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Human Family - Stories

by Lou Andreas-Salomé

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 The Human Family is the first complete translation of the cycle of ten novellas that Lou Andreas-Salome (1861-1937) wrote between 1895 and 1898. This collection contributes to the rediscovery of Andreas-Salome's significance as a thinker and writer, above all with regard to her literary contribution to modern feminism and the principles of women's emancipation. Born in St. Petersburg to a German diplomat and his wife, Andreas-Salome has always been a figure of interest because of her close relationships to influential thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Sigmund Freud. Only since the mid-1980s, however, have her prose fiction and theoretical writings been reconsidered as important documents of emerging ideas and debates in twentieth-century feminism. The ten stories of The Human Family drive home her critical perspective on feminine stereotypes. They depict a wide variety of young women as they relate to men representing different degrees of enlightenment and tolerance, struggling to express a complete and independent feminine identity in the face of the confining but often seductive roles that convention and tradition impose on female potential. The Human Family provides a subtle and nuanced perspective on European feminist writing from the turn of the last century by a woman writer who was intimately involved with the literary mainstream of her time and whose theoretical and literary works played a significant role in feminist debates of the period, prefiguring present-day feminist discourse on essentialism and constructivism.
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Memoirs Of A Courtesan In Nineteenth-Century Paris

by Celeste Mogador

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 This extraordinary document and memoir offers a portrait of the early life of an intelligent, courageous and infinitely intriguing Frenchwoman - Celeste Mogador. It also presents an inside look at the world of the courtesans and prostitutes of 19th-century France.
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Rose Mellie Rose

by Marie Redonnet

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 Offers three tales that feature a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future.
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Trails Plowed Under - Stories Of The Old West

by Charles M. Russell

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 Tells of Indians and Indian fighters, buffalo hunts, bad men, wolves, wild horses, tough hotels, drinking customs, and hard-riding cowboys.
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The Smart Take From The Strong - The Basketball Philosophy Of Pete Carril

by Dan White e Pete Carril

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 Throughout his reflections on a lifetime spent on the basketball court and the bench, Pete Carril demonstrates deep respect for the contest, his empathy and engagement with the players, humility with his own achievements, a pragmatic vision of discipline and fundamentals, and an enduring joy in the game. This is an inspiring and wonderful book, even for those who never made a basket.
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Finding Oil - The Nature Of Petroleum Geology, 1859-1920

by Brian Frehner

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 Traces the ever-evolving relationship between science and industry and reveals the unsuspected role geology played in shaping our understanding of the history of oil
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Private Property

by Paule Constant

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 Based loosely on Paule Constant's own experiences, Private Property is at once deeply moving and intellectually exacting, an exploration of identity, home, and the tenuous relationship between mothers and daughters.
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Hotel Splendid

by Marie Redonnet

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 Offers three tales that features a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future.
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The Life And Adventures Of Trobadora Beatrice As Chronicled By Her Minstrel Laura - A Novel In Thirteen Books And Seven Intermezzos

by Irmtraud Morgner

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 Set in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) of the early 1970s, this novel presents an adventure story as well as a feminist critique of GDR socialism, science, history, and aesthetic theory.
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Nadirs

by Herta Muller e Herta Müller

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 Juxtaposing reality and fantasy, nightmares and dark laughter, this title presents a collection of largely autobiographical stories based on Herta Muller's childhood in the Romanian countryside.
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The Forbidden Woman

by Malika Mokeddem

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 Tells the story of Sultana, an Algerian woman doctor who, after years spent living in France, returns to her native village in order to attend the funeral of a former lover. This book explores the clash between her origins and the Westernized life she now leads.
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The Book Of Promethea

by Hélène Cixous

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 Describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. This book also notes the contemporary emphasis on 'fictions of presence'.
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Artemisia

by Anna Banti

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Nevermore

by Marie Redonnet

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 When Deputy Willy Bost arrives in the mysterious border town of San Rosa, he does not know why he has been sent there or what he will find. What he encounters, gradually, is an obscure network of private and public relations tarnished by corruption, ambition, manipulation, and deceit. Nothing is clear in the workings of this sinister city.
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The Rockies

by David Lavender e Duane A. Smith

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 From the time of Coronado's discovery to the era of modern ski resorts and sport climbing routes, adventurers have been lured irresistibly to the Rocky Mountains. This book traces the colorful history of the Rockies, focusing on the period that began in 1859 with the first gold strikes.
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Nebraska Moments - Glimpses Of Nebraska'S Past

by Donald R. Hickey

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 Discusses about Nebraska places, events, personalities, and institutions. This title describes the brief tenure of the Pony Express, the consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the trial of Standing Bear, the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the blizzard of 1888, and agrarian protest.
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The South And Bene

by Adelaida García Morales

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 Provides narratives, delving into the consciousness of a young girl in post-Civil War Spain. The memories of this narrative revolve around the family maid, Bene, a gypsy with a terrible secret. It characterizes the intense emotions and Gothic elements, but the limitations of the child's consciousness result in a haunting ambiguity.
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Twelve Thousand Years - American Indians In Maine

by Bruce J. Bourque

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 Reveals how Penobscots, Abenakis, Passamaquoddies, Maliseets, Micmacs, and other Native communities accommodated and overtly resisted European and American encroachments. This book includes a summary of the traditional culture of Maine's Native peoples - what they ate, wore, fought with, and hunted with, and their methods of transportation.
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The Edge Of Europe

by Angela Bianchini

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 Explores the theme of exile from a variety of perspectives and offers a glimpse into Italian culture at a major historical juncture. This book features a young Italian Jewish woman who in 1941 flees her country following the promulgation of Italy's so-called racial laws.
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The Queen'S Mirror - Fairy Tales By German Women, 1780-1900

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 Features an anthology of German women's fairy tales in English, written from 1780-1900. The authors of these stories used fairy tales to explain their own lives, to teach children, to examine history, and to critique society and the status quo.
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Bitter Healing - German Women Writers, 1700-1830. An Anthology

by Jeannine Blackwell e Susanne Zantop

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 An anthology of eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century German women's writing in English translation. It assembles little-known writings by fifteen authors from various social classes, religious backgrounds, and political persuasions. It includes the authors' autobriographies and letters.
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Cold Snap As Yearning

by Robert Vivian

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Memories Of Kreisau And The German Resistance

by Freya Von Moltke e Moltke Freya Von

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 Offers a personal account of Freya von Moltke, a member of the Kreisau Circle, a German resistance group that participated in the attempt to assassinate Hitler on 20 July 1944. Freya's husband, Helmuth von Moltke, was a co-founder of the circle and was executed after the failed assassination attempt.
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The Life Of High Countess Gritta Von Ratsinourhouse

by Elizabeth Von Arnim e Gisela Von Arnim Grimm

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 Gritta, neglected by her father, is uprooted when her new stepmother insists she enter a convent school. Strictly supervised by the nun Sequestra, Gritta slips into melancholy. This tale of the adventures of twelve young girls criticizes the place of women and children in nineteenth century German society.
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