Download or read book The Address Book written by Deirdre Mask and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | One of Time Magazines's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 | Longlisted for the 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards "An entertaining quest to trace the origins and implications of the names of the roads on which we reside." —Sarah Vowell, The New York Times Book Review When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure that the postman can deliver mail or a traveler won’t get lost. But street addresses were not invented to help you find your way; they were created to find you. In many parts of the world, your address can reveal your race and class. In this wide-ranging and remarkable book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., the wayfinding means of ancient Romans, and how Nazis haunt the streets of modern Germany. The flipside of having an address is not having one, and we also see what that means for millions of people today, including those who live in the slums of Kolkata and on the streets of London. Filled with fascinating people and histories, The Address Book illuminates the complex and sometimes hidden stories behind street names and their power to name, to hide, to decide who counts, who doesn’t—and why.
Download or read book Finding Dora Maar written by Brigitte Benkemoun and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar (1907–1997) through a serendipitous encounter with the artist’s address book. In search of a replacement for his lost Hermès agenda, Brigitte Benkemoun’s husband buys a vintage diary on eBay. When it arrives, she opens it and finds inside private notes dating back to 1951—twenty pages of phone numbers and addresses for Balthus, Brassaï, André Breton, Jean Cocteau, Paul Éluard, Leonor Fini, Jacqueline Lamba, and other artistic luminaries of the European avant-garde. After realizing that the address book belonged to Dora Maar—Picasso’s famous “Weeping Woman” and a brilliant artist in her own right—Benkemoun embarks on a two-year voyage of discovery to learn more about this provocative, passionate, and enigmatic woman, and the role that each of these figures played in her life. Longlisted for the prestigious literary award Prix Renaudot, Finding Dora Maar is a fascinating and breathtaking portrait of the artist. “Beautifully written and fascinating.”—Paris Match “One of the happy surprises of the end of the literary season.”—Livres Hebdo “A highly moving portrait of the artist.”—Elle (France) This book received support from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States through their publishing assistance program.
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of J William Stokes late a Representative from South Carolina Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate Fifty seventh Congress First Session written by United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902 and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James B Beck a Senator from Kentucky Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives August 23 and September 13 1890 written by W. Michael and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of James B Beck a Senator from Kentucky Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives August 23 and September 13 1890 written by W. H. Michael and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Burnie Beck was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1822. He immigrated to Kentucky in 1843 and became a manager and foreman on the farm of Drummond Hunt in Fayette County. In 1845, he left to attend school, and graduated from law school at Translyvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He practiced law at Lexington. Active in politics, he served in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate. He died at Washington, D.C., in 1890 and was buried at Lexington. He was survived by a daughter, Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe.
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Frank G Clarke late a Representative from New Hampshire written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Richard P Bland late a Representative from Missouri written by United States. 56th Congress, 1st sess., 1899-1900 and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Joshua S Salmon late a Representative from New Jersey Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate Fifty seventh Congress First Session written by United States. 57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902 and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John Edward Kenna a Senator from West Virginia written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Services of Philip Sidney Post late a Representative from Illinois written by United States. 53d Cong., 3d sess., 1894-1895 and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of John B Rice Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives February 20 1875 written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Ephraim King Wilson a Senator from Maryland written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Michael Hahn a Representative of Louisiana Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate Forty ninth Congress First Session written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
