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For the Century's End

Author : John Haines
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295981604
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book For the Century's End written by John Haines and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I have always sought a poetry that . . . can include the public events of our time and do so in a way that makes them at once contemporary and unavoidably linked with humanity's long and troubled history."-John Haines, Preface Poet and essayist John Haines has forged, in his long career, a body of work noted both for its austere lyric beauty, anchored in the solitude and spaciousness of his early years as a homesteader in the Alaskan wilderness, and for its penetrating responsiveness to the human condition. The generous selection of poems inFor the Century's Endconveys, in form and substance, the singular and exhilarating power of Haines's poetry of the past decade, underscoring his role as one of the major writers of our time. "I am the one who touches fire,/ who rakes the leaves to watch them burn," Haines writes in his introductory poem. This subtle yet vivid juxtaposition of the temporal and eternal is characteristic of the book's method and unwavering passion. Organised into five sections, the poems in each group arc from the mythic to the personal, as does the central, twelve-part poem "In the House of Wax." Their journey incorporates both anguish over the state of the present-day world, and an abiding, forward-looking spiritual resolve. Individual poems deal with subjects as wide ranging as the cave petroglyphs of the ancient Chumash Indian culture of southern California to contemporary explorations of outer space and our attempts to find some new ground in the solar system. Throughout, Haines taps into an ancient environmental wisdom that links us all.

America at Century's End

Author : James R. Schlesinger
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231069229
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book America at Century's End written by James R. Schlesinger and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes modern American society, examines America's domestic and foreign policy, and identifies trends in government.

At a Century's Ending

Author : George Frost Kennan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393316094
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis At a Century's Ending by : George Frost Kennan

Download or read book At a Century's Ending written by George Frost Kennan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new volume of essays, reviews, and speeches, statesman George F. Kennan reflects on the forces that have shaped this tragic century. "It is an inspiration to read (Kennan's) reflections on the eternal truths of mortality and power".--John Keegan, "London Daily Telegraph".

Tidal Wave

Author : Sara Evans
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439135533
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Tidal Wave written by Sara Evans and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago few women worked, married women could not borrow money in their own names, schools imposed strict quotas on female applicants, and sexual harassment did not exist as a legal concept. Yet despite the enormous changes for women in America since 1960, and despite a blizzard of books that continue to argue about women's "proper place," there has not been a serious, definitive history of what happened -- until now. Sara M. Evans is one of our foremost historians of women in America. Her book Personal Politics is a classic that captured the origins of the modern women's movement; its successor, Born for Liberty, set the standard for sweeping histories of women. In Tidal Wave Evans again sets the standard by drawing on an extraordinary range of interviews, archives, and published sources to tell the incredible story of the past forty years in women's history. Encompassing both the so-called Second Wave of feminism's initial explosion in the 1960s and 1970s, and the Third Wave of the 1980s and 1990s, she challenges traditional interpretations at every step. She shows that the Second Wave was beset by fragmentation and infighting from the beginning; its slogan, "the personal is political," was both a rallying cry and the seed of its self-destruction. Yet the Third Wave has been surprisingly strong, and almost all women today might be thought of as feminists -- in practice if not in name. From national events, and from leaders of institutions such as NOW and Emily's List to little-known local stories of women who simply wanted more out of their lives only to discover that they were creating a movement, Tidal Wave paints a vast canvas of a society in upheaval -- from politics to economics to popular culture to marriage and the family. Today, Evans argues, the women's movement is as alive and vital as ever, precisely because it has enjoyed such stunning success. Though not all women are comfortable with the term "feminist," the vast majority hold jobs and enjoy previously unimaginable personal freedoms. Never before in American or world history have women experienced full and equal citizenship and opportunity. At last, the extraordinary story can be told.

