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After winning the 2002 Tupelo Press Snowbound Chapbook award presented by judge Ray Gonzalez, a full-length version of David Hernandez's imaginative, heartfelt work became inevitable. Whether reinventing the cinematic sets of Laurel and Hardy or meditating on the glittering seams that hold us together from the inside, these are poems that know how to turn the world inside out and take us along for a closer look. The author's eyes rove the landscape of his experience and focus on the details of shadows, his words giving a fresh accent to the pathos and unavoidable humor of loss. A new voice that's loud, lucid, and impossible to ignore. ... Read more

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For a life to come together, sometimes it first has to fall completely apart.

Customer Reviews (4)

Great and realistic story, but unsatisfying ending
This was a great book. The events and emotions were all pretty realistic.
The beginning wasn't slow at all and I felt the characters were portrayed very realistically.
I agree with another reviewer that said Isabel was really depressing. But I think it was okay for the author to make her this way, with it being the anniversary of her boyfriend's death. Some people have a hard time getting over these things and it wasn't like she completely shut herself off from her friends or the rest of the world.
I thought Snake and Carlos were hilarious together.
Heidi's jealousy of Vanessa and Isabel getting closer together was also portrayed accurately. I have witnessed that happened to a few friends of mine.
I like how Carlos' and Isabel's relationship progressed. When they first meet, you begin to get nostalgic of when you first met someone you liked. You root for them and hope that something good happens.
The accident with Snake and Vanessa completely broke my heart. I think the author did a good job of showing Isabel's and Heidi's breakdown. Also, I was annoyed at first of Carlos' kissing Nadine, his fellow security guard and sneaking off to Mira, his ex-girlfriend, but I get it: he was vulnerable.
I like how the characters attempted to move on and accept what happened, especially with Isabel who has experienced two deaths within a year.
The only part of the book I didn't like was the ending. It felt abrupt and kind of left me with a question mark on my forehead. Obviously, Carlos' and Isabel's relationship grows but what else? And what happened to Snake?
I was surprised at (but didn't mind) the amount of alcohol and drugs that were involved. A lot of high school students do go through that: tons of partying, drinking and experimenting with pot.
So I think this is a really realistic book that shows dealing with relationships, the social life of a high school student, and as well as the growing up that comes with tragedy.

Failed to meet potential.
No More Us for You was a sad story about loss and learning to live again. However, it was also a story that really didn't live up to its potential. The premise in itself sounded intriguing, but the book was, I'm afraid to say, no where even close to as great as it could have been.

From the beginning, I thought Isabel to be a depressing sort of girl. Everything she saw or heard just seemed to remind her of death. Her sorrow and morbidity were about the only defining characteristics she had. There wasn't anything really special that made her stand out except the fact that her boyfriend had died a year ago. Carlos was a little more interesting but not by much. The characters were basically very 2-Demensional. It wasn't until much later that Isabel and Carlos seemed to develop a little more personality only for the book to reach its end.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
On his first day at his new job working as a security guard at the Long Beach Contemporary Museum, 17-year-old Carlos finds himself cleaning up a pool of urine left by some random guy that just walks in and goes on the floor.

Surrounded by some of the strangest "art" he's ever seen, Carlos is sure that this will be a much easier gig than bagging groceries, and will be a great way to buy some nice things for his girlfriend, Mira. During the urine incident, he meets Vanessa, a relatively new classmate at his school who works as the museum's receptionist.

Another classmate, Isabel, also meets Vanessa for the first time shortly afterward. The one-year anniversary of the car accident that took Isabel's boyfriend's life is approaching, and Isabel can't keep her mind from wandering off from time to time, where it ends up exploring ideas of death and fate. When she and her best friend, Heidi, befriend Vanessa, Isabel ends up in the middle of a friendship triangle while she tries to sort out her own mind and come to terms with Gabriel's death.

Vanessa can tell that Isabel needs some distraction, and she tells Isabel that a guy at her job, Carlos, would be perfect for her. Carlos, on the other hand, is still reeling from a friend's difficult situation, and the hard blow that Mira has just dealt him.

On the fateful night of the Valentine's dance, Isabel and Vanessa meet up with Carlos and his best friend, Snake.Both Isabel and Carlos look forward to this opportunity to get to know one another and forget their troubles, but then tragedy strikes, throwing everyone's lives into turmoil. Is this relationship over before it has the opportunity to start?

