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John Ashbery's wild, deliriously inventive book-length poem, inspired by the adventures of Henry Darger's Vivian Girls Henry Darger, the prolific American outsider artist who died in 1973, leaving behind over twenty thousand pages of manuscripts and hundreds of artworks, is famous for the elaborate alternate universe he both constructed and inhabited, a "realm of the unreal" where a plucky band of young girls, the Vivians, helps lead an epic rebellion...
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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Helen Sword is professor emerita in the School of Humanities and the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation at the University of Auckland and founder of WriteSPACE, an international virtual writing community. Her books include Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write; The Writer's Diet; and Stylish Academic Writing. Website helensword.com Selina Tusitala Marsh is a poet, academic,...
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"Invention: A Journey" by Erfan Nouraee invites readers on an exhilarating exploration of humanity's most extraordinary creations. From the ancient tools that shaped civilizations to the futuristic technologies revolutionizing our world, this book is a riveting chronicle of innovation.
Uncover the fascinating stories behind iconic inventions, from the humble beginnings of the printing press to the revolutionary impact of the internet. Through vivid...
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A handbook for pushing the limits of PR to inventing things, rather than only promoting them. When PR teams live or die on the success or failure of the products and services they support, Invention in PR shows how they can take a stronger hand in their creation. This book says the profession can do better than waiting for someone else to determine, develop, and package what a company sells. It spurs PR pros to go beyond what they're handed and come...
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Dr Leon's Re-Inventing Weight Loss is a non-fiction self-help book that will teach you how to lose weight fast, even if you have struggled with losing weight in the past. This book will show you how to kick-start your weight loss, speed-up your metabolism, and prevent developing chrondiseases like diabetes and heart disease.
You will dicover why you have had trouble losing weight in the past and how overcome your genetic predisposition to weight...
8) Accidental Inventions That Changed the World: Amazing True Stories of Serendipity (A Book for Kids)
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Accidents happen. It's not always a bad thing! Check out these fascinating, true stories about accidental inventions that changed the world in this book for children. Did you know that . . .The air conditioner was invented by someone trying to reduce humidity?The Internet was originally a military communication tool?Coco-Cola was originally a headache medication? Play-Doh was first used as a wallpaper cleaner? Learn the origins and history of world-changing...
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An enthralling play based on lost tapes between two cultural giants and friends - Andy Warhol and Truman Capote.
In 1978 Andy Warhol and Truman Capote decided to write a Broadway play. Andy suggested that he record their private conversations over the period of a few months, and that these tapes would be the source material for the play. The tapes were then filed away and forgotten. Their play was never completed.
Now, award-winning director Rob...
10) 100+ Accidental Inventions That Changed the World: Amazing True Stories of Serendipity (A Book for A
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Accidents happen. It's not always a bad thing! Impress your friends and ace that next trivia night with these fascinating, true stories about accidental inventions that changed the world. Did you know that . . .The air conditioner was invented by someone trying to reduce humidity at a printing plant?The Internet was originally a military communication too?The color mauve came about by someone trying to develop a malaria medication?Coco-Cola was originally...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jeff Bezos's Invent and Wander
By staying patient and keeping his eye on the distant horizon, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has focused on his company's long-term goals and kept going despite many failures and losses. Invent and Wander (2020) is a compilation of his writings, speeches, and annual shareholder letters. Together, they give readers an insight into his life and background, and the long path he's taken...
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In “The Invented State”, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the "invented state": systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because...
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Frieda "Fritizie" Mann had several identities during her brief life, and the mysterious circumstances of her death raise as many questions as they do answers. She was born in 1903 near the present border between Poland and Ukraine. She and her family were Jewish immigrants who traveled to San Diego to find security and prosperity. In the last year of her life, Mann became locally famous. She had reinvented herself as a flapper and "Oriental" dancer....
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A brilliant examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, that shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs-rivaling any scientific inventions-and engineering enchantments to the human heart and mind.
Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere-from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others-each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative...
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Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory-and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating work, acclaimed historian Stefanos Geroulanos demonstrates how claims about...
16) Ink Girls
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"In this vibrant story about the power of the printed word and the strength of found families, every page is bursting with life and detail." —Ethan Aldridge, creator of the bestselling Estranged
"Fabulous!" —Dan Santat, award-winning author of A First Time for Everything
"Glorious! This empowering read is absolutely unforgettable." —Ellen Oh, acclaimed author of Finding Junie
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"Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this definitive oral history celebrates not only the impact of The Velvet Underground but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century. Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen-whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s-The Velvet Underground...
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Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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2024.
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"American Life in the 1950s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1950s left behind."--
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Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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2024.
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"American Life in the 1930s takes a look at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1930s left behind."--
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Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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[2024]
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American Life in the 1960s looks at the major events that occurred throughout this decade and offers information on the demographics of the United States at the time. Readers will gain an understanding of the politics, conflicts, science, inventions, pop culture, fashion, and sports of the decade, and they will learn about the legacy the 1960s left behind.