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Rust Belt Reporter: A Memoir (Great Lakes Books)
by John GallagherThe decline and resurgence of a storied Midwestern city as seen through the eyes of a seasoned journalist, union activist, and Detroit devotee. Reflecting on his life's work as a reporter, including thirty-two years with the Detroit Free Press, journalist John Gallagher merges memoir with an insider's account of the challenges facing Detroit and other Rust Belt cities, as well as the tensions inside local newsrooms throughout the country. Beginning with Gallagher's first job in 1974 in Chicago, with subsequent stops in Rochester and Syracuse, New York, this witty and exciting chronicle details his experiences behind the scenes, breaking major news stories over the decades that followed. From the early days when reporters called in stories on pay phones to today's revenue-generating affiliate commissions, his memoir serves as a documentary of this turbulent journalistic era. Gallagher's career intersected many notable events, including the troubled Kilpatrick administration, newspaper strikes, the federal bailout of automotive companies, the bankruptcy of Detroit, and the exceptional Grand Bargain struck to save the city—all while noting the increasingly important roles nonprofits and private companies play in city politics and newsrooms, for better and for worse. Alongside sage insight into the difficulties and decline of traditional media, Gallagher's experience and advice inspire hope, often underscoring and celebrating the surprising and happy reinvention of heartland cities like Detroit.
Ruthless Democracy: A Multicultural Interpretation of the American Renaissance
by Timothy B. PowellIn Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thoreau with Native American, African American, and women authors. Taking his title from Melville, Powell identifies an unresolvable conflict between America's multicultural history and its violent will to monoculturalism. Powell challenges existing perceptions of the American Renaissance--the period at the heart of the American canon and its evolutions--by expanding the parameters of American identity. Drawing on the critical traditions of cultural studies and new historicism, Powell invents a new critical paradigm called "historical multiculturalism." Moving beyond the polarizing rhetoric of the culture wars, Powell grounds his multicultural conception of American identity in careful historical analysis. Ruthless Democracy extends the cultural and geographical boundaries of the American Renaissance beyond the northeast to Indian Territory, Alta California, and the transnational sphere that Powell calls the American Diaspora. Arguing for the inclusion of new works, Powell envisions the canon of the American Renaissance as a fluid dialogue of disparate cultural voices.
Rutilius Namatianus' Going Home: De Reditu Suo (Routledge Later Latin Poetry)
by Martha MalamudMartha Malamud provides the only scholarly English translation of De Reditu Suo with significant notes and commentary that explore historical, literary, cultural, and mythical references, as well as commenting on literary allusions, the structure, diction, and style of the poem, and textual issues. De Reditu Suo provides fascinating insights into travel and communications networks in the rapidly changing, fragmented world of the fifth century. A substantial introductory essay explores Rutilius’ place in several intellectual and literary traditions, as the poem is a sophisticated piece of literature that both draws on the rich tradition of classical Latin poetry and reflects the distinctive formal features of late antique poetry. The poem also conveys the thoughts of a man passionately devoted to Rome and its cultural heritage, enmeshed in the tumultuous political and social upheaval of his day, caught between his hopes for Rome’s restoration and his fear of its disintegration. With line-for-line translation from the Latin and a scholarly introduction, extensive notes, and comprehensive bibliography, Martha Malamud makes this important text accessible and relevant for students and scholars in Classics, Comparative Literature, Religious Studies, Medieval Studies, and Ancient History, as well as independent readers with an interest in the literature of the period.
Ryle on Mind and Language
by David DolbyThis collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent scholars on the topics of category mistakes, hypotheticals, dispositions, emotion, thinking, perception, and the task-achievement distinction.
S Is for Show Me: A Missouri Alphabet
by Judy Young[From the dust jacket:] "Welcome to the Show Me State. It's Missouri and I think it's great! If you'll come along with me I'll show you Missouri from A to Z. What a fun way to learn about Missouri! Author and poet, Judy Young, and illustrator, Ross Young, invite children to go with them on an alphabetical adventure through Missouri. They will "show you" the Show Me State with poems, pictures, and facts. S is for Show Me: A Missouri Alphabet is a book for all ages. Young children will enjoy learning the alphabet. Older children and adults will learn about Missouri's history, geography, famous people, events, plants, and wildlife. Everyone, young and old, will love to look at the colorful illustrations and "show each other" the hidden details in the pictures. Flip through pages and enjoy the poems that "show off" the Show Me State." Satisfy your curiosity about any of the states in the United States by looking in the Bookshare collection for the alphabet books for the state where you live or the states where your family and friends live. Some feature picture descriptions including, P is for Potato, B is for Buckeye, S is for Sunflower, S is for Show Me, and C is for Centennial.
