A Place To Stand On

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781555848903

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A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

The Pushcart Prize–winning poet’s memoir of his criminal youth and years in prison: a “brave and heartbreaking” tale of triumph over brutal adversity (The Nation). Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “astonishing narrative” of his life before, during, and immediately after the years he spent in the maximum-security prison garnered tremendous critical acclaim. An important chronicle that “affirms the triumph of the human spirit,” it went on to win the prestigious 2001 International Prize (Arizona Daily Star). Long considered one of the best poets in America today, Baca was illiterate at the age of twenty-one when he was sentenced to five years in Florence State Prison for selling drugs in Arizona. This raw, unflinching memoir is the remarkable tale of how he emerged after his years in the penitentiary—much of it spent in isolation—with the ability to read and a passion for writing poetry. “Proof there is always hope in even the most desperate lives.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram “A hell of a book, quite literally. You won’t soon forget it.” —The San Diego U-T “This book will have a permanent place in American letters.” —Jim Harrison, New York Times–bestselling author of A Good Day to Die

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1889921122

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A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

"A Place to Stand, the wrenching memoir of Jimmy Santiago Baca, details how the written word helped him overcome a life of violence, bigotry, and crime. Now an internationally acclaimed writer and winner of the Pushcart Prize and American Book Award, Baca describes the extreme measures he took to survive on the street and in prison and how poetry became an essential element of his newfound sense of self.

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802116027

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A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

In an extraordinary memoir, one of America's leading poets describes his youth in New Mexico, his troubled adolescence, his years as a drug dealer in Arizona and San Diego, and the personal redemption that occurred after he was arrested and sent to serve five to ten years in a maximum-security penitentiary.

Author : Natalie Goldberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416535034

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Old Friend from Far Away by Natalie Goldberg Pdf

In her first book to focus solely on writing since her classic work "Writing Down the Bones," Goldberg reaffirms her status as one of the foremost teachers by redefining the practice of writing memoir.

Author : Gene Edward Veith (Jr.),David J. Vaughan
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1581824203

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A Place to Stand by Gene Edward Veith (Jr.),David J. Vaughan Pdf

New entry in the Leaders In Action Series. Offers a spiritual biography of Martin Luther.

Author : Edward R. Shapiro
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing House
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781912691340

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Finding a Place to Stand: Developing Self-Reflective Institutions, Leaders and Citizens by Edward R. Shapiro Pdf

What stands between us and authoritarianism seems increasingly fragile. Democratic practices are under attack by foreign intrusion into elections; voter suppression restricts citizen participation. Nations are turning to autocratic leaders in the face of rapid social change. Democratic values and open society can only be preserved if citizens can discover and claim their voices. We access society through our organisations, yet the collective voices and irrationalities of these organisations do not currently offer clear pathways for individuals to locate themselves. How can we move through the mounting chaos of our social systems, through our multiple roles in groups and institutions, to find a voice that matters? What kind of perspective will allow institutional leaders to facilitate the discovery of active citizenship and support engagement? This book draws on psychodynamic systems thinking to offer a new understanding of the journey from being an individual to joining society as a citizen. With detailed stories, the steps – and the conscious and unconscious linkages – from being a family member, to entering outside groups, to taking up and making sense of institutional roles, illuminate the process of claiming the citizen role. With the help of leaders who recognise and utilise the dynamics of social systems, there may be hope for us as citizens to use our institutional experiences to discover a place to stand.

Author : Erin Bow
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781328557469

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Stand on the Sky by Erin Bow Pdf

Twelve--year-old Aisulu defies the expectations of her Kazakh family and tradition to train an eagle in order to save her brother, Serik, and prevent her family from giving up their nomadic life forever.

