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Bilingual Brokers: Race, Literature, and Language as Human Capital
by Jeehyun LimReading Asian American and Latino literature, Bilingual Brokers traces the shift in attitudes toward bilingualism in postwar America from the focus on cultural assimilation to that of resource management. Interweaving the social significance of language as human capital and the literary significance of English as the language of cultural capital, Jeehyun Lim examines the dual meaning of bilingualism as liability and asset in relation to anxieties surrounding “new” immigration and globalization.Using the work of Younghill Kang, Carlos Bulosan, Américo Paredes, Maxine Hong Kingston, Richard Rodriguez, Chang-rae Lee, Julia Alvarez, and Ha Jin as examples, Lim reveals how bilingual personhood illustrates a regime of flexible inclusion where an economic calculus of one’s value crystallizes at the intersections of language and racial difference. By pointing to the nexus of race, capital, and language as the focal point of postwar negotiations of difference and inclusion, Bilingual Brokers probes the faultlines of postwar liberalism in conceptualizing and articulating who is and is not considered to be an American.
Bilingual Creativity and Arab Contact Literature: Towards a World Englishes and Translation Studies Framework
by Dina HassanThis book adopts an integrated approach to the study of contact literature through collaboration between theories of World Englishes and translation studies. The author proposes an interactive framework that integrates linguistic and cultural perspectives, through the analysis of selected Anglo-Arab and Arab-American contact literary texts: Samia Serageldine’s The Cairo House (2000), Leila Ahmed’s A Border Passage (1999), Leila Aboulela’s The Translator (1999), Ahdaf Soueif’s The Map of Love (2000), and Abdelkebir Khatibi’s Love in Two Languages (1990). The author then discusses the pedagogical implications of bilingual creativity via a language in literature approach. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of translation studies, literature and cultural studies.
Bilingual Legacies: Father Figures in Self-Writing from Barcelona (Toronto Iberic)
by Anna Casas AguilarBilingual Legacies examines fatherhood in the work of four canonical Spanish authors born in Barcelona and raised during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Drawing on the autobiographical texts of Juan Goytisolo, Carlos Barral, Terenci Moix, and Clara Janés, the book explores how these authors understood gender roles and paternal figures as well as how they positioned themselves in relation to Spanish and Catalan literary traditions. Anna Casas Aguilar contends that through their presentation of father figures, these authors subvert static ideas surrounding fatherhood. She argues that this diversity was crucial in opening the door to revised gender models in Spain during the democratic period. Moving beyond the shadow of the dictator, Casas Aguilar shows how these writers distinguished between the patriarchal "father of the nation" and their own paternal figures. In doing so, Bilingual Legacies sheds light on the complexity of Spanish conceptions of gender, language, and family and illustrates how notions of masculinity, authorship, and canon are interrelated.
Bilionário Ganha Milhões (Série Lidando com os Chefes - Livro 13 #13)
by Lexy TimmsDa autora best seller, Lexy Timms, chega um romance sobre um bilionário que fará você desmaiar e se apaixonar novamente. Reid Enterprises está indo bem, Jamie e Alex estão em um bom lugar e embora as coisas às vezes sejam difíceis, nada supera a família. Quando Erica entra em trabalho de parto prematuro, Jamie revive o pesadelo do seu próprio trabalho de parto complicado. Mas é aí que a semelhança termina. Jamie ama ter filhos e trazê-los ao mundo não foi nada menos do que um milagre. Mas Erica não se sente da mesma maneira e alguns dias depois, ela desaparece. Ao mesmo tempo, Christine para de atender as ligações de Jamie. Coincidência? Justo quando Jamie acredita que as coisas não podem mais retroceder, Markie é sequestrado. De repente, o problema está de volta na sua casa e desta vez ameaça destruir sua família. Quem é o culpado? Como isso aconteceu? E onde estão Erica e Christine? Desde que Jamie e Alex recuperem Markie são e salvo, eles não se importam com a resposta a essas perguntas. Mas talvez devessem. Série Lidando com os Chefes O Chefe O Chefe também Quem é o Chefe Agora * Presente para o Chefe (Conto de Natal) Ame o Chefe Eu aceito, o Chefe Uma Esposa para o Chefe Empregado pelo Chefe Um irmão para o Chefe Conselheiro Sênior para o Chefe Para Sempre, o Chefe Christmas with the Boss Conto de Natal b (11) Bilionário no Controle Bilionário Ganha Milhões Billionaire at Work Mark's Story - Precious Little Thing Mark's Story - Priceless Love SÉRIE DE CONTOS: Valentine Love, Cost of Freedom, Trick or Treat, Christmas Eve
