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August the 6th

By: Elena Padin

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Laura Taylor, a kind, benevolent woman. Or is she? Is she just a normal homemaker going about her own business in the quiet hometown where she lives? What powers does the gentle redhead possess? If she is just an innocent, sixty-year old woman, why is she appearing in the dreams of countless people throughout the country? Why is she summoning them to come down to her hometown? Laura has a strange secret to reveal to them, and one that she hopes they will believe for their very own lives will depend on it. She must prepare them to embark on a journey to their ancestral home, many light years away! Laura must succeed in convincing them to believe her before it is too late, before August the 6th.

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236

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iUniverse

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0595311202

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9780595311200

Modern Literatures in Spain

By: Jo Labanyi,Luisa Elena Delgado

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Modern Literatures in Spain

By: Jo Labanyi,Luisa Elena Delgado

Jo Labanyi and Luisa Elena Delgado provide the first cultural history of modern literatures in Spain. With contributors Helena Buffery, Kirsty Hooper, and Mari Jose Olaziregi, they showcase the country’s cultural richness and complexity by working across its four major literary cultures – Castilian, Catalan, Galician, and Basque – from the eighteenth century to the present. Engaging critically with the concept of the “national”, Modern Literatures in Spain traces the uneven institutionalization of Spain’s diverse literatures in a context of Castilian literary hegemony, as well as examining diasporic and exile writing . The thematically organized chapters explore literary constructions of subjectivity, gender, and sexuality; urban and rural imaginaries; intersections between high and popular culture; and the formation of a public sphere. Throughout, readings are attentive to the multiple ways in which literature serves as a barometer of cultural responses to historical change. An introduction to major cultural debates as well as an original analysis of key texts, this book is essential reading for students and scholars with an interest in the literatures and cultures of Spain.

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275

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509545832

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9781509545834

The Power of Music

Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song

By: Elena Mannes

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The Power of Music

Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song

By: Elena Mannes

The award-winning creator of the acclaimed documentary "The Music Instinct: Science & Song," explores the power of music and its connection to the body, the brain, and the world of nature. Only recently has science sought in earnest to understand and explain this impact. One remarkable recent study, analyzing the cries of newborns, shows that infants' cries contain common musical intervals, and children tease each other in specific, singsong ways no matter where in the world they live. Physics experiments show that sound waves can physically change the structure of a material; musician and world-famous conductor Daniel Barenboim believes musical sound vibrations physically penetrate our bodies, shifting molecules as they do. The Power of Music follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture, to discover: how much of our musicality is learned and how much is innate? Can examining the biological foundations of music help scientists unravel the intricate web of human cognition and brain function? Why is music virtually universal across cultures and time-does it provide some evolutionary advantage? Can music make people healthier? Might music contain organizing principles of harmonic vibration that underlie the cosmos itself?

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0802778291

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9780802778291

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