Magpie Speaks: A Navajo Nation Mystery, Chappell R. Allen
Автор: Mike Chappell Название: The British Army in the 1980s ISBN: 0850457963 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780850457964 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 2226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The British Army currently enjoys, both at home and abroad, the reputation of being one of the best in the world. Composed entirely of volunteers, its morale sustained by its curious and little-understood attitudes towards tradition, the British Army attracts respect and admiration from the military expert and the layman alike. Written and illustrated by a former British Army infantryman with 22 years' experience, this book details the Army's history, organization, uniforms and distinctions.
The text is backed by numerous illustrations and photographs.
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: Day of the Dead: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 171701660X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781717016607 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Tressa's Tarango's husband lost his soul somewhere on the cold high desert of the Navajo Reservation. She doesn't know who killed him and only by venturing among warring drug cartels can she exact the revenge to pacify his restless soul. Only she can ensure Luca's troubled spirit finds peace in the underworld. Though his murderous rampage will keep him from heaven-Tressa hopes she might yet secure him a higher place in hell. The dead have secrets yet to tell, and in the mysterious world of the desert southwest, no writer tells them better than Chappell. With a rock solid grip on the people, history, and lives of the Din , Chappell now leads the reader further into a world of mystery and intrigue as two powerful cultures clash. While the spirit of a serial killer whispers to Tressa Tarango, Paul T'Sosi finds himself suspended between life and death-and with only one old friend to rescue him from the darker forces of both the real and ethereal world.R. Allen Chappell's gripping Day Of The Dead, the 8th in his Navajo Nation Mystery series, further establishes this author's place in the hierarchy of southwestern writers of note.
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: Falling Girl: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 1657588793 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781657588790 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An icy chill foretells a harsh winter for the Navajo people-and for perpetually down on his luck Harley Ponyboy the situation grows increasingly desperate. What evil is this that dogs his every step? When a lucky lottery ticket comes his way, Harley uses his new resources to search for a lost love-only to find she has fallen to appalling depths. His stubborn resolve to help puts him on a collision course with her abusive companion...and with his own mortality. Fast paced and unflinching, Chappell's knowledge and respect for the Navajo people shines through as readers welcome back old friends, along with a surprise addition to the Navajo Nation family. Characters as unforgettable as a New Mexico sunset lead readers on yet another journey through the color, mystery and ethereal aura of that land which is the Din Bikeyah.
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: Wolves of Winter: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 1540854949 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540854940 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: The Collector: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 1092290125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781092290128 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When Lucy Tallwoman's agent is murdered in his own trading post he leaves behind one desperate clue pointing directly at Lucy...or is this a warning and final act of contrition? As the FBI sweeps in Lucy discovers a decades old trail of deceit, and the darker days of her past come back to haunt her while unknown family secrets lurk in the shadows. Her fame as a weaver captures the attention of two obsessive billionaire collectors-it soon becomes clear that the only possible thing that would make her work more valuable is... her death. Caught in a chilling plot to control the burgeoning trade in Native American art Investigator Charlie Yazzie and his friends are dangerously out of their league. In a last-ditch stand against imported killers is there no one they can trust? Or will it fall to a stranger to save Lucy's life?
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: Ancient Blood: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 1500714771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781500714772 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Thomas Begay's longtime drinking buddy Harley Ponyboy, along with Investigator Charlie Yazzie's former Archaeology Professor, become the target of a ruthless Indian rights movement-a group bent on destroying a dig that could change the perception of an ancient people. Dark secrets are revealed in this fast-paced mystery of the Southwest's most fascinating culture.Ancient Blood, stand-alone book number three in the Navajo Nation Mystery's is the continuation of the widely acclaimed series.
Автор: Chappell R. Allen Название: Navajo Autumn: A Navajo Nation Mystery ISBN: 1482393182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781482393187 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Thomas Begay is found dead-drunk under the La Plata Bridge ...not unusual for Thomas Begay. What is unusual, is the beautiful BIA investigator Patsy Greyhorse, found lying beside him ...not drunk, or even a Navajo, but very dead nonetheless. Long time friend Charlie Yazzi, fresh from law school, risks his career ...and even his life to help his old schoolmate. The Answer seems to lie with the Yeenaaldiooshii ...should one choose to believe in such things. In the far reaches of the reservation there still are traditional Navajos living their lives with few concessions to modern mores. Guided by their strong sense of cultural heritage these outliers remain a strong anchor for the Navajo Nation. This story follows the lives of such people, caught up in a plot that could have far-reaching implications for the entire tribe. "The depth of character and culture transcends that generally seen in novels of the genre."
