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Haus Publishing Black Earth: A Journey through Ukraine
Book Synopsis'Will someone pay for the spilled blood? No. Nobody.' Mikhail Bulgakov wrote these words in Kiev during the turmoil of the Russian Civil War. Since then Ukrainian borders have shifted constantly and its people have suffered numerous military foreign interventions that have left them with nothing. As a state, Ukraine exists only since 1991 and what it was before is controversial among its people as well as its European neighbours. Writing in a simple and vivid way, Jens Muhling narrates his encounters with nationalists and old Communists, Crimean Tatars and Cossacks, smugglers, archaeologists and soldiers, all of whose views could hardly be more different. Black Earth connects all these stories to convey an unconventional and unfiltered view of Ukraine - a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia and the centre of countless conflicts of opinion.Trade ReviewPRAISES FOR A JOURNEY INTO RUSSIA; 'There is a shock of discovery and a shot of pleasure on every page.' The Times; 'A compelling story of an author's journey into deepest Siberia in a quest to meet a woman determined to remain cut off from the outside world' Sunday Telegraph; 'A Journey Into Russia [...] takes Jens Muhling into Russia's riven terrain from Kiev and Moscow to St Petersburg and Siberia and on towards the people of the Steppes, unveiling individual tales of people surviving against the odds.' The Scotsman; '[Muhling] meets a bewildering variety of "old believers" in a broader sense, from members of the sectarian Orthodox Church..., through stubbornly Leninist former Soviet citizens, to newly minted Slavonic pagans. They all want to tell Muhling their life stories which, in his empathetic retelling, provide glimpses into other lives that are vivid and frequently moving.'TLSTable of ContentsPreface xi 1. A Finger on a Map 1 Przemysl-Medyka 2. The Ant Trail 11 Medyka-Shehyni 3. The Love Story of Inge and Bohdan 21 Munich, 1959 4. The Love Story of SC-108 and SD-214 33 Lviv 5. In the Middle of Whatever 55 Dilove-Rakhiv 6. Dr. Stumpp Celebrates a Sad Christmas 77 Berdychiv, 1941 7. Scrape Your Strings Darker 91 Chernivtsi 8. The Miracle of Kalynivka 105 Vinnytsia-Kalynivka 9. At Rabbi Nachman's Grave 121 Uman 10. Philip and the Thief 149 Kiev 11. A German Village 191 Odessa-Dobroolexandrivka 12. Revenge of the Scythians 211 Simferopol-Sevastopol-Bakhchisaray 13. A Handful of Acorns 241 Kherson-Zaporizhia 14. The Love Story of Kovyl and Tipchak 249 Donetsk-Novoazovsk 15. Friendship of Peoples Street 283 Milove Acknowledgements 293
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HarperCollins Publishers A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes A Sons Memoir of
Book SynopsisThe son of one of the greatest writers of our timeNobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel García Márquezremembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.It enthralled and moved me.' Salman RushdieIn March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold. The woman who had been beside him for more than fifty years, his wife Mercedes Barcha, was not hopeful; her husband, affectionately known as Gabo, was then nearly 87 and battling dementia. I don''t think we''ll get out of this one, she told their son Rodrigo.Hearing his mother's words, Rodrigo wondered, Is this how the end begins? To make sense of events as they unfolded, he began to write the story of García Márquez's final days. The result is this intimate and honest account that not only contemplates his father's mortality but reveals his remarkable humanity.Both an illuminating memoir and a heartbreaking work of Trade Review‘a powerfully written memoir…García Márquez maintained that his novels were inspired not by magic but by reality. His son’s memoir shows that, when it comes to his father’s life, it is impossible to separate the two.’ Daniel Rey, Spectator ‘Rodrigo Garcia finds the words that cannot be said, the moments that signal all that is possible to know about the passage from life to death, from what love brings and the loss it leaves. With details as rich as any giant biography, you will find yourself grieving as you read, grateful for the profound art that remains a part of our cultural heritage’ Walter Mosley, New York Times bestselling author of Down the River Unto the Sea ‘You read this short memoir with a feeling of deep gratitude. Yes, it is a moving homage by a son to his extraordinary parents, but also much more: it is a revelation of the hidden corners of a fascinating life. A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes is generous, unsentimental and wise.’–Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling ‘Garcia’s limpid prose gazes calmly at death, registering pain but not being overcome by it … the result is a moving eulogy that will captivate fans of the literary lion’ Publishers Weekly “A warm homage filled with both fond and painful memories.” Kirkus ‘This is a beautiful farewell to two extraordinary people. It enthralled and moved me, and it will move and enthrall anyone who has ever entered the glorious literary world of Gabriel García Márquez’ Salman Rushdie
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Penguin Random House India Big Book Of Malice
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology
Book SynopsisProfessional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Five is an eclectic mix of stories old and new:As World War One is commemorated acros the globe, Brendan Gallagher looks at cycling''s war heroes and the role the bicycle played in WWI. Jeremy Whittle goes in search of panache - why you don''t always have to be a winner to be a winner in the public''s eyes.Francois Thomazeau examines how the Tour de France became the international event it is today. The 2014 Tour de France is relived in the form of poetry, by Ellis Bacon. Lionel Birnie tells the story behind the Linda McCartney cycling team, the great British team that could have been. Joey McLoughlin was Trade ReviewAlmost timeless… The book [will be] just as relevant and readable in years to come… A worthy addition to this well-proven series of eclectic and well-written stories * Cycling World *Insightful and easily-digested collection of cycling stories covering a wide range of topics -- Mike Stead * Road *
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology Volume Four Volume 4
Book SynopsisProfessional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Four features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers. William Fotheringham remembers the journalist who was instrumental in bringing road-racing to a British audience; Ellis Bacon looks beyond Queen to the link between bikes and beats; Richard Moore finds out what happened to that little punk' (Lance Armstrong's words), Iban Mayo, and asks if he really did become a long-distance lorry driver; Daniel Friebe re-examines the ups and downs of Marco Pantani; Tom Southam explains what it's like not to ride the Tour de France; and much more.Between them, these writers have covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have evTrade ReviewProfessional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don’t often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *A pleasure to read … packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
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Vintage Publishing The Cycling Anthology
Book SynopsisTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMESVolume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport''s leading writers. Between them, they've covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have even ridden the Tour. Now, their work is showcased together for the first time.Volume One features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers, including:- William Fotheringham disects Bradley Wiggins'' transformation from track superstar to becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France- David Millar discusses retirement and dark secrets as his friends'' careers start to fade- Daniel Friebe uncovers the fascinating role statistics has to play in cycling- Jeremy Whittle follows Team Sky to assess the Lance Armstrong''s legacy to the sportTrade ReviewProfessional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don’t often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *A pleasure to read … packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
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Vintage Publishing 101 Damnations
