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Author | : Ernesto Quinonez |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2010-10-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062030434 |
A young man seeks a better life in Spanish Harlem—even as he helps burn it down—in this “searing portrait of a community at the tipping point” (Booklist). In New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Julio and Maritza are each searching for a path that will give their lives meaning, no matter how shadowed by controversy. Julio is an arsonist for hire, pocketing thousands of dollars from investors eager to capitalize on more expensive real estate. But when he has reason to stop setting his neighborhood ablaze and vows to change his ways, Julio’s employers threaten his life—and the lives of those close to him. Maritza, meanwhile, has become the pastor of a progressive Pentecostal church—the perfect cover for the scam she’s running. For the right price, she’ll make anyone an American citizen. With a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, Ernesto Quiñonez brings a vibrant community and landscape to life in this follow-up to his acclaimed novel Bodega Dreams
Author | : Ernesto Quiñonez |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2015-01-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0804154058 |
In this "thriller with literary merit" (Time Out New York), a stunning narrative combines the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley. Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty—and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder. "Bodega is a fascinating character. . . . The story [Quiñonez] tells has energy and verve." —The New York Times Book Review
Author | : Monique Joiner Siedlak |
Publisher | : Oshun Publications, LLC |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2023-05-28 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1956319956 |
Updated 2023 The Seven African Powers, also known as the Orishas, are spirits from the Supreme Creator in African religion. These spirits are thought to give guidance for life issues and problems. Modern Santeria, Voodoo, and other Caribbean traditions still value this practice today. It can be found in different South American cultures as well. This book will guide you through learning about the Seven African Powers…who they are, what they represent, and how each has a different temperament. You’ll also know how the Orishas can be used in your home and daily routine. Once you discover the Orishas, you’ll be on your way to understanding which one will best help you work through difficulties and move forward in life.
Author | : Barbara Taylor |
Publisher | : Kingfisher |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2011-08-01 |
Genre | : Apes |
ISBN | : 9780753431603 |
Make science accessible with this essential series that will capture children's imagination while laying the foundation for future learning. With age-appropriate language and an eye-catching design, the Discover Science series gives young readers the answers to fundamental questions about the human body, animals, planet Earth and the Solar System. In Apes and Monkeys you can shelter from a storm with a baby orang-utan, swing through the trees with a gibbon and make a marvellous monkey mobile for your classroom.
Author | : Benjamin Markovits |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2019-11-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0571363180 |
'A novel that everyone should read before they face their own family Christmas.' The Times When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a federal judge. Susie's husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet her family. Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their parents have plans, too, and Liesel, the materfamilias, has invited Dana and Cal to stay, hoping to bring them back together. As the week unfolds, each of the Essingers has to confront the tensions and conflicts between old families and new.
Author | : Joseph Deniker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
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Author | : Sanz, Nuria |
Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2015-04-13 |
Genre | : Embalming |
ISBN | : 9231000209 |
Author | : Crescencio Lopez-Gonzalez |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2020-01-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1498570275 |
The Latinx Urban Condition brings interdisciplinary cultural theory and U.S. Latinx urban literature into conversation, focusing on the realities and urban experiences of Latinx living in major cities in the United States from the 1960’s to the present. As a cultural studies analyst of U.S. Latinx urban literature and culture, the book focuses on analyzing the works of Latinx authors who write about the cities in which they were raised and how growing up in these environments shaped their lives, their communities, and their future. Their fictional work helps us understand how the human and cultural tapestry of the Latinx community is inextricably connected to the spatial transformations taking place in many cities across the country, most notably within the cities in which the narratives take place. The main purpose is to analyze the symbolic realities lived by the characters in order to understand how Latino families and communities are experiencing displacement under instituted neoliberal policies, a process known as development and progress or gentrification. These processes are experienced through aspects of privatization, deregulation, homelessness, residential segregation, inequality, unemployment, and poverty.
Author | : Monique Joiner Siedlak |
Publisher | : Oshun Publications, LLC |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2018-08-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 194883474X |
Santeria, a religion whose origins can be traced back to the Yoruban tribes of West Africa. Brought into the United States and Latin American countries through the slave trade, it is now practiced in Cuba and the Latin American countries and has over 20,000 followers in the United States. Inside this book learn: The Practices of SanteriaThe Orisha of Truth Who Killed His Own MotherThe Reason Oshun Was Shunned After Giving Birth to TwinsThe Punishment Babalu Aye May Deliver Out As well as a few Santeria spells.
Author | : Lilith Dorsey |
Publisher | : Citadel Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780806527147 |
Few religions are as misunderstood as Afro-Caribbean traditions like Voodoo, Yoruba, Candomble, Shango, Santeria, and Obeah. Even the most wide-ranging books about Paganism rarely include a discussion of the African earth religions.