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Loving Pedro Infante

By: Denise Chavez,Denise Chávez

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A novel about love's labors lost at once hilarious and heartrending, "Loving Pedro Infante" unravels the fictions people weave to justify loving the wrong mate, and confirms Denise Chvez's reputation as one of the most vibrant Chicana storytellers.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743445732

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9780743445733

A Taco Testimony

Meditations on Family, Food and Culture

By: Denise Chávez

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A Taco Testimony

Meditations on Family, Food and Culture

By: Denise Chávez

A collection of regional southwestern recipes by the American Book Award-winning author of Face of an Angel includes her family's Tacos a la Delfina and Granma Lupe's Pasta, in a celebration of taco history and culture that provides additional shopping, cooking, and serving tips. Original.

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Rio Nuevo Pub

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1887896945

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9781887896948

Loving Pedro Infante

By: Denise Chavez,Denise Chávez

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Loving Pedro Infante

By: Denise Chavez,Denise Chávez

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The Last of the Menu Girls

By: Denise Chávez

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The Last of the Menu Girls

By: Denise Chávez

Rocío Esquibel is a girl growing up in a Southern New Mexico town with her mother and sister. She defines her neighborhood by its trees—the willow, the apricot and the one they call the marking-off tree. Rocio knows she was born in the closet where she and her sister now take turns looking at the picture of Jesus whose eyes light up in the dark. But at night she enters a magical realm, and in her imaginary Blue Room, she can fly. At first she is a mesmerized observer of the lives of older girls and their boyfriends, but as she finds a job at the local hospital, and discovers a passion for drama and stories, Rocio begins to make her own choices in love and work. Alive with the taste of tamales and the lyrical tang of the Esquibels’ talk, The Last of the Menu Girls becomes a rich celebration of Chicano culture, and a universal story of finding one’s way in the world.

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Vintage

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0307428885

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9780307428882

The King and Queen of Comezón

By: Denise Chávez

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The King and Queen of Comezón

By: Denise Chávez

Comezón: It’s more than an itch. It’s a long-standing desire that will never be fulfilled. And, in this novel by award-winning author Denise Chávez, it is also a border town in New Mexico whose denizens’ longings are as powerful as they are, all too often, impossible. But in the feverish dance of life that seizes Comezón during its two annual fiestas, all things seem possible. As the townspeople revel in the freedom of the fiestas, their stories unfold in all manner of mystery, drama, and comic charm. In the middle of it all is Arnulfo P. Olivárez, master of ceremonies and befuddled patriarch of a less-than-tractable family. At the moment, he is calculating his chances of becoming mayor, as well as pondering the fate of his beautiful disabled daughter, Juliana. Arnulfo’s daughters (“the half and the whole,” he deems them) are the Fiesta Queen, Lucinda, a lovely, lost and wild girl, and Juliana, her half sister, wheelchair-bound but with soaring dreams of love for the local priest, El Padre Manolito. Their mother, the saintly Doña Emilia, attends to all her children, including Arnulfo, with grace. Lucinda’s unsuitable suitor, Ruley Terrazas, a tall, bumpy-skinned boy, is not to be trusted, nor is his father, Cuco “Matamosca” Terrazas, the local chief of police. And Rey Suárez, owner of the Mil Recuerdos Lounge, is haunted by his former incarnation as an immigration officer, an expert in spotting fake IDs. Between New Mexico and México, between Cinco de Mayo and the 16th of September, between the dreams and the realities of Comezón’s characters, something has to give. Each character is attempting to find love in this feverish fiesta called Life. And in the deft hands of Denise Chávez this tragicomic novel gives unerringly: pleasure, surprise, and the satisfaction of a tale well told.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806147164

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9780806147161

Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

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Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

The Spanish colonial era in Texas (1528-1821) continues to emerge from the shadowy past with every new archaeological and historical discovery. In this book, years of archival sleuthing by Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph now reveal the real human beings behind the legendary figures who discovered, explored, and settled Spanish Texas. By combining dramatic, real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background, the authors bring to life these famous (and sometimes infamous) men of Spanish Texas: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Alonso de León Francisco Hidalgo Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Antonio Margil The Marqués de Aguayo Pedro de Rivera Felipe de Rábago José de Escandón Athanase de Mézières The Marqués de Rubí Antonio Gil Ibarvo Domingo Cabello José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara Joaquín de Arredondo The authors also devote a chapter to the women of Spanish Texas, drawing on scarce historical clues to tell the stories of both well-known and previously unknown Tejana, Indian, and African women.