Book SynopsisJoin Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we're oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.101 Damnations is a chance to relive the 2014 race, stage for stage, fall after fall, tantrum by tantrum; just the good bits mind, without all the aerial shots of castles. Or sunflowers. (Though it does wax lyrical about some stunning Alpine scenery . . . and, with the race starting in Yorkshire, even some stunning scenery not far from Bradford).From Leeds to Paris (how often do you say that?), Ned details the minutiae of his encounters with the likes of Vincenzo Nibali, David Millar, Chris Froome, Chris Boardman (or Broadman' as some would have it), Marcel Kittel, Mrs Cavendish (Mark's wife), Peter Sagan and the rest. Their endeavours, achievements, humour and occasional rancour, sit alongside his own decade-long quest for the ideal end-of-race T-shirt.Ned weaveTrade ReviewBoulting’s behind-the-scenes tales provide a unique experience that won’t be found elsewhere -- Nick Bull * Cycling Weekly *This is easily Ned Boulting's finest work to date…there is a maturity of writing here that raises the author several levels above that of (mere) pundit * Washing Machine Post *You can’t hide Boulting’s genuine almost innocent enthusiasm for the sport and the Tour de France * Cycling Uphill *If you’re a cycling fan looking to stay in touch with the summer as daylight dims, 101 Damnations will keep the madness and majesty of the Tour de France close * Bike Radar *101 Damnations encapsulates all that is incredible – and incredibly ordinary – about the greatest race on earth * Sports Pink *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Fall
Book SynopsisTHE BOOK THAT BROUGHT DOWN RUPERT MURDOCH - AND A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMeet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional family of Fox News. Until recently, they formed the most powerful media and political force in America. Now their empire is cracking up and crashing down. In his irresistible trilogy on the chaotic Trump presidency - Fire and Fury, Siege, and Landslide - the journalist Michael Wolff led readers deep into the twisted corridors of the White House. Drawing on years of unprecedented access to the Murdoch family and key players, he plunges us behind the scenes of another empire of influence, and the result is astonishing and unforgettable. Here is Rupert Murdoch, the ninety-two-year-old billionaire - concerned about his legacy, but more concerned about profits. Here are his contentious children, jockeying to take over when the old man is gone. Here is star anchor Tucker Carlson considering a run for the Trade ReviewA Wolff book never fails to be delicious, as well as sweepingly insightful, on the turmoil behind various thrones but he has a Murdochian instinct: when in doubt, go for the jugular. * John Gapper, The Financial Times *An entertaining read. Wolff is interested in power and personalities, and in The Fall he offers countless lacerating portraits. -- Justin Peters, The Washington PostAmusingly vicious and very well-timed... In Wolff's telling, Murdoch is a sort of hapless Frankenstein, abominating the monster he set loose on the world but unsure how to fight him. -- Michelle Goldberg, The New York TimesWolff, author of a spate of books skewering the dysfunctional Trump presidency, returns to his investigation of the Murdochs with a fast-paced, gossip-filled recounting of family drama rivalling Succession in intrigue and bitter strife and the travails and scandals that have roiled Fox News. . . . Wolff is merciless. -- Kirkus ReviewsGripping -- The New EuropeanIf it's true that Succession is based on the Murdoch family civil war, this astonishing exposé of life in King Rupert's court proves that truth remains stranger than fiction * Daily Telegraph, 50 Best Books of 2023 *
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The History Press Ltd The Times 50 Greatest Football Matches
Book SynopsisThe Times opens its sporting archives to compile the definitive list of football’s greatest matches
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Goose Lane Editions The Next Big Thing The Dalton Camp Lectures in
Book SynopsisCanadian journalist and political insider Dalton Camp left behind a powerful legacy, including books, essays, and newspaper columns on Canadian politics and public policy. To both celebrate his career and continue his passionate efforts to encourage and support the practice of journalism, St. Thomas University has held the annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism since 2002. In cooperation with CBC Radio''s Ideas, the series has become an annual highlight for listeners across the country. Now, for the first time, the Dalton Camp Lectures have been gathered together in one remarkable compilation. Commencing with the foundational address The Best Game in Town by journalist and social activist June Callwood, about her love affair with journalism, and ending with the 2013 lecture The Next Big Thing Has Finally Arrived by New York Times business, media, and culture writer David Carr, the contributors collectively forecast the future of news and the public discussion of ideas in a vastly changing world. Featuring contributions by Callwood and Carr as well as Nahlah Ayed, Sue Gardner, Chantal Hébert, Naomi Klein, Roy MacGregor, Stephanie Nolen, Neil Reynolds, Joe Schlesinger, and Ken Whyte, The Next Big Thing addresses the contemporary practice of journalism like no other book.
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Cambridge University Press Print Publicity and Popular Radicalism in the 1790s
Book SynopsisA revisionary account, by a leading scholar, of the turbulent decade of the 1790s, during which radical ideas spread to Britain from revolutionary France and were circulated and popularised in new ways. The study offers a general account together with case studies of key individuals of the period. This title is also available as Open Access.Trade Review'A fascinating and insightful look at a very dangerous time in British history, Mee's excellent book also speaks directly to us in the early 21st century as radicals once more try to disrupt civilisation.' Sun News Austin (www.sunnewsaustin.com)'… [this is] a book of very high quality, a cultural history both nourished by … deep research in archives and problematized by theoretical contributions through very fine micro-readings.' Rémy Duthille, translated from Revue de la Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe sièclesTable of ContentsIntroduction: the open theatre of the world?; Part I. Publicity, Print, and Association: 1. Popular radical print culture: 'the more public the better'; 2. The radical associations and 'the general will'; Part II. Radical Personalities: 3. 'Once a squire and now a man': Robert Merry and the pains of politics; 4. 'The ablest head, with the blackest heart:' Charles Pigott and the scandal of radicalism; 5. Citizen Lee at 'The tree of liberty'; 6. John Thelwall and the 'whole will of the nation'.
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Cambridge University Press Crime Writing in Interwar Britain
Book SynopsisThe interwar period is often described as the ''Golden Age'' of detective fiction, but many other kinds of crime writing, both factual and fictional, were also widely read during these years. Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age considers some of this neglected material in order to provide a richer and more complex view of how crime and criminality were understood between the wars. A number of the authors discussed, including Dorothy L. Sayers, Marie Belloc Lowndes and F. Tennyson Jesse, wrote about crime in essays, book reviews, newspaper articles and works of popular criminology, as well as in novels and short stories. Placing debates about detective fiction in the context of this largely forgotten but rich and diverse culture of writing about crime will give a unique new picture of how criminality and the legal process were considered at this time.Trade Review'In this slim but thought provoking title, Victoria Stuart (sic) sets out to examine the relationship between real life crimes and interwar detective fiction … It is easy to tells that Stuart (sic) has put a lot of time and effort into researching her subject, as the additional footnotes have a wealth of interesting and important information, meaning that you don't need too much prior knowledge before reading the book. This is definitely a book I think golden age detective fiction fans will get a lot out of …' Kate Jackson, CADS (Crime and Detective Stories)Table of Contents1. Revisiting Victorian sensations; 2. F. Tennyson Jesse and the modern murderer; 3. In search of the perfect crime: Dorothy L. Sayers and detection in fact and fiction; 4. Dangerous men in interwar writing.
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Triumph Books Sports Illustrated The Football Vault: Great
Book SynopsisSports Illustrated, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the National Football League for over seven decades, documenting its heroes, villains, great characters, and iconic moments. A wide-ranging portrait of America's game, this anthology features the best pro football writing from the SI archives by nationally renowned journalists including George Plimpton, Frank Deford, Rick Reilly, and Paul Zimmerman.
