The Inimitable Joan
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The Inimitable Joan
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Author : Joan Baughan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Inimitable Joan written by Joan Baughan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Possessed
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Author : Donald Spoto
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 2010-11-02
Possessed written by Donald Spoto and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
New York Times bestselling author Donald Spoto has already brilliantly explored the lives and careers of numerous Hollywood stars and entertainment icons—Grace Kelly, James Dean, Alfred Hitchcock, and Marilyn Monroe, to name but a few. In Possessed, his subject is the inimitable Joan Crawford, one of the most electrifying divas of the Golden Age of American film. A more thorough, revealing, and sympathetic portrait of the often maligned movie star—most notably lambasted, perhaps, in the scandalous bestseller, Mommy Dearest—Possessed is a fascinating study of the real Joan Crawford, a remarkable actress, businesswoman, mother, and lover.
The Women Behind The Few
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Author : Sarah-Louise Miller
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2023-03-09
The Women Behind The Few written by Sarah-Louise Miller and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-09 with History categories.
The courageous pilots of the Royal Air Force who faced the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, affectionately known as 'the Few', are rightly hailed as heroes. Recently, efforts have been made to recognise the thousands who supported RAF operations behind the scenes. And yet one group remains missing from the narrative: the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. WAAFs worked within the Dowding System, the world's most sophisticated air defence network. Throughout the Blitz, they used radar to aid Fighter and Bomber Commands in protecting Britain's civilians. WAAFs were also behind the discovery of the terrifying German V-weapons. Their work was critical ahead of the Normandy landings and they were present in their hundreds at Bletchley Park. In this thrilling book, Sarah-Louise Miller celebrates their wartime contribution to British military intelligence. Hidden behind the Few but vital to their success, WAAFs supplied the RAF with life-saving information. Here, for the first time, is their story.
The Book As Art
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Author : Krystyna Wasserman
language : en
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Release Date : 2007
The Book As Art written by Krystyna Wasserman and has been published by Princeton Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.
Artists' books have emerged over the last 25 years as the quintessential contemporary art form, addressing subjects as diverse as poetry and politics, incorporating a full spectrum of artistic media and bookmaking methods, and taking every conceivable form. Female painters, sculptors, calligraphers, and printmakers, as well a growing community of hobbyists, have played a primary role in developing this new mode of artistic expression. The Book as Art presents more than 100 of the most engaging women's artist books created by major fine artists such as Meret Oppenheim, May Stevens, Kara Walker, and Renee Stout and distinguished book artists such as Susan King, Ruth Laxson, Claire Van Vliet, and Julie Chen. Culled from over 800 unique or limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, these books explore the form as a container for ideas. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colorful illustrations and reflections by their makers, along with essays by leading scholars and a lively introduction by the most famous book artist in our culture, best-selling author Audrey Niffenegger. The exquisitely crafted objects in the The Book as Art are sure to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book. The Book as Art accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., beginning in October 2006.
The Dutch Courtesan
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Author : John Marston
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-04-05
The Dutch Courtesan written by John Marston and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Dutch Courtesan is a riotous tragicomedy that explores the delights and perils afforded by Jacobean London. While Freevill, an educated young Englishman and the play's nominal hero, frolics in the city's streets, taverns and brothels, Franceschina, his cast-off mistress and the Dutch courtesan of the play's title,laments his betrayal and plots revenge. Juxtaposing Franceschina's vulnerable financial position against the unappealing marital prospects available to gentry women, the play undermines the language of romance, revealing it to be rooted in the commerce and commodification. Marston's commentary on financial insecurity and the hypocritical repudiation of foreignness makes The Dutch Courtesan truly a document for our time.
The Liturgical Year
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Author : Joan Chittister
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2010-12-27
The Liturgical Year written by Joan Chittister and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-27 with Religion categories.
A journey of the soul through the map of Christian time. The liturgical year, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent and carrying through the following November, is the year that sets out to attune the life of the Christian to the life of Jesus, the Christ. What may at first seem to be simply an arbitrary arrangement of ancient holy days, or liturgical seasons, this book explains their essential relationship to one another and their ongoing meaning to us today. It is an excursion into life from the Christian perspective, from the viewpoint of those who set out not only to follow Jesus but to live and think as Jesus did. And it proposes to help us to year after year immerse ourselves into the sense and substance of the Christian life until, eventually, we become what we say we are—followers of Jesus all the way to the heart of God. It is an adventure in human growth; it is an exercise in spiritual ripening. A volume in the eight book classic series, The Ancient Practices, with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle, General Editor.