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University of Texas Press

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0292712189

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9780292712188

Circle of Winners

How the Guggenheim Foundation Composition Awards Shaped American Music Culture

By: Denise Von Glahn

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Circle of Winners

How the Guggenheim Foundation Composition Awards Shaped American Music Culture

By: Denise Von Glahn

An essential high culture institution, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has both supported and molded American musical culture. Denise Von Glahn examines the Foundation and its immense influence from the organization’s prehistory and origins through the onset of World War II. Funded by the Guggenheim mining fortune, the Foundation took early shape from the efforts of Carroll Wilson, Frank Aydelotte, and Henry Allen Moe--three Rhodes Scholars who initially struggled to envision and implement the organization’s ambitious goals. Von Glahn also examines the career of the longtime musical advisor Thomas Whitney Surette while profiling early awardees Aaron Copland, Ruth Crawford Seeger, William Grant Still, Roger Sessions, George Antheil, and Carlos Chàvez. She examines the processes behind their selection, their values and aesthetics, and their relationships with the insiders and others who championed their work.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252054415

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9780252054419

The Second Murderer

A Philip Marlowe Novel

By: Denise Mina

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The Second Murderer

A Philip Marlowe Novel

By: Denise Mina

Philip Marlowe is on the hunt for a missing heiress—and up against a rival PI—in this smart and atmospheric authorized mystery from acclaimed crime writer and "one-of-a-kind storyteller" Denise Mina (James Patterson), the first woman to recreate Raymond Chandler’s infamous detective. Has Philip Marlowe finally met his match? It’s early fall when a heatwave descends on Los Angeles. Private Detective Philip Marlowe is called to the Montgomery estate, an almost mythic place sitting high on top of Beverly Hills. Wealthy socialite Chrissie Montgomery is missing. Young, naïve, and set to inherit an enormous fortune, she’s a walking target, ripe for someone to get their claws into. Her dying father and his sultry bottle-blonde girlfriend want her found before that happens. To make sure, they’ve got Anne Riordan—now head of her own all-female detective agency—on the case, too. The search for Chrissie takes the two investigators from the Montgomery mansion to the roughest neighborhoods of LA, through dive bars and boarding houses and out to Skid Row. And that’s all before they find the body at The Brody Hotel. Who will get to Chrissie first? And what happens when a woman doesn’t want to be found? In The Second Murderer, Denise Mina becomes the first woman to recreate Raymond Chandler’s infamous detective, delivering a clever and timely new take on Philip Marlowe, as well as a propulsive, dark, and witty mystery all its own.

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Mulholland Books

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0316265756

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9780316265751

The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus

Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice

By: Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher,Denise O’Neil Green,David O. Stovall,M. Christopher Brown II

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The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus

Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice

By: Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher,Denise O’Neil Green,David O. Stovall,M. Christopher Brown II

* Marshalls the arguments for affirmative action* Offers strategies for actionWhy is affirmative action under attack? What were the policy’s original purposes, and have they been achieved? What are the arguments being arrayed against it? And–for all stakeholders concerned about equity and diversity on campus–what’s the way forward, politically, legally, and practically?The authors explore the historical context, the philosophical and legal foundations of affirmative action, present contemporary attitudes to the issue on and off campus, and uncover the tactics and arguments of its opponents. They conclude by offering strategies to counter the erosion of affirmative action, change the basis of the discourse, and coordinate institutional support to foster inclusive college environments and multi-ethnic campus communities.This book analyzes the ideological and legal construction of colorblind legislation that has led to the de facto exclusion of people of color from institutions of higher education. It addresses the role of the courts in affecting affirmative action in higher education as a workplace and place of study. It documents the under-representation of collegians of color and presents research on student opinion on race-based policies at two- and four-year institutions. It details the pervasiveness of the affirmative action debate across educational sectors and the status of race among myriad factors considered in college admissions. Finally, it considers affirmative action as a pipeline issue and in the light of educational policy.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000971171

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9781000971170

Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

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Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas

By: Donald E. Chipman,Harriett Denise Joseph

In Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas, Donald Chipman and Harriett Joseph combined dramatic, real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background to reveal the real human beings behind the legendary figures who discovered, explored, and settled Spanish Texas from 1528 to 1821. Drawing from their earlier book and adapting the language and subject matter to the reading level and interests of middle and high school students, the authors here present the men and women of Spanish Texas for young adult readers and their teachers. These biographies demonstrate how much we have in common with our early forebears. Profiled in this book are: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: Ragged Castaway Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: Golden Conquistador María de Agreda: Lady in Blue Alonso de León: Texas Pathfinder Domingo Terán de los Ríos / Francisco Hidalgo: Angry Governor and Man with a Mission Louis St. Denis / Manuela Sánchez: Cavalier and His Bride Antonio Margil de Jesús: God's Donkey Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo: Chicken War Redeemer Felipe de Rábago y Terán: Sinful Captain José de Escandón y Elguera: Father of South Texas Athanase de Mézières: Troubled Indian Agent Domingo Cabello: Comanche Peacemaker Marqués de Rubí / Antonio Gil Ibarvo: Harsh Inspector and Father of East Texas Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara / Joaquín de Arredondo: Rebel Captain and Vengeful Royalist Women in Colonial Texas: Pioneer Settlers Women and the Law: Rights and Responsibilities

