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Barbara Wright
Dalkey Archive Press
2013
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Legendary publisher and writer John Calder said of Barbara Wright that she was "the most brilliant, conscientious and original translator of 20th century French literature." Wright introduced to an English-speaking readership and audience some of the most innovative French literature of the last hundred years: a world without Alfred Jarry's "Ubu," Raymond Queneau's "Zazie," and Robert Pinget's "Monsieur Songe" scarcely bears thinking about. This wonderful collection of texts about and by Barbara Wright--including work by David Bellos, Breon Mitchell, and Nick Wadley, as well as a previously unpublished screenplay written and translated by Wright in collaboration with Robert Pinget--begins the work of properly commemorating a figure toward whom all of English letters owes an unpayable debt.
Barbara Kingsolver
Salem Press Inc
2009
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This title includes in-depth critical discussions of her life and works. Over the past two decades, Barbara Kingsolver has built a sizable reputation as one of the most politically engaged writers in America. When ""The Bean Trees"" was published in 1988, Kingsolver established herself as a new literary voice willing to take on contemporary political and social issues like race, feminism, class, and immigration. Subsequent books, like ""Pigs in Heaven"", ""The Poisonwood Bible"", ""Prodigal Summer"", and ""Small Wonder"", reiterated these concerns and added others, most notably environmentalism. Today, she continues to be a formidable advocate of politically, socially, and environmentally conscious writing. This collection of essays, edited and introduced by Thomas Austenfeld, Professor of American Literature and Dean of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, offers readers an introduction to Kingsolver's life, works, and critics. Austenfeld's introduction reflects on Kingsolver's 'sense of place' and her ongoing commitment to being a 'writer with a purpose', while four original essays provide valuable context for readers new to Kingsolver. These essays draw on Kingsolver's biography to discuss the evolution of her political convictions and locate her as an inheritor of the political fiction of the 1930s; review the major pieces of Kingsolver criticism and the popular reception of her books; demonstrate how her first novel, ""The Bean Trees"", reworks the gothic tropes of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre to affirm positive portrayals of racial and ethnic others; and offer an ecofeminist reading of Prodigal Summer that reveals, how throughout the novel, the female protagonists reconsider their relationships with human communities and the land of the Appalachian South. Finally, this volume assembles a highly diverse selection of previously published essays concerning Kingsolver. ""The Bean Trees"" is read as a feminine re-working of the American Western, and matriarchal communities are explored in the same as well as in Pigs in Heaven. Other essays analyze Animal Dreams through the lens of trauma studies to yield insight into the novel's narrative structure and use developmental psychology to understand the growth of the novel's protagonist. ""The Poisonwood Bible""'s depiction of the colonization of the Congo is read as a parallel to Nathan's colonization of the women of the Price family, and other readings of the novel reveals how it reworks the genre of domestic fiction, how its multiple narrators subvert traditional Western narrative techniques to create a unique rhetorical appeal, and how Kingsolver depicts disability. ""Prodigal Summer"" is read as an argument for a bioregionalism perspective of sustainable agriculture and, finally, a survey of Kingsolver's fiction and nonfiction is used to discuss the environmental concerns spanning her works. The volume also contains an original contribution by ""Paris Review"" writer Katherine Ryder that discusses the politics of Kingsolver's essay collection ""Small Wonder"" as well as critical reference materials for readers wishing to study this uniquely committed writer in greater depth.
A Regency Christmas to Remember: A Collection by Barbara Metzger & Edith Layton
Barbara Metzger; Edith Layton
Histria Romance
2025
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A Regency Christmas to Remember: A Collection by Barbara Metzger & Edith LaytonStep into a world of snowy manor houses, glittering balls, and heartwarming holiday miracles with this enchanting Christmas collection from two beloved voices of Regency romance--Edith Layton and Barbara Metzger.This festive box set gathers six timeless tales of love, laughter, and yuletide charm: It's a Wonderful Regency Christmas An Enchanting Regency Christmas A Magical Regency Christmasby Edith Layton - where holiday magic meets sparkling wit and tender romance. Father Christmas An Enchanted Christmas Greetings of the Seasonby Barbara Metzger - delightfully whimsical, full of charm and unexpected twists of fate.Whether it's a dashing duke caught under the mistletoe, a spirited heroine snowed in at a country estate, or a ghostly visitor reminding everyone of the true meaning of Christmas, these stories are guaranteed to warm your heart.Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, cozy fires, and happily-ever-afters with a holiday glow, this collection is a must-have for your winter reading list.
