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On December 30, 1960, Marisella Veiga with her mother and two brothers boarded a plane from Havana to Miami. Her father fled a few months later, joining his family with a total of fourteen U.S. cents in his pocket and an understanding that he would never see his homeland again. Seeking a less competitive job market and thanks largely to the sponsorship of a host family in St. Paul, the Veigas resettled in Minnesota, miles away from the Caribbean subtropics, where the climate was similar to home, Spanish was spoken, and thousands of exiles arrived each month.<br /><br />Veiga's stories are rich with detail and character as she describes her integration into a northern midwestern landscape she grew to love, from adapting to the cold—learning to ice-skate before learning to speak English—to her obsession with Davy Jones. Yet, the weight of her biculturalism—being of two worlds but an outsider to both—has been central to her quest for identity: "Sometimes, I dream that if I can get in touch with the essence of that monolingual child with one set of customs, I would be satisfied. I would be complete, whole." In this honest memoir, readers will find a resonant story of an exile's journey, one that ultimately embraces those two worlds: a life of conflict and limbo but also one of richness and understanding. Получить ссылку |
Peace in believing: a memoir of Isabella Campbell of Fernicarry, Rosneath, Dumbartonshire
Автор: Robert Story
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Peace in believing : a memoir of Isabella Campbell of Fernicarry, Rosneath, Dumbartonshire / [Robert Story]».
Carry Coals to Newcastle. 350 Geographical Idioms and More. Ехать в Тулу со своим самоваром. 350 географических идиом и не только
Автор: Л. Ф. Шитова
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Впервые собраны идиоматические выражения, содержащие географические названия. Идиомы сопровождаются историческим и географическим комментарием. Раскрывается происхождение устойчивых словосочетаний. Книга адресована людям, увлеченным фразеологией, этимологией, географией и историей.
Shirley Homes and the Cyber Thief
Автор: Jennifer Bassett
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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett.
Shirley Homes, private investigator. Like Sherlock Holmes a hundred years ago, she lives in London, enjoys working on difficult cases, and has some helpful friends. She understands people, is a good listener, and of course, she is clever with computers. In today's world that is important, because a lot of crime is cyber crime. In this second Shirley Homes detective story, Shirley must catch a cyber thief. But how? You can't see a cyber thief, you can't hear a cyber thief. Only the computer knows, and the computer isn't talking…
Shirley Homes and the Lithuanian Case
Автор: Jennifer Bassett
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A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett.
Shirley Homes is a private investigator. She is clever with computers, and knows London like the back of her hand. She laughs when people say, 'Was Sherlock Holmes your grandfather?' Sherlock Holmes, of course, was not a real person, but, like Sherlock, Shirley has good eyes, and good ears. And she knows the right questions to ask. And in the Lithuanian Case, the right questions are important. Because Shirley must find a missing person – Carrie Williams, aged fifteen. Where is she? Who is she with?
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