S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet
by Helen Foster JamesNext to picnics and fireworks, nothing else says summertime fun as much as the family camping trip. From what to pack, where to go, and what to do when you get there, S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet takes readers on an A-Z trail exploring this outdoor pastime. Veteran camper Helen Foster James tackles topics such as unique camping environments, equipment necessities, famous conservationists, and national parks and other attractions. With the alphabet as a backdrop, beginning readers enjoy simple rhymes while older children discover facts about each letter topic in the accompanying sidebar expository. G is for the Gear you'll need to organize and pack to keep your camping lots of fun and bring you safely back. Whether your idea of 'roughing it' is a blanket in your own backyard or the subarctic ecosystem of Alaska's Denali National Park, S is for S'mores is a fun and informative guide that is sure to help campers of all ages make the most of their 'wilderness' adventures.
S is for Snow
by Ashley Marie MirelesSnow words from A to Z paired with modern kid-friendly illustrations sure to be a hit with your little snow bunny!
S Is for Sooner: An Oklahoma Alphabet
by Devin Scillian[From the dust jacket:] "S is for Sooner An Oklahoma Alphabet. The wide-open spaces of Oklahoma are brought alive for readers with lilting rhymes, interesting facts, and enchanting illustrations about rodeos, land runs, and yes, even the musical Oklahoma! The people, places, and landmarks of the Sooner state are thoroughly explored with delightful rhymes and detailed expository text by author Devin Scillian. Artist Kandy Radzinski brings her colorful style of quirky realism to each charming illustration. Sit back and enjoy an armchair tour of the Sooner state with this captivating addition to the Discover America State by State series from Sleeping Bear Press." Satisfy your curiosity about any of the states in the United States by looking in the Bookshare collection for the alphabet books for the state where you live or the states where your family and friends live. Some feature picture descriptions including, P is for Potato, B is for Buckeye, S is for Sunflower, S is for Show Me, and C is for Centennial.
S Is for Space: A Space ABC Primer
by Ashley Marie MirelesAn out-of-this-world ABC primer from astronaut to zenith and beyond!
S Is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet
by Devin Scillian Corey ScillianS is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet. Nicknamed the "world's breadbasket," the contributions from the great state of Kansas reach out far beyond its borders. Kansas not only leads our nation in wheat production, but has also fueled our Hollywood images of the Wild West (Dodge City) and Dorothy and Toto, as well as giving us leaders in politics (Dwight D. Eisenhower), aviation (Amelia Earhart), and literature (Laura Ingalls Wilder and Langston Hughes). The people, places, and landmarks of the Sunflower State are thoroughly explored with delightful rhymes and detailed expository text by authors Corey and Devin Scillian. Artist Doug Bowles brings a strong and colorful touch to the illustration of each letter. Read and share the delightful history and lore of the Sunflower State with this captivating addition to the Discover America State by State series from Sleeping Bear Press. Satisfy your curiosity about any of the states in the United States by looking in the Bookshare collection for the alphabet books for the state where you live or the states where your family and friends live. Some feature picture descriptions including, P is for Potato, B is for Buckeye, S is for Sooner, S is for Show Me, and C is for Centennial.
S Is For Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet
by Carol Crane Michael MonroeThe Sunshine State gets its own alphabet book! Florida, where "B is for Beaches, P is for Pirates, and V is for Vacationers," comes to life with playful, vivid illustrations by Michael Monroe and a conch shell full of fun facts and poems by Florida author and educator Carol Crane. Do you know which city is the state capitol? Which fragrant blossom is the state flower? Learn all this and more with "S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet."
S. J. Perelman: Critical Essays (Routledge Revivals #Vol. 1274)
by Steven H. GaleFirst published in 1992, this book focuses on the oeuvre of S. J. Perelman. Taken together, the essays included serve as an introduction to this important humorist’s work, both in terms of the specific short prose pieces, plays, and films examined and as an overview of his lengthy professional career. They provide insightful and in-depth literary analyses as well. The work encourages a better appreciation for Perelman’s contributions to American literary history.