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Biteback Publishing Pumpkinflowers: A soldier's story
Book SynopsisIt was just one remote hilltop in an unnamed war in the late 1990s, but it would send out ripples that are still felt today, foreshadowing the chaos of 21stcentury conflicts in the Middle East. The hill, in Lebanon, was called the Pumpkin; 'flowers' was the military code word for casualties.Part memoir, part reportage and part haunting elegy for lost youth, award-winning writer Matti Friedman's powerful account follows the band of young soldiers - the author among them - conscripted out of high school into holding this remote outpost, and explores how the task would change them forever. Pumpkinflowers is a lyrical yet devastating insight into the day-to-day realities of war, and a powerful coming-of-age narrative. Raw and beautifully rendered, this essential chronicle casts an unfl inching look at the nature of modern warfare, in which there is never a clear victor and innocence is not all that is lost.Trade Review"Matti Friedman's haunting war memoir reminds one of Michael Herr's unforgettable Vietnam memoir, Dispatches. It, too, is destined to become a classic text on the absurdities of war. Evocative, emotionally wrenching, and yet clear-eyed and dispassionate, Pumpkinflowers is a stunning achievement." - Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and New York Times bestselling author of The Good Spy; "Inspiring, heartbreaking, illuminating." - Yossi Klein Halevi, author of Like Dreamers; "Riveting. Pumpkinflowers is both an historical jigsaw puzzle and an examination of Israel's fraught national identity." - Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know Where the Men Are Gone; "A haunting yet wry tale of young people at war, cursed by political forces beyond their control, that can stand alongside the best narrative nonfiction coming out of Afghanistan and Iraq." - Kirkus Reviews; "The collective portrait [of young Israeli soldiers] puts Pumpkinflowers on a par with Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried - its Israeli analog." - New York Times; "A book about young men transformed by war, written by a veteran whose dazzling literary gifts gripped my attention from the first page to the last." - Wall Street Journal; "Pumpkinflowers is a sad, lyrical book-proud and fierce on its own terms. Friedman's prose is elegant and concise, yet it is studded with gems from the Talmud and Torah that only a writer deeply learned in the Jewish tradition could offer. His memoirs of his time in the mist and the mountains of Lebanon are full of haunting insights into what it means to be a soldier. It will be remembered as a classic." - Prospect
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Ebury Publishing UnPresidented
Book SynopsisFear and loathing on the 2020 campaign trail...''26 February, White House Briefing RoomThe coronavirus feels like it is changing everything. Suddenly it''s not just a public health emergency; it has the potential to upend this whole election...''In UnPresidented: Politics, pandemics and the race that Trumped all others, BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel presents a diary of an election like we''ve never quite seen before.Experience life as a reporter on the campaign trail, as the election heats up and a global pandemic slowly sweeps in. As American lives are lost at a devastating rate, the presidential race becomes a battle for the very soul of the nation - challenging not just the Trump presidency, but the very institutions of American democracy itself.In this highly personal account of reporting on America in 2020, Jon Sopel takes you behind the scenes of a White House in crisis and an election in turmoil, expertly laying bare
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Monash University Publishing The Vagabond Papers: Expanded Edition
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Wilkinson Publishing The Canberry Tales: Salacious Satire from the
Book SynopsisThe latest hilarious collection of Rowan Dean''s weekly satirical columns in the AFR Weekend poking fun at the craziness of political correctness gone mad, cancel culture and woke identity politics in Australias modern political world from 2017 to the present, including the demise of Malcolm Turnbull, the rise of ScoMo, Biden, Covid, China, climate change, the MeToo movement, transgenderism and so much more. Aided by his trusted assistant Rowena, Rowan Dean exposes in all its comical cultural chaos the hypocrisy and foibles of our ruling classes, the peccadilloes of our pusillanimous politicians and the absurdity of todays leftist woke dogma. From re-imagining Dr Seuss, re-writing ''Gone with the Woke'', uncovering the racists in the Palace, to exposing the lunacy of lockdowns and the lewd tales of Canberra, not since Chaucer has an author had such rich pickings with which to entertain us.
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Transcript Verlag Represented Reporters: Images of War
Book SynopsisWar correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-19th century. With a particular focus on Britain, this study investigates the representation of war correspondents from Victorian times to the present, in memoirs, novels and films. Such representations react to prevailing notions that exist about war reporters and participate in their further construction. With its cultural approach, this book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology.
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Roli Books Pvt Ltd Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business
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Roli Books Pvt Ltd Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business
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Yoga Publications Trust Rikhiapeeth Satsangs
Book SynopsisRikhiapeeth Satsangs feature talks by Sri Swamiji from 2000-2007, covering various topics like ashram life, guru-disciple relationship, yoga, poverty, destiny, and more, reflecting his compassionate and practical views.
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Westland Publications Limited Sachin: The Genius Unplugged
Book SynopsisSachin Tendulkar's brilliance transcends words, leaving writers in awe. Essays in a collection celebrate his unmatched skill, emphasizing his freedom from constraints of statistics and nationality. Writers struggle to capture his greatness, with Peter Roebuck highlighting the privilege of witnessing Tendulkar's era.
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HarperCollins Publishers All of These People
Book SynopsisIn a memoir of staggering power and candour, award-winning journalist Fergal Keane addresses his experience of wars of different kinds, some very public and others acutely personal.Trade Review‘Keane’s real distinction was in his reporting talents, which as this book shows, are considerable.’ Evening Standard ‘His book is a memoir but it is so much more than that…a volume of the most exquisitely written and moving truth and honesty.’ TLS ‘A completely honest account of reporting conflict.’ Independent ‘An empowering story of triumph over adversity.’ Irish Times ‘Profoundly honest.’ Observer
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HarperCollins Publishers Small Wars Permitting Dispatches from Foreign Lands
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Hachette Books The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice
Book SynopsisAllen Ginsberg (1926-1997) kept a journal his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. In these first journals the most important and formative years of the poet''s storied life are captured, his inner thoughts detailed in what the San Francisco Chronicle calls a vivid first-person account...Ginsberg''s unmistakable voice coming into its own for the first time. Ginsberg''s journals-so candid he insisted they be published only after his death-document his complex, fascinating relationships with such figures of Beat lore as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and reveal a growing self-awareness about himself, his sexuality, and his identity as a poet. Illustrated with never-before-seen photos and bolstered by an appendix of his earliest poems, The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice is a major literary event.Trade Review"(A) gem... Ginsberg's journals reveal a sensitive, vulnerable imagination." Washington Post Book World"
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University of Queensland Press Black Witness
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Polity Press Objectivity in Journalism
