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Eleanor Parker

Author : Doug McClelland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810848368
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Eleanor Parker written by Doug McClelland and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on enduring Hollywood star Eleanor Parker, long underrated despite three best actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955). Parker was a beauty as well as a versatile actress, and her achievements approach those of more publicized colleagues Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. With Parker's blessing and her son Paul Clemens' cooperation, Doug McClelland has written one of the most thorough examinations of a film star's career. The book is valuable to librarians, academies, and film enthusiasts for its extensive documentation and analyses of all of Parker's work, for the bibliographies of her coverage in books and periodicals, for the portrait of a glamorous, creative era in filmmaking, and for the insights into the careers of Eleanor Parker's associates, many among the most heavily researched motion picture artists of cinema's "Golden Age." The book contains a forward by noted screenwriter William Ludwig, who won an Academy Award for Parker's Interrupted Melody, and afterword by Marjorie Lawrence, the opera singer whom Parker portrayed in Interrupted Melody, and photos of Eleanor Parker that show her in many of her "thousand faces."

Conquered

Author : Eleanor Parker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350287067
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Conquered written by Eleanor Parker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Superbly adroit." The Spectator "Excellent." BBC History Magazine The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind? Conquered offers a fresh take on the Norman Conquest by exploring the lives of those children, who found themselves uprooted by the dramatic events of 1066. Among them were the children of Harold Godwineson and his brothers, survivors of a family shattered by violence who were led by their courageous grandmother Gytha to start again elsewhere. Then there were the last remaining heirs of the Anglo-Saxon royal line – Edgar Ætheling, Margaret, and Christina – who sought refuge in Scotland, where Margaret became a beloved queen and saint. Other survivors, such as Waltheof of Northumbria and Fenland hero Hereward, became legendary for rebelling against the Norman conquerors. And then there were some, like Eadmer of Canterbury, who chose to influence history by recording their own memories of the pre-conquest world. From sagas and saints' lives to chronicles and romances, Parker draws on a wide range of medieval sources to tell the stories of these young men and women and highlight the role they played in developing a new Anglo-Norman society. These tales – some reinterpreted and retold over the centuries, others carelessly forgotten over time – are ones of endurance, adaptation and vulnerability, and they all reveal a generation of young people who bravely navigated a changing world and shaped the country England was to become.

Dragon Lords

Author : Eleanor Parker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 : 1350124990
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Dragon Lords written by Eleanor Parker and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and more nuanced, stories; and these hidden tales paint a picture very different from the ferocious pillagers of popular repute. Eleanor Parker here unlocks secrets that point to more complex motivations within the marauding army that in the late ninth century voyaged to the shores of eastern England in its sleek, dragon-prowed longships. Exploring legends from forgotten medieval texts, and across the varied Anglo-Saxon regions, she depicts Vikings who came not just to raid but also to settle personal feuds, intervene in English politics and find a place to call home. Native tales reveal the links to famous Vikings like Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons; Cnut; and Havelok the Dane. Each myth shows how the legacy of the newcomers can still be traced in landscape, place-names and local history. This book uncovers the remarkable degree to which England is Viking to its core.

The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker

Author : Kerry Wilkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786812544
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker written by Kerry Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I will never forget the night I drowned...' Seventeen-year-old Eleanor Parker wakes up cold and alone in the river that twists through her quiet village. She remembers a hand on her chest, another on her head, water in her throat, those final gasps for air... Her brother's girlfriend was drowned in the same river the summer before, held under the water by an unknown killer. Determined to unlock the mystery of what really happened that night, Eleanor can't escape the feeling that something terrible links her to the previous summer's murder. But will she discover the shocking truth, before it's too late? A gripping and extraordinary coming of age novel that will keep you guessing until the very end. What readers are saying about The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker 'Intriguing... compelling... I couldn't put it down. Every page drew me in. Loved it.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'This book was everything a thriller should be and more!... I could not put it down. Every secret slowly comes unravelled to leave you guessing until the very end when it all shockingly comes together.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'I definitely recommend the book... I didn't want to stop until everything was revealed. I enjoyed the story, characters and writing style... twists and turns that you didn't expect.' Library Thing 'Wilkinson's ability to build suspense and keep the reader hanging on... is exceptional. He blends supernatural, thriller, and mystery with real skill... truly an enjoyable read.' Reading Writing Rhetoric 'From the get-go the writing is beautiful and plot enthralling... I didn't see the ending coming.' Goodreads Reviewer 'Very interesting characters and the way the plot was unfolded had me intrigued from the beginning, until the end!!... You will love this book... refreshing!! Goodreads Reviewer 'A thrilling read... didn't see that ending coming!!' Goodreads Reviewer 'What a thrilling and fantastic read!... I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a novel full of tension and great characters.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'Hooked me from the beginning.' A Garden Carried in the Pocket 'I enjoyed it immensely. The narrator my favourite aspect of this book as she is amusing and interesting. I would highly recommend giving it a read.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