S. J. Perelman: An Annotated Bibliography (Routledge Revivals #Vol. 1274)
by Steven H. GaleFirst published in 1985, this bibliography focuses on the works of S. J. Perelman as a humorist, author, and screenwriter. It is divided into two major sections: "Works by S. J. Perelman" and "Critical Responses". Within each section, there are subdivisions which focus on various areas of S. J. Perelman’s work, including his novel, published plays and film scripts.
S.P.I.R.E.: Workbook Level 7 (Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence)
by Sheila Clark-EdmandsStudents can conquer their reading struggles once and for all with research-backed practices made just for them. This workbook covers all the key literacy concepts for S.P.I.R.E. Level 7 in one convenient place.
S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 (Third Edition)
by Sheila Clark-EdmandsThis S.P.I.R.E.® Level 3 (spire) decodable reader is perfect for early readers and those who need practice reading simple books with basic phonics concepts. This book includes words with suffix -ed (melted, smelled, winked).
Sabbatai Ṣevi: The Mystical Messiah, 1626-1676
by R. J. Werblowsky Yaacob Dweck Gershom ScholemGershom Scholem stands out among modern thinkers for the richness and power of his historical imagination. A work widely esteemed as his magnum opus, Sabbatai Ṣevi offers a vividly detailed account of the only messianic movement ever to engulf the entire Jewish world. Sabbatai Ṣevi was an obscure kabbalist rabbi of seventeenth-century Turkey who aroused a fervent following that spread over the Jewish world after he declared himself to be the Messiah. The movement suffered a severe blow when Ṣevi was forced to convert to Islam, but a clandestine sect survived. A monumental and revisionary work of Jewish historiography, Sabbatai Ṣevi details Ṣevi's rise to prominence and stands out for its combination of philological and empirical authority and passion. This edition contains a new introduction by Yaacob Dweck that explains the scholarly importance of Scholem's work to a new generation of readers.
Saber escribir
by Instituto CervantesLas pautas que necesitas para aprender a escribir mejor. Saber escribir expone con claridad, amenidad y rigor las pautas necesarias para escribir lo que pensamos y decimos. ¿Sabe escribir un informe, una carta, el acta de una reunión o un proyecto? ¿Sabe cómo tomar apuntes, contestar a una pregunta de examen o preparar su currículum? ¿Sabe redactar una carta de reclamación, presentar una instancia, dirigirse a la Administración o componer una invitación? Saber escribir no es un manual de estilo o de corrección gramatical ni un diccionario de dudas; no es un manual de creación literaria, aunque enseñe técnicas y recursos de escritura que aparecen en los textos literarios. Es todo lo anterior, y más. Es otro concepto de manual. Es un instrumento imprescindible para los que dudan, para los que tienen pánico a la página o a la pantalla en blanco, para los que tienen necesidad de escribir, en definitiva. Saber escribir expone con claridad, amenidad y rigor las pautas necesarias para escribir lo que pensamos y decimos. Nace con la intención de ayudar a redactar; de ampliar los procedimientos de generación y precisión de ideas, de documentación y de planificación; de seleccionar los elementos de unión adecuados; de relacionar de forma conveniente el contenido del tema con la expresión, el registro y el estilo elegidos, y de aprender a aplicar las técnicas de revisión y corrección para lograr la redacción y la disposición exigidas en cualquier presentación escrita.
Saber hablar
by Instituto CervantesSaber hablar explica con claridad, amenidad y rigor las pautas necesarias para expresar lo que pensamos; facilita la comunicación entre los seres; amplía los procedimientos de generación y precisión de ideas, de documentación y de planificación. Vivimos rodeados de palabras, inmersos en un tráfico constante de expresiones en un mundo que es diálogo por naturaleza. ¿Alguna vez se ha parado a pensar en el poder que le confiere el habla? Un buen discurso es la clave del éxito. Saber hablar reivindica el arte de la comunicación oral, motor de las relaciones interpersonales, sociales, económicas y profesionales, en un tiempo donde impera el dominio del verbo. Hoy más que nunca saber hablar bien es una necesidad. Este libro ofrece la posibilidad de emplear el habla de manera adecuada según el momento y la situación, que pueden ser formales -la consulta del médico, el rectorado de la universidad, una entrevista de trabajo, una junta de vecinos, una exposición comercial- o coloquiales -la familia o los amigos-.
