Download or read book Aloma written by Tibor Hajdu and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a Hungarian-born neurologist, bases his novel on the true story of a projectionist. The projectionist experiences the rise and fall of small art movies that were doomed to extinction by the increasing popularity of multiplex and megaplex movies. The fate of movies parallels his own life, utterly interwoven with the cinema.

Download or read book Aloma written by Robert Hood Bowers and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aloma of the South Seas written by Mac Burney Gates and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book All the Living written by C. E. Morgan and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One summer, a young woman travels with her lover to the isolated tobacco farm he has inherited after his family dies in a terrible accident. As Orren works to save his family farm from drought, Aloma struggles with the loneliness of farm life and must find her way in a combative, erotically-charged relationship with a grieving, taciturn man. A budding friendship with a handsome and dynamic young preacher further complicates her growing sense of dissatisfaction. As she considers whether to stay with Orren or to leave, she grapples with the finality of loss and death, and the eternal question of whether it is better to fight for freedom or submit to love. All the Living has the timeless quality of a parable, but is also a perfect evocation of a time and place, a portrait of both age-old conflicts and modern life. It is an ode to the starve-acre Southern farm, the mountain landscape, and difficult love. In her lyrical and moving debut novel, C.E. Morgan recalls both the serenity of Marilynne Robinson and the shifting emotional currents and unashamed eroticism of James Salter. It is an unforgettable book from a major new voice.

Download or read book All the Living written by C.E. Morgan and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing novel that seizes the heart, and sets age-old conflicts against modern life. All the Living has the timeless quality of a parable, evoking a time and place with such beauty and power that it is unforgettable. It’s a hot, dry summer and a young woman travels to Kentucky with her lover, Orren, to the isolated tobacco farm he has inherited after his family dies in a terrible accident. As he works through the drought, Aloma struggles to find her way in a combative, erotically charged relationship with this taciturn man. Her growing friendship with a local charismatic preacher further complicates her sense of lonely dissatisfaction as she grapples with the eternal question of whether it is better to fight for freedom or submit to desire. Excerpt: At first she could see his figure only as a dark shape and the sun firing on the watch on his right arm as he turned the wheel. Then when he was finally before her, braking and leaning in slightly under the shade of the visor to pull the keys from the ignition, she found the broad contours of his face and the color of his skin, much browner than the last time she had seen him, the day after the funeral three weeks ago when he came down to the school and sat beside her and set a question to her. He said, You’ll come up? And she said, Yes, yes. And it don’t matter if it’s all out of order like it is? And she shook her head and took his blanched face in her hands and kissed him, and that had struck her later as an odd reversal, he usually being the one to reach out and pull her to him.

Download or read book Anonymous Love written by Orchid Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AT 32 YEARS OF AGE, GRAYSON HUNTER BENTWOOD, III WAS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST MEN IN THE WORLD. HE WAS RICH, GOOD LOOKING, AND SINGLE, BUT HE ALSO HAD A SEX DRIVE THAT WOULD SCARE MOST WOMEN. HE WAS ALSO A VERY DOWN TO EARTH PERSON WHO BELIEVED IN FAMILY VALUES. GRAYSON HAD BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD, SEEN WOMEN OF ALL COLORS, SHAPES, SIZES AND BACKGROUNDS. BUT IT WAS THIS WOMAN, PARIS JOY SINCLAIR, WHO STIRRED HIM THE WAY NO OTHER WOMAN, REAL OR IMAGINARY, EVER HAD. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT HER. HE HAD TO FIND OUT. THE MOMENT HE SAW HER, HE KNEW THAT HE HAD TO MAKE HER HIS. HE DID NOT EVEN KNOW IF SHE WOULD ACCEPT HIM FOR WHO HE WAS, BUT HE WANTED TO HOLD HER, TOUCH HER, LOVE HER AND SATISFY THE FIRE THAT SHE SET IN HIS LOINS. HE HAD TO HAVE HER IN HIS LIFE, IN HIS HEART, IN HIS BED. FOREVER.

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Download or read book Reflection in Sequence written by Sandra J. Schumm and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The codes of conduct imposed on females by Spain's dictator Francisco Franco after the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) created a stifling environment for women until his death in 1975. Beginning with Carmen Laforet's 1944 Nadal Prize-winning novel Nada, novels by women - many of which explore female identity - began to proliferate in Spain. The works examined in this study - Nada, Primera memoria (1960) by Ana Maria Matute, La placa del Diamant (1962) by Merce Rodoreda, Julia (1969) by Ana Maria Moix, El cuarto de atras (1978) by Carmen Martin Gaite, El amor es un juego solitario (1979) by Esther Tusquets, and Questio d'amor propi (1987) by Carme Riera - feature female protagonists struggling for self-realization and, by extension, for change in a restrictive Spanish society. Schumm's analysis of the seven novels demonstrates how examination of metaphoric tropes and mirror images provides insight into the protagonists' development.

