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Suele pasar que nos quedemos

by Grace P. Bedoya, Lissete Juárez, Lucía Charry, Carlos Ortega, H.M. Chejab, Amarilis Vega, María Cristina Manrique, Abigail Duarte, Alex Guerra, María Elisa Peralta, Lázaro Guzmán, Lourdes González, Leslie Gauna, Leonardo González, María Quiroga, Raquel Abend, Macky Osorio, Rose Mary Salum ...

Suele pasar que nos quedemos devela otra faceta de lo que Estados Unidos, el hogar de tantos inmigrantes, quiere ofrecer al resto del mundo. No es gratuita, entonces, la efervescencia cultural que se vive desde este país, el lugar idóneo para tratar los temas más humanos que van, desde la añoranza (o el desprecio) por la familia, la infidelidad, las tradiciones que se importan y se heredan, las ... Read more

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Suele pasar que nos quedemos devela otra faceta de lo que Estados Unidos, el hogar de tantos inmigrantes, quiere ofrecer al resto del mundo. No es gratuita, entonces, la efervescencia cultural que se vive desde este país, el lugar idóneo para tratar los temas más humanos que van, desde la añoranza (o el desprecio) por la familia, la infidelidad, las tradiciones que se importan y se heredan, las
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The Best American Humorous Short Stories

by George Pope Morris, Eliza Leslie, George William Curtis, Edward Everett Hale, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, Frank Richard Stockton, Bret Harte, O. Henry, George Randolph Chester, Grace MacGowan Cooke, Wells Hastings, William James Lampton, Henry Cuyler Bunner, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, Edgar Allan Poe ...

In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of the short story of humor are included here, at any rate. Not only copyright restrictions but in a ... Read more

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In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of the short story of humor are included here, at any rate. Not only copyright restrictions but in a
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Radical Family

Trailblazing Lesbian Moms Tell Their Stories

by Denise Matyka, Margaret McMurray, Martha Dixon Popp, Alix Olson, Janet Wright, Gail Hirn, MC Reisdorf, Meg Gaines, Kathy Borkowski, Shelley Gaylord, Leslie Bernstein, Grace Anne Cooper ...

**A powerful collection of personal essays from lesbian moms who fought for the right to raise children **For generations, lesbians across the United States were systematically denied opportunities to raise children and build families, opportunities that were readily available to straight people. Radical Family honors the history-making struggles and triumphs of lesbian families in Madison, ... Read more

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**A powerful collection of personal essays from lesbian moms who fought for the right to raise children **For generations, lesbians across the United States were systematically denied opportunities to raise children and build families, opportunities that were readily available to straight people. Radical Family honors the history-making struggles and triumphs of lesbian families in Madison,
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To Turn the Whole World Over

Black Women and Internationalism

by Keisha Blain, Michael West, Nicole Anae, Brandon R. Byrd, Stephanie Beck Cohen, Anne Donlon, Tiffany N. Florvil, Kim Gallon, Dayo Gore0, Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel1, Grace Leslie2, Julia Erin Wood3 ...

Series series Black Internationalism
Black women undertook an energetic and unprecedented engagement with internationalism from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. In many cases, their work reflected a complex effort to merge internationalism with issues of women's rights and with feminist concerns. To Turn the Whole World Over examines these and other issues with a collection of cutting-edge essays on black women's ... Read more

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Black women undertook an energetic and unprecedented engagement with internationalism from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. In many cases, their work reflected a complex effort to merge internationalism with issues of women's rights and with feminist concerns. To Turn the Whole World Over examines these and other issues with a collection of cutting-edge essays on black women's
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Horror Podcasting

Storytelling in the Mind

by Leslie Grace McMurtry ...

Series series Bloomsbury Podcast Studies
Unabridged

6 hours

Horror Podcasting argues that podcasting, as an aural medium, is about the mind. Horror is an inward-style of storytelling, and yet the reception of the podcast can be an embodied form of listening. This intersection creates conditions for a subject/listener collapse (which results in immersion) as well as a potential listener/creator collapse (listeners move into the roles of creators).The texts ... Read more

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Horror Podcasting argues that podcasting, as an aural medium, is about the mind. Horror is an inward-style of storytelling, and yet the reception of the podcast can be an embodied form of listening. This intersection creates conditions for a subject/listener collapse (which results in immersion) as well as a potential listener/creator collapse (listeners move into the roles of creators).The texts
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Revolution in the Echo Chamber

Audio Drama's Past, Present and Future

by Leslie Grace McMurtry ...

