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La nieta (Quick, quick, slow -Club de baile Lietzensee #1)
by Annemarie NikolausNovela del ambiente de baile berlinés El libro pertenece a una serie sobre el ambiente de baile berlinés, que escribo junto a otras autoras. Hasta ahora he escrito tres de las novelas. Este libro se encuadra en la categoría New adult. Madeline Lagrange, la nieta del presidente del “club de baile Lietzensee”, ve el baile de salón únicamente como técnica cultural, que aprende sin gran ambición. Luego se encuentra con los bailarines de square dance de la asociación. Y se enamora completamente; no sólo del baile, sino también del caller del grupo, el americano Chris Rinehart. Chris queda fascinado por Madeline desde el primer momento. Pero él es el entrenador del grupo, y ella es menor de edad. Así empieza una batalla contra su creciente cariño hacia ella y le niega sus sentimientos. Mientras Madeline, con la falta de compromiso de los diecisiete años, intenta seducir a Chris, su abuelo hace todo lo posible para hacer que lo expulsen del club y separar a los dos.
La nipote (Quick, quick, slow - Club di Danza Lietzensee #1)
by Annemarie NikolausMadeline Lagrange, la nipote del presidente del “Club di Danza Lietzensee”, vede il ballo liscio soltanto come uno strumento di cultura che apprende senza grande entusiasmo. Poi si imbatte nel gruppo di square dance del circolo. E si innamora – non solo del ballo, ma anche del caller, l’americano Chris Rinehart. Chris è affascinato da Madeline fin dal primo istante. Ma lui è l’istruttore del gruppo e lei è minorenne. Lotta contro il suo crescente affetto per lei e rinnega i propri sentimenti nei suoi confronti. Mentre Madeline, con la caparbietà dei suoi diciassette anni, cerca di sedurre Chris, suo nonno fa di tutto per bandirlo dal circolo per mettere zizzania tra loro. Un romanzo della serie “Quick, quick, slow – Club di Danza Lietzensee”. Ogni romanzo è una storia a sé e può essere letto indipendentemente dagli altri.
La primera regla del punk
by Celia C. PérezUn libro de honor del premio Pura Belpré, 2018La primera regla del punk es una conmovedora exploracion de la amistad, la busqueda de uno mismo, y el aprender a "rockear" como si nadie te esta mirando. No hay atajos para navegar el primer día de clases en una nueva escuela – no se arregla con cinta gafer como lo harías con tu par de tenis Chuck Taylor. La adolecente Malú, (María Luisa, si quieres irritarla), logra molestar a la chica mandamás de Posada Middle School, romper el código de vestimenta con su vestido punk rock, y decepcionar a su madre, quien es profesora universitaria. Y todo esto en su primer día de escuela intermedia. Su padre, quien ahora vive a miles de millas de distancia, le dice que las cosas mejorarán siempre y cuando nunca olvide la primera regla del punk: ser tú mismo. La auténtica Malú ama el rock and roll, las patinetas, las revistas de manualidades y el Soyrizo (sin cilantro, por favor). Cuando empieza a encontrar otros estudiantes inadaptados con intereses parecidos, y forma su propio grupo musical, Malú empieza a sentirse feliz. Para resguardar esa nueva felicidad, ella haría cualquier cosa, incluyendo el enfrentarse con los administradores “anti-punk” de su escuela, ¡y luchar por su derecho a expresarse!
