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Jennifer S. Ponce de León

Another Aesthetics Is Possible: Arts of Rebellion in the Fourth World War (Dissident Acts)

In Another Aesthetics Is Possible Jennifer Ponce de León examines the roles that art can play in the collective labor of creating and defending another social reality. Focusing on artists and art collectives in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, Ponce de León shows how experimental practi...

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Falling in Love: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, 24)

Donna Leon’s Death at La Fenice , the first novel in her beloved Commissario Guido Brunetti series, introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrellithen a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years ...

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By its Cover: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, 23)

In the pages of Donna Leon’s internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries, the conversations of the Brunetti family have often turned to topics of art and literature, but books are at the heart of this novel in a way they never have been before. One afternoon, Brunetti gets a f...

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Christina A. León

Matters of Inscription

A compelling exploration of materiality and semiotics in Latinx inscriptions Writers and artists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Latinx New York operate under the pressures of inscription: the material and semiotic entanglement of making a mark as a marked artist. By employing layered material tropes ...

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Mark Minch-de Leon

Indigenous Inhumanities: California Indian Studies after the Apocalypse (Indigenous Americas)

Reclaiming power and prophecy through California Indian intellectual resurgence and anticolonial resistance Mark Minch-de Leon explores the anticolonial dimensions of California Indian intellectual and cultural resurgence in the aftermath of apocalypse in this compelling reexamination of Ind...

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Concrete Kids (Pocket Change Collective)

A Goddard CBC's Social Justice Prize Nominee • A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults "I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come."--Hanif Abdurraqib ( New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest ) "Am...

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The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries have won legions of fans for their evocative portraits of Venetian life. In her novels, home-cooked food, family, renaissance art, Italian history, and local politics play as central a role as an unsolved crime. The Girl of His Dreams opens with...

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Monica Ponce de Leon

Lina Bo Bardi: Material Ideologies (Women in Design and Architecture Publication Series)

Leading art historians, architects, designers, artists, and urbanists share new perspectives on this visionary architect’s material legacy Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992) is renowned for her boldly modernist designs like the São Paulo Museum of Art and the culture and leisure center SESC Pompéia. ...

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The Philosophy of Courage or The Oxford Group Way (Routledge Revivals)

First Published in 1939 The Philosophy of Courage talks about Philip Leon’s personal experience of God in the language of philosophy. It is a book on philosophy but also a book based on personal experience. Leon was the first philosopher to attempt to talk about some of the most important princi...

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Acqua Alta: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

In Leon's fifth Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, the beating of renowned art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch draws the contemporary Venetian police detective out of his warm and loving home and into the yearly onslaught of acqua alta, the torrential winter rains. Brett, an American who spearhead...

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Alejandra León

Visit Louisiana - New Orleans Coloring Book with 90 symbolic images. Relax with captivating scenes Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras Festivals, Oysters, Jazz ...

Embark on a journey of colors and culture with our exclusive coloring book about Louisiana! Immerse yourself in vibrant images that capture the essence of this fascinating land: Jazz Fest, the spectacular events of Mardi Gras, the delicious oyster experience, talented jazz musicians and much more. ...

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Miguel León-Portilla

Fifteen Poets of the Aztec World

Who were the poets of Mexico in the days of Aztec splendor? What were the poems of a culture so different from our own? In this first English-language translation of a significant corpus of Nahuatl poetry into English, an expansion of his classic Trece poetas del mundo azteca, Miguel León-Portilla ...

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Cottagecore Kawaii Chibi Coloring Book: Cozy whimsical anime girls in aesthetic fashion featuring enchanted forests, cute woodland creatures,

This beautiful coloring book with digitally hand-drawn pages by artist, Alba Leon, bestows 25 unique pages of Chibi anime girls in highly aesthetic Cottagecore fashion & scenery. The art is high quality with crisp line-art for an enticing coloring experience ~ Detailed enough for adult hobbyists b...

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Blood Ties: Steel and Magic Book Two

"The action blended nicely with the dramatic tension to make this an unputdownable read. Fantasy readers will love this story." - N. N. Light's Book Haven. Dretlon Valley has been conquered, but now the city of Maldra has caught wind of a new threat stirring in Southern Elabrium. Rumours tell of no...

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The Answer is Armadillos: How to Save a Species

Prince Mosi, son of Kenjo, king of giraffes, escapes from the royal tower. " He wants fun; he wants friends; he wants freedom. He doesn’t want to be the ruler of a vanishing species." Then he meets Monica and admires her beautiful splotches. He discovers that she's strong willed, smart and brave. ...

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André Leon Talley

Schiaparelli and the Artists

Published on the occasion of the couture house’s ninetieth anniversary, this book celebrates Elsa Schiaparelli’s shared creative passion with the twentieth century’s most esteemed artists. Known for her bravado and boundary-pushing dresses, Elsa Schiaparelli is undoubtedly one of the greates...

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Willful Behavior (Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery)

From the acclaimed author of The Waters of Eternal Youth , Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy's anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case. Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of ...

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Pablo León de la Barra

Gego: Measuring Infinity

Gego infused her art with architecture and engineering to create unique works of delicate suspense Accompanying the first major museum retrospective exhibition of Gego’s work in the US in more than 15 years, this expansive, definitive catalog charts the evolution of Gego’s singular approach to a...

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Paolo Lopez de Leon

Learn How to Paint Portraits of Animals Using Pastels For the Beginner

Learn How to Paint Animal Portraits Using Pastels For the Beginner TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Materials Shaving your Pastels Pastel Storage Various ways to blend using Pastels •Using your index finger to blend the color •Using Cotton Swabs to blend the color •Using Paint brush for blendin...

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Of all the trademarks of Venice-- and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs-- none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. The internationally acclaimed "American with the Venetian heart," Donna Leon, tells its fascinating story (The Washington Post). F...

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