I was surprised at the heavy amount of adult content in this story. The very title is taken from a display at the art museum that reads "No More C***us for You," and rough language is tossed around easily and almost without purpose. This book also focuses on some mature themes, such as drugs, gangs, drunk driving, and teen pregnancy.This is definitely a book for the more mature teen.

Reviewed by:Allison Fraclose

Hopeful but only scratches the surface
This is a sweet and sometimes humorous book that deals with death, grief, life, and love. It wasn't exactly what I was had thought it would be like but there is nothing wrong with that! I loved reading the alternating perspectives of Isabel and Carlos, their private fears and wishes, and their thoughts about each other and their friends. I was expecting to get to know Vanessa a lot more than I actually did and I felt there were some loose endings left with her storyline.

I liked Carlos's perspective the most, everytime he was in the art gallery that he worked at as a security guard my ears perked up. I loved it all, the strange artwork, the crazy man that comes into the gallery to destroy artwork, and the artist that comes in to repair his neon sign piece that has partially burnt out. It was a great atmosphere that the author created. You could definitely tell the author has a background in the arts! This passages really shine for me!

I found this a hopeful book that shows a great snapshot of teen life but felt like it barely scratched the surface of what the author had created for himself to play with. ... Read more

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Get the very latest details on the cutting-edge antennas that will be integrated in complex 4th generation wireless communications systems with this first-of-its-kind volume. Written by a panel of leading experts in the field, the book serves as a comprehensive, one-stop resource, including in-depth coverage of multiband integrated antenna design, simulation, testing and manufacturing. This practical book helps you solve integration problems for ever-increasing multiband requirements. You find discussions on important considerations regarding future handset MIMO terminals, such as efficiency and the effect of the user. The book also shows you how to avoid tweaking for fractal multiband designs and printed dipole design. Moreover, you learn how to identify and choose suitable multiband techniques for a particular MIMO handset. Supported with over 100 illustrations, this forward-looking resource presents the most recent design developments in the field, so you don't need to spend valuable time searching through scattered journal articles for the details you need. ... Read more

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Cutting-edge art paired with stories of fantastical adventure and biblical fact make the all-new Toby Digz series a must-have for young readers. Kids will relate to Toby's predicaments and his quirky sense of humor. Parents will love the fact that Bible stories and biblical truths are woven throughout these tales of adventure.

With a little help from their imaginations, Toby and his friends crawl through the makeshift cave in his tree house to find an ancient world of adventure. As Toby and the gang venture back in time, they meet major Bible heroes and learn--up close and personal--about the culture and history of biblical times.

Customer Reviews (2)

Great Great Great Book
This is a great series. Hurry Huury, please make more. My sons can't get enough. I hear there is a cartoon coming soon. This is the perfect character for the times we live in today. Toby is an innocent, yet strong leader. Thank you Tommy Nelson.
More books please.

Toby goes on great adventures!!
I am a 6 year old boy and I like this Toby Digz series because I love the adventures he goes on.I like how he goes back in time and makes stories that I have heard from the Bible more fun.I can't wait for the next Toby Digz adventure but I have to wait until December!!Mr. Hernandez, I have just started reading chapter books and your books make me want to read more and more.Please continue writing Toby books!Looking forward to December!!
P.S. Thank you from mom too!!! ... Read more

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Living a Life on Fire is both inspiring and practical. David Hernandez Jr. thoroughly explains how a Christian teenager can come into a closer fellowship with God, walk in freedom, be used by God in a greater way, become powerful through prayer, and become mighty through the reading of God's word. If you know a Christian teenager who is struggling to serve God, this is the perfect book for that teen, and if you know a teenager who just wants to know God in a greater way, this is the perfect book for them also. Living a Life on Fire is full of powerful testimonies of God's saving power, captivating word illustrations, answers to some tough questions, interesting yet purposeful stories, extreme challenges, and much more! Living a Life on Fire makes the perfect gift for a teenager who wants to serve God in this ungodly generation. This book will not only challenge teenagers, but this book will also encourage, strengthen, bless, and change the teenager who reads it and applies the principles within the book.

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The need for accurate acoustic prediction in many environments, including vehicles, aircraft, buildings, site planning, sound barriers and industrial plants, together with an increasing concern for the natural environment, has led to considerable software development and experimentation in recent years. Detailing the latest advances in this area, this book features the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modelling and Experimental Measurements in Acoustics.

Topics covered are: Ambient Noise Problems; Environmental Noise; Building Acoustics; Industrial Noise and Vibrations; Sound Absorption Barriers; Sound Reproduction and Visualisation; Aero- and Hydro-Acoustics; Underwater Acoustics; Detection Systems; Acoustic Modelling Studies; Wave Propagation; and Advanced Applications. ... Read more

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Is God fact or fiction? This is the question that has been the subject of debate for millennia, oftentimes leading to violence, as we have seen in the countless religious wars throughout the course of history, including the Islamic and Christian wars of today. The Greatest Story Ever Forged discusses this question, and outlines the fabrications giving birth to these monotheistic religions, their early developments, and how they have tyrannized the West and Middle East for these many centuries. Though there have been many defenders of the faith, David Hernandez shows how these religions have infinitely caused more damage to man than any good they have ever been credited for having done. This is what he calls ''the Curse of the Christ Myth,'' which derives from ''the big lie'' as propounded by the inventors of the Christ Myth, who battled as fiercely among themselves as they did against their detractors or non-believers. These include everyone from the Jews to the Pagans to the Gnostics to the heretics, and any form of ''infidels'' in an effort to establish their ''true'' religions.

These religious conflicts evolved into varied forms of crusades, small and large, which today could well be described as jihads. They can be seen as either Islamic or Christian, but both produced what we have come to know as the terror of the Dark Ages, when body and mind belonged to the Church. Scholarship, especially of the last two centuries, has researched the origins of Christianity with scientific methods and tools. It has uncovered archeological and documentary evidence that clearly demonstrates there is no basis for asserting that there was ever a historical person remotely consistent with the figure of Jesus Christ, as alleged and described in the Bible.

Taking these findings into account [note that this scholarship can often become exceedingly intricate], David Hernandez has tried to simplify the knotty, scholarly discussions, and supporting evidence, in this book so that the general reader may grasp the intricacies in a more palatable form without insulting the intelligence of the reader. This is a perennially urgent, but intriguing, subject with many surprising discoveries for the student of religion, as well as anyone else concerned with our social conflicts and the terrorism that plagues us today. These findings are certain to make this book a lively contender, alongside the most action-packed novel or movie, for capturing the vivid attention of any reader. ... Read more

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Along with the growth of RF and microwave technology applications, there is a mounting concern about the possible adverse effects over human health from electromagnetic radiation. Addressing this issue and putting it into perspective, this groundbreaking resource provides critical details on the latest advances in high frequency electromagnetic dosimetry. Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, the book takes a scientific and rigorous engineering point of view, helping professionals achieve highly accurate exposure assessments. ... Read more

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Always Danger offers a lyrical and highly imaginative exploration into the hazards that surround people’s lives—whether it’s violence, war, mental illness, car accidents, or the fury of Mother Nature. In his second collection of poems, David Hernandez embraces the element of surprise: a soldier takes refuge inside a hollowed-out horse, a man bullies a mountain, and a giant pink donut sponsors age-old questions about beliefs. Hernandez typically eschews the politics that often surround the inner circle of contemporary literature, but in this volume he quietly sings a few bars with a political tone: one poem shadows the conflict in Iraq, another reflects our own nation’s economic and cultural divide. Always Danger parallels Hernandez’s joy of writing: unmapped, spontaneous, and imbued with nuanced revelation.

"Always Danger blends a sense of menace, of ever-present harm, with almost painterly devotion to the images central to these poems. As good books often are, this is a book of obsessions: Everyone here is hurt or maimed, has lost or is losing. We’re presented with a world few would choose to live in, though many inhabit, without choice. To the extent that Hernandez is interested in offering redemption, it comes almost solely from the poet’s attention to and veneration of detail, from an imagination blessed with animate language. Hernandez’s achievement is the double witnessing of violence and beauty, the one unavoidable and the other, by the end, earned." —Bob Hicok, award-winning author of Animal Soul, The Legend of Light, and Insomnia Diary

