On The Heights

Author : Quiara Alegría Hudes
Publisher : One World
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780399590047

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My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes Pdf

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and co-writer of In the Heights tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse. LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, New York Public Library, BookPage, and BookRiot • “Quiara Alegría Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories.”—Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning creator of Hamilton and In the Heights Quiara Alegría Hudes was the sharp-eyed girl on the stairs while her family danced their defiance in a tight North Philly kitchen. She was awed by her mother and aunts and cousins, but haunted by the unspoken, untold stories of the barrio—even as she tried to find her own voice in the sea of language around her, written and spoken, English and Spanish, bodies and books, Western art and sacred altars. Her family became her private pantheon, a gathering circle of powerful orisha-like women with tragic real-world wounds, and she vowed to tell their stories—but first she’d have to get off the stairs and join the dance. She’d have to find her language. Weaving together Hudes’s love of music with the songs of her family, the lessons of North Philly with those of Yale, this is a multimythic dive into home, memory, and belonging—narrated by an obsessed girl who fought to become an artist so she could capture the world she loved in all its wild and delicate beauty.

Author : Louise Candlish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982177560

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The Heights by Louise Candlish Pdf

The author of the “masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner” (The Guardian) Our House takes you on a haunting and nail-biting journey of tragedy and revenge. The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that’s when you see a man up there—a man you’d recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it’s definitely him. But that can’t be because he’s been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you’re the one who killed him. With Louise Candlish’s signature dark and twisty prose, The Heights shows “the ferocity of maternal love” (Hannah Beckerman, author of If Only I Could Tell You). It is an unputdownable thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Author : Brian Kennelly
Publisher : Tan Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1618909797

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To the Heights: A Novel Based on the Life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati by Brian Kennelly Pdf

"To live life without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a struggle for truth, that is not living, but existing." - Pier Giorgio Frassati Enter the heart of a passionate young man, who in his brief life reached the heights of adventure, friendship-and sanctity. Born to a wealthy family in Turin at the dawn of the 20th century, Pier Giorgio Frassati was good-looking, popular and athletic. He spent much of his youth climbing the rugged Italian Alps, disappearing into the clouds for days at a time. He was quick with a joke or a prank and enjoyed a good time. It seemed he was blessed with everything a young man could ask for. But he hungered for more. Despite coming from a family of such prestige, Pier Giorgio spent most days in the slums of Turin, visiting the poor and serving the sick. His love for Christ burned within him and brushed off on everyone he came into contact with - from lepers and orphans to college friends and political diplomats. He shared his Faith with kindness and charity, and defended it passionately against the evils of Fascism, even coming to blows with Mussolini's thugs on numerous occasions. Pier Giorgio touched the lives of thousands, yet his high-society parents remained unmoved by the life he led as they frowned upon his religious practices and charitable work. Reaching them would be his last challenge, his final mountain to climb. To the Heights is an unforgettable novel about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Dig deeper than the biographical facts and discover the heart of a charismatic young man whose soul blazes brightly and uniquely among the host of heaven.

Author : Kate Ascher
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780143124085

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The Heights by Kate Ascher Pdf

A gorgeous graphic tour of the inner workings of skyscrapers—from the author of The Works Indispensable and unforgettable, The Heights is the ultimate guide to the way skyscrapers work—from the bases of their foundations to the peaks of their spires. With skyscrapers becoming essential elements of urban life, there has never been a greater need for understanding and embracing these complex structures. Using innovative illustrations to tackle the vast complexity of these buildings, The Heights explores with remarkable insight every aspect of designing, building, and maintaining a modern skyscraper, as well as the individuals who build and maintain these architectural cathedrals. In the process, The Heights provides a remarkable snapshot of urban life at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Author : Lin-Manuel Miranda
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015077139585

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In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda Pdf

(Vocal Selections). The 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, with an infectious score featuring hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. Our piano/vocal selections songbook features 14 tunes from the production, which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, plus awards from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World and more! Songs: Breathe * Enough * Everything I Know * Hundreds of Stories * In the Heights * Inutil * It Won't Be Long Now * 96,000 * No Me Diga * Paciencia Y Fe * Piragua * Sunrise * When the Sun Goes Down * When You're Home. Includes a bio of composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, and his Tony acceptance speech. 2008 Tony Winner 4 Awards, Including Best Musical and Best Original Score!

Author : Lin-Manuel Miranda,Jeremy McCarter
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781408709245

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Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda,Jeremy McCarter Pdf

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Now a major motion picture, available on Disney Plus. Goodreads best non-fiction book of 2016 From Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generation show broadens the sound of Broadway, reveals the storytelling power of rap, and claims the origins of the United States for a diverse new generation. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION gives readers an unprecedented view of both revolutions, from the only two writers able to provide it. Miranda, along with Jeremy McCarter, a cultural critic and theater artist who was involved in the project from its earliest stages - "since before this was even a show," according to Miranda - traces its development from an improbable performance at the White House to its landmark opening night on Broadway six years later. In addition, Miranda has written more than 200 funny, revealing footnotes for his award-winning libretto, the full text of which is published here. Their account features photos by the renowned Frank Ockenfels and veteran Broadway photographer, Joan Marcus; exclusive looks at notebooks and emails; interviews with Questlove, Stephen Sondheim, leading political commentators, and more than 50 people involved with the production; and multiple appearances by President Obama himself. The book does more than tell the surprising story of how a Broadway musical became an international phenomenon: It demonstrates that America has always been renewed by the brash upstarts and brilliant outsiders, the men and women who don't throw away their shot.

