Cuba
Cuba

Author: Andrea O'Reilly Herrera

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2008-06-05

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780791472002

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Internationally renowned scholars address the Cuban diaspora from multiple perspectives and locations.

The Mexican Corrido
The Mexican Corrido

Author: María Herrera-Sobek

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9780253207951

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... well-written and well-documented landmark study... " --Choice This book raises important ideological and esthetic questions about the interpretation of artistic and cultural manifestations in a given society."--Hispanic American Historical Review The present volume is provocative in direction and a refreshing addition to the extant literature on the Mexican corrido genre." --American Ethnologist [Herrera-Sobek's] refreshing approach to analyzing masculine attitudes toward the feminine as expressed in the Mexican corrido is not only insightful but courageous." --Inez Cardozo-Freeman, Southern Folklore ... well-researched, insightful, clearly written, and well-illustrated study of a genre familiar in Hispanic culture." --Journal of the American Studies Association ... provides tantalizing insights into the inner workings and meanings of Mexico's favorite folk ballads..." --Journal of Third World Studies Challenging the stereotypical view of the passive Mexican/Chicana woman of the archetype, the author examines the portrayal of female figures in over three thousand corridos or Mexican ballads and shows that in spite of long-dominant patriarchal ideology, the corridos reveal the presence of self-confident women throughout Mexican history. Included are a discography, a detailed bibliography of corrido collections, and several photographs of soldaderas from the internationally famous Augustin Casasola collection.

The Reficul Parallax
The Reficul Parallax

Author: David Heaukulani

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1450082955

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It is 2003. George Bush has just appeared aboard a Navy carrier flashing a Mission Accomplished banner. In England, a Wicca coven warns British Intelligence of a prophecy to assassinate a future US president. It is to be carried out by Ramses, the son of the Anti-Christ. British MI-5 notifies the CIA. The CIA enlists the Hawaii Attorney General because Ramses was last known to be in Hawaii. Hawaii authorities discover that there is more to the prophecy besides a potential assassination. If the assassination is carried out, it will lead to the start of Armageddon. To prevent the fulfillment of the prophecy, Ramses must be reunited with the Anti-Christ in ancient Babylon, now modern-day Iraq. The Bible believing Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii sees this as another piece of evidence of the approaching End-Times. He recruits Honolulu narcotics detective Jake Cohen-Garcia, a former Navy SEAL. Jake is the ideal Anti-Christ bounty hunter because of his born again Christian reputation and his unique Jewish-Hispanic DNA. Jakes DNA heritage matches up perfectly with links connected to the Wicca prophecy. Jake is teamed up with two investigators and a certified exorcist priest. They form a unique investigative unit: The God Squad. The squads mission is to locate Ramses and short-circuit the prophecy of Armageddon. The mission takes the squad into the bizarre world of the occult and quantum mechanics that challenges their faith, their strength, and their sanitythe battles with the paranormal compound, Cohen-Garcias struggle with his personal demons and split personality. It threatens to destroy his faith, along with his family, as it propels him toward his own destruction. In the end, Jakes salvation comes from an up-close and personal confrontation with Ramses, a holy man from another world. The salvation of the world hangs in the balance.

Un Momento en la Vida de Mi Pueblo
Un Momento en la Vida de Mi Pueblo

Author: Luis Mulford

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-07

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1477127984

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Este libro habla de los varios aspectos de la vida de un pueblo de antaño. Su folklore, sus costumbres, su picardía, su sanidad, sus valores, su moralidad, y sobre todo habla del pensamiento de algunos de sus hombres. Un pueblo en donde todos se conocían y se trataban como familia, en donde no había ni secretos ni intimidades que se pudieran ocultar. Los personajes de Zambrano en estas crónicas son y fueron reales. He cambiado algunos de sus nombres por respeto y deferencia a sus memorias. Los sucesos que a ellos se atribuyen por lo general fueron ciertos, salvo que talvez algunos han podido ser un poco exagerados o embellecidos por las Fuentes que los proveyeron. Parte del lenguaje usado aquí podría ser crudo y tal vez ofensivo para algunas personas.