"These poems—as urgent, fragile, wily as they are—go beyond the merely personal into the great world. Hernandez's patient, generous eye is on family and stranger, the wounded and the lost, the rich life of the city, its parking lots and freeways, sad yards and heavy metal. Finally, a poet who is not the center of his universe! And it's never simple, the dark joy that comes of such fierce attention."—Marianne Boruch, author of five collections of poetry, including Poems: New and Selected and two books of essays on poetry, most recently, In the Blue Pharmacy

"Fierce and swift and crisp, David Hernandez’s poems drill their way into the real and always find something alive and surprising there. There’s plenty of cleverness here, but what is special about these poems is an unusual quality of determination. Hernandez’s imagination goes at the world in attack-mode—not to show off, but to discover its human depths."—Tony Hoagland, author of What Narcissism Means to Me: Poems ... Read more

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It's the summer before senior year, and Marcus should be hanging out, filling his sketchbook, maybe asking a girl out for once. So why is he in a car with his brother, his brother's girl, and the pistol, headed straight toward his dad?

Customer Reviews (2)

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING
I love this book because of its realistic situations and hilarious stories. David Hernandez makes this book so realistic by (SPOILER ALERT) making the characters in the story do what actual teenagers possibly might do. and he also makes this story funny at the same time by making embarring situation for the main character and his friends.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
SUCKERPUNCH is the story of two brothers - narrator Marcus and his younger brother, Enrique.

Marcus, the shy one, has spent most of his life looking out for Enrique.For some reason that Marcus has yet to fully understand, their father physically abused Enrique.Why one boy and not the other?That is a question Marcus would love to have answered.As a result of the abuse and then abandonment, Enrique is medicated for depression and violent tendencies, and Marcus is trying to keep things under control as the "man" of the family.

When the boys learn their father has continued to send money to help their hardworking mother, they are pleasantly surprised.When their mother tells them that their father is planning to return home to live with them, their reaction is anger and fear.Enrique decides he must be stopped, so with the help of a friend and his car, the brothers set out to visit their father.Armed with a starter's pistol, Enrique's green-haired girlfriend, and minus Enrique's medication, the positive outcome of this confrontation is in serious doubt.

SUCKERPUNCH is gritty and hard-hitting.Readers will soon bond with both Marcus and Enrique.The story flows smoothly, although my English teacher side did have trouble dealing with the lack of quotation marks in the dialogue.I did get over it somewhere around the halfway mark, but it could be a distraction for some readers.

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Toby is cool
Toby is the coolest boy because he knows everything and he always saves the girls. I want to go with him on a big advenure so he can save me too. I learned how to draw Toby too because he teaches me that in the back of the book.

Best book for boys today!
Hello. This book is fabulous. I have two boys and I am also a homeschool instructor. I created a lesson plan based on the Toby Digz books and now it has been thrown into our weekly studies.
The publisher of this series seems to have discovered what boys today are looking for because every child in my class adores these characters. (The girls love it too, especially due to the fact that Lauren Lane, Toby's friend is a smart homeschooled girl. Keep these coming, and tell the publisher we need activity books based on the stories.
Ava Warnick

Spectacular Toby Digz
Hooray! My kids love this little boy with the James Bond gadgets. I am pleased with this series. The kids can't get enough. If you are a parent looking for that new book, one that will excite your child and make them WANT to read, then this is your series! We love Toby Digz.

Best Children's Chapter book this year!
It's about time. My children are smart kids. I have always had a difficult time finding chapter books they would actually engage in, but this new series hit the mark, Toby Digz is a great character and I was so impressed with the format of the book.
The author has gone out of his way to obviously keep the kids interested. When you reach the last pages, there are all sorts of unique charts and games. This man know his audience well! Good job Tommy Nelson! Keep them coming.

Egypt in Action!!
I love the Toby Digz books!This book was so fun it made me want to learn more about Egypt.Thanks for writing these books and please write more!! ... Read more

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This book is a dialogue about poverty in North America, especially in Mexico and the United States. Poverty has different roots and different manifestations, and requires different responses, whether in the Mississippi delta, in Native American reservations, among single-parent families in inner cities, or in Mexico’s rural southern states and in its urban areas.

