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Books by Sarah Cortez
  | | Tired, Hungry, and Standing in One Place for Twelve Hours Essential Cop Essays: Essential Cop Essays von Ms. Sarah Cortez Paperback, 220 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Texas Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68003-143-0, ISBN: 1-68003-143-0 "Over twenty years ago, Sarah Cortez left a flourishing corporate career to strap on a gun, and police the streets. Transitioning from designer heels and a high-rise office to a low-bid, agency-owned Crown Vic wasn't easy, but it delivered exactly what she desired. In these highly-charged personal reflections, Cortez reveals the complicated machinery of a cop's heart, mind, and soul by dissecting the differences between cops and civilian ..." |
 | | Against Sky's Warm Belly(1st Edition) New and Selected Poems von Ms. Sarah Cortez Paperback, 200 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Texas Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68003-109-6, ISBN: 1-68003-109-0 "The poems of Sarah Cortez flex lean muscles to build lyric intensity and a gripping edginess often backlit by an incandescent, controlled eroticism. Cortez reveals the hidden underworld of her fellow police officers, whose lives comprise the thin blue line and whose blood sometimes splashes and blackens on summer concrete. Aquarium And what of the water? A transparency we swim through, lithe white muscle, the glide of fins. We move an ..." |
 | | Cold Blue Steel(1st Edition) (Paperback) von Ms. Sarah Cortez 82 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Texas Review Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-937875-02-2, ISBN: 1-937875-02-4 "Fifty lyric poems set in the world of the urban street cop in Houston, Texas, the nation's fourth largest metropolis --" |
 | | Walking Home(1st Edition) Growing Up Hispanic in Houston von Ms. Sarah Cortez Paperback, 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Texas Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-933896-83-0, ISBN: 1-933896-83-3 "This ground-breaking, mixed genre memoir journeys from the soil of Texas farmland near Floresville to the shrimpers’ nets of the Gulf Coast, near Matagorda. Three generations of Hispanic families are viewed through the faith-filled lens of the miraculous and the poignancy of dreams never realized. The journey continues to mid-twentieth century Houston, where what is done is as powerful as that which never happened." |
 | | You Don't Have a Clue Latino Mystery Stories for Teens von Sarah Cortez Paperback, 320 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Pinata Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-692-9, ISBN: 1-55885-692-7 "When two gun-toting hoodlums tell the fourteen-year-old narrator of Rene Saldana's story, "The Right Size," to kiss the floor, he doesn't think twice. And his dad and younger brother drop to the floor just as quickly. "This guy Jimmy probably thinks Dad is the greatest threat among the three of us, but he's dead wrong. Dad couldn't hurt a bug," the boy thinks. In the ensuing twenty minutes, he learns that his dad isn't as weak as he tho ..." |
 | | Vanishing Points Poems and Photographs of Texas Roadside Memorials (Paperback) von Ms. Sarah Cortez Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Texas Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68003-101-0, ISBN: 1-68003-101-5 "Along Texas roadways rest thousands of contemplative shrines, usually marked by small, white metal crosses. Anchored by the stunning photography of roadside memorials by Dan Streck, this landmark book allows four poets to respond to the visual summons of roadside memorials with lyric intensity and eloquent ekphrasis: Larry D. Thomas, Jack B. Bedell, Sarah Cortez, and Loueva Smith. Graphic designer Nancy J. Parsons brings her award-winni ..." |
 | | Our Lost Border Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence von Sergio Troncoso, Sarah Cortez, Rolando Hinojosa Paperback, 280 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-752-0, ISBN: 1-55885-752-4 " Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library AssociationInternational Latino Book Award for Best Latino-focused Nonfiction Book (Bilingual)Finalist for ForeWord Review's Book of the Year Awards for Adult Nonfiction AnthologiesIn his essay lamenting the loss of the Tijuana of his youth, Richard Mora remembers festive nights on Avenida Revolucion, where tourists mingled with locals at bars. Now, the tourists are ..." |
 | | Indian Country Noir(Illustrated) (Akashic Noir) von Sarah Cortez, Liz Martínez, Liz MartãNez Paperback, 300 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-05-3, ISBN: 1-936070-05-7 "Step into Indian Country. Enter the dark welter of troubled history throughout the Americas, where the heritage of violence meets the ferocity of intent.Features brand-new stories by: Mistina Bates, Jean Rae Baxter, Lawrence Block, Joseph Bruchac, David Cole, Reed Farrel Coleman, O'Neil De Noux, A.A. Hedge Coke, Gerard Houarner, Liz Martínez, R. Narvaez, Kimberly Roppolo, Leonard Schonberg, and Melissa Yi.Sarah Cortez, a law enforcement ..." |
 | | Hit List(1st Edition) The Best of Latino Mystery von Sarah Cortez, Liz Martinez Paperback, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Arte Publico Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-543-4, ISBN: 1-55885-543-2 "In Lucha Corpi's story, ''Hollow Point at the Synapses,'' her unique narrator a bullet describes the instant before killing a young Peruvian woman: ''I feel the pull of the hammer. The pressure mounts. I am now in place. The moment is upon me. Swiftly and efficiently, I will do what I must, what I was created for. In an instant, I am off, traveling at a speed reserved only for death.'' This groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by ..." |
