Download or read book The Reality Shows written by Karen Finley and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ms. Finley hasn't lost the power to disturb."—Ben Brantley, The New York Times No other performing artist has captured the psychological complexity of this decade as Karen Finley has. In her inimitable style, she has embodied some of the most troubling figures to cast a long shadow on the public imagination, and has envisioned a kind of catharsis within each drama: Liza Minnelli responds to the September 11 attacks; Terri Schiavo explains why Americans love a woman in a coma; Martha Stewart dumps George W. Bush during their tryst on the eve of the Republican National Convention; Silda Spitzer tells the former governor why “I’m sorry” just isn’t enough; and the ghost of Jackie O cries, “Please stop looking at me!" The Reality Shows is a revelation of a decade by one of our greatest interpreters of popular and political culture.
Download or read book Gabriel Finley and the Raven s Riddle written by George Hagen and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A first-rate fantasy for middle-grade readers,” declares Booklist in a starred review, comparing Gabriel Finley to Harry Potter, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. A tangle of ingenious riddles, a malevolent necklace called a torc, and flocks of menacing birds: these are just some of the obstacles that stand between Gabriel and his father, Adam Finley, who has vanished from their Brooklyn brownstone. When Gabriel rescues an orphaned baby raven named Paladin, he discovers a family secret: Finleys can bond with ravens in extraordinary ways. Along with Paladin and three valiant friends, Gabriel sets out to bring his father home. They soon discover that Adam is being held captive by the evil demon Corax—half man, half raven, and Adam’s very own disgraced brother—in a foreboding netherworld of birds called Aviopolis. With help from his army of ghoulish minions, the valravens, Corax is plotting to take over the land above, and now only Gabriel stands in his way. “A vivid, compelling fantasy that sends you off to a world you will not soon forget.” —Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth “A great read for fantasy lovers who have worn out their copies of Harry Potter.” —School Library Journal, Starred “Brimful of antic energy and inventive flair, like the best middle-grade fantasies; readers, like baby birds, will devour it and clamor for future installments.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Some Kind of Happiness written by Claire Legrand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finley Hart is sent to her grandparents' house for the summer, but her anxiety and overwhelmingly sad days continue until she escapes into her writings which soon turn mysteriously real and she realizes she must save this magical world in order to save herself.
Download or read book Finlay Donovan Is Killing It written by Elle Cosimano and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Getting the job done" for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It. A USA Today bestseller! One of Suspense Magazine's "Best Thrillers of 2021" One of New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021 Nominated for the Left Coast Crime 2022 Lefty Award for the Best Humorous Mystery “Finlay Donovan is irresistible!”—Janet Evanovich Finlay Donovan is killing it . . . except, she’s really not. She’s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors. When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet . . . Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation. Fast-paced, deliciously witty, and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness, hilarity, and heartfelt moments, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano.
Download or read book Fin Tastic Fashion written by Jessica Young and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Finley decides that fashion is just wearable art, she sets out to create a new fad with her friend Henry: a forklet, a bracelet you can both wear and eat with and only one dollar each for her classmates--unfortunately her parents do not appreciate the disappearing silverware, and Finley has to rethink her invention.
Download or read book House Secrets written by Mike Lawson and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious death of a journalist pulls Washington fixer Joe DeMarco into a conspiracy of power and politics in “one of the best thrillers of the year” (Booklist). Author of House Witness, 2019 Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel Days after claiming he had a lead on a story that would make Watergate look like a misdemeanor, a mediocre writer from the Washington Post is found accidentally drowned. But Joe DeMarco’s boss—the Speaker of the House—thinks there’s nothing accidental about it. Mostly because the reporter was on the trail of Senator Paul Morelli. Morelli is all but a shoe-in for the Democratic presidential nomination. But his golden boy public persona hides a monstrous character. Somehow, all of his sinister scandals seem to be cleaned up by a mysterious benefactor who stays just out of sight. Setting up a sting to catch the predatory Morelli, DeMarco thinks his job is done—until those who helped him with the sting start turning up dead. And unless he can uncover the powerful people who are protecting Morelli, DeMarco knows he’s next . . . In this chilling novel of unfettered power and final justice, Mike Lawson proves once again that he “has a true insider’s insight about real-world spinelessness, venality, and corruption that have taken the place of moral courage and true leadership on Capitol Hill” (The Washington Times).
Download or read book Pursuit written by Finley Knight and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veronica "Ronnie" Moon's father was known as one of the best Nightwatchers around. When he mysteriously disappears during a mission, Ronnie's sole purpose is to find out what happened to him. Enter Moonshadow Academy: the school for young mages training to become licensed NightwatchersHere, Ronnie will put her skills to the test. But she'll have to face more than just elemental magic lessons, self-defense training and weapons forging. Students are going missing, demons are invading, and a traitor might be hiding at the academy. Could everything be related to her father's disappearance? Ronnie's in pursuit to find out! Pursuit is book one in the Moonshadow Academy series; a YA/NA Supernatural Urban Fantasy series full of magic, demons and sarcasm. Join Ronnie on this action-packed tale of good versus evil.
Download or read book The Power Notebooks written by Katie Roiphe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Roiphe, culture writer and author of The Morning After, shares a “beautifully written” (The New York Times Book Review) “astute memoir [that] reverberates with rich prose, crisp pacing, and self-compassion” (Publishers Weekly) and an essential discussion of how strong women experience their power. Told in a series of notebook entries, Roiphe weaves her often fraught personal experiences with divorce, single motherhood, and relationships with insights into the lives and loves of famous writers such as Sylvia Plath and Simone de Beauvoir. She dissects the way she and other ordinary, powerful women have subjugated their own power time and time again, and she probes brilliantly at the tricky, uncomfortable question of why. “Although Ms. Roiphe seems to be exposing her vulnerabilities here, she is actually, once again, demonstrating her unique brand of fearlessness” (The Wall Street Journal). The Power Notebooks is Roiphe’s most vital, thought-provoking, and emotionally intimate work yet.
