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Author | : Chiara Mazzucchelli |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2015-08-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1438459246 |
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In The Heart and the Island, Chiara Mazzucchelli explores the strong bond between Sicilian American writers and the island of Sicily. Self-contained yet connected to the mainland, geographically separated from yet politically united to the rest of Italy, Sicily occupies a unique position. Throughout the twentieth century, the sense of a distinct sicilianità—or Sicilianness—has manifested itself in a corpus of texts that, although subsumed under the broader context of Italian literature, have distinguished themselves as examples of an exquisitely Sicilian literary experience. Mazzucchelli argues that a parallel phenomenon—sicilianamericanità—has emerged in the United States. Focusing on the island's geography, history, and culture, she examines how many American authors of Sicilian descent derive inspiration from their ethnic milieu and lay out a recognizable set of Sicilian culture markers in their works, thereby producing a literature that is distinctly Sicilian American. Drawing on both Italian and Italian American scholarship, The Heart and the Island is the first full-length study of Sicilian American literature, and it opens a space for new interdisciplinary discussions on what it means to be Italian on both sides of the ocean.
Author | : Alexander Garvin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2019-05-07 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1610919491 |
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Downtowns are more than economic engines: they are repositories of knowledge and culture and generators of new ideas, technology, and ventures. They are the heart of the city that drives its future. If we are to have healthy downtowns, we need to understand what downtown is all about; how and why some American downtowns never stopped thriving (such as San Jose and Houston), some have been in decline for half a century (including Detroit and St. Louis), and still others are resurging after temporary decline (many, including Lower Manhattan and Los Angeles). The downtowns that are prospering are those that more easily adapt to changing needs and lifestyles. In The Heart of the City, distinguished urban planner Alexander Garvin shares lessons on how to plan for a mix of housing, businesses, and attractions; enhance the public realm; improve mobility; and successfully manage downtown services. Garvin opens the book with diagnoses of downtowns across the United States, including the people, businesses, institutions, and public agencies implementing changes. In a review of prescriptions and treatments for any downtown, Garvin shares brief accounts--of both successes and failures--of what individuals with very different objectives have done to change their downtowns. The final chapters look at what is possible for downtowns in the future, closing with suggested national, state, and local legislation to create standard downtown business improvement districts to better manage downtowns. This book will help public officials, civic organizations, downtown business property owners, and people who care about cities learn from successful recent actions in downtowns across the country, and expand opportunities facing their downtown. Garvin provides recommendations for continuing actions to help any downtown thrive, ensuring a prosperous and thrilling future for the 21st-century American city.
Author | : Ida Faubert |
Publisher | : Subpress Books |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2021-01-20 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9781734130010 |
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Poetry. Caribbean Studies. Ida Faubert (1882--1969) is a 20th-century Haitian-French poet considered a Caribbean--and especially Haitian--literary foremother. An English-language volume of Faubert's makes her work more widely accessible to students, scholars, and readers of Latin-American, African-diasporic, Caribbean and Haitian letters; and more generally available to readers of poetry and the poetry of women. Born in Port-au-Prince and reared in Paris, Faubert neither easily fit socially-prescribed categories for women of color in France or Haiti, nor conformed to them--living and burning through France's Belle Ã%poque, world wars, and Haiti's Indigenist revolt in art. Bicultural, biracial, privileged, and complex, Faubert was a deft writer and socialite who promoted and participated in the movements of Haitian writers and literature in Haiti and France. While her work is garnering growing critical attention, she is seen as one of Haiti's great women poets.
Author | : Ben Zhu |
Publisher | : Roaring Brook Press |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250841801 |
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Ben Zhu's Dessert Island is an irresistible picture book about sharing and caring. Monkey is on a dessert island. It is made of frosting, berries, and other delicious things. Fox is on a desert island. It is made of dirt, rocks, and sand. But as time goes on, their fortunes change, and Monkey and Fox discover that no animal is an island. This wonderfully layered story has themes of consumption and conservation at its center, and wraps up with a sweet and satisfying ending.
