Author: Justin Richardson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1481460951 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo got the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.
Author: Carolyn Merritt Publisher: University Press of Florida ISBN: 0813042828 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 382
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The Argentine tango is one of the world’s best-known partner dances. Though tango is much admired and discussed, very little has been written on its ongoing evolution. In this innovative work, Carolyn Merritt surveys tango history while focusing on the most recent iteration of the dance, tango Nuevo, and the práctica scene that has exploded in Buenos Aires since the early 2000s. After starting with an overview of tango, Merritt leads readers on a great adventure through the traditional dance halls and the less formal prácticas of Buenos Aires to tango communities on both coasts of the United States. Along the way, Merritt’s personal observations show the dance’s emotional depth and the challenges dancers face in tango venues old and new. Her investigation also demonstrates how innovation, globalization, and fusion, which many associate with nuevo, have always been at work in tango. Combining sensuous prose, provocative images, and often heartbreaking stories, this book takes an unflinching look at the complex motivations driving the pursuit to master this intricate dance. Throughout, Merritt questions the "newness" of Nuevo through portraits of machismo, violence, and elitism in contemporary tango. The result is a volume that highlights the tensions between preservation and evolution of this--or any--cultural art form. Members of the global tango community as well as students of dance, folklore, anthropology, and the social sciences will embrace this book. For those who are devoted to Argentine tango as dance, this book will be indispensable to understanding its most recent transformations.
Author: Publisher: Barefoot Books ISBN: 1905236115 Category : Avarice Languages : en Pages : 28
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The parrot Tico Tango had a round, yellow mango, when he saw Marina munch on a green grape bunch. And Tico Tango knew that he had to have it too, so he snatched it!
Author: Winifred M. Reilly Publisher: Gallery Books ISBN: 9781501125867 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 0
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With a focus on self-empowerment and resilience, this refreshing and witty relationship guide has a reassuring counterintuitive message for unhappy spouses: you only need one partner to initiate far-reaching positive change in a marriage. Conventional wisdom says that “it takes two” to turn a troubled marriage around and that both partners must have a shared commitment to change. So when couples can’t agree on how—or whether—to make their marriage better, many give up or settle for a less-than-satisfying marriage (or think the only way out is divorce). Fortunately, there is an alternative. “What distinguishes Reilly’s book is that she says a warring couple don’t have to agree on the goal of staying together; it takes one person changing, not both, to make a marriage work” (The New York Times). Marriage and family therapist Winifred Reilly has this message for struggling partners: Take the lead. Doing so is effective—and powerful. Through Reilly’s own story of reclaiming her now nearly forty-year marriage, along with anecdotes from many clients she’s worked with, you’ll learn how to: -Focus on your own behaviors and change them in ways that make you feel good about yourself and your marriage -Take a firm stand for what truly matters to you without arguing, cajoling, or resorting to threats -Identify the “big picture” issues at the basis of your repetitive fights—and learn how to unhook from them -Be less reactive, especially in the face of your spouse’s provocations -Develop the strength and stamina to be the sole agent of change Combining psychological theory, practical advice, and personal narrative, It Takes One to Tango is a “wise and uplifting” (Dr. Ellyn Bader, Director of The Couples Institute) guide that will empower those who choose to take a bold, proactive approach to creating a loving and lasting marriage.
Author: Kathy Davis Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814760295 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 235
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Argentinean tango is a global phenomenon. Since its origin among immigrants from the slums of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, it has crossed and re-crossed many borders.Yet, never before has tango been danced by so many people and in so many different places as today. Argentinean tango is more than a specific music and style of dancing. It is also a cultural imaginary which embodies intense passion, hyper-heterosexuality, and dangerous exoticism. In the wake of its latest revival, tango has become both a cultural symbol of Argentinean national identity and a transnational cultural space in which a modest, yet growing number of dancers from different parts of the globe meet on the dance floor. Through interviews and ethnographical research in Amsterdam and Buenos Aires, Kathy Davis shows why a dance from another era and another place appeals to men and women from different parts of the world and what happens to them as they become caught up in the tango salon culture. She shows how they negotiate the ambivalences, contradictions, and hierarchies of gender, sexuality, and global relations of power between North and South in which Argentinean tango is—and has always been—embroiled. Davis also explores her uneasiness about her own passion for a dance which—when seen through the lens of contemporary critical feminist and postcolonial theories—seems, at best, odd, and, at worst, disreputable and even a bit shameful. She uses the disjuncture between the incorrect pleasures and complicated politics of dancing tango as a resource for exploring the workings of passion as experience, as performance, and as cultural discourse. She concludes that dancing tango should be viewed less as a love/hate embrace with colonial overtones than a passionate encounter across many different borders between dancers who share a desire for difference and a taste of the ‘elsewhere.’ Dancing Tango is a vivid, intriguing account of an important global cultural phenomenon.
Author: Eileen Beha Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1599908042 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 258
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Tango lives the good life-a silver charm for his dog collar, a luxurious doggy bed, even tailor-made booties for walks in Central Park. Then, when his owners sail into stormy waters, the little Yorkie goes overboard! Washing up on an island far from home, Tango learns that sometimes it takes getting lost to find what matters most. This wonderfully fresh novel is perfect for fans of E. B. White and other classic animal stories.
Author: Tomás Eloy Martínez Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408857499 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 188
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Bruno Cadogan has flown from New York to Buenos Aires in search of the elusive and legendary Julio Martel, a tango singer whose voice has never been recorded yet is said to be so beautiful it is almost supernatural. Bruno is increasingly drawn to the mystery of Martel and his strange and evocative performances in a series of apparently arbitrary sites around the city. As Bruno tries to find Martel, he begins to untangle the story of the singer's life, and to believe that Martel's increasingly rare performances map a dark labyrinth of the city's past.
Author: Ben Chewey Publisher: ISBN: 9781950974009 Category : Languages : en Pages : 222
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The story of a reunion between old friends, Kevin Summers and Alison Winters as they meet in an unexpected encounter after not seeing each other for sixteen years. This is a story about first impressions, second impressions, and friends vs. lovers. It describes the reality of grasping dreams in the modern world, understanding one another, and figuring out what makes a person truly happy.
Author: Sheryl Cesmat Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1412044499 Category : Languages : en Pages : 98
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The entertaining true story of Tango opens with a grandmother purchasing baby rabbits as surprise gifts for her grandsons on Easter morning. Grammy, as the children call her, ends up with a rabbit herself which she calls Tango. This playful and amusing little rabbit becomes the light of her life and a wonderful friend and companion. Grammy and Tango play games and experience some unusual, sometimes frightening adventures together. Tango is mischievous, exceptionally bright, and always striving to be the center of attention. With Grammy's help he learns to do tricks, even magic stunts. He can open toy doors to retrieve toys, play cards and a toy piano, pull a little train, pull hidden scarves out of a magic hat, and more, all quite amazing for a rabbit! Tango loves people. With his sparkeling personality and entertaining trick skills, he amazes and charms children as well as adults with staged performances, always dressed in his top hat and bowtie. Though Tango loves to tease and is full of lively fun, his most endearing quality is a special empathy and understanding connection with Grammy, even battling her depression and illness to help save her life. Tango's delightful personality is apt to touch your heart in such a way that henceforth whenever you see a rabbit you will think of Tango's story. He will bring a smile to your face and warm your heart. Pet lovers everywhere, especially children, will relate to and enjoy Tango's wonderful true story.
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