Bilionário no Controle (Série Lidando com os Chefes #12)
by Lexy TImmsDa autora best seller, Lexy Timms, chega um romance sobre um bilionário que fará você desmaiar e se apaixonar novamente. Jamie Reid leva uma vida que a maioria consideraria sortuda. Ela tem um marido que a maioria das mulheres mataria para ter, três filhos maravilhosos e uma família que começa a parecer que pode durar. Até sua mãe, outrora considerada irredimível, parece estar fazendo uma tentativa sincera para mudar de atitude e para se reunir com as filhas. Tudo seria perfeito, se sua vida ideal não estivesse desmoronando de repente ao seu redor. Quando o relacionamento do seu cunhado Mark com a esposa grávida passa por dificuldades, os efeitos colaterais reverberam por toda a família. As decisões de Mark ameaçam distanciá-lo de Alex mais uma vez. Christine, lidando com a tensão diária no country club, parece estar voltando aos velhos hábitos. Sua mudança de atitude começou a afetar o desempenho do seu marido Paul — Conselheiro Sênior da Reid Enterprise — no trabalho, empurrando um Alex já estressado ao limite. Jamie, deixada para apoiar as ruínas desmoronando, não sabe se consegue lidar com a tensão. Ela consegue consertar as rachaduras crescentes ou sua família vai desmoronar justamente quando estão finalmente se unindo?
Bilionário no Trabalho (Série Lidando com os Chefes - Livro 14 #14)
by Lexy TimmsDa autora best seller, Lexy Timms, chega um romance sobre um bilionário que irá fazê-la desmaiar e apaixonar-se novamente. "Mas tudo que eu queria era você..." Jamie e Alex tinham certeza de que tudo tinha acabado quando finalmente recuperaram Markie. A única coisa que poderia compensar o pesadelo de uma criança desaparecida era tê-la devolvida a eles. Mas parece que o pesadelo está apenas começando quando Jamie descobre que o sequestrador era sua própria mãe. O conhecimento traz perguntas e tristeza. Uma tristeza que Alex não ajuda ao manter uma atitude “Eu te disse” que irrita Jamie. Não somente isso, mas Alex também está determinado a não se desculpar com Christine por acusá-la de ser a sequestradora tanto na cara dela quanto na do seu marido. Paul, um dos parceiros mais confiáveis de Alex, se demitiu da Reid Enterprises como resultado. Tudo que Jamie quer é que Alex assuma seus erros. Afinal, à luz do desaparecimento do seu filho, todo mundo estava emotivo e poderia facilmente ter tido um lapso em um momento de frustração. Mas Alex não cede e isso os está separando. Sem mencionar que Christine não está falando com Jamie e ela está lutando para entender o motivo de sua mãe estar atrás das grades. Jamie e Alex serão capazes de superar o maior obstáculo que já encontraram em seu casamento? Ou o peso do passado recente finalmente irá separá-los? Série Lidando com os Chefes O Chefe O Chefe Também Quem é o Chefe Agora Presente para o Chefe (Conto de Natal) Ame o Chefe Eu aceito, o Chefe Uma Esposa para o Chefe Empregado pelo Chefe Um Irmão para o Chefe Conselheiro Sênior para o Chefe Para Sempre o Chefe Christmas with the Boss Bilionário no Controle Bilionário Ganha Milhões Bilionário no Trabalho
Bill and Coo
by Mazo De La RocheFrom the author of the bestselling Jalna series, a story of one small thing that creates a lot of beauty. Bill and Coo were two pigeons who built their nest in the shelter of the gable of the Dullards’ house. Mr. and Mrs. Dullard hated all birds, especially pigeons. Mr. Dullard even tries to hit Bill with a rock, but the rock bounced back from the roof and hit Mr. Dullard instead. After that they let the pigeons alone, but they grumbled about them continually. When the beautiful new egg Coo laid was hatched, something emerged which changed the lives of the envious, bad-tempered humans living beneath and had a surprising effect on the jealous members of the bird world. In language of great simplicity and with a storyteller’s art, Mazo de la Roche tells of the little baby bird whose coming spreads beauty where harshness and envy had been before.
