The Swedish Girl
The Swedish Girl

Author: Alex Gray

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781471254222

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'Gray is the new master of Scottish crime writing.' SCOTTISH DAILY EXPRESS Eighteen-year-old Kirsty Wilson can't believe her luck when she lands a room in a luxury Glasgow flat owned by the beautiful Eva Magnusson. But her initial delight turns to terror when Kirsty finds Eva lying dead in their home and their male flatmate accused of her murder. Kirsty refuses to accept that he is guilty and sets out to clear his name. But it is not long until another woman is brutally murdered. Horrified, Lorimer and his team realise that Kirsty could be right. Is it possible that Glasgow's finest detective has put the wrong man behind bars? 'Brings Glasgow to life the same way Ian Rankin evokes Edinburgh' DAILY MAIL

Modigliani
Modigliani

Author: Amedeo Modigliani

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2002-07-05

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 9780486421438

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"Perhaps the greatest Italian artist of the twentieth century, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) created a number of memorable paintings during the last five years of his life that revealed an intriguing distortion of form and a sensitive use of color. The art stickers in this collection, most of which are from that last five-year period for which the artist is so widely known, include: The wife of the artist; Reclining nude; A working girl; Portrait of Max Jacob; and 12 others."--P. [4] of cover.

An Affair with Hollywood
An Affair with Hollywood

Author: Roger Niez

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2022-04-04

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1662434006

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An Affair with Hollywood are stories of a bodyguard and limo driver working during the height of male chauvinism in Hollywood during the historic 1980s. His personal relationships with clients, and his interactions with wishful young actresses, presented him with a medium into the party scene...and what was truly going on with this sexually charged era. Throughout these stories, he dives headfirst into exploring the Hollywood scene and the mindsets involved during the peak of the casting couch, favor making, and drug usage.

From the Old Country
From the Old Country

Author: Bruce M. Stave

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780874519082

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For nearly a century, the symbol of the American melting pot enjoyed considerable popularity. Bruce M. Stave and John F. Sutherland explore this and other concepts in an oral history comprising the voices of European immigrants to Connecticut. Both practicing oral historians, their interviews join others conducted by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, providing readers with a perspective of at least three generations of immigrant experience, including the role that the family unit played, both economically and socially. Of special interest is the place held by immigrant women in the new world, as traditional relationships between men and women, and within families, began to change.

Her War Story
Her War Story

Author: Sayre P. Sheldon

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780809322466

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This volume contains writings of or about war from the following authors : Nina Macdonald, Rebecca West, Vera Brittain, Edith Wharton, Mary Borden, Ellen La Motte, Colette, Helen Zenna Smith, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Amy Lowell, Willa Cather, Mary Lee, Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, Gertrude Stein, Kathe Kollwitz, Charlotte Mew, Katherine Mansfield, Louise Bogan, Toni Morrison, Jane Addams, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Martha Gellhorn, Frances Davis, Dorothy Parker, Gertrud Kolmar, Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Thompson, Ding Ling, Anna Akhmatova, Olivia Manning, Elizabeth Bowen, Bryher, H.D., Mary Lee Settle, Elizabeth Vaughan, Iris Origo, Christabel Bielenberg, Etty Hillesum, Sara Nomberg-Przytyk, Charlotte Delbo, Elsa Morante, Mitsuye Yamada, Hirabayashi Taiko, Kikue Tada, Doris Lessing, Kathryn Hulme, Kay Boyle, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marguerite Higgins, Martha Gelhorn, Mary McCarthy, Grace Paley, Huong Tram, Lady Borton, Margaret Atwood, Muriel Rukeyser, Susan Griffin, Karla Ramirez, Margaret Thatcher, Molly Moore, Fadwa Tuqan, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Meena Alexander, Marta Traba, Lina Magaia, and Margaret Drabble.

Metaxa and Coke
Metaxa and Coke

Author: Paul Williams

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1291475036

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Jeff looks at some of his old holiday photos. He's on his way back to the Corfu haunt of his youth, only this time he's fast approaching 40 and beginning to wonder what his purpose is in life. He may not realise it, as he pines for the carefree days when he had confidence and hair, but he's about to embark on a journey of discovery that will bring him the answers he's looking for... and, unbeknown to him, it's all hidden in one of those slightly dog-eared pictures and the orange in the tree above his sunbed.

