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Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
by William SafireFrom a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, this collection of speeches is &“the most valuable kind of book, the kind that benefits mind and heart&” (Peggy Noonan). This third edition of the bestselling collection of classic and modern oratory offers numerous examples of the greatest speeches ever delivered—from the ancient world to the modern. Speeches in Lend Me Your Ears span a broad stretch of history, from Gen. George Patton inspiring Allied troops on the eve of D-Day to Pericles&’s impassioned eulogy for fallen Greek soldiers during the Peloponnesian War; and from Jesus of Nazareth&’s greatest sermons to Ruth Bader Ginsburg&’s fiery speech in response to the Bush vs. Gore decision that changed the landscape of American politics in our time. Editor William Safire has collected a diverse range of speeches from both ancient and modern times, from people of many different backgrounds and political affiliations, and from people on both sides of history&’s greatest battles and events. This book provides a wealth of valuable examples of great oratory for writers, speakers, and history aficionados.
A Length of Road: Finding Myself in the Footsteps of John Clare: A John Murray Original
by Robert HambergerIn 1841 the 'peasant poet' John Clare escaped from an asylum in Epping Forest, where he had been kept for four years, and walked over eighty miles home to Northamptonshire. Suffering from poor mental health, Clare was attempting to return to his idealized first love, Mary, unaware that she had died three years earlier.In 1995, with his life in crisis and his own mental health fragile, Robert decides to retrace Clare's route along the Great North Road over a punishing four-day walk. As he walks he reflects on the changing landscape and on the evolving shape of his own family, on fatherhood and masculinity, and on the meaning of home.Part memoir, part travel-writing, part literary criticism, A Length of Road is a deeply profound and poetic exploration of class, gender, grief and sexuality through the author's own experiences and through the autobiographical writing of poet John Clare.
A Length of Road: Finding Myself in the Footsteps of John Clare: A John Murray Original
by Robert HambergerA memoir about love and loss, fatherhood and masculinity, class and belonging.In 1841 the 'peasant poet' John Clare escapes from an asylum in Epping Forest, where he had been kept for four years, and walks over eighty miles home to Northamptonshire. Suffering from poor mental health, Clare was attempting to return to his idealized first love, Mary, unaware that she had died three years earlier.In 1995, with his life in crisis and his own mental health fragile, Robert decides to retrace Clare's route along the Great North Road over a punishing four-day walk. As he walks he reflects on the changing landscape and on the evolving shape of his own family, on fatherhood and masculinity, and on the meaning of home.Part memoir, part travel-writing, part literary criticism, A Length of Road is a deeply profound and poetic exploration of class, gender, grief and sexuality through the author's own experiences and through the autobiographical writing of poet John Clare.(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
La lengua de la ficción africana
by Ngugi wa Thiong'oUn ensayo imprescindible sobre la necesaria, pero problemática, existencia de la novela africana. En este ensayo, que forma parte de la conocida obra Descolonizar la mente, Ngugi wa Thiong'o reflexiona sobre la problemática de la existencia, los orígenes y el desarrollo de la novela africana. Un género que él considera de origen burgués pero que, al mismo tiempo, tiene el potencial de convertirse en una gran herramienta de transformación social. De hecho, un gran ejemplo de la fuerza transformadora de este género es su obra Caitaani Mutharabaini, la primera novela escrita en gikuyo. Un libro que fue concebido durante el encarcelamiento del autor. Según Thiong'o, la cárcel se convirtió en su particular cuarto propio, como el que reivindicaba Virginia Woolf. Y, pese que fue encarcelado con el objetivo de mantener sus ideas lejos de la universidad y del pueblo, a través de la escritura de esta novela, Thiong'o consiguió que su voz llegara mucho más lejos.