La primera regla del punk
by Celia PérezUn libro de honor del premio Pura Belpré, 2018 La primera regla del punk es una conmovedora exploracion de la amistad, la busqueda de uno mismo, y el aprender a "rockear" como si nadie te esta mirando. No hay atajos para navegar el primer día de clases en una nueva escuela no se arregla con cinta gafer como lo harías con tu par de tenis Chuck Taylor. La adolecente Malú, (María Luisa, si quieres irritarla), logra molestar a la chica mandamás de Posada Middle School, romper el código de vestimenta con su vestido punk rock, y decepcionar a su madre, quien es profesora universitaria. Y todo esto en su primer día de escuela intermedia. Su padre, quien ahora vive a miles de millas de distancia, le dice que las cosas mejorarán siempre y cuando nunca olvide la primera regla del punk: ser tú mismo. La auténtica Malú ama el rock and roll, las patinetas, las revistas de manualidades y el Soyrizo (sin cilantro, por favor). Cuando empieza a encontrar otros estudiantes inadaptados con intereses parecidos, y forma su propio grupo musical, Malú empieza a sentirse feliz. Para resguardar esa nueva felicidad, ella haría cualquier cosa, incluyendo el enfrentarse con los administradores anti-punk de su escuela, ¡y luchar por su derecho a expresarse!
La proyección del neoliberalismo: Las transformaciones del cine mexicano (1988–2012)
by Ignacio M. Sanchez PradoCavernosa, usualmente fría, siempre oscura, con un ligero olor a palomitas de maíz en el aire: la experiencia de ir al cine es universal. No es menos intensa en México, donde la experiencia ha evolucionado de formas complejas en años recientes. Películas como Y tu mamá también, El Mariachi, Amores perros y las obras de los paradigmáticos Guillermo del Toro y Salma Hayek, reflejan mucho más un renovado interés por el cine en México. En La proyección del neoliberalismo, Ignacio Sánchez Prado explora precisamente los eventos que tuvieron lugar en la industria del cine mexicano durante las últimas décadas. Lejos de ser una simple historia del periodo, La proyección del neoliberalismo examina cuatro aspectos esenciales de las transformaciones ocurridas en la industria del cine mexicano: la caída del nacionalismo, un nuevo enfoque en audiencias de clase media, la redefinición del concepto de cine político y el impacto de la globalización. Este análisis incluye a directores y películas que han alcanzado notoriedad internacional o relevancia en la construcción de un mercado nacional. La proyección del neoliberalismo expone las consecuencias de una industria del cine forzada a encontrar nuevas audiencias entre la clase media mexicana para poder alcanzar el ansiado éxito económico y la aprobación cultural.
La tierra incierta y otros cuentos
by Mónica Lavín¿Qué sucede cuando una noticia que supone cierta alegría no causa sino lo contrario? Una noticia que inquieta, que genera nostalgia y, sobre todo, miedo a lo desconocido. Y sin embargo, lo que está en juego es el amor. La clave radica en ponderar el dolor que producirá la ausencia de todo aquello a lo que hay que decirle adiós. Y he ahí el horizonte: una nueva vida, un mundo inexplorado al otro lado del mar, de cálidas corrientes y sensaciones húmedas, pero inmerso en una guerra. Una tierra incierta: único testigo de los lazos que mantienen unida a una pareja. Estos cuentos tienen un solo hilo conductor: la ceguera producto del amor, que tarde o temprano deriva en tristeza, amargura o incertidumbre.
La tinta de mis ojos
by Aitana OcañaDa igual cómo te vean. Tú, ¿te ves? La tinta de mis ojos es un viaje por la vida de Aitana, sus experiencias, anhelos y secretos, con ilustraciones a tinta hechas por ella misma. Un libro precioso para regalar y autorregalarse que hará las delicias de todos sus fans. Hay días sombraen los que sientes que te falta brillo,y días solen los que brillas sin saberlo. Lo que tienes entre las manos no es un libro. Es una ventana a mi mundo a través de mis sentidos, a través de la tinta de mis ojos.
La tortuga de la Doctora Hámster (Peppa Pig. Pictogramas #Volumen)
by Hasbro EoneUn nuevo título de la colección Aprendo a leer con Peppa. Se incluyen pictogramas para facilitar la lectura y actividades para reforzar el aprendizaje. La Doctora Hámster ha traído unas mascotas a clase. Los alumnos están tan emocionados que no se dan cuenta de que la pequeña tortuga ha desaparecido. ¿Dónde estará? ¡Para que los más peques se diviertan leyendo y aprendiendo vocabulario!