In this book, twelve poverty scholars in Mexico and the United States contribute to the understanding of the roots of poverty and build knowledge about effective policy alleviation strategies. After setting the context of poverty and place in North America, the book focuses on three areas of policy response: macroeconomic policy, education policy, and safety nets. Within each section, the authors explore the dimensions of the poverty problem and alternative responses. A final chapter by the editors—from the United States and from Mexico—raises provocative questions about poverty in North America as a whole.

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This book offers a tribute to Jackson Hole, from the men who first conquered it to the skiers and snowboarders who crowd its slopes every year. With over 220 images, Jackson Hole is a stunning history of the town and people behind one of the greatest ski resorts in North America. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

more than just a coffee table book!
I originally bought this book as a gift, but ended up keeping it for myself! I have never seen a "coffee table book" that is so well written. The photography is what initially grabs your attention, but the stories and historical information are what keep you coming back for more. I would recommend this book to anyone, whether they have an interest in Jackson Hole's past and present, or they just like looking at amazing photographs.

if you love to ski/ snowboard Jackson Hole...
... this is your book.The history of the area is fascinating, but the interviews with the locals really bring this book to life.David Gonzales has collected a plethora of amazing pictures from the area's best photographers, too.Whether you've just visited Jackson Hole or have lived in the area, 'Jackson Hole: On a Grand Scale' brings back great memories of skiing and snowboarding a place that's like no other!

THE....... Hole
Dynamic pictures.... factual historic information...bought 3 for Christmas gifts.

Makes me want to ski!
Many times "coffee table" type books are placed around one's home to look nice, but are never opened and read.This is one coffee table book that is fabulous - easy reading (and great writing), which is also full of interesting facts and stories and amazing photographs to go with it all!

I'm not much of a skier, but reading all the stories about the skiing in Jackson Hole, is making me want to learn!!

Jackson Hole - the real deal...
An insightful, well-researched and thoughtful book finally conveying to the printed word the somewhat complex history of what locals here in Jackson call "The Big One". Beginning with Paul McCollister and Alex Morely's vision of a grand ski resort on a European scale, Gonzales carefully weaves through the dynamics of the complicated business that is running a ski resort, and interjects wonderful qualities and stories of the "good ole days". Not one for half-truths Gonzales doesn't sugarcoat reality and really gets into the heart of the challenges and triumphs of McCollister's struggle to see his vision to fruition.The chapters "True Grit" and "Patrolling the Hole", were my personal favorites, perfectly chronicling the spirit of the incredible endeavors of managing, both fiscally and physically, this amazing ski resort. "Patrolling the Hole", gave me a newfound respect for the men and women (many of them good friends) that on a daily basis battle mother nature and the harsh Northwestern climate so that we may all enjoy the bounties of lift served fresh powder skiing and reveals both their unbelievable character and great humor, and "True Grit" is a wonderful history of the finer points of lore that surround the mountain.Beautiful photographs and superb anecdotal sidebars highlight this wonderful read, and Gonzales' solicitous prose relates to the reader that wonderful feeling of "being there", and more importantly truly captures the intimate local flavor. A thirteen-year Jackson local myself, I couldn't put it down and read through this delightfully put together book in a single sitting. ... Read more

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This book is aimed at the photographer who wants to create stunning portraits with minimal equipment while saving time in the digital darkroom.Using very basic equipment in the form of a camera, a flash, a plain backdrop and a chair, I’ll share my method of creating “Vintage” style black and white photographs from full-color originals.We’ll cover setting up the shoot, types of clothing, props, camera angles, and the basic filters you need to transform a good picture into a work of art worthy of a good frame. You don’t have to be a pro to use this technique! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on November 27, 2002. The length of the article is 1575 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: España olvidó el pasado para avanzar en la transición: David Hernández Corrochano/ profesor-investigador en la Flacso: en México, al igual que en España, quienes saldarán las cuentas serán los historiadores al poner a todos los actores políticos en su lugar.(Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales )(Entrevista)
Author: Isabel Salmerón
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: November 27, 2002
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 49Issue: 2580Page: 8(3)

Article Type: Entrevista

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on December 3, 2006. The length of the article is 1608 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La matanza de Michoacán, producto de un sistema carcelario punitivo: David Ordaz Hernández/investigador del Inacipe.(Entrevista)
Author: Antonio Cerda Ardura
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 3, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 53Issue: 2790Page: 30(2)

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