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Other than a critic, who'd kill a Broadway play? Playwright Abigail James has long been fascinated by "revenge tragedies," those theatrical classics about getting even. But all of a sudden, she's living in one: The set of her latest Broadway hit has been vandalized, actors horribly attacked, a designer blinded with acid, the brilliant director terrified into hiding. Clearly, they have all committed some grievous wrong, terrible enough to prompt this orgy of destruction. But whom did they wrong? The police are clueless, so James and her colleagues see only one option: They'll examine their collective sins and pinpoint the injured party. And then they'll exact some revenge of their own. ... Read more

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A taut and beautifully written murder mystery.
Although I first read this book many years ago I have never forgotten its cast of characters and genuinely shocking but satisfyingly believable denouement. The theatre world of New York is rocked when a number ofprominient professionals become the victims of viciously personal attacks.A stage manager loses his hand-an actress is disfigured when her face creamis laced with acid... Gradually the link emerges; many years in the pastall of them were members of a one theatre group-but why are they beingtargetted now? Who wants revenge so badly and why? None of them can imaginewho holds this grudge. While being a real page-turner this is a genuinelyprofound character study and the central characters are well-rounded andcomplex. The plot turns are credible as well as fascinating and the finaleis truly explosive. I strongly recommend this to any-one with an interestin detective stories, whodunnits, strong female leads or just fresh andinsightful writing. ... Read more

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It had been Graham Greene's idea to explore tropical West Africa
From the Back of the Book.

The map of Liberia was virtually blank, the interior marked 'cannibals'. It was a far cry from the literary London of 1935, and the marvellous result of the exploration was Journey without Maps. But the gifted young author was not travelling alone. His twentythree year old cousin Barbara had rashly agreed to go with him, also busy taking notes in the jungle.

Too Late to Turn Back contains the humourous, foot-sore and richly evocative African adventure of a young woman who set out from the world of Saki and the Savoy Grill and returned quite profoundly changed. ... Read more

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Literary Theory/Philosophy

Renowned contributors use the late work of this crucial figure to open new speculations on "materiality."

A "material event," in one of Paul de Man's definitions, is a piece of writing that enters history to make something happen. This interpretation hovers over the publication of this volume, a timely reconsideration of de Man's late work in its complex literary, critical, cultural, philosophical, political, and historical dimensions.

Responding to the problematic of "materialism" as posed in Paul de Man's posthumous last book, Aesthetic Ideology, a diverse and distinguished group of scholars explores the question of "material events" in ways that illuminate not just de Man's work but their own, work at the forefront of critical theory, productive thinking, and writing in the humanities. The contributors work in disciplines ranging from art history to psychoanalysis, from literary studies and philosophy to political science, and include Jacques Derrida, who returns in an extended essay to a celebrated episode in Rousseau's Confessions discussed by de Man in Allegories of Reading.

The importance of de Man's late work is related to a broad range of subjects and categories and-in Derrida's provocative reading of de Man's concept of "materiality"-the politico-autobiographical texts of de Man himself. This collection is essential reading for all those interested in the present state of literary and cultural theory.

Contributors: Judith Butler, UC Berkeley; T. J. Clark, UC Berkeley; Jacques Derrida, cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences Sociales and UC Irvine; Barbara E. Johnson, Harvard U; Ernesto Laclau, U of Essex; Arkady Plotnitsky, Purdue U; Laurence Rickels, UC Santa Barbara; and Michael Sprinker.

Tom Cohen is professor and chair of English at the State University of New York, Albany. Barbara Cohen is director of Humanitech and senior editor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. J. Hillis Miller is distinguished professor of English and comparative literature, and Andrzej Warminski is professor of English and comparative literature, both at the University of California, Irvine.

Translation Inquiries: University of Minnesota Press ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Barbara Paul, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 908 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

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Known as the "Black Angel" for his wild and notorious past, Tynan is as determined to melt his icy bride as she is to resist his seductive charms. ... Read more

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History is fascinating, this book is not.
I ordered this book for my son as he had a book report due on an historical biography.My son is a very reluctant reader and as it was rather lengthy, I offered to read some pages and he could read some pages aloud to me. History is a fascinating subject, but Barbara Ford has reduced Paul Revere's life and contribution to so tedious an excercise, I couldn't even stay interested.The book has too many characters and it is difficult to remember who they are and what they did.Ford uses terms such as "whig" and "tories" and "regulars", without much explanation as to what those terms mean. In chapter six, Ford says, "As Revere helped carry John Hancock's trunk away from the tavern, he heard the first shot of the American Revolution".She doesn't indicate here why Revere secured John Hancock's trunk, what was in the trunk, or why that was important.She does go on to say that the trunk survived and is currently on display at the Worcester Historical Museum in Massachusettes.So?What was in the trunk?There is no definitive timeline, except in the chronology at the end of the book.There is no sense of the drama of being a country at war.The characters have no personalities. The battles have no interest.The book makes no effort to engage the young reader at any level. ... Read more

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World Youth Day and its international gatherings mark Pope John Paul II's greatest achievement in his relationship with young Catholics around the world. Through these gatherings, the pope challenges young people to follow Jesus and to live a life of commitment, hope, and love for all.