Download or read book Early Puerto Rican Cinema and Nation Building written by Naida García-Crespo and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Puerto Rican Cinema and Nation Building focuses on the processes of Puerto Rican national identity formation as seen through the historical development of cinema on the island between 1897 and 1940. Anchoring her work in archival sources in film technology, economy, and education, Naida García-Crespo argues that Puerto Rico’s position as a stateless nation allows for a fresh understanding of national cinema based on perceptions of productive cultural contributions rather than on citizenship or state structures. This book aims to contribute to recently expanding discussions of cultural networks by analyzing how Puerto Rican cinema navigates the problems arising from the connection and/or disjunction between nation and state. The author argues that Puerto Rico’s position as a stateless nation puts pressure on traditional conceptions of national cinema, which tend to rely on assumptions of state support or a bounded nation-state. She also contends that the cultural and business practices associated with early cinema reveal that transnationalism is an integral part of national identities and their development. García-Crespo shows throughout this book that the development and circulation of cinema in Puerto Rico illustrate how the “national” is built from transnational connections. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

Download or read book The Cambridge History of Africa written by J. D. Fage and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-09-18 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at developments in Africa during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Download or read book Incest Raped and Battered written by Phyllis S. Edwards and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book William Powell written by Roger Bryant and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actor William Powell is perhaps best known for his roles as charming Nick in The Thin Man films and blustery Clarence Day in Life with Father. As diverse as those characters are, they don't begin to reveal the full scope of talent demonstrated by one of Hollywood's most intelligent leading men. Elegant, witty and dignified, Powell created accessible and human characters in a great variety of roles. His talent was such that Powell has a large and growing fan base 50 years after his last film was released, evidenced by the popularity of DVD rereleases and the frequent appearance of his films on cable television. The focus of this book is Powell's work in more than 90 films, from the silent era to the age of CinemaScope, woven into the dramatic and touching story of the actor's life. It begins by leaping into how Powell and actress Myrna Loy were launched to stardom as husband and wife Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man. The next chapter sets the stage for the baby Powell's entry into the world in 1892 and details his childhood and upbringing. Following chapters trace Powell's journey into the film industry, his early career as a popular villain, and his transition to talkies in the late 1920s aided by his stage training. The book details his work at Warner Bros., which turned him into a leading man, and his years of stardom at MGM. The book describes turning points in Powell's life--the death of lover Jean Harlow, a 21-month hiatus from films while the actor battled cancer, and a new leap to the top in Life with Father. Concluding chapters detail another flurry of films and the actor's retirement. A filmography lists Powell's films from 1922 to 1955, including those believed to be lost.

Download or read book Mackey s Grammar of the Benga Bantu language written by James Love Mackey and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Children of Saul written by Lady Writes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-05-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1969, Kelly sat in the Powell church, hearing the preaching of Saul, her father who abused her. She might have told Paul, but in a dream she saw it was no use. She didnt expect Saul in Los Angeles. One more abuse and shed end her life. But David rushed her to Doc, who deduced Saul was guilty. Doc and Saul became enemies forever. When Kelly married David, Saul got rid of him. Doc was mad enough to tell David the abuse story shed tried to hide. David didnt return, but her brother Jonathan kept up the friendship. Kelly joined Beverly Models, disgusted with religion. When Mother became deathly ill, she admitted knowing of the abuse. And with her death, a healing for Kelly. She even let Paul talk her into marriage. They were happy until Saul well, he got crazier. As hed eliminated David, so he hounded Paul, until Paul committed suicide. Kelly, devastated and enraged, told an astounded Jonathan of the abuse. And she hated Saul even more. Meanwhile, David had married Lila. When Kelly learned Lila was divorcing David, she introduced her to Saul. Revenge at last?

Download or read book AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States written by American Film Institute and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 1464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Upper Cut written by Carrie White and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was living a hairdresser’s dream. I was making my mark in this all-male field. My appointment book was filled with more and more celebrities. And I was becoming competition for my heroes . . . Behind the scenes of every Hollywood photo shoot, TV appearance, and party in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, there was Carrie White. As the “First Lady of Hairdressing,” Carrie collaborated with Richard Avedon on shoots for Vogue, partied with Jim Morrison, gave Sharon Tate her California signature style, and got high with Jimi Hendrix. She has counted Jennifer Jones, Betsy Bloomingdale, Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, and Camille Cosby among her favorite clients. But behind the glamorous facade, Carrie’s world was in perpetual disarray and always had been. After her father abandoned the family when she was still a child, she was sexually abused by her domineering stepfather, and her alcoholic mother was unstable and unreliable. Carrie was sipping cocktails before her tenth birthday, and had had five children and three husbands before her twenty-eighth. She fueled the frenetic pace of her professional life with a steady diet of champagne and vodka, diet pills, cocaine, and heroin, until she eventually lost her home, her car, her career—and nearly her children. But she battled her way back, getting sober, rebuilding her relationships and her reputation as a hairdresser, and today, the name Carrie White is once again on the door of one of Beverly Hills’s most respected salons. An unflinching portrayal of addiction and recovery, Upper Cut proves that even in Hollywood, sometimes you have to fight for a happy ending. * Includes sixty rare photographs*

Download or read book The Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes written by Richard Sowers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive history of thoroughbred racing's three premier events, which have never before been explored in such detail. This book gives the history of America's classic races from the inaugural Belmont Stakes in 1867 through 2013, identifying which equine participants were truly worthy of lasting acclaim and which were one-hit wonders. Perhaps even more compelling are the stories of the men and women who rode, trained, owned, or bred classic winners, including their exploits on the turf and their triumphs and failures in arenas far removed from horse racing.