The Valley Beyond
The Valley Beyond

Author: T. Nichols

Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.

Published: 2020-09-24

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1646540093

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Lucia is an active child whose curiosity and behavior tend to get her into trouble. At the age of thirteen, she inherits the Condado of Segoia from the presumed death of her father, Don Fernando, who perished while on a crusade to the Holy Land. In addition, she inherits several titles and a vast amount of wealth from her mother, Lady Margaret, who dies while giving birth to Lucia. Her wealth is coveted by Don Raimundo Ortega Diaz, the Conde of Donato. He needs Lucia’s wealth to raise an army to take the throne of Castile in order to plunder the vast riches that lie to the south in al-Andalus, the home of the Moors. He plots her demise to obtain her wealth. Set against the backdrop of the ongoing war against the Moors in late twelfth-century Spain, Lucia is challenged by her lack of maturity, assassination attempts, her love for her dearest friend Isabella, befriending a Moor, a love interest with a French knight, and the ongoing questions concerning her deceased mother. These questions lead her to Pomeroi, her duchy in France, only if she can survive her travels beyond the Pyrenees.

KILHAVEN FARMS
KILHAVEN FARMS

Author: HUMBERTO G. GARCIA

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1491870281

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In 1960, a time in America when it was illegal for whites to marry nonwhites, Gloria Kilhaven, the 20 year daughter of a white farmer in Texas, and Nico Modesto, the 20 year old son of a Mexican American migrant farm worker family, fell in love only to incur the wrath of a racist world bent on preventing them from realizing their love. When Gloria witnesses a brazen act of discrimination committed against Nico's little sister, she tries to correct it but in her effort to confront the perpetrator, she causes Nico to be charged with attempted murder. Now she must fight her racist father and an unsympathetic justice system to liberate her soulmate.

A Dream Come True
A Dream Come True

Author: Michael T. Owens

Publisher:

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780976858904

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"Intriguing, sexy characters who lure you from your world and make you a part of theirs..."Maryann Reid, bestselling author of Sex and the Single Sister and Marry Your Baby Daddy When Morris "Mookie" Lovett wins a rap talent contest, he heads straight for glitzy Los Angeles, CA. With hot lyrical skills, charisma, and good looks, he feels he'll quickly become a star. His girlfriend Pam Rivera, and best friend Fatimus Brown tag along hoping to chase dreams of their own. Pam dreams of becoming a Hollywood fitness consultant and eventually opening a celebrity salon and spa. Fatimus simply wants a life outside of Sci-fi movies, online chess, and stamp collecting. As Mookie's career blossoms, he gradually pushes his loved ones aside. Living a fast life of sex, lies, music, and drama puts him, Pam, and Fatimus to the ultimate test. Soon their dreams turn into nightmares. By the time they realize the city of angels might be the city of devils it could be too late. Using the entertainment industry as a backdrop, A Dream Come True is a fast-paced thriller with lessons for all.

The Great Cure
The Great Cure

Author: Regis Rodriguez

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2020-09-14

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1684566940

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Set in the first half of the twenty-first century, George Fillmore, a Texas-born, New York–based medical researcher, and Adam El Del Rio, a Dominican medical researcher, are experimenting on an advanced treatment for a rare form of cancer. The experiment would transform into multiple, natural cures in one. It soon becomes a historic mission in eliminating the majority of common and deadly diseases, including diabetes, Alzheimer's, and HIV/AIDS worldwide in a matter of months, thus, calling the invention and campaign The Great Cure. In opposition of this medical breakthrough are pharmaceutical companies and many of its workers, who fear not only losing their jobs but are also uncertain this potential medical breakthrough will save millions of lives. The Great Cure is a multicity, sci-fi tale that takes place worldwide, notably in cities like New York, where George and his girlfriend, Amanda Dawes, an entertainment reporter, lives; in Los Angeles, where an African-born medical school couple, Kefla Abu and Ama're Ofiaja, reside; and in Rome, where Benita D'Agastino, a researcher, works for the World Health Organization, lives with her preteen daughter Marina, who suffers from autism. Washington, DC, Santo Domingo, and London are also primary cities set in The Great Cure.