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University of Texas Press

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0292793154

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9780292793156

Heads of State

Icons, Power, and Politics in the Ancient and Modern Andes

By: Denise Y Arnold,Christine A Hastorf

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Heads of State

Icons, Power, and Politics in the Ancient and Modern Andes

By: Denise Y Arnold,Christine A Hastorf

The human head has had important political, ritual and symbolic meanings throughout Andean history. Scholars have spoken of captured and trophy heads, curated crania, symbolic flying heads, head imagery on pots and on stone, head-shaped vessels, and linguistic references to the head. In this synthesizing work, cultural anthropologist Denise Arnold and archaeologist Christine Hastorf examine the cult of heads in the Andes—past and present—to develop a theory of its place in indigenous cultural practice and its relationship to political systems. Using ethnographic and archaeological fieldwork, highland-lowland comparisons, archival documents, oral histories, and ritual texts, the authors draw from Marx, Mauss, Foucault, Assadourian, Viveiros del Castro and other theorists to show how heads shape and symbolize power, violence, fertility, identity, and economy in South American cultures.

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309

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Routledge

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1315427559

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9781315427553

Asset Assessments and Community Social Work Practice

By: Melvin Delgado,Denise Humm-Delgado

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Asset Assessments and Community Social Work Practice

By: Melvin Delgado,Denise Humm-Delgado

Needs assessments identify the needs for services, answering questions about who needs these services and in what priority. Asset assessments focuses on existing resources; combing both needs and asset assesments helps find the gaps in these services and is useful to organizations and communities. Assets assessments differ dramatically from their needs assessments counterparts along a variety of key dimensions. Asset assessments generally attempt to: (1) focus on capacities rather than problems/needs; (2) actively seek community participation and develop collaborative partnerships; (3) seek to tap and enhance community competencies; (4) seek to equalize power between residents and professionals; (5) be proactive rather than reactive to problems; and (6) stress community contributions and ownership of the process and are thus empowerment-driven.

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Oxford University Press

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0199344140

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9780199344147

From Santa Anna to Selena

Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History since 1821

By: Harriett Denise Joseph

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From Santa Anna to Selena

Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History since 1821

By: Harriett Denise Joseph

Author Harriett Denise Joseph relates biographies of eleven notable Mexicanos and Tejanos, beginning with Santa Anna and the impact his actions had on Texas. She discusses the myriad contributions of Erasmo and Juan Seguín to Texas history, as well as the factors that led a hero of the Texas Revolution (Juan) to be viewed later as a traitor by his fellow Texans. Admired by many but despised by others, folk hero Juan Nepomuceno Cortina is one of the most controversial figures in the history of nineteenth-century South Texas. Preservationist and historian Adina De Zavala fought to save part of the Alamo site and other significant structures. Labor activist Emma Tenayuca’s youth, passion, courage, and sacrifice merit attention for her efforts to help the working class. Joseph reveals the individual and collective accomplishments of a powerhouse couple, bilingual educator Edmundo Mireles and folklorist-author Jovita González. She recognizes the military and personal battles of Medal of Honor recipient Raul “Roy” Benavidez. Irma Rangel, the first Latina to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, is known for the many “firsts” she achieved during her lifetime. Finally, we read about Selena’s life and career, as well as her tragic death and her continuing marketability.

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University of North Texas Press

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1574417231

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9781574417234

Face of an Angel

By: Denise Chávez

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Face of an Angel

By: Denise Chávez

The last in a line of long-suffering New Mexican women, Soveida Dosamantes finds solace in her work at the restaurant El Farol, where she meets a menagerie of special people and seeks wisdom in "The Book of Service" waitressing handbook. Winner of the American Book Award. Reissue.

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Grand Central Pub

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0446671851

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9780446671859

Hobson's Choice

By: Nathan Brown

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Hobson's Choice

By: Nathan Brown

Hobson was an Englishman who leased horses to travelers with clients being required to take the horse nearest the door, regardless of the horse's condition. Hobson's "choice" is a term which came into the dictionary to define a condition of no choice. For years, Nathan Brown did not consider himself a poet because he thought he had no cause to champion. Born into a middle-class, mid-western family, he suffered no great injustice and assumed he had no right to the title of poet. But Brown is a poet, a truth he accepted as he struggled with being a thinker, a searcher for meaning, connections, and understanding. Writing about struggles with being a product of healthy relationships, stable upbringing, and good schools, as well as being a white, male, divorced father in today's era of political correctness were his "choices" when he rented from his Hobson's stable. In Hobson's Choice, readers find a man speaking from the heart and creativity on society, religion, academia, fatherhood, and the child.

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0966968220

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Book's by Denise Chavez

Loving Pedro Infante

Loving Pedro Infante

A Taco Testimony

A Taco Testimony

Loving Pedro Infante

Loving Pedro Infante

The Last of the Menu Girls

The Last of the Menu Girls

The King and Queen of Comezón

The King and Queen of Comezón

Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas

Circle of Winners

Circle of Winners

The Second Murderer

The Second Murderer

The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus

The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus

Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas

Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas

Heads of State

Heads of State

Asset Assessments and Community Social Work Practice

Asset Assessments and Community Social Work Practice

From Santa Anna to Selena

From Santa Anna to Selena

Face of an Angel

Face of an Angel

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

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