Author: Natalya Baranskaya
Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780931188800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Stories deal with a married scientist, a writer who finally realizes that she no longer regrets not marrying, a delinquent girl, and Soviet family life
Author: Neil Cornwell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781884964107
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
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"First Published in 1998, Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."
Author: Karin van Nieuwkerk
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292787230
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family’s prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire. Paradoxically, however, the entertainers themselves are often viewed as disreputable people and are accorded little prestige in Egyptian society. This paradox forms the starting point of Karin van Nieuwkerk’s look at the Egyptian entertainment trade. She explores the lives of female performers and the reasons why work they regard as "a trade like any other" is considered disreputable in Egyptian society. In particular, she demonstrates that while male entertainers are often viewed as simply "making a living," female performers are almost always considered bad, seductive women engaged in dishonorable conduct. She traces this perception to the social definition of the female body as always and only sexual and enticing—a perception that stigmatizes women entertainers even as it simultaneously offers them a means of livelihood. Drawn from extensive fieldwork and enriched with the life stories of entertainers and nightclub performers, this is the first ethnography of female singers and dancers in present-day Egypt. It will be of interest to a wide audience in anthropology, women’s studies, and Middle Eastern culture, as well as anyone who enjoys belly dancing.
Author: Darcy O'Brien
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9780940322790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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The hero of Darcy O'Brien's A Way of Life, Like Any Other is a child of Hollywood, and once his life was a glittery dream. His father starred in Westerns. His mother was a goddess of the silver screen. The family enjoyed the high life on their estate, Casa Fiesta. But his parents' careers have crashed since then, and their marriage has broken up too. Lovesick and sex-crazed, the mother sets out on an intercontinental quest for the right—or wrong—man, while her mild-mannered but manipulative former husband clings to his memories in California. And their teenage son? How he struggles both to keep faith with his family and to get by himself, and what in the end he must do to break free, makes for a classic coming-of-age story—a novel that combines keen insight and devastating wit to hilarious and heartbreaking effect.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780104012376
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451635818
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.
Author: New York State College of Agriculture
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Author: Lubna Siddiqui
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Millie Leaving behind the comfort of my Texas hometown and following my own dreams, I set my sights on the bright lights and fast pace of New York City. Determined to make a name for myself in the big city and stay away from drama, I never thought I would collide with someone like Liam Hale. The man has trouble written all over him-A campus playboy who I can’t seem to stop running into. But the more I get to know him, the more I see the love hidden deep inside of his heart, under all those layers of angst. After my life is turned upside down by a crazy turn of events, we cross paths once again. But this time, we make a decision that could either be the best or the worst decision of our lives. Only time will tell. Liam As the heir to a Manhattan dynasty, I’ve always had it all—money, fame, and power. Everything except matters of the heart. But when I meet Millie, a girl so full of life and love, I can’t help but get drawn into her because how can someone living in a city of fake people and hatred, carry such warmth and radiance. After the many things I learn about her life and ambitions, she challenges everything I thought I knew about love and life, igniting a passion I never saw coming. Before I know it, I’m falling for her. But people like me don’t get happy ending, and all I can hope for is not ruining her life while I live through mine. In a city where anything is possible, Millie and Liam navigate the highs and lows of love, family expectations, and personal ambition. Can they find a way to bridge the gap between their worlds and build a future together? Or is their story doomed from the start, overpowered by the powers at play?
Author: D.J. MacHale
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143916424X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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The final installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series! Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed. The final battle has begun. It was all leading up to this moment. Nine books—nine battles for nine territories—have brought Bobby Pendragon to where he is now. At last, Bobby and the rest of the travelers must join forces in an epic war against Saint Dane for not only one last territory, but for all of Halla. With more than three million books in print, the number one New York Times bestselling Pendragon series has a huge and passionate fan base, and these fans will not be disappointed as the series comes to an action-packed and satisfying conclusion in the tenth and final installment.
Author: Eneas Sweetland Dallas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : General
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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