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Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307763293
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Pages : 240
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
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Where I Was From

by Joan Didion, Where I Was From Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Where I Was From books, In this moving and insightful book, Didion reassesses parts of her life, her work, her history, and ours. A native Californian, Didion applies her scalpel-like intelligence to the state’s ethic of ruthless self-sufficiency in order to examine that ethic’s often tenuous relationship to reality. Combining history and reportage, memoir and literary criticism, Where I Was From explores California’s romances with land and water; its unacknowledged debts to railroads, aerospace, and big government; the disjunction between its code of individualism and its fetish for prisons. Whether she is writing about her pioneer ancestors or privileged sexual predators, robber barons or writers (not excluding herself), Didion is an unparalleled observer, and this book is at once intellectually provocative and deeply personal.

Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Ullstein Buchverlage
ISBN: 3843720894
Format: PDF, Docs
Pages : 288
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : de
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Woher Ich Kam

by Joan Didion, Woher Ich Kam Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Woher Ich Kam books, "Unwiderstehlich... Ein Liebeslied über den Ort, an dem ihre Familie seit Generationen lebt, aber ein Liebeslied voller Fragen und Zweifel." Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Joan Didion wurde in Sacramento geboren und verbrachte die meiste Zeit ihres Lebens in Kalifornien. In Woher ich kam spürt sie der Geschichte und den Mythen dieses Landstrichs nach, und denen ihrer Familie, die seit vielen Generationen an der Westküste beheimatet ist. Sie beschreibt vornehmlich die weibliche Ahnenreihe, aus der sie stammt, von der Ur-ur-ur-ur-ur-Großmutter Elisabeth Scott, geboren 1766 in Virginia, bis zu ihrer Mutter Eduene Jerrett Didion, die 2001 starb und in Joan Didions Augen viele der "Verwirrungen und Widersprüche kalifornischen Lebens" verkörpert hatte. Sie schreibt über die Pioniersfrau und die Rodney-King-Unruhen im Los Angeles der 90er Jahre, über den Bau der ersten Eisenbahn und die kalifornische Besessenheit mit Gefängnissen, und immer wieder über die eigene, höchst wechselvolle Beziehung zu ihrer Heimat.

Author: George Ella Lyon
Publisher: Absey
ISBN: 9781888842128
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Pages : 98
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
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Where I M From

by George Ella Lyon, Where I M From Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Where I M From books, Discusses themes, sound, rhythm, language, and line breaks of poetry using the author's own poems, and reveals her writing process.

Author: Sara Beam
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806165804
Format: PDF, ePub
Pages : 250
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
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Voices From The Heartland

by Sara Beam, Voices From The Heartland Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Voices From The Heartland books, Despite progress in recent years, Oklahoma hardly ranks as woman-friendly. The state holds the highest incarceration rate of women in the nation. It offers women no legal protection against being fired due to sexual orientation or gender identity. Its Native American and immigrant populations struggle for access to community resources. And Oklahoma is still governed largely by men, leaving women without adequate political representation. In 2007, the highly acclaimed anthology Voices from the Heartland provided a much-needed platform for Oklahoma women—prominent and unknown—to tell their stories. This timely sequel reflects an even broader cross-section of women’s experiences. Just like its predecessor, Voices from the Heartland: Volume II offers memorable accounts of struggle and transformation. It does not sugarcoat the problems that women face in contemporary Oklahoma—and in many parts of underprivileged America: racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty, addiction. The 38 contributions gathered here are honest and, at times, raw. They cover such varied topics as girlhood, trauma, the workplace, parenting, politics, and religious beliefs. Taken together, the essays comprise a living artifact of women’s history, accessible and, as an anthology, ideally suited for classroom use. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it is more important than ever to listen to what women have to say about their own lives, including—and perhaps especially—women from flyover states like Oklahoma. As Sara N. Beam states so eloquently in her preface, “You’ll read their stories here as they want them told: in a mix of poetry and prose, in the voice of a relative, in the voice of a tired person across the breakroom table, in a secret hush, or in a voice not unlike that of your best friend or mother.” These voices from the heartland inspire us to pause, to listen, to understand, to evolve, and to make a difference.

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency
Publisher:
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Pages : 783
Category : Juvenile delinquency
Languages : en
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The Detention And Jailing Of Juveniles

by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, The Detention And Jailing Of Juveniles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download The Detention And Jailing Of Juveniles books,

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
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Pages : 1338
Category : Coeur d'Alene Miners' Strike, Idaho, 1899
Languages : en
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Proceedings Before The Committee On Military Affairs Of The House Of Representatives In Relation To The C Ur D Alene Labor Troubles

by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs, Proceedings Before The Committee On Military Affairs Of The House Of Representatives In Relation To The C Ur D Alene Labor Troubles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Proceedings Before The Committee On Military Affairs Of The House Of Representatives In Relation To The C Ur D Alene Labor Troubles books,

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs
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Capt Edmund G Chamberlain United States Marine Corps

by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs, Capt Edmund G Chamberlain United States Marine Corps Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Capt Edmund G Chamberlain United States Marine Corps books,

Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Ullstein Ebooks
ISBN: 3843711305
Format: PDF, Kindle
Pages : 304
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : de
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Wir Erz Hlen Uns Geschichten Um Zu Leben

by Joan Didion, Wir Erz Hlen Uns Geschichten Um Zu Leben Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Wir Erz Hlen Uns Geschichten Um Zu Leben books, Joan Didion erzählt von den Leitfiguren des American Dream wie Howard Hughes, Joan Baez oder John Wayne, vom Glanz Hollywoods und der Einsamkeit von Alcatraz, von der Aufbruchsstimmung der sechziger Jahre und der Ernüchterung, die ihr folgte. Dabei gelingt es ihr, die amerikanische Wirklichkeit in unvergessliche Bilder zu fassen.

Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: Ullstein Ebooks
ISBN: 384371438X
Format: PDF, Mobi
Pages : 336
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : de
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Sentimentale Reisen

by Joan Didion, Sentimentale Reisen Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Sentimentale Reisen books, "Ihr Scharfsinn ist gewohnt fein geschliffen und ihr Blick eiswasserklar... Didion hat die Stimmung in Amerika eingefangen." The New York Times Joan Didion gilt seit langem als eine der brillantesten Autorinnen der USA. Die in diesem Band versammelten Essays und Reportagen aus den Jahren 1982 bis 1992 belegen dies eindrucksvoll. Ob Joan Didion vom Parteitag der Demokraten unter Bill Clinton berichtet oder von einem spektakulären Prozess in New York City, ob sie sich mit der Politik, den Medien oder dem Showbusiness befasst — immer zeichnen ihre Texte ein präzises Bild des geistigen und kulturellen Klimas in Amerika, das noch heute gültig ist. "Die beste Feder der amerikanischen Intellektuellen." Der Spiegel "Jeder ihrer Sätze ist kostbar." Die Welt

Author: Steven Borsman
Publisher:
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Pages : 33
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
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Where I M From

by Steven Borsman, Where I M From Books available in PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Docs and Mobi Format. Download Where I M From books, "In the Fall of 2010 I gave an assignment in my Appalachian Literature class at Berea College, telling my students to write their own version of "Where I'm From" poem based on the writing prompt and poem by George Ella Lyon, one of the preeminent Appalachian poets. I was so impressed by the results of the assignment that I felt the poems needed to be preserved in a bound document. Thus, this little book. These students completely captured the complexities of this region and their poems contain all the joys and sorrows of living in Appalachia. I am proud that they were my students and I am very proud that together we produced this record of contemporary Appalachian Life" -- Silas House