Revolution in the Echo Chamber is a sociohistorical analysis of British and US radio and audio drama from 1919 to the present day. This volume examines the aesthetic, cultural and technical elements of audio drama along with its context within the literary canon. In addition to the form and development of aural drama, Leslie Grace McMurtry provides an exploration of mental imagery generation in ... Read more

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Revolution in the Echo Chamber is a sociohistorical analysis of British and US radio and audio drama from 1919 to the present day. This volume examines the aesthetic, cultural and technical elements of audio drama along with its context within the literary canon. In addition to the form and development of aural drama, Leslie Grace McMurtry provides an exploration of mental imagery generation in
... Read more
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Family Matters

by Shirley Jackson, Frank O'Connor, Diane Leslie, Etgar Keret, Grace Paley, Rick Moody, Toure ...

Narrated by Lois Smith, Malachy McCourt, B. D. Wong, Daniel Alexander Jones, Jill Eikenberry, Linda Lavin, Robert Sean Leonard ...

Series series Selected Shorts
Unabridged

2 hours 28 min

Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families... many depicted from a kid's-eye-view... are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the preemptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children, ... Read more

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Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families... many depicted from a kid's-eye-view... are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the preemptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children,
... Read more
Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Methodological Frameworks

Media, Performance and the Public Space

Edited by Eleftheria Rania Kosmidou, Leslie Grace McMurtry ...

Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
This book examines media, performance, and the public space as sites of intangible cultural heritage – a heritage that moves beyond physical museums and monuments to encompass film and media, performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, rituals, artifacts, and cultural spaces.Focusing on the current methodological challenges and new frameworks that surround the study of intangible cultural ... Read more

$61.99 USD

This book examines media, performance, and the public space as sites of intangible cultural heritage – a heritage that moves beyond physical museums and monuments to encompass film and media, performing arts, oral traditions, social practices, rituals, artifacts, and cultural spaces.Focusing on the current methodological challenges and new frameworks that surround the study of intangible cultural
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The Figaro Plays: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty Mother

Three BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations

by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais ...

Narrated by Nickolas Grace, Gary Bond, Alison Steadman, Michael Aldridge, Norman Rodway, Moir Leslie, John McAndrew, Dorothy Tutin, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

A trilogy of classic plays by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais, including The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty MotherForerunner to the renowned operas, The Figaro Plays by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais are a celebration of how intelligence and wit can bring any servant level with their aristocratic masters. Considered scandalous in their time, the plays went on ... Read more

$17.99 USD

A trilogy of classic plays by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais, including The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro and The Guilty MotherForerunner to the renowned operas, The Figaro Plays by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais are a celebration of how intelligence and wit can bring any servant level with their aristocratic masters. Considered scandalous in their time, the plays went on
... Read more
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The Witch at the Forest's Edge

Thirteen Keys to Modern Traditional Witchcraft

by Christine Grace ...

Narrated by Leslie Howard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

I stand in the meadow, at the forest's edge. One step forward and I will straddle the boundary between fading light in the swaying grass and rich darkness in the woods. One more step and I will be immersed in the nighttime world of southern, hardwood forest. My home lay behind me, the wild magic ahead. I am the witch at the forest's edge. This book systematically explores the foundational aspects ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

I stand in the meadow, at the forest's edge. One step forward and I will straddle the boundary between fading light in the swaying grass and rich darkness in the woods. One more step and I will be immersed in the nighttime world of southern, hardwood forest. My home lay behind me, the wild magic ahead. I am the witch at the forest's edge. This book systematically explores the foundational aspects
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Tarot for Manifestation

Attract Your Dream Life Through Shadow Work, Visualization, and Writing Love Letters to the Universe

by Stefanie Caponi ...

Narrated by Stefanie Caponi ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

Tarot is the most effective tool available for strengthening your intuition, which is key for intentional manifestation. Here, author of Guided Tarot Stefanie Caponi shows you how to bring your desires to life.Creativity shapes reality, and our words are our spells. Whether you're a seasoned tarot enthusiast or a curious beginner, Tarot for Manifestation is a road map to a more vibrant and ... Read more

$17.50 USD

Also available as: eBook

Tarot is the most effective tool available for strengthening your intuition, which is key for intentional manifestation. Here, author of Guided Tarot Stefanie Caponi shows you how to bring your desires to life.Creativity shapes reality, and our words are our spells. Whether you're a seasoned tarot enthusiast or a curious beginner, Tarot for Manifestation is a road map to a more vibrant and
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The Best American Short Stories 2012

Edited by Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor ...

Series series The Best American Series
The acclaimed author "assembles a stellar collection of twenty stories that create their own worlds in twenty pages or less" ( USA Today ).Tom Perrotta explains in his introduction that "all of [these stories] took me somewhere I didn't expect to go, and jolted me into that state of heightened awareness and emotional receptivity that's one of the great rewards of reading good fiction."In Nathan ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The acclaimed author "assembles a stellar collection of twenty stories that create their own worlds in twenty pages or less" ( USA Today ).Tom Perrotta explains in his introduction that "all of [these stories] took me somewhere I didn't expect to go, and jolted me into that state of heightened awareness and emotional receptivity that's one of the great rewards of reading good fiction."In Nathan
... Read more

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