Laurie Notaro, author of AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FAT BRIDE and THE IDIOT GIRLS' ACTION-ADVENTURE CLUB, is now a thirtysomething wife and writer. But she's still finding humor in her misadventures and imperfections. (Things that embarrass most of us just provide more opportunities for Notaro's wit.) In essays that range from coping with pornographic ...
Unrivaled diversity and teachability have made The Heath Anthology a best-selling text since the publication of its first edition in 1989. In presenting a more inclusive canon of American literature, The Heath Anthology continues to balance the traditional, leading names in American literature with lesser-known writers and to build upon the ...
'Stephen Fry is one of the great originals. This autobiography of his first twenty years is a pleasure to read, mixing outrageous acts with sensible opinions in bewildering confusion. That so much outward charm, self-awareness and intellect should exist alongside behaviour that threatened to ruin the lives of innocent victims, noble parents and ...
In this critical biography of the iconic communist revolutionary, and an expos of the liberals who lionize him, Cuban exile Fontova shows that Che wasn't really a gentle soul and a selfless hero but a violent Communist and perpetrator of atrocities.
With stunning black-and-white illustrations, a noted cartoonist chronicles growing up with an epileptic older brother. The author charts his complicated relationship with his brother from childhood to adulthood, and the effects of the illness on the entire family.
In this groundbreaking and original work of scholarship, four of the most influential and provocative art historians of our time have come together to provide a comprehensive history of art in the 20th and 21s centuries, an age when artists have sought constantly to overturn the traditions of the past and expectations of the present in order to ...
Intending its publication to be posthumous, Twain strove for absolute truth in his autobiography, which he planned all his life to write and finally dictated to a stenographer in 1905 and 1906. The book is a candid revelation of his strengths and weaknesses as a human being and as a writer.
Written in 1933, this is a personal account of life during World War I. Based on diaries and letters written at the time, Brittain brings the years 1900 to 1925 to life with sharp perception and a lack of sentimentality. She bears witness to the loss of a generation of men including her brother and her fiance.
From the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating adventure in the annals of science" (The New York Times). 16 pages of photos.
Acclaimed author Carolyn G. Heilbrun (known in mystery circles as Amanda Cross) wasn't planning on living past 70, but since she did she went ahead and wrote a combination memoir and collection of satirical essays about the experience. Her unapologetically frank, scathingly witty prose should serve as an eye-opening antithesis to anyone expecting ...
Follows the adventures of the Marine Corps during World War II - from the bloody months spanning Midway and Guadalcanal. From aviators to Raiders, officers to dog soldiers, this group featured in all aspects of the war. "The Corps" series takes the reader through the experiences of the Corps.
Shortly before his death last June, Louis L'Amour completed writing his most unique adventure story: a personal reflection on his lifelong love affair with learning. Now, all L'Amour fans can catch a glimpse into the life and development of one of the world's most beloved western writers.
An 8-year-old boy named Sonny is brought home to Brooklyn from Paris, to attend a concert in memory of his famous grandfather, the black jazz pianist Sonny-Rett Payne. With him is his guardian, Hattie Carmichael, Payne's old lover, who took the boy off to live with her in Paris after his mother abandoned him, and who has very mixed feelings about ...
By the summer of 1940 World War II had been under way for nearly a year. Hitler was triumphant and planning an invasion of England. But the United States was still a neutral country and, as Winston Churchill later observed, "the British people held the fort alone. " A few Americans, however, did not remain neutral. They joined Britain's Royal ...
This second edition of this text combines a comprehensive account of the history of McCarthyism from its origins in the 1930s through its escalation in the 1940s to its decline in the 1950s with compelling documents that trace the course of anti Communist furore in the US.The seco nd part of the book includes over 47 original documents ...
Featuring hundreds of vintage photographs, postcards, brochures, and other materials evocative of time and place, "Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was America's Tropical Playground" documents how the city of Havana evolved from Prohibition haven and rich man's playground to a heady blend of glittering nightclubs, outrageous cabarets, allnight bars ...
After crashing his spaceship, Winston Niles Rumfoord is transformed into a "wave phenomenon," a telepathic being who travels in an orbit from the sun to the constellation Betelgeuse, landing on Earth once every 59 days. Rumfoord drafts an earthling named Malachi Constant as the prophet of a new religion. Constant travel to distant planets in ...
A collection of short stories by some of the best writers in the fantasy field. Many of the authors used this collection to write pieces about their ongoing series characters. For example, Orson Scott Card's contribution is a previously unpublished story in his popular "Alvin Maker" series.
The emerging 21st century world poses a challenge to students, scholars and policy makers alike. Without a single, overriding global issue to frame inquiry and understanding, there is little agreement about which dimensions of world politics are most important. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the post Cold War world and the ...
This acclaimed history of New York concentrates on the city's dark underside, particularly in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A gifted writer with a lucid yet lyrical style, Sante brings an incredible secret history to life. He writes of saloons frequented only by street urchins under the age of twelve, of waterfront hotels with ...
A sourcebook and guide to the events, people, places, and images of the 20th century, this ties in to two TV series scheduled for broadcast in early 1999, hosted by ABC News anchor Peter Jennings. Over 500 photographs. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
A sweeping, vital biography of Walter Winchell, the most powerful and, at times, the most feared journalist in the America of his day. Credited with the tabloiding of America, Winchell revealed who was cavorting with gangsters or chorus girls, who was engaging in financial shenanigans, and who was frolicking with whom. Photographs.
The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Blood, in 1952. Her fierce, sometimes comic novels and stories reflected the darkly funny, vibrant, and theologically sophisticated woman who wrote them. Brad Gooch brings to life O'Connor's significant ...
This is a memoir of Harry Crew's earliest years - a sharply remembered portrait of the people, locales and circumstances that shaped him and destined him to become a storyteller. The book includes accounts of grinding poverty, but also of snakes who could talk, and of ghosts and devils.
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