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The Crossing
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Author : Cormac McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-12-10
The Crossing written by Cormac McCarthy and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-10 with Fiction categories.
Set along the US-Mexcio border of the 1940s, Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy continues with The Crossing, a coming-of-age western set parallel to the events of All the Pretty Horses. 'McCarthy speaks to us in the thrilling, apocalyptic tones of an Old Testament prophet' – Sunday Telegraph Sixteen-year-old Billy Parham and his younger brother Boyd are fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's property. Billy captures the animal but, rather than kill it, sets out impulsively for the mountains of Mexico to return it to from where it came. On his return, he will find himself – and his world – irrevocably changed. His innocence lost at a cruel price, the desolate beauty of the border will beckon once again . . . 'The Crossing is like a river in full spate: beautiful and dangerous' – The Times ‘Nominally Westerns, these books are too entropic and philosophical to fit within the limits of the genre. They summon the ghosts of history, and haunt the gaps between justice and reality' – Rachel Kushner, author of The Mars Room The Crossing is the second volume in the Border Trilogy. It is preceded by All the Pretty Horses and followed by Cities of the Plain. Praise for Cormac McCarthy ‘McCarthy worked close to some religious impulse, his books were terrifying and absolute’ – Anne Enright, author of The Green Road and The Wren, The Wren 'His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power' – Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series '[I]n presenting the darker human impulses in his rich prose, [McCarthy] showed readers the necessity of facing up to existence' – Annie Proulx, author of Brokeback Mountain Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Crossing
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Author : Rebecca Hamlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Crossing written by Rebecca Hamlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Law categories.
The first in-depth exploration of the persistence and pervasiveness of a dangerous legal fiction about people who cross borders: the binary distinction between migrant and refugee. Today, the concept of "the refugee" as distinct from other migrants looms large. Immigration laws have developed to reinforce a conceptual dichotomy between those viewed as voluntary, often economically motivated, migrants who can be legitimately excluded by potential host states, and those viewed as forced, often politically motivated, refugees who should be let in. In Crossing, Rebecca Hamlin argues against advocacy positions that cling to this distinction. Everything we know about people who decide to move suggests that border crossing is far more complicated than any binary, or even a continuum, can encompass. The decision to leave home is almost always multi-causal and often involves many stops and hazards along the way--a reality not captured by a system that categorizes a majority of border-crossers as undeserving, and the rare few as vulnerable and needy. Drawing on cases of various "border crises" across Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East, Hamlin outlines major inconsistencies and faulty assumptions upon which the binary relies, and explains its endurance and appeal by tracing its origins to the birth of the modern state and the rise of colonial empire. The migrant/refugee binary is not just an innocuous shorthand, indeed its power stems from the way in which is it painted as objective, neutral, and apolitical. In truth, the binary is a dangerous legal fiction, politically constructed with the ultimate goal of making harsh border control measures more ethically palatable to the public. This book is a challenge to all those invested in the rights and study of migrants, to interrogate their own assumptions and move towards more equitable advocacy for all border crossers.
Crossing
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Author : Pajtim Statovci
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2019-05-02
Crossing written by Pajtim Statovci and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-02 with Fiction categories.
The critically acclaimed novel about two young men on a fearless journey across cities, borders and identities Imagine . . . we can do anything now, we can be anyone, we can go anywhere Bujar's world is collapsing. His father is dying and his homeland, Albania, bristles with hunger and unrest. When his fearless friend Agim is discovered wearing his mother's red dress and beaten with his father's belt, he persuades Bujar that there is no place for them in their country. Desperate for a chance to shape their own lives, they flee. This is the beginning of a journey across cities, borders and identities, from the bazaars of Tirana to the monuments of Rome and the drag bars of New York. It is also a search through shifting gender and social personae, for acceptance and love. But faced with marginalization at home and only precarious means of escape and survival, what chance do the young pair have of forging a new life? Pursued by memories of home and echoes of folk tales, they risk losing themselves in the struggle to leave their pasts behind. Pajtim Statovci (b. 1990) is a Finnish-Kosovan novelist. He moved from Kosovo to Finland with his family when he was two years old. He is currently a Ph.D candidate at the University of Helsinki. His first novel, My Cat Yugoslavia, also published by Pushkin Press, won the prestigious Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize. Crossing won the Toisinkoinen Literature Prize in 2016 and, Statovci also won the 2018 Helsinki Writer of the Year Award.
The Crossing
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Author : Manjeet Mann
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-06-03
The Crossing written by Manjeet Mann and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful. Observer WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021 and the Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week - a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis. The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future. Natalie's world is falling apart. She's just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming is her only refuge. Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes on his journey is a step into an unknown and unwelcoming future. A twist of fate brings them together and gives them both hope. But is hope enough to mend a broken world? 'Skilful, involving and important, this deserves it's accolades' The Sunday Times 'Powerful, uplifting, hopeful' Guardian
Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Geology categories.
The Crossing
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Author : Jason Mott
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2018-05-15
The Crossing written by Jason Mott and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Fiction categories.
In this apocalyptic adventure, war and disease decimate the globe, and two orphaned siblings must decide: Stay and die, or run and survive. From the New York Times–bestselling author of Hell of a Book, A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Twins Virginia and Tommy Matthews have been on their own since they were orphaned at the age of five. Twelve years later, the world begins to collapse around them as a deadly contagion steadily wipes out entire populations and a devastating world war rages on. When Tommy is drafted for the war, the twins are faced with a choice: accept their fate of almost certain death or dodge the draft. Virginia and Tommy flee into the dark night. Armed with only a pistol and their fierce will to survive, the twins set forth in search of a new beginning. Tommy and Virginia must navigate the dangers and wonders of this changed world. But how far will they get before the demons of their past catch up with them? Praise for The Crossing “Mott spins a captivating, fast-paced dystopian tale about a world in chaos and twins fighting to stay alive.” —Publishers Weekly “Beautifully written and touching on some fascinating ideas.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Crossing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Crossing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Historical reenactments categories.
In 1915 thousands of New Zealand soldiers marched from the southern Wairarapa across the Rimutaka Range to Wellington to to board ships taking them to fight in World War One. This story commemorates the soldiers while providing useful lessons for children on the sacrifice of their forebears. Includes notes for teachers.
Bulletin
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Author : United States. Bureau of Plant Industry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
Bulletin written by United States. Bureau of Plant Industry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with Agriculture categories.
Crossing Numbers Of Graphs
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Author : Marcus Schaefer
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2018-01-02
Crossing Numbers Of Graphs written by Marcus Schaefer and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-02 with Mathematics categories.
Crossing Numbers of Graphs is the first book devoted to the crossing number, an increasingly popular object of study with surprising connections. The field has matured into a large body of work, which includes identifiable core results and techniques. The book presents a wide variety of ideas and techniques in topological graph theory, discrete geometry, and computer science. The first part of the text deals with traditional crossing number, crossing number values, crossing lemma, related parameters, computational complexity, and algorithms. The second part includes the rich history of alternative crossing numbers, the rectilinear crossing number, the pair crossing number, and the independent odd crossing number.It also includes applications of the crossing number outside topological graph theory. Aimed at graduate students and professionals in both mathematics and computer science The first book of its kind devoted to the topic Authored by a noted authority in crossing numbers
Field Manual
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Field Manual written by United States. Department of the Army and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.