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Alice James: A Biography
by Jean StrouseWinner of the Bancroft Prize for American HistoryThe only comprehensive biography of the astute observer and diarist Alice James, whose life and legacy were long overshadowed by her two famous brothers, William and Henry James.Alice James is perhaps best known as the sister of Henry James, the novelist, and William James, “the father of American psychology.” Few readers were familiar with Alice’s own life—until Jean Strouse’s Alice James.This illuminating, insightful biography takes us into the hidden life of this extraordinary woman. Despite her struggles with a variety of psychological and physical disorders, and with the limited options facing nineteenth-century women, James was articulate, politically radical, witty, and highly intelligent. She found her voice in a diary she kept until her death from breast cancer in 1892. Strouse’s enthralling portrait not only introduces a little-known figure from the American past but casts new light on the history of American women and on the other members of the country’s most prominent intellectual family.
Alice Knott: A Novel
by Blake Butler&“A strange and beguiling masterpiece.&” —Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like MineA hypnotic, wildly inventive novel about art, violence, and endurance Alice Knott lives alone, a reclusive heiress haunted by memories of her deceased parents and mysterious near-identical brother. Much of her family&’s fortune has been spent on a world-class collection of artwork, which she stores in a vault in her lonely, cavernous house. One day, she awakens to find the artwork destroyed, the act of vandalism captured in a viral video that soon triggers a rash of copycat incidents. As more videos follow and the world&’s most priceless works of art are destroyed one by one, Alice finds that she has become the chief suspect in an international conspiracy—even as her psyche becomes a shadowed landscape of childhood demons and cognitive disorder. Unsettling, almost physically immersive, Alice Knott is a virtuoso exploration of the meaning of art and the lasting afterlife of trauma, as well as a deeply humane portrait of a woman whose trials feel both apocalyptic and universal.
Alice Lily Finds a Rose
by Michael RyanEmbark on a heartwarming journey with Alice Lily, a spirited three-year-old with strawberry blond hair and a mischievous smile. When Alice&’s precious rose goes missing, nothing can stop her from setting out on a determined quest to find it. As she navigates the twists and turns of her adventure, Alice&’s unwavering spirit and adorable charm will captivate readers of all ages. Join this delightful little girl as she fearlessly follows her heart, reminding us of the power of perseverance and the magic of childhood innocence. Get ready to be enchanted by Alice&’s adventure in this delightful tale!
Alice Macleod, Realist At Last
by Susan JubyIn her third book, Alice is facing grade 12 with several changes in her life. Her boyfriend is spending the year in Scotland and then wants to go to a college far away. Her best friend is in a pre-vet intensive program. And to top it all off, her mother has gone to prison for protesting at a mining facility. Her dad is forced to get a job, his first, and so is Alice. She waitresses, leads hikes, and helps out at Betty Lou's yarn shop. By the end of the book, she is still working, still trying to figure out boys, and has finished the play she is writing. Chapters alternate between the teen's diary entries and scenes from her screenplay in progress. Alice is an individual who will keep readers laughing. The dichotomy between what she describes and what readers are sure is happening will lead to smiles, and her experiences will ring true to many teenage girls. Her hippie parents and super-smart brother lend a few laughs. The book will be a hit with fans of the series and with readers who like romantic comedies.
Alice Munro: Understanding, Adapting and Teaching (Second Language Learning and Teaching)
by Mirosława BuchholtzThe book offers a new approach to the study of Alice Munro's fiction. Its innovative quality consists in juxtaposing a variety of literary analyses of selected stories with two other ways of looking at her fiction: the perspectives of film adaptation and of pedagogy. The book is divided into three parts which mirror the key words in the title: understanding, adapting and teaching. Part One consists of four articles on various aspects of Munro's short fiction from a literary perspective. Part Two - four essays - addresses editing and film adaptations of Munro's stories (both television and feature films). Part Three consists of an essay on didactic aspects of Munro's fiction and of several interviews with teachers of Canadian literature who have included stories by Munro in their syllabi.