La venganza de las cajas
by Víctor AlmazánUn abuelo cascarrabias y una adolescente descubrirán el mayor fraude de la televisión española. Premio Jaén de Novela Juvenil 2011. Cuando Eva sale de su primera clase en la universidad, encuentra seis llamadas perdidas de Porto, su compañero de piso. Ella acaba de llegar a Madrid para estudiar, conocer gente y sacar partido de la gran ciudad. Él es un anciano cascarrabias obsesionado con la tele. Preocupada, Eva vuelve a casa para asegurarse de que el hombre esté bien; pero él la espera sentado tan tranquilo en el sofá y le dice que han intentado matarle. En realidad, que el mismísimo José Luis de Morterone, gran magnate de las comunicaciones, quiere deshacerse de él porque no deja que manipulen su audímetro, el aparato para registrar las audiencias televisivas. ¿Quién se creería un cuento como este? Eva, seguro que no: a ella nunca le han gustado ni las bromas pesadas ni las historias policíacas, no se las acaba de creer#
La zapatera prodigiosa
by Federico García LorcaUna pareja despareja cobra vida en esta farsa plena de simbolismos y matices. Un pasaje creativo cita una historia recurrente en la literatura universal, aunque abordada con la particular óptica del teatro español. Las obras de Federico García Lorca alcanzan cada día mayor difusión y prestigio. Ello evidencia los valores sustantivos y perdurables de las mismas, independientemente de la atención multitudinaria que se vertió sobre la gloriosa figura de su autor a raíz de su muerte trágica. De esta suerte, y no obstante hallarse en constante reimpresión los tomos de sus Obras completas, sus títulos más significativos están accesibles en ediciones sueltas. La zapatera prodigiosa, contrariamente a Yerma, viene a ser un intermedio, un ""divertimento"", pero de la más fina calidad. Corresponde a la modalidad de lo que pudiéramos llamar ""teatro de cámara"", y en efecto, su origen fue éste, ya que se estrenó en el club ""Anfistora"" de Madrid, en 1930.
La-La-Llama (The Magic Pet Shop #2)
by Matilda RosePrince Leo is a shy, quiet prince. But Mrs Paws has just the pet for him . . . La-La-Llama: a magical llama with the power of song!There is going to be a talent competition in Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk. All Prince Leo's friends are entering - and they want Leo to join them. Prince Leo doesn't want to say no . . . but he's terrified of performing in front of so many people! Can Leo overcome his nerves and find his voice . . . with some help from La-la-llama?From the creators of Pugicorn comes a magical and fun-filled story with a super sparkly glitter cover! Discover other books in the Magic Pet Shop series:PugicornPugicorn and the Christmas WishStarwhalPandarina
Labor and Aesthetics in European Contemporary Dance: Dancing Precarity
by Annelies Van AsscheThis transdisciplinary study scientifically reports the way the established contemporary dance sector in Europe operates from a micro-perspective. It provides a dance scholarly and sociological interpretation of its mechanisms by coupling qualitative data (interview material, observations, logbooks, and dance performances) to theoretical insights. The book uncovers the sometimes contradicting mechanisms related to the precarious project-oriented labor and art market that determine the working and living conditions of contemporary dance artists in Europe’s dance capitals Brussels and Berlin. In addition, it examines how these working and living conditions affect the work process and outcome. From a sociological perspective, the book engages with the relevant contemporary social issue of precarity and this within the much-at-risk professional group of contemporary dance artists. In this regard, the research brings novelty within the subject area, particularly by employing a unique methodological approach. Although the research is initially set up in a specific geographical context and within a specific research population, the book offers insights into issues that affect our neoliberal society at large. The research findings show potential to make a relevant contribution with regards to precarity within dance studies and performance studies, but also labor studies and cultural sociology.
