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Feminism and American Literary History: Essays

Feminism and American Literary History: Essays

Nina Baym

Bodies may be currently fashionable in social and feminist theory, but their insides are not.
The scarlet letter: a reading

The scarlet letter: a reading

Nina Baym

Analyzes the plot, setting, characters, themes, and symbolism in Hawthorne's novel, and discusses the purpose of its "Custom-house" portion
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: American ...

The Norton Anthology of American Literature: American ...

Nina Baym

Includes outstanding works of American poetry, prose, and fiction from the colonial era to the present day.
On their own premises: Southern Women Writers and the Homeplace

On their own premises: Southern Women Writers and the Homeplace

Constante González Groba

... family and community, is the subject of Nina Baym's influential “Melodramas of Beset Manhood: How Theories of American Fiction Exclude Women Authors,” a subject subsequently taken up by Kristina Groover in The Wilderness Within.
Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927

Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927

Nina Baym

Pauline Wilson Worth. 1887—?. Published short stories; one book collection, Death Valley Slim and Other Stories (1909). Muriel H. Wright. 1889—1975. An Oklahoman; her father was part Choctaw, her mother a white Presbyterian missionary.
An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Science Writing:

An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century American Science Writing:

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Women and Science i must make note here of the limits of this anthology with regard to women and suggest two studies on the subject, MargaretW. Rossiter's Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940 and Nina Baym's  ...
Cognitive Media Theory

Cognitive Media Theory

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See NancyK.Baym, “Interpersonal LifeOnline,” in Handbookof New Media: Social Shaping and Social Consequences of ITCs, ed. Leah A. Lievrouw andSonia Livingstone (London: Sage, 2006), 35–54; NancyK. Baym, Personal Connections  ...
Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927

Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927

Nina Baym

Women Writers of the American West, 1833–1927 recovers the names and works of hundreds of women who wrote about the American West during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some of them long forgotten and others better known ...
Nina Campbell Interiors

Nina Campbell Interiors

Meredith Etherington-Smith

This book features the private homes of Nina's clients, ranging from a city pied-a-terre to a large family home, from a chic apartment to a country bolt-hole, all designed and decorated to suit a range of lifestyles, but all reflecting Nina ...
The Columbia Literary History of the United States

The Columbia Literary History of the United States

Emory Elliott

Columbia Literary History of the United States Emory Elliott, General Editor Associate Editors: Martha Banta, Terence Martin, David Minter, Marjorie Perloff, Daniel B. Shea Advisory Editors: Houston A. Baker, Nina Baym, Sacvan Bercovitch, ...
Nina Rose and Her Dancing Prince

Nina Rose and Her Dancing Prince

Sandra Wise

The next in the delightful Nina Rose series. This time Nina is in search of her prince.
Nina, Nina Star Ballerina

Nina, Nina Star Ballerina

Jane O'Connor

Playing the star in the class dance show, Nina finds herself in an awkward situation. All her friends think that she is the star of the show, so she now has to set the record straight and make things right once more.
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading

Nina Sankovitch

Nina ultimately turns to reading as therapy andthrough her journey illuminates the power of books to help us reclaim ourlives. Caught up in grief after the death of her sister, Nina Sankovitch decided to stop running and start reading.
Si proche si loin: Par l'auteur de best-sellers Nina George

Si proche si loin: Par l'auteur de best-sellers Nina George

Nina George

Et voilà qu’il refait irruption dans sa vie. À force de veiller un vivant, leurs pensées vagabondent, délicieusement portées par la plume délicate de Nina George qui signe là une belle polyphonie intérieure qui se transforme au ...
Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook

Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook

Nina Campbell

In "Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook," she reveals the trademark touches, the secret sources and techniques, and the methods she uses to create her timeless, sophisticated interiors.
Nina Campbell Mini Notebook

Nina Campbell Mini Notebook

Cico

This elegant collection from world-renowned interior designer Nina Campbell is a must-have.
Nina Campbell Classic Notecards

Nina Campbell Classic Notecards

Cico

This elegant collection from world-renowned interior designer Nina Campbell is a must-have.
Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Kerry Acker

Traces the life and accomplishments of Nina Simone, singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, who was known for her unique sound.
Hollywood Goes Shopping

Hollywood Goes Shopping

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This book is dedicated to the memory of Nina C. Leibman, an important voice in contemporary film scholarship that was taken from us all too soon. The project grew out of a panel Nina conceived and organized for the Society for Cinema ...
Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex

Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex

Nina Hartley

Unabashedly erotic, the book covers a lot of territory, allowing readers to sample the whole smorgasbord or just nibble at what they see as the choicest bits.
Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life

Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life

Nina Stibbe

* * * WINNER OF THE 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS POPULAR NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR * * * 'I adored this book, and I could quote from it forever.
Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender

Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender

Nick Krieger

Ambitious, sporty, feminine "capital-L lesbians" had been Nina Krieger's type, for friends that is.
O Meu Ano Mágico

O Meu Ano Mágico

NINA SANKOVITCH

Um desafio: ler um livro por dia durante um ano. Aceita? Foi essa a promessa que Nina Sankovitch fez a si própria.
Nina Rose and the City of Angels

Nina Rose and the City of Angels

Sandra Wise

Nina and her best friend, Amy take a trip to Los Angeles. A visit to the legendary "Walk of Fame" soon turns into an "only in Hollywood" dance adventure.
Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook: Insider Secrets and ...

Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook: Insider Secrets and ...

Nina Campbell

The renowned designer explains how to create uniquely personal stylish and elegant interiors for one's own homes, offering a collection of questionnaires, checklists, swatches, diagrams, and charts, along with hundreds of ideas and ...

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