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41) Maya Angelou
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Offers an illustrated telling of the life of Maya Angelou that focuses on how she overcame childhood trauma and realized her dream and became one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers.
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English
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"Jane Austen's novels are classics. They have never been out of print, and have continuously been turned into countless movies and TV series, yet her works still remain largely misunderstood. On their surface, Austen's novels all involve characters from provincial communities in rural England, far removed geographically and thematically from greater social movements, war, industry, colonization, and imperialism. This impression could not be further...
43) Algren: A Life
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English
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The first examination of Nelson Algren in over 25 years, Algren is the definitive biography of one of the best-known writers of mid-20th-century America. Journalist Mary Wisniewski interviewed dozens of Algren's inner circle, including photographer Art Shay and the late Studs Terkel, and examined Algren's unpublished writing and correspondence, including hundreds of letters he received from lover Simone de Beauvoir, to craft an account as entertaining...
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A unique insight into how Ian Fleming created by inspiration-and sometimes plagiarism-the legend of James Bond The book centers on Ian Fleming the man, his contradictions, and his public and private personality. It examines the man behind the myth and how in particular he managed (unsuccessfully at first) to create a film franchise that has lasted over fifty years. It considers Fleming's reputation as a writer, the "formula method" he perfected and...
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English
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"The works of Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), one of England's most gifted short story writers, have influenced over eight decades of writers. A friend to Virginia Woolf, D. H. Lawrence, and Bertrand Russell, Mansfield left a literary legacy collected in The Garden Party, In a German Pension, and numerous anthologies. Biographies appearing after her death idealized her, but Meyers sets the record straight in his assessment of the author's life and...
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English
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"Writing the story of one's life sounds like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. This warmhearted, encouraging guide helps readers record the events of their lives for family and friends. Excerpts from other writers' work are included to exemplify and inspire. Provided are tips on intriguing topics to write about, foolproof tricks to jog your memory, ways to capture stories on paper without getting bogged down, ways to gather the facts at...
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English
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"The most lauded playwright in American history, Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) won four Pulitzer Prizes and a Nobel Prize for a body of work that includes The Iceman Cometh, Mourning Becomes Electra, Desire Under the Elms, and Long Day's Journey into Night. His life, the direct source for so much of his art, was one of personal tumult from the very beginning. The son of a famous actor and a quiet, morphine-addicted mother, O'Neill had experienced alcoholism,...
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Wings Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages)
Language
English
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In Three Tides, a "writer's writer" lets readers peek over her shoulder as she talks about writing, revealing the process that allows her to stumble, crawl and run. Through memoir chronicling a particular period of writing, she moves to documenting the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, mediated through the oral histories of some of its survivors. The receding echoes of their voices guide her as she composes a drama, "Like Snow Melting in Water: Song...
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Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm's ego is delicate, fascinating, and courageous. Some fragments are almost like a movie with interesting dialog, compelling moments, and realistic characters. Vividly portrayed are dedicated and devoted parents who instilled a love for reading and books that formed the foundation for her career. Detailed descriptions of coping with the rigors of...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (224 pages)
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English
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Exploring the Irish heritage of the Brontes and the influence it had on their work"Has it ever been sufficiently recognized that Charlotte Bronte is first and foremost an Irish woman?" asked Mary Ward in 1899. The answer to this question, even in 2015, is numbers This book tries to set the record straight by exploring the Irish heritage of the Brontes. Emily, in particular, seems to have had Irish concerns close to her heart. Based on new and extensive...
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Cooper Square Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (610 pages)
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English
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"Danish poet and novelist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is best known for the dozens of fairy tales he wrote, including "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Snow Queen." Andersen's sense of fantasy, power of description, and acute sensitivity are strikingly evident in his autobiography. Andersen masterfully depicts the extreme poverty of his provincial childhood and the international celebrity of his later years, and also provides...
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 p.)
Language
English
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"Few stories have the power to stay with us the way the tales we hear in childhood do. Great children's book authors have at their disposal countless techniques to channel young imaginations and appeal directly to their audience's tender sensibilities. They craft colorful characters whose circumstances and actions resonate with readers in a way that carries through well into adulthood. The creators of some of the most whimsical, witty, thought-provoking,...
54) Absurd Ambition
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Auckland University Press
Pub. Date
1996.
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1 online resource (212 pages)
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English
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Eric McCormick was, from about 1940 until his death in 1995, one of New Zealand's most distinguished writers and scholars. He pioneered the appreciation and study of the painter Francis Hodgkins, and he wrote several biographies. The autobiographical fragments collected here have been edited to make a coherent volume, tracing his origins in Taihape, to school and university in Wellington, to schoolteaching in Nelson, to Cambridge and through his wartime...
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (200 p.)
Language
English
Description
"While a number of genres-including mystery, romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, literary fiction, and thrillers, among others-comprise the broader category of fiction, few authors in those genres can claim popular crossover appeal. Culled from a variety of these genres, the authors profiled in this appealing volume have penned books that have done just that. Readers will be introduced to the lives and works of such writers as Judy Blume, Michael...
56) The Real Life Inspiration Behind Oscar Wilde's Work: A Play-by-Play Look At Wilde's Inspirations
Publisher
BookCaps
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Fiction often imitates real-life. That was certainly the case for Oscar Wilde. This book is part biography, part critical study. It examines all of Wilde's published and unpublished work to see what was happening in her life that she might have used as inspiration for her fiction. HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides. With each book, a brief period of history is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to...
Publisher
BookCaps
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
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For over 100 years, L. Frank Baum's classic fantasy series "The Wizard of Oz" has inspired films, books, and even fan clubs. Despite the success of the series, not a lot has been written about the author: L. Frank Baum. This biography looks at both the life and times of L. Frank Baum; it gives insight into what inspired him to write his classic novel, and provides a glimpse into his regular life. LifeCaps is an imprint of BookCaps* Study Guides. With...
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Scribe Publications
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (432 pages)
Language
English
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"This updated collection shares the fascinating interviews with some of the most important writers of our times. With discussions on morality, the dangers of writing, and the drive for creativity, this account provides an in-depth look into the extraordinary minds of Martin Amis, John Banville, Saul Bellow, Malcolm Bradbury, Andre Brink, A. S. Byatt, John le Carre, Anne Enright, William Gass, Joseph Heller, P. D. James, Hanif Kureishi, Mario Vargas...
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Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (288 pages)
Language
English
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Anne Bronte, the youngest and most enigmatic of the Bronte sisters, remains a bestselling author nearly two centuries after her death. The brilliance of her two novels and her poetry belies the quiet, truthful girl who often lived in the shadow of her more outgoing sisters. Yet her writing was the most revolutionary of all the Brontes, pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable. This revealing new biography opens Anne's most private life to a new...
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Library of Wales volume 30
Publisher
Parthian Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (450 pages)
Language
English
Description
Drawing upon his Welsh and Jewish heritage, Dannie Abse presents a rich autobiography that chronicles his life as both a doctor and an author. Humorous and poignant, this new edition not only includes the acclaimed first volume A Poet in the Family, but also discusses the changes in the political and literary landscape over the last century. With a chapter featuring brand new material by the author, this must-read autobiography will entertain those...
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