Book SynopsisObjectivity in journalism is a key topic for debate in media, communication and journalism studies, and has been the subject of intensive historical and sociological research. In the first study of its kind, Steven Maras surveys the different viewpoints and perspectives on objectivity.Trade Review"It provides so much that is compelling and thought provoking that it deserves a place in every journalism program in the English speaking world.”Canadian Journal of Communication"This masterful synthesis of the literature will serve as an invaluable resource for students and researchers alike for years to come."Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism"A comprehensive, academic, and focused examination of journalistic objectivity."Journalism and Mass Communication"In what amounts to a comprehensive review of the academic literature, from classic studies by Walter Lipmann to more contemporary critics such as as Jay Rosen, Maras shows that journalistic objectivity is a much more slippery and fluid concept than the one defined by Walter Kronkite as 'the reporting of reality, of facts, as nearly as they can be obtained without the injection of prejudices and personal opinion'."The Failed Estate"An invaluable guide to the debates about objectivity. At a time when superficial attacks on objectivity proliferate, Maras forces us to think more deeply about the issue, as journalism undergoes a revolution in its ethics. This is a solid, accessible book for anyone who cares about responsible journalism."Stephen Ward, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Continuing debate about the meaning and significance of journalistic objectivity will, as a result of this book, be much more informed and nuanced. Steven Maras does an excellent job in providing us with both an account of the idea of journalistic objectivity and an interpretation of its various meanings, shortcomings and continuing significance. A very thoughtful book on all counts."Jacqueline Harrison, Sheffield University"The technological and business revolutions that have transformed journalism have brought new attention to whether 'objectivity' is possible or even desirable. Steven Maras offers many valuable insights into the origins of this tangled concept, and the best ways for journalists, and the public that relies on them, to think about 'objectivity' now."James Fallows, The Atlantic, author of Breaking the News"This book makes a significant contribution to the field of journalism studies because it offers new ways of thinking about important matters that revolve around objectivity and are deeply connected with journalism.The beauty of this book is its thoughtful exploration of how and why it takes such a complex form and the value of considering objectivity in all its guises."Lisa Waller, Deakin UniversityTable of ContentsDetailed contents vi Acknowledgements x Introduction 1 1 Why and when did journalistic objectivity arise? 22 2 What are the main objections to journalistic objectivity? 58 3 Why is there so much dispute over 'the facts'? 82 4 What are the grounds on which journalistic objectivity has been defended? 104 5 Is objectivity a passive or active process? 122 6 Can objectivity coexist with political or ethical commitment? 140 7 Is objectivity changing in an era of 24/7 news and on-line journalism? 173 8 Is objectivity a universal journalistic norm? 201 References 230 Index 254
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Hamilton Books Rebel Reporting
Book SynopsisJohn Ross believed that journalism is not a profession, but rather a moral obligation. His bottom up investigative reporting made him an ally to the underrepresented and an enemy to the overrepresented. This book outlines the basic responsibilities of a journalist and provides instructions on how to document injustices and poetically pitch stories to audiences in order to create change in society. When Ross passed away many said he was the last of a dying breed, but this book passes on his creative knowledge as a poet, and journalist to inspire a new generation of reporters.Trade ReviewThis book passes on his [Ross'] creative knowledge as a poet and journalist to inspire a new generation of reporters. * WORT 89.9 - A Public Affair *[This is] a slim but powerful new volume titled Rebel Reporting. . . .These are lectures every journalist should sit through, whether or not they choose to follow his [Ross'] example. * The Progressive *The book . . . is a tribute to the long string of independent journalists who have helped right many wrongs throughout history. * The Capital Times *The book is a wonderful read and should make people think. * The Tico Times *This book is Ross's final gift to independent journalists. . . .Rebel Reporting is an important counterweight to traditional journalism education. The book is inspiring and realistic. It is both a useful tool and a beautiful story. Most of all, Rebel Reporting is a must-read for any journalist committed to changing the world. * SocialistWorker.org *Rebel Reporting is a posthumously published series of lectures first delivered at San Francisco‘s New College in 2006, and quite unlike anything previously produced by Ross. * Toward Freedom *John Ross was a man who lived as he chose and wrote it as he damned well pleased. A reporter with a cause in the time-honored leftwing American tradition of John Reed and I.F. Stone, Ross chose to live most of his life in Mexico in a kind of exile from his native United States. He documented the last half century from the perspective of that country's callejones, its ejidos and pueblos, and we have been enriched by his effort. Ross was a political outlaw of the utmost integrity, and this book, Rebel Reporting, is the maximum legacy of a man who fought injustice all his life with poetry, and with passion. There are some pearls of true wisdom here for the next generation, and for that handful of reporters who may choose to be defiant and brave, and to live like John Ross. -- Jon Lee Anderson, Guerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World and Che Guevara: A Revolutionary LifeJohn Ross was Jack Kerouac, Hunter Thompson, Roque Dalton and Che Guevara all rolled up together, but most of all he was himself, observer and participant at once, listening carefully to the poorest, challenging hypocrisy wherever he detected it oozing from the mouths of the powerful. John’s spirit permeated the stories he covered so thoroughly that his writing dazzled like that of no other reporter I know. The inimitable, take-no-prisoners voice of John Ross rings clear on every page of this book. In writing a primer for the rebel reporter, John Ross has written a primer for life. -- Mary Jo McConahay, Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest and Ricochet: Two women war reporters and a friendship under fire[John’s] state of self-exile gave him a huge gift, that of imagining and describing the potential truth of things beyond the rational boundaries of journalism. His Tonatiuh's People [1998] is one of the greatest political novels I ever read, with abiding insights into the soul of a writer and a revolution. -- Tom Hayden, Writings for a Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader and editor of The Zapatista ReaderJohn Ross was uncompromising in his dedication to the poor, the downtrodden and the victims of empire. He was not welcome on the television talk show circuit frequented by journalistic elites and political players, nor was he invited to the cocktail parties of the rich and powerful. He was always most at home among the people in the slums and barrios of the world. John Ross was the personification of the peoples' reporter, a troubadour for justice who chose to cast his lot of conscience with those who have the will to live and the heart to resist against all odds. Simply put, John Ross was the Robin Hood of journalism. -- Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army and Dirty WarsTable of ContentsEditors’ Preface Foreword Introduction PART I Handing It Down—Four Lectures on Rebel Journalism Lecture One: What Are We Doing Here? Lecture Two: The Global Beat: Covering Global Resistance to Globalization Lecture Three: How To Be an Anti-War Correspondent Lecture Four: Our Words Are Our Weapons: The Language of Rebel Journalism Photos and Illustrations PART II Who Killed Brad Will? Appendix A John Ross’s Published Works Appendix B Links and Resources for Independent Journalists Endnotes Index About the Editors
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Revel Barker The Best of Vincent Mulchrone
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Alex Klaushofer Spyless in Tirana
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Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd Our Stories The Way We Used to Be
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Henry Holt & Company Paying the Land
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AuthorHouse Getting It Wrong
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Simon & Schuster Reporting Always
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review"Lillian Ross is a consummate reporter, and therefore remains on the fringes of these unforgettable pieces of writing. But there is no doubt about her place in the pantheon of radical and dogged female storytellers. Millennials would do well to study Ross and to study her closely:her style, her technique, and her legend.” -- Lena Dunham"For anyone interested in movies from the 50s on, Lillian Ross’s profiles were essential. They still are. And that was my way into her irreplaceable body of writing.” -- Martin Scorsese"Lillian Ross is the model for all narrative journalists. Open-eyed, sharp-witted, and fundamentally kind-hearted, she has diamond-hard reporting skills and an effortlessly graceful way with words. Each story here shows her at her best, as keen storyteller and social observer, whether she is peering into the world of Hollywood swells or bumbling school kids or wherever else her curiosity takes her. This is a glorious collection by a master of the form." -- Susan Orlean“Exceptionally curious, exceedingly brave, with a perfect ear: through Lillian Ross and her classic reporting, we've gotten the chance to sneak into the private words of the great and the fascinating(Chaplin, Hemingway, Truffaut, Huston). One of the most important and influential journalists alive.” -- Wes AndersonLillian Ross has elevated journalism--storytelling--to an art but it is her art, singular and brilliant.Her innate sense of form and eye for the telling, often humorous detail, are part of what makes her work so indelible and influential--that and her understanding of how the family of man becomes just that. -- Hilton Als“Readers are invested in Ross' work because she's invested. She has the ability to dive deep into the minds and hearts of interviewees, and readers are lucky that through her writing, they are able to come along for the ride.” -- Lincee Ray * Associated Press *"The occasion for this piece—a big writer with a new book out—feels perfect for The New Yorker’s Talk of the Town, where Ross mastered the art of brief, revealing stories about the famous and less famous using scenes, dialogue and a novelist’s eye for details and pacing. Before there was the New Journalism, there was Lillian Ross, with her French Clairefontaine notepads, getting out of the office, away from the phone, and jotting down everything she heard and saw—“That girl,” Edmund Wilson once wrote, “with the built-in tape recorder.” -- Michael Rosenwald * Columbia Journalism Review *“Lillian Ross started working at The New Yorker in 1945… By mid century, she had made journalistic history by pioneering the kind of novelistic nonfiction that inspired later work like Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood.” Ms. Ross has collected many of her signature pieces, including that Hemingway profile, along with newer work, into a book that stretches over 60 years of journalism…[She] largely invented the modern entertainment profile; [her] particular skill was to charm her subjects into revealing their most unscripted, id-like selves, as Hemingway memorably did during a three-day tour of New York City with Ms. Ross at his side.” -- Penelope Green * The New York Times *“Ross's work remains fresh and vibrant despite the passage of decades, a model of what patient observation, deep listening, and stringent craft can achieve.” -- Pamela Erens * The New York Times Book Review *Praise for Lillian Ross:"Lillian Ross is the mistress of selectively listening and viewing, of capturing the one moment that entirely illumines the scene, of fastening on the one quote that tells all. She is a brilliant interpreter of what she hears and observes." -- Irving Wallace"Even though Reporting Always contains mostly period pieces, with special relevance for older readers, they are such remarkable examples of the art of the interview that younger readers, too, should relish them." * Providence Journal *"[Reporting Always] is a rich pleasure and an encounter with a pioneering vision. . . . . One of Ross’s greatest talents lies in the cool clarity of her gaze: somehow she sees things and people simultaneously unsentimentally and with great warmth. . . . . And we like [the subjects she profiles] not because she has told us to, but because she has shown us, with candor and respect, who they are.” * Boston Review *
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University of Tennessee Press In the House of the Serpent Handler: A Story of Faith and Fleeting Fame in the Age of Social Media
Book SynopsisOffers an intimate and engrossing look at the latest generation of Pentecostal believers who “take up” venomous snakes as a test of their religious faith. Focusing on several preachers and their families in six Appalachian states, journalist Julia C. Duin explores the impact that such twenty-first-century phenomena as social media and “reality television” have had on rituals long practiced in obscurity.As Duin reveals, the mortal snakebite suffered by pastor Mack Wofford in 2012 marked the passing of the torch to younger preachers Jamie Coots and Andrew Hamblin, who were featured in the 2013 series Snake Salvation on the National Geographic Channel. Seeing their participation in the show as a way of publicizing their faith and thus winning converts, Coots and Hamblin attempted to reinvent the snake-handling tradition for a modern audience. The use of the internet, particularly Facebook, became another key part of their strategy to spread their particular brand of Christianity. However, Coots’s own death in 2014 was widely reported after the TV series was canceled, while Hamblin, who emerges as the central figure in the book, was arrested and tried after a shooting incident involving his estranged wife. His hopes of becoming a serpent-handling superstar seemingly dashed, Hamblin spent several months in prison, emerging more determined than ever to keep to the faith. By the end of the narrative, he has begun a new church where he can pass on the tradition to yet another generation.Duin’s thorough, sympathetic reporting and lively style bring the ecstatic church services she witnessed vividly to life, and through interviews and quotations from the principals’ Facebook postings, she has allowed them to express their beliefs and reveal their everyday lives in their own words. She also gives the reader an up-close view of how a reporter pursues a story and the various difficulties encountered along the way. These engrossing elements add up to a unique story of the ways in which the practitioners of a century-old custom—one that strikes most outsiders as bizarre—are adjusting to the challenges of the new millennium.Trade ReviewIn the House of the Serpent Handler unfolds in ways that could not have been predicted. Julia Duin intimately recounts the story of serpent handlers raised in an Appalachian religious tradition where their ritualistic expression of faith is more ridiculed than understood. When she began her journey, little could she have known that pastors Mack Wolford and Jamie Coots would suffer fatal bites, and their deaths would lead to the story of a young handler, Andrew Hamblin, who proves to be a tragic figure of youth, social media, and a fall from grace. In the shadow of two deaths, Hamblin’s collapse is doubly sad, but his story sheds a modern light on a misunderstood religious practice."" - Ralph Hood, coauthor of Them That Believe and Handling Serpents""Fearless and talented religion writer Julia Duin takes the reader to the inner sanctum of an East Tennessee serpent-handling community led by young, media-savvy preacher Andrew Hamblin, who uses social media tools to build his brand and sustain his flock. Duin chronicles Hamblin’s journey from his highs in raising up a growing worship community and burgeoning fame from reality television to his lows at the collapse of his serpent-handling community and the dissolution of his family."" - David Arant, professor of journalism, University of Memphis
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The Mercier Press Ltd On The Seventh Day: Thirty Years of Great Sports Writing: from the Sunday Independent
Book SynopsisHave you read about the day Eamon Dunphy went for a drink in London with George Best? Or the day Paul Kimmage sat down with Roy Keane in Saipan? Or the story about Paul O’Connell and the Superman tee-shirt? Have you met Hurling Man? Do you know why prop forwards rule the roost in Rugby Hell? Or why a famous goal brought so much misery to the man who scored it? These stories and many more can be found in On The Seventh Day, an anthology of some of the best sports writing published in Ireland over the last thirty years, now released in paperback. There is a literary quality to the best sports writing – a refusal to dumb down. On the Seventh Day showcases some of the best, and features undoubted stars of the genre like Paul Kimmage, Eamon Dunphy and David Walsh. Kimmage’s remarkable piece, ‘Inside the team that Mick built’, which tells the story of Ireland’s memorable win over Holland in 2001, opens the book and sets the tone for a stunning collection of articles spanning the years from Euro '88 to the summer of 2018. Featured writers also include Eamonn Sweeney, Joe Brolly, Neil Francis, Colm O’Rourke, Brendan Fanning, Marie Crowe, Anthony Cronin, Dion Fanning, Richard Sadlier, Cliona Foley, Tommy Conlon and Mick Doyle, covering the GAA, soccer, rugby, golf, athletics, horse racing, boxing, snooker and more. On The Seventh Day explores anger, joy, humour, sadness, pity, tragedy, beauty; there are memories, controversies and celebrations; tales of addiction and tales of redemption. Together, the pieces, which are taken from the pages of the Sunday Independent over the last three decades, show how truly great sports writing stands the test of time.
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Lume Books 1939: The World We Left Behind
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Revel Barker The Ideal Occupation: A Memoir
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Scribe Publications Cop: a journalist infiltrates the police
Book SynopsisPolice officers are obliged to give an account of every incident they are involved in. But what happened today will never be logged. Because that’s what police solidarity means: what happens in the van stays in the van. Well, not always. Not this time. What really happens behind the walls of a police station? To answer this question, investigative journalist Valentin Gendrot put his life on hold for two years and became the first journalist in history to infiltrate the police undetected. Within three months of training to become an officer, he was given a permit to carry a weapon in public. And although he lived in daily fear of being discovered, in his book Gendrot hides nothing. Assigned to work in a tough area of Paris where tensions between the law and locals ran high, Gendrot witnessed police brutality, racism, blunders, and cover-ups. But he also saw the oppressive working conditions that officers endured, and mourned the tragic suicide of a colleague. Asking important questions about who holds institutional power and how we can hold them to account, Cop is a gripping exposé of a world never before seen by outsiders.Trade Review‘Vivid and engrossing.’ -- Sean Hickey * Irish Examiner *‘An explosive new book by an investigative journalist has drawn fresh attention to police brutality and racism in France … chronicles the author’s training and the six months he spent as a police officer in one of Paris’ poorest districts … its vivid portrayal underlines how France’s history of racism and present-day police tactics have remained relatively unexamined.’ -- Matt Bradley * NBC News *‘A journalist who spent almost six months undercover in a Paris police force witnessed racism, almost daily violence, and a culture of impunity for officers who mistreated civilians … The book’s release follows a period of increased criticism of police in France.’ -- Jamie Clifton * Vice *‘A remarkable coup … True crime doesn't get more real than this.’ -- Mark Sanderson * Crime Club *‘A courageous investigation. Cop reveals insights that will be familiar to those at the receiving end of racist policing anywhere.’ -- Antony Loewenstein * The Saturday Paper *‘Informative’ -- Alastair Mabbott * The Herald *
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Contra Mundum Press Belgium Stripped Bare
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Familiengeschichte schreiben für Dummies
Book SynopsisMöchten auch Sie Ihre Familiengeschichte niederschreiben und Erlebtes für die Nachwelt bewahren? Dann ist dies das richtige Buch für Sie. Es informiert leicht verständlich, wie Sie Ihre Familienschichten oder Ihre Autobiografie schreiben können. Sie erfahren, was in eine Familiengeschichte hineingehört und was nicht, wie Sie sich an Ihr Leben und das der Familie erinnern können, wie die Inhalte strukturiert und die Erinnerungen aufgeschrieben werden. Anleitungen zum Überarbeiten des Manuskripts sowie für den Umgang mit zukünftigen Lesern runden den Schreibratgeber ab.Table of ContentsÜber die Autorin 9 Danksagung 9 Einführung 21 Über dieses Buch 21 Konventionen in diesem Buch 22 Was Sie nicht lesen müssen 22 Törichte Annahmen über den Leser 22 Wie dieses Buch aufgebaut ist 23 Teil I: Über die Familie und sich selbst schreiben 23 Teil II: Erinnerungen sammeln und Fakten recherchieren 23 Teil III: Die Geschichte(n) schreiben 23 Teil IV: Vom Manuskript zum Buch und zum Leser 24 Teil V: Der Top-Ten-Teil 24 Symbole, die in diesem Buch verwendet werden 24 Wie es weitergeht 25 Teil I: Über die Familie und sich selbst schreiben 27 Kapitel 1 Das Abenteuer, das Leben aufs Papier zu bringen 29 Gute Gründe, um darüber zu schreiben 29 Erinnerungen bewahren 30 Zeitzeugenarbeit leisten 31 Wurzeln erkennen und die Familie charakterisieren 32 Wissen und Erfahrungen weitergeben 33 Lebensbilanz ziehen 34 Vergangenheitsbewältigung erarbeiten 35 Was alles zum (auto)biografischen Schreiben dazugehört 35 Die Kunst des Schreibens lernen 37 Alle Erlebenswelten erfassen 38 Vom Kind bis zum hohen Alter 38 Lebensthemen und Lebensalltag 39 Innen- und Außenwelten 39 Kapitel 2 Den roten Faden finden 41 Eine Handlungslinie für die Geschichte 41 Die Hauptlinie schreibend erarbeiten 43 Die Lebensspur nachzeichnen 44 Der Handlungsstruktur auf die Spur kommen 45 Das Lebensgeflecht entwirren 47 Das Gerüst entwerfen 48 Kapitel 3 Die passende Form wählen 51 Es muss schon wahr sein 51 Meine, seine, unsere und ihre Geschichte(n) 52 Die Familienchronik erarbeiten 53 Biografie – über einen anderen Menschen schreiben 53 Autobiografie – über das eigene Leben schreiben 54 Memoiren – einen Ausschnitt wählen 54 Tagebuch – aus dem täglichen Leben erzählen 54 Alles oder Auslese 55 Lebenschroniken Revue passieren lassen 55 Einzelne Geschichten erzählen 56 An den Leser richten 57 Die Mischung macht es 59 Fakten benennen 60 Beschreibungen ergänzen 61 Gefühlen nachspüren 62 Kommentare wagen 62 Teil II: Erinnerungen sammeln und Fakten recherchieren 65 Kapitel 4 Der erste Blick – Lebensinhalte erfassen 67 Menschen, die wichtig sind 67 Vater, Mutter und weitere Familienmitglieder 68 Freunde – die Wahlverwandten 71 Bekannte – nah und doch entfernt 72 Kollegen im Berufsalltag 73 Wegbegleiter für eine gewisse Zeit 74 Andere Lebewesen 74 Orte von Bedeutung 74 Die Herkunftsregion beschreiben 74 Die Stätte der Geburt 74 Wohnorte je nach Lebenslage 75 Reisen nach nah und fern 75 Plätze zum Wohlfühlen und Krafttanken 76 Wirken in der Gesellschaft 76 Schulen und Ausbildungen 77 Beruf und Broterwerb 77 Familiengeführte Unternehmen 79 Aktivitäten im Gemeinwohl 80 Kapitel 5 Im Tiefgang Lebensstoff erkennen 81 Ereignisse – die außergewöhnlichen Erlebnisse 81 Glücksmomente und schöne Erlebnisse 82 Tragische Ereignisse und schwere Schläge 83 Wendepunkte – Höhen und Tiefen im Leben 84 Traumata und generationenübergreifende Weitergabe 87 Lebensthemen, die begleiten 88 Traditionen – was in der Familie lebt(e) 89 Weltanschauung und Glaube – was im Leben Halt gibt 90 Erlebtes durchdenken 92 Was nicht hineingehört 93 Kapitel 6 So sprudeln die Erinnerungen 95 Erst mal alles wahrnehmen – Erinnerungsmethoden 96 Was im Leben alles wuchs – einen Baum zeichnen 96 Imaginative Reise mit den fünf Sinnen 102 In drei Spalten zurückschauen 105 Den Schlaf nutzen 106 Die Kreativität steigern 106 Eine Gedankenlandkarte anlegen 106 Assoziieren, verbinden, erinnern 107 Im Rückblick Schnappschüsse erfassen 108 Kapitel 7 Erinnerungen gezielt nachgehen 109 Fragen, schauen, nachforschen 109 Bei Familientreffen nachhaken 109 Im Fotoalbum blättern 110 Vergangene Zeiten in Briefen nachlesen 111 Verborgenes in Tagebüchern aufspüren 111 Alte Rezepte neu kochen 112 In großem Maßstab die Ortskenntnisse verfeinern 112 Mit den richtigen Fragen Vergessenes reaktivieren 113 Per Anschreiben durch die Vergangenheit reisen 114 Fakten recherchieren 115 Persönliche Schriftstücke belegen Tatsachen 115 Institutionen befragen und im Archiv nachforschen 116 Virtuelle Recherchereisen 117 Die Schatten der