With reflections by young people from around the world and an 8-page insert full of color photos, John Paul II, We Love You captures in words and pictures the magic and mystery of two decades of World Youth Days, from Rome to Buenos Aires, from Manila to Denver and beyond. ... Read more

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Selecting the most important literature from Wisconsin's rich historical resources, this bibliography provides 3,400 entries on the history of Wisconsin. The book is interdisciplinary, covering titles in economics, political science, sociology, ethnic studies, religion, and social and cultural history, and includes citations from archival resources, monographs, journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, local and state historical publications, and reference works. With no comparable bibliography available for Wisconsin, this volume is the only comprehensive, up-to-date bibliography on Wisconsin's 150-year history. Arranged chronologically, the book includes chapters on prehistory, Indian tribal history, early exploration and settlement, statehood, the Progressive Era, the World Wars and the Depression Era, and the years since 1945. The book also includes a brief chronology. ... Read more

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Here are the letters between Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970), recipient of the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature, and the great German-speaking poet Paul Celan (1920 - 1970). Their correspondence lasted from 1954 until Celan's death by suicide. Sachs died the day Celan was buried. ... Read more

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Connection
If you're familiar with these two poets, you can already appreciate the intensity, sincerity, and uniqueness of their vision and the horror the Shoah forced upon each of them.With that background, the sweetness displayed in this correspondence, especially of Sachs to Celan, is doubly remarkable.Little or no melodrama can be found here, despite the difficulty of life's events in the years covered and the poignancy of the subjects of some of these letters.The well-considered footnotes relay highlights of each writer's biography and explicate their difficult circumstances.

The entire collection spans only a few dozen pages, but is a valuable insight into the lives of these two most consquential German writers.For those unfamiliar with their poetry this correspondence may still be impressive, but if you've read and appreciate either of these writers, this book is worth owning.

My review
The book takes the reader through the amazing friendship of these two writers. I found the book to be a wonderful aid while writingmy term paper on the works of Nelly Sachs. The book provides a great insight intothe lives of these two authors.

Correspondence for love with despair
A bunch of letters written over 16 years by two nobel-winner poets. It'sheartbreaking. Nelly Sachs, "his Li", loved him, no doubt. Her"dearest Paul" was married with a child. It is fascinating toread how two poets process the most common story among people. Withtenderness and sadness and so much dignity. And as Nelly Sachs says:"Love is inhuman". This book reveals the sensitivity it takes towrite poetry and how this sensitivity marks your every single gesture,making sometimes life to be simply unbearable. "If only I had youhere" Nelly Sachs says, and that is what the reader wishes with her.An unfulfilled wish. They met only once and never again. Hard for simplepeople, even harder for poets. "You are my light" they say toeach other and from the third letter she feels he is her home. Did theydecrease each others loneliness, or did they make it bigger? It's up to thereader to decide. ... Read more

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Excellent
Full Frontal Murder was one of the most suspenseful mysteries I have read.The characters were good, and the plot was well done.A great continuation of the Marian Larch series.

A great book-a great series-a fantastic author
Ritaand Hugh are in the midst of a nasty divorce that includes child custody of their four year old son Bobby when someone tries to snatch the child.Only the quick intervention of a police officer stops the abduction from being successful.Though each parent accuses the other of orchestrating the incident, the lad's wealthy grandfather believes that a true kidnapping for ransom was attempted.The NYPD assign Lieutenant Marian Larch to investigate the case.

Before Marian can dig deeply into the investigation, the case unravels as the lead suspects, the parents, are murdered.Still, Marian inches closer to solving the case when her lover, private investigator Curt Holland is kidnapped.His abductors want her to drop her investigation or they will torture their victim till he dies.Marian, who has always feared a commitment, now has a new fear to deal with: the potential loss of her beloved, who will certainly be killed if she does nothing.

Barbara Paul has written numerous mysteries, but her Marian Larch series is by far her best.Marian is the complete woman of the nineties as she struggles with her ambition and independence Vs a commitment to her lover.FULL FRONTAL MURDER adds much insight to Marian's motivations as her personal and professional lives crash together.The Larch books are one of the finest police procedural series because it takes readers to the inside ofManhattan through the senses of a fantastic multi-dimensional protagonist.

Harriet Klausner ... Read more