Saber hablar
by Instituto Cervantes Marta Albelda Marco Salvador Pons BorderíaNueva edición revisada y actualizada de un clásico español sobre la comunicación oral Vivimos rodeados de palabras, inmersos en un tráfico constante de expresiones que se producen en un mundo que es diálogo por naturaleza. Sin embargo, pocas veces nos detenemos a pensar en el poder que nos confiere el habla. Un buen discurso es la clave del éxito. Saber hablar es, desde su primera publicación en 2008, un referente entre los libros sobre comunicación oral, concebida esta como motor de las relaciones interpersonales, sociales, económicas y profesionales, en un tiempo en el que impera el dominio de la palabra. Este libro, que ahora se presenta en una edición revisada, actualizada y ampliada, ofrece la posibilidad de emplear el habla de manera adecuada según el momento y la situación, ya sea esta formal -la consulta del médico, el rectorado de una universidad, una entrevista de trabajo, una junta de vecinos, una exposición comercial- o coloquial -un encuentro con la familia o los amigos-, y según se utilice en un ámbito reducido o público y por canales presenciales o virtuales, tan extendidos en los últimos tiempos. Saber hablar explica con claridad, amenidad y rigor las pautas necesarias para expresar lo que pensamos; facilita la comunicación entre las personas, y da pautas para enriquecer los procedimientos de generación de ideas y para expresarlas con una mayor precisión y riqueza.
Saber leer
by Instituto CervantesSaber leer se ha convertido en una habilidad imprescindible. Los formatos digitales traen consigo modos de lectura diferentes y desafían al lector a participar en nuevas estrategias en las que es protagonista. La educación recibida y la gran cantidad de comunicaciones escritas que se obtienen a diario en una sociedad globalizada no garantizan que los lectores sean capaces de interpretar los escritos de forma correcta. En su caso ¿está seguro de entender bien lo que lee? ¿Es capaz de recordar lo que ha leído y contarlo con otras palabras? ¿Podría sintetizar los puntos más importantes de un texto? Saber leer completa la trilogía iniciada con Saber escribir y Saber hablar: una obra divulgativa que se dirige a un público amplio, a personas interesadas en los procesos, en la comprensión y en el aprendizaje de la lectura. Gracias a ella aprenderemos las estrategias necesarias para enfrentarnos a todo tipo de textos, cómo desarrollar un pensamiento crítico a través de la lectura y la relación de ésta con la escritura, los procesos de comunicación, el aprendizaje y la memoria. Descubra en estas páginas cómo leer líneas y entrelíneas.
Saber narrar
by Instituto CervantesDescubra en estas páginas el arte de la narración periodística, literaria y cinematográfica. Saber comunicar captando la atención de un receptor es imprescindible en una sociedad como la nuestra en la que los medios de comunicación protagonizan nuestras vidas. Además, con los formatos digitales es habitual tener que enfrentarse a la temida hoja en blanco. ¿Cómo ordenamos lo que queremos decir? ¿Qué elementos debo introducir en el texto para que suscite el interés del lector? Si estoy en una reunión, ¿sabré expresar las ideas de un modo ordenado? Saber contar se ha convertido en una destreza imprescindible hoy día. Y hay tres ámbitos fundamentales para comunicarse: narrativa, periodismo y cine. Tres expertos en cada una de estas tres facetas nos darán las claves para poder empezar a narrar en clave periodística, en clave literaria y en clave cinematográfica. Saber narrar completa la colección iniciada con Saberescribir, Saber hablar y Saber leer. Una obra divulgativa que se dirige a un público amplio, a personas interesadas en los procesos narrativos y en el aprendizaje de los diferentes modos de expresión. Gracias a ella y de la mano de los expertos aprenderemos las estrategias necesarias para generar todo tipo de textos, y suscitar el interés por lo que se quiere contar, dentro de los procesos de comunicación, el aprendizaje y la memoria.