Vergangenheit zähmen 117 Kapitel 8 Erinnerungen festhalten und sortieren 119 Geeignete Informationsträger verwenden 119 Mit Karteikarten übersichtlich sammeln 120 Überall in ein Notizbuch schreiben 121 Gesprochene Sprache aufzeichnen und in Text umwandeln 121 Direkt im Computer speichern 123 Informationen im Raum darstellen 123 Ordnung muss sein 124 Inventarverzeichnisse listen alles auf 124 Struktur durch Gliederung 125 Farbige Stifte und andere Materialien 126 Das Wichtigste auswählen 126 Teil III: Die Geschichte(n) schreiben 127 Kapitel 9 Schreiben vorbereiten und durchführen 129 Schreibmaterial für Autoren 129 Papier und Stift zum Notieren und Freischreiben 130 Computer und Software für die eigentliche Arbeit 130 Informationsträger und Inventare als Quellen 131 Internet zum Recherchieren 131 Thesaurus, Wörterbuch und Co. 131 Einen Schreibplan entwerfen 132 Die passende Schreibzeit nutzen 132 Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung 132 So gelingt der Schreibeinstieg 134 Einen Satzanfang wiederholen 134 Einfach losschreiben und dann auswählen 135 Den Namen rufen 136 Spielerisch schreiben nach Impulsen 136 Zitate, die den Gedanken Flügel verleihen 136 Melodien, die zum Schwingen bringen 137 Fotos, Postkarten und Bilder 137 Literaten den Anfang machen lassen 137 Sich selbst eine Frage stellen 138 Redewendungen und Sprüche 138 Historische Daten und persönliches Erleben 140 Manchmal reichen auch Skizzen 140 Steckbrief eines Menschen 140 Auf Miniaturgeschichten konzentrieren 141 Rückblick in zehn Sätzen 142 Schreiborte variieren 143 Schreibblockaden überwinden 143 Schreibherausforderungen meistern 145 Schreiben über schwierige Themen 145 Schreiben über Erlebnisse der jüngsten Vergangenheit 145 Kapitel 10 Struktur und Aufbau 147 Chronologisch oder thematisch sortieren 147 Das Allgemeine zugrunde legen 147 Das Individuelle abbilden 149 Von den großen Werken inspirieren lassen 149 Diese Teile gehören auch noch in das Buch 150 Vortitelei – das was auf den ersten Seiten steht 151 Das Vorwort oder der Prolog 152 Das Nachwort oder der Epilog 153 Verzeichnisse und Co im Anhang 154 Kapitel 11 Form und Stil der Geschichte(n) 155 Erzählperspektiven richtig einsetzen 155 Verschiedene Zeitformen passend verwenden 156 Das war und das war gewesen – Vergangenheit 156 Das hatte es gegeben – Vorvergangenheit 157 Ich sehe, wie es ist – Gegenwart 158 Was kommen wird – Zukunft 158 Auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen erzählen 159 Inneres Erleben und äußeres Handeln 159 Privates und öffentliches Leben 159 Historische Ereignisse 161 Lebendige Texte schreiben 161 Ein guter Anfang 162 Zusammenfassen oder detailliert beschreiben 164 Wörtliche Rede als das gewisse Etwas 164 Den Erzählrhythmus variieren 165 Rückblenden und Vorausblicke 165 Gekonnt Übergänge schaffen 166 Spannung erzeugen 166 Das literarische Ende 167 Anregende Überschriften setzen 168 Die eigene Form finden 168 In Gedichten ausdrücken 169 Mit elf Wörtern zum Ziel 169 Silben zählen anstatt reimen 170 Kapitel 12 Themen der Lebensphasen als Zugang zu den Geschichten 171 Kindheit – die ersten Lebensjahre 171 Wie das Leben anfing 172 Plätze der Kindheit 172 Menschen in den ersten Jahren 172 »Ene, mene muh – und raus bist Du!« 173 Gegenständliche Erinnerungsträger 173 Geborgenheit erfahren 174 Eine kleine Welt – das Familienleben 174 Jugend – Sturm-und-Drang-Zeit 174 Die Schule – für das Leben lernen 175 Vorbilder und Mentoren 176 Die erste Liebe 176 Zeitgeist und was modern ist 176 Die Welt entdecken 177 Die frühen Erwachsenenjahre 177 Einen Plan fürs Leben entwerfen 178 Eine Gemeinschaft mit dem Lebenspartner gründen 179 Eine Familie planen und die Rolle als Eltern ausfüllen 179 Einen »Baum« pflanzen 180 Beruf, Berufung, Broterwerb 181 Sinnfragen klären und erwachsen werden 181 Die mittleren Erwachsenenjahre 182 Sich selbst erkennen 182 Gelassenheit entwickeln 183 Dem eigenen Takt nachgehen 184 Im Dienste der anderen 184 Auf sich gestellt leben 185 Die späten Jahre 186 Freiheit erfahren 186 Im Herbst des Lebens 187 Sinnvoll altern 187 Endlichkeit in den Blick nehmen – was bleibt wesentlich? 188 Die Vorfahren – ein Ausflug in die Ahnenforschung 188 Inspiration durch Stammbäume und andere Urkunden 189 Über den Namen etwas von den Ahnen erfahren 189 Die Wappenkunde 189 Kapitel 13 Die großen Themen in der Familie und im Leben 191 Der Umgang mit Geheimnissen 191 Über ein Familiengeheimnis schreiben 192 Unter dem Siegel der Verschwiegenheit 192 Legenden und Mythen in der Familie 193 Generationenkonflikte darstellen 194 Die Reifezeit von beiden Seiten durchleben 194 Wenn Jung und Alt es anders wollen 194 Fehden über Generationen hinweg 195 Über die Liebe erzählen 195 Entwicklungsübergänge beschreiben 197 Den Weg der Selbsterkenntnis abbilden 198 Lebenswelt und Zeitgeschehen einbeziehen 199 Entwicklungen und Ereignisse des Zeitgeschehens 200 Abschied, Übergang und Neuanfang 201 Loszulassen ist eine Kunst 202 »Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne … « 202 Teil IV: Vom Manuskript zum Buch und zum Leser 205 Kapitel 14 Den Text überarbeiten 207 Inventur machen 207 Ergänzen, streichen und ordnen 208 Einen Titel finden und prüfen 209 Alles richtig geschrieben? 210 Den Stil verfeinern 210 Füllworte streichen und treffsicher formulieren 211 Aktiv bleiben und nicht zu lang 211 Versprechungen auflösen und Wiederholungen meiden 212 Hilfe suchen und annehmen 212 Rechte und Pflichten beachten 212 Persönlichkeitsrechte schützen 213 Abdruckrechte einholen und Urheber nennen 214 Kapitel 15 Das Manuskript gestalten 215 Computerprogramme zum Gestalten 215 Den Buchblock setzen 216 Das passende Format und die bedruckte Fläche wählen 217 Art, Größe und Ausrichtung der Schrift festlegen 218 Abbildungen auswählen und vorbereiten 219 Bildmaterial digitalisieren 220 Bilder bearbeiten und einfügen 220 Den Umschlag gestalten 221 Ein elektronisches Buch herstellen 222 Kapitel 16 Das Buch drucken und lesen lassen 225 Die Auflage – die Anzahl der Buchexemplare 226 Die Ausstattung – wie das Buch aussieht 226 Taschenbuch oder fest gebunden 227 Standardpapier oder Bilderdruck 227 Die Druckdatei – die Vorgaben berücksichtigen 227 Der Verlag – wer das Buch herausgibt 229 Wer die Geschichte(n) lesen darf 230 Die passende Gelegenheit und Form 231 Den Schatz der Erinnerung verschenken 231 Die Buchveröffentlichung mit der Familie feiern 232 Eine öffentliche Lesung ausrichten 233 Erst nach dem Tod veröffentlichen 234 Mit Kritik und Lob umgehen 235 Jeder hat seine eigene Sicht 235 Anerkennen, was gewürdigt wird 235 An Kommentaren wachsen 236 Das Schreibvermögen weiter ausüben 237 Menschen oder Themen vertiefen 237 Die Perspektive wechseln 237 Stoff für eine fiktive Geschichte 238 Teil V: Der Top-Ten-Teil 239 Kapitel 17 Zehn Tipps für das Verfassen von Familien- und Lebensgeschichten 241 Aller Anfang ist leicht 241 Regelmäßig schreiben 242 Jedes Leben ist es wert 242 Den Überblick behalten 242 Es muss nicht wie von Goethe sein 243 Mitstreiter finden und Unterstützung holen 243 Den Geistern der Vergangenheit Einhalt gebieten 243 Mut zur Lücke 243 Bei sich selbst bleiben, es geht um das eigene Leben 244 Ein Ende finden 244 Kapitel 18 Mehr als zehn Links zu Familiengeschichten 245 Ahnenforschung betreiben 245 Biografiearbeit zum Umgang mit Sinnfragen und Lebensbrüchen 246 Biografie schreiben 246 Frauenbiografien nachforschen 246 Geschichte nachvollziehen 247 Korrigieren und Lektorieren des Manuskripts 247 Literarisch schreiben 247 Persönlichkeiten nachspüren 248 Selbstverlegen auch für Familiengeschichten 248 Zeitzeugenarbeit verfolgen 248 Kapitel 19 Zehn Inhalte, die unbedingt hineingehören 251 Menschen – Begleiter und Begegnungen 251 Orte, die das Leben einrahmen 252 Ereignisse, die in Erinnerung bleiben 252 Bildung und Beruf 252 Zeitgeschehen und Fortschritt 253 Weltbilder und Lebensphilosophien 254 Erfolge und Herausforderungen 254 Gedanken, die alles einordnen 254 Entwicklungen, wie es wurde, wie es ist 255 Gefühle, die berühren 255 Stichwortverzeichnis 257
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Liebesromane schreiben fur Dummies
Book SynopsisSie wollen einen Roman schreiben und die Romantik soll darin eine große Rolle spielen oder vielleicht soll es sogar ein Liebesroman sein? Dann wird Ihnen dieses Buch gewiss eine große Hilfe sein. Annika Bühnemann führt Sie einfühlsam in dieses Genre und seine Subgenre ein. Sie erklärt Ihnen, wie Sie als Autor Gefühle auslösen, eine Idee und Figuren entwickeln und eine glaubwürdige Chemie zwischen den Protagonisten schaffen. Die Autorin widmet sich auch Trends, der Frage der Diversität und erklärt, wie Sie Klischees und Vorhersagbarkeit vermeiden können. So ist dies ein Buch zum Lernen, wie auch zum Schmökern.
