Under the Rainbow: The Life and Times of E.W. Cole, Richard Broinowski
Название: Judy Garland: The Other Side of the Rainbow ISBN: 1907532099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781907532092 Издательство: Hachette UK Рейтинг: Цена: 11910.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: This unique biography of the superstar born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is based on talks with people who actually knew her - from the 90-something woman in Grand Rapids who used to babysit the star to the producers, nightclub owners, musicians and friends who experienced all the problems Judy had, as well as her great successes. We hear how she was shunned by local people when she made her only visit back to her birthplace by people who considered her a Jezebel; how her father was shunted out of town because he was gay; and how she was overworked while making The Wizard of Oz. The man who established the first Judy Garland fan club tells how he reluctantly walked out of one of her performances because she was so bad.
Stevie Phillips, the 'carer' imposed by Judy's agents describes her as a 'train wreck' and the son of the man who employed her at New York's biggest night club describes how she let him down and failed to appear for shows. In Hollywood, we see that the son of the doctor who was her father's friend went to MGM asking them to cancel a contract because the work pressure was too hard. But then we also hear how she was sacked from Annie Get Your Gun and went through the MGM corridors in war paint and carrying her tomahawk 'looking for someone to scalp' as TV-producer George Slaughter put it.
This is a bitter-sweet story: sad and funny and very human. Don't look for star names in this book - they are not there. These are personal stories from the sort of people few biographers have bothered to talk to, but who provide the best and the truest tales.
Автор: Davidson Jane P. Название: Patrons of Paleontology: How Government Support Shaped a Science ISBN: 0253025710 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253025715 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 33440.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, North American and European governments generously funded the discoveries of such famous paleontologists and geologists as Henry de la Beche, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Thomas Hawkins, Edward Drinker Cope, O. C. Marsh, and Charles W. Gilmore. In Patrons of Paleontology, Jane Davidson explores the motivation behind this rush to fund exploration, arguing that eagerness to discover strategic resources like coal deposits was further fueled by patrons who had a genuine passion for paleontology and the fascinating creatures that were being unearthed. These early decades of government support shaped the way the discipline grew, creating practices and enabling discoveries that continue to affect paleontology today.
Автор: Zhai Swot Название: Over the Rainbow: The Path to Success, Health and Happiness ISBN: 1478790512 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478790518 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 31820.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Foreword by Feng Lun, Founder of Vantone Group
Sharing Happiness
The deepest impression that has been printed in my mind about SWOT is that after he achieved his financial freedom, he has been persistently sharing his reflections and inspirations, as well as sense of satisfaction beyond money with everyone. His way of sharing is unique, which is different from plenty of presentations on public occasions, a model adopted by some others, and also unlike fireside chat or dining time chat, and even less so for endless preaching doctrines to several friends, instead, he writes his thoughts into his book. SWOT told me that his biggest wish of his life would be to "realize independence in finance and mind". As now the "independence in finance" has come true for him, he says he will write a book each year in the years to come and will seek to influence the others and the world with his own thoughts, thus striding towards the goal of achieving "independence of mind". This is a lofty realm, in pursuit of kindness to all. To do something in our own power to benefit the society has always been my active approach and my endeavor all along.
Every time when I saw how SWOT carried himself in is talking with people, I am reminded of the features of a typical guy in the field of science and technology, but every time when I read his work, I am ever more impressed by such broad horizon and deep historic touch by a guy in liberal arts. His work is full of pristine, sunshine and positive energy, plus rich and skillful artistic merit. SWOT is so good at telling stories. This book Over The Rainbow, talks about how to make your life successful, healthy and happy, where surprisingly he wrote it like allegories, which are vivid and intriguing, simple in language but profound in significance. Moreover, he uses formulas and laws that usually only a science guy could master for describing his observations and inspirations. For example, when it comes to how to make yourself successful？Please observe the three elements of aspiration, knowledge and perseverance; How to make yourself healthy? Please observe the three principles of psychological balance, nutritional balance and static-dynamic balance; How to make yourself happy? Again, please observe the three laws of tolerance, devotion and significance. And then he lays out a lot of conversations and illustrations for comparison, justification and summary. This truly is a very interesting approach of writing and has also conveyed a clear and precise mentality. He has turned the philosophy of success, health and happiness that he hopes to pass on more practicable, and has turned the abstract concepts of philosophers measurable and translational, which is probably the unique wisdom that a science guy boasts of when he is writing the work of humanities.
I am happy to recommend this book to all of you and will keep it by my hand myself for turning to the pages from time to time. I have always found it difficult to associate the image of a cold and rigorous science guy with such a great work with full of imaginations and warmth. When we are quite used to reading many "chicken soup" series of books, by humanistic writers, we can truly enjoy another special experience by reading the "chicken soup" type of inspirations well prepared with care by a science guy with the laws he is proficient at and with the experiences that he practiced in person.