Lacan in Italy: Clinic, Politics, Aesthetics (The Palgrave Lacan Series)
by Luca Di GregorioThis book provides the first analysis of the reception and development of Lacanian psychoanalysis in Italy, offering a comprehensive account of the relevance and contributions of Italian Lacanians. It examines Italian Lacanianism through its distinctive engagement with clinical practice, sociopolitical analysis, and aesthetics, highlighting the work of influential figures such as Sergio Benvenuto and Massimo Recalcati. Lacan in Italy proposes a nuanced understanding of how Italian Lacanians reinterpret Lacan&’s legacy, advancing an affirmative approach to the notion of the real – often conceptualised in negative terms as traumatic, impossible, unrepresentable, and unsymbolisable – by emphasising its generative, life-affirming potential. The book also fosters dialogue with Lacanian receptions across different countries and languages.
Lacan, Psychoanalysis, and Comedy
by Patricia Gherovici Manya SteinkolerThis collection of essays explores laughter, humor, and the comic from a psychoanalytic perspective. Edited by two leading practicing psychoanalysts and with original contributions from Lacanian practitioners and scholars, this cutting-edge volume proposes a paradigm swerve, a Freudian slip on a banana peel. Psychoanalysis has long been associated with tragedy and there is a strong warrant to take up comedy as a more productive model for psychoanalytic practice and critique. Jokes and the comic have not received nearly as much consideration as they deserve given the fundamental role they play in our psychic lives and the way they unite the fields of aesthetics, literature, and psychoanalysis. Lacan, Psychoanalysis and Comedy addresses this lack and opens up the discussion.
Lacanian Perspectives on Blade Runner 2049 (The Palgrave Lacan Series)
by Calum NeillThis book provides a collection of Lacanian responses to Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 from leading theorists in the field. Like Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner film, its sequel is now poised to provoke philosophical and psychoanalytic arguments, and to provide illustrations and inspiration for questions of being and the self, for belief and knowledge, the human and the post-human, amongst others. This volume forms the vanguard of responses from a Lacanian perspective, satisfying the hunger to extend the theoretical considerations of the first film in the various new directions the second film invites. Here, the contributors revisit the implications of the human-replicant relationship but move beyond this to consider issues of ideology, politics, and spectatorship. This exciting collection will appeal to an educated film going public, in addition to students and scholars of Lacanian psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies, film theory, philosophy and applied psychoanalysis.
Lacombe Lucien: The Screenplay
by Patrick Modiano Sabine Destrèe Louis MallePatrick Modiano and Louis Malle's screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film tells a powerful story set in World War II France of a seventeen-year-old boy who allies himself with collaborators, only to fall in love with a Jewish girl <P> This early work by the Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano relates the story of Lucien Lacombe: a poor boy in Nazi-occupied France who, rebuffed in his efforts to enter the Resistance for a taste of war, becomes a member of a sordid, pathetic group of Fascist collaborators who join the Gestapo in preying upon their countrymen. Lucien encounters the Horns, a Jewish family from Paris hiding in his provincial town. Inevitably, he must choose between the coarse appeal of violence and his emerging feelings of tenderness for the family's daughter, France. Amid the excesses brought on by the impending collapse of the Nazi occupation, Lucien and France come to live out an improbable idyll. This classic is an essential read for students and film lovers alike.
