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21 reviews
Victor Villasenor

Arte Publico Press, 2007

Great incorporation of Cesar Chavez into a quality narrative
I read this book due to the great enjoyment provided me by the 'The Rain of Gold'. This book is much shorter and I anticipated that it would be difficult to provide the deep character development or interaction but I was wrong. Villasenor does an excellent job detailing the travils of Roberto and really showing the growth and inner turmoil being experienced by the heroine. I also believe the ...

El Arte de la Guerra / The Art of War

3 reviews
Sun Tzu

www.bnpublishing.com, 2007

Para los que viven en guerra
a pesar de que este libro tenga milemios de antiguedad su palabra es aun vigente, y valida para aquellas personas que viven una guerra constante, asi sea en sus trabajos o en sus vidas y estan tan acostumbrada a ellas que no las pueden dejar. Las palabras del libro son sabias para aquellas personas que no les gusta perder y siempre tienen una meta fija. Para ganar una guerra hay que conocer a tu ...

Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell'Arte (PAJ Books)

3 reviews

PAJ Publications, 1983

I laughed out loud!
Of all the books out there concerning commedia dell'arte, I found this one to be one of the most informative and useful (and definitely the FUNNIEST!--and isn't that the point?). Mel Gordon clearly and concisely defines what lazzi are, and presents a series of them according to type; quite appropriate, considering commedia performers often kept notebooks full of such routines. One discovers ...

The Craftsman's Handbook: "Il Libro dell' Arte"

7 reviews
Cennino d'Andrea Cennini, Jr. Daniel V. Thompson

Dover Publications, 1954

Cennino's Handbook, Still Illuminating
Art, genuine art, is a pleasure not only in the thrill of color and line but in its procedure and materials. In fifteenth-century Florence, an artist named Cennino d'Andrea Cennini compiled a handbook for contemporary and future painters to consult in their drawing and painting from the beginning, in choosing their ingredients, mixing their paints and preparing their paper or cloth for painting ...

La Cancion Del Colibri / Song of the Hummingbird
Graciela Limón

Arte Publico Press, 2006

From Aztec princess to slave and concubine, Hummingbird—or Huitzitzilín in her native Nahuatl— recounts her life during the Spanish conquest of Mexico in Graciela Limón's novel, La canción del colibrí. Translated from the English-language novel originally published in 1996, Song of the Hummingbird, Huitzitzilín describes the wondrous arrival of the four-legged gods and the brutal devastation of her land and her people. She witnessed ...

Galeria de Arte y Vida
McGraw-Hill

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2004

Your students read selections from classic and contemporary Hispanic literature, view artistic masterpieces, and discover the many aspects of the dynamic Hispanic culture. The text is composed of twelve units (cuadros) , each structured around such universal themes as art, humor, heroism, and women. Each unit contains background material, prereading activities, questions that promote conversations relating to the unit theme, a selection ...

...y no se lo tragó la tierra / ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him

13 reviews
Tomas Rivera, Evangelina Vigil-Pinon

Arte Publico Press, 1987

A interesting book
1A - Laura C. I really loved to read this book because it help me to understand the difficult times the mexican-americans passed through. While I read this book I identified myself with it. I think the writer of the book did a wonderful job because through this book he let people know how important the challenges in your life are. They help you to become better everyday and inspire other ...

Zoot Suit and Other Plays

3 reviews
Luis Valdez

Arte Publico Press, 1992

Let these plays inspire you to study Chicano history.
Reproduced are three plays by influential Chicano director/playwright Luis Valdez. They are "Zoot Suit," "Bandido!" and "I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges!" Included is a 14-pg. introduction to Valdez's creative history by Univ. of Calif. theater scholar Jorge Huerta. I first met Valdez and his wife in San Francisco after a preview of the revised "Badges!" in March of 1990. I was ...

La Maestria del Amor: Una Guia Practica para el Arte de las Relaciones

15 reviews
Don Miguel Ruiz

Amber-Allen Publishing, 2001

Love thyself unconditionally!
Wish I had read this book when I was 15 years old. Even now it has been a blessing in my life! It is never too late to realize how special you are and to value the differences in each one of us. This book taught me so much about self value, self love, self esteem and consequently empowered me to create my own happiness and enjoy "la pura vida". I shared this blessing with my whole family by ...