Author : Peter Hedges
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101404546

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The Heights by Peter Hedges Pdf

Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, "I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver." Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary. But she aspires to be. She stays home with their two young sons in a modest apartment trying desperately to become the parent she never had. They are seemingly the last middle-class family in the Heights, whose world is turned upside down by Anna Brody, the new neighbor who moves into the most expensive brownstone in Brooklyn, sending the local society into a tailspin. Anna is not only beautiful and wealthy; she's also mysterious. And for reasons Kate doesn't quite understand, even as all the Range Rover- driving moms jockey for invitations into Anna's circle, Anna sets her sights on Kate and Tim and brings them into her world. Like Tom Perrotta, Peter Hedges has a keen eye for the surprising truths of daily life. The Heights is at once light of touch and packed with emotion and depth of character. Watch a Video

Author : E. M. Cioran
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0226106713

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On the Heights of Despair by E. M. Cioran Pdf

"Born of a terrible insomnia wchich E. M. Cioran called "a dizzying lucidity which would turn even paradise into hell," this book presents the youthful Cioran, a self-described "Nietzsche still complete with his Zarathustra, his poses, his mystical clown's tricks, a whole circus of the heights." On the Heights of Despair shows Cioran's first grappling with themes he would return to in his mature works: despair and decay, absurdity and alienation, futility and the irrationality of existence. It also presents Cioran as a connoisseur of apocalypse, a theoretician of despair, for whom writing and philosophy both share the "lyrical virtues" that alone lead to metaphysical revelations. An exorcism of despair, this book offers insights into the ironic anguish of Cioran's philosophic mind while providing fascinating information on his early development as a writer and thinker."

Author : Lin-Manuel Miranda
Publisher : Faber Music Ltd
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571590360

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Hamilton (Vocal Selections) by Lin-Manuel Miranda Pdf

Hamilton presents vocal selections from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton. The show debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales and has already become one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever. This collection features 17 songs in piano/vocal format from the music penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. This is the eBook version of the original artist approved edition.

Author : Walter Bonatti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Alps
ISBN : UOM:39015011574038

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On the Heights by Walter Bonatti Pdf

Author : Laurent Bouzereau
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : West side story (Motion picture : 2020)
ISBN : 1419750631

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West Side Story by Laurent Bouzereau Pdf

Featuring never-before-seen unit photography, storyboards, costume and concept designs, and behind-the-scenes photos from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg's first musical, West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film is a loving chronicle of the years of effort that went into bringing a beloved story back to the screen for a new generation. Author Laurent Bouzereau was embedded with the film's cast and crew and conducted original interviews with director and producer Steven Spielberg, screenwriter and executive producer Tony Kushner, Tony Award-winning choreographer Justin Peck, and the cast of Sharks and Jets, among many others, to bring together a firsthand oral history documenting every stage of the film's production. As relevant today as when it first debuted on Broadway, West Side Story has been reimagined by Spielberg, Kushner, and their cast of young stars, including Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (María), Ariana DeBose (Anita), and David Alvarez (Bernardo), fully embracing historical accuracy in its vibrant depiction of mid-1950s New York City and the forbid­den love of the teenagers caught between familial allegiances and passion. West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film provides exclusive in-depth commentary on these themes, bringing together a chorus of diverse voices to explore what it means to find a place for yourself in America.

Author : E. M. Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195903118X

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Arm Candy Warrior by E. M. Moore Pdf

Author : Eleanor Wachtel
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSC:32106011501944

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Writers & Company by Eleanor Wachtel Pdf

Author : Christian D Larson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1835527892

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On the Heights by Christian D Larson Pdf

Ascend to new levels of personal growth and spiritual enlightenment with Christian D. Larson's inspiring book, "On the Heights." In this transformative work, Larson shares profound insights and practical techniques for achieving success, happiness, and fulfillment in every aspect of life. "On the Heights" is a roadmap for reaching the pinnacle of human potential and realizing one's true purpose and destiny. Drawing on principles from psychology, metaphysics, and spirituality, Larson offers readers a comprehensive guide to overcoming obstacles, unlocking hidden talents, and manifesting their deepest desires. Through a series of uplifting affirmations, visualizations, and meditations, readers learn how to harness the power of their thoughts and emotions to create the life of their dreams. With its empowering message and practical advice, "On the Heights" empowers readers to take control of their destiny and live with passion, purpose, and joy. More than just a book about personal development, "On the Heights" is a philosophy of life that celebrates the inherent greatness and potential within each individual. As readers embrace Larson's teachings and put them into practice in their own lives, they discover new levels of self-confidence, creativity, and resilience, ultimately leading to a deeper sense of fulfillment and meaning.

Author : Pablo Neruda
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780374506483

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Alturas de Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda Pdf

Long poem inspired by the author's journey to a ruined Inca city, Macchu Picchu, high in the Andes, symbolic not only of his physical journey but also of his spiritual adventure.