La lengua de los dioses: Nueve razones para amr el griego
by Andrea MarcolongoEste maravilloso libro, la sorpresa editorial del año en Italia, posee el poder de despertar en cualquier persona un interés ins ospechado por el griego antiguo. La lengua de los dioses nos descubre las hermosas curiosidades del griego antiguo-«desde su particularísima manera de concebir el tiempo hasta la expresión del deseo, desde saber expresar el amor hasta la superación de la barrera de los géneros de las cosas y de la vida»- y el modo en que esta lengua es capaz de hablarnos de nosotros mismos y transformar nuestra manera de ver el mundo. «La lengua de los dioses habla de una lengua que no ha dejado nunca de seducir a hombres y mujeres de todas las épocas y de todos los lugares, por su hermosura, su elegancia y sobre todo por su rareza. »El griego es irremediablemente distinto, por eso sentimos una especie de añoranza de él, como si fuera una historia de amor que nunca hemos vivido, sino siempre anhelado. »No importa que conozcáis o no el griego; este libro está dedicado a cualquier ser humano que busque las palabras para hablar de sí mismo en el presente. La lengua de los dioses no es un manual tradicional, un ensayo académico, una clase impartida desde lo alto de una tarima: es una síntesis del alma a través de una lengua antiquísima como la griega que, sin embargo, no ha sido nunca tan moderna.»Andrea Marcolongo La crítica ha dicho...«Apasionante. Marcolongo nos fascina con la rareza del griego clásico, y transforma nueve excentricidades lingüísticas en nueve cuestiones existenciales. Habla de los misterios de la gramática y la sintaxis como si se tratara de un rostro humano o de arquitectura.»Alessandro D'Avenia, Tuttolibri, La Stampa «El griego antiguo nos acerca a una realidad extraordinaria, a un oasis de verdad: esta es la fuerza de La lengua de los dioses.»Matteo Nucci, Il Venerdì di Repubblica «Un libro que parece un manual o una gramática sentimental pero que es, en realidad, acto de amor.»Simonetta Sciandivasci, Il Foglio «Un puñetazo en la cara a la presunta aridez de las lenguas muertas.»Roberto Andreotti, Il Mattino «Un libro inteligente e inesperado que atrapa a los lectores entre la molesta sensación de haber perdido una oportunidad y la euforia de recibir una nueva.»Gianrico Carofiglio, Tuttolibri, La Stampa «Para quienes afirman que el griego no sirve de nada, he aquí un libro que nos presenta las maravillas de la lengua de Heródoto. Porque el griego antiguo es ante todo una manera de ver el mundo.»Simonetta Fiori, La Repubblica «El griego es la última moda. Un fenómeno literario único con más de cien mil ejemplares vendidos. Marcolongo utiliza una lengua antigua para hablar de nuestra manera de comunicarnos, vivir y compartir sentimientos, pasiones, expectativas, decepciones. Para (re)conocernos a nosotros mismos a través del lenguaje.»Matteo Pucciarelli, La Repubblica
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 1
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Lidia Morris Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 1, Cuaderno de prácticas
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 4
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Lidia Morris Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 4, Cuaderno de prácticas
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 5
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Lidia Morris Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] 5, Cuaderno de prácticas
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] K
by Luis A. Rosado Laura Machuca Silvia Alvarado-Bolek Lidia Morris Rosario SepúlvedaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Lengua, ritmo y cultura [Grado] K, Cuaderno de prácticas
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The Lenin Scenario
by Tariq AliThe revolutionary world leader&’s extraordinary life, published for the centenary of Lenin&’s deathCommissioned by Oliver Stone in 2015 to commemorate the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali&’s captivating screenplay of the life and times of Vladimir Lenin puts flesh on the bones of the historical record and gets its pulse racing. From the author of The Dilemmas of Lenin, the drama captures the enigma of its central character. Ali shows Lenin in his rush from Switzerland to Petrograd by train to grasp his moment in history and the force of his personality on the tumult he found there. He made a revolution and remade a nation. Interwoven with the politics is an exploration of Lenin&’s personal life, especially his love for Inessa Armand.In the introduction, Ali argues that, despite the difficulties, a serious cinematic assessment of Lenin is still needed. Unfortunately, two very different attempts to film one failed. This first draft provides the basis for something on a grander scale at some stage in the future.Praise for The Dilemmas of Lenin &‘Aims to rescue Lenin from both liberal caricature and Soviet hag- iography by recovering the realism and dynamism of his political thought&’ David Sessions, Nation&‘An incredibly powerful, panoramic, and insightful study of the central revolutionary figure of the twentieth century&’ Paul LeBlanc, author of Lenin and the Revolutionary Party
Lenin's Childhood
by Isaac DeutscherWhen he died suddenly in 1967, Isaac Deutscher had completed only the compelling first chapter of a long-anticipated biography of Lenin, published here. It covers Lenin&’s family background, birth and early years in the backwater town of Simbirsk up to the execution of his brother, a traumatic formative event. Drawing on a lifetime of background research, including access to the closed section of Trotsky&’s archives, Lenin&’s Childhood gives a novel interpretation of the earliest influences on Lenin&’s personality and thinking. Most of all, it is a glimpse into an unfinished work which would have striven to save Lenin from fanatical anti-revolutionary condemnation and, perhaps more important, from uncritical communist beatification.This anniversary edition includes an introduction by Deutscher's biographer, Gonzalo Pozo, which situates the Lenin project within Deutscher&’s oeuvre and discusses the sources, influences and evolution of his never completed life of Lenin.