El Fascinante Poder De La Intencion Deliberada (Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent): Vivir el arte de permitir

1 review
Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks

Hay House, 2006

Compre "Pedid que ya se os ha dado" antes.
Es un buen libro, pero los conceptos estan mas claramente explicados en "Pedid que ya se os ha dado" de los mismos autores. Si quiere ampliar o "releer" lo que hallo en "Pedid Que Ya Se Os Ha Dado: (Ask and It Is Given)" pues bien adelante, comprelo, pero advierto que en "Pedid..." esta todo mejor explicado, y aunque realmente casi no parece hacer falta leer mas al respecto, hay algunos puntos ...

Arte No es Vida
Claudia Calirman, Elvis Fuentes, ...

El Museo del Barrio, 2008

Arte No es Vida (Art Is Not Life) is the first comprehensive survey of the vast range of performative actions created over the last four decades by Latinos in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico and Central and South America. Based on the groundbreaking 2008 exhibition at New York's Museo del Barrio, this well designed and generously illustrated volume features work by more than 100 artists--among them Francis ...

Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)

3 reviews
Jose Marti, Manuel A. Tellechea

Arte Publico Press, 1997

A New Side of Jose Marti
The thing that struck me about this book is that i always thought of Jose Marti as a sort of revolutionary firebrand. Reading this book, however, I realized what a strong spiritual connection he had with the universe. The poetry is what you would expect from a spiritual teacher like the Dalai Lama. This poetry demonstrates an aspect of Jose Marti's character I never before appreciated.

Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook

7 reviews
John Rudlin

Routledge, 1994

the best place to start.....
Obviously commedia dell'arte is a live theatre form, and obviously you know a bit about commedia otherwise you wouldn't be reading this review. As far as any book can help anyone do live theatre, especially a form so comic and forceful, then ths book can. Nowhere it loses sight of the fact that its job is to encourage people to action and performance and then begin to discover for themselves.It ...

Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (Hispanic Civil Rights)

1 review
Francisco A. Rosales

Arte Publico Press, 1997

The long awaited book on Chicano history is finally here!
Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement records with power the history of chicana/os in the U.S. from various vantage points: sociology, literature, anthropology, statistics, etc. This work textualizes the trauma experienced by Mexican American peoples attempting to assert an individual and collective identity in the land that was once theirs--Aztlan--and which ...

Spanish 4, Galería de arte y vida, Student Edition (Glencoe Spanish)

1 review
McGraw-Hill

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2006

confusing
I am a fourth year spanish student, and this is the first year we had textbooks. These were the series of books chosen. I don't know about the other ones, but this book is seriously confusing. Much of the grammer covered is not covered extensively enough in explanation, and many of the exercises are too repetitive to do much good in the long run. I don't recommend this book.

The Case Runner

9 reviews
Carlos Cisneros

Arte Publico Press, 2008

Alex del Fuerte, an extraordinary character...
Alex del Fuerte trapped my attention from the beginning, only a special personality would care for an estrange at the street talking to himself. Alex's unpredictable reasoning leaded the story to an uncertain state of mind since the moment when he took his first case before even opening his law office. From that moment, every single chapter is an intense ride where it is required to keep seat ...

Literatura y arte: Intermediate Spanish

2 reviews
Lynn A. Sandstedt, Ralph Kite, ...

Heinle, 2007

perfect condition
The book came right away, a lot sooner than I expected. Also, the book was in perfect condition. Great for the money! Thank you! :)

Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)

2 reviews
Evelio Grillo

Arte Publico Press, 2000

Lively, superbly written and presented autobiography
Black Cuban, Black American is the informative and engaging memoir of Evelio Grillo's life growing up in Ybor City (now part of Tampa, Florida). Evelio experienced the complexities and difficulties of life in a horse-and-buggy society demarcated by both racial and linguistic lines. Evelio goes on to reveal how he was absorbed into the African-American community as he grew to adulthood during the ...

Ralph Brennan's New Orleans Seafood Cookbook

5 reviews
Ralph Brennan

Vissi D'Arte Books, 2008

The Aromas, the Flavors and the Honest Good Food from New Orleans
Ralph Brennan writes about his passion for cooking and for preparing seafood a la New Orleans style so well that the recipes seem a bonus. Filling the pages of this well designed, beautifully photographed (by Kerri McCaffety) cookbook are not only some of the finest recipes for seafood in print, but there are also bits of wisdom and humor that spice the presentation, making this one of the ...

The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell'Arte: Actor Training, Improvisation, and the Poetics of Survival

1 review
Antonio Fava

Northwestern University Press, 2007

imbued with symbolism
Fava talks about an old and now rather minor art form. The use of comic masks in certain traditional Italian dramas. The book explains how the masks form the central aspect of the plays. Imbued with symbolism and spectacle. Naturally, the book includes many lovely colour plates of contemporary masks. These show a hilarious level of caricature and workmanship. Plus, some plates are ...

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