Alice Munro’s Miraculous Art: Critical Essays (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)
by Janice Fiamengo & Gerald LynchAlice Munro’s Miraculous Art is a collection of sixteen original essays on Nobel laureate Alice Munro’s writings. The volume covers the entirety of Munro’s career, from the first stories she published in the early 1950s as an undergraduate at the University of Western Ontario to her final books. It offers an enlightening range of approaches and interpretive strategies, and provides many new perspectives, reconsidered positions and analyses that will enhance the reading, teaching, and appreciation of Munro’s remarkable—indeed miraculous—work. Following the editors’ introduction—which surveys Munro’s recurrent themes, explains the design of the book, and summarizes each contribution—Munro biographer Robert Thacker contributes a substantial bio-critical introduction to her career. The book is then divided into three sections, focusing on Munro’s characteristic forms, themes, and most notable literary effects.
Alice Munro’s Narrative Art
by Isla DuncanAmong the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the complex, densely layered, often unsettling stories.
Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe
by Tony JohnstonUnlucky little Manuela happens upon the sinister scene while searching for her lost sheep. The witch puts her in the cookpot, Manuela tries to make a deal that falls through, but her "goodness" saves her: only naughty children are tasty to witches. Alice flies off in search of a better meal and Manuela happily takes her sheep home.
Alice Payne Arrives (Alice Payne #1)
by Kate HeartfieldKate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives is the story of a time traveling thief turned reluctant hero in this science fiction adventure. A disillusioned major, a highwaywoman, and a war raging across time. It&’s 1788 and Alice Payne is the notorious highway robber, the Holy Ghost. Aided by her trusty automaton, Laverna, the Holy Ghost is feared by all who own a heavy purse. It&’s 1889 and Major Prudence Zuniga is once again attempting to change history—to save history—but seventy attempts later she&’s still no closer to her goal. It&’s 2016 and . . . well, the less said about 2016 the better! But in 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the course of the war. Or someone new. Little did they know, but they&’ve all been waiting until Alice Payne arrives.
Alice Payne Rides (Alice Payne #2)
by Kate HeartfieldAlice Payne Rides is the thrilling sequel to Kate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives.After abducting Arthur of Brittany from his own time in 1203, thereby creating the mystery that partly prompted the visit in the first place, Alice and her team discover that they have inadvertently brought the smallpox virus back to 1780 with them.Searching for a future vaccine, Prudence finds that the various factions in the future time war intend to use the crisis to their own advantage.Can the team prevent an international pandemic across time, and put history back on its tracks? At least until the next battle in the time war…Praise for Alice Payne Arrives"Twisty time wars, highway robbery, 18th century lady scientists, queer joy. How could I not love this? Alice Payne Arrives at a gallop, breathlessly blending historical fiction and SF tropes, then turning them on their heads." —Sarah Pinsker"Whip smart, and packed with irresistible characters and fast-paced adventure. A playful, pointed, and brilliantly inventive remix of history that unfolds like the most fascinating puzzle box—each new twist and reveal a delight. Counting the days to the sequel." —S.L. HuangAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
by Don BrownDon Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Alice Rose and Sam
by Kathryn Lasky Theresa FlavinAlice Rose, an irrepressible twelve-year-old, shares adventures with Mark Twain, an outlandish reporter on her father's newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, during the 1860s.
