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American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck
Charles River
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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*Includes pictures.*Includes Stanwyck's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading."Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." - Barbara StanwyckIn the 1940s, film noir was at its peak, and Hollywood was churning out dark, mysterious, exotic and erotic classics like The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not, which helped turn some of the industry's sultry actresses into superstars. But in 1944, the premiere femme fatale was Barbara Stanwyck, who was the highest paid woman in America that year, thanks to roles like Double Indemnity (1944), in which she uses her persuasive powers to convince a man to commit murder. That film would earn Stanwyck 1 of her 4 Academy Award nominations, and after a nearly 60 year career in acting, the American Film Institute would recognize her as the 11th greatest female screen legend of the 20th century.If anything, Stanwyck's reputation for being a femme fatale obscured the fact that she played strong women that made her seem modern instead of traditional, and not just in noir films. In the comedy Ball of Fire, she played a strong woman that one viewer described as "the kind of woman that makes whole civilizations topple." Her versatility also led to roles in all kinds of genres, including Westerns and traditional dramas, but that should come as no surprise because she was legendary around Hollywood for being a consummate professional that everyone on set loved to work with. Frank Capra noted, "She was destined to be beloved by all directors, actors, crews and extras. In a Hollywood popularity contest she would win first prize hands down."Stanwyck's career was all the more remarkable because she suffered a tough childhood, especially once she was orphaned at the age of 4. Naturally, her rags to riches story made her appreciate the ability to climb the ladder in America and also instilled her with the belief that "hard work with the prospect of rich reward was the American way." This also influenced her political beliefs during the mid-20th century, a contentious time that witnessed the rise of McCarthyism and the Red Scare during the 1950s.American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck examines the life and career of one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Barbara Stanwyck like never before, in no time at all.
Critical reading of Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver: A Unitarian Universalist's perspective
David G. Markham
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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The Hope Chest: Book Four-Barbara
Jane Ritzenthaler
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Book Four, the final volume of the Hope Chest series, follows the lives of the McCurdy family in Prescott, Arizona from 1948 to 1972. The final chapter of the saga of the McCurdy family begins with Dorothy and Phil on their honeymoon in Trieste, Italy, searching for her childhood Jewish pen-pal. God continues to weave together the lives of the family using Amy's steamer trunk, answering prayers and heart-felt cries. Back in Prescott, Arizona, Robbie has retired, and his son David has taken over his small-town practice from the Victorian home on Pleasant Street. In New York, Abigail's daughter Cynthia runs for Congress on a platform of civil rights, which takes her to the March on Washington in 1963 to hear Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr's infamous speech. Barbara finds her great-grandmother's Brownie camera, which sets her on a path toward photo journalism. And Dorothy cries for her talented son, Chris, as he vanishes into the hippie culture of Woodstock.In this family saga, God demonstrates that He is outside of time, knowing the end from the beginning. Amy's Hope Chest continues to be the conduit for mysterious links to the past and the future in this series of time travel with a twist.
Silent-Era Filmmaking in Santa Barbara
Robert S Birchard
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
2007
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Just Another Immigrant: The reconstructed biography of Barbara Zimmermann
George a. Speckert
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Sunshine: The Wild and Exciting Life of Barbara "Sunshine" Blake
Lee Silber
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Tale of Two Towns: Las Vegas & Santa Barbara
Radomir Vojtech Luza
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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With Their Eyes Turned Skyward: Santa Barbara's Fallen Aviators of World War II
Michel Nellis; Karen Ramsdell
Janaway Publishing, Inc.
2012
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This work chronicles the untold stories of forty-eight men and one woman who put their lives on hold for freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice. More than sixty-six years have passed since the close of World War II. Each day more and more veterans of this global conflict slip away and soon their stories will be forgotten. The authors of these biographies were determined not to allow the same fate for the forty-nine aviators honored on the Santa Barbara Airport Memorial. Each chapter not only profiles the life of each of these young fliers, but also offers glimpses of World War II history in the making. It took eighteen months to do the research, conduct numerous interviews, and write these stories. Aviation changed forever the way war is fought. It was the key in many of the World War II battles from the South Pacific to the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe. All of these aviators had a stake in winning the war from on high and, like da Vinci, kept their eyes turned skyward. They never really returned to Earth. Those who have tasted flight will walk the Earth with their eyes turned skyward, for there they have been and there they long to return....Leonardo da Vinci. Hardbound, 2012, 8.5" x 11", Biblio., Illus., Index, 144 pp.
Survival Communications in California: South Coast - Santa Barbara Ventura Region
John Parnell
Tutor Turtle Press LLC
2012
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Vita Vigilia Est: Essays in Honour of Barbara Levick (BICS Supplement 100)
Institute of Classical Studies
2007
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The new millennium sees both Pliny the Elder and his massive encyclopaedic Natural History being studied more seriously and holistically than at any time in the preceding century. The essays in this volume, which honour the seminal work of Barbara Levick on the politics and society of imperial Rome, above all in the period of Pliny's life and literary activity further this re-assessment. They consider aspects of Pliny's life and output which have not so far received serious attention. These include his value as a source for the kings of Rome and their achievements; his attitude to astronomy and natural wonders, to gentilician commemoration, philosophical sects, Roman dress and coinage; and his moral judgements on the fall of the Republic. The essays consider the ideological climate of the Flavian period, as reflected not only in Pliny's attitude to the past, but in his construction of Rome and Italy, and his relationship to contemporary writers like Licinius Mucianus. Pliny emerges clearly as a major literary and cultural figure of the early Empire.