Lenition and Contrast: The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes (Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics)
by Naomi GurevichThis book analyzes 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional (meaning maintenance related) considerations. Carefully collecting numerous inventories of consonants, this collection is likely to become an important resource for future linguistics research. By distinguishing between phonetic and phonological neutralization, and showing that the first does not necessarily result in the second, Naomi Gurevich uncovers previously unexplored and often surprising trends in the relationship between phonetics and phonology.
Lenition and Vowel Lengthening in the Germanic Languages: On the History of Quantity in Germanic (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics #157)
by Kurt GoblirschThe processes of gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are central to the study of phonology, as they reveal much about the treatment of quantity in a given language.<P><P> Using data from older language stages, modern dialects and standard languages, this study examines the interdependence of vowel and consonant quantity in the history of the Germanic branch of Indo-European. <P>Kurt Goblirsch focusses on the various geminations in Old Germanic languages (West Germanic gemination, glide strengthening, and expressive gemination), open syllable lengthening in German, Dutch, Frisian, English, and Scandinavian languages, and the major lenitions in High German, Low German, and Danish, as well as minor lenitions in Bavarian, Franconian, and Frisian dialects. All of these changes are related to the development of the Germanic languages from distinctive segmental length to complementary length to syllable cut. The discussion challenges traditional theoretical assumptions about quantity change in Germanic languages to argue for a new account whereby, gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are interrelated.<P> Uses extensive linguistic data, including examples from historical texts, modern dialects, and the standard Germanic languages.<P> Accessible to linguists in fields other than Germanic, providing chapter summaries and English glosses of all examples for non-specialists.<P> Highly comparative, and presents a broader Germanic picture for English, German and Scandinavian specialists.
Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus: The Spiritual Biography of Rock and Roll
by Greg LaurieA nationally best-selling author and pastor draws lessons of hope and transformation in the perils of excess, the agonies of repentance, and the wonder of redemption found in the life stories of several icons of pop music and rock and roll. From the author of Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon and Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon comes Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus, which traces the journeys, rise, fall, and sometimes the redemption of famous entertainers who were brought to their knees—a great place to look up and finally meet their Maker. Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus examines wretched excess, self-absorption and miraculous redemption; the book is a raw, sensitive, and unforgettable journey of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and sweet salvation. Author Greg Laurie traces the lives of rock stars and entertainment figures and legends who wallowed in the decadence of both the high life and low life, as they alternately experienced Heaven and Hell on Earth. He travels with them into their demonic abysses and joyfully chronicles their ultimate ascension to their prodigal moments. Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus chronicles the birth of rock and roll in the mid-1950s to today, giving the book an all-encompassing study of pop music history. Through his personal memories, coupled with his carefully crafted observational research, Greg Laurie not only looks deeply into the hearts and souls of these unusual people but bids the reader to join him on a spiritual journey down the secluded halls of the music industry with the individuals who crafted modern-day masterpieces. Readers will enjoy never-before-published accounts of the biggest recording artists of our time and hear testimonies from rockers of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and beyond. More importantly, every reader will find a deeper sense of God&’s presence, even in times of loneliness and desolation.
Lenses on Reading: An Introduction to Theories and Models
by Diane H. Tracey Lesley Mandel MorrowNow in a revised and updated fourth edition incorporating current advances in research and instructional practices, this well-established text accessibly introduces prominent theories and models related to reading. The book is organized chronologically, from classical approaches to contemporary cognitive, social learning, physiological, and affective perspectives. It emphasizes that the more lenses educators possess for examining reading processes, the better equipped they will be to understand and facilitate children's literacy development. Pedagogical features include framing and discussion questions, learning activities, teacher anecdotes, and examples of how each model is applied in classroom practice and research. New to This Edition *Chapter on digital literacy. *Expanded discussions of direct/explicit instruction, social and emotional learning, critical literacy theory, critical race theory, culturally responsive teaching, social equity and justice, the science of reading, and neuroscientific lenses. *All chapters updated with the latest research; many new classroom anecdotes added. *Links to recommended YouTube videos illustrating the theories and models.
