No Word For Welcome

Author : Wendy Call
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803268254
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Word for Welcome written by Wendy Call and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Call visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec—the lush sliver of land connecting the Yucatan Peninsula to the rest of Mexico—for the first time in 1997. She found herself in the midst of a storied land, a place Mexicans call their country's “little waist,” a place long known for its strong women, spirited marketplaces, and deep sense of independence. She also landed in the middle of a ferocious battle over plans to industrialize the region, where most people still fish, farm, and work in the forests. In the decade that followed her first visit, Call witnessed farmland being paved for new highways, oil spilling into rivers, and forests burning down. Through it all, local people fought to protect their lands and their livelihoods—and their very lives. Call’s story, No Word for Welcome, invites readers into the homes, classrooms, storefronts, and fishing boats of the isthmus, as well as the mahogany-paneled high-rise offices of those striving to control the region. With timely and invaluable insights into the development battle, Call shows that the people who have suffered most from economic globalization have some of the clearest ideas about how we can all survive it.

Author : Wendy Louise Call
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803235100
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Word for Welcome written by Wendy Louise Call and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wendy Call visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec?the lush sliver of land connecting the Yucatan Peninsula to the rest of Mexico?for the first time in 1997. She found herself in the midst of a storied land, a place Mexicans call their country'sø?little waist,? a place long known for its strong women, spirited marketplaces, and deep sense of independence. She also landed in the middle of a ferocious battle over plans to industrialize the region, where most people still fish, farm, and work in the forests. In the decade that followed her first visit, Call witnessed farmland being paved for new highways, oil spilling into rivers, and forests burning down. Through it all, local people fought to protect their lands and their livelihoods?and their very lives.ø ø Call?s story, No Word for Welcome, invites readers into the homes, classrooms, storefronts, and fishing boats of the isthmus, as well as the mahogany-paneled high-rise offices of those striving to control the region. With timely and invaluable insights into the development battle, Call shows that the people who have suffered most from economic globalization have some of the clearest ideas about how we can all survive it.

Author : Kera Bolonik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743291336
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The L Word written by Kera Bolonik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official companion guide to the critically acclaimed Showtime series, this volume features behind-the-scenes photos and all-new interviews with the show's cast, crew, and creators.

Author : Whitney Gardner
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0399551433
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You're Welcome, Universe written by Whitney Gardner and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant, edgy, fresh new YA voice for fans of More Happy Than Not and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, packed with interior graffiti. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award! When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up with a one-way ticket to a “mainstream” school in the suburbs, where she’s treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. The last thing she has left is her art, and not even Banksy himself could convince her to give that up. Out in the ’burbs, Julia paints anywhere she can, eager to claim some turf of her own. But Julia soon learns that she might not be the only vandal in town. Someone is adding to her tags, making them better, showing off—and showing Julia up in the process. She expected her art might get painted over by cops. But she never imagined getting dragged into a full-blown graffiti war. Told with wit and grit by debut author Whitney Gardner, who also provides gorgeous interior illustrations of Julia’s graffiti tags, You’re Welcome, Universe introduces audiences to a one-of-a-kind protagonist who is unabashedly herself no matter what life throws in her way. "[A] spectacular debut...a moving, beautifully written contemporary novel full of quirky art and complicated friendships...this book is a gift to be thankful for."—BookRiot

Author : Joan Brown
Publisher : Kevin Mayhew Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848673027
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome the Word written by Joan Brown and published by Kevin Mayhew Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sir Philip Perring
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
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Author : Grand Army of the Republic
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Author : A. Ashmun Kelly
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
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Author : Orville James Victor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
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