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Maggie: Her Life Is Perfect Until It Falls Apart...
by Marie MaxwellA &“powerful&” novel about an orphaned sixteen-year-old aspiring singer in 1960s England, from the author of Ruby and Gracie (Booklist). 1962. Confident, bright, and popular, Maggie Wheaton lives with her loving, wealthy parents in a close-knit Cambridgeshire village. But, just days after her sixteenth birthday, her world is destroyed: An accident kills both her parents, and then she suffers the ultimate betrayal when she learns a life-changing family secret. Maggie has no choice but to go and live with her appointed guardian, her mom&’s dear friend Ruby Riordan, in the seaside town of Southend, where she sets out on a deliberate path of self-destruction. Will Ruby be able to save Maggie from herself, or is it all too little too late? &“Maxwell offers powerful testimony to strength, resilience, and what family and love should truly mean.&” —Booklist
Maghreb Noir: The Militant-Artists of North Africa and the Struggle for a Pan-African, Postcolonial Future (Worlding the Middle East)
by Paraska Tolan-SzkilnikUpon their independence, Moroccan, Algerian, and Tunisian governments turned to the Global South and offered military and financial aid to Black liberation struggles. Tangier and Algiers attracted Black American and Caribbean artists eager to escape American white supremacy; Tunis hosted African filmmakers for the Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage; and young freedom fighters from across the African continent established military training camps in Morocco. North Africa became a haven for militant-artists, and the region reshaped postcolonial cultural discourse through the 1960s and 1970s. Maghreb Noir dives into the personal and political lives of these militant-artists, who collectively challenged the neo-colonialist structures and the authoritarianism of African states. Drawing on Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English sources, as well as interviews with the artists themselves, Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik expands our understanding of Pan-Africanism geographically, linguistically, and temporally. This network of militant-artists departed from the racial solidarity extolled by many of their nationalist forefathers, instead following in the footsteps of their intellectual mentor, Frantz Fanon. They argued for the creation of a new ideology of continued revolution—one that was transnational, trans-racial, and in defiance of the emerging nation-states. Maghreb Noir establishes the importance of North Africa in nurturing these global connections—and uncovers a lost history of grassroots collaboration among militant-artists from across the globe.
Magia del Pan de Jenjibre
by Sandra SookooA veces, la única forma de medir la profundidad de la consideración de un hombre es con la magia del pan de jengibre. En 1888, Londres, la señorita Eleanor Redding, poseída por una actitud bestial y gruñona, trabaja para Western Union Telegraph Company. Le da cierta independencia y un lugar para esconderse de su decepcionante pasado en Estados Unidos. Cuando intercepta accidentalmente un mensaje codificado en Morse que alude a actividades clandestinas y nefastas, acepta el desafío con prontitud. Le hará olvidar que está una vez más sola para las vacaciones de Navidad. ¿Por qué no podía un hombre mirar más allá de sus pinchazos y cicatrices para luchar por ella? El Sr. Cameron Hallewell, nieto del conde de Albemarle, es empleado del Ministerio del Interior en asuntos de intereses extranjeros. Se toma en serio su ocupación de proteger los intereses británicos, pero anhela que una mujer lo sorprenda de maneras inesperadas, que lo desee en lugar de su posición social. Cuando hay noticias de un agente extranjero que acecha sobre Victoria Station planeando algo vil, tiene la intención de rastrearlos ... solo para encontrar a una mujer atractiva siguiendo a varios extraños en la plataforma y buscando a todo el mundo como una espía. Se llevan bien como el agua y el aceite, pero a pesar de los pinchazos de Eleanor y el corazón magullado de Cameron, así como sus secretos, una chispa los atrapa. A medida que la pareja improbable trabaja en conjunto para capturar a un espía y evitar que el daño caiga sobre Londres, se preocupan y dependen unos de otros. Agregue la intrigante perspectiva de un inesperado cortejo navideño, y podrían tener un romance que se extiende por las edades ... si solo se dejan ceder a los deseos concedidos y una pasión que ha estado allí todo el tiempo.
