Maude and Miriam
Maude and Miriam

Author: Harriet McKeever

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2022-12-26

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 3368144286

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

The Women
The Women

Author: T. C. Boyle

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 593

ISBN-13: 1408826755

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Welcome to the troubled, tempestuous world of Frank Lloyd Wright. Scandalous affairs rage behind closed doors, broken hearts are tossed aside, fires rip through the wings of the house and paparazzi lie in wait outside the front door for the latest tragedy in this never-ending saga. This is the home of the great architect of the twentieth century, a man of extremes in both his work and his private life: at once a force of nature and an avalanche of need and emotion that sweeps aside everything in its path. Sharp, savage and subtle in equal measure, The Women plumbs the chaos, horrors and uncontainable passions of a formidable American icon.

Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright

Author: Meryle Secrest

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 9780226744148

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Wright's family history, personal adventures, and colorful friends are explored in this evocative biography. Secrest had unprecedented access to an extensive archive of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books. "Secrest's achievement is to etch Wright's character in sharp relief. . . . (She) presents Wright in his every guise".--Blair Kamin, "Chicago Tribune". 121 photos.

The Ivory Tower and Beyond
The Ivory Tower and Beyond

Author: Susan Cochrane

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1443806250

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There is a tradition of “participant history” among historians of the Pacific Islands, unafraid to show their hands on issues of public importance and risking controversy to make their voices heard. This book explores the theme of the participant historian by delving into the lives of J.C. Beaglehole, J.W. Davidson, Richard Gilson, Harry Maude and Brij V. Lal. They lived at the interface of scholarship and practical engagement in such capacities as constitutional advisers, defenders of civil liberties, or upholders of the principles of academic freedom. As well as writing history, they “made” history, and their excursions beyond the ivory tower informed their scholarship. Doug Munro’s sympathetic engagement with these five historians is likewise informed by his own long-term involvement with the sub-discipline of Pacific History.

Maude
Maude

Author: Lauren Child

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0763665150

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The members of the Shrimpton family live to be noticed with the exception of Maude who prefers to blend in, and her habit of keeping a low profile is what might save her when she receives a ferocious tiger as a birthday gift.

Maude Adams
Maude Adams

Author: Armond Fields

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2004-07-08

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 078641927X

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Maude Adams (1872-1953) was a beloved and talented American Broadway actress who greatly influenced succeeding acting methods and production techniques. She first appeared on stage as an infant in her actress mother's arms, and then moved to a succession of children's parts. Her New York debut came in 1888, supported by E. H. Southern and then Charles Frohman, a demanding mentor. In 1905, she played her most famous role: the star of James M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Beautiful, kind, and very private, this early American actress is chronicled in a biography covering both her life experiences and innovations on the stage.

All My Puny Sorrows
All My Puny Sorrows

Author: Miriam Toews

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1635574986

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From the bestselling author of Women Talking, a "wrenchingly honest, darkly funny novel" (Entertainment Weekly). Elf and Yoli are sisters. While on the surface Elfrieda's life is enviable (she's a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, wealthy, and happily married) and Yolandi's a mess (she's divorced and broke, with two teenagers growing up too quickly), they are fiercely close-raised in a Mennonite household and sharing the hardship of Elf's desire to end her life. After Elf's latest attempt, Yoli must quickly determine how to keep her family from falling apart while facing a profound question: what do you do for a loved one who truly wants to die? All My Puny Sorrows is a deeply personal story that is as much comedy as it is tragedy, a goodbye grin from the friend who taught you how to live.