Author | : Suguna |
Publisher | : Notion Press |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2019-11-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1647335361 |
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Captive in His Island Heart is a family saga – a family that stands strong in times of turmoil adds flavor to the romantic setting of the novel. It is also an effort towards an ecological and social consciousness that would call every reader to contribute to the same in their own way. Though very intense issues are being dealt with, it is all discussed in the tone of a sizzling romance that gives life and beauty to the novel. The uncompromising heroine is forced into a very compromising situation where she has to wage a constant war against the sizzling attraction she feels for the hero, who is temporarily disabled. Finally, the last and fatal blow to her hope of earning his love is her discovering him to be a ruthless womanizer. Marrying him because of blackmail leaves her emotionally bruised. Will she ever find the true love that she longed for from her womanizing husband? Will her marriage of convenience go beyond his disability? Questions haunt her, and she has no answers… Aniket, a royal and a sports star by profession is temporarily paralyzed from the waist below is more deeply wounded in spirit, because of Devi. His depression has become a source of anxiety to his family. But the moment he set his eyes on her, he fell in love. Falling in love was wonderful, but winning her trust and love wasn’t that easy. But he would leave no stone unturned to achieve it.
Author | : Faith Kearns |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2021-05-11 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1642830747 |
Download Getting to the Heart of Science Communication Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Scientists today working on controversial issues from climate change to drought to COVID-19 are finding themselves more often in the middle of deeply traumatizing or polarized conflicts they feel unprepared to referee. It is no longer enough for scientists to communicate a scientific topic clearly. They must now be experts not only in their fields of study, but also in navigating the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of members of the public they engage with, and with each other. And the conversations are growing more fraught. In Getting to the Heart of Science Communication, Faith Kearns has penned a succinct guide for navigating the human relationships critical to the success of practice-based science. This meticulously researched volume takes science communication to the next level, helping scientists to see the value of listening as well as talking, understanding power dynamics in relationships, and addressing the roles of trauma, loss, grief, and healing.
Author | : Bryony Pearce |
Publisher | : Stripes Publishing |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2017-09-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781847158277 |
Download Savage Island Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When reclusive millionaire Marcus Gold announces that he’s going to be staging an “Iron Teen” competition on his private island in the Outer Hebrides, teenagers Ben, Lizzie, Will, Grady and Carmen sign up – the prize is �1 million pounds … each. But when the competition begins, the group begin to regret their decision. Other teams are hunting their competitors and attacking them for body parts. Can the friends stick together under such extreme pressure to survive? When lives are at stake, you find out who you can really trust… A Red Eye horror novel for teens, this gripping YA thriller story is full of fast-paced action.
Author | : Katherine Spencer |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101606614 |
Download Harbor of the Heart Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The people of Angel Island find a safe harbor and the gift of hope in this inspirational novel from New York Times bestselling authors Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer. Liza Martin and Daniel Merritt are closer than ever. She alone knows that he gave up his medical practice because he blamed himself for endangering a patient. But she is completely shocked to hear that Daniel is now considering returning to a medical career…which may mean leaving Angel Island—and Liza. Daniel struggles to make this decision, but they are both put to the test when a sailor wrecks his boat in a vicious storm. Liza witnesses Daniel’s medical skills firsthand and finally understands why she must let him pursue his career. If only that didn’t mean sacrificing the love of her life… The sailor, Nolan Porter, survives thanks to Daniel’s skill. But moments earlier he had considered ending his life due to losing his career and his family. Still, no matter how desperate he feels, the residents of Angel Island will not let him give up. Over the course of the summer, Nolan’s tragedy becomes a blessing. And what better way to celebrate than to share one’s blessings with others...
Author | : Kathryn Lasky |
Publisher | : Turtleback |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2003-11-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780613994804 |
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After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.
Author | : Katee Robert |
Publisher | : Island of Ys |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2019-08-19 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781951329976 |
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Ryu's plans are nearing fruition...but he can't take any joy in this progress. Not now that he knows the identity of the man responsible for all he and his siblings' pain. Someone far closer than he could have dreamed. The only solace he finds is watching Delilah dance. Delilah's attraction to Ryu makes no sense, and she would have been happy to ignore it if not for the threats she's received. Threats against her little sister. Threats to hurt her if Delilah isn't able to find out more information on the Horsemen. Ryu and Delilah don't trust each other--and with good reason--but they can't deny the chemistry that sparks to life every time they touch. As they grow closer and closer, so does the danger to Delilah's sister...and to the Horsemen.