Alice Sadie Celine: A Novel
by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright&“Obsessed!&” —Chloë Sevigny &“I am literally obsessed.&” —Busy Philipps Hailed as &“richly intimate&” and &“wickedly delightful&” (The New York Times Book Review), this steamy and incisive debut adult novel follows one woman&’s affair with her daughter&’s best friend, testing the limits of love and ambition.It&’s opening night, but Alice&’s performance in the local Bay Area production of The Winter&’s Tale is far from glamorous. She doesn&’t have dreams of stardom, but the basement theater in a wildfire-choked town isn&’t exactly what she envisioned for her career back home in Los Angeles. To make matters worse, her best friend Sadie is not even coming. Pragmatic, serious Sadie and flighty, creative Alice have been best friends since high school—really one another&’s only friends—but now that they are through with college (which they attended together) and living on opposite ends of California, Alice would at least expect her friend&’s support. Sadie, determined not to cancel her plans with her boyfriend, ends up enlisting the help of her mother, Celine. A professor of women&’s and gender studies at UC Berkeley, Celine&’s landmark treatise on sex and identity made her notorious, but she&’s struggling to write her new book in a post-second-wave feminist world. So, when Sadie begs her to attend Alice&’s play, she relents, if only to escape writer&’s block. But in a turn of perplexing events, Celine becomes entranced by Alice&’s performance and realizes that her daughter&’s once lanky, slightly annoying best friend is now an irresistible young woman. Set over the course of decades—from Alice and Sadie&’s early friendship days and Celine&’s decision to leave her husband to the radical movements of 1990s Berkeley and navigating contemporary Hollywood—Alice and Celine&’s affair will test the limits of their love for Sadie and their own beliefs of power, agency, and feminism. Witty and relatable, sexy and surprising, Sarah Blakley-Cartwright&’s debut adult novel is a mesmerizing portrait of the inner lives of three very different women.
Alice Sutcliffe: Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series 1, Part One, Volume 7 (The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1500-1640: Series I, Part One)
by Patrick CullenAlice Sutcliffe was married in 1624 (her birth and death dates are not known, nor her exact marriage date) to John Sutcliffe who was Esquire to the Body of James I. He later became Groom of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Chamber at the Court of Charles I and it is suggested by some of her writings that Alice also had a role at Court. Meditations of Man’s Mortalitie consists of six prose meditations followed by a long poem of eighty-eight six-line stanzas on ’our losse by Adam, and our gayne by Christ’. It was dedicated to some of the most influential members of the Court, suggesting perhaps Alice’s desire to promote both herself and her husband.
Alice Teale is Missing: The gripping thriller packed with twists
by H. A. LinskeyYOU HAD A SECRET. ALICE FOUND OUT. 'A highly entertaining, gripping and compulsive crime read, with many twists and turns' *****___________Alice Teale walked out of school at the end of a bright spring day.She's not been seen since. Alice was popular and well-liked, and her boyfriend, friends and family are desperate to find her.But soon it's clear that everyone in her life has something to hide.Then the police receive a disturbing package.Pages from Alice's precious diary.Who could have sent them? And what have they done with Alice?___________Praise for Howard Linskey:'THIS STORY WILL CAUSE NIGHTMARES, IT IS THAT GOOD' DAILY MAIL'DARK, CLEVER AND ENGROSSING' C. L. Taylor'I WAS HOOKED FROM START TO FINISH' LJ Ross'ONE OF THE BEST WRITERS AROUND' Mark Billingham
Alice Through the Looking Glass
by Kari SutherlandWhen Alice returns to Underland in this sequel to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, she must go on an action-packed adventure to help save her friends!
Alice Through the Looking Glass: A Matter of Time
by Carla JablonskiBased on events from the film Alice Through the Looking Glass, this unique illustrated novel allows readers to follow Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen and the White Queen as the characters journey through time. Each of the four characters have their own new, distinct art style to accompany their unpredictable adventures. As the readers travel along, they will be faced with choices that may turn the world upside down.
Alice Walker Banned
by Alice WalkerAlong with her Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award, Alice Walker has the honor of being one of the most censored writers in American literature. Like Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Madeleine L'Engle and J.D. Salinger, Walker has been the subject of so much controversy that too often the artistry of her work has been lost in the politics of the moment. This small book presents two of Walker's most interesting stories, "Roselily" and "Am I Blue", and the beginning of her prize-winning novel, The Color Purple.
