In this autobiography, Arthur Propp guides the reader through the life of a German Jew from East Prussia from the end of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century.
Dysfunction abounds in America in so many ways, from continuous turbulent change in the business environment, to a US federal government polarized by an inability to compromise and fulfill its historic missions, to personal levels where even deeper and darker levels of dysfunction reside within our colleagues, families, friends, and ourselves.
At five years of age, Dan Propp became mesmerized by the world outside the windows of his parents' rented waterfront suite in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia.
Following the equal-rights struggles of the 1960s, feminism became involved in the theoretical problems posed by poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, queer theory, postcolonialism, and Marxism.
The Arriving and Leaving of Liverpool tells the inspiring journey of a man respected across both the international development community and the football world—a man who has left a lasting legacy throughout Asia and the Pacific.
Stanley Deser is a preeminent theoretical physicist who made monumental contributions to general relativity, quantum field theory and high energy physics; he is a co-creator of supergravity.
Since the early days of the republic, Americans have recognized Thomas Jeffersons distinctive role in helping to shape the American national character.
Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilots license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms.
Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilots license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms.
As Deirdre Clemente shows in this lively history of fashion on American college campuses, whether its jeans and sneakers or khakis with a polo shirt, chances are college kids made it cool.
From the Souths pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture.
FROM BESTELLING AUTHOR TONI MAGUIRE COMES A NEW STORY OF SURVIVALIn her latest inspirational and heartbreaking memoir, Toni Maguire tells the story of Willow, a young woman raised in the Mormon church who experienced a childhood of terror and sickening neglect.
Infinity (Stage) is a highly original study and poetic meditation on the themes of death, memory, identity, and representation in theater, film, and literature.
Stanley Deser is a preeminent theoretical physicist who made monumental contributions to general relativity, quantum field theory and high energy physics; he is a co-creator of supergravity.
Fort des acquis de l'historiographie sur le negoce des ports europeens de la fin de l'epoque medievale au debut de la periode contemporaine, l'ambition de ce livre est de faire dialoguer l'histoire portuaire et maritime avec l'histoire des femmes et du genre.
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Fachbereich Angewandte Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft in Germersheim), course: 'Democratic Vistas' in American Cultural History, language: English, abstract: Thomas Jefferson can be considered as one of the most important Presidents of the UnitedStates of America.
Part of a series filled with "e;gratifying detail"e; about the ancestry of the first US President, this volume contains the tenth-generation descendants.
Part of a series filled with "e;gratifying detail"e; about the ancestry of the first US President, this volume contains the tenth-generation descendants.
For fans of Educated and You Could Make This Place Beautiful, a memoir of powerful vignettes about a rock-star Republican strategist who gives up a life in politics after a near-death accident spurs her into a search for deeper meaning.
The second edition of Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor, and the New Woman transports students into the bohemian section of New York City known as an epicenter of rebels, artists, and seekers of personal transformation.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Hamburg (Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Highlights in Cognitive Linguistics, language: English, abstract: The emerging ability for blending different mental spaces, so argue Fauconnier and Turner (2002: V), allowed humans to gain the upper hand over competing species from the Upper Paleolithic onwards, since this ability gave them the imagination required to invent new concepts, tools and means of communication (among them language).
It is in Cambridge, Massachusetts where Leonard Feeney, a controversial (soon to be excommunicated) Catholic priest, has founded a religious community called the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Breathtaking, romantic fantasy, as Kerrigan Argon - a half-Fae, half-human, transported to a land of gods and gladiators, with only one way home: a brutal tournament in the ring .
Following the equal-rights struggles of the 1960s, feminism became involved in the theoretical problems posed by poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, queer theory, postcolonialism, and Marxism.
Meet Barbara Dixon: Barbara is a regular contributor to The Glen Echo, so we are already familiar with her excellent writing skills, but I wanted to know where her desire to write comes from.
The second edition of Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor, and the New Woman transports students into the bohemian section of New York City known as an epicenter of rebels, artists, and seekers of personal transformation.
'Bursting with colourful anecdotes and nostalgia for a bygone New York City, this is an invaluable artifact for hip-hop fans' Publisher's WeeklyFlash provides a captivating insider look at the emergence and dominance of the now ubiquitous hip-hop culture that music enthusiasts will relish David Szatmary, Library Journal'A must for anyone interested in the history of American music' Kirkus ReviewsStep into the vibrant streets of the 1970s Bronx and witness the exact moment a global movement began.
Infinity (Stage) is a highly original study and poetic meditation on the themes of death, memory, identity, and representation in theater, film, and literature.
The Correspondence of Samuel Butler with His Sister May offers an intimate glimpse into the thoughts, relationships, and creative processes of the renowned author through a meticulously edited collection of letters.
In this classic study of the relationship between technology and culture, Miles Orvell demonstrates that the roots of contemporary popular culture reach back to the Victorian era, when mechanical replications of familiar objects reigned supreme and realism dominated artistic representation.
The extraordinary story of the heroic doctor whose courage and leadership were a lifeline for thousands of Australian prisoners-of-war on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway of World War II - brilliantly told by Australia's favourite storyteller, Peter FitzSimonsIn September 1939, young Australian surgeon Edward 'Weary' Dunlop was working in London when the dogs of war were unleashed.
'A wonderful memoir - I loved it' KATE MOSSE'One of the most beautiful memoirs I have ever read' JOANNA CANNON'Astonishing' KIT DE WAAL'What a brave book, haunting, visceral and beautifully written' DBC PIERRE'Loving, generous and unflinching' BERNARDINE EVARISTOIn her first memoir, acclaimed novelist Louise Doughty introduces us to her parents, Ken and Avis, and tells their story in reverse - beginning at the end of their lives and tracing them back over fifty years to uncover the secret origin of their love affair.