 | | Lone Star Noir(1st Edition) (Akashic Noir) von Luis Alberto Urrea, Joe R. Lansdale, Milton T. Burton, Sarah Cortez, Jessica Crumley Powers, James Crumley, Bobby Byrd, Johnny Byrd, John William Byrd Paperback, 276 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-64-0, ISBN: 1-936070-64-2 ""Sure to be of regional interest and to appeal to fans of noir or 'dark' fiction, this spicy black brew of sinister thrills is not for the squeamish or the easily offended."--Library Journal"Unsettling and shivery."--Kirkus Reviews"Crime, like politics, is local. The folks at Akashic Books understand this . . . "Lone Star Noir" is a solid collection. Heck, it better be -- the state's red clay looks like dried blood. Noir grows out of th ..." |
 | | Windows into My World Latino Youth Write Their Lives von Sarah Cortez, Virgil Suarez, Conrado Espinoza, John Pluecker, Ethriam Cash Brammer Paperback, 272 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Piñata Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-482-6, ISBN: 1-55885-482-7 ""They never thought I would leave. I remember tia Olivia calling the house to let me know that I was betraying my family by leaving to study. But unlike both of my parents, I wasn't leaving the country to let years pass before seeing my family again; and unlike my mother, I wasn't leaving to get married." In this short but powerful memoir, Marisol explains that she knew her departure for Yale would create conflict with her f ..." |
 | | Cold Blue Steel von Sarah Cortez 80 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-937875-15-2, ISBN: 1-937875-15-6 "Cold Blue Steel contains fifty lyric poems set in the world of the urban street cop in Houston, the nation’s fourth largest metropolis." |
 | | Trinidad Noir (Akashic Noir) von Lisa Allen-Agostini, Jeanne Mason, Liz Martinez, Sarah Cortez Paperback, 340 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-933354-55-2, ISBN: 1-933354-55-0 "DOUGLA. BY REENA ANDREA MANICKCHAND Caroni Swamp ... me—another dougla gone bad. Damn it, I even saw it in Vish's eyes. I couldn't join the army. After all, it was for the Afro boys. And I didn't want to work in the garage with my older brother. I just couldn't stand them Indo boys riding along with their souped- up vehicles and gloating 'bout their drag races. I know she didn't want me to do anything illegal, but what's a dougla li ..." |
 | | The Carlucci Betrayal von Sarah Cortez Softcover, Veröffentlicht von White Bird Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-63363-531-9, ISBN: 1-63363-531-7 |
 | | Tired, Hungry, and Standing in One Place for Twelve Hours Essential Cop Essays von Sarah Cortez 114 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68003-144-7, ISBN: 1-68003-144-9 "... supervisors: Assistant Chief Kenneth Key, Lt. Darrell Butler, Sgt. Jeff Lee, Deputies Gary Chambers, Donna Douglass, ... Story, Image, Poem & Song, edited by Donna Walker-Nixon, Cassy Burleson, Rachel Crawford, Ashley Palmer (2015)." |
 | | Indian Country Noir von Sarah Cortez, Liz Martínez 300 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Akashic Books ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-82-4, ISBN: 1-936070-82-0 "Sarah Cortez, Liz Martínez. “She doesn't know me, doesn't even like me. You've got a long wait coming.” “No.” The thing became its stubborn resolve, standing by the rusting iron gate to a shadowy set of stairs, arms by its sides, blond hair and ... The brooding muscle man became a mountain of broken stone, an avalanche of pebbles that might have been the calcified souls of the dead, on which floated a thatch of pale wood that, if a ..." |
 | | Windows Into My World Latino Youth Write Their Lives von Sarah Cortez 226 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Arte Publico Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-643-1, ISBN: 1-55885-643-9 "And it drew a line between the kids that went to Pasodale Elementary School. There weren't too many of us who lived on the north side of Alameda. Usually parents on that side enrolled their kids at Marion Manor Elementary, so they wouldn't have to cross a busy street. After the final bell, those who lived on the north side of Alameda walked through the yellow-grassed field that was used for every outdoor school event. We'd all cros ..." |
 | | How to Undress a Cop von Sarah Cortez 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Arte Publico Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61192-178-6, ISBN: 1-61192-178-3 "... "Chulo," in MA-KA (Sister Vision Press, Toronto); "Death," in The Texas Observer and in WomenPolice; "Dream," in Plural Desires (Sister Vision Press, Toronto); "Her," in Chiron Review; "Interlude," in The Bayou Review; "Johnnie," in Terry; ..." |
 | | The Sharp Edges of Water von Angelique Jamail, Sarah Cortez Paperback, 106 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Odeon Press ISBN-13: 978-1-73286-292-0, ISBN: 1-73286-292-3 "This is a book of stories as much as a collection of poems. In it, the characters swerve between the rain-drenched, tree-lined, concrete plains of Houston and the voluptuous, dynamic terrain of Los Angeles. They face multiple realities, and though they’re earnestly grounded, they sometimes swim in the waters of magic realism. Their story is both relatable and a little bit surreal. ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE SHARP EDGES OF WATER: “For Jamail ..." |
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