Alice Walker: Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems 1965-1990
by Alice WalkerThe collected poems of the Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE.'I am the womanoffering two flowerswhose roots are twin.Justice and HopeHope and JusticeLet us begin'Alice Walker has been writing poetry since the summer of 1965, when she travelled to East Africa and began the collection ONCE while sitting beneath a tree facing Mount Kenya.Encompassing the collections ONCE, REVOLUTIONARY PETUNIAS & OTHER POEMS, GOOD NIGHT WILLIE LEE I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING, and HORSES MAKE A LANDSCAPE LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL as well as other poems, this is a wonderful, surprising, entertaining collection that offers a historical perspective on the evolution of both the poetry itself and the political and spiritual inspiration behind it.
Alice Walker: Living by the Word
by Alice Walker'An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy' NEW YORK TIMESLiving by the Word is a memorable collection of essays, letters and journal extracts from Pulitzer Prize winner, Alice Walker.In her own immaculate prose, Alice Walker opens an intimate window to her world - whether it be her troubled relationship with her father, her upbringing amidst the poverty of rural Georgia, her daughter Rebecca, or simply her joy in choosing plants for her garden, planning the colours of her home, or relishing the taste of freshly picked vegetables. In other essays she explores themes such as the nature of dreams, justice, folklore and the role of ancestors. She details the story of Dessie Woods who was sent to jail for murdering her would-be rapist and highlights the role of racism and prejudice in the law's treatment of black women.Finally we travel with her on her journey to China, to Bali, and a visit to Nine Miles - the birthplace of the legendary Bob Marley.
Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches
by Steven J. SimmonsA bewitching tale showcasing the timeless lesson that a good deed always triumphs over a bad one, even at Miss Mildred Mildew's School of Magic! Whatever you chant,Whatever you brew, Sooner or later Comes back to you!Alice and Greta attended the same school of magic, but they each have their own ideas about how to put their skills to the best use. Alice spends her days waving her wand to cast splendid spells. Greta only uses hers to stir up trouble. When their wands and witching styles clash, it turns out Greta should have paid more attention to those early magic lessons. An enchanting tale of two very different fates.
Alice and The Emporium of Mr E
by Chris EllisThe Emporium of Mr E is a magical and mystical shop tucked away down a quiet little street, easily missed. For those curious enough to enter they may be lucky enough to discover that the Emporium is far more than it seems. When Alice enters, she unexpectedly finds herself on an exciting and life changing journey in which she learns that there is far more to life than toys and gifts.
Alice and the Assassin (An Alice Roosevelt Mystery #1)
by R. KoretoIn 1902 New York, Alice Roosevelt, the bright, passionate, and wildly unconventional daughter of newly sworn-in President Theodore Roosevelt, is placed under the supervision of Secret Service Agent Joseph St. Clair, ex-cowboy and veteran of the Rough Riders. St. Clair quickly learns that half his job is helping Alice roll cigarettes and escorting her to bookies, but matters grow even more difficult when Alice takes it upon herself to investigate a recent political killing—the assassination of former president William McKinley.Concerned for her father's safety, Alice seeks explanations for the many unanswered questions about the avowed anarchist responsible for McKinley's death. In her quest, Alice drags St. Clair from grim Bowery bars to the elegant parlors of New York's ruling class, from the haunts of the Chinese secret societies to the magnificent new University Club, all while embarking on a tentative romance with a family friend, the son of a prominent local household.And while Alice, forced to challenge those who would stop at nothing in their greed for money and power, considers her uncertain future, St. Clair must come to terms with his own past in Alice and the Assassin, the first in R. J. Koreto's riveting new historical mystery series.
Alice and the Fly
by James RiceThis is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it. Miss Hayes has a new theory. She thinks my condition's caused by some traumatic incident from my past I keep deep-rooted in my mind. As soon as I come clean I'll flood out all these tears and it'll all be ok and I won't be scared of Them anymore. The truth is I can't think of any single traumatic childhood incident to tell her. I mean, there are plenty of bad memories - Herb's death, or the time I bit the hole in my tongue, or Finners Island, out on the boat with Sarah - but none of these are what caused the phobia. I've always had it. It's Them. I'm just scared of Them. It's that simple.