Señor Gamblin Rabbi

Author : Jo Roybal Izay
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466921542

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Señor Gamblin' Rabbi by Jo Roybal Izay Pdf

In 1850, when the United States acquired New Mexico as a territory the gringos began to steal their Spanish land grants and tried to kill the Indians and acquire the Indian reservations. The two minorities became allies and their enemy became the United States Government. In the 1800s, young Benjamin Benavidez who had a photographic memory, a winning personality and an outstanding singing voice saw first-hand what the U.S. Government was doing. He studied night and day, took the Bar and passed it. He was a lawyer. Judges and lawyers were all gringos and there was no way he could fight them in court so he did the next best thing. He mastered Poker and began playing with the rich and powerful gringos, the judges and lawyers in Santa Fe. From there he branched out throughout the US. With his winning personality, he made friends with the rich and powerful. The Gamblin' Rabbi always won honestly if he could, but never lost. He simply serenaded the losers. Also known as Don Benjamin Benavidez, he married a Navajo woman. They had three sons. The greatest obstacle that Senor Gamblin' Rabbi stumbled over and over again is the promise he made to his dying mother that at least one of his sons would marry a Ladina. The sons didn't care about their father's promise. They were going to choose their own wives. The promise brought the gambler more heartaches and tears than he bargained for."

Author : Jo Roybal Izay
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466933415

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Mi Mochito Sephardim from Northern New Mexico by Jo Roybal Izay Pdf

What a delightful book! Jo Izay is an able story teller, which is quite an art. The book had me in stitches with mi Mochito's recitation of "history." The character mi Mochito is unique and shares an incredibly hilarious view of historic events. The book takes place in the northeast mountains of New Mexico where a few hundred years ago Sephardic Jews went to escape the inquisition. Although the book is ostensibly fiction, it does give much very interesting accurate historical information about what happened to these people and how they intermarried with, e.g., Indians, other Jews, etc, yet kept the rudiments of their religious practices to this very day. There is so much to be learned about, e.g., the penitentes, Indians "Los Mormones", language (Spanish, Ladino, English, Latin, Hebrew, etc), that anyone interested in cultures will find the book fascinating. The relationship between the Catholic priest and the Rabbi is fascinating and humorous. In my opinion, the book should be in the library of every synagogue and every student of cultures. And, it's funny! Bert Robinson Baton Rouge, LA

Author : Bruce Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : IND:30000061598573

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Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me by Bruce Jackson Pdf

Author : Steven Heine
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015080846986

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Bargainin' for Salvation by Steven Heine Pdf

"Throughout his various stages, Dylan's work reveals an affinity with the Zen worldview, where enlightenment can be attained through self-contemplation and intuition rather than through faith and devotion. Much has been made of Dylan's Christian periods, but never before has a book engaged Dylan's deep and rich oeuvre through a Buddhist lens."--Back cover.

Author : Maud Cuney-Hare
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465604781

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Negro Musicians and their Music by Maud Cuney-Hare Pdf

In offering this study of Negro music, I do so with the admission that there is no consistent development as found in national schools of music. The Negro, a musical force, through his own distinct racial characteristics has made an artistic contribution which is racial but not yet national. Rather has the influence of musical stylistic traits termed Negro, spread over many nations wherever the colonies of the New World have become homes of Negro people. These expressions in melody and rhythm have been a compelling force in American music Ð tragic and joyful in emotion, pathetic and ludicrous in melody, primitive and barbaric in rhythm. The welding of these expressions has brought about a harmonic effect which is now influencing thoughtful musicians throughout the world. At present there is evidenced a new movement far from academic, which plays an important technical part in the music of this and other lands. The question as to whether there exists a pure Negro art in America is warmly debated. Many Negroes as well as Anglo-Americans admit that the so-called American Negro is no longer an African Negro. Apart from the fusion of blood he has for centuries been moved by the same stimuli which have affected all citizens of the United States. They argue rightly that he is a product of a vital American civilization with all its daring, its progress, its ruthlessness, and unlovely speed. As an integral part of the nation, the Negro is influenced by like social environment and governed by the same political institutions; thus page vi we may expect the ultimate result of his musical endeavors to be an art-music which embodies national characteristics exercised upon by his soul's expression. In the field of composition, the early sporadic efforts by people of African descent, while not without historic importance, have been succeeded by contributions from a rising group of talented composers of color who are beginning to find a listening public. The tendency of this music is toward the development of an American symphonic, operatic and ballet school led for the moment by a few lone Negro musicians of vision and high ideals. The story of those working toward this end is herein treated. Facts for this volume have been obtained from educated African scholars with whom the author sought acquaintanceship and from printed sources found in the Boston Public Library, the New York Public Library and the Music Division of the Library of Congress. The author has also had access to rare collections and private libraries which include her own. Folk material has been gathered in personal travel.

