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  • The most beautiful lie

    by Rivera Jose ...
    Half a life has passed, learn to let go. Help others, but also let yourself go. If you can't hold the sand, you lift it. In the future life, time, shade appropriate; Hearts are at peace near and far! ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Marisol and Other Plays

    by José Rivera ...
    The first collection of plays by one of the most moving and astonishing writers of the last 15 years. Though critics reflexively class his work as magical realism,” Rivera’s extravagant, original imagery always serves to illuminate the gritty realities and touching longings of our daily lives. Also includes: Each Day Dies with Sleep and Cloud Tectonics. ... Read more

    $9.79 USD

  • References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot and Other Plays

    by José Rivera ...
    Surrealism, magic realism and expressionism are the hallmarks of Jose Rivera’s influential body of work. This new volume collects the author’s plays written in the past five years, including References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot ("effortlessly melds otherworldly fantasy with gritty realism to make sparks fly onstage."—The Journal News), Sueño (a reworking for Pedro Calderón’s Life is a Dream) ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Boleros for the Disenchanted and Other Plays

    by José Rivera ...
    Praise for José Rivera:"Even if you've never seen Puerto Rico or grown old, you sit there ruminating on love, sacrifice, and betrayal."-Chicago Tribune, on Boleros for the Disenchanted"Teasingly engrossing. . . . Vividly written. . . . An intriguing and evocative drama."-The San Francisco Chronicle, on Brainpeople"Mr. Rivera's intimate play . . . uses historical fact as a frame to pose intriguing ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Acequia Culture

    Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest

    by José A. Rivera ...
    Conflicts between Hispanic farmers and developers made for compelling reading in The Milagro Beanfield War, the famous novel of life in a northern New Mexico village in which tradition triumphs over modernity. But as cities grow and industries expand, are acequias, or community irrigation ditches, a wise and efficient use of water in the arid Southwest? José Rivera presents the contemporary case ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Vortex

    A Novel

    by José Eustasio Rivera ...
    Translated by John Charles Chasteen ...
    Published in 1924 and widely acknowledged as a major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the harrowing adventures of the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they flee Bogotá and head into the wild and woolly backcountry of Colombia. After being separated from Alicia, Arturo leaves the high plains for the jungle, where he ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Vortex

    by José Eustasio Rivera ...
    Translated by Victor Meadowcroft, Daniel Hahn ...
    Series series Charco Classics
    “The most influential Colombian novel before Gabriel García Márquez.”—Times Literary SupplementA new translation of a Latin American classic, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover, Alicia, as they elope from Bogotá and embark on an adventure through Colombia's varied and magical landscapes. When Alicia—pregnant, jealous, and more than a little fed up ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Each Day Dies With Sleep

    by Jose Rivera ...
    Narrated by Laura Ceron, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 27 min

    Written by José Rivera, recent Academy Award Nominee for The Motorcycles Diaries, Each Day Dies with Sleep is the story of a young woman’s struggle to find an identity apart from the two men in her life – her father and her husband. Written in Rivera’s typical satiric and super realistic style, this fantastical tragic-comedy leaps from coast to coast, and from one outrageous moment to the next.An ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Facts, Ethics, and Culture of Strip Clubs

    Social Studies, #1

    by Jose Rivera Neris ...
    Series Book 1 - Social Studies
    The Facts, Ethics, and Culture of Strip Clubs goes beyond the stereotypes of stripping, skillfully unpacking the intricacies of labor and artistry incorporated in the performances. This book challenges readers to enter the world of strip clubs not for voyeuristic purposes, but instead, in order to understand and appreciate the humanity within.In this work, Rivera compiles cultural critique, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Consent, Commerce, and Control

    Social Studies, #2

    by Jose Rivera Neris ...
    Series Book 2 - Social Studies
    For as long as there have been societies, sex work has been part of the underground economy—talked about quietly, banned, turned into novels, then scolded again. Laws people hoped would wipe it out only pushed it deeper into the shadows. Each time someone tried to stamp it out, it shifted and kept going. So if banning it has never worked, why do we keep trying?Consent, Commerce, and Control ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 51st State: A Libertarian path for Puerto Rico's Economic Revival and Statehood

    Politics, #1

    by Jose Rivera Neris ...
    Series Book 1 - Politics
    The 51st State dives straight into Puerto Rico's tug-of-war over becoming America's next State, framing the talk around freedom, fairness, and the rights of everyday people. Mixing eye-opening facts with a libertarian twist, the book pushes back against the usual power gaps and heavy rules that come with being a US territory. It then argues for a tomorrow where islanders have full votes, richer ... Read more

    $10.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Water for the People

    The Acequia Heritage of New Mexico in a Global Context

    Edited by Enrique R. Lamadrid, José A. Rivera ...
    Series series New Century Gardens and Landscapes of the American Southwest
    Winner of the Historical Society of New Mexico Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez AwardWinner of the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for History AnthologyWater for the People features twenty-five essays by world-renowned acequia scholars and community members that highlight acequia culture, use, and history in New Mexico, northern Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, the Middle East, Nepal, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD