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Missouri Historical Society Press A. A. Fischer's St. Louis Streetscapes
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Amarna Books and Media My Mother Would Hate This Book
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Simon & Schuster Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies: Benjamin
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Essential Dick Gregory
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] standout anthology... Sharp, funny, and often inspiring, this is a must-read for Gregory’s fans, and a perfect entry point for the uninitiated." — Publishers Weekly “A useful bookend to a public figure who wielded humor with vigor and an astuteness to the American condition perhaps matched only by Mark Twain.” — Washington Post "A satisfying encapsulation of the career of a seminal comedian and social justice warrior." — Kirkus Reviews “The Essential Dick Gregory covers a lot of ground . . . Dick Gregory was one of a kind, the genuine article. If you never saw him, this collection of his thoughts and writings are a wonderful introduction . . . If you did see him, this book will bring back memories, and you will learn things about him you may not have known.” — New York Journal of Books
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Penguin Random House India Junior Lives
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Looking for Inspiration
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University of Washington Press Anyans Story
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Albert Hofstadter's excellent translation, we can listen in as Heidegger clearly and patiently explains why one must deconstruct traditional epistemological concern with the relation of subjective content to transcendent object in the name of a distinction, never before made in philosophy, which he calls ontological difference." - Hubert L. Dreyfus, Times Literary Supplement "... the best introduction to [Heidegger's] thought that has yet appeared." - Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, New School for Social Research "... for all students and scholars Basic Problems will provide the 'missing link' between Husserl and Heidegger, between phenomenology and Being and Time." -Teaching Philosophy "Perhaps the most generally accessible text that Heidegger published ... the translation is superb."-The Key Reporter A lecture course that Martin Heidegger gave in 1927, The Basic Problems of Phenomenology continues and extends explorations begun in Being and Time. In Basic Problems Heidegger provides the general outline of his thinking about the fundamental problems of philosophy, which he treats by means of phenomenology, and which he defines and explains as the basic problems of ontology.
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St. Martins Press-3PL Banvards Folly
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Open University Press Erik Erikson
Book SynopsisErik H. Erikson is widely considered one of the most influential thinkers to have emerged from the field of psychoanalysis. His work is concerned with the relevance of psychotherapy to the everyday modern world. His significance lies in the issues he addresses, the concepts he provides, and the many still unresolved questions he poses on the relationship of the individual to society. It was Erikson who originated the term 'identity crisis' and this book shows how his theories developed in response to his own life experience. It offers a comprehensive view of Erikson as a person, as a writer and thinker, and as a psychotherapist. As well as exploring the way Erikson's life and work are connected, this book examines the application of his thinking to contemporary social and political issues, and to current psychotherapeutic and counselling practice. His writings have a humanity and approachability that reach beyond the world of psychotherapy to consider questions fundamental to uTable of ContentsPreface and acknowledgementsAims, themes and contextEarly life to adulthood 1902-1933Immigrant to author1933-1950Childhood and societytriple bookkeeping, the concept of identity, clinical and cultural contextsChildhood and societyego and identity, the stages of the life cycle, the historical evolution of identityThe 1950'syouth and the identity crisisThe 1950'sreturn to Freud, Luther and GermanyThe 1960'sthe search for Gandhi's truthDilemmas of liberationCritical review of work and influencePersonal and cultural identity in contemporary psychotherapy and counsellingThe contribution of counselling and psychotherapy to contemporary social and political issuesEpiloguevitality in old ageReferencesIndex.
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Hodder & Stoughton Parky My Autobiography
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times Bestseller All Michael Parkinson really wanted to do was play cricket for Yorkshire and England. However, he soon realised that to be paid to watch films, football and cricket would be the best way to spend life, and he became a journalist. Television beckoned and for three decades Parkinson interviewed the movers and shakers of the late twentieth century, making his television programme the must-see event of the week. In singing with Bing Crosby, dancing with Billy Connolly, flirting with Miss Piggy and sparring with Muhammad Ali, Parkinson proved himself one of the most engaging and durable hosts in both Britain and Australia. In Parky he recalls a full life with honesty, insight and humour.Praise for Parky: ''Nothing less than riveting.'' Mirror''Joyous'' Telegraph''Wonderfully readable'' Daily Mail ''One of the finest broadcasters of aTrade ReviewI recommend it heavily. It's a wonderful book * Melvyn Bragg *Wonderfully readable... packed with revelations and insight, and offer an unrivalled glimpse into the lives of practically every giant personality of the past three decades * Daily Mail *Nothing less than riveting * Mirror *Parky's book is a joyous, breezy read, as much for the improbability of his early escapades as for his backstage anecdotes about the stars. It is also beautifully written * Daily Telegraph *The early chapters about his childhood and early career ... are disarmingly modest and offer a proper glimpse into another world * Independent *Crisp and detailed prose ... with an especially impressive account of a pre-second world war childhood in the north * Mark Lawson, Guardian *Funny and self-deprecating and just as laid-back as he is on camera * Boyd Tonkin, Independent *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Red Sweet Wine Of Youth
Book SynopsisThe poetry that emerged from the trenches of WWI is a remarkable body of work, at once political manifesto and literary beacon for the twentieth century. In this passionate recreation of the lives of the greatest poets to come out of the conflict, Nicholas Murray brilliantly reveals the men themselves as well as the struggle of the artist to live fully and to bear witness in the annihilating squalor of battle.Bringing into sharp focus the human detail of each life, using journals, letters and literary archives, Murray brings to life the men''s indissoluble comradeship, their complex sexual mores and their extraordinary courage. Poignant, vivid and unfailingly intelligent, Nicholas Murray''s study offers new and finely tuned insight into the - often devastatingly brief - lives of a remarkable generation of men.Trade ReviewMurray is the best kind of literary biographer . . . A rich and compelling patchwork of responses to the conflict -- David Evans * Financial Times *With lightly worn learning and considerable erudition, The Red Sweet Wine of Youth recuperates lesser-known writers such as Julian Grenfell and TE Hulme, and situates them alongside Wilfred Owen and Seigfried Sassoon . . . A fine account of the poetic sensibility of the period -- Thomas Marks * Daily Telegraph *
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Little, Brown Book Group Einsteins Greatest Mistake The Life of a Flawed
Book SynopsisWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even his closest friends. This stunning downfall can be traced to Einstein''s earliest successes and to personal qualities that were at first his best assets. Einstein''s imagination and self-confidence served him well as he sought to reveal the universe''s structure, but when it came to newer revelations in the field of quantum mechanics, these same traits undermined his quest for the ultimate truth. David Bodanis traces the arc of Einstein''s intellectual development across his professional and personal life, showing how Einstein''s confidence in his own powers of intuition proved to be both his greatest strength and his ultimate undoing. He was a fallible genius. An intimate aTrade ReviewBodanis is a lot like Einstein . . . Both see the fun in physics, both love simplicity and brevity * The Times *A sympathetic appraisal of Einstein's intellectual development * Nature *Like Einstein, he finds fun in physics and understands how to communicate its mystery * The Times *This is a perceptive and lucid account of a brilliant but flawed physicist. -- PD Smith * the Guardian *
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rise
Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Barnes and Noble's Best History Books of 2022 * Finalist for the CALIBA Golden Poppy Award * A Goodreads Readers Choice Nominee"Hip, entertaining...imaginative."—Kirkus, starred review * "Essential."Trade Review“An eclectic work that colorfully observes seemingly everything…the book is a tome dedicated to what Asian America has looked, felt and sounded like in the past 30 years…The book, then, is not only a celebration but also a way to set the record straight.” — San Francisco Chronicle “'RISE' is a homage to the seminal moments in sports, politics and entertainment that came to define contemporary Asian American culture…A buffet of offerings awaits the reader" — NBC News "More than a cool primer or a pop history, this essential compendium documents Asian American culture from the 90s through today. Let the record stand, it’s an honor to be us." — Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a finalist for the National Book Award “What a Herculean effort by Phil, Phil and Jeff to put together such a terrifically entertaining and massively comprehensive read. Not only was it illuminating to learn about how Asian Americans have contributed to pop culture over the last thirty years, it made me feel so proud at a moment when so many of us have been questioning our belonging in America.” — Lisa Ling, host of CNN's This is Life with Lisa Ling “Rise is a book like no other. It is informative, entertaining, thoughtful, beautiful, and full of love. It has literally expanded my idea of American culture and American history. I cannot imagine that anybody could pick up this book and not be immediately engrossed and ultimately benefited. This book is a must-read for anybody and everybody.” — Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre "Rise is a smart, funny, entertaining book. It makes you feel smarter for having read it without ever making you feel dumb for not already knowing the information inside. Get two copies because the first copy is definitely gonna get swiped off your coffee table by one of your friends." — Shea Serrano, author of Hip-Hop (And Other Things) and Movies (And Other Things) "Playful, wide-ranging, and informative, Rise is a book we've needed for ages. If you think you already know, it'll teach you tons you didn't. If you don't know anything, get reading: it's a perfect introduction to the wildly diverse and ever-evolving Asian American community." — Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere "Rise is an accessible, informative, and fun compendium on Asian American pop culture and politics from Harold and Kumar to Asian dance crews to Black/Asian relations today. This book made me nostalgic for the 90's while reminding of ugly moments in American history like the racial profiling of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Jeff Yang, Phil Yu and Philip Wang offer us a vivid and readable tour of Asian American representation.” — Cathy Park Hong, author of Minor Feelings “Finally the book on Asian American pop culture that needed to be made. Don't be fooled by the fun, accessible presentation format because this book has serious substance on the criminally undertold but hugely essential contributions Asians have made to American culture. Also, I'm in it.” — Ronny Chieng, senior correspondent on The Daily Show "Illustrations, graphs, and text make this tour of history and Asian American excellence a book I didn’t know I needed but was glad to discover, and a welcome counterpoint to “explainer” nonfiction...All charmingly and engagingly illustrated." — Marie Myung-Ok Lee, O Magazine, "10 Must Read Books for AAPI Month" "A hip, entertaining book, as imaginative in its presentation and stories as the generation it portrays." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Well-researched…and pure fun...This gorgeous, entertaining book takes readers on a fun trip through Asian American pop culture history from the 1990s through the 2010s.” — Shelf Awareness
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Cambridge University Press The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad
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Random House USA Inc In the Early Times
Book SynopsisIn this “dazzling” (John Irving) memoir, acclaimed New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend reflects on the pressures of middle age, exploring his relationship with his dying father as he raises two children of his own. “How often does a memoir build to a stomach-churning, I-can’t-breathe climax in its final pages? . . . Brilliant, intensely moving.”—William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Barbarian DaysONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New YorkerAlmost everyone yearns to know their parents more thoroughly before they die, to solve some of those lifelong mysteries. Maybe, just maybe, those answers will help you live your own life. But life doesn’t stop to wait. In his fifties, New Yorker writer Tad Friend is grappling with being a husband and a father as he tries to grasp who he is as a son. Torn between two families, he careens
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Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd Karunanidhi A Life
Book SynopsisMuthuvel Karunanidhi, a prominent Indian politician, served as Tamil Nadu's chief minister for five terms and led the DMK for over five decades. Known for his controversial yet impactful regional leadership, his legacy in Tamil history and culture is significant. "Karunanidhi: A Life" provides a detailed exploration of his remarkable life.
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Penguin Random House India The Magnificent Diwan
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Little, Brown Book Group Funny Peculiar The Autobiography
Book SynopsisWith free audio samplerIn 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start that he would never be a typical pop star - and more than ten years later he has become one of our best-loved and most intriguing artists.From his dramatic experiences on Pop Idol; to coming out in the glare of the media spotlight; to his valiant struggles against depression; to the crazy reality of being famous, Will is open about both the highs and lows of his life. He also provides sound and practical advice on dealing with the DVLA helpline - something that has been woefully neglected by all other celebrity memoirs.If you have ever wondered what it''s like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); how it feels to sing in front of thousands while fighting a catastrophic bout of low self-esteem; or be subjected to the terror that is a This Morning ''makeover'', then Funny Peculiar reveals a
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Headline Publishing Group Cant Stand Up For Sitting Down
Book SynopsisThe Stand-Up while Sitting Down Years...Jo Brand tells the story of how she crawled to fame and fortune, managed to persuade someone to marry her and had some children at an age when she should have been in a bath chair on the seafront. In this second volume of her memoirs, Jo recounts wild times on the comedy circuit, the attempts to tart her up for the TV screen, running the marathon, rally driving, her numerous, occasionally extremely inebriated, Edinburgh festival appearances, her ''acting'' career, and much, much more.Jo Brand is one of our best-loved comedians, according to a quote she made up. This memoir is full of hard-won wisdom, hilarity and her views on life, laughs, friendships and all the good and bad things in the world. If she was Prime Minister, the country would be in even more of a mess than it is.
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Rowman & Littlefield Vertical World Conversations with Todays Masters
Book SynopsisDetails the lives and accomplishments of influential climbers. Aimed at all climbing enthusiasts, this book profiles nine of the world's best young climbers in their own words and through conversations with their peers, to create an intimate portrait, revealing their personalities, drive, passion, openness and intimacy.Table of ContentsThe following is a list of climbers profiled within Vertical World. Foreword by Pete Takeda, Senior Contributing Editor to Rock & Ice Beth Rodden, 25, from Davis, CA: First American woman to establish a 5.14b (The Optimist, Smith Rock, OR). Chris Sharma, 24, from Santa Cruz, CA: first person to climb 5.15a (Realization, Ceuse France). Dave Graham, 24, Portland, Maine: has climbed more 5.14s than anyone else in the world, with 100+ routes under his belt. Dean Potter, 32, Yosemite, CA: first person to free climb both El Cap and Half Dome in a day. Dean also free-soloed the Supercanaleta on Fitz Roy in 6.5 hours and soloed the Compressor route on Cerro Torre in 11 hours. Jason Kehl, 27, from Maryland: unrepeated ascent of Evilution (V11) which stands 55 ft. tall, first ascent of After Midnight (V10/11, 25 ft. high) and The Fly (V13, 25 ft. high). Josh Wharton, 27, Rifle, CO: Bold ascent of The Flame in northeastern Pakistan under great odds and first ascent of the world's longest route called The Great Trango Tower in Pakistan. Lisa Rands, 28, from Bishop, CA: first American woman to climb V11 (Plain High Drifter, Buttermilks, CA). First woman to lead E8 6C (The End of the Affair, Curbar Edge, England).Steph Davis, 31, Moab, UT: Second woman, behind Lynn Hill to free climb a route on El Cap in a day (The Freerider, 5.12d/13a). Steph was also the first woman to have climbed all seven of the major peaks in Patagonia¿s Fitz Roy Range.Tommy Caldwell, 26, from Estes Park, CO: established the world's most difficult big wall free climb (The Dihedral Wall, 5.14a, El Cap, Yosemite, CA). Katie Brown, 24, from Boulder, CO: First woman to onsight both 5.13d and 5.14a (Omaha Beach, Red River Gorge, KY and Hydrophobia, Mont Sant, Spain).
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Goose Lane Editions Now the Memory
Book SynopsisA cache of the brooding imagery and strength characteristic of Gotro''s poetry.
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Goose Lane Editions Word Woman and Place Poems 19711985
Book SynopsisWord, Woman and Place is McCarthy''s fourth collection of poetry. Selections from his earlier works are gathered together with recent poems into this powerful new book which demonstrates McCarthy''s range and achievement.
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Goose Lane Editions A Fit Month for Dying
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Dohaney's unfailing ear for dialogue and use of dark humour create characters almost too vibrant to be contained by the page. A Fit Month for Dying — which can be enjoyed without reading the preceding novels — is easily the best of the trilogy. The characters are more deeply themselves, the story moves with its own swift energy, and Dohaney's turns of phrase are more finely calibrated for emotional impact." * Quill & Quire *
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Goose Lane Editions The Bastard of Fort Stikine The Hudsons Bay
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Bastard of Fort Stikine is a fine tale, and Komar has done a superb job in gathering the evidence and sorting out what happened the night McLoughlin was murdered." — * Canada's History *
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Goose Lane Editions Black River Road An Unthinkable Crime an Unlikely
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Debra Komar's latest foray into Canada's murderous past recreates a sensational Victorian-era morality tale that's brimming with intrigue, shady characters, forbidden sex, and high-stakes courtroom drama. Black River Road combines meticulous research, razor-sharp insight, and riveting storytelling to unearth a forgotten chapter in our legal history." -- Dean Jobb"Fans of Komar's finely detailed forensic re-examinations will find much to enjoy here. No rock is left unturned, no assumption left to fester, in the search for truth. The complex moral ambiguities that arise will haunt your thoughts, but with Komar's calm manner deftly guiding proceedings, the readers are always in good hands. I can't recommend her books highly enough as much for the philosophical issues they raise as for the first-class storytelling. Black River Road serves to remind us, at a time when it is needed more than ever, that there simply is no reliable forensic test of character." -- Brooke Magnanti
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Goose Lane Editions Apron Strings
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jan Wong takes us on a trip through three of the world’s greatest cuisines to learn the secrets of their foods, as well as the civilizations—past and present—that underlies what they eat. From a farm family in France coping with globalization to the stubborn traditions of central Italy and the cultural confusion of today’s China, we meet the families and people behind the dishes—and learn how to make them as well. A wonderful story about Jan’s own efforts to bond with her son, Apron Strings is what we have come to expect from Jan Wong: funny, insightful, and brutally honest." -- Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China"For foodies like me, Jan’s book will be irresistible, but the fact is that anyone would love this book. Apron Strings is one of the most appealing, charming, loveable books I’ve read in years." -- Stevie Cameron, author of On the Take"Apron strings may be for foodies, but Jan Wong’s Apron Strings is for everyone." -- Uwera Nina Ntanganzwa * The Brunswickan *"Apron Strings is dense in food history, customs, traditions and all the contrasts in between from school systems, familial roles and even water consumption." -- Jules Torti * Alphabet Soup *
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada RUFFLES ON MY LONGJOHNS SEQUEL TO RALPH EDWARDS
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Border Bank Bandits
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Walter Moberly
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada A New Exploration of the Canadian Arctic
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Plundertown USA Coos Bay Enters the Global
Book SynopsisSandine recounts the story of Coos Bay''s economic decline, illustrating the impact of economic globalization on a small Oregon community. He fills in background on the town''s history, which he intertwines with his own autobiography and family history and supports with dozens of photographs. Annotati
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Out of The Rain
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Outposts and Bushplanes Old Timers and Outposts
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Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita
Book SynopsisThis biography of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, originally in 6 volumes, is now in a 2-volume collectors' edition. Prof. Stillson Judah praises it as a tribute to Prabhupada's impact on American religious history in the '60s and '70s, offering valuable insights for scholars and those interested in his movement.
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Oratia Media Freyberg A Lifes Journey
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Monash University Custom Publishing Services Jean Primrose Whyte
Book SynopsisAfter growing up on a remote South Australian property, and having seen her mother taken by a shark when she was two, Jean Primrose Whyte went on to become a dominant figure in Australian librarianship in the second half of the 20th century.Her time at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School was vital; it resulted in numerous lasting friendships and reinforced her commitment to the North American pattern of professional education in librarianship.In 1959 she went to the Fisher Library, University of Sydney, and in 1972 to the National Library of Australia, where she was one of only two women (among 850 men) in the second division of the Commonwealth Public Service.She had a pivotal and influential role as editor of the Australian Library Journal (195971).She became foundation professor of the Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University (197588), where she implemented her ideas about professional education and produced outstanding graduates while promoting research.In
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Revela Press, LLC Anonymous Is a Woman
Book SynopsisAward-winning author and women''s rights advocate Dr. Nina Ansary takes readers on a 4,000-year global and historic journey exposing the repercussions of centuries of gender inequality. Beginning with 2300 BCE, the books biographical sketches of fifty forgotten innovatorsbrought to life by international fashion illustrator Petra Dufkovashatter deeply rooted gender myths to tell remarkable stories rescued from obscurity about groundbreaking contributions to humankind. In 1929, British novelist Virginia Woolf ran her fingers along the spines of the books in her library wondering why no woman in Shakespeares era had written a word of that extraordinary literature when every other man, it seemed, was capable of song or sonnet. She concluded, Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. Nearly a century after Woolf penned those incisive wordsfrequently modified as For most of history, Anonymous was a womanthe phenomenon of femaTrade ReviewAnonymous Is a Woman makes an essential contribution to illuminating the current social, economic, and political trends that are squashing the potential of at least 50% of the human population. This timely book highlights forgotten pioneering women in history and the repercussions of obstructing the full depth of human potential. Scott Kaufman, Author, Professor of Psychology, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityConfirmed endorsers for this book will include: Lyse Doucet, The BBC's Chief International Correspondent - Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University - Michelle King, UN Womens leading global expert in gender and organizations - Julie Hebert, Emmy Award-winning writer/director of theater, film and television.
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Legare Street Press I Comici Italiani Biografia Bibliografia
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Abrams You Will Find Your People
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An in-depth examination of one of life's most fascinating experiences, friendship. I didn't know how much I needed this book. I needed this book at the exact moment I cracked it open. I needed it fifteen years ago, and I’m sure I’ll need it again in five.” * Abbi Jacobson, cocreator of Broad City and A League of Their Own *“I can't think of a better-timed book than You Will Find Your People. We're all seeking connection more than ever, and Lane Moore answers questions about friendship that I didn't even realize I had! Prescient and important, You Will Find Your People is a necessary read.” * Jessica Valenti, author of Sex Object: A Memoir *“As someone who has always felt insecure about the friendships I have versus the ones I think I’m ‘supposed to have,’ this book honestly made me feel better about myself.” * Rachel Bloom, Emmy Award–winning cocreator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend *“An essential roadmap for one of the most vulnerable experiences one can attempt: making friends as an adult. Funny, beautiful, and encouraging. Lane Moore dives deep into the depth of what we humans have to offer each other and how we should do it. Why is this the first book I’ve ever heard of examining all the layers of making and keeping adult friendships? You'll want a highlighter because she covers it all. I’ve been looking for this book my entire adult life.” * Judy Greer, actress and author of I Don’t Know What You Know Me From *"I love Lane Moore's work, which is always funny, vulnerable, and wise, and I appreciate how seriously she treats the project of building a rewarding, secure adulthood around relationships other than the romantic ones we've historically been told are central.” * Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of All The Single Ladies *
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Open Road Media The Sewing Circle: Hollywood's Greatest Secret
Book SynopsisGreta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck—to name a few—maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing escorts, handsome husbands, and scores of male admirers, thanks to studio publicity departments. But off the set, all three box office divas were involved in “lavender” marriages (marriages of convenience, often to gay men) or remained stoically single. They, and several other Hollywood starlets of the era, were members of a discreet women’s “club” called the Sewing Circle, Hollywood’s underground lesbian society. Madsen takes a candid look at the very complicated dual lives these great stars led and the impact their preference for same-sex relationships had on their movie careers. Trade Review“Quite a revelation . . . Madsen documents his observations convincingly.” —Gay Times
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Stagecoach Mary Fields
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Susan B. Anthony: Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian
Book SynopsisTo strive for liberty and for a democratic way of life has always been a noble tradition of our country. Susan B. Anthony followed this tradition. Convinced that the principle of equal rights for all, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, must be expressed in the laws of a true republic, she devoted her life to the establishment of this ideal. While her goals for women were only partially realized in her lifetime, she prepared the soil for the acceptance not only of her long-hoped-for federal woman suffrage amendment but for a worldwide recognition of human rights, now expressed in the United Nations Charter and the Declaration of Human Rights. She looked forward to the time when throughout the world there would be no discrimination because of race, color, religion, or sex.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful
Book SynopsisHow They Succeeded is the life-stories of successful men and women Each story contains the elements that make men and women successful; and they are intended to show that character, energy, and an indomitable ambition will succeed in the world, and that in this land, where all men are born equal and have an equal chance in life, there is no reason for despair.Table of ContentsPreface; Introductory Note; Marshall Field; Bell Telephone Talk: Hints on Success by Alexander G Bell; Why the American People Like Helen Gould; Philip D Armours Business Career; What Miss Mary E Proctor Did to Popularize Astronomy; The Boyhood Experience of President Schurman of Cornell University; The Story of John Wanamaker; Giving up Five Thousand Dollars a Year to Become a Sculptor; Questions and Answers: Business Pointers by Darius Ogden Mills; Nordica: What it Costs to Become a Queen of Song; How William Dean Howells Worked to Secure a Foothold; John D Rockefeller; The Author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic: Her Views of Education for Young Women; A Talk with Edison: Dramatic Incidents in His Early Life; A Fascinating Story by General Lew Wallace; Carnegie as a Metal Worker; John B Herreshoff, the Yacht Builder; A Successful Novelist: Fame After Fifty; How Theodore Thomas Brought the People Nearer to Music; John Burroughs at Home: The Hut on the Hill Top; Vreelands Romantic Story: How He Came to Transport a Million Passengers a Day; How James Whitcomb Riley Came to be Master of the Hoosier Dialect; Index.
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Twelve The Andy Warhol Diaries
Book SynopsisThe classic, scandalous, and bestselling tell-all-and-then-some from Andy Warhol—now a Netflix series produced by Ryan Murphy.This international literary sensation turns the spotlight on one of the most influential and controversial figures in American culture. Filled with shocking observations about the lives, loves, and careers of the rich, famous, and fabulous, Warhol's journal is endlessly fun and fascinating.Spanning the mid-1970s until just a few days before his death in 1987, THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES is a compendium of the more than twenty thousand pages of the artist's diary that he dictated daily to Pat Hackett. In it, Warhol gives us the ultimate backstage pass to practically everything that went on in the world-both high and low. He hangs out with 'everybody': Jackie O ('thinks she's so grand she doesn't even owe it to the public to have another great marriage to somebody big'), Yoko Ono ('We dialed F-U-C-K-Y-O-U and L-O-V-E-Y-O-U to see what happened, we had so much fun'), and 'Princess Marina of, I guess, Greece,' along with art-world rock stars Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali, and Keith Haring.Warhol had something to say about everyone who crossed his path, whether it was Lou Reed or Liberace, Patti Smith or Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra or Michael Jackson. A true cultural artifact, THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES amounts to a portrait of an artist-and an era-unlike any other.
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Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Girdles and Other Harnesses I Have Known
Book SynopsisJoyce Harries's delightful collection of memoirs, fiction, essays, recipes and poems will dare you to laugh, cry and face head-on the small triumphs and larger tragedies of everyday life. From Joyce's vignettes of her childhood in the 1930s to the struggles and happiness of being a young mother to the heartache of widowhood, this wise and gentle collection will inspire readers to view their lives with reverence and hope: * I've Decided How I Want My 105th Birthday Celebrated If Cost Is No Object * It All Worked Out for the Best * What Mothers Don't Know * Footprints on the Wall * Vineyard Dreams on a Summer Night * Sixty-nine-Year-Old Me Talking to My Body * My Fabulous Fantasy Meal * Stampede Cattle Station * Romance at Windsor * Coming Home.
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Broadview Press Ltd Memoirs of Emma Courtney
Book SynopsisIn November of 1795, after William Godwin requested a sketch of Mary Hays’ life, she arrived at the idea of Memoirs of Emma Courtney. Godwin followed up his request with a “hint” that a fictional exploration of the painful experience she had undergone in her relationship with William Frend might help her to come to terms with it. It was to be an “instructive rather than self indulgent” work. The resulting novel is one of the most interesting and important explorations of gender-related issues of the time. Emma is exposed to a series of situations—motherlessness, orphanhood, poverty, dependence, and more—which encourage her to reflect “on the inequalities of society, the source of every misery and vice, and on the peculiar disadvanteges of my sex.” The novel quickly became viewed as “a scandalous disrobing in public” but it has endured as much on the basis of its readability as on its pointed social commentary.Trade Review“Marilyn Brooks’ excellent edition of Emma Courtney situates Hays’ first novel philosophically, in relation to Godwin and Wollstonecraft; biographically, in relation to Hays’ tormented love affairs; and with regard to the literary ferment expressed in the Jacobin novel. Brooks also provides essential, and in some cases rare background material in the several appendices. The result is that this wonderful formerly obscure novel now yields the intellectual excitement and scandalous frisson that it generated upon publication.” — Sandra Sherman, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionMary Hays: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextMemoirs of Emma CourtneyAppendix A: Selections from the Mary Hays and William Godwin CorrespondenceAppendix B: Selected Letters of William FrendAppendix C: Articles by Hays in the Monthly MagazineAppendix D: Reviews of Memoirs of Emma CourtneyAppendix E: On Sensibility On Melancholy Appendix F: The Anti-Jacobin BacklashAppendix G: Mary Wollstonecraft to Mary HaysAppendix H: Obituary of Mary WollstonecraftSelect Bibliography
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Broadview Press Ltd Walsingham: or, the Pupil of Nature
