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19 produkter
Queen Jade: A New World Novel Of Adventure
A New World Novel Of Adventure
Häftad, 2008
161 kr
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King's Gold
An Old World Novel of Adventure
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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One look at the centuries-old document she receives from a mysterious stranger is all it takes to plunge Lola Sanchez—a brilliant bibliophile and owner of the Red Lion bookshop—into the adventure of an already adventurous lifetime. The ancient writings tell of a stolen fortune in Montezuma''s …
Queen Jade
A New World Novel of Adventure
E-bok, 2010
91 kr
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There is a legend of the New World that has endured for centuries: the strange, tragic tale of a King, a Witch . . . and a blue gem of intoxicating beauty said to grant extraordinary power to whoever possesses it.Archaeologist Juana Sanchez, convinced that she''s discovered the key to unlocking the …
Conquest
E-bok, 2010
100 kr
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Sara Rosario Gonzáles is a restorer of rare books and manuscripts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. When Sara restores a sixteenth-century manuscript about an Aztec princess enslaved by Cortés and sent to Europe to entertain the pope and Emperor Charles V, she doesn''t realize the power of the …
Art Is Everything
A Novel
Häftad, 2021
331 kr
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In her funny, idiosyncratic, and propulsive new novel, Art Is Everything, Yxta Maya Murray offers us a portrait of a Chicana artist as a woman on the margins. L.A. native Amanda Ruiz is a successful performance artist who is madly in love with her girlfriend, a wealthy and pragmatic actuary named …
God Went Like That
A Novel
Häftad, 2023
331 kr
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An artful and gripping new novel that recounts the human and environmental damage caused by actual disasters in Simi Valley, CaliforniaIn award-winning legal scholar and novelist Yxta Maya Murray’s new novel, federal agent Reyna Rodriguez reports on a real-life nuclear reactor meltdown and …
Good Girl's Guide to Getting Kidnapped
E-bok, 2010
128 kr
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Kiki and Mish are best friends, but what Kiki doesn?t know is that Michelle Pena was born a gang princess. ?Princess P? grew up destined to inherit leadership of the Snakes: a future filled with crime and fear. Michelle , on the other hand, is a nationally ranked athlete and academic superstar. …
We Make Each Other Beautiful
Art, Activism, and the Law
Inbunden, 2024
1513 kr
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We Make Each Other Beautiful focuses on woman of color and queer of color artists and artist collectives who engage in direct political action as a part of their art practice. Defined by public protest, rule-breaking, rebellion, and resistance to governmental and institutional abuse, direct-action …
We Make Each Other Beautiful
Art, Activism, and the Law
Häftad, 2024
292 kr
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We Make Each Other Beautiful focuses on woman of color and queer of color artists and artist collectives who engage in direct political action as a part of their art practice. Defined by public protest, rule-breaking, rebellion, and resistance to governmental and institutional abuse, direct-action …
History of Hazardous Objects
A Novel
Häftad, 2024
297 kr
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Laura de León is a radar astronomer who studies Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs) such as threatening asteroids and comets at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. In Los Angeles in 2020, several crises are coalescing. The first strain of SARS-CoV-2 triggers the lockdowns, the city …
World Doesn't Work That Way, but It Could Volume 1
Stories
Häftad, 2025
281 kr
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One of the Best Books of 2020, Buzzfeed NewsThe Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half of 2020 Book Preview The gripping, thought-provoking stories in Yxta Maya Murray’s latest collection find their inspiration in the headlines. Here, ordinary people negotiate tentative paths through …
What It Takes to Get to Vegas
Häftad, 2000
159 kr
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What It Takes to Get to Vegas has been described by The Arizona Republic as "a juicy tale of ambition, passion and grit that is as much fun to read as a good trash talk session with your best friend." Growing up among the championship hopefuls and alleyway gladiators of East L.A., Rita Zapata sees …
World Doesn't Work That Way, but It Could
Stories
Inbunden, 2020
346 kr
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What does it mean for two Latinas to participate in Miss USA pageants? How does an EPA employee dedicated to the fighting for environmental protections navigate a workplace where she's now expected to find rationales to reverse regulations?How does a law professor, herself a victim of sexual …
