Author: Susan Tyner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944964573
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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What's SHE Doing Here?
Author: Susan Tyner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944964573
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944964573
Category :
Languages : en
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What is She Doing Here?
Author: Kate Clanchy
Publisher: Picador USA
ISBN: 9780330443821
Category : Refugees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What Is She Doing Here? is a memoir of the five years the poet Kate Clanchy spent living closely with Antigona, a Kosovan refugee. Antigona becomes her project, her protégée, her cleaner, her nanny, and slowly, through hours of conversation and negotiations of difference, her friend. Through the story of the women's growing understanding is woven the dramatic tale of Antigona's great escape - from Milosevic, from her forced, violent marriage, and from the most traditional pastoral society in Europe - and the growing toll of her losses, as she and her rebellious teenage daughters negotiate London. Antigona's wit and vertiginous perspectives on contemporary life illuminate and transform the way the writer thinks, bringing many hard truths uncomfortably close to home. 'Kate Clanchy has written not just a heart-stopping story, but one that is essential for our times.' Anne Enright
Publisher: Picador USA
ISBN: 9780330443821
Category : Refugees
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What Is She Doing Here? is a memoir of the five years the poet Kate Clanchy spent living closely with Antigona, a Kosovan refugee. Antigona becomes her project, her protégée, her cleaner, her nanny, and slowly, through hours of conversation and negotiations of difference, her friend. Through the story of the women's growing understanding is woven the dramatic tale of Antigona's great escape - from Milosevic, from her forced, violent marriage, and from the most traditional pastoral society in Europe - and the growing toll of her losses, as she and her rebellious teenage daughters negotiate London. Antigona's wit and vertiginous perspectives on contemporary life illuminate and transform the way the writer thinks, bringing many hard truths uncomfortably close to home. 'Kate Clanchy has written not just a heart-stopping story, but one that is essential for our times.' Anne Enright
How to Do Nothing
Author: Jenny Odell
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612197507
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
** A New York Times Bestseller ** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time • The New Yorker • NPR • GQ • Elle • Vulture • Fortune • Boing Boing • The Irish Times • The New York Public Library • The Brooklyn Public Library "A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto."—Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book Review One of President Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of 2019" Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity, it can seem impossible to escape. But in this inspiring field guide to dropping out of the attention economy, artist and critic Jenny Odell shows us how we can still win back our lives. Odell sees our attention as the most precious—and overdrawn—resource we have. And we must actively and continuously choose how we use it. We might not spend it on things that capitalism has deemed important … but once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind’s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress. Far from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world.
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612197507
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
** A New York Times Bestseller ** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time • The New Yorker • NPR • GQ • Elle • Vulture • Fortune • Boing Boing • The Irish Times • The New York Public Library • The Brooklyn Public Library "A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto."—Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book Review One of President Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of 2019" Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity, it can seem impossible to escape. But in this inspiring field guide to dropping out of the attention economy, artist and critic Jenny Odell shows us how we can still win back our lives. Odell sees our attention as the most precious—and overdrawn—resource we have. And we must actively and continuously choose how we use it. We might not spend it on things that capitalism has deemed important … but once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind’s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress. Far from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world.