Book SynopsisWalsingham is both a lively story and a commentary by Mary Robinson on her society’s constraints upon women. The novel follows the lives of two main characters, Walsingham Ainsforth and his cousin, Sir Sidney Aubrey, a girl who is passed off as a son by her mother so that she will become the family heir. Sidney, educated in France, returns to England as an adult and persistently sabotages Walsingham’s love interests (having secretly fallen in love with him herself). Eventually, Sidney reveals her identity, and she and Walsingham declare their mutual love, wed, and share the family’s estate.This Broadview edition includes a rich selection of primary sources material including contemporary reviews; historical and literary accounts of eighteenth-century female cross-dressers; and selections from contemporary works that focus on the figure of the "fallen" woman.Trade ReviewMary Robinson's Walsingham is at once a novel of ideas, sentimental romance, gothic adventure and worldly satire. This responsibly edited and amply annotated edition effectively demonstrates how the work integrates the literary, social, educational and gender politics of the 1790s. Shaffer's thoroughly researched introduction serves as a resource for students and scholars alike." - Laura L. Runge, University of South FloridaTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionMary Darby Robinson: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextIndex to the PoetryWalsinghamAppendix A: Contemporary Reviews (1798) 1. The Monthly Review 2. The Critical Review 3. The Analytical Review 4. The Anti-Jacobin 5. The Monthly Magazine and British Register 6. The Monthly Mirror 7. The Monthly Visitor 8. British CriticAppendix B: Accounts of Real Eighteenth-Century Female-to-Male Cross-Dressers 1. Mrs. Charlotte Charke, A Narrative of the Life of Charlotte Charke (1755) 2. [Henry Fielding], The Female Husband (1746) 3. Anon, The Female Soldier (1750) 4. Giovanni Bianchi, An Historical and Physical Dissertation on the Case of Catherine Vizzani (1751)Appendix C: Fictional Eighteenth-Century Cross-Dressers 1. Selina Davenport, English Forbearance and Italian Vengeance (1828) 2. Miss A. Kendal, Tales of the Abbey (1800) 3. Sophia Lee, The Two Emilies (1798)Appendix D: Fictional Leniency Towards Sexually Fallen Woman 1. Miss Street, The Recluse of the Appenines (1793) 2. Sophia Woodfall, Frederick Montravers (1803) 3. Mary Robinson, The Natural Daughter (1799) 4. Elizabeth Helme, The Farmer of Inglewood Forest (1796) 5. Amelia Opie, The Father and Daughter (1800)Select Bibliography and Works Cited
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Broadview Press Ltd A Known Scribbler: Frances Burney on Literary
Book SynopsisFrances Burney’s journals and letters, composed between 1768 and 1839, contain a unique account of the creative, social, and commercial ambitions and achievements of an eighteenth-century female writer. Focusing on Burney’s literary life, this selection from her journals and correspondence combines Burney’s own accounts of the creation of her popular novels, her aspirations for her dramatic writings, and her reflections upon her letters and journals as literary productions in their own right.In addition to Burney’s letters and journal entries, this Broadview edition includes: selections from Burney’s Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy (1793) and Memoirs of Doctor Burney (1832); letters by family and friends about her literary activities; and contemporary reviews of The Diary and Letters of Madame d’Arblay.Trade Review“This rich selection gives a vivid sense of Burney, the sharp-eyed and exacting writer. It also brings to life her struggles, and her self-awareness, as an author, striving and competing in a literary marketplace. The book charts one extraordinary woman’s life of writing, but its journal entries, letters and reviews also reveal the changing habits of a whole literary culture.” — John Mullan, University College London“These accounts of Frances Burney’s literary adventures, along with the advice of her closest friends and relatives, provide a penetrating view of a woman writer’s constraints and obstacles in the eighteenth century. Justine Crump’s selections, from Burney’s excitement over the anonymous publication of Evelina to Samuel Crisp’s warnings about propriety and Edmund Burke’s praise of Cecilia, provide intriguing perspectives of Burney and her art.” — Linda Lang-Peralta, The Metropolitan State College of DenverTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceAbbreviations and Short TitlesIntroductionBurney and the Literary MarketplaceBurney and Eighteenth-Century TheatreCreativity and the Female Artistin Eighteenth-Century BritainBurney’s Life-WritingsFrances Burney: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextPrincipal PersonsJournals and Correspondence of Frances BurneyReferencesAppendix: Contemporary Reviews of The Diary and Letters of Madame d’Arblay New Monthly Magazine and Humorist (February 1842) [John Wilson Croker] The Quarterly Review (June 1842) [Thomas Babington Macaulay] The Edinburgh Review (January 1843) Eclectic Review (1847) Select Bibliography
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