This sober, sensible book, Barbara and Elizabeth: Late-Life Lovers, is about two women who have loved men all their lives and then, in their seventies, fall in love (to their astonishment) with each other. By explaining their experience in an easy, talk-to-you-on-the-phone over-a-cup-of-coffee style - their past distinct lives, how the two met, loved, and then courageously worked out a conventional/unconventional life (they took pains to embarrass no one and at the same time each did what she wanted: held on to her own apartment, money, individual identities) - Boardman gives you a sense that you might do things a little differently in the relationship you're in. You might loosen up and live more the way you want, with love. Every story with universal relevance has a local address, and this book will appeal to young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight, and so many others. It's a plucky book that somehow, some way, made me more lion-hearted. -Arlene Heyman, MD, author of Scary Old Sex and ArtifactThis book is very important for showing one of the most rarely discussed topics of life - new love later in life. The honest and caring tone to present these ideas is no surprise coming from Elizabeth Boardman. She is a known Quaker elder and seeker well before this lovely new story. -John Calvi, author of The Dance Between Hope & Fear
Barbara W. Tuchman: The Guns of August, The Proud Tower (LOA #222)
Tuchman Barbara W.
The Library of America
2012
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Writing with a clarity, grace, and novelistic sweep rare among historians, Barbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989) distilled the complex interplay of personalities and events into gripping narratives that fuse rigorous scholarship with elegant literary art. An astute portraitist, she brilliantly laid bare the all-too-human failures of leaders subject to the pull of historical currents and prone, often tragically, to the ingrained biases of culture and temperament. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning best seller The Guns of August (1962) offers a majestic orchestration of the diplomatic and military history of the crucial first weeks of World War I. Tuchman's observations about the irrational escalation of conflict made a deep impression on President John F. Kennedy and influenced his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis; fifty years later, The Guns of August remains an exemplary study of events propelled headlong by their own internal logic and momentum. Some of Tuchman's finest writing is contained in her following book, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890-1914 (1966), a fascinating kaleidoscope of eight precisely drawn essays on subjects ranging from international socialism and anarchism to the Dreyfus Affair in France and the birth of American imperialism that collectively set the stage for the cataclysm of 1914. Presented in one volume for the first time and released to mark Tuchman's centennial year and the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Guns of August, here is a vivid, indelible panorama of an epoch in transition.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA bittersweet and hilarious novel about a marriage whose decades-old routine is suddenly upended.Walter Schmidt has lived his whole life within the narrow, "comfortable" confines of traditional gender roles: he has made it to retirement without learning how to fry an egg or use a vacuum cleaner. After all, he could always count on his wife, Barbara. But when one morning she can't get up from bed anymore, everything changes.With biting humor and great warmth, Alina Bronsky writes about how Walter, nearing the end of his life, is suddenly forced to reinvent himself as a caregiver and house-husband, and become the caring partner he never was in all his years with Barbara.Little by little, Walter's rough facade begins to crumble--and with it his old certainties about his life and family.
Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) rose from the ranks of chorus girl to become one of Hollywood's most talented leading women-and America's highest paid woman in the mid-1940s. Shuttled among foster homes as a child, she took a number of low-wage jobs while she determinedly made the connections that landed her in successful Broadway productions. Stanwyck then acted in a stream of high-quality films from the 1930s through the 1950s. Directors such as Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra treasured her particular magic. A four-time Academy Award nominee, winner of three Emmys and a Golden Globe, she was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy.Dan Callahan considers both Stanwyck's life and her art, exploring her seminal collaborations with Capra in such great films as Ladies of Leisure, The Miracle Woman, and The Bitter Tea of General Yen; her Pre-Code movies Night Nurse and Baby Face; and her classic roles in Stella Dallas, Remember the Night, The Lady Eve, and Double Indemnity. After making more than eighty films in Hollywood, she revived her career by turning to television, where her role in the 1960s series The Big Valley renewed her immense popularity.Callahan examines Stanwyck's career in relation to the directors she worked with and the genres she worked in, leading up to her late-career triumphs in two films directed by Douglas Sirk, All I Desire and There's Always Tomorrow, and two outrageous westerns, The Furies and Forty Guns. The book positions Stanwyck where she belongs-at the very top of her profession-and offers a close, sympathetic reading of her performances in all their range and complexity.
