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Romance Redux

Author : Laura Stassi

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 49,80 MB

Release : 2022-09-12

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1538168863

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Offers encouragement and hope to older adults who are ready to date again, with advice and tips from relationship experts and the author’s own experiences. Romance Reduxlooks at finding love as an older adult who seeks connection, , love, and fulfillment in a romantic relationship.Including the author’s own experiences as well as those of other gray love seekers and finders, she uncovers both the obstacles and rewards of repartnering at this stage of live. As divorce rates remain high and as more widows and widowers have many productive and healthy years ahead of them, finding love again can feel daunting, but now more than ever can be easier to find, to establish, and to keep. Using personal stories and expert research, Laura Stassi takes readers on a tour through the many ways older adults can find companionship, romance, and a fulfilling sex life through a variety of methods, outlets, and resources. Learning how to love again, how to form and deepen a relationship with a new person can be challenging, but it can also be rewarding, exciting, and successful, if you just know how to do it. And, finally, here’s hope for how!



Women and Romance

Author : Susan Ostrov Weisser

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 492 pages

File Size : 36,11 MB

Release : 2001-07

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0814793541

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Weisser (English, Adelphi U.) writes that her anthology is "for anyone who is interested in understanding the conflicted but powerful female urge to experience the pleasure and endure the pain of romantic love." In particular, she explores the collision of pervasive media images of romance with feminist values of independence and self-assertion. Several dozen historic and contemporary works of criticism, personal essays, and letters, by feminist and anti-feminist thinkers, consider changing images of romantic love and whether romance, fundamentally, weakens or empowers women. Contributors include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charlotte Bronte, Karen Horney, Simone de Beauvoir, Rita Mae Brown, bell hooks, Vivian Gornick, and Carolyn Heilbrun. c. Book News Inc.



Confessions of a Book Reviewer

Author : Michael Cart

Publisher : American Library Association

Page : 217 pages

File Size : 39,59 MB

Release : 2018-12-19

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0838916457

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Foreword by Francesca Lia Block For more than 20 years, Michael Cart’s column for Booklist has delighted YA literature enthusiasts and bibliophiles in general with an engaging mixture of wit, insight, and good old fashioned publishing industry gossip. Spotlighting Cart’s unique perspective as both devoted book reviewer and self-proclaimed book addict, this “Carte Blanche” compilation offers readers the chance to trace the blossoming of YA lit into a bona fide phenomenon that continues to grow in popularity. In the columns gathered here, he explores reading, writing, and book collections and collecting;the past, present and future of YA lit;a multitude of genres, including historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, humor, and comics; andmemories of notable figures in the world of publishing through tributes and memorials. These pieces remain as engaging and fun to read as when they first appeared.



Right Romance

Author : Emily Griffiths Jones

Publisher : Penn State Press

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 39,1 MB

Release : 2020-04-23

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0271085428

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In this book, Emily Griffiths Jones examines the intersections of romance, religion, and politics in England between 1588 and 1688 to show how writers during this politically turbulent time used the genre of romance to construct diverse ideological communities for themselves. Right Romance argues for a recontextualized understanding of romance as a multigeneric narrative structure or strategy rather than a prose genre and rejects the common assumption that romance was a short-lived mode most commonly associated with royalist politics. Puritan republicans likewise found in romance strength, solace, and grounds for political resistance. Two key works that profoundly influenced seventeenth-century approaches to romance are Philip Sidney’s New Arcadia and Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, which grappled with romance’s civic potential and its limits for a newly Protestant state. Jones examines how these works influenced writings by royalists and republicans during and after the English Civil War. Remaining chapters pair writers from both sides of the war in order to illuminate the ongoing ideological struggles over romance. John Milton is analyzed alongside Margaret Cavendish and Percy Herbert, and Lucy Hutchinson alongside John Dryden. In the final chapter, Jones studies texts by John Bunyan and Aphra Behn that are known for their resistance to generic categorization in an attempt to rethink romance’s relationship to election, community, gender, and generic form. Original and persuasive, Right Romance advances theoretical discussion about romance, pushing beyond the limits of the genre to discover its impact on constructions of national, communal, and personal identity.