A Decent Woman

Author : Eleanor Parker Sapia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781620154007
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book A Decent Woman written by Eleanor Parker Sapia and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ponce, Puerto Rico, at the turn of the century: Ana Belen Opaku, an Afro-Cuban born into slavery, is a proud midwife with a tempestuous past. After testifying at an infanticide trial, Ana is forced to reveal a dark secret from her past, but continues to hide an even more sinister one. Pitted against the parish priest, Padre Vicente, and young Doctor Hector Rivera, Ana must battle to preserve her twenty-five year career as the only midwife in La Playa. Serafina is a respectable young widow with two small children, who marries an older, wealthy merchant from a distinguished family. A crime against Serafina during her last pregnancy forever bonds her to Ana in an ill-conceived plan to avoid a scandal and preserve Serafina's honor. Set against the combustive backdrop of a chauvinistic society, where women are treated as possessions, A Decent Woman is the provocative story of these two women as they battle for their dignity and for love against the pain of betrayal and social change.

Winters in the World

Author : Eleanor Parker
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789146720
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Winters in the World written by Eleanor Parker and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England—now in paperback. Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and religious literature, Eleanor Parker investigates how Anglo-Saxons felt about the annual passing of the seasons and the profound relationship they saw between human life and the rhythms of nature. Many of the festivals celebrated in the United Kingdom today have their roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, and this book traces their surprising history while unearthing traditions now long forgotten. It celebrates some of the finest treasures of medieval literature and provides an imaginative connection to the Anglo-Saxon world.

Dorothy Parker

Author : Marion Meade
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101462191
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Dorothy Parker written by Marion Meade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-03-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating women In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the dark side of Dorothy Parker, exploring her days of wicked wittiness at the Algonquin Round Table with the likes of Robert Benchley, George Kaufman, and Harold Ross, and in Hollywood with S. J. Perelman, William Faulkner, and Lillian Hellman. At the dazzling center of it all, Meade gives us the flamboyant, self-destructive, and brilliant Dorothy Parker. This edition features a new afterword by Marion Meade.

Measure of My Days

Author : Florida Scott-Maxwell
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307828344
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Measure of My Days written by Florida Scott-Maxwell and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At eighty-two, Florida Scott-Maxwell felt impelled to write about her strong reactions to being old, and to the time in which we live. Until almost the end this document was not intended for anyone to see, but the author finally decided that she wanted her thoughts and feelings to reach others. Mrs. Scott-Maxwell writes: “I was astonished to find how intensely one lives in one’s eighties. The last years seemed a culmination and by concentrating on them one became more truly oneself. Though old, I felt full of potential life. It pulsed in me even as I was conscious of shrinking into a final form which it was my task and stimulus to complete.” The territory of the old is not Scott-Maxwell’s only concern. In taking the measure of the sum of her days as a woman of the twentieth century, she confronts some of the most disturbing conflicts of human nature—the need for differentiation as against equality, the recognition of the evil forces in our nature—and her insights are challenging and illuminating. The vision that emerges from her accumulated experience of life makes this a remarkable document that speaks to all ages.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Author : Marion Meade
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101173939
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Eleanor of Aquitaine written by Marion Meade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1991-11-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view."—Allene Talmey, Vogue.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice

Author : Ilene Cooper
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683353641
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice written by Ilene Cooper and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice shows young readers how the former First Lady evolved from a poor little rich girl to a protector and advocate for those without a voice. Though now seen as a cultural icon, she was a woman deeply insecure about her looks and her role in the world. But by recognizing her fears and constantly striving to overcome her prejudices, she used her proximity to presidents and her own power to aid in the fight for Civil Rights and other important causes. This biography gives readers a fresh perspective on her extraordinary life. It includes a timeline, biography, index, and many historic photographs.