When the Sky Is Like Lace: Barbara Cooney Reissue
Elinor Lander Horwitz
Islandport Press
2015
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Two-time Caldecott Medal Award Winner Barbara Cooney illustrated this magical night-time story when it was first published in 1975, the year it was a New York Times Outstanding Book Selection. It's been a regular read-aloud in libraries ever since. Librarians, parents, and teachers will love this beautiful reissue that does justice to her incredible art. Wonderful nighttime story with dancing otters and trees, pineapple spaghetti, and other dreamy subjects, all with creative and fun language.
Billy the Buffalo and His Bride Barbara introduces children to a buffalo family who roams the Western Regions of the United States. Beautiful skies, vast mountain ranges and the changing seasons all skillfully designed to enhance natural curiosity as the reader becomes part of the wonder of nature. The alliteration and Rhyming throughout this unique book help young readers identify sounds, build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. PreK - 3
Billy the Buffalo and His Bride Barbara introduces children to a buffalo family who roams the Western Regions of the United States. Beautiful skies, vast mountain ranges and the changing seasons all skillfully designed to enhance natural curiosity as the reader becomes part of the wonder of nature. The alliteration and Rhyming throughout this unique book help young readers identify sounds, build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. PreK - 3
American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck
Charles River
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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*Includes pictures.*Includes Stanwyck's quotes about her own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading."Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." - Barbara StanwyckIn the 1940s, film noir was at its peak, and Hollywood was churning out dark, mysterious, exotic and erotic classics like The Big Sleep and To Have and Have Not, which helped turn some of the industry's sultry actresses into superstars. But in 1944, the premiere femme fatale was Barbara Stanwyck, who was the highest paid woman in America that year, thanks to roles like Double Indemnity (1944), in which she uses her persuasive powers to convince a man to commit murder. That film would earn Stanwyck 1 of her 4 Academy Award nominations, and after a nearly 60 year career in acting, the American Film Institute would recognize her as the 11th greatest female screen legend of the 20th century.If anything, Stanwyck's reputation for being a femme fatale obscured the fact that she played strong women that made her seem modern instead of traditional, and not just in noir films. In the comedy Ball of Fire, she played a strong woman that one viewer described as "the kind of woman that makes whole civilizations topple." Her versatility also led to roles in all kinds of genres, including Westerns and traditional dramas, but that should come as no surprise because she was legendary around Hollywood for being a consummate professional that everyone on set loved to work with. Frank Capra noted, "She was destined to be beloved by all directors, actors, crews and extras. In a Hollywood popularity contest she would win first prize hands down."Stanwyck's career was all the more remarkable because she suffered a tough childhood, especially once she was orphaned at the age of 4. Naturally, her rags to riches story made her appreciate the ability to climb the ladder in America and also instilled her with the belief that "hard work with the prospect of rich reward was the American way." This also influenced her political beliefs during the mid-20th century, a contentious time that witnessed the rise of McCarthyism and the Red Scare during the 1950s.American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck examines the life and career of one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Barbara Stanwyck like never before, in no time at all.
Language and Metadrama in Major Barbara and Pygmalion
Jean Reynolds
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2022
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This book focuses on two important topics in Shaw’s Major Barbara and Pygmalion that have received little attention from critics: language and metadrama. If we look beyond the social, political, and economic issues that Shaw explored in these two plays, we discover that the stories of the two “Shavian sisters”— Barbara Undershaft and Eliza Doolittle—are deeply concerned with performance and what Jacques Derrida calls “the problem of language.” Nearly every character in Major Barbara produces, directs, or acts in at least one miniature play. In Pygmalion, Henry Higgins is Eliza’s acting coach and phonetics teacher, as well as the star of an impromptu, open-air phonetics show. The language content in these two plays is just as intriguing. Did Eliza Doolittle have to learn Standard English to become a complete human being? Should we worry about the bad grammar we hear at Barbara Undershaft’s Salvation Army shelter? Is English losing its precision and purity?Meanwhile, in the background, Shaw keeps reminding us that language and theatre are always present in our everyday lives—sometimes serving as stabilizing forces, and sometimes working to undo them.
Language and Metadrama in Major Barbara and Pygmalion
Jean Reynolds
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2023
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This book focuses on two important topics in Shaw’s Major Barbara and Pygmalion that have received little attention from critics: language and metadrama. If we look beyond the social, political, and economic issues that Shaw explored in these two plays, we discover that the stories of the two “Shavian sisters”— Barbara Undershaft and Eliza Doolittle—are deeply concerned with performance and what Jacques Derrida calls “the problem of language.” Nearly every character in Major Barbara produces, directs, or acts in at least one miniature play. In Pygmalion, Henry Higgins is Eliza’s acting coach and phonetics teacher, as well as the star of an impromptu, open-air phonetics show. The language content in these two plays is just as intriguing. Did Eliza Doolittle have to learn Standard English to become a complete human being? Should we worry about the bad grammar we hear at Barbara Undershaft’s Salvation Army shelter? Is English losing its precision and purity?Meanwhile, in the background, Shaw keeps reminding us that language and theatre are always present in our everyday lives—sometimes serving as stabilizing forces, and sometimes working to undo them.
Life of Whittier's Heroine Barbara Fritchie is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.