of the catastrophic turn in American policy at home and abroad since 9/11. In a collection of searing essays, the author explores Washington's inability to bring 'the enemy' into focus, detailing the ideological, bureaucratic, electoral and (not least) emotional forces that severely distorted the American understanding of, and response to, the terrorist threat. He also shows how the gratuitous and disastrous shift of attention from al Qaeda to Iraq was shaped by a series of misleading theoretical perspectives on the end of deterrence, the clash of civilizations, humanitarian intervention, unilateralism, democratization, torture, intelligence gathering and wartime expansions of presidential power. The author's breadth of knowledge about the War on Terror leads to conclusions about present-day America that are at once sobering in their depth of reference and inspiring in their global perspective.

The Matador's Crown

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Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 0373621582
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book The Matador's Crown written by Alex Archer and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As something of an expert on the medieval period, archaeologist Annja Creed jumps at the invitation from the Museum of Cadiz to assess its acquisition of Egyptian coins. She soon finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation that takes her through the colorful world of flamenco and bullfighting. Original.

Death and the Sun

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544364279
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Book Synopsis Death and the Sun by : Edward Lewine

Download or read book Death and the Sun written by Edward Lewine and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part sports writing, part travelogue, this is a portrait of Spain, its people, and their passion for a beautiful yet deadly spectacle. A brilliant observer in the tradition of Adam Gopnik and Paul Theroux, Edward Lewine reveals a Spain few outsiders have seen. There's nothing more Spanish than bullfighting, and nothing less like its stereotype. For matadors and aficionados, it is not a blood sport but an art, an ancient subculture steeped in ritual, machismo, and the feverish attentions of fans and the press. Lewine explains Spain and the art of the bulls by spending a bullfighting season traveling Spanish highways with the celebrated matador Francisco Rivera Ordónez, following Fran, as he’s known, through every region and social stratum. Fran’s great-grandfather was a famous bullfighter and the inspiration for Hemingway’s matador in The Sun Also Rises. Fran’s father was also a star matador, until a bull took his life shortly before Fran’s eleventh birthday. Fran is blessed and haunted by his family history. Formerly a top performer himself, Fran’s reputation has slipped, and as the season opens he feels intense pressure to live up to his legacy amid tabloid scrutiny in the wake of his separation from his wife, a duchess. But Fran perseveres through an eventful season of early triumph, serious injury, and an unlikely return to glory. A New York Times Editor’s Choice Praise for Death and the Sun “May be the most in-depth, incisively written guide to bullfighting available in English. Every drunken sophomore riding the rails to Pamplona this summer ought to keep a volume in his backpack.” —New York Times Book Review “Lewine demonstrates knowledge of and respect for the matador’s dangerous profession. E also explores the history of Spaine and the charms and contradictions evident within the country’s exceptionally varied cultures and people.” —Boston Globe

The Lady Matador's Hotel

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439181756
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Lady Matador's Hotel written by Cristina Garcia and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about the intertwining lives of the denizens of a hotel in an unnamed Latin American country in the midst of political turmoil.

Don't You Believe It!

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Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 160239766X
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Don't You Believe It! by : Herb Reich

Download or read book Don't You Believe It! written by Herb Reich and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think that witches were burned at Salem, that St. Patrick was Irish, and that George Washington was our first president...don't you believe...

MYSTERIES OF THE OLD MANSION

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483684075
Total Pages : 149 pages
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Book Synopsis MYSTERIES OF THE OLD MANSION by : Marcie Bonano

Download or read book MYSTERIES OF THE OLD MANSION written by Marcie Bonano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four new graduates from Harvard decide to go to Las Vegas to celebrate. After a night of partying Jim finds a paper in his shirt pocket, it is a map of Mexico. He has no idea who slipped the map into his pocket, but feels he needs to go to Mexico. His three buddies decide they want to go with him. They have no idea what Mexico has in store for them. Once they cross the border they have to get on a bus, which breaks down and they have to get another bus. They see many different things along the way. Finally they arrive in Puerto Vallarta and can't believe how beautiful this place is. When they finally find where this map takes them Jim can't believe he inherited a mansion on a hill and proceeds from his great grandfather's gold mine. The four gringos move into the mansion where they discover many mysteries.

