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  A Photographer's Impressions

  Francesc Català-Roca

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  Francesc Català-Roca (1922 - 1998), was a Spanish photographer of great renown, considered a pioneer of documentary photography.
  Català-Roca: A Photographer's Impressions stands as a testament to an analog era, now almost entirely wiped out with the advent of the Internet and digital technologies.
  His photographic legacy is an invaluable visual testimony of the Spanish society of his time.
  His work in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s represented the emergence of new street photography in Spain. For half a century, he travelled across Spain, masterfully capturing everyday scenes of the post-war era and the essence of urban landscapes. He worked alongside artists such as Joan Miró and Antoni Tàpies, immortalizing the art and culture of the 20th century.
  Thirty years after its first edition, photography and history enthusiasts will discover previously unpublished content to enrich historiographic narratives. The text, both entertaining and spontaneous, preserves not only anecdotes about events and figures of the 20th century, but also offers humanist ideas for a responsible and passionate approach to photography. Even though the technology of that time has long been surpassed, this book remains full of vibrant ideas, serving as an antidote to today's automatism, overconsumption, and globalization that can trivialize the image.

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  Bag of Tricks - Mixed Stories of...

  Ruby Dee Philippa

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  Bag of Tricks by Ruby Dee Philippa 
  Mixed Stories of Life as a San Francisco Punk in the early 80’s 
  BOOK ONE OF A PUNK TRILOGY 
    
  BAG OF TRICKS is a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80’s. 
  These vignettes stand alone yet bleed into one another. Meet the band The Shits, their groupies The Clits, and an array of colourful characters who populate these streets, squats and punk shows. With them, we cop drugs, shoot up, dumpster dive, trip around The City, go to punk shows and slip between the cracks of society. 
  Most of the stories are true, although some of the details may or may not have happened...

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  Accordion Eulogies - A Memoir of...

  Noé Álvarez

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  Searching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument 
   
   
   
  Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez never knew his grandfather. Stories swirled around this mythologized, larger-than-life figure: That he had abandoned his family, and had possibly done something awful that put a curse on his descendants. About his grandfather, young Noé was sure of only one thing: That he had played the accordion. Now an adult, reckoning with the legacy of silence surrounding his family's migration from Mexico, Álvarez resolves both to take up the instrument and to journey into Mexico to discover the grandfather he never knew. 
   
   
   
  Álvarez travels across the US with his accordion, meeting makers and players in cities that range from San Antonio to Boston. He uncovers the story of an instrument that's been central to classic American genres, but also played a critical role in indigenous Mexican history. Like the accordion itself, Álvarez feels trapped between his roots in Mexico and the US. As he tries to make sense of his place in the world—as a father, a son, a musician—he gets closer to uncovering the mystery of his origins.

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  With Spurs of Gold : Heroes of...

  Frances Nimmo Greene and Dolly...

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  With Spurs of Gold: Heroes of Chivalry and Their Deeds
  By Frances Nimmo Greene and Dolly Williams Kirk
  
  Step into a world of knights, castles, honor, courage, and legendary adventure with With Spurs of Gold: Heroes of Chivalry and Their Deeds, a captivating collection that brings the heroic age of chivalry to life.
  
  Through engaging stories of valor and noble deeds, this classic work introduces readers to the ideals and traditions that shaped the medieval imagination. Brave knights, difficult quests, loyal companions, and moments of extraordinary courage create a vivid portrait of a world where honor and duty were held above personal gain.
  
  The stories explore the timeless qualities associated with chivalry: bravery in the face of danger, loyalty to a cause, generosity toward the weak, perseverance through hardship, and the pursuit of justice. Each tale offers a glimpse into the lives and deeds of heroic figures whose courage and determination have continued to inspire generations.
  
  With Spurs of Gold is more than a collection of historical adventures. It is a journey into the ideals of an earlier age, where character was tested through trials and where noble actions could become the foundation of lasting legend. The stories offer readers an entertaining blend of adventure, history, moral lessons, and heroic romance.
  
  With its tales of knights and their remarkable deeds, this classic volume is an excellent choice for readers who enjoy medieval history, chivalric legends, heroic adventures, classic literature, historical storytelling, and tales of courage and honor. It is also a wonderful introduction to the enduring stories and ideals associated with the age of chivalry.
  
  Whether you are a longtime admirer of medieval legends or discovering these classic tales for the first time, With Spurs of Gold: Heroes of Chivalry and Their Deeds offers an inspiring journey into a world of valor, loyalty, adventure, and timeless heroism.

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  No Daylight in That Face -...

  Barry Gifford

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  For a tour of noir cinema, No Daylight in That Face is the perfect companion, and Barry Gifford is an ideal guide. His choice selection of films exposes the menacing, moody, and oftentimes violent underbelly of this dark movie genre that occupies a favorite niche in American popular culture. Some are classics, some are little known and seldom seen, but all, once viewed, are deeply remembered by aficionados of noir. Gifford's roll call of unforgettables includes these, and more: The Asphalt Jungle, Body and Soul, Body Heat, Charley Varrick, Chinatown, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, D.O.A., Double Indemnity, High Sierra, Key Largo, Kiss of Death, Mean Streets, Mildred Pierce, Mr. Majestyk, Out of the Past, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Strangers on a Train, and White Heat. 
   
   
   
  Gifford identifies the directors and names the many noir stars, the greats and not-so-greats who were cast in the indelible roles of hoods, B-girls, psychopaths, grifters, gumshoes, waifs, tarts, femme fatales, mobsters, molls, and ex-cons. 
   
   
   
  With a connoisseur's insight and an offbeat sensitivity perfectly tailored to his subjects, Gifford's brief essays cover a hundred of the noir buff's favorites. His highly polished impressions take the listener through five decades of noir to find both the heart and the art of the plotline.

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  A Journal of Wishes by EC

  Eugene St. Martin Jr.

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  E.C., the old groundskeeper and tennis teacher, is like a secretary recording his wishes, ideas, reflections, observations, and prayers as he goes about his rounds of going to church, to work, to teaching tennis, to playing tennis, and visiting his friends. He thinks that God and life bring certain ideas and people through our lives for a reason. The ideas help E.C. figure out what is important for him and they help give him a direction.

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