[Tango-A] MISC. New Book: "In Strangers' Arms: The magic of the Tango" by Beatriz Dujovne

[beatriz dujovne]

Fellow tangueros,

I am pleased to introduce to you my recently published book: In  
Strangers’ Arms: The magic of the tango.

Endorsement: In March 2010, the governing body of the Buenos Aires  
National Academy of Tango endorsed this book as a legitimate vehicle  
for the dissemination of the tango.

Academic publisher: McFarland, Jefferson, NC.
Lyric translations: Jake Spatz, Washington DC.

An insider account of the dance, told from inside the embrace, and  
from inside the culture of tango. It delves into the immigrant  
experience in Argentina, where improvisation, creativity, and  
solidarity were survival skills in everyday life. It explores the  
resurgence of tango in the age of international festival-hopping,  
tango gypsies, and the Internet and finally sets the record straight  
about the early days of the tango before it became the toast of Paris.  
It gets into the lyrics of the songs and brings the reader up close to  
one of those legends in person—Alberto Podestá, who sang with the  
greatest tango orchestras of all time, and with whom I had coffee  
several afternoons while poring over printouts of the very lyrics he  
made unforgettable.

Author: I was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and have lived half of  
my adult life in the USA. I received a graduate degree in psychology  
from the University of Buenos Aires, and a PhD from the University of  
Missouri. I now dance in Buenos Aires and in the US.

Other endorsements: Eric Van Young, Distinguished Professor of History  
specialized in Latin American History, UCSD; Alex Krebs, musician and  
dancer; Sergio Pujol, author of Discépolo, una biografía argentina.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786463899/

Europe, North Africa and the Middle East: The Eurospan Group, www.eurospangroup.com

Australia and New Zealand: DA Information Services, www.dadirect.com

India: Viva Books, www.vivagroupindia.net

Beatriz Dujovne