At the End of the Century

Author : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1640093249
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book At the End of the Century written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Multilayered, subtle, insightful short stories from the inimitable Booker Prize–winning author, with an introduction by Anita Desai Nobody has written so powerfully of the relationship between and within India and the Western middle classes than Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. In this selection of stories, chosen by her surviving family, her ability to tenderly and humorously view the situations faced by three (sometimes interacting) cultures—European, post–Independence Indian, and American—is never more acute. In “A Course of English Studies,” a young woman arrives at Oxford from India and struggles to adapt, not only to the sad, stoic object of her infatuation, but also to a country that seems so resistant to passion and color. In the wrenching “Expiation,” the blind, unconditional love of a cloth shop owner for his wastrel younger brother exposes the tragic beauty and foolishness of human compassion and faith. The wry and triumphant “Pagans” brings us middle–aged sisters Brigitte and Frankie in Los Angeles, who discover a youthful sexuality in the company of the languid and handsome young Indian, Shoki. This collection also includes Jhabvala’s last story, “The Judge’s Will,” which appeared in The New Yorker in 2013 after her death. The profound inner experience of both men and women is at the center of Jhabvala’s writing: she rivals Jane Austen with her impeccable powers of observation. With an introduction by her friend, the writer Anita Desai, At the End of the Century celebrates a writer’s astonishing lifetime gift for language, and leaves us with no doubt of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s unique place in modern literature. "The stories—all of them elegantly plotted and unsentimental, with an addictive, told–over–tea quality—are largely character studies of people isolated, often tragically, by custom or self–delusion . . . Vivid, unsparing portraits are leavened with the kind of humanizing moments that evoke a total world within their compression."—Megan O’Grady, The New York Times Book Review

Century's End

Author : Pierre Christin
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 178586159X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Century's End written by Pierre Christin and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Century’s End collects two of the most accomplished comics narratives to come out of the creative collaboration between visionary artist Enki Bilal and celebrated writer Pierre Christin. In ‘The Black Order Brigade’, a group of aging revolutionaries band together for one last stand against fascism. As they spread around Europe, chasing down leads and picking off old adversaries, they realize they are heading for an explosive showdown. A group of Communist leaders gather for some sport in a quiet forest in ‘The Hunting Party’. Soon the snowy ground is stained with the blood of more than just animals, as the machinations of the political world weave through the trees toward an unsuspecting victim… “an engaging, original story that should resonate with audiences interested in the evolving process of history and how it is shaped.” – Icv2

Century End

Author : Paul Ptalis
Publisher : Frank Amato Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781571882189
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Century End written by Paul Ptalis and published by Frank Amato Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlantic salmon flies are exquisite works of art with a history that is as interesting as it is full of tradition. This gorgeous book takes us back in time to England, Ireland, and Scotland when the original Spey and classic Atlantic salmon flies were originated and flourished as fishing flies. Each of the 34 glorious flies are pictured at almost half-page in size, and each includes the recipe and originator. Also included is hook information -- both antique and contemporary -- artistic tying suggestions, and more. This full-color book is useful to the tier and a beautiful addition to the library of any fly fisherman.

For the Century's End

Author : John Meade Haines
Publisher : UBS Publishers' Distributors
ISBN 13 : 9780295981451
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book For the Century's End written by John Meade Haines and published by UBS Publishers' Distributors. This book was released on 2001 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New poems by the much-honored author of 14 books of poetry & 5 books of essays, now a resident of Missoula, Montana, after living many years in the Alaskan wilderness. This is the first volume in the invitational Pacific Northwest Poetry Series, edited by Linda Bierds.

Eminent Hipsters

Author : Donald Fagen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101638095
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Eminent Hipsters written by Donald Fagen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty, candid, sharply written memoir by the cofounder of Steely Dan In his entertaining debut as an author, Donald Fagen—musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan—reveals the cultural figures and currents that shaped his artistic sensibility, as well as offering a look at his college days and a hilarious account of life on the road. Fagen presents the “eminent hipsters” who spoke to him as he was growing up in a bland New Jersey suburb in the early 1960s; his colorful, mind-expanding years at Bard College, where he first met his musical partner Walter Becker; and the agonies and ecstasies of a recent cross-country tour with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. Acclaimed for his literate lyrics and complex arrangements as a musician, Fagen here proves himself a sophisticated writer with his own distinctive voice.

