Reviews
"How do I love thee? Let Martin count the ways. Just as she did in El Milagro , oral historian Martin draws on the oral literature of the Mexican American community. . . . These short stories transcend their regional milieu to tell universal amorous truths. Written with finesse and without pretension, they are charming and appealing."-- Library Journal "Forbidden, enchanted, desperate--these are some of the varieties of love in this charming concoction of romance, with, and instruction by the Arizona oral historian."-- Latina "The technique is unique; the combination of epistolary form, songs, recipes, prayers to Saint Valentine, promises to Mother Mary, and stories told in flashback all reveal the many expressions of love. Highly recommended."-- Multicultural Review "The stories are windows onto a culture. A beautiful weaving of historical sensibility and contemporary situations."--Demetria Martnez "These 'Eleven Lessons in Love' string together like clear crystal beads--each one innocent yet wise."--Alma Luz Villanueva, "How do I love thee? Let Martin count the ways. Just as she did in El Milagro , oral historian Martin draws on the oral literature of the Mexican American community. . . . These short stories transcend their regional milieu to tell universal amorous truths. Written with finesse and without pretension, they are charming and appealing." — Library Journal "Forbidden, enchanted, desperate—these are some of the varieties of love in this charming concoction of romance, with, and instruction by the Arizona oral historian." — Latina "The technique is unique; the combination of epistolary form, songs, recipes, prayers to Sain Valentire, promises to Mother Mary, and stories told in flashback all reveal the many expressions of love. Highly recommended." — Multicultural Review, "How do I love thee? Let Martin count the ways. Just as she did in El Milagro , oral historian Martin draws on the oral literature of the Mexican American community. . . . These short stories transcend their regional milieu to tell universal amorous truths. Written with finesse and without pretension, they are charming and appealing." -- Library Journal "Forbidden, enchanted, desperate--these are some of the varieties of love in this charming concoction of romance, with, and instruction by the Arizona oral historian." -- Latina "The technique is unique; the combination of epistolary form, songs, recipes, prayers to Saint Valentine, promises to Mother Mary, and stories told in flashback all reveal the many expressions of love. Highly recommended." -- Multicultural Review, "How do I love thee? Let Martin count the ways. Just as she did in El Milagro , oral historian Martin draws on the oral literature of the Mexican American community. . . . These short stories transcend their regional milieu to tell universal amorous truths. Written with finesse and without pretension, they are charming and appealing." -- Library Journal "Forbidden, enchanted, desperate--these are some of the varieties of love in this charming concoction of romance, with, and instruction by the Arizona oral historian." -- Latina "The technique is unique; the combination of epistolary form, songs, recipes, prayers to Saint Valentine, promises to Mother Mary, and stories told in flashback all reveal the many expressions of love. Highly recommended." -- Multicultural Review "The stories are windows onto a culture. A beautiful weaving of historical sensibility and contemporary situations."--Demetria Martnez "These 'Eleven Lessons in Love' string together like clear crystal beads--each one innocent yet wise."--Alma Luz Villanueva, "How do I love thee? Let Martin count the ways. Just as she did in El Milagro , oral historian Martin draws on the oral literature of the Mexican American community. . . . These short stories transcend their regional milieu to tell universal amorous truths. Written with finesse and without pretension, they are charming and appealing." - Library Journal "Forbidden, enchanted, desperate-these are some of the varieties of love in this charming concoction of romance, with, and instruction by the Arizona oral historian." - Latina "The technique is unique; the combination of epistolary form, songs, recipes, prayers to Sain Valentire, promises to Mother Mary, and stories told in flashback all reveal the many expressions of love. Highly recommended." - Multicultural Review
Table Of Content
Contents I. Surveying the Field 1. What Survey Research Tells Us about Writing at Work, Paul V. Anderson II. Describing and Improving the Structure of Discourse 2. Perceiving Structure in Professional Prose: A Multiply Determined Experience, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams 3. Making Information Accessible to Readers, Janice C. Redish, Robbin M. Battison, and Edward S. Gold III. Assessing the Influence of New Technologies 4. An Electronic Odyssey, Jeanne A. Halpern 5. Composition as Conversation: The Computer Terminal as Medium of Communication, Denise E. Murray IV. Viewing Writing from a Social/Institutional Perspective 6. Nonacademic Writing: The Social Perspective, Lester Faigley 7. Beyond the Text: Relations between Writing and Social Context, Lee Odell 8. Writing at Exxon ITD: Notes on the Writing Environment of an R&D Organization, James Paradis, David Dobrin, and Richard Miller 9. Special Topics of Argument in Engineering Reports, Carolyn R. Miller and Jack Selzer V. Moving from Workplace to Classroom-and Back 10. The Writing Teacher in the Workplace: Some Questions and Answers about Consulting, Dwight W. Stevenson 11. Building a Professional Writing Program through a University-Industry Collaborative, Barbara Couture, Jone Rymer Goldstein, Elizabeth L. Malone, Barbara nelson, and Sharon Quiroz 12. Workplace and Classroom: Principles for Designing Writing Courses, David A. Lauerman, Melvin W. Schroeder, Kenneth Sroka, and E. Roger Stephenson VI. Conducting Research 13. Survey Methodology, Paul V. Anderson 14. Ethnographic Research on Writing: Assumptions and Methodology, Stephen Doheny-Farina and Lee Odell
Synopsis
It brings a mother to her knees to plead for her son's safe return from war. It draws a grown woman back to the site of cherished childhood memories. It keeps the passion and romance of youth alive in an older woman's heart. It brings together heiresses and busboys, lawyers and chambermaids. Only love, the magical elixir that ..., Through earthy, charming stories that blend songs, letters, and prayers, Patricia Preciado Martin explores the hidden places of the soul and the human longing for amor eterno , eternal love. Forbidden love, enchanted love, and desperate love are just some of the varieties of love that get mixed into this sweet concoction of romance, wit, and instruction. A delicious combination of modern sensibility and folk wisdom--including recipes for fresh breath and special prayers to Saint Valentine--this book tells universal tales of devotion and desire.