Mexico

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Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 0449221873
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (492 download)

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Book Synopsis Mexico by : James Albert Michener

Download or read book Mexico written by James Albert Michener and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1994 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Astounding...Fast-moving, Intriguing...James Michener is back in huge, familiar form with MEXICO." LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS Here is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors. From the brutality and brilliance of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to the modern-day Mexicans battling through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution, James Michener weaves it all into an epic human story that ranks with the best of his beloved, bestselling novels. A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB

Of Death and Beauty: A Novel

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Publisher : Sunstone Press
ISBN 13 : 0865349371
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (653 download)

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Book Synopsis Of Death and Beauty: A Novel by : Barbara Grenfell Fairhead

Download or read book Of Death and Beauty: A Novel written by Barbara Grenfell Fairhead and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the beautiful Magdalena Chavez and her troubled, passionate son move into the small town of Las Madres, New Mexico, it doesn't take long for the discerning among the townspeople to discover that they are "other." Magdalena is a teller of stories that delight many, but also challenge the assumptions of one and all. Soon the reader is seduced into an enchanted world in which the boundary between reality and fantasy is always on the point of collapsing. The main characters must maintain a difficult balance between opposing polarities-sacred and profane, forbidden desire and ruthless power-a balance that seems to come instinctively to the simple but knowing inhabitants of Las Madres. Fairhead is utterly at home in this environment, evoking it with a mixture of precision and lyrical intensity. Whether she is describing the tumult of a bullfight, the stillness of a work of art or the vast, cinematic splendour of the New Mexico landscape, her voice is always pitch perfect. As the title suggests, it is a world of great beauty, but that same title also warns us that we cannot speak of beauty without also speaking of death. The Duende, that dark wind that blows through the world and touches the back of the neck whenever death is possible, is never far away.

Matadors of Mexico

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
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Download or read book Matadors of Mexico written by Ann D. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hemingway Collection

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476791988
Total Pages : 6291 pages
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Book Synopsis The Hemingway Collection by : Ernest Hemingway

Download or read book The Hemingway Collection written by Ernest Hemingway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 6291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon & Schuster presents a beautifully packaged bind-up of the Hemingway collection, available for the first time in ebook. Featuring the novels, short stories, and articles that brought Hemingway to fame, all together in one place with a fantastic new jacket to brighten up your ebookshelf. Inside you will discover The Sun Also Rises with a fresh new introduction from Philipp Meyer (author of American Rust and The Son), For Whom the Bell Tolls introduced by renowned war journalist Jeremy Bowen, and A Moveable Feast introduced by acclaimed Irish author, Colm Toíbín.

The Complete Works (100+) of Ernest Hemingway (Illustrated edition)

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Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book The Complete Works (100+) of Ernest Hemingway (Illustrated edition) written by Ernest Hemingway and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest Hemingway (ヘミングウェイ) is a giant among 20th-century American authors. Even during his own time, he had a cult following. His many books, The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro remain well-loved classics to this day. In 1954 Hemmingway won the Nobel Prize for literature in recognition of his talent. “Papa” Hemingway possessed a bright personality and traveled incessantly. He handwrote his manuscripts in pencil and on a “good” day he could write seven pencils down to their nubs while standing in one place; moving only to shift his body weight from one foot to the other. A tragic figure, he suffered from numerous maladies and injuries throughout his life: anthrax, malaria, amoebic dysentery, pneumonia, skin cancer, hepatitis, and diabetes amongst them. Additionally, he experienced ruptured internal organs (kidneys, spleen, and liver), a cracked vertebra, and a fractured skull. His passions were three: literature, alcohol, and fishing. Among his favorite books, Hemingway listed Flaber’s Madam Bovary, Stendhal’s The Red and the Black, Joyce’s Dubliners, Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, and Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov as must-reads for all. THE NOVELS THE TORRENTS OF SPRING THE SUN ALSO RISES A FAREWELL TO ARMS TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA THE SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS THREE STORIES AND TEN POEMS IN OUR TIME MEN WITHOUT WOMEN WINNER TAKE NOTHING THE FIFTH COLUMN AND THE FIRST FORTY-NINE STORIES THE FIFTH COLUMN AND FOUR STORIES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES THE PLAY THE FIFTH COLUMN THE POETRY THE NON-FICTION DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA NEWSPAPER ARTICLES THE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES HEMINGWAY, THE WILD YEARS A MOVEABLE FEAST

Nothing to Declare

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312199418
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (994 download)

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Book Synopsis Nothing to Declare by : Mary Morris

Download or read book Nothing to Declare written by Mary Morris and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traveling from the highland desert of northern Mexico to the steaming jungles of Honduras to the seashore of the Caribbean, Mary Morris confronts the realities of place, of poverty, of machismo, and of self. "One gutsy woman and one fantastic writer".--"Cosmopolitan".

Bullfighting

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Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412818990
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Download or read book Bullfighting written by and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest Hemingway, best-known to layman and aficionado alike, in his fiction described bullfighting, or "toreo, "as a cross between romantic risk and a drunken party, or as an elaborate substitute for war, ending in wounds or death. Although his descriptions of the "beauty"in "toreo "are lyrical, they are short on imaginative creation of how such beauty, through techniques and discipline, comes about. Hemingway may have sculpted a personal mystique of "toreo "but, in the opinion of some, he ignored or slighted the full, unique nature of the subject. In "Bullfighting: Art, Technique, and Spanish Society "John McCormick sorts through the complexities of "toreo, "to suggest the aesthetic, social, and moral dimensions of an art that is geographically limited, but universal when seen in round. While having felt the attraction of Hemingway's approach, McCormick knew that he was being seduced by elements that had little to do with "toreo. "To try to right Hemingway's distortions, he named the first edition of this book "The Complete Aficionado, "but then realized that the volume was directed at more than just the spectator: "BullFighting "is written from the point of view of the "torerro, "as opposed to the usual spectator's impressions and enthusiasm. With the help of a retired "matador de toros, "Mario Sevilla Mascarenas, who taught McCormick the rudiments of "toreo "as well as the emotions and discipline essential to survival, the authors rescue "'toreo "from romantic cliches. They probe the anatomy of the matador's training and technique, provide a past-and-present survey of the traditions of the "corrida, "and furnish dramatic portraits of such famous figures as Manolete, Joselito, Belmonte, and Ordonez. Here then is an informed analysis and critique of the origins and myths of "toreo "and a survey of the novels it has inspired. Defending the faith in a lively as well as clear and discerning manner, this volume provides a committed and vivid approach to the rich history, ritual, and symbolism of the bullfight as it currently exists.

The Importance of a Piece of Paper

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Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802141811
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book The Importance of a Piece of Paper written by Jimmy Santiago Baca and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains eight short fiction stories that explore the clash between Old World traditions and New World ambitions by award-winning American author Jimmy Santiago Baca.

Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610696409
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World written by Victoria R. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With hundreds of books dedicated to conventional sports and activities, this encyclopedia on the weirdest and wackiest games offers a fresh and entertaining read for any audience. Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing focuses on what many would consider abnormal activities from across the globe. Spanning subjects that include individual games, team sports, games for men and women, and contests involving animal competitors, there is something for every reader. Whether researching a particular country or region's traditions or wanting an interesting read for pleasure, this book offers an array of uses and benefits. Though the book focuses on games and sporting activities, the examination of these topics gives readers insight into unfamiliar places and peoples through their recreation—an essential part of the human experience that occurs in all cultures. Such activities are not only embedded in everyday life but also indelibly interconnected with social customs, war, politics, commerce, education, and national identity, making the whimsical topic of the book an appealing gateway to insightful, highly relevant information.

Religion and Sports

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231539320
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Religion and Sports by : Rebecca T. Alpert

Download or read book Religion and Sports written by Rebecca T. Alpert and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like religion, playing and watching sports is a deeply meaningful, celebratory ritual enjoyed by millions across the world. The first scholarly work designed for use in both religion and sports courses, this collection develops and then applies a theoretically grounded approach to studying sports engagement globally and its relationship to modern-day issues of violence, difference, social protest, and belonging. Case studies explore the place of sports in mainstream faiths, such as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, and lesser-known religious groups, particularly in Africa. It covers football, baseball, and basketball but also archery, soccer, bullfighting, judo, and track. Essays reflect all skill levels, from amateur to professional, and find surprising affinities among practices and cultures in locations as disparate as Germany and Japan, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Thoroughly examining a range of phenomena, this collection fully captures the unique overlap of two universal institutions and their interplay with human society, politics, and culture.

Men, Music, and Mirth

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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434920232
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Men, Music, and Mirth written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: