Cut & Run: The Misadventures of Alex Perez - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cut & Run: The Misadventures of Alex Perez write by Alberto Arcia. This book was released on 2009-09-30. Cut & Run: The Misadventures of Alex Perez available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Alex Perez is an aspiring writer living with his girlfriend Ramona, who feeds him, washes and irons his clothes, and gives him nice and useful gifts. All that is expected of him in return is to satisfy her unquenchable sexual urges. Her mother Charlene is paying RamonaÍs bills until she graduates from college, and she thinks Alex is a free loader. HeÍs horrified when Charlene gives him an ultimatum: ñYou either marry her or I wonÍt put out another dime.î Quick thinker that he is, Alex negotiates a dowry: CharleneÍs Mercedes Benz convertible and an all-expense-paid road trip to Panama so he can marry Ramona in the presence of his beloved mother. Soon the deal is sealed and Alex finds himself headed down the Pan American Highway with his fianc?e andmuch to his dismayhis future mother-in-law. Armed with maps and an assortment of emergency rations, Alex is determined to postpone their arrival in Panama and his impending nuptials. The unlikely trio has just crossed the border when two Mexican street urchins, Junior (Jaime Buffet, Jr.) and his brother Raul, join the group. And before they know it, AlexÍs delaying tactics lead the motley crew into a series of dodgy and often perilous situations frequently involving pistol-waving bandits and corrupt government officials. But itÍs their efforts to free CharleneÍs lovera defrocked Guatemalan priestfrom jail that leads to an even more twisted turn of events! Their travels through Mexico, Belize and Guatemala introduce them to a slew of colorful characters, including a drunken boat captain and his blind first mate, and a Guatemalan police officer, who owns several whorehouses. Featuring a roguish protagonist with a distinct, humorous voice, Cut & Run: The Misadventures of Alex Perez is a satirical take on the clash of cultures between north and south of the U.S. border.
Borrowings in Informal American English
Borrowings in Informal American English - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Borrowings in Informal American English write by Małgorzata Kowalczyk. This book was released on 2023-08-31. Borrowings in Informal American English available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What do 'bimbo,' 'glitch,' 'savvy,' and 'shtick' all have in common? They are all expressions used in informal American English that have been taken from other languages. This pioneering book provides a comprehensive description of borrowings in informal American English, based on a large database of citations from thousands of contemporary sources, including the press, film, and TV. It presents the United States as a linguistic 'melting pot,' with words from a diverse range of languages now frequently appearing in the lexicon. It examines these borrowings from various perspectives, including discussions of terms, donors, types, changes, functions, and themes. It also features an alphabetical glossary of 1,200 representative expressions, defined and illustrated by 5,500 usage examples, providing an insightful and practical resource for readers. Combining scholarship with readability, this book is a fascinating storehouse of information for students and researchers in linguistics as well as anyone interested in lexical variation in contemporary English.
Western American Literature
Western American Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Western American Literature write by . This book was released on 2011. Western American Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories write by Jovita Gonzàlez Mireles. This book was released on 2000-01-01. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The writer Jovita González was a long memeber- and ultimately seved as president- of Texas Folklore Society, which strve to preserve the oral traditions and customs of her native state. Many of the folklore-based stories in this volume were published by González in periodicals such as Southwest Review from the 1920s through the 1940s but have been gathered here for the first time. Sergio Reyna has brought together more than thirty narratives by González and arranged them into Animal Tales (such as "The Mescal-Drinking Horse"); Tales of Humans ("The Bullet-Swallower"); Tales of Popular Customs ("Shelling Corn by Moonlight); Religious Tales ("The Guadalupana Vine); Tales of Mexican Ancestrors ("Ambriosio the Indian); and Tales of Ghosts, Demons, and Buried Treasure ("The Woman Who Lost Her Soul"). Reyna also provides a helpful introduction that succinctly surveys the authors life and work, analyzing her writings within their historical and cultural contexts.
The Collected Stories of MarÕa Cristina Mena
The Collected Stories of MarÕa Cristina Mena - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Collected Stories of MarÕa Cristina Mena write by MarÕa Cristina Mena. This book was released on 1997-01-01. The Collected Stories of MarÕa Cristina Mena available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book gathers for the first time the English-language fiction of the first Mexican-American woman to appear in major U.S. magazines, MarÕa Cristina Mena. Written between 1913 and 1931 and published in such periodicals as Century, Cosmopolitan and T.S. EliotÍs Criterion, the short stories collected here include her best known work, ñThe Vine-Leaf.î Mena portrays life in Mexico both before and during the revolution of 1910 in stories that depict tradition and upheaval, class hierarchy and social customs under Porfirio DÕaz, the changing roles of women, the influences of Spain and the United States, and the effects of capitalism and modernization. These intriguing narratives open a window onto MexicoÍs past, and their underlying themes remain relevant to readers today. Amy DohertyÍs critical introduction features newly recovered biographical information about the author, and includes excerpts of MenaÍs correspondences with her magazine editors and with her friend D.H. Lawrence.
