Найти книгу: "Bird Songs Don't Lie"

In this deeply moving collection of short stories and essays, Gordon Lee Johnson (Cupe&ntilde;o/Cahuilla) cements his voice not only as a wry commentator on American Indian reservation life but also as a master of fiction writing. In Johnson's stories, all of which are set on the fictional San Ignacio reservation in Southern California, we meet unforgettable characters like Plato Pena, the Stanford-bound geek who reads Kahlil Gibran during intertribal softball games; hardboiled investigator Roddy Foo; and Etta, whose motto is &ldquo;early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise,&rdquo; as they face down circumstances by turns ordinary and devastating. From the noir-tinged mystery of &ldquo;Unholy Wine&rdquo; to the gripping intensity of &ldquo;Tukwut,&rdquo; Johnson effortlessly switches genre, perspective, and tense, vividly evoking people and places that are fictional but profoundly true to life. The nonfiction featured in <i>Bird Songs Don't Lie</i> is equally revelatory in its exploration of complex connections between past and present. Whether examining his own conflicted feelings toward the missions as a source of both cultural damage and identity, sharing advice for cooking for eight dozen cowboys and -girls, or recounting an influx of New Age seekers of enlightenment in the Pushcart-nominated &ldquo;100 White Women,&rdquo; Johnson plumbs the comedy, catastrophe, and beauty of his life on the Pala Reservation to thunderous effect.

Полный вариант заголовка: «Popular ballads and songs : Vol. 1 : from tradition, manuscripts, and scarce editions / by Robert Jamieson ; with translations of similar pieces from the ancient Danish language, and a few originals by the editor».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Popular ballads and songs : Vol. 2 : from tradition, manuscripts and scarce editions with translations of similar pieces from the ancient Danish language, and a few originals by the editor / by Robert Jamieson».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A select collection of English songs, with their original airs, and a Historical essay on the origin and progress of national song : Vol. 1 : in 3 volumes / by the late Joseph Ritson ; with additional songs and occasional notes by Thomas Park».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A select collection of English songs, with their original airs ; and a Historical essay on the origin and progress of national song : Vol. 2 : in 3 volumes / by the late Joseph Ritson ; with additional songs and occasional notes, by Thomas Park».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Rump : or an exact collection of the choycest poems and songs, relating to the late times / by the most eminent wits, from anno 1639 to anno 1661».