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The Spectacular

Author : Zoe Whittall
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 1524799424
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular written by Zoe Whittall and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three generations of women strive for real freedom in this startling, provocative novel exploring sexuality, gender, and maternal ambivalence, from the acclaimed author of The Best Kind of People. “In the best books, characters feel like my friends, but with the mothers of The Spectacular, they came to feel like my family.”—Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby It’s 1997 and Missy is a cellist in an indie rock band on tour across America. At twenty-two years old, she gets on stage every night and plays the song about her absent mother that made the band famous. As the only girl in the band, she’s determined to party just as hard as everyone else, loving and leaving a guy in every town. But then she meets a tomboy drummer who is hard to forget, and a forgotten flap of cocaine strands her at the border. Fortysomething Carola is just surfacing from a sex scandal at the yoga center where she has been living when she sees her daughter, Missy, for the first time in ten years—on the cover of a music magazine. Ruth is eighty-three and planning her return to the Turkish seaside village where she spent her childhood. But when her granddaughter, Missy, winds up crashing at her house, she decides it’s time that the strong and stubborn women in her family find a way to understand one another again. In this sharply observed novel, Zoe Whittall captures three very different women who each struggle to build an authentic life. Definitions of family, romance, gender, and love will radically change as they seek out lives that are nothing less than spectacular.

The Spectacular Now

Author : Tim Tharp
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407146467
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Now written by Tim Tharp and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sutter's the guy you want at your party. Aimee's not. She needs help and it's up to Sutter to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But Aimee's not like other girls and before long he's over his head. For the first time in his life he has the power to make a difference in someone else's life - or ruin it forever.

The Spectacular Suit

Author : Kat Patrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913348793
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Suit written by Kat Patrick and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A buoyant and heartwarming celebration of individuality, identity, and dressing to suit yourself! It's almost Frankie's birthday and everything is ready -- except for something to wear. All of her party dresses feel wrong. Her family tries to help, but it's no good. What Frankie longs for is a suit. A spectacular suit ... Can Frankie find the outfit of her dreams? The perfect gift for birthday parties, crafters, and children who don't identify with traditional gender roles Wonderful conversation starter for teachers and librarians to explore gender and identity with age-relevant material from creators whose life experience is reflected in the story

The Spectacular Past

Author : Maurice Samuels
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501729837
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Past written by Maurice Samuels and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling to make sense of the Revolution of 1789, the French in the nineteenth century increasingly turned to visual forms of historical representation in a variety of media. Maurice Samuels shows how new kinds of popular entertainment introduced during and after the Revolution transformed the past into a spectacle. The wax display (in which visitors circulated amid life-size statues of historical figures), the phantasmagoria show (in which images of historical personages were projected onto smoke or invisible screens), and the panorama (in which spectators viewed giant circular canvases depicting historical scenes) employed new optical technologies to entice crowds of spectators. Such entertainments, Samuels asserts, provided bourgeois audiences with an illusion of mastery over the past, allowing them to picture their new role as historical agents.Samuels demonstrates how the spectacular mode of historical representation pervaded historiography, drama, and the novel during the Romantic period. He then argues that the early Realist fiction of Balzac and Stendhal emerged as a critique of the spectacular historical imagination. By investigating how postrevolutionary France envisioned the past, Samuels illuminates a vital moment in the cultural history of modernity.