Reinventing Childhood Nostalgia
Reinventing Childhood Nostalgia

Author: Elisabeth Wesseling

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-11

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 1317068467

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While Romantic-era concepts of childhood nostalgia have been understood as the desire to retrieve the ephemeral mindset of the child, this collection proposes that the emergence of digital media has altered this reflective gesture towards the past. No longer is childhood nostalgia reliant on individual memory. Rather, it is associated through contemporary convergence culture with the commodities of one's youth as they are recycled from one media platform to another. Essays in the volume's first section identify recurrent patterns in the recycling, adaptation, and remediation of children's toys and media, providing context for section two's exploration of childhood nostalgia in memorial practices. In these essays, the contributors suggest that childhood toys and media play a role in the construction of s the imagined communities (Benedict Anderson) that define nations and nationalism. Eschewing the dichotomy between restorative and reflexive nostalgia, the essays in section three address the ethics of nostalgia in terms of child agency and depictions of childhood. In a departure from the notion that childhood nostalgia is the exclusive prerogative of narrative fiction, section four looks for its traces in the child sciences. Pushing against nostalgia's persistent associations with wishful thinking, false memories, and distortion, this collection suggests nostalgia is never categorically good or bad in itself, but owes its benefits or defects to the ways in which it is brought to bear on the representation of children and childhood.

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Author: Selma Lagerlöf

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2023-06-04

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13:

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In The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Selma Lagerlöf tells the story of Nils Holgersson, a young boy who is transformed into an elf after a set of misdeeds. Escaping with his family’s farm goose he joins up with a flock of wild geese and travels with them across Sweden as they return to their annual nesting grounds in Lapland. The story was originally written as a commission for the Swedish National Teachers’ Association to write a geography book for children and has become a firm favourite in the country. It’s been adapted for screen many times, translated into over 30 languages and, until recently, was the artwork on the 20 krona banknote. Although originally published in English in two volumes—the second starting at “The Story of Karr and Grayskin”—here they are presented as a single combined story.

The Greatest Works of Selma Lagerlöf
The Greatest Works of Selma Lagerlöf

Author: Selma Lagerlöf

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-12-12

Total Pages: 2339

ISBN-13:

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In 'The Greatest Works of Selma Lagerlöf', readers are treated to a captivating collection of the Swedish author's literary masterpieces. Lagerlöf's works are characterized by their enchanting storytelling, rich character development, and exploration of themes such as human nature, morality, and redemption. Her unique style blends elements of folklore and realism, creating a world that is both magical and yet deeply rooted in the complexities of everyday life. This anthology showcases Lagerlöf's versatility as a writer, from the heartwarming tale of 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils' to the profound introspection of 'The Saga of Gosta Berling'. Selma Lagerlöf's own life experiences, including her upbringing in rural Sweden and her travels throughout Europe, greatly influenced her writings. As the first female Nobel laureate in literature, Lagerlöf broke barriers and paved the way for future generations of women writers. Her deep empathy for her characters and her keen observations of the human condition shine through in every story she penned. I highly recommend 'The Greatest Works of Selma Lagerlöf' to readers who appreciate timeless classics that delve into the depths of the human soul. Lagerlöf's stories are sure to resonate with audiences of all ages, inviting them to ponder the complexities of life and the enduring power of compassion and forgiveness.

Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Adventures
Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Adventures

Author: Selma Lagerlöf

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-12-14

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13:

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The book follows the adventures of a young lad, Nils Holgersson, whose "chief delight was to eat and sleep, and after that he liked best to make mischief". He takes great delight in hurting the animals on his family farm. Nils captures a tomte in a net while his family are at church and have left him home to memorize chapters from the Bible. The tomte proposes to Nils that if Nils frees him, the tomte will give him a huge gold coin. Nils rejects the offer and the tomte turns Nils into a tomte, which leaves him shrunken and able to talk with animals, who are thrilled to see the boy reduced to their size and are angry and hungry for revenge.