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Journalismus fur Dummies
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Diamond Books The Bhagvadgita
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Brill Exile and Gender I: Literature and the Press
Book SynopsisExile and Gender I: Literature and the Press focuses on the work of exiled women writers and journalists and on gendered representations in the writing of both male and female exiled writers, examining the concepts of gender and sexuality in exile. The contributions are in English or German. Dieser Band Exile and Gender I: Literature and the Press enthält Beiträge zu den Werken exilierter Schriftstellerinnen und Journalistinnen und zu geschlechtsspezifischen Darstellungen in den Texten von Exilschriftstellern und Exilschriftstellerinnen, sowie zu Gender- und Sexualitätskonzepten. Die Beiträge sind entweder in deutscher oder englischer Sprache.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Charmian Brinson and Andrea Hammel “Exemplary Lives”? Thoughts on Exile, Gender and Exile Writing Katharina Prager Gender and Kindertransport Memoirs Andrea Hammel Anna Seghers und die Moderne: Positionen aus der Expressionismusdebatte und den großen Exilromanen Christine Ujma Masculinity and Femininity in Anna Seghers’ and Bodo Uhse’s Mexican Exile Narratives Trinidad Marín Villora Carl und Alice Zuckmayer in Vermont: A Gendered Perspective Birgit Maier-Katkin Die Suche nach dem Ort: Veza Canettis Erzählung „Toogoods oder das Licht“ Rosa Marta Gómez Pato „Man wird, was man war erst ganz in der Emigration“: Veza und Elias Canetti in der Emigration in England ‒ Geschlechtererfahrung in Leben und Literatur Ester Saletta Lisa Fittkos Flucht- und Exilgeschichte: das Heldenhafte der Menschlichkeit Montserrat Bascoy Lamelas Lili Körbers Roman Die Ehe der Ruth Gompertz als Zeitroman mit Elementen der Dokumentarliteratur Amira Zmiric Henris Hämorrhoiden: Politik, Geschlecht und Homosexualität in Heinrich Manns Die Jugend des Königs Henri Quatre Benedikt Wolf “So frech möchte ich auch sein”: Brazen Women in Robert Cohen’s Exil der frechen Frauen Hiltrud Arens Vicki Baum’s Exile Novels Rose Sillars “...a healthier atmosphere than that of exile”: The Fictionalisation of Resistance in Hilda Monte’s Posthumous Novel Where Freedom Perished (1947) Jörg Thunecke From Germany to England: Girls in Exile in the Works of Judith Kerr and Irene N. Watts Aine McGillicuddy Un-/Doing Gender in Exile Children’s Literature: for example Lisa Tetzner’s Children’s Odyssey Wiebke von Bernstorff Österreicherin im Haushalt: The Periodical of Austrian Domestics. Überlegungen zu den Arbeits-und Lebensbedingungen der österreichischen Hausgehilfinnen in England Veronika Zwerger Frau in Arbeit: A Newspaper By Women for Women in British Exile Charmian Brinson Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erratum Yearbook, vol. 17, p. 133, line 13 Unfortunately the words “der Juden und der Arier” appeared in error and should be omitted. The editors apologise to Benedikt Wolf for this oversight and for any distress caused.
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Brill The Man Who Crucified Himself: Readings of a Medical Case in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Book SynopsisThe Man Who Crucified Himself is the history of a sensational nineteenth-century medical case. In 1805 a shoemaker called Mattio Lovat attempted to crucify himself in Venice. His act raised a furore, and the story spread across Europe. For the rest of the century Lovat’s case fuelled scientific and popular debates on medicine, madness, suicide and religion. Drawing on Italian, German, English and French sources, Maria Böhmer traces the multiple readings of the case and identifies various 'interpretive communities'. Her meticulously researched study sheds new light on Lovat’s case and offers fresh insights on the case narrative as a genre - both epistemic and literary.Trade Review“Overall, Böhmer’s study contributes broadly to scholarship on epistemic genres and specifically to our understanding of the role of case histories in the history of psychiatry.” Alexandra Bamji (University of Leeds), Bull. Hist. Med., 2020, Vol. 94 (3), 527-528 pp. “Maria Böhmer’s The Man Who Crucified Himself is an important contribution to many convergent fields: the history of medicine, and especially surgery; nineteenth century Italian history; the history of medical communication; and, last but not least, the history of one crucial textual genre in medicine, the case, as defined by Gianna Pomata for the early modern period. […] The book is an exciting reading for specialists, but it can also be fruitfully used in the classroom, to illustrate the multiple layers and diverse adventures and uses of medical narratives in the long nineteenth century.” Maria Conforti (History of Medicine and Bioethics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy), Journal of the History of Medicine, Vol. 75 (3), 2020, 346-347 pp.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1 The Man Who Crucified Himself 2 The Storia della crocifissione as an Epistemic Genre 3 Making the Case Travel. Translation, Media, Reading 4 Professional Readings: Religion 5 Professional Readings: Madness 6 Professional Readings: Suicide 7 Popular Readings: Moral Education and Literary Entertainment Epilogue Bibliography
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Brill Periodical Studies Today: Multidisciplinary Analyses
Book SynopsisInternational specialists explore magazines and newspapers from a sociocultural perspective allowing us to understand the relation between its audience and these much beloved friends from the late seventeenth to the twenty first century. A must-read for academic and interested readers who wish to explore new and relevant ways to analyse periodicals.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures and Tables Note on Contributors Introduction: Periodical Studies as a Transepistemic Field Jutta Ernst and Oliver Scheiding i: Seriality and Order Seriality and Order Oliver Scheiding 1 The Object of Periodical Studies Gustav Frank and Madleen Podewski 2 Reading Illustrated Magazines with Wittgenstein: Methodological Approaches to the Visual Seriality of Illustrated Magazines (1880–1910) Vincent Fröhlich ii: Materiality Materiality Oliver Scheiding 3 Signifikanz des Typographischen oder Was Kleists »Marionettentheater« mit Extrablättern vom April 1814 anläßlich der Einnahme von Paris verbindet: Konzeptuelle Überlegungen zum materialphilologischen Umgang mit »Journalliteratur« Nicola Kaminski 4 Die Illustration als parole condensée für geistig Arme? Explizite und implizite Selbstreflexion im Magasin Pittoresque (1833) Andreas Beck 5 Millions of Old Newspapers: Back Number Budd and the Materiality of the Periodical Ellen Gruber Garvey iii: Multimodality Multimodality Oliver Scheiding 6 The Semiotic Work Design Can Do: A Multimodal Approach to Visual Storytelling Hans-Martin Rall and Wibke Weber 7 Magazines, Affects, and Atmosphere Sabina Fazli 8 Indie Magazines and the Metafunction of Visual Identity Abby Hohenstatt iv: Translation Translation Jutta Ernst 9 Translation and Periodical Studies: The Pionier’s Rewriting of Frank Norris’s The Octopus Florian Freitag 10 Transnationale Avantgarde-Zeitschriften als Verhandlungsforen europäischer Kunst, Gesellschaft und Politik: Contimporanul und Integral Iulia-Karin Patrut v: Infrastructure and Agency Infrastructure and Agency Oliver Scheiding 11 Die Zeitung als Akteur: Theoretische, heuristische und methodische Zugänge in der modernen Mediengeschichte Maximilian Kutzner 12 Under the Cover of Religious Periodicals: Magazine Agency and Newsroom Practice Oliver Scheiding and Anja-Maria Bassimir vi: Community Community Jutta Ernst 13 Metropolitan Communities: Periodicity and Participation in Late Nineteenth-Century Popular Lecturing and Penny Fiction Weeklies Anne-Julia Zwierlein 14 Romanticism’s Little Magazines: The Nineteenth-Century Avant-Garde and Collective Position-Taking in The Dial Clemens Spahr vii: Location and Transfer Location and Transfer Jutta Ernst 15 Reenvisioning the Canon: Three Early American Printers and Their Transnational Routes Mark J. Noonan 16 The Periodical Press in the Upper Rhine (1780–1810): Cultural Transfers and Cross-Border Figures Anaïs Nagel 17 Transcultural Careers in the Periodical Press: Fleury Mesplet and Paul-Marc Sauvalle as Transatlantic Mediators Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink Index
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