The Spectacular Simon Burchwood

Author : Scott Semegran
Publisher : Mutt Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Simon Burchwood written by Scott Semegran and published by Mutt Press. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently divorced and his writing career in shambles, Simon Burchwood's life is a complete disaster. He reluctantly finds work as a computer support technician and resigns that his career as the next great American novelist will never come to fruition. When he learns that his ex-wife abruptly moves to Dallas with his children, he embarks on a crazy road trip with a nerdy coworker and a hitchhiking punk rock girl and discovers the inspiration he desperately needs for his new literary masterpiece. Take another trip with the one and only Simon Burchwood. From Kindle bestselling writer and cartoonist Scott Semegran, The Spectacular Simon Burchwood is for fans of literary fiction with a touch of magical realism and a dose of dark humor. This is the second book in the Simon Adventures Series which includes The Meteoric Rise of Simon Burchwood, The Spectacular Simon Burchwood, and Sammie & Budgie. "Simon is starting to understand something, and his luck literally changes. Semegran handles this quite deftly. We see the progress he is making in getting a grasp of what life is about." — The New Podler Review of Books What Reviewers Are Saying About Simon Burchwood: "Simon is such a character that I couldn't wait to find what he did next." — Great Books Under $5 (5 Stars) "It's pretty fun to be inside his head." — Red Adept Reviews (4.5 Stars) "Simon Burchwood Is A Genius, It's True!" — Bitsy Bling Books (4 Stars) "Cracked me up!" — Ashton the Book Blogger (4 Stars)

The Spectacular Modern Woman

Author : Liz Conor
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253216700
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Modern Woman written by Liz Conor and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liz Conor explores the role of media technology in the emergence of the 'modern woman' in the 1920s. At once liberating & confining, the media images of women set standards of appearance that were closely tied to ideas about the roles a woman could fulfill, from city girl to mannekin to flapper.

The Spectacular City

Author : Teresa Heapy
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1787620131
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular City written by Teresa Heapy and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've got you, and you've got me - so we'll be all right . . ." One day, adventurous Mouse determines to set off to the bright lights of the spectacular city, accompanied by his friend Bear. But the city is full of distractions and dangers, and Mouse might need his steadfast friend more than he realises . . . A follow-up to The Marvellous Moon Map, this is Teresa and David's second lyrical and atmospheric tale of Mouse, Bear, and their touching friendship.

I Spy Spectacular

Author : Jean Marzollo
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545222788
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book I Spy Spectacular written by Jean Marzollo and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of picture riddles for your enjoyment.

The Spectacular City

Author : Daniel M. Goldstein
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822333708
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular City written by Daniel M. Goldstein and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThis study analyzes a popular festival and vigilante lynching, examining them as a form of political spectacle performed by improverished people who want to gain access to the potential benefits of citizenship in a modern city./div

Spectacular Nature

Author : Susan G. Davis
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 052091953X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Spectacular Nature written by Susan G. Davis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Sea World, a theme park where the wonders of nature are performed, marketed, and sold. With its trademark star, Shamu the killer whale—as well as performing dolphins, pettable sting rays, and reproductions of pristine natural worlds—the park represents a careful coordination of shows, dioramas, rides, and concessions built around the theme of ocean life. Susan Davis analyzes the Sea World experience and the forces that produce it: the theme park industry; Southern California tourism; the privatization of urban space; and the increasing integration of advertising, entertainment, and education. The result is an engaging exploration of the role played by images of nature and animals in contemporary commercial culture, and a precise account of how Sea World and its parent corporation, Anheuser-Busch, succeed. Davis argues that Sea World builds its vision of nature around customers' worries and concerns about the environment, family relations, and education. While Davis shows the many ways that Sea World monitors its audience and manipulates animals and landscapes to manufacture pleasure, she also explains the contradictions facing the enterprise in its campaign for a positive public identity. Shifting popular attitudes, animal rights activists, and environmental laws all pose practical and public relations challenges to the theme park. Davis confronts the park's vast operations with impressive insight and originality, revealing Sea World as both an industrial product and a phenomenon typical of contemporary American culture. Spectacular Nature opens an intriguing field of inquiry: the role of commercial entertainment in shaping public understandings of the environment and environmental problems.

Something Spectacular

Author : Greta Gleissner
Publisher : Seal Press
ISBN 13 : 1580054153
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Something Spectacular written by Greta Gleissner and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the former Rockette's experience battling bulimia, discussing the toll it took on her personal and professional life and the means by which she chose to hide the disease--including cheating, lying, and stealing.