Icons of the American Comic Book [2 volumes]

Author : Randy Duncan

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 947 pages

File Size : 38,14 MB

Release : 2013-01-29

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0313399247

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This book explores how the heroes and villains of popular comic books—and the creators of these icons of our culture—reflect the American experience out of which they sprang, and how they have achieved relevance by adapting to, and perhaps influencing, the evolving American character. Multiple generations have thrilled to the exploits of the heroes and villains of American comic books. These imaginary characters permeate our culture—even Americans who have never read a comic book grasp what the most well-known examples represent. But these comic book characters, and their creators, do more than simply thrill: they make us consider who we are and who we aspire to be. Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman contains 100 entries that provide historical background, explore the impact of the comic-book character on American culture, and summarize what is iconic about the subject of the entry. Each entry also lists essential works, suggests further readings, and contains at least one sidebar that provides entertaining and often quirky insight not covered in the main entry. This two-volume work examines fascinating subjects, such as how the superhero concept embodied the essence of American culture in the 1930s; and the ways in which comic book icons have evolved to reflect changing circumstances, values, and attitudes regarding cultural diversity. The book's coverage extends beyond just characters, as it also includes entries devoted to creators, publishers, titles, and even comic book related phenomena that have had enduring significance.



The Very Next New Thing

Author : Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 197 pages

File Size : 26,58 MB

Release : 2010-12-08

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0313394121

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New breakthroughs in society, science, technology, and business keep upending our lives. This fascinating collection of articles explains how our world is constantly evolving, and predicts why your life may be transformed next. The pace of change in the world has accelerated dramatically to the point where a concerted awareness and continual effort are required to keep up. As modern technology continually brings new developments throughout society at an ever-increasing rate, we need to understand the advances that are reshaping our world in order to better adjust to these coming changes—and in some cases, profit from them. In The Very Next New Thing: Commentaries on the Latest Developments That Will Be Changing Your Life, acclaimed author Gini Graham Scott has assembled a comprehensive collection of articles that showcases the latest developments and discoveries in science, technology, health, and medicine, along with the latest trends in everyday lifestyles and popular culture. She also explains the beneficial use of novel technologies, describes the creation of new products and services, and discusses how these changes could possibly revolutionize our lives in the 21st century.



Red at Heart

Author : Elizabeth McGuire

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 481 pages

File Size : 38,24 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0190640553

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From a debut author, an intimate, multigenerational narrative of the Russian and Chinese revolutions through the eyes of the Chinese youth who traveled to the Soviet Union and the fate of their blended offspring



Latte Lessons

Author : Linda Lenhoff

Publisher : Kensington Books

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 48,24 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780758204943

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Claire's comfortable, moderately caffeinated routine gets a double-espresso jolt when she's given the assignment of promoting an up-and-coming pop band. Suddenly everything is a tad more complicated, and a lot more fun.



Love Among the Archives

Author : Helena Michie

Publisher : Edinburgh University Press

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 36,80 MB

Release : 2015-09-18

Category : Art

ISBN : 1474406661

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Part biography, part detective novel, part love story, and part meditation on archival research, Love Among the Archives is the story of two literary critics' attempts to track down Sir George Scharf, the founding director of the National Portrait Gallery



Gimme A Black And Tan

Author : Ken Percival

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 34,65 MB

Release : 2017-10-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1387297228

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Patrick Tungstein ignored the social graces. He believed in whiskey or some variation of it. His temper grew on this particular night. His cold and hard fist displaced the drunk's jaw with one strike followed by a body blow that collapsed the man to the ground. Nobody insulted Patty without invoking his Irish temper. He leaned toward his Irish roots over the contributions of his Polish father. His paternal genealogy gave him little pause to act with discretion. Years collapsed like dominos as Patty impregnated his fourth wife with three children. They shared a little place on the edge of London. She learned, as his exes knew that he was a drunk. He left for a PI assignment in the states. It was good pay as he was to hunt a suspected hacker who had leaked trade secrets. It put Patty in the employ of an ex-intelligence officer who demanded obedience.