Author : William Andrew Chatto
Publisher : London : J.R. Smith
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UVA:X000454498

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Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards by William Andrew Chatto Pdf

Author : Alan J. Weberman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1419613383

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Dylan to English Dictionary by Alan J. Weberman Pdf

Translation of 600 words in the poetry of Bob Dylan based on the Dylanological Method. Compiled by A.J. Weberman, Dylanologist, who went through Dylan's trash and invented the science of Garbology.

Author : Shane Lacy Hensley
Publisher : Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998-12-01
Category : Deadlands (Game)
ISBN : 1889546577

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Deadlands Players' Guide by Shane Lacy Hensley Pdf

"The Weird West Player's Guide is not a complete game. The Marshal's Handbook is also required to play..." -- From back cover

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 1760 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498728

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Michael Abbensetts
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Drama
ISBN : UCAL:B3477003

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Samba by Michael Abbensetts Pdf

Author : Roger D. Abrahams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351523202

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Deep Down in the Jungle... by Roger D. Abrahams Pdf

With the growth of interest in folklore, it becomes increasingly evident that the presentation of a collection needs some rationale more than the fact that traditional materials have been collected and properly annotated. Much has been gathered and is now accessible through journals, archives, and lists. If a corpus of lore is not presented in some way, which bears new light on the process of word-of-mouth transmission, on traditional forms or expressions, or on the group among whom the lore was encountered, there is little reason to present it to the public. This work represents an attempt to present a body of folklore collected among one small group of Black Americans in a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The author's approach toward collection and presentation has been intensive. He has tried to collect "in depth," and to recreate in his presentation the social background in which the lore was found, and to relate the lore with the life and the values of the group. Abraham's work is a departure from any past methods of analyzing folklore, and therefore a description of the author's point of view and his method will be given first. The majority of this work was written before his methodology was actually formulated. However throughout the project û the object was to illuminate as fully as possible the lore of one small group of African Americans from urban Philadelphia. The methodology, which developed, did so because of this objective more than anything else. Though the formulation of this theory may seem ex post facto, it is included because it clarified much during the rewritings of this book, and more importantly, because it will clarify many matters for the lay reader and for the professional folklorist.

Author : Bruce Jackson
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Crime
ISBN : UOM:49015000205378

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In the Life by Bruce Jackson Pdf

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802829740

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Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Joan Chittister Pdf

Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope. (Practical Life)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Ballads, American
ISBN : IND:30000042781017

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The Hobo's Hornbook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven Heine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UIUC:30112117816899

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Zen Koans by Steven Heine Pdf

Koans, such as What is the sound of one hand clapping and Does a dog have Buddha-nature? are concise, confusing and often contradictory sayings expressed by ancient masters that serve as the centerpiece of Zen Buddhist learning and training on several levels. First, Koans form the central component of a remarkable body of literature contained in voluminous collections produced in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. These works include various styles of elegant poetic and eloquent prose commentaries on cryptic dialogues. The Koan compilations were greatly influenced by one of the high points in the distinguished history of the literary tradition in East Asia. The texts appealed to intellectuals in China, Japan and Korea, who sought spiritual fulfillment through interpreting elaborate rhetoric related to mysterious metaphysical exchanges.