Автор: Chappell Robin Название: A Man`s World ISBN: 1728302153 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781728302157 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2412.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a man's world What do you believe it would be without women or little girls? Welcome to Adamic Where a man's main focus is only his hustle and elevating his strength while being ruled by a heartless and womanizing king threatening harsh punishments and even death for those who defy his belief that women only complicate society. That was the only life Jesseph ever knew until smart, witty, and beautiful scientist and inventor Rona Morrison drops into his life from Earth; changing his entire world around for the better. Will he confidently risk it all? Leaving behind everything he ever knew for the love of a woman? Beautifully written from the creative imagination of a passionate poet, this science fiction style tale is poetically written and full of twists and turns will keep you on the edge of your seat anticipating what could be next for this unique couple's future
Автор: Chappell Julie Название: Mad Habits of a Life ISBN: 1942956657 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781942956655 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2068.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In Mad Habits of a Life, Julie Chappell shows the power of poetry to tell a story, deconstruct cultural notions, and leave readers in awe. These poems chronicle the life of a woman who has experienced much as a child growing up in Kansas, a rebellious adolescent in the 1960's, a literature professor pondering life and its great mysteries, a cancer survivor, and always, as a woman wholly in love with life and all its madness. Sometimes reveling in nature's terrible beauty, sometimes reminiscing about the past with a mixture of nostalgia and stark realism, Chappell unflinchingly aims for the truth. These accessible, crafted, and curious poems will appeal to readers who have struggled, loved, lost, and triumphed.
Why did the War on Poverty give way to the war on welfare? Many in the United States saw the welfare reforms of 1996 as the inevitable result of twelve years of conservative retrenchment in American social policy, but there is evidence that the seeds of this change were sown long before the Reagan Revolution—and not necessarily by the Right. The War on Welfare: Family, Poverty, and Politics in Modern America traces what Bill Clinton famously called "the end of welfare as we know it" to the grassroots of the War on Poverty thirty years earlier. Marshaling a broad variety of sources, historian Marisa Chappell provides a fresh look at the national debate about poverty, welfare, and economic rights from the 1960s through the mid-1990s. In Chappell's telling, we experience the debate over welfare from multiple perspectives, including those of conservatives of several types, liberal antipoverty experts, national liberal organizations, labor, government officials, feminists of various persuasions, and poor women themselves. During the Johnson and Nixon administrations, deindustrialization, stagnating wages, and widening economic inequality pushed growing numbers of wives and mothers into the workforce. Yet labor unions, antipoverty activists, and moderate liberal groups fought to extend the fading promise of the family wage to poor African Americans families through massive federal investment in full employment and income support for male breadwinners. In doing so, however, these organizations condemned programs like Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) for supposedly discouraging marriage and breaking up families. Ironically their arguments paved the way for increasingly successful right-wing attacks on both "welfare" and the War on Poverty itself.
Aren’t lowriders always gangbangers? And, don’t they always hold high status in their neighborhoods? Contrary to both stereotypes, the people who build and drive lowrider cars perform diverse roles while mobilizing a distinctive aesthetic that is sometimes an act of resistance and sometimes of belonging. A fresh application of critical ethnographic methods, Lowrider Space looks beyond media portrayals, high-profile show cars, and famous cruising scenes to bring readers a realistic tour of the “ordinary” lowriders who turn streetscapes into stages on which dynamic identities can be performed.Drawing on firsthand participation in everyday practices of car clubs and cruising in Austin, Texas, Ben Chappell challenges histories of erasure, containment, and class immobility to emphasize the politics of presence evidenced in lowrider custom car style. Sketching out a partially personal map of the lowrider presence in Texas’s capital city, Chappell also explores the interior and exterior adornment of the cars (including the use of images of women’s bodies) and the intersecting production of personal and social space. As he moves through a second-hand economy to procure parts necessary for his own lowrider vehicle, on “service sector” wages, themes of materiality and physical labor intersect with questions of identity, ultimately demonstrating how spaces get made in the process of customizing one’s self.
