Spirits And Sirens

Author : Marie Sarita Gaytán
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804793107
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ¡Tequila! written by Marie Sarita Gaytán and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This fascinating, well-written book explores how tequila has come to symbolize what it means to be Mexican . . . A must read.” —Choice ¡Tequila! Distilling the Spirit of Mexico traces how and why tequila became Mexico’s national drink and symbol. Starting in Mexico’s colonial era and tracing the drink’s rise through the present day, Marie Sarita Gaytán reveals the formative roles played by some unlikely characters—such as the revolutionary Pancho Villa, who was himself a teetotaler. She also shows how tequila’s cultural status was shaped by US-Mexican relations, the tourism industry, shifting gender roles, technology, regulation, film, music, and literature. Like all stories about national symbols, the rise of tequila forms a complicated, unexpected, and poignant tale. By unraveling its inner workings, Gaytán encourages us to think critically about national symbols more generally—especially the ways they both reveal and conceal—to tell a story about a place, a culture, and a people. In many ways, the story of tequila is the story of Mexico.

Author : Kelly Fireside
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN 13 : 1636796087
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirits and Sirens written by Kelly Fireside and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elena Murphy tried to escape the ghosts by moving as far away from Owen Station as she could get. It didn’t work. So when her dad asks her to manage the front-of-the-house at Murphy’s Mortuary Funeral Services, which her cold-as-ice brothers are burying, she packs up her art studio and comes home. This time, though, she’s not the town weirdo but an up-and-coming photographer who has embraced her sixth sense—and learned how to use it. Allison Jones is the charismatic new assistant fire chief—and maybe the only person not happy Elena’s back. Not only is Al the first woman to hold this post in Owen Station, but she is up to her eyeballs in swirling conspiracy theories that are thwarting efforts to prevent wildfires during a record-breaking Southwest summer. The last thing she needs is somebody with Elena’s profile telling ghost stories. Elena’s not too wild about the chief, either. No one can be that upbeat all the time and not be hiding something, right? But when Elena needs Al’s help to solve a 70-year-old mystery and finally give her tortured family peace, sparks fly. Will it be enough to melt the ice between them and let love ignite?

Author : Kelly Fireside
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781636796079
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spirits & Sirens written by Kelly Fireside and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When rumored ghost whisperer Elena Murphy and very skeptical assistant fire chief Allison Jones have to work together to solve an 70-year old mystery, sparks fly--will it be enough to melt the ice between them and let love ignite?

Author : Linda Austern
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253112071
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music of the Sirens written by Linda Austern and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-21 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether referred to as mermaid, usalka, mami wata, or by some other name, and whether considered an imaginary being or merely a person with extraordinary abilities, the siren is the remarkable creature that has inspired music and its representations from ancient Greece to present-day Africa and Latin America. This book, co-edited by a historical musicologist and an ethnomusicologist, brings together leading scholars and some talented newcomers in classics, music, media studies, literature, and cultural studies to consider the siren and her multifaceted relationships to music across human time and geography.

Author : Joe Fisher
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1931044023
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts written by Joe Fisher and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jennifer LeClaire
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0768442958
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spiritual Warrior’s Guide to Defeating Water Spirits written by Jennifer LeClaire and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain victory over the spiritual forces of the deep! What are water spirits? Everyday people are feeling the effects of unseen evil forces, and yet, they dont know whats attacking them, let alone how to have victory. While many spiritual warriors are familiar with principalities and powers like Jezebel and witchcraft, few have heard of marine demons. Also called water spirits, these powers wreak havoc in places near bodies of water. From Python, to Leviathan, to Triton to Rahab and beyond, spiritual warriors are feeling the effects of water spirits but often dont know how to combat these evil forces. Bestselling author Jennifer LeClaire provides a revolutionary guidebook on how to prophetically recognize these spirits and engage in victorious warfare against them. This book will identify each water spirit, equipping believers to overcome them. Be prepared to: Recognize the symptoms of the spirit of Python and learn to break free from its squeezing stronghold. Detect the twisted lies of a Leviathan spirit in your life and in contemporary culture. Overcome the spirit of Rahab that attempts to prevent you from crossing over into your new season. Unleash the power of Holy Spirit and partner with Him to change spiritual climates in your life and city. Discern the presence of these water spirits and become equipped with spiritual warfare strategies to defeat them!

Author : C Fred Dickason
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781575676371
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angels Elect and Evil written by C Fred Dickason and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are angels like? How many kinds are there? Are mental disorders caused by their influence? Long favored by scholars, this classic has now been rewritten to give us accessible scriptural answers to our questions about the spirit world.

Author : Ellyn Bell
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1631529374
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing with the Sirens written by Ellyn Bell and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2015-05-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous women in our culture have experienced shame, degradation, and despair as a result of having been sexually traumatized early in life. Some of these women end up in unhappy marriages or abusive relationships; some fall prey to a variety of addictions, silently or publicly; and some find themselves working in the sex industry. And for many survivors, their situations—and the situations that have brought them there—are secrets that have no voice. In Singing with the Sirens, experts Ellyn Bell and Stacey Bell address the long term complex trauma that results from the sexual abuse and exploitation of girls and young women, drawing on their personal and professional experiences to explore the link between the sexual abuse of children, issues of attachment and safety, and the commercial exploitation of young people. But this is not strictly a scholarly book or a memoir of personal experience; rather, the authors address this problem from a perspective of self-realization and transformation, taking the reader on a journey through mythological tales toward finding healing from within. Poetic, hopeful, and powerful, Singing with the Sirens is a call for wounded women everywhere to reclaim their own truth, spirit, and to sing with their authentic voice.

Author : T. C. Nwosu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sirens of the Spirit (1970) written by T. C. Nwosu and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316224863
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bayou Magic written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids, plus an environmental twist. It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings - the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be the only sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero? Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves a rich tale celebrating the magic within.