Gypsy Lover

Author : N. Parker
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 9780821721506
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Gypsy Lover written by N. Parker and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth smiled as she examined the handsome noblemans palm. This man would be easy to read. His tall, broad shouldered frame spoke of strength, his rich garb of wealth. And his sardonic smile proclaimed his cynicism - especially she guessed, where women were concerned. Elizabeth looked into the stranger's steel gray eyes, only to have her glib words freeze on her lips. He was staring at her with an intensity that mad her wish she really could tell his fortune.. and that his future held a place for her.

Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic

Author : Leslie Kimmelman
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1627537317
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic written by Leslie Kimmelman and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June of 1939, the United States played host to two very special guests. British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were coming to America. As it was the first visit ever by reigning British royalty, it was a chance for America to build a stronger relationship with the British, especially in those challenging times. On the domestic side, many people didn't have jobs, housing, or food. Internationally, Adolf Hitler, Germany's leader, was threatening the countries around him and war loomed on the horizon. But First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt saw the visit as an opportunity for America to set aside its cares for a while and extend a warm welcome and hand of friendship to the royal guests. As part of the festivities, Eleanor hosts an all-American picnic that includes hot dogs, a menu item that shocks some people.

Jean Arthur

Author : John Oller
Publisher : Amadeus Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jean Arthur written by John Oller and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is probably best remembered for her wistful-husky voice which, as Pauline Kael wrote, "was one of the best sounds in the romantic comedies of the 30s and 40s". But Jean Arthur's screen career began in silent films and spanned more than a quarter of a century. She worked with great directors of Hollywood's Golden Age: John Ford, Frank Capra, Cecil B. DeMille, Howard Hawks, George Stevens and Billy Wilder; and she shared star billing with the likes of Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Charles Boyer and John Wayne. Her most enduring films include Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take It With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The More the Merrier, The Whole Town's Talking, A Foreign Affair and, in her last screen appearance, Shane. She was, in fact, one of the most popular and beloved movie stars of her time. Jean Arthur's popularity sprang from her talent, her charm and her quiet beauty, not from her offscreen exploits. Independent, indifferent to most of Hollywood's rules if not defiant of them, treasuring her privacy above all else, she chose to become an enigma - and so she has remained until now. In this, the first biography of Jean Arthur, John Oller, after years of research among the actress's closest friends, relatives and co-workers, has uncovered the life she tried so hard to shroud: a bruising, rootless childhood that left her with a crushing sense of insecurity, but also a steely determination to stand up for herself and what she believed in; a romance with David O. Selznick that ended unhappily, a childless marriage to film executive Frank Ross that descended into bitterness and recrimination, and rumors of lesbianism that continue to this day; legal battles fought over the roles she was offered as well as in defense of animals and the environment; repeated, aborted attempts to conquer Broadway that yielded but one theatrical triumph - as Peter Pan, a character she loved because, like herself, he refused to deal with the world on its terms. This is an engrossing, humane biography that strikes a fitting balance between the acting career and the personal life of an unforgettable star, and does full justice to both.

Radiant Star Quilts

Author : Eleanor Burns
Publisher : Quilt in a Day.
ISBN 13 : 9781891776526
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book Radiant Star Quilts written by Eleanor Burns and published by Quilt in a Day.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiant Star has traditionally been one of the most recognizable quilt patterns and until now among the most difficult. Eleanor Burns has done it again with detailed, no-fail directions, making this star easy, fast, and most of all fun to put together. Inspiring photos of a variety of quilts show some of the many colors and styles in which the Radiant Star can be made. The possibilities are endless. Updated methods and tools are used to create strikingly beautiful starbursts of intense color and diversity.

Dear Mr. You

Author : Mary-Louise Parker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501107836
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Dear Mr. You written by Mary-Louise Parker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted"--

How Your Mind Can Keep You Well

Author : Roy Masters
Publisher : FHU Bookstore
ISBN 13 : 0933900090
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book How Your Mind Can Keep You Well written by Roy Masters and published by FHU Bookstore. This book was released on 1978 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Bird's Nest

Author : Shirley Jackson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143107038
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Bird's Nest written by Shirley Jackson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shirley Jackson's third novel, a chilling descent into multiple personalities Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson’s characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl—but four separate, self-destructive personalities. The Bird’s Nest, Jackson’s third novel, develops hallmarks of the horror master’s most unsettling work: tormented heroines, riveting familial mysteries, and a disquieting vision inside the human mind. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.