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802198921

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A Glass of Water by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

“[A] blistering novel” of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers an intimate look into the tragedies unfurling at the US-Mexico border (Publishers Weekly). The promise of a new beginning brings Casimiro and Nopal together when they are young immigrants, having made the nearly deadly journey across the border from Mexico. They settle into a life of long days in the chili fields, and in a few years their happy union yields two sons, Lorenzo and Vito. But when Nopal is brutally murdered, the boys are left to navigate life in this brave but capricious new world without her. A Glass of Water is a searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood, and an arresting portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim their piece of the American dream. The first novel from award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca, it is a passionate and galvanizing addition to Chicano literature. “The sheer passion that drives Baca’s novel is undeniable.” —Publishers Weekly “[With] image-rich writing . . . A Glass of Water adds another strong voice to the growing body of literature on immigration and migrant farmworkers . . . . Baca should be commended for tackling injustice in his fiction.” —High Country News “A well-written and at times lyrical saga told with understanding and compassion.” —Library Journal

Author : Natalie Goldberg
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781453224571

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Thunder and Lightning by Natalie Goldberg Pdf

DIVDIVIn the sequel to her bestselling Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg advises readers on how to capture the flashes of inspiration of a writer’s life, and turn this “thunder and lightning” into a polished final piece/divDIV /divDIVAny writer may find himself or herself with an abundance of raw material, but it takes patience and care to turn this material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, and memoirs. Referencing her own experiences both as a writer and as a student of Zen, Natalie provides insight into the struggles and demands of turning ideas into concrete form. /divDIV /divDIVHer guidance addresses ways to overcome writer’s block, deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, get the most from working with an editor, and improve one’s writing by reading accomplished authors. She communicates this with her characteristic humor and compassion, and a deep respect for writing as an act of celebration./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div

Author : Margaret Laurence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015011310698

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A Place to Stand on by Margaret Laurence Pdf

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780802192905

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Singing at the Gates by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

“This fiery retrospective collection” of poetry by the acclaimed Chicano-American author of A Place to Stand is “warm and furious...righteous and prayerful” (Booklist). Award-winning writer Jimmy Santiago Baca is lauded for his talent in weaving personal and political threads to create a pertinent and poignant narrative. He addresses universal issues with passion, grace, and vivid sensory detail. Singing at the Gates is a collection of Baca’s work stretching across four decades—poems that revitalize the national dialogue: raging against war and imprisonment, celebrating family and the bonds of friendship, heightening appreciation for and consciousness of the environment. A career-spanning selection, it includes poems drawn from Baca’s first chapbook, letters he wrote from prison to a woman named Mariposa, and recent meditations on the significance of breaking through oppression. “A poet whose voice, brutal and tender, is unique in America.”—The Nation

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0802141811

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The Importance of a Piece of Paper by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

Contains eight short fiction stories that explore the clash between Old World traditions and New World ambitions by award-winning American author Jimmy Santiago Baca.

Author : Julie Lindquist
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195349849

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A Place to Stand by Julie Lindquist Pdf

Linguists have become increasingly interested in examining how class culture is socially constructed and maintained through spoken language. Julie Lindquist's examination of the linguistic ethnography of a working-class bar in Chicago is an important and original contribution to the field. She examines how regular patrons argue about political issues in order to create a group identity centered around political ideology. She also shows how their political arguments are actually a rhetorical genre, one which creates a delicate balance between group solidarity and individual identity, as well as a tenuous and ambivalent sense of class identity.

Author : Jimmy Santiago Baca
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987-10-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780811223324

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Martín and Meditations on the South Valley: Poems by Jimmy Santiago Baca Pdf

Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martín & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or "detribalized Apache." Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martín & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or "detribalized Apache." Fiercely moving, the two long narrative poems of Martín & Meditations on the South Valley revolve around the semi-autobiographical figure of Martin, a mestizo or "detribalized Apache." Abandoned as a child and a long time on the hard path to building his own family, Martin at last finds his home in the stubborn and beautiful world of the barrio. Jimmy Santiago Baca "writes with unconcealed passion," Denise Levertov states in her introduction, “but he is far from being a naive realist; what makes his writing so exciting to me is the way in which it manifests both an intense lyricism and that transformative vision which perceives the mythic and archetypal significance of life-events."

Author : Oliver Sacks,Oliver W. Sacks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780684853956

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A Leg to Stand On by Oliver Sacks,Oliver W. Sacks Pdf

Originally published: New York: Summit Books, 1984.