Download or read book The Journal of Arizona History written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notebooks of the Mind written by Vera John-Steiner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do creative people think? Do great works of the imagination originate in words or in images? Is there a rational explanation for the sudden appearance of geniuses like Mozart or Einstein? Such questions have fascinated people for centuries; only in recent years, however, has cognitive psychology been able to provide some clues to the mysterious process of creativity. In this revised edition of Notebooks of the Mind, Vera John-Steiner combines imaginative insight with scientific precision to produce a startling account of the human mind working at its highest potential. To approach her subject John-Steiner goes directly to the source, assembling the thoughts of "experienced thinkers"--artists, philosophers, writers, and scientists able to reflect on their own imaginative patterns. More than fifty interviews (with figures ranging from Jessica Mitford to Aaron Copland), along with excerpts from the diaries, letters, and autobiographies of such gifted giants as Leo Tolstoy, Marie Curie, and Diego Rivera, among others, provide illuminating insights into creative activity. We read, for example, of Darwin's preoccupation with the image of nature as a branched tree while working on his concept of evolution. Mozart testifies to the vital influence on his mature art of the wondrous "bag of memories" he retained from childhood. Anais Nin describes her sense of words as oppressive, explaining how imagistic free association freed her as a writer. Adding these personal accounts to laboratory studies of thought process, John-Steiner takes a refreshingly holistic approach to the question of creativity. What emerges is an intriguing demonstration of how specific sociocultural circumstances interact with certain personality traits to encourage the creative mind. Among the topics examined here are the importance of childhood mentor figures; the lengthy apprenticeship of the talented person; and the development of self- expression through highly individualistic languages, whether in images, movement or inner speech. Now, with a new introduction, this award-winning book provides an uniquely broad-based study of the origins, development and fruits of human inspiration.
Download or read book Super Spooktacular written by Jessica Young and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The class Halloween party is just around the corner, and Finley can�t wait! There will be treats and dancing, and she�s come up with a super-spooktacular costume for the fourth grade_Halloween parade. But when a morning mix-up leaves Finley and her best friend Henry without their costumes, she has to think fast. Finley�s creative skills are put to the test as she tries to come up with new costumes in time for the parade.
Download or read book Heaven on Earth written by Sandra Voelker and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A charming ‘tail’ revealing a church’s congregational life through the sharp eyes of its own church mice. A delightful read!” – Mount Olive Lutheran Church’s Monday Night Book Group Rochester, Minnesota Heaven on Earth, the second book in the Finley’s Tale series, brings to light more amusing adventures and further intriguing developments at Historic St. Peter’s, recorded by church mouse Finley Newcastle. Finley and the entire mice village perpetually observe the anything-but-boring church people, some odd shenanigans, an underground discovery, church vandalism, and much, much more. Their top priority, as always, is "Safety First". Pastor Osterhagen and his family walk by faith through the church year by doing what they do best: confidently proclaiming and trusting in Jesus Christ, their Lord and Saviour, for the forgiveness of sins, and relying on God’s daily gifts of abundant grace and protection.
Download or read book Moses Finley and Politics written by William V. Harris and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moses Finley (1912-1986) was one of the most widely read scholarly historians and journalists of his age, having grown famous with The World of Odysseus; and he exercised a transformative influence on the study of the history of Greek and Roman antiquity. In this centenary volume distinguished ancient historians and Americanists analyse Finley’s political and intellectual evolution, and attempt to understand the paradoxes of the young leftist and victim of McCarthyism whose work owes more to Weber than to Marx and of the young Jewish scholar (Moses Finkelstein) who distanced himself from Jewishness.
Download or read book Notebooks written by Margaret Rose Thornton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously edited and annotated, Tennessee Williams's notebooks follow his growth as a writer from his undergraduate days to the publication and production of his most famous plays, from his drug addiction and drunkenness to the heights of his literary accomplishments.
Download or read book Lone Star Wildflowers written by LaShara J. Nieland and published by Grover E. Murray Studies in th. This book was released on 2009 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In photographs and text, describes hundreds of Texas wildflowers. The 400 photographs are arranged by color to aid identification. The book describes past and present uses of the plants, the stories behind their scientific and common names, their medicinal and toxic properties, Native American lore, and other interesting facts and stories"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Grandma Dotty 2 written by Kimbriah Alfrenar and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. ""Ephesians 4:1""3 (NIV) LILY: Well, amen, Kimbriah! I guess Grandma Dotty's not the only one with verses up her sleeve! KIMBRIAH: Nope! I think that verse perfectly words what you learned in this book, Lily. LILY: Definitely! Don't be too quick to judge. Try to see everyone in a positive light. I had to deal with some cold people in this book. For example, Scarlett, the new guest at the Thanksgiving dinner, didn't even want to shake my hand. And Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Finley's evil sister, tried to steal her sister's private journal! Putting that word into practice was hard! KIMBRIAH: Yup! But you dealt with them well! As Christians, we need to make an extra effort to love everyone. You learned how to see the best in even those who are difficult, and that is the meaning of God's love. I don't think we can say much more than that in this summary, so in that case... LILY: Enjoy this book and stay tuned for more fun in Grandma Dotty 3: Christmas Chaos!