The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen

Author : Hope Nicholson
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594749493
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen written by Hope Nicholson and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet more than one hundred of the most heroic female characters in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. This spectacular sisterhood includes costumed crimebusters like Miss Fury, super-spies like Tiffany Sinn, sci-fi pioneers like Gale Allen, and even kid troublemakers like Little Lulu. With vintage art, publication details, a decade-by-decade survey of industry trends and women’s roles in comics, and spotlights on iconic favorites like Wonder Woman and Ms. Marvel, The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen proves that not only do strong female protagonists belong in comics, they’ve always been there.

The Spectacular Favela

Author : Erika Mary Robb Larkins
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520282760
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacular Favela written by Erika Mary Robb Larkins and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines the political economy of violence in the Rio de Janeiro favela of Rocinha. Based on over two years of research and residence in the community, it offers an ethnographic account of how entangled forms of violence become essential forces shaping everyday social relations in the favela. The first part of the book shows how armed actors--drug traffickers and police--use spectacle to perform power. Yet despite the prevalence of physical violence, the favela has itself become a valuable global brand, consumed in disembodied fashion through media and in embodied fashion through tourism. Exploring media and favela tourism, the second part of the book demonstrates how the social relationships that arise from ongoing favela violence have a direct relationship to the market economy"--Provided by publisher.

The Best Kind of People

Author : Zoe Whittall
Publisher : House of Anansi
ISBN 13 : 177089943X
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Best Kind of People written by Zoe Whittall and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller, Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People is a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His wife, Joan, vaults between denial and rage as the community she loved turns on her. Their daughter, Sadie, a popular over-achieving high school senior, becomes a social pariah. Their son, Andrew, assists in his father’s defense, while wrestling with his own unhappy memories of his teen years. A local author tries to exploit their story, while an unlikely men’s rights activist attempts to get Sadie onside their cause. With George locked up, how do the members of his family pick up the pieces and keep living their lives? How do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt? With exquisite emotional precision, award-winning author Zoe Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all-American family on the brink of collapse.

Spectacular Spencer Gray

Author : Deb Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1925164683
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Spectacular Spencer Gray written by Deb Fitzpatrick and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get in to some pretty extraordinary situations. Playing soccer at school with his mates he accidentally uncovers a sinister animal smuggling operation and rescues a super-endangered potoroo. But when the smugglers discover him trying to release the potoroo , he risks becoming super-endangered himself. Trussed up and left in the bush, he needs to use all his inner strength and ingenuity to break free and get help – for himself, and for the animals. With good friends and a great family to back him up, Spencer manages to triumph in the end. A page-turning adventure story for middle readers.

A Spectacular Secret

Author : Jacqueline Goldsby
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022679198X
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book A Spectacular Secret written by Jacqueline Goldsby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This incisive study takes on one of the grimmest secrets in America's national life—the history of lynching and, more generally, the public punishment of African Americans. Jacqueline Goldsby shows that lynching cannot be explained away as a phenomenon peculiar to the South or as the perverse culmination of racist politics. Rather, lynching—a highly visible form of social violence that has historically been shrouded in secrecy—was in fact a fundamental part of the national consciousness whose cultural logic played a pivotal role in the making of American modernity. To pursue this argument, Goldsby traces lynching's history by taking up select mob murders and studying them together with key literary works. She focuses on three prominent authors—Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Stephen Crane, and James Weldon Johnson—and shows how their own encounters with lynching influenced their analyses of it. She also examines a recently assembled archive of evidence—lynching photographs—to show how photography structured the nation's perception of lynching violence before World War I. Finally, Goldsby considers the way lynching persisted into the twentieth century, discussing the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 and the ballad-elegies of Gwendolyn Brooks to which his murder gave rise. An empathic and perceptive work, A Spectacular Secret will make an important contribution to the study of American history and literature.

Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small

Author : Jess Wade
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 1536217662
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small written by Jess Wade and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this STEM-ready book, an acclaimed physicist takes readers into the cutting-edge world of nanoscience where they will learn about the tiny building blocks that make up the world around us.