Lacrimae rerum: Ensayos sobre cine y ciberespacio
by Slavoj ZizekConsiderado el «séptimo arte», el cine ha sido y sigue siendo uno de los medios de comunicación de masas más importantes. <P><P>Desde la primera función en el sótano del Grand Café des Capucines de París hace algo más de cien años, hasta las grandes superproducciones de Hollywood que dominan las pantallas del mundo, el cine ha sido técnica e industria, entretenimiento y vehículo de expresión de ideas y sentimientos. <P><P>Partiendo de estas consideraciones y estudiando la labor de reconocidos directores, el filósofo y psicoanalista Slavoj Zizek, profundo conocedor del universo cinematográfico y de la influencia de los medios de comunicación en la sociedad contemporánea, reflexiona sobre los temas principales de estos maestros y sus motivaciones a la hora de situarse detrás de la cámara. <P><P>De la imposibilidad de hacer remakes de las películas de Alfred Hitchcock al pesimismo en la obra de Krzysztof Kieslowski; de la imagen de la mujer, la irracionalidad y la angustia en los trabajos de Andrei Tarkovski y David Lynch a la posibilidad imaginaria o real de desplazarse a través del tiempo y el espacio como los personajes de Matrix, Zizek desarrolla su imaginación crítica y su agudo sentido literario para atrapar al lector con imágenes, ideas y revelaciones que sorprenderán no solo a los buenos aficionados al cine, sino también a todos aquellos que deseen acercarse a los clásicos de la pantalla de la mano de este original y provocador filósofo.
Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman
by Queen Latifah Karen HunterAutobiography of a rap star.
Ladies Laughing: Wit as Control in Contemporary American Women Writers (Studies In Humor And Gender Ser. #Vol. 3)
by Barbara LevyThis engaging and accessible book examines the world of seven contemporary, popular American women writers and their individual use of wit as a subtle and effective strategy to engage, or "control", the reader. A chapter is devoted to each of the seven writers - Lisa Alther, Rita Mae Brown, Nora Ephron, Shirley Jackson, Alison Lurier, Grace Paley, and Anne Tyler - and discusses their writings and their use of wit in the context of their lives. An opening chapter frames wit and control in psychological realities, and a concluding chapter summarizes the power of wit. A bibliography of the writers' works is also included, making this an ideal introduction and companion to these writers and their works.
Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of "The View"
by Ramin SetoodehTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER <P><P>Like Fire & Fury, the gossipy real-life soap opera behind a serious show. When Barbara Walters launched The View, network executives told her that hosting it would tarnish her reputation. Instead, within ten years, she’d revolutionized morning TV and made household names of her co-hosts: Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. But the daily chatfest didn’t just comment on the news. It became the news. And the headlines barely scratched the surface. <P><P>Based on unprecedented access, including stunning interviews with nearly every host, award-winning journalist Ramin Setoodeh takes you backstage where the stars really spoke their minds. Here's the full story of how Star, then Rosie, then Whoopi tried to take over the show, while Barbara struggled to maintain control of it all, a modern-day Lear with her media-savvy daughters. <P><P>You'll read about how so many co-hosts had a tough time fitting in, suffered humiliations at the table, then pushed themselves away, feeling betrayed—one nearly quitting during a commercial. Meanwhile, the director was being driven insane, especially by Rosie. <P><P>Setoodeh uncovers the truth about Star’s weight loss and wedding madness. Rosie’s feud with Trump. Whoopi’s toxic relationship with Rosie. Barbara’s difficulty stepping away. Plus, all the unseen hugs, snubs, tears—and one dead rodent. <P><P>Ladies Who Punch shows why The View can be mimicked and mocked, but it can never be matched. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!
by Jonathan GoldsteinA hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern world-and the neurotic, demanding reader. In the beginning... there was humor. Sure, it's the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But let's face it: the Bible always needed punching up. Plus, it raised quite a few questions that a modern world refuses to ignore any longer: wouldn't it be boring to live inside a whale? How did Joseph explain Mary's pregnancy to the guys at work? Who exactly was the megalomaniacal foreman who oversaw the construction of the Tower of Babel? And honestly, what was Cain's problem? In Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!, Jonathan Goldstein re-imagines and recasts the Bible's greatest heroes with depth, wit, and snappy dialogue. This is the Bible populated by angry loners, hypochondriacs, and reluctant prophets who fear for their sanity. Basically, a Bible that readers can finally, genuinely relate to.
Lady Romeo: The Radical and Revolutionary Life of Charlotte Cushman, America's First Celebrity
by Tana WojczukFor fans of Book of Ages and American Eve, this illuminating and enthralling biography of 19th-century queer actress Charlotte Cushman portrays her radical lifestyle that riveted New York City and made headlines across America. From the very beginning, she was a radical. At age nineteen, Charlotte Cushman, America&’s beloved actress and the country&’s first true celebrity, left her life—and countless suitors—behind to make it as a Shakespearean actress. After revolutionizing the role of Lady Macbeth in front of many adoring fans, she went on the road, performing in cities across a dividing America and building her fame. She was everywhere. And yet, her name has faded in the shadows of history. Now, for the first time in decades, Cushman&’s story comes to full and brilliant life in this definitive, exhilarating, and enlightening biography of the 19th-century icon. With rarely seen letters, Wojczuk reconstructs the formative years of Cushman&’s life, set against the excitement and drama of New York City in the 1800s, featuring a cast of luminaries and revolutionaries that changed the cultural landscape of America forever. A vivid portrait of an astonishing and uniquely American life, Lady Romeo reveals one of the most remarkable women in United States history, and restores her to the center stage where she belongs.
Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film
by Robert SittonIris Barry (1895–1969) was a pivotal modern figure and one of the first intellectuals to treat film as an art form, appreciating its far-reaching, transformative power. Although she had the bearing of an aristocrat, she was the self-educated daughter of a brass founder and a palm-reader from the Isle of Man. An aspiring poet, Barry attracted the attention of Ezra Pound and joined a demimonde of Bloomsbury figures, including Ford Maddox Ford, T. S. Eliot, Arthur Waley, Edith Sitwell, and William Butler Yeats. She fell in love with Pound's eccentric fellow Vorticist, Wyndham Lewis, and had two children by him.In London, Barry pursued a career as a novelist, biographer, and critic of motion pictures. In America, she joined the modernist Askew Salon, where she met Alfred Barr, director of the new Museum of Modern Art. There she founded the museum's film department and became its first curator, assuring film's critical legitimacy. She convinced powerful Hollywood figures to submit their work for exhibition, creating a new respect for film and prompting the founding of the International Federation of Film Archives. Barry continued to augment MoMA's film library until World War II, when she joined the Office of Strategic Services to develop pro-American films with Orson Welles, Walt Disney, John Huston, and Frank Capra. Yet despite her patriotic efforts, Barry's "foreignness" and association with such filmmakers as Luis Buñuel made her the target of an anticommunist witch hunt. She eventually left for France and died in obscurity. Drawing on letters, memorabilia, and other documentary sources, Robert Sitton reconstructs Barry's phenomenal life and work while recasting the political involvement of artistic institutions in the twentieth century.
Lady of Poison (Forgotten Realms: Priests #1)
by Bruce R. CordellCordell pens the first title in a new Forgotten Realms series focusing specifically on priests, the popular D&D game's iconic class also known as clerics. Each title will chronicle priests loyal to a different deity in the Forgotten Realms pantheon.
Laguna Beach: Life Inside the Bubble
by Kathy Passero Beth EfranWelcome to Paradise. Otherwise known as Laguna Beach. You've seen the backstabbing, betrayal, and small-town gossip set against the wealthy beachside paradise that is Laguna Beach, California. You've seen hook-ups, break-ups, screw-ups and make-ups -- and all just during two years of school. Now find out what life was like for the stars of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County before the hit MTV series. Think you know Kristin, Talan, Stephen, Taylor, LC, and their friends? Think again. You'll find out: How and when Stephen and LC hooked up and the "drama" that followed How Stephen and Kristin started dating Why Trey got interested in activism and politics How Lo learns that it's better to go to a party in Laguna Beach than to give one Talan's life as a pre-teen football star Taylor and Alex M.'s early fights over boys What their lives were like growing up What they all thought of each other when they first met, how their friendships formed, and more Packed with tons of exclusive material from embarrassing baby photos to first-kiss stories, here is everything you ever wanted to know about Laguna Beach's teen royalty.