Bill and Erik
by Edward KendrickBill Hawkins owns a bed-and-breakfast in the small mountain town of Middleton. He loves his life, his family, and his friends. The only thing missing is someone to call his own. A man he can love who will love him in return.Erik King takes off when he catches his boyfriend in bed with another man. He's looking for somewhere away from that city. Perhaps a small town where life is less hectic and the people are friendly. What he is not looking for is a new man in his life.When a winter snowstorm lands Erik at Bill's B&B, he finds the younger man too interesting, and goes on the run, again. The question becomes, will he realize he can't run from his feelings and return in time to celebrate Thanksgiving—and admit to Bill that he cares for him -- giving them both a reason to be thankful?
Bill and Pete
by Tomie DepaolaWhen William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.
Bill and Pete
by Tomie dePaolaTomie dePaola has created two memorable friends in this wonderfully funny picture book. Bill, the crocodile, and Pete, his "toothbrush" bird friend, were inspired by the Egyptian plover, which does indeed act as a crocodile toothbrush. Their adventures together along the banks of the River Nile, which include Bill's first day at crocodile school and an encounter with the Bad Guy from Cairo, are filled with the originality and offbeat humor of this favorite author-artist.
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile
by Tomie dePaolaIt's a new school year, as William Everett Crocodile and his trusty friend and toothbrush, Pete, prepare for a class trip down the Nile.They're ready for the mysterious Sphinx. They're ready for mummies and pyramids. Their teacher, Ms. Ibis, has even promised them a glimpse of the priceless jewel called "the Sacred Eye of Isis." But are Bill and Pete ready for the Bad Guy, up to his usual no-good tricks?Come along on this fast-paced and funny adventure with Bill and Pete, and find out.
Bill And Pete To The Rescue
by Tomie DepaolaThe long-awaited sequel to "Bill and Pete" and "Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile" is a hilarious romp that takes William Everett Crocodile (Bill) and his toothbrush bird buddy Pete from the Nile to the Mississippi, in their first visit to the United States.
Bill and Pete to the Rescue
by Tomie dePaolaLittle Jane Allison Crocodile has been kidnapped by the Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother from Louisiana! Stowing away on a ship bound for New Orleans, Bill and his bird buddy, Pete, head to the rescue. But when Pete gets caught by the Rich Lady, it's up to Bill to save the day. Kids and parents everywhere will love Tomie dePaola's hilarious story featuring the Egyptian pair's first visit to the United States.
Bill and Ted Are Doomed
by Evan Dorkin Ed SolomonThis new series is a direct sequel to Bogus Journey and prequel to Face the Music and part of the Bill and Ted canon bringing in screenwriter and creator Ed Solomon to the table along with bringing back legendary Bill and Ted comics writer Evan Dorkin and acclaimed artist Roger Langridge!After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren't looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns.There's tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted's obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace to the world is affecting their playing and their relationships with their families. The band is losing favor with fans and the future isn't shaping up as they were all led to believe it would from past (and future) events. The princesses are overwhelmed, Death threatens to quit the band as his growing ego has opened a rift, and the Stations live in their garage with their clunky creations Robot Bill and Ted who are creating lots of chaos. Desperate for a solution Bill and Ted burst in to announce their great idea to revive the band's fortunes: A world tour to spread the love - and the rock, and the love of the rock - to the world.Collects Bill & Ted Are Doomed issues 1-4.