Here She Is
Author: Hilary Levey Friedman
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 080708364X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A fresh exploration of American feminist history told through the lens of the beauty pageant world. Many predicted that pageants would disappear by the 21st century. Yet they are thriving. America’s most enduring contest, Miss America, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. Why do they persist? In Here She Is, Hilary Levey Friedman reveals the surprising ways pageants have been an empowering feminist tradition. She traces the role of pageants in many of the feminist movement’s signature achievements, including bringing women into the public sphere, helping them become leaders in business and politics, providing increased educational opportunities, and giving them a voice in the age of #MeToo. Using her unique perspective as a NOW state president, daughter to Miss America 1970, sometimes pageant judge, and scholar, Friedman explores how pageants became so deeply embedded in American life from their origins as a P.T. Barnum spectacle at the birth of the suffrage movement, through Miss Universe’s bathing beauties to the talent- and achievement-based competitions of today. She looks at how pageantry has morphed into culture everywhere from The Bachelor and RuPaul’s Drag Race to cheer and specialized contests like those for children, Indigenous women, and contestants with disabilities. Friedman also acknowledges the damaging and unrealistic expectations pageants place on women in society and discusses the controversies, including Miss America’s ableist and racist history, Trump’s ownership of the Miss Universe Organization, and the death of child pageant-winner JonBenét Ramsey. Presenting a more complex narrative than what’s been previously portrayed, Here She Is shows that as American women continue to evolve, so too will beauty pageants.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 080708364X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A fresh exploration of American feminist history told through the lens of the beauty pageant world. Many predicted that pageants would disappear by the 21st century. Yet they are thriving. America’s most enduring contest, Miss America, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. Why do they persist? In Here She Is, Hilary Levey Friedman reveals the surprising ways pageants have been an empowering feminist tradition. She traces the role of pageants in many of the feminist movement’s signature achievements, including bringing women into the public sphere, helping them become leaders in business and politics, providing increased educational opportunities, and giving them a voice in the age of #MeToo. Using her unique perspective as a NOW state president, daughter to Miss America 1970, sometimes pageant judge, and scholar, Friedman explores how pageants became so deeply embedded in American life from their origins as a P.T. Barnum spectacle at the birth of the suffrage movement, through Miss Universe’s bathing beauties to the talent- and achievement-based competitions of today. She looks at how pageantry has morphed into culture everywhere from The Bachelor and RuPaul’s Drag Race to cheer and specialized contests like those for children, Indigenous women, and contestants with disabilities. Friedman also acknowledges the damaging and unrealistic expectations pageants place on women in society and discusses the controversies, including Miss America’s ableist and racist history, Trump’s ownership of the Miss Universe Organization, and the death of child pageant-winner JonBenét Ramsey. Presenting a more complex narrative than what’s been previously portrayed, Here She Is shows that as American women continue to evolve, so too will beauty pageants.
Contested-election Case of James I. Campbell V. Robert L. Doughton from the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
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The Bellman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense April 2018 - Box Set 2 of 2
Author: Margaret Daley
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488090068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. TEXAS RANGER SHOWDOWN Lone Star Justice by Margaret Daley Thrust into an investigation when a serial killer calls her radio talk show, Dr. Caitlyn Rhodes turns to childhood friend and Texas Ranger Ian Pierce. And when all signs suggest the killings are a personal vendetta against Caitlyn, the two of them must uncover the truth before someone else dies. WILDERNESS PURSUIT Mountie Brotherhood by Michelle Karl When archaeologist Kara Park is attacked on her dig site, her high school sweetheart, mountie Sam Thrace, saves her life. With a criminal determined to keep a dangerous secret buried, will they survive a pursuit through the Canadian wilderness? SECRET PAST by Sharee Stover On the heels of her mother’s death, Katie Tribani learns her life is a lie—she and her mom have been in Witness Protection since she was an infant. Now, with her criminal father and brother after her, she must go into hiding with US marshal Daniel Knight. Join HarlequinMyRewards.com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488090068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. TEXAS RANGER SHOWDOWN Lone Star Justice by Margaret Daley Thrust into an investigation when a serial killer calls her radio talk show, Dr. Caitlyn Rhodes turns to childhood friend and Texas Ranger Ian Pierce. And when all signs suggest the killings are a personal vendetta against Caitlyn, the two of them must uncover the truth before someone else dies. WILDERNESS PURSUIT Mountie Brotherhood by Michelle Karl When archaeologist Kara Park is attacked on her dig site, her high school sweetheart, mountie Sam Thrace, saves her life. With a criminal determined to keep a dangerous secret buried, will they survive a pursuit through the Canadian wilderness? SECRET PAST by Sharee Stover On the heels of her mother’s death, Katie Tribani learns her life is a lie—she and her mom have been in Witness Protection since she was an infant. Now, with her criminal father and brother after her, she must go into hiding with US marshal Daniel Knight. Join HarlequinMyRewards.com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.