Saberes con sabor: Culturas hispánicas a través de la cocina
by Conxita Domènech Andrés Lema-HincapiéSaberes con sabor: Culturas hispánicas a través de la cocina es un manual avanzado que responde al creciente interés por el estudio de las prácticas culinarias y alimenticias de Ibero-América, sin desatender ni la lengua ni la cultura de esas regiones del mundo. Cada capítulo comprende aspectos vinculados con recetas, lengua, arte y teoría. Los estudiantes son expuestos a temas de geografía, historia, literatura, política, economía, religión, música e, incluso, cuestiones de género que estarían implicadas en la elaboración y en el consumo de ciertas comidas. Y, esto, mientras mejoran sus habilidades en temas esenciales y específicos del español. A lo largo del libro, están incorporados materiales de internet —como vínculos para videos, registros sonoros, referencias históricas, sitios web de cocina y contenidos suplementarios para la investigación. Muy útil en cursos universitarios, Saberes con sabor es un recurso original y único de aprendizaje para estudiantes fascinados por los placeres del paladar y, de igual manera, con una genuina pasión por las culturas hispánicas.
Sabotage in the Sky
by L. Ron HubbardLaunch into the action with this triumphant tale! Pilot Terry Lee has taught Bill Trevillian everything he knows about flying, enough that Bill's know considered the ace of American test pilots just as war breaks out in World War II Europe. Unknown to Bill, Terry's also taught his own kid sister, Kip, who's now almost as good a pilot as Bill and quite the looker to boot. When France and Great Britain must choose between different American plane designs to outfly the newest and deadliest Nazi fighters, the competing companies send their two best test pilots . . . Kip and Bill. Unfortunately, a spy also has been sent to infiltrate and sabotage the planes to make sure that neither the French nor British will consider them safe enough to fly. Soon Kip and Bill suspect the other of sabotage-- a problem that not only threatens their already electric relationship but their very lives. "Riveting cliff-hanger action." --Midwest Book Review
The Sackett Companion: The Facts Behind the Fiction
by Louis L'AmourLittle did Louis L'Amour realize back in 1960 when he published The Daybreakers, a novel about two brothers who came west after the Civil War, that he had begun creating what would become perhaps North America's most widely followed literary family: the Sacketts. The stories of ten generations of Sackett men and women as they forged westward from tyranny-wracked seventeenth-century England across the American continent have captivated readers for three decades through seventeen novels with nearly forty millions copies in print. The traditions and adventures of this family of rugged individualists who stand indomitably united when any Sackett is in trouble have inspired country songs, a popular television miniseries starring Tom Selleck (as Orrin Sackett) and Sam Elliot (as Tell Sackett), thousands of reader queries--and now, a rare full-length work of non-fiction by the worlds' all-time best-selling frontier novelist.In a 60 Minutes profile in which he hailed Louis L'Amour as "our professor emeritus of how the West was won," correspondent Morley Safer observed that "his plots may be fiction but the details therein are fact." The Sackett Companion is the author's long-savored opportunity to present the research and probe the factors behind his Sackett fiction--novel by novel--and to elaborate on their real and fictional characters, their geography and locales, and their historical eras in encyclopedia-like detail.In this book, subtitled A Personal Guide To The Sackett Novels, L'Amour takes us on a guided tour of his imagination to introduce us to the never-before-told sources and inspirations for these stories and the people and places that populate them. He retraces some of his travels in which he has walked the land the Sacketts walk, reliving such personal memories as the street fight he had on a hot dusty morning in New Mexico that ultimately led to the birth of the Sacketts.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Sacramental Poetics at the Dawn of Secularism
by Regina SchwartzSacramental Poetics at the Dawn of Secularism asks what happened when the world was shaken by challenges to the sacred order as people had known it, an order that regulated both their actions and beliefs. When Reformers gave up the doctrine of transubstantiation (even as they held onto revised forms of the Eucharist), they lost a doctrine that infuses all materiality, spirituality, and signification with the presence of God. That presence guaranteed the cleansing of human fault, the establishment of justice, the success of communication, the possibility of union with God and another, and love. These longings were not lost but displaced, Schwartz argues, onto other cultural forms in a movement from ritual to the arts, from the sacrament to the sacramental. Investigating the relationship of the arts to the sacred, Schwartz returns to the primary meaning of "sacramental" as "sign making," noting that because the sign always points beyond itself, it participates in transcendence, and this evocation of transcendence, of mystery, is the work of a sacramental poetics.