The Bill Ferris Enhanced Omnibus E-Book
by William FerrisThis Omnibus Ebook for the first time brings together pioneering folklorist William Ferris's books on the music and arts of the South.Included in this ebook are:Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues:Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ferris toured his home state of Mississippi, documenting the voices of African Americans as they spoke about and performed the diverse musical traditions that form the authentic roots of the blues. Now, Give My Poor Heart Ease puts front and center a searing selection of the artistically and emotionally rich voices from this invaluable documentary record. Illustrated with Ferris's photographs of the musicians and their communities and including original music and original film, the book features more than twenty interviews relating frank, dramatic, and engaging narratives about black life and blues music in the heart of the American South.The enhanced ebook edition includes: * Almost 2 hours of video clips and interviews scattered throughout the text* An hour of original music, also imbedded throughout the text* Concludes with the full DVD of original film and full CD of original musicThe Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists:The Storied South features the voices--by turn searching and honest, coy and scathing--of twenty-six of the most luminous artists and thinkers in the American cultural firmament, from Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger, and Alice Walker to William Eggleston, Bobby Rush, and C. Vann Woodward. Masterfully drawn from one-on-one interviews conducted by Ferris over the past forty years, the book reveals how storytelling is viscerally tied to southern identity and how the work of these southern or southern-inspired creators has shaped the way Americans think and talk about the South.The enhanced ebook edition includes 45 of Ferris's striking photographic portraits of the speakers and original audio and films of the interviews.
Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues
by Bill MoyersA companion volume to the Emmy Award–winning PBS® series—interviews with &“an essential voice in our national conversation&” (Brian Williams, MSNBC anchor). This &“provocative&” and &“absorbing&” (Star Tribune) companion book to Bill Moyer&’s acclaimed PBS series invites readers into conversations with some of the most captivating voices on the scene today, in what Kirkus Reviews calls &“a glittering array of discussions.&” From Jon Stewart on politics and media to Michael Pollan on food, The Wire creator David Simon on the mean streets of our cities, James Cone and Shelby Steele on race in the age of Obama, Robert Bly and Nikki Giovanni on the power of poetry, Barbara Ehrenreich on the hard times of working Americans, and Karen Armstrong on faith and compassion, Moyer&’s own intelligence and insight match that of his guests and their discussions animate many of the most salient issues of our time. With extensive commentary from Moyers, marked by his customary &“respect, intelligence, curiosity, humor, and graciousness,&” here are the debates; cultural currents; and, above all, lively minds that shape the conversation of democracy (Booklist). &“In an era of much instant and ephemeral talk, it is a pleasurable thing to hold this &‘book of ideas.&’&” —Publishers Weekly &“[Moyers] has always been about something beyond the moment. Or put another way, while everyone else in the media has been exploring topography, Moyers has been exploring geology.&” —Los Angeles Times
Bill Pennant, Babe Ruth, and Me
by Timothy TocherIn 1920, sixteen-year-old Hank finds his loyalties divided when he is assigned to care for the Giants' mascot, a wildcat named Bill Pennant, as well as keep an eye on Babe Ruth in Ruth's first season with the New York Yankees.
Bill & Ted Save the Universe (Bill & Ted Save the Universe)
by Brian Joines BachanThey’ve conquered time. They’ve escaped Hell. But this time, Bill and Ted will have to put their most excellent heads together to survive an all-new adventure spanning the entire universe. Whoa! It all starts when the Wyld Stallyns are kidnapped by a bodacious alien and get handed over to their…long lost family? WHOA! The adventures continue as writer Brian Joines and artist Bachan, the non-non-non-heinous duo behind Bill & Ted Go to Hell, serve up a stellar saga of totally bogus and most triumphant in Bill & Ted Save the Universe.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(TM): The Guide to a Bodacious Life
by Steve BehlingParty on, dudes! This excellent book of wit and wisdom celebrates the genius of the world-famous Wyld Stallyns and their time-traveling adventure.Once, Bill and Ted made history. Now, they're ready to share the knowledge they've gained traveling through time. This hardcover companion to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey features full-color film images and original illustrations and gives advice on how to live a non-heinous life, how to start a band when you can't play any instruments, how to find the most-triumphant locations in any food court, and how to make friends with difficult dudes -- from Genghis Khan to your history teacher! This collectible book is sure to become a most outstanding favorite, just like the excellent movies that inspired it.Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure characters and images (TM) & © 1989, 2020 Creative Licensing Corporation. All Rights Reserved.Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey characters and images (TM) & © 1991, 2020 Creative Licensing Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Bill the Burglar
by Lister FieldingHow would you react if you were to witness a crime occurring right in front of you? This is the dilemma facing Albert in this my third story about a boy growing up in Lancashire. Incidentally, do you know how Albert came by the surname ‘Ramsbottom?’ An ancestor was probably a foundling, given the name of the place he lived – in this case Ramsbottom in Lancashire. The name derives from wild garlic or ramm growing in the valley bottom. So, nothing sheepish about Albert then. See how he fares in this brush with crime.
