A History Of The World For Rebels And Somnambulists
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A History Of The World For Rebels And Somnambulists
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Author : Jesús del Campo
language : en
Publisher: Telegram Books
Release Date : 2008
A History Of The World For Rebels And Somnambulists written by Jesús del Campo and has been published by Telegram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Fiction categories.
A deranged rewrite of history for the mad and the bad.
The Sorrows Of Mexico
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Author : Lydia Cacho
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-08-18
The Sorrows Of Mexico written by Lydia Cacho and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-18 with True Crime categories.
With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of the international drug trade. The so-called "war on drugs" has been a brutal and chaotic failure (more than 160,000 lives have been lost). The drug cartels and the forces of law and order are often in collusion, corruption is everywhere. Life is cheap and inconvenient people - the poor, the unlucky, the honest or the inquisitive - can be "disappeared" leaving not a trace behind (in September 2015, more than 26,798 were officially registered as "not located"). Yet people in all walks of life have refused to give up. Diego Enrique Osorno and Juan Villoro tell stories of teenage prostitution and Mexico's street children. Anabel Hernández and Emiliano Ruiz Parra give chilling accounts of the "disappearance" of forty-three students and the murder of a self-educated land lawyer. Sergio González Rodríguez and Marcela Turati dissect the impact of the violence on the victims and those left behind, while Lydia Cacho contributes a journal of what it is like to live every day of your life under threat of death. Reading these accounts we begin to understand the true nature of the meltdown of democracy, obscured by lurid headlines, and the sheer physical and intellectual courage needed to oppose it.
M Xico20
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2015-05-21
M Xico20 written by Various and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-21 with Fiction categories.
To celebrate the Year of Mexico in the UK and the Year of the UK in Mexico in 2015, Hay Festival, the British Council and Conaculta have joined forces to bring twenty young Mexican writers under the age of forty, paired with twenty British translators, to an international readership. Broken families, a man in a birdcage, a lone swimmer these stories betray a quest for the self when the feeling of loss pervades. Pushkin Press is proud to present these vibrant and moving narratives from modern Mexico. Adding to the already vast literary tradition of their country with brave new styles, the writers capture an era of shifting boundaries and growing violence, where Mexico s rapid modernization is often felt to be at the cost of its artistic heritage. Contributors are: Juan Pablo Anaya Gerardo Arana Nicolás Cabral Verónica Gerber Pergentino José Laia Jufresa Luis Felipe Lomelí Brenda Lozano Valeria Luiselli Fernanda Melchor Emiliano Monge Eduardo Montagner Anguiano Antonio Ortuño Eduardo Rabasa Antonio Ramos Revillas Eduardo Ruiz Sosa Daniel Saldaña Ximena Sánchez Echenique Carlos Velázquez Nadia Villafuerte
Bogot 39
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-06-07
Bogot 39 written by Various and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-07 with Fiction categories.
‘This new generation of Latin American writers has exchanged history for memory, dictators for narcos and political engagement for gender and class consciousness.’ El País Ten years on from the first Bogotá 39 selection, which brought writers such as Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Alejandro Zambra and Junot Díaz to fame, comes this story collection showcasing thirty-nine exceptional new talents. Chosen by some of the biggest names in Latin American literature, together with publishers, writers and literary critics and a panel of expert judges, this exciting anthology paves the way for a new generation of household names. These stories have been brought into English by some of the finest translators around, including familiar names such as Daniel Hahn, Christina MacSweeney and Megan McDowell, as well as many new and exciting translators who are just launching their careers. With authors from fifteen different countries, this diverse collection of stories transports readers to a host of new worlds, and represents the very best writing coming out of Latin America today.
The British National Bibliography
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Author : Arthur James Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Bibliography, National categories.
The Proud Tower
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Author : Barbara Tuchman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-06-05
The Proud Tower written by Barbara Tuchman and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-05 with History categories.