Lenses on Reading, Second Edition
by Diane H. Tracey Lesley Mandel MorrowThis widely adopted text explores key theories and models that frame reading instruction and research. Readers learn why theory matters in designing and implementing high-quality instruction and research; how to critically evaluate the assumptions and beliefs that guide their own work; and what can be gained by looking at reading through multiple theoretical lenses. For each theoretical model, classroom applications are brought to life with engaging vignettes and teacher reflections. Research applications are discussed and illustrated with descriptions of exemplary studies. New to This Edition Current developments in theory, research, and instructional practices. Useful pedagogical features in every chapter framing questions, discussion ideas, and learning activities. Classroom applications give increased attention to English language learners and technology integration. Coverage of additional theories (Third Space Theory) and theorists (Bakhtin and Bourdieu).
Lenses on Reading, Third Edition: An Introduction to Theories and Models
by Diane H. Tracey Lesley Mandel MorrowWidely adopted as an ideal introduction to the major models of reading, this text guides students to understand and facilitate children's literacy development. Coverage encompasses the full range of theories that have informed reading instruction and research, from classical thinking to cutting-edge cognitive, social learning, physiological, and affective perspectives. Readers learn how theory shapes instructional decision making and how to critically evaluate the assumptions and beliefs that underlie their own teaching. Pedagogical features include framing and discussion questions, learning activities, teacher anecdotes, classroom applications, and examples of research studies grounded in each approach. New to This Edition *Chapter on physiological foundations of reading development, including the impact of nutrition, sleep, and exercise. *Chapter on affective/emotional perspectives, such as the role of engagement and teacher-student relationships. *Additional social learning perspectives: Critical Race Theory and Multiliteracies Theory. *All chapters updated with the latest research; many new teacher anecdotes added.
Lenten Lands
by Douglas GreshamDouglas Gresham's experiences growing up as C. S. Lewis's stepson; born in America, going to England at age eight, and dealing with his mother's, and stepfather's, deaths. Includes an afterword, added in 2003.
Lenz
by Richard Sieburth Georg BuchnerLenz, Georg Büchner's visionary exploration of an 18th-century playwright's descent into madness, has been called the inception of European modernist prose. Elias Canetti considered this short novella one of the decisive reading experiences of his life, and writers as various as Paul Celan, Christa Wolff, Peter Schneider, and Gert Hofmann have paid homage to it in their works. Published posthumously in 1839, Lenz provides a taut case study of three weeks in the life of schizophrenic, perhaps the first third-person text ever to be written from the "inside" of insanity. An early experiment in docufiction, Büchner's textual montage draws on the diary of J.F. Oberlin, the Alsatian pastor who briefly took care of Lenz in 1778, while also refracting Goethe's memoir of his troubled friendship with the playwright -- English versions of both of these historical source texts here accompany Lenz for the first time in this bilingual presentation. Based on the best recent edition of the text, this fresh translation will allow readers to discover why Heiner Müller pronounced Lenz the inaugural example of "21st-century prose."
Leo Bersani: Queer Theory and Beyond
by Mikko TuhkanenFor more than fifty years, Leo Bersani's writing has inspired and challenged scholars in the fields of literary criticism and theory, cultural studies, queer theory, psychoanalysis, and film and visual studies. This is the first book-length collection on this important author. The book's extensive introduction outlines in detail Bersani's oeuvre, particularly its place in queer thought and his complicated relationships with the fields of queer theory and psychoanalysis. The subsequent contributions by notable scholars in various fields demonstrate the richness and open-endedness of his work. The book concludes with a new interview with Bersani.
Leo Tolstoy and the Alibi of Narrative
by Justin WeirOne hundred years after his death, Tolstoy still inspires controversy with his notoriously complex narrative strategies. This original book explores how and why Tolstoy has mystified interpreters and offers a new look at his most famous works of fiction.