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Imagining LatinX Intimacies

Connecting Queer Stories, Spaces and Sexualities

by Edward A. Chamberlain ...

Imagining Latinx Intimacies addresses the ways that artists and writers resist the social forces of colonialism, displacement, and oppression through crafting incisive and inspiring responses to the problems that queer Latinx peoples encounter in both daily lives and representation such as art, film, poetry, popular culture, and stories. Instead of keeping quiet, queer Latinx artists and writers ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Imagining Latinx Intimacies addresses the ways that artists and writers resist the social forces of colonialism, displacement, and oppression through crafting incisive and inspiring responses to the problems that queer Latinx peoples encounter in both daily lives and representation such as art, film, poetry, popular culture, and stories. Instead of keeping quiet, queer Latinx artists and writers
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Caribbean Migrations

The Legacies of Colonialism

by Anke Birkenmaier, Anke Birkenmaier, Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Edward Chamberlain, Jorge Duany, Vivian Halloran, Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel, Daylet Domínguez, Devyn Spence Benson, Iraida H. López, Rafael Rojas0, Jane Bryce1, Rebecca Dirksen2, Kendy Vérilus3, Kiran C. Jayaram4, April J. Mayes5, Emily A. Maguire6, Alejandro Portes7, Jossianna Arroyo8 ...

Series series Critical Caribbean Studies
2021 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Caribbean has long been a key area for empires warring over influence spheres, and where migration waves from Africa, Europe, and Asia accompanied every political transformation. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of scholars studies the Caribbean’s “unincorporated subjects,” and explores how against all odds, Caribbean artists, filmmakers, and ... Read more

$32.99 USD

2021 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Caribbean has long been a key area for empires warring over influence spheres, and where migration waves from Africa, Europe, and Asia accompanied every political transformation. In this volume, an interdisciplinary group of scholars studies the Caribbean’s “unincorporated subjects,” and explores how against all odds, Caribbean artists, filmmakers, and
... Read more
Significant Food

Critical Readings to Nourish American Literature

by Ericka Birkenstein, Anton Smith, Greg Hartley, Katy Lewis, Shelley A. Ingram, Sanghamitra Dalal, Méliné Kasparian-Le Fèvre, Molly Mann, Carrie Tippen, Rachel Fernandes, Edward Chamberlain, Mary-Lynn Chambers, Heidi Oberholtzer Lee, Rossitsa Terzieva-Artemis, Serena Demichelis ...

Significant Food is a collaborative work of textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence of food in American literature. The volume offers close readings of many well-known, and some less well-known, examples of American writing, as studied through the food culture sensibilities of a well-stocked cupboard of contributors who offer their analyses for public consumption ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Significant Food is a collaborative work of textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence of food in American literature. The volume offers close readings of many well-known, and some less well-known, examples of American writing, as studied through the food culture sensibilities of a well-stocked cupboard of contributors who offer their analyses for public consumption
... Read more
Duino Elegies, Deluxe Edition

The original English translation of Rilke's landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West - reissued for the first time in 90 years

by Rainer Maria Rilke, Vita Sackville-West ...

Translated by Vita Sackville-West, Edward Sackville-West ...

The first-ever English translation of Rilke’s landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West – reissued for the first time in 90 yearsIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke’s ... Read more

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The first-ever English translation of Rilke’s landmark poetry cycle, by Vita and Edward Sackville-West – reissued for the first time in 90 yearsIn 1931, Virginia and Leonard Woolf’s Hogarth Press published a small run of a beautiful edition of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies, in English translation by the writers Vita and Edward Sackville-West. This marked the English debut of Rilke’s
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On the Art of the Theatre

by Edward Gordon Craig ...

Series series Routledge Theatre Classics
First published in 1911, On the Art of the Theatre remains one of the seminal texts of theatre theory and practice.Actor, director, designer and pioneering theorist, Edward Gordon Craig was one of twentieth century theatre’s great modernisers. Here, he is eloquent and entertaining in expounding his views on the theatre; a crucial and prescient contribution that retains its relevance almost a ... Read more

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First published in 1911, On the Art of the Theatre remains one of the seminal texts of theatre theory and practice.Actor, director, designer and pioneering theorist, Edward Gordon Craig was one of twentieth century theatre’s great modernisers. Here, he is eloquent and entertaining in expounding his views on the theatre; a crucial and prescient contribution that retains its relevance almost a
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Who Was George Washington?

by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, ... Read more

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In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man,
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God and Man at Yale

The Superstitions of “Academic Freedom”

by William F. Buckley ...

Narrated by Michael Edwards ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

This is the book that launched Buckley's career—and a movement. As a young recent graduate, Buckley took on Yale's professional and administrative staffs, citing their hypocritical withdrawal from the tenets upon which the institution was built. Yale was founded on the belief that God exists, and thus virtue and individualism represent immutable cornerstones of education. But when Buckley wrote ... Read more

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This is the book that launched Buckley's career—and a movement. As a young recent graduate, Buckley took on Yale's professional and administrative staffs, citing their hypocritical withdrawal from the tenets upon which the institution was built. Yale was founded on the belief that God exists, and thus virtue and individualism represent immutable cornerstones of education. But when Buckley wrote
... Read more

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Who Was John F. Kennedy?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough ...

Narrated by Kevin Pariseau ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was...? series. ... Read more

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The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation's youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was...? series.
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Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

by Dennis Brindell Fradin ...

Narrated by Kevin Pariseau ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a ... Read more

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Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

by Janet Pascal ...

Narrated by Kevin Pariseau ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

59 min

Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated. ... Read more

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Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated.
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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

by Gail Herman ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 1 min

As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some ... Read more

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As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some
... Read more

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Who Was Neil Armstrong?

by Roberta Edwards ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Series series Who Was?
Unabridged

56 min

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a giant leap for mankind. This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. ... Read more

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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a giant leap for mankind. This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut.
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