The legend of the larger-than-life country singer Patsy Cline is fleshed out by contributions from many of her contemporaries in writer Margaret Jones's biography, PATSY, which includes the reminiscences of many of the biggest stars in 1950s and '60s country, like Faron Young (with whom Cline had a long affair), Loretta Lynn, and Barbara Mandrell. ...
This memoir is the stunning account of a mixed-race girl growing up in gang-ridden South Central Los Angeles, where she followed her foster brothers into the Bloods before she hit puberty. Jones chronicles what she witnessed, how she survived, and--against all odds--thrived.
Veronica Franco was a 16th-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. This collection presents the eroticism and eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. As an "honored courtesan", Franco made her living by arranging to have sexual relations, for a high fee, with the elite of ...
Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been a continuous international best-seller, enjoying successful television adaptations, and captivating children and adults alike with the irresistible charms of its remarkable heroine, Anne Shirley. This wildly imaginative, red-headed chatterbox tries to fit into the narrow confines of ...
In an honest, eloquent memoir, Episcopal priest Margaret Bullitt-Jonas describes a childhood darkened by the repressive shadows of her alcoholic father and her emotionally reclusive mother, whose demands for excellence, poise, and self-control drove their daughter to develop an incredible addiction to food.
As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland. Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S.
Cesare Vecellios' guide to the dress and customs of the world first appeared in his native Venice in 1590, and was a publishing sensation. It brought together vivid descriptions and depictions of the costumes of the different countries of the world throughout history, from Ancient Rome to Vecellios day, and of people of all ranks from kings down ...
The Masses was the most dynamic and influential left-wing magazine of the early twentieth century, a touchstone for understanding radical thought and social movements in the United States during that era. As a magazine that supported feminist issues, it played a crucial role in shaping public discourse about women's concerns. In this major ...
This book is useful when you don't have the time...but you still need the grade! If your life is too busy to spend hours pouring over weighty textbooks, and you need every study minute to count, this "Schaum's Easy Outline" is perfect for you! This super-condensed, high-torque study guide gives you what you need to know in a fraction of the time. ...
The creation of Britain's welfare state in 1948 was an event of major international importance. This study offers an introduction to the evolution of both the structure of the welfare state and attitudes towards it. It concentrates on five core services: health care, education, social security, the personal social services and housing. For each ...
This work looks at the issues of student learning and support, in the context of their own institution. Issues covered include student representation, underachievement and the overall aims and ethics of further and higher education.
An English translation of the 1978 Spanish novel portraying a betrayed woman and the slow growth of her consciousness. Written as a soliloquy, it describes the shock suffered by Ariadne, a middle-aged university professor, when she discovers the infidelities of her husband Julio. She leaves him and returns to her hometown, where she takes a ...
This volume addresses a theme long essential to feminist and liberationist theology: In what can we hope, and what role should hope play in our actions and our lives? An interdisciplinary approach, it provides a much-needed constructive set of proposals and fills a crucial gap in theological resources. Well-known contributors address the theme ...
This excellent, comprehensive text provides an evidence-based approach to nursing care in the field of pediatric surgery. It offers practical guidance for current practice, covering the nursing principles of general surgery and more specialized areas of practice, as well as day care patients. The systematic format ensures easy access to ...
Student physiotherapists respond well to books giving clear guidelines on techniques and their uses. "Massage for Therapists" is specifically tailored to students' needs, even assuming instructions which students, as part of their training, will be practising on one another. The latter half of the book gives detailed instructions on how different ...
In telling the story of five generations of her family and its farm in the Arkansas Delta, Margaret Jones Bolsterli brings together her own research, historical perspective, and family lore as it reaches her from the days of her great-grandfather down to her nephew. The result is a family saga that is at once universal and personal, historical and ...
In her perceptive chronicle of everyday life on an Arkansas planttion, Harriet Daniel sheds light on the plantation economy, medical practices, religion, slavery, and sex roles in the period from 1849 until Daniel's marriage in 1872. The work is a rich mixture of mundane details surrounded by momentous events, and Daniel's sure grasp of both ...
From June 11, 1890, to April 15, 1891, Nannie Stillwell Jackson recorded with pencils in a small ledger the best and meanest moments of her life on a small farm in southeast Arkansas.
A collection of traditional stories about some old abandoned toys and playthings set in a visualized attic world, away from the grown-up giants. This pop-up book tells of more misadventures of Prissy the doll, Moggy the naughty cat, Tilly Losh the rag doll, Oxfam the bear and Boomer the gorilla.
In this gracefully written memoir, Margaret Jones Bolsterli recounts her experiences as a lively, observant girl coming of age on an Arkansas cotton farm during the 1930s and 1940s. The Mississippi River's broad, flat floodplain provides the setting for her vivid strokes of memory and history, each portraying key elements of the "southern ...
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