Barbara Tuchman's The Proud Tower is a haunting account of Britain on the cusp of total war - reissued for the 2014 Centenary. The last government in the Western world to possess all the attributes of aristocracy in working condition took office in England in June of 1895 . . . In this now classic work, Pulitzer prize-winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the quarter century leading up to the First World War, from the dying embers of the British aristocracy to the fitful eruptions of the anarchist movement. She provides a compelling portrait of the key figures and conflicting ideologies of this time, giving an intimate view of an epoch that was soon to be swept away by the tide of history. 'Her intention is to make the age alive for us, and in that she abundantly succeeds' Daily Telegraph 'Tuchman has a gift of recreating a period and a mood by an inspired selection of detail and sheer narrative sweep. A volcano of a book' Evening Standard 'Impeccable scholarship and literary polish. Impossible to read without pleasure and admiration' New York Times Barbara Tuchman achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmerman Telegram and international fame with the Pulitzer-Prize winning The Guns of August. She is also the author of Stilwell and the American Experience in China (also awarded the Pulitzer Prize), A Distant Mirror and The March of Folly. She died in 1989. The Guns of August and The Zimmerman Telegram are published by Penguin.
History Of The Rise And Influence Of The Spirit Of Rationalism In Europe
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Author : William Edward Hartpole Lecky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
History Of The Rise And Influence Of The Spirit Of Rationalism In Europe written by William Edward Hartpole Lecky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Rationalism categories.
The Erotic Potential Of My Wife
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Author : David Foenkinos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Erotic Potential Of My Wife written by David Foenkinos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Body, Human categories.
"Having collected, among other things, cocktail sticks, electoral campaign badges, paintings of moored ships, rabbits' feet, noises at five in the morning, the labels on melons, birds' eggs and hangmen's nooses, Hector falls in love." "Blissfully married, he turns his back on his old habits, only to become obsessed with watching his wife Brigitte washing windows. And so begins his new infatuation, collecting (and recollecting) beautiful moments spent observing his wife's every move."--BOOK JACKET.
All My Friends Are Superheroes
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Author : Andrew Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Coach House Books
Release Date : 1999-10-19
All My Friends Are Superheroes written by Andrew Kaufman and has been published by Coach House Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10-19 with Fiction categories.
All Tom's friends really are superheroes. There's the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized (by ex-boyfriend Hypno, of course) to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she's sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she's moving to Vancouver. She'll use her superpower to make Vancouver perfect and leave all the heartbreak in Toronto. With no idea Tom's beside her, she boards an airplane in Toronto. Tom has until the wheels touch the ground in Vancouver to convince her he's visible, or he loses her forever.
Of Arms And Men
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Author : Robert L. O'Connell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1990-04-19
Of Arms And Men written by Robert L. O'Connell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-04-19 with Political Science categories.
The appearance of the crossbow on the European battle field in A.D. 1100 as the weapon of choice for shooting down knights threatened the status quo of medieval chivalric fighting techniques. By 1139 the Church had intervened, outlawing the use of the crossbow among Christians. With this edict, arms control was born. As Robert L. O'Connell reveals in this vividly written history of weapons in Western culture, that first attempt at an arms control measure characterizes the complex and often paradoxical relationship between men and arms throughout the centuries. In a sweeping narrative that ranges from prehistoric times to the nuclear age, O'Connell demonstrates how social and economic conditions determine the types of weapons and the tactics used in warfare and how, in turn, innovations in weapons technology often undercut social values. He describes, for instance, how the invention of the gun required a redefinition of courage from aggressive ferocity to calmness under fire; and how the machine gun in World War I so overthrew traditional notions of combat that Lord Kitchener exclaimed, "This isn't war!" The technology unleashed during the Great War radically altered our perceptions of ourselves, as these new weapons made human qualities almost irrelevant in combat. With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity itself became subservient to the weapons it had produced. Of Arms and Men brilliantly integrates the evolution of politics, weapons, strategy, and tactics into a coherent narrative, one spiced with striking portraits of men in combat and penetrating insights into why men go to war.