Barbara Kopple
University Press of Mississippi
2015
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With a career spanning more than forty years, Barbara Kopple (b. 1946) long ago established herself as one of the most prolific and award-winning American filmmakers of her generation. Her projects have ranged from labor union documentaries to fictional feature films to an educational series for kids on the Disney Channel. Through it all, Kopple has generously made herself available for a great many print and broadcast interviews. The most revealing and illuminating of these are brought together in this collection.Here, Kopple explains her near-constant struggles to raise money (usually while her films are already in production) and the hardships arising from throwing her own money into such projects. She makes clear the tensions between biases, objectivity, and fairness in her films. Her interviewers raise fundamental questions. What is the relationship between real people in documentaries and characters in fictional films? Why does she embrace a cinéma vérité style in some films but not others? Why does she seem to support gun ownership in Harlan County, U.S.A., only to take a decidedly more neutral view of the issue in her film Gun Fight?Kopple's concern for people facing crises is undeniable. So is the affection she has for her more famous subjects--Woody Allen playing a series of European jazz concerts, Gregory Peck on tour, and the Dixie Chicks losing a fan base but making a fresh start.
This book was written for your enjoyment. Reach in to the near past and see the future. Barbara's aspirations are each generation's Virginia Sutterby has published poems and short stories. This is her first biographical novel.
This book was written for your enjoyment. Reach in to the near past and see the future. Barbara's aspirations are each generation's Virginia Sutterby has published poems and short stories. This is her first biographical novel.
This fascinating book introduces readers to the life and work of Barbara Jordan, including her important contributions to the civil rights movement. Historic images, “Did You Know?” sidebars, and a “Topic Spotlight” special feature provide added interest and context.
This fascinating book introduces readers to the life and work of Barbara Jordan, including her important contributions to the civil rights movement. Historic images, “Did You Know?” sidebars, and a “Topic Spotlight” special feature provide added interest and context.
100-page lined notebook, beautiful glossy cover. Great gift for that entrepreneur, artist, doodler, or mad scientist in your life. Check out our other notebooks
Barbara's Poetry, Art & Other Fantasies
Anthony Leslie; Barbara Snell; Terry Snell
Archway Publishing
2022
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The book is essentially a Collection of Poems, art, self-portraits, sketches, poetic & heartfelt letters by Barbara L. Snell, Anthony L. Leslie Jr. & Friends. Th ank you to our family the Howard's & Ghee's, Pastor-Friend Walter Whitaker, David Callahan, Kakeisha Watts, Jerome & Mary McMurrin for all your Love & support. Special thank you to the family within the Kingdom Hall, Brothers & Sisters Adrian & Billy Sheard, April Th orpe, Lorraine Redeye Williams & Lilly Mac, Juanita & John Donovan, Warren & Dee Rich, Glenn & Cheryl Washington, Sonya & Kevin Welsh, Ellen Stokes, Michael Prettyman & Chuck Hacker. The Reisterstown & Owings Mills Maryland Congregation & above all JEHOVAH GOD & his son Jesus Christ for their Agape' Love.
Ships with purple sails have appeared in the harbor of Nicomedia, bringing strife and turmoil to the lives of two Roman maidens. Clarissa's father is falsely accused of accepting bribes, forcing Clarissa and her mother into exile. When Barbara refuses to marry the arrogant Tribune Lucius Caetullus, her own life is placed in danger.
First she has a sock problem, and then there's a strange pea . . . Suddenly, Barbara's Wobbler is out of control A hilarious story of one big bad mood - and how to make it go away. Here's a funny, sensitive and helpful way to understand and deal with tantrums for both parents and children.