The Bill the Cat Story: A Bloom County Epic
by Berkeley BreathedThe Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the hilarious "Bloom County" comic strip is back! To help celebrate, here is the first ever Bloom County picture book, featuring fan-favorite Bill the Cat in an origin story. (Ack ack!) The perfect gift for Bloomers old and new.An Amazon Best Book of the Year and NY Times bestseller!Almost thirty-five years ago Berkeley Breathed launched a little-known yet laugh-inducing comic strip called "Bloom County" that was full of characters who instantly entered the public consciousness--none more so than Opus (the penguin) and Bill the Cat. Bloom County's popularity soared, it was soon syndicated nationally, had millions of daily readers, and before long its creator was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Then, nine years later, "Bloom County" sadly came to a close. It had simply ceased being fun for Berkeley Breathed.Now, more than twenty-five years after it ended, "Bloom County" has returned in full force and humor online, with an ever-growing fanbase every bit as zealous as it was in the strip's heyday. For the comic's youngest fans, and for those who never stopped wishing for its return, here is an all-new, kid-friendly story for anyone who ever wanted to know the origin story of Bill the Cat. "Bloom County" has never been more fun!Praise for The Bill the Cat Story"The illustrations, a mixture of cartoons, eye-popping virtual paintings, and pencil sketches, will pull inquisitive audiences of all ages into the story."--Booklist"[E]xtravagantly rendered artwork in luscious color."--Publishers Weekly
Bill, the Galactic Hero (BILL THE GALACTIC HERO)
by Harry HarrisonBill was a peaceful farm boy until he was lured by the martial music of a passing recruitment sergeant, drugged, and made to enlist in the Empire Space Corps. His basic training is sheer hell, but somehow he manages to stay alive and achieve the rank of Fusetender 6th Class in the process. En route to an engagement with the lizard-like Chingers, Bill's spaceship is involved in a supreme contest and by accident Bill is the man who saves the ship and wins the day. A grateful Galaxy awards him its highest accolade, the Purple Dart, to be presented by the Emperor himself on the fabulous aluminium-covered capital planet, Helior. And then his adventures really start to take off in the most bizarre and nastily surprising ways...
Bill, the Galactic Hero
by Harry Harrison“The funniest science fiction book ever written” is a space military parody about a hapless soldier from a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee (Terry Pratchett, New York Times–bestselling author of the Discworld novels).It was the highest honour to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn’t interested in honour—he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia.Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse . . .Praise for Harry Harrison“A perfectly grand storyteller.” —David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Star Tide Rising“Few commercial writers are more deserving of their popularity than Harrison, a fine writer who occasionally reaches brilliant heights.” —Publishers Weekly
Bill, the Galactic Hero: The Final Incoherent Adventure (BILL THE GALACTIC HERO)
by Harry Harrison David HarrisBILL - the army's made him what he is today - the perfect Starship Trooper, proud possess of two right arms and a lockerful of feet suitable for every occasion. BILL - this time he's really put his foot (the Swiss-Army one with the special attachments, secret compartments, collapsible mess-kit and condom dispenser) right in it. BILL's been volunteered to join a suicide squad run by Captain Cadaver to the well-known hell-hole planet of Eyerack. The orders are DEATH OR GLORY - and GLORY made a point of never returning the invitation to the war. So. Can this really be IT? The Long Goodbye? Zero Hour? Harmonicas at dawn? The end of a brilliantly undistinguished career of military mishaps? What can I tell you? This IS BILL's final incoherent adventure!
Bill, the Galactic Hero on The Planet of Bottled Brains (BILL THE GALACTIC HERO)
by Harry Harrison Robert SheckleyHe's the perfect starship trooper: big, strong, and not too bright. He's the perfect hero: willing to do almost anything to save his neck (it's one of the body parts that's still his own.)Tsuris, the Mystery Plane, has a mysterious secret weapon, and Bill must get it. But Bill has something the Tsurisians want. They have a lot of brains, but not enough bodies. They'll take any body that comes along - and put one of their brains in it!Can Bill escape with his own brain? Can he find the secret weapon? Can he get a drink?