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Octavia E. Butler
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2023
492 kr
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Slow to rise in the literary world, Octavia Estelle Butler cultivated musings on earth''s future, reaching massive critical acclaim in the process. This companion will complement book club discussions and classroom lessons for the closest possible readings of Butler''s science fiction and her texts …
Peter Carey
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2010
623 kr
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Peter Carey, writer of such celebrated works as Oscar and Lucinda, True History of the Kelly Gang , and His Illegal Self , is one of Australia''s most critically acclaimed novelists. Deeply concerned with South Pacific culture, especially the lives of its most downtrodden citizens, Carey uses …
Leslie Marmon Silko
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2014
623 kr
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This companion, appropriate for the lay reader and researcher alike, provides analysis of characters, plots, humor, symbols, philosophies, and classic themes from the writings and tellings of Leslie Marmon Silko, the celebrated novelist, poet, memoirist and Native American wisewoman. The text opens …
Jamaica Kincaid
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2014
492 kr
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Changing her name early in her career because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist, American, postcolonial and world literature. This book offers an introduction and guided overview of her characters, plots, humor, symbols, and classic …
Isabel Allende
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2013
623 kr
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Isabel Allende--"la Famosa" to her fellow Chileans--is the world''s most widely read Spanish language author. Her career coincides with the emergence of multiculturalism and global feminism, and her powerfully honest, revelatory works touch the pulse points of humankind. Her bravura study of the …
Amy Tan
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
623 kr
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In the mid-1980s, Amy Tan was a successful but unhappy corporate speechwriter. By the end of the decade, she was perched firmly atop the best-seller lists with The Joy Luck Club, with more popular novels to follow. Tan''s work--once pigeonholed as ethnic literature--resonates with universal themes …
August Wilson
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
482 kr
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Award-winning African-American playwright August Wilson created a cultural chronicle of black America through such works as Ma Rainey''s Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner''s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, and Two Trains Running. The authentic ring of wit, anecdote, homily, and plaint proved that a …
Barbara Kingsolver
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
492 kr
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Barbara Kingsolver--a writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essay--supports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and defense of human rights. This work is an introduction and overview of the author''s literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology …
Walter Dean Myers
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
492 kr
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Walter Dean Myers, preeminent author of teen fiction biography and verse, refines the image of black characters that are frequently trivialized or vilified in juvenile literature, advertising, television, and film. From his saga The Glory Field to his novel The Young Landlords, Myers''s canon …
Kaye Gibbons
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
623 kr
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With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman , award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes …
Settlers of the American West
The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2015
374 kr
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Depictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers--the gold-crazed ''49er, the intrepid sodbuster. While ennobling the woodsman, the farmwife and the lawman, this tunnel vision of American history has shortchanged the whaler, the assayer, …
Brian Friel
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2017
610 kr
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Surveying the life, work and accolades of Irish playwright Brian Friel, this literary companion investigates his personal and professional relationships and his literary topics and themes, such as belonging, violence, patriarchy and hypocrisy. Character summaries describe his most significant …
World Epidemics
A Cultural Chronology of Disease from Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d ed.
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2017
862 kr
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In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 bce to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and demographics, as well as biographical information on …
Gary Paulsen
A Companion to the Young Adult Literature
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2018
492 kr
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McFarland Companions to Young Adult Literature American novelist Gary Paulsen is best known for his young adult fiction, including bestsellers Nightjohn , Soldier''s Heart , and Woods Runner . From his trenchant prose in The Rifle and The Foxman to the witty escapades of Harris and Me and Zero to …
Coins and Currency
An Historical Encyclopedia, 2d ed.
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2020
881 kr
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During ancient times currency took varied forms, including beaver skins, bales of tobacco, and sea salt blocks. As art and technology advanced, monetary systems and currencies altered. Today, coins and currency provide an historical and archeological record of culture, religion, politics, and world …
Lee Smith
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2019
530 kr
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This literary companion surveys the works of Lee Smith, a Southern author lauded for her autobiographical familiarity with Appalachian settings and characters. Her dialogue captures the distinct voices of mountain people and their perceptions of local and world events, ranging from the Civil War to …
Marion Zimmer Bradley
A Companion to the Young Adult Literature
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2020
492 kr
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This literary companion surveys the young adult works of American author Marion Zimmer Bradley, primarily known for her work in the fantasy genre. An A to Z arrangement includes coverage of novels ( The Catch Trap, Survey Ship, The Fall of Atlantis, The Firebrand, The Forest House and The Mists of …
Rachel Carson
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2021
623 kr
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Rachel Carson was a marine biologist credited with the founding of the ecology movement and the rise in ecofeminism. One of her most popular works was Silent Spring , which challenged the use of DDT (an insecticide infamous for its negative environmental effects) and questioned the claims of modern …
Television's Outlander
A Companion, Seasons 1-5
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2021
427 kr
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Over its five seasons on the air, the televised series Outlander has combined romance, adventure, history, and time travel into a classic saga of love, war, and the ties that bind family together. After surviving the 1746 uprising of the Scottish Highlanders, the intrigue-ridden Paris of Charles …
Edwidge Danticat
A Companion to the Young Adult Literature
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2022
623 kr
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A comet in the mounting firmament of third-world, non-white, female writers, Edwidge Danticat stands apart. An accomplished trilingual children''s and YA author, she is also an activist, op-ed and cinema writer, and keynote speaker. Much of her work introduces the world to the cultural uniqueness …
Asian Women Artists
A Biographical Dictionary, 2700 BCE to Today
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2022
661 kr
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This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation representing a wide variety of milieus, regions, peoples and genres. Arranged chronologically by artist birth date, entries date as far back as …
Women Warriors in History
1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2023
862 kr
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History paints war out to be a man''s business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 …
Witch Trials
A Worldwide Chronology
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2024
428 kr
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This chronological reference compendium traces accusations, punishments, and the investigation of occultism from sorcery inquiries in 323 BCE Athens to the modern day. The text provides detailed information on actual hearings, torture, and death sentences for cases both famous and unknown. Primary …
Ken Follett
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2025
482 kr
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This book surveys the stellar writing by the Welsh master Ken Follett. The 76 A to Z topics analyze 35 published works and highlight the intangibles--parenting, achievers, literacy--alongside historical themes of plague, healing, religion and spies. Stylistic touches appear in entries on secondary …
Business and Professional Women of Colonial America
146 Biographies, 1585-1781
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2025
441 kr
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This work plumbs two centuries of androcentric culture to reveal the women who defied convention as they built a career and earned a living. These 146 female entrepreneurs engaged in a wide range of commercial endeavors during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution: from sorting …
Alice Munro
A Literary Companion
Av Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass
E-bok, 2026
594 kr
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Author Alice Munro (1931-2024) solved one of the conundrums of science--how to quantify what happens in human interaction. She wrote 14 collections of stories and stand-alone narratives based on matter-of-fact observation and evaluation of unfathomable consequences, relying on simplicity and a lack …
