Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy, Paperback - Steve Massa

Reducere. Funny girls, those comediennes from the silent movies, knew shtick from slapstick. Mabel Normand, Marie Dressler, Bebe Daniels, Dorothy Gish, Const...

Arranged chronologically and illustrated wherever possible with frame stills, the aims of the collection are threefold: to provide detailed account...

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a silent comedy trailblazer--the teacher of Buster Keaton, a collaborator of Charlie Chaplin--whose reputation was ecli...

Reducere. An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once Queen, watches as her ...

Reducere. A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it--an extraordinary follow up to The Sil...

While other books give you tips on how to write funny, this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy, and the ...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. "My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy."""Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl li...

Named one of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Magazine ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more An epic saga from New York Times...

Publisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Natalie LivingstonePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 36Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul...

Contributor(s): Editor: Linda MizejewskiEditor: Victoria SturtevantIntroduction by: Kathleen Rowe KarlynWinner, Susan Koppleman Award for Best Anth...

Reducere. All the women of the Bible offers a rich biographical perspective on evey female figure in scripture -- including the famous, the little-known, and...

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was a silent comedy trailblazer--the teacher of Buster Keaton, a collaborator of Charlie Chaplin--whose reputation was ecli...

Reducere. A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it--an extraordinary follow up to The Sil...

Reducere. An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and th...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncNumber of pages: 576Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 227 x 153 x 44Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmec...

Reducere. These reflections unravel the stories of women who accompanied Jesus during his last days and were there as he endured his agony and death on the c...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Kristi Brown-MontesanoIllustration(s): 37 music examplesNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They...

Reducere. The Life and Times of All the Men and Women of the Bible Bringing together two books in one convenient volume, All the Men/All the Women of the Bib...

A sympathetic yet honest and nonjudgmental account that goes behind the palace doors and into the private lives of these iconic public figures Thei...

The first book-length anthology on femininity and feminism in the Bond series

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Buster KeatonAuthor: Charles SamuelsBuster Keaton's autobiography is a view into the quirky mind behind the stoic face of t...

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Reducere. DescriptionWho was the Mysterious 355? Culper Ring members such as Robert Townsend and Hercules Mulligan are well known for the part they played in...

A beautifully written and elegantly constructed narrative that explores the intense, complex and far-reaching female friendships among the Surreali...

DescriptionA timely reexamination of the experimental New York print studio Atelier 17, focusing on the women whose work defied gender norms throug...

DescriptionA family saga mystery about a decaying house with secrets only women can discover and a tragedy that needs forgiveness and self-sacrific...

Reducere. Sophocles II contains the plays "Ajax, " translated by John Moore; "The Women of Trachis, " translated by Michael Jameson; "Electra, " translated b...

Reducere. From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes "historical fiction that feels uncomfortably relevant today" (Kirkus Reviews) ab...

Publisher: Marvel ComicsAuthor(s): Marvel ComicsIllustration(s): 1 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 18Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 2...

Reducere. From the author of the bestselling historical novel, Miss Etta.Two strong women, generations apart, living parallel lives.When Marla Madison's husb...

Illustrations accompany a fictional rewriting of each of 50 women's stories, followed by a critical analysis of their role in the mythological cano...

Let the women of the Bible guide you in faithJoin the inspirational women of the Bible on a weekly journey of devotion. The Women of the Bible and ...

Travel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am stewardesses in the Mad Men era.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Julia CookeIllustration...

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A new book from the author of The Chimp Paradox, this will help the reader understand how to avoid pitfalls and better equip children to become mor...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Kate VigursIllustration(s): 22 b-w illus. + 1 mapNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...