Ghost Sniper
Author: Scott McEwen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501126148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A top secret band of elite warriors are forced to take a side in the Mexican narco wars.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501126148
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A top secret band of elite warriors are forced to take a side in the Mexican narco wars.
Collateral Damage
Author: Natasha Knight
Publisher: Natasha Knight
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
This duet contains both books of the Collateral Damage Duet! Gabriela Stefan Sabbioni showed up uninvited in my bedroom on my birthday. He stood in the shadows smelling of whiskey and death and wrapped a broken, blood-crusted necklace around my neck. I thought he’d strangle me with it. That night, he left a message for my father. He said he’d be back to take something precious. I never delivered that message, though. I wonder if things would be different if I had because now, two years later, he’s back. And he’s not hiding in any shadows. He’s come to make good on his promise. He’s back to take that something precious. Me. Stefan Marchese is the manipulator of my family’s tragedy. I won’t just bring him to his knees. I’ll bury him for what he did. Taking his daughter is only the beginning. I’ll do it knowing I’m starting a war. I’ll do it knowing my enemies will become his allies. They’ll stop at nothing to destroy me and he’ll stop at nothing to get her back. I’ve never shied away from war, though. I’m not one to play nice and I don’t share my toys. I’ll demolish you if you touch what’s mine. And she is most definitely mine.
Publisher: Natasha Knight
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
This duet contains both books of the Collateral Damage Duet! Gabriela Stefan Sabbioni showed up uninvited in my bedroom on my birthday. He stood in the shadows smelling of whiskey and death and wrapped a broken, blood-crusted necklace around my neck. I thought he’d strangle me with it. That night, he left a message for my father. He said he’d be back to take something precious. I never delivered that message, though. I wonder if things would be different if I had because now, two years later, he’s back. And he’s not hiding in any shadows. He’s come to make good on his promise. He’s back to take that something precious. Me. Stefan Marchese is the manipulator of my family’s tragedy. I won’t just bring him to his knees. I’ll bury him for what he did. Taking his daughter is only the beginning. I’ll do it knowing I’m starting a war. I’ll do it knowing my enemies will become his allies. They’ll stop at nothing to destroy me and he’ll stop at nothing to get her back. I’ve never shied away from war, though. I’m not one to play nice and I don’t share my toys. I’ll demolish you if you touch what’s mine. And she is most definitely mine.
Hotshot Hero in Disguise
Author: Lisa Childs
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369728300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
New York Times Bestselling Author His carefully crafted identity… Is about to go up in flames! After an attempt on his life, Jonathan Canterbury IV chose to let the world believe he was dead. Then Tammy Ingles discovers that the firefighter she knows as Ethan Sommerly is really the heir to an epic fortune. He doesn’t know what scares him more: the fact that his new lover can expose his secret, or the intensity of his need for her… From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Hotshot Heroes series: Book 1: Red Hot Book 2: Hot Attraction Book 3: Hot Seduction Book 4: Hot Pursuit Book 5: Hotshot Hero Under Fire Book 6: Hotshot Hero on the Edge Book 7: Hotshot Heroes Under Threat Book 8: Hotshot Hero in Disguise
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369728300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
New York Times Bestselling Author His carefully crafted identity… Is about to go up in flames! After an attempt on his life, Jonathan Canterbury IV chose to let the world believe he was dead. Then Tammy Ingles discovers that the firefighter she knows as Ethan Sommerly is really the heir to an epic fortune. He doesn’t know what scares him more: the fact that his new lover can expose his secret, or the intensity of his need for her… From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Hotshot Heroes series: Book 1: Red Hot Book 2: Hot Attraction Book 3: Hot Seduction Book 4: Hot Pursuit Book 5: Hotshot Hero Under Fire Book 6: Hotshot Hero on the Edge Book 7: Hotshot Heroes Under Threat Book 8: Hotshot Hero in Disguise