Perception and Cognition at Century's End

Author : Julian Hochberg
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080538606
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Perception and Cognition at Century's End written by Julian Hochberg and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1998-09-22 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perception and Cognition at Century's End contains cognitive psychology surveys that are up-to-date and historically based, as well as references to the development of cognitive psychology over the past century. The book can serve as a central or specialized text for a range of psychology courses. - Written by prominent active researchers in the field - Presents broad coverage of perception and cognition - Considers perception and cognition in the context of the thought of the past half-century - Contains extensive references; excellent resource

Southern Writers at Century's End

Author : Jeffrey Jay Folks
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813130972
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Southern Writers at Century's End written by Jeffrey Jay Folks and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917, fifty-two years after its founding, the University of Kentucky faced stagnation, financial troubles, and disturbing reports of nepotism, resulting in a leadership crisis. A special committee investigated the institution and issued a report calling for a massive transformation of the university, including the hiring of a new president who could execute the report's suggested initiatives. The Board of Trustees hired Frank L. McVey. McVey labored tirelessly for more than two decades to establish Kentucky as one of the nation's most respected institutions of higher learning, which brought him recognition as one of the leading progressive educators in the South. In Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky, Eric A. Moyen chronicles McVey's triumphs and challenges as the president sought to transform the university from a small state college into the state's flagship institution. McVey recruited an exceptional faculty, expanded graduate programs, promoted research, oversaw booming enrollments and campus construction, and defended academic freedom during the nation's first major antievolution controversy. Yet he faced challenges related to the development of modern collegiate athletics, a populace suspicious of his remarkable new conception of a state university, and the Great Depression. This authoritative biography not only details an important period in the history of the university and the commonwealth, but also tells the story of the advancement of education reform in early-twentieth-century America.

Language in Hong Kong at Century's End

Author : Martha C. Pennington
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 962209418X
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Language in Hong Kong at Century's End written by Martha C. Pennington and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a view of the linguistic situation in Hong Kong in the final years of the twentieth century, as it enters the post-colonial era. In the chapters of this book, scholars from Hong Kong and around the world present a contemporary profile of Chinese, English, and other languages in dynamic interaction in this major international economic centre. Authors survey usage of different languages and attitudes towards them among students, teachers, and the general population based on census data, newpapers, language diaries, interviews, and questionnaires. They address issues of code-mixing, the shift from English-medium to Chinese-medium education, the place of Putonghua in the local language mix, and the language of minority groups such as Hong Kong Indians.This wide-ranging group of original studies provides a social and historical perspective from which to consider developments in language among the past, present, and future populations of Hong Kong.

Snakes and Ladders: Reviewing Feminisms at Century's End

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Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415197991
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Snakes and Ladders: Reviewing Feminisms at Century's End written by and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the current state of feminist thinking in the run-up to the millenium, its priorities and concerns; drawing critical attention to the losses as well as the gains of contemporary feminist work.

Toward the End of the Century

Author : Wayne Dodd
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 9781587290534
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Toward the End of the Century written by Wayne Dodd and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditations on mortality, modernity, and contemporary poetry, informed by the work of a large number of modern and postmodern poets. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Democracy's Victory and Crisis

Author : Axel Hadenius
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521573115
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book Democracy's Victory and Crisis written by Axel Hadenius and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-08-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address questions central to the development and survival of democratic rule.

Landscape at the End of the Century: Poems

Author : Stephen Dunn
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393244946
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Landscape at the End of the Century: Poems written by Stephen Dunn and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1992-06-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here is the mature work of a poet who has always managed to delight—but who now demands something more of us. He asks us to enter the twenty-first century with open eyes: attentive to the past, eager for the future, naming what we love."--Judith Kitchen, Georgia Review

Last Night in Paradise

Author : Katie Roiphe
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780375700538
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Last Night in Paradise written by Katie Roiphe and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the unerring reporter's instinct she brought to her widely discussed "The Morning After", one of our most outspoken cultural commentators chronicles our uneasy passage from the sexual revolution to a new Puritanism, in a book that is part history, part prophecy, and all provocation.