Magia muerta
by Kara Jorgensen Camila JaraImmanuel no quiere más que llevar una vida pacífica como científico, pero su felicidad dura poco cuando los demonios de su pasado se niegan a marcharse tranquilamente. Mientras los espíritus roban cuerpos y las criaturas se levantan entre los muertos, él comienza a temer que su salud mental se escurra entre sus dedos. Agobiado con nuevos y extraños poderes, se esfuerza por esconderlos de su amante por miedo a perder a la única persona en la que confía. Sin embargo, la mujer con quien comparte su alma guarda su propio secreto. Desilusionada con su vida, Emmeline lleva su atención hacia un guapo pretendiente que le ofrece un mundo de posibilidades ilimitadas en un club exclusivo. Los rumores de magia y rituales ocultos se arremolinan a su alrededor, y Emmeline pronto teme que desea más que solo su amor. Algo maldito que amenaza con destruir todo lo que Emmeline e Immanuel consideran querido se acerca a Londres. Y anhela más que secretos.
Magia, brujería y cultura popular: De la colonia al siglo 20
by Judith FarbermanDe la colección «Nudos de la historia argentina» dirigida por JorgeGelman, una investigación sobre magia y hechicería desde tiempos de laconquista. Sin duda, ciertas creencias y prácticas mágicas han atravesado lossiglos intactas o con muy pocas variaciones. Hoy como ayer, numerosaspersonas creen en la eficacia de la magia, sea para producir elinfortunio como para protegerse de él. Lo que, en cambio, sí ha variadohistóricamente es el lugar que estas creencias y prácticas ocupan en lasdiferentes visiones del mundo y las formas en que se las ha pensado yexplicado.Este libro se ocupa de la persecución de la hechicería durante laColonia y también de los modos en que las prácticas mágicas, entendidascomo supersticiones, fueron juzgadas y conceptualizadas en el siglo XX.Santiago del Estero constituye el corazón geográfico de unainvestigación que, tras rastrear a los «hechiceros» en expedientesjudiciales del siglo XVIII, se ocupa de las supersticiones y de lossupersticiosos en la cultura popular, a través del análisis de laEncuesta Nacional de Folclore de 1920 y del pensamiento de tres ilustresautores santiagueños: Ricardo Rojas, Orestes Di Lullo y Bernardo CanalFeijoo.Para la colección «Nudos de la Historia argentina» hemos pedido ahistoriadores de primer nivel que escriban libros sólidos pero a la vezatractivos, susceptibles de ser leídos y disfrutados por personasinteresadas en la historia, aunque carezcan de una formaciónuniversitaria en la disciplina. Esperamos estar a la altura del desafío.
Magic (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
by Jamie SutcliffeThe first accessible reader on magic&’s generative relationship with contemporary art practice. From the hexing of presidents to a renewed interest in herbalism and atavistic forms of self-care, magic has furnished the contemporary imagination with mysterious and often disorienting bodies of arcane thought and practice. This volume brings together writings by artists, magicians, historians, and theorists that illuminate the vibrant correspondences animating contemporary art&’s varied encounters with magical culture, inspiring a reconsideration of the relationship between the symbolic and the pragmatic. Dispensing with simple narratives of reenchantment, Magic illustrates the intricate ways in which we have to some extent always been captivated by the allure of the numinous. It demonstrates how magical culture&’s tendencies toward secrecy, occlusion, and encryption might provide contemporary artists with strategies of remedial communality, a renewed faith in the invocational power of personal testimony, and a poetics of practice that could boldly question our political circumstances, from the crisis of climate collapse to the strictures of socially sanctioned techniques of medical and psychiatric care. Tracing its various emergences through the shadows of modernity, the circuitries of ritual media, and declarations of psychic self-defence, Magic deciphers the evolution of a &“magical-critical&” thinking that productively complicates, contradicts and expands the boundaries of our increasingly weird present.
Magic And Ultra In The China-Burma-India Theater
by Col. Stephen K. FitzgeraldThe U.S. broke the Japanese diplomatic cipher "Purple," codenamed MAGIC, prior to Pearl Harbor. Decoding success with the various Japanese military codes, codenamed ULTRA, was not achieved until 1943. MAGIC and military (as distinct from naval) ULTRA were the responsibility of the U.S. Army. All MAGIC and ULTRA decrypts were shared with the British. MAGIC and ULTRA were made available to major commanders in the China-Burma-India Theater as they became available. This study makes use of the official U.S. Army history of the theater, intelligence histories, the daily "Magic Summaries," and ULTRA material to examine the operational use of MAGIC and ULTRA. The study focuses on the Second Burma and North Burma Campaigns while making observations about the Salween Campaign and the British defense of India. The study concludes that neither ULTRA nor MAGIC were able to consistently fathom Japanese intentions in Burma and that the ultimate importance of MAGIC and ULTRA was to confirm intelligence obtained from other sources. Nevertheless, as the war went on, ULTRA revealed more and more of Japanese operational goals.
Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists: A History of the Microbiome and Metagenomics
by William C. SummersMagic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists: A History of the Microbiome and Metagenomics by William C. Summers is an enlightening journey through the fascinating world of microbiology, exploring its history, challenges, and the revolutionary concept of the microbiome. Summers draws from his unique perspective as both a practicing microbiologist and a historian of science, influenced by early microbiological literature and his own extensive career, presenting how our understanding of microbes evolved from concepts of simple germs to complex, essential elements of life. Summers skillfully ties together key players and eras in the microbial sciences into a concise narrative, from early microscopic observations to the revolutionary developments in genetic analysis and metagenomics, highlighting our ever-evolving understanding of the diverse microbial world. Magic Bullets, Miracle Drugs, and Microbiologists is a compelling read for anyone interested in the profound impact of microorganisms on our world. “Bill Summers artfully explains how, over the past century, scientists have synthesized new disciplines and embraced evolving technologies to develop new concepts about how germs behave in microbial communities and what their relationship is to the environment, human health, and epidemic diseases. Skillfully written in engaging prose, this book will be valuable to microbiologists, epidemiologists, medical historians, and geneticists seeking to better understand the historic roots of twenty-first century microbiology.” — Powel H Kazanjian, University of Michigan Medical School and Author of Frederick Novy and the Development of Bacteriology in Medicine
Magic Circles
by Lana ParkerDid you ever think about how many things in your life would vanish if there were no wheels?
Magic City Nights: Birmingham’s Rock ’n’ Roll Years
by Andre MillardThis exploration of rock ’n’ roll music and culture in Birmingham, Alabama, is based on the oral histories of musicians, their fans and professionals in the popular music industry. Collected over a twenty-year period, their stories describe the coming of rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s, the rise of the garage bands in the 1960s, of southern rock in the 1970s, and of alternative music in the 1980s and 1990s. Told in the words of the musicians themselves, Magic City Nights provides an insider’s view of the dramatic changes in the business and status of popular music from the era of the vacuum tube to twenty-first-century digital technology. These collective memories offer a unique perspective on the impact of a subversive and racially integrated music culture in one of the most conservative and racially divided cities in the country.
Magic City: A Novel
by Jewell Parker Rhodes"A compelling page-turner that will keep readers hoping against hope that everything will somehow, magically, turn out for the best." — Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWith a new Afterword from the author reflecting on the 100th anniversary of one of the most heinous tragedies in American history—the 1921 burning of Greenwood, an affluent black section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as the "Negro Wall Street"—Jewell Parker Rhodes’ powerful and unforgettable novel of racism, vigilantism, and injustice, weaves history, mysticism, and murder into a harrowing tale of dreams and violence gone awry. Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921. A white woman and a black man are alone in an elevator. Suddenly, the woman screams, the man flees, and the chase to capture and lynch him begins.When Joe Samuels, a young Black man with dreams of becoming the next Houdini, is accused of rape, he must perform his greatest escape by eluding a bloodthirsty mob. Meanwhile, Mary Keane, the white, motherless daughter of a farmer who wants to marry her off to the farmhand who viciously raped her, must find the courage to help exonerate the man she accused with her panicked cry.Magic City evokes one of the darkest chapters of twentieth century, Jim Crow America, painting an intimate portrait of the heroic but doomed stand that pitted the National Guard against a small band of black men determined to defend the prosperous town they had built.
Magic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in Germany
by John Phillip ShortMagic Lantern Empire examines German colonialism as a mass cultural and political phenomenon unfolding at the center of a nascent, conflicted German modernity. John Phillip Short draws together strands of propaganda and visual culture, science and fantasy to show how colonialism developed as a contested form of knowledge that both reproduced and blurred class difference in Germany, initiating the masses into a modern market worldview. A nuanced account of how ordinary Germans understood and articulated the idea of empire, this book draws on a diverse range of sources: police files, spy reports, pulp novels, popular science writing, daily newspapers, and both official and private archives.In Short's historical narrative-peopled by fantasists and fabulists, by impresarios and amateur photographers, by ex-soldiers and rank-and-file socialists, by the luckless and bored along the margins of German society-colonialism emerges in metropolitan Germany through a dialectic of science and enchantment within the context of sharp class conflict. He begins with the organized colonial movement, with its expert scientific and associational structures and emphatic exclusion of the "masses." He then turns to the grassroots colonialism that thrived among the lower classes, who experienced empire through dime novels, wax museums, and panoramas. Finally, he examines the ambivalent posture of Germany's socialists, who mounted a trenchant critique of colonialism, while in their reading rooms workers spun imperial fantasies. It was from these conflicts, Short argues, that there first emerged in the early twentieth century a modern German sense of the global.
Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #1)
by Alice HoffmanThe extraordinary new novel from the author of Practical Magic and The Dovekeepers We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in The Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began ... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the &‘Unnamed Arts&’. Maria has a gift for them – a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it&’s here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters.Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love, and a showcase of Alice Hoffman&’s masterful storytelling.
Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #1)
by Alice HoffmanThe extraordinary new novel from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be followed. This is the lesson that Maria will carry with her for the rest of her life, and pass on to her children and her children's children. PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN &‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature&’Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate in Literature, on The Dovekeepers &‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.&’Jodi Picoult &‘In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women&’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that&’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman&’s extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.&’Wally Lamb, author of She&’s Come Undone &‘Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.&’Amy Tan &‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel&’Joseph Heller
Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #3)
by Alice HoffmanIn an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic.Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? <P><P>With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Unnamed Arts.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. <P><P>When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it’s here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters. Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Magic Man
by Patricia RiceHe's a Lonely Highland Lord... Aidan Dougal is deadly, and he knows it. His self-imposed isolation is to keep others out of harm's way. However, it also makes any kind of intimacy impossible...and certainly not marriage! Asking for help is beyond him until a woman unlike any he's ever met slips into his life like an answered prayer. She's a Complication He Never Expected Mora Abbott has been trained in patience, prudence, and practicality. But all those virtues fly out the window the moment she meets Aidan. She has a gift for saving people, but the more time she spends with the dark Scottish lord, the more she realizes she's the one in danger...of completely losing herself to his wicked ways.
Magic Mountain (Images of Modern America)
by Robert MclaughlinNestled in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, construction started on Magic Mountain just two years after Disneyland's opening season. Through never-before-seen photographs, Magic Mountain tells the exciting story of the first attempt in America to spread the Disneyland model. The dream of a theme park in Colorado was conceived by Walter F. Cobb and designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles. The park saw tens of thousands of visitors, even during the construction period. They witnessed live gunfights and playhouse melodramas and took a ride on the Magic Mountain Railroad. Unfortunately, the park closed at the end of its premier season in 1960, but it would eventually evolve into Heritage Square. For over 40 years, this venue brought fun and entertainment to the young and young at heart, following Cobb's vision of a clean, entertaining, and educational park for the whole family.
Magic Quirt, The
by L. Ron HubbardWelcome to the wild, wild west. Old Laramie, cook for the cowpunchers at the Lazy G Ranch, happens to be in the right place at the right time to stop bandits from attacking a Spanish-speaking family with Aztec roots. The family offers Laramie a silver-mounted quirt as thanks, telling him the small horsewhip will make him a big man.Though he'd never really thought of himself as anything other than old, Laramie accepts the idea that the mysterious quirt holds special Aztec magic; in fact, he thinks, with the quirt in his hands, he's now invincible. To prove this claim, Laramie sets out on a series of adventures showing that the quirt has given him extraordinary newfound bravery and skill--or has it? ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORIES "VENGEANCE IS MINE!" AND "STACKED BULLETS""...is pure entertainment from first page to last with that L. Ron Hubbard touch giving this tale an enduring reading engagement from beginning to end."--Midwest Book Review
Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature
by Jenni AdamsA major contribution to Holocaust studies, the book examines the capacity of supernatural elements to dramatize the ethical and representational difficulties of Holocaust fiction. Exploring texts by such writers as D. M. Thomas and Markus Zusak it will appeal to scholars and students of Holocaust literature, magic realism, and contemporary fiction.
Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) #2)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaJack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tree House! A castle with a secret passage!That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests! Visit the Magic Tree House website! MagicTreeHouse.comFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Charles Dickens (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to Victorian London to help Charles Dickens in Magic Tree House® #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Dinosaurs (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to the time of dinosaurs in Magic Tree House® #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Dinosaurs. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Ghosts (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to New Orleans in 1915 on the eve of All Saints' Day in Magic Tree House® #42: A Good Night for Ghosts. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Ghosts. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Horses (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to ancient Greece to meet Alexander the Great and his famous horse in Magic Tree House® #49: Stallion by Starlight. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Horse Heroes. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Knights (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to the Middle Ages in Magic Tree House® #2: The Knight at Dawn. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Knights and Castles. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.