The Train Of Thought
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Author : Richard Dardis
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-06
The Train Of Thought written by Richard Dardis and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-06 with Fiction categories.
About the Book While attempting to slowly unravel the ‘Train of Thoughts’ purpose and function Albert, Max, and Niels were forced to incorporate other scientists in order to continue the quest of uncovering it’s true meaning and goal. Which takes us into the latter half of the 20th century and beyond with no definitive resolution. Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, and others help to continue the pursuit. A blend of science fiction and historical fact, The Train of Thought weaves unique personalities together in a study of the global political and cultural atmosphere of our world through the last one hundred years and beyond and examines from a unique perspective the political strain particularly in the United States now based on the mistakes of the past. About the Author Richard Dardis would describe himself as somewhat of a loner. He has worked as a residential contractor for forty-five years. In his spare time, Dardis enjoys sports, mainly basketball, golf, and weight training; crosswords; and math puzzles and watching science and history shows. Dardis has a stepson and two daughters and two grandchildren.
On Intimate Ground
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Author : Gordon Wheeler
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2013-09-05
On Intimate Ground written by Gordon Wheeler and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Psychology categories.
Couples therapy has long been regarded as one of the most demanding forms of psychotherapy because of the way it challenges therapists to combine the insights of dynamic psychology with the power and clarity of systems dynamics. In this exciting new volume, Gordon Wheeler and Stephanie Backman, couples therapists with broad training and long years of experience, present dramatic new approaches that at last integrate the dynamic/self-organizational and the systemic/behavioral schools of thought. Building on the insights of Gestalt psychology and psychotherapy, the authors show us how a truly phenomenological approach, based on the clients' own experience and goals, holds the key to a dramatic increase in therapeutic power and flexibility. The fifteen engaging chapters demonstrate the application of this approach to issues of intimacy, self-construction, power and abuse, "resistance," growth, and shame - and to such diverse and challenging populations as abuse survivors and their partners, remarried couples, gay and lesbian couples, and couples with "personality" or "character" disorders. In the process, the authors offer a fresh perspective that will serve to re-energize the couples therapist's work in this challenging area. On Intimate Ground contributes new insights to many of the most timely and provocative questions in the field today.
The Art Of Pere Joan
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Author : Benjamin Fraser
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2019-04-22
The Art Of Pere Joan written by Benjamin Fraser and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Born in Mallorca, Pere Joan Riera (known professionally as Pere Joan) thrived in the underground comics world, beginning in the mid-1970s with the self-published collections Baladas Urbanas and MuŽrdago, both of which were released almost immediately after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco and Spain's transition to democracy. The first monograph in English on a comics artist from Spain, The Art of Pere Joan takes a topographical approach to reading comics, applying theories of cultural and urban geography to Pere Joan’s treatment of space and landscape in his singular body of work. Balancing this goal with an exploration of specific works by Pere Joan, Benjamin Fraser demonstrates that looking at the thematic, structural, and aesthetic originality of the artist's landscape-driven work can help us begin to newly understand the representational properties of comics as a spatial medium. This in-depth examination reveals the resonance between the cultural landscapes of Mallorca and Pere Joan's metaphorical approach to both rural and urban environments in comics that weave emotional, ecological, and artistic strands in revolutionary ways.
A Rose For Mrs Miniver
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Author : Michael Troyan
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2010-09-12
A Rose For Mrs Miniver written by Michael Troyan and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
" In this first-ever biography of Greer Garson, Michael Troyan sweeps away the many myths that even today veil her life. The true origins of her birth, her fairy-tale discovery in Hollywood, and her career struggles at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are revealed for the first time. Garson combined an everywoman quality with grace, charm, and refinement. She won the Academy Award in 1941 for her role in Mrs. Miniver , and for the next decade she reigned as the queen of MGM. Co-star Christopher Plummer remembered, ""Here was a siren who had depth, strength, dignity, and humor who could inspire great trust, suggest deep intellect and whose misty languorous eyes melted your heart away!"" Garson earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and fourteen of her films premiered at Radio City Music Hall, playing for a total of eighty-four weeks--a record never equaled by any other actress. She was a central figure in the golden age of the studios, working with legendary performers Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Robert Mitchum, Debbie Reynolds, and Walter Pidgeon. Garson's experiences offer a fascinating glimpse at the studio system in the years when stars were closely linked to a particular studio and moguls such as L.B. Mayer broke or made careers. With the benefit of exclusive access to studio production files, personal letters and diaries, and the cooperation of her family, Troyan explores the triumphs and tragedies of her personal life, a story more colorful than any role she played on screen.