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Author: James Dane
Publisher: Jason Doucet
Published: 2015-04-29
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKObservations, knowledge and humour of one Canadian man, born into the great depression. From baseball to surviving the Second World War and a path (not without a few bumps in the road) of laughter, family and some swinging tunes.
Author: Nella Larsen
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1667622668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Quicksand first appeared in 1928.
Author: Martin Parr
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 2004-03-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780714843902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMartin Parr is a key figure in the world of photography and contemporary art. Some accuse him of cruelty, but many more appreciate the wit and irony with which he tackles such subjects as bad taste, food, the tourist, shopping and the foibles of the British. Parr has been collecting postcards for 20 years, and here is the cream of his collection - his boring postcards. With no introduction or commentary of any kind, Parr's boring postcards are reproduced straight. They are exactly what they say they are, namely boring picture postcards showing boring photographs of boring places, presumably for boring people to buy to send to their boring friends. All of them are shot in Britain, taking us on a boring tour of its motorways, ring roads, traffic interchanges, bus stations, pedestrian precincts, factories, housing estates, airports, caravan sites, convalescent homes and shopping centres. Some attempt to idealize their subjects, only to fail dismally. Others lack any apparent purpose or interest, but the resultant collection of photographic images is wholly compelling. Boring Postcardsis multi-layered: a commentary on British architecture, social life and identity, a record of a folk photography which is today being appropriated by the most fashionable photographers (including Parr), an exercise in sublime minimalism and, above all, a richly comic photographic entertainment.
Author: Diana E. H. Russell
Publisher: Millbrae, Calif. : Les Femmes Pub.
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780890879214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edmundo Murray
Publisher: Edmundo Murray
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9509725714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Allen Carey-Webb
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 242
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTelling stories from secondary and college English classrooms, this book explores the new possibilities for teaching and learning generated by bringing together reader-response and cultural-studies approaches. The book connects William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, and other canonical figures to multicultural writers, popular culture, film, testimonial, politics, history, and issues relevant to contemporary youth. Each chapter contains brief explications of literary scholarship and theory, and each is followed by extensive annotated bibliographies of multicultural literature, approachable scholarship and theory, and relevant Internet sites. Each chapter also contains descriptions of classroom units and activities focusing on a particular theme, such as genocide, homelessness, race, gender, youth violence, (post)colonialism, class relations, and censorship; and discussion of ways in which students often respond to such "hot-button" topics. Chapters in the book are: (1) A Course in Contemporary World Literature; (2) Teaching about Homelessness; (3) Genderizing the Curriculum: A Personal Journey; (4) Addressing the Youth Violence Crisis; (5) Shakespeare and the New Multicultural British and World Literatures; (6) "Huckleberry Finn" and the Issue of Race in Today's Classroom; (7) Testimonial, Autoethnography, and the Future of English; and (8) Conclusion. Contains approximately 350 references. Appendixes contain an email exchange between the author and a first year, inner-city teacher; a note to teachers on the truth of Rigoberta Menchu's testimonial; a brief account of philology; a 13-item annotated bibliography of readings in literary theory for English teachers; and lists of web sites exploring literary theory and cultural studies, supporting literature teaching, and for new teachers. (NKA)
Author: Tom Santopietro
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2015-02-17
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1466870591
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Fans of The Sound of Music will find plenty to please them in [this] history of the sweeping musical.” —Kirkus Reviews On March 2, 1965, The Sound of Music was released in the United States and the love affair between moviegoers and the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical began. Rarely has a film captured the love and imagination of the moviegoing public the way The Sound of Music did as it blended history, music, stunning Austrian locations, heartfelt emotion—and the yodeling of Julie Andrews—into a monster hit. Now, Tom Santopietro has written the ultimate book for fans with behind the scenes stories of the filming, new interviews with Johannes von Trapp and others, photographs, and more. He looks back at the real life story of Maria von Trapp, goes on to chronicle the sensational success of the Broadway musical, and recounts the near cancellation of the film when Cleopatra bankrupted 20th Century Fox. He reveals the actors who were also considered for the roles of Maria and Captain von Trapp, and provides a historian’s critical analysis of the careers of director Robert Wise and screenwriter Ernest Lehman. He also takes a look at the critical controversy that greeted the movie, its relationship to the turbulent 1960s, and the superstardom that engulfed Julie Andrews. The Sound of Music Story is for everyone who cherishes this American classic.
Author: Richard P. Gabriel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780195121230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a book that will intrigue anyone who is curious about Silicon Valley, computer programming, or the world of high technology, respected software pioneer and computer scientist Richard Gabriel offers an informative insider's look at the world of software design and computer programming and the business that surrounds them. 10 illustrations.
Author: Robin Lamont
Publisher:
Published: 2012-10-01
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780985848507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPryor Wright's ultra-conservative radio show has millions of devout fans who are sure that the slurs and wild accusations fired at the liberal left prove him a true patriot. But when his venomous rantings catch Maren Garrity's twin brother in the crossfire, the struggling actress pursues her own style of justice and enlists a troupe of fellow unemployed actors to teach Wright just how powerful words can be.
Author: Richard Tomlinson
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard Tomlinson was recruited initially by MI6, the British foreign intelligence service, during his senior year at Cambridge University. In these memoirs, he claims to have quickly gained the trust and confidence of one of the world's most effective intelligence organizations, and that he was relied on to smuggle nuclear secrets out of Moscow. Tomlinson also writes that he ran an undercover operation in Sarajevo while the city was under siege, and infiltrated and dismantled a criminal group that sought to export chemical weapons capabilities to Iran.