In the process of reading and experiencing what it says, we will increasingly
Автор: David Robie Название: Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior ISBN: 1877484288 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781877484285 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 34190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: On 10 July 1985, French secret agents bombed the Greenpeace campaign flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. Portuguese-born photographer Fernando Pereira died in the sabotage outrage that shook the world. The bombed ship was scuttled off a New Zealand bay in 1987 to form a living reef and Rainbow Warrior II was commissioned.
Автор: Rees Название: The Life and Times of Sir George Grey, K.C.B. 2 Volume Set ISBN: 1108039529 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039529 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 50680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Published in 1892, this two-volume biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey (1812-98), the 11th premier of New Zealand. William Lee Rees (1836-1912), lawyer, politician and well-known supporter of Grey, co-wrote this work with his daughter Lily, and the books outline how Grey became arguably the most influential figure during the European settlement of New Zealand in the nineteenth century. The volumes proceed chronologically and are organised by the main events in Grey's life. Volume 1 begins with Grey's upbringing and early years, and describes his first voyage to Western Australia, his first government of New Zealand and his first period as governor of Cape Colony. Volume 2 covers Grey's second governorships of Cape Colony and New Zealand, his engagement in English politics and his return to New Zealand in 1870. It concludes with an assessment of Grey's personal characteristics, successes and failures.
Robert Brain traces the origins of artistic modernism to specific technologies of perception developed in late-nineteenth-century laboratories. Brain argues that the thriving fin-de-siecle field of "physiological aesthetics," which sought physiological explanations for the capacity to appreciate beauty and art, changed the way poets, artists, and musicians worked and brought a dramatic transformation to the idea of art itself.
Автор: Verne William Название: Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas ISBN: 0198818645 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198818649 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 10550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Verne`s classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus has left a profound mark on the twentieth century. Its themes are universal, its style humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly.
Автор: Nash Peter Adam Название: The Life and Times of Moses Jacob Ezekiel: American Sculptor, Arcadian Knight ISBN: 1683930371 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781683930372 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 88880.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This first book-length study of Moses Ezekiel examines the life and historical context of the once celebrated, now little-known Jewish-American sculptor.
Автор: Rees Название: The Life and Times of Sir George Grey, K.C.B. ISBN: 1108039510 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108039512 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 33790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Published in 1892, this two-volume biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey, the 11th premier of New Zealand. William Lee Rees describes Grey`s colonial adventures and achievements, outlining how he became arguably the most influential figure during the nineteenth-century European settlement of New Zealand.
After 1750 the Americas lived political and popular revolutions, the fall of European empires, and the rise of nations as the world faced a new industrial capitalism. Political revolution made the United States the first new nation; revolutionary slaves made Haiti the second, freeing themselves and destroying the leading Atlantic export economy. A decade later, Bajío insurgents took down the silver economy that fueled global trade and sustained Spain’s empire while Britain triumphed at war and pioneered industrial ways that led the U.S. South, still-Spanish Cuba, and a Brazilian empire to expand slavery to supply rising industrial centers. Meanwhile, the fall of silver left people from Mexico through the Andes searching for new states and economies. After 1870 the United States became an agro-industrial hegemon, and most American nations turned to commodity exports, while Haitians and diverse indigenous peoples struggled to retain independent ways.
Contributors. Alfredo Ávila, Roberto Breña, Sarah C. Chambers, Jordana Dym, Carolyn Fick, Erick Langer, Adam Rothman, David Sartorius, Kirsten Schultz, John Tutino
The intrigue began with a triple homicide in a luxury apartment building just steps from the Champs-Elyse s, in March 1887. A high-class prostitute and two others, one of them a child, had been stabbed to death--the latest in a string of unsolved murders targeting women of the Parisian demimonde. Newspapers eagerly reported the lurid details, and when the police arrested Enrico Pranzini, a charismatic and handsome Egyptian migrant, the story became an international sensation. As the case descended into scandal and papers fanned the flames of anti-immigrant politics, the investigation became thoroughly enmeshed with the crisis-driven political climate of the French Third Republic and the rise of xenophobic right-wing movements.
Aaron Freundschuh's account of the "Pranzini Affair" recreates not just the intricacies of the investigation and the raucous courtroom trial, but also the jockeying for status among rival players--reporters, police detectives, doctors, and magistrates--who all stood to gain professional advantage and prestige. Freundschuh deftly weaves together the sensational details of the case with the social and political undercurrents of the time, arguing that the racially charged portrayal of Pranzini reflects a mounting anxiety about the colonial "Other" within France's own borders. Pranzini's case provides a window into a transformational decade for the history of immigration, nationalism, and empire in France.
Margaret Garner was the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Her story has inspired Toni Morrison’s Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. Yet, her life has defied solid historical treatment. In Driven toward Madness, Nikki M. Taylor brilliantly captures her circumstances and her transformation from a murdering mother to an icon of tragedy and resistance.
Taylor, the first African American woman to write a history of Garner, grounds her approach in black feminist theory. She melds history with trauma studies to account for shortcomings in the written record. In so doing, she rejects distortions and fictionalized images; probes slavery’s legacies of sexual and physical violence and psychic trauma in new ways; and finally fleshes out a figure who had been rendered an apparition.
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