Author: Ruth J. Morehead
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679800750
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Presents text for well-known Christmas songs and carols.

Author: Ruth J. Morehead
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375801020
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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The adorable Holly Babes are back, and now they are Waiting for Christmas. They want to make sure everything is just right for Christmas, so they trim their tree, sing their carols, and give out gifts. The Holly Babes' simple text and charming illustrations will fill readers with the anticipation of Christmas and the Christmas spirit.

Author: Jane Werner Watson
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0385374771
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Share the true meaning of Christmas with your children this holiday season. This simple but poetic text brings to life the story of Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem. First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.

Author: William Lynwood Montell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813131023
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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The editors, William J. Devlin and Shai Biderman, have compiled an impressive list of contributors to explore the philosophy at the core of David Lynch's work. Lynch is examined as a postmodern artist and the themes of darkness, logic and time are discussed in depth.

Author: William M. Arkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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Author: Bernard F. Dick
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813159512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Hal Wallis (1898-1986) might not be as well known as David O. Selznick or Samuel Goldwyn, but the films he produced—Casablanca, Jezebel, Now, Voyager, The Life of Emile Zola, Becket, True Grit, and many other classics (as well as scores of Elvis movies)—have certainly endured. As producer of numerous films, Wallis made an indelible mark on the course of America's film industry, but his contributions are often overlooked. Bernard Dick offers the first comprehensive assessment of the producer's incredible career. A former office boy and salesman, Wallis first engaged with the film business as the manager of a Los Angeles movie theater in 1922. He attracted the notice of the Warner brothers, who hired him as a publicity assistant. Within three months he was director of the department, and appointments to studio manager and production executive quickly followed. Wallis went on to oversee dozens of productions and formed his own production company in 1944. Dick draws on numerous sources such as Wallis's personal production files and exclusive interviews with many of his contemporaries to finally tell the full story of his illustrious career. Dick combines his knowledge of behind-the-scenes Hollywood with fascinating anecdotes to create a portrait of one of Hollywood's early power players.

Author: Joanne Harris
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448126894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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An enthralling and enchanting collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief... Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson and Kate Mosse as well as readers of Eve Chase and Stacey Halls. 'A vibrant tombola of stories...' -- Time Out 'Strongly plotted and written in registers that are variously comical, sad and surreal...' - Independent 'A jewel of a book' -- ***** Reader review 'Sublime and touching' -- ***** Reader review 'Unputdownable' -- ***** Reader review 'Compelling - you can lose yourself one story at a time' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************** Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you'll find another story. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a newborn baby created with sugar, spice and lashings of cake. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris's exceptional talent as a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns. Sensuous, mischievous, uproarious and wry, here are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality.

Author: Judith Halberstam
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822322436
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Masculinity without men. In Female Masculinity Judith Halberstam takes aim at the protected status of male masculinity and shows that female masculinity has offered a distinct alternative to it for well over two hundred years. Providing the first full-length study on this subject, Halberstam catalogs the diversity of gender expressions among masculine women from nineteenth-century pre-lesbian practices to contemporary drag king performances. Through detailed textual readings as well as empirical research, Halberstam uncovers a hidden history of female masculinities while arguing for a more nuanced understanding of gender categories that would incorporate rather than pathologize them. She rereads Anne Lister's diaries and Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness as foundational assertions of female masculine identity. She considers the enigma of the stone butch and the politics surrounding butch/femme roles within lesbian communities. She also explores issues of transsexuality among "transgender dykes"--lesbians who pass as men--and female-to-male transsexuals who may find the label of "lesbian" a temporary refuge. Halberstam also tackles such topics as women and boxing, butches in Hollywood and independent cinema, and the phenomenon of male impersonators. Female Masculinity signals a new understanding of masculine behaviors and identities, and a new direction in interdisciplinary queer scholarship. Illustrated with nearly forty photographs, including portraits, film stills, and drag king performance shots, this book provides an extensive record of the wide range of female masculinities. And as Halberstam clearly demonstrates, female masculinity is not some bad imitation of virility, but a lively and dramatic staging of hybrid and minority genders.

Author: Peter S. Seymour
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
ISBN: 9780843114140
Category : Toy and movable books
Languages : en
Pages : 19

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The kids on Maple Street turn a cat, dog, duck, and lamb into zoo animals. Features pop-up illustrations.

Author: Rodger Streitmatter
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813149053
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217

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Each chapter is a biographical sketch of an influential black woman who has written for American newspapers or television news, including Maria W. Stewart, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Gertrude Bustill Mossell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Josephine St.Pierre Ruffin, Delilah L. Beasley, Marvel Cooke, Charlotta A. Bass, Alice Allison Dunnigan, Ethel L. Payne, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.