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Criminal Ingenuity

Moore, Cornell, Ashbery, and the Struggle Between the Arts

by Ellen Levy ...

Series series Modernist Literature and Culture
"Poetry was declining/ Painting advancing/ we were complaining/ it was '50," recalled poet Frank O'Hara in 1957. Criminal Ingenuity traces a series of linked moments in the history of this transfer of cultural power from the sphere of the word to that of the image. Ellen Levy explores the New York literary and art worlds in the years that bracket O'Hara's lament through close readings of the works ... Read more

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"Poetry was declining/ Painting advancing/ we were complaining/ it was '50," recalled poet Frank O'Hara in 1957. Criminal Ingenuity traces a series of linked moments in the history of this transfer of cultural power from the sphere of the word to that of the image. Ellen Levy explores the New York literary and art worlds in the years that bracket O'Hara's lament through close readings of the works
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Amazons

A Love Story

by Ellen Levy ...

When E.J. Levy arrived in northern Brazil on a fellowship from Yale at the age of 21, she was hoping to help save the Amazon rain forest; she didn’t realize she would soon have to save herself.Amazons: A Love Story recounts an idealistic young woman’s coming of age against the backdrop of the magnificent rain forest and exotic city of Salvador. This elegant and sharp-eyed memoir explores the ... Read more

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When E.J. Levy arrived in northern Brazil on a fellowship from Yale at the age of 21, she was hoping to help save the Amazon rain forest; she didn’t realize she would soon have to save herself.Amazons: A Love Story recounts an idealistic young woman’s coming of age against the backdrop of the magnificent rain forest and exotic city of Salvador. This elegant and sharp-eyed memoir explores the
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Good Will Toward Men 1994/2025

Women Talk Candidly About the Balance of Power Between the Sexes

by Jack Kammer, Cathy Young, Judith Sherven, Helen Fisher, Doris Caldwell, Laurie Ingraham, Karen DeCrow, Barbara Dority, Char Tosi, Jane Chastain, Gayle Kimball, Claudia Valeri, Ruth Shalit, Suzanne Steinmetz, Audrey B. Chapman, Jane Young, Rikki Klieman, Carolyn Baker, Carol Iannone, ArLynn Leiber Presser, Ellen Dublin Levy, Sandra Rippey, Elizabeth Herron ...

Good Will Toward Men 1994/2025 is a collection of interviews with twenty-two progressive women, most of whom identify as feminist and one of whom was the national president of NOW from 1974 to 1977.They talk about fairness, social justice and respect between men and women as a two-way street.Updated in 2025 with a new Introduction and three Appendices to examine and comment on the question of ... Read more

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Good Will Toward Men 1994/2025 is a collection of interviews with twenty-two progressive women, most of whom identify as feminist and one of whom was the national president of NOW from 1974 to 1977.They talk about fairness, social justice and respect between men and women as a two-way street.Updated in 2025 with a new Introduction and three Appendices to examine and comment on the question of
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My First 65 Years

by Ellen M. Levy ...

Many of Ellen’s intimate, playful stories will make you laugh. Her natural exuberance and fascination with life is contagious. She rivaled her grandmother’s catering career with a love of cooking, fine foods, and gluttony. Her “Brownie” camera pictures led her collecting enough photographs to fill this book (and many others.) Stories of her love of travel will make you want to hop on a plane. Her ... Read more

$8.69 USD

Many of Ellen’s intimate, playful stories will make you laugh. Her natural exuberance and fascination with life is contagious. She rivaled her grandmother’s catering career with a love of cooking, fine foods, and gluttony. Her “Brownie” camera pictures led her collecting enough photographs to fill this book (and many others.) Stories of her love of travel will make you want to hop on a plane. Her
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Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity (Unabridged)

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by Richard Alfred Davenport ...

Narrated by Ellen Levy, Kimberly Griffin, Connie Hernandez, James Lewis ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Have you ever been fooled? History is littered with tales of cunning imposters, outrageous hoaxes, and people all too willing to believe. Travel back in time with Richard Alfred Davenport's "Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity." This spellbinding audiobook explores the dark side of human nature, uncovering the tricks of fake prophets, fakers of cures, and those who prey on our deepest ... Read more

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Have you ever been fooled? History is littered with tales of cunning imposters, outrageous hoaxes, and people all too willing to believe. Travel back in time with Richard Alfred Davenport's "Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity." This spellbinding audiobook explores the dark side of human nature, uncovering the tricks of fake prophets, fakers of cures, and those who prey on our deepest
... Read more
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Golden Frontier: An Adventurous Account of Australia's 1852-53 Gold Rush

by Ellen Clacy, Levi Calloway ...

In "A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53," Ellen Clacy presents a compelling and vivid account of her travels to the Australian goldfields during the height of the gold rush. Written in an accessible yet sophisticated narrative style, Clacy's work interweaves personal anecdotes with meticulous observations, creating a rich tapestry of life in a tumultuous period of ... Read more

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In "A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53," Ellen Clacy presents a compelling and vivid account of her travels to the Australian goldfields during the height of the gold rush. Written in an accessible yet sophisticated narrative style, Clacy's work interweaves personal anecdotes with meticulous observations, creating a rich tapestry of life in a tumultuous period of
... Read more
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Lessons from Literature - Short Stories Showing the Dangers of Jealously

Learn from the oldest form of communication and education - storytelling

by Edith Wharton, F Scott Fitzgerald, Luigi Pirandello, Amy Levy, Ellen Glasgow, Amelia Edwards ...

Narrated by Eve Karpf, Laurel Lefkow, Janet Fullerlove ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

We say we want the best, not only for ourselves but also for those around us; our nearest and dearest, our friends and colleagues too. But is that really the case? In this volume the stories by our classic authors explore that trait of humanity that rarely stands up to questioning.1 - Short Stories Showing the Dangers of Jealousy - An Introduction2 - Roman Fever by Edith Wharton3 - Bernice Bobs ... Read more

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We say we want the best, not only for ourselves but also for those around us; our nearest and dearest, our friends and colleagues too. But is that really the case? In this volume the stories by our classic authors explore that trait of humanity that rarely stands up to questioning.1 - Short Stories Showing the Dangers of Jealousy - An Introduction2 - Roman Fever by Edith Wharton3 - Bernice Bobs
... Read more
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's Generative Influences in Art, Design, and Architecture

From Forces to Forms

Edited by Dr. Ellen K. Levy, Dr. Charissa N. Terranova ...

Series series Biotechne: Interthinking Art, Science and Design
Longlisted for the Historians of British Art (HBA) Book Prize 2022Scottish zoologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's visionary ideas in On Growth and Form continue to evolve a century after its publication, aligning it with current developments in art and science. Practitioners, theorists, and historians from art, science, and design reflect on his ongoing influence. Overall, the anthology links ... Read more

$29.19 USD

Longlisted for the Historians of British Art (HBA) Book Prize 2022Scottish zoologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's visionary ideas in On Growth and Form continue to evolve a century after its publication, aligning it with current developments in art and science. Practitioners, theorists, and historians from art, science, and design reflect on his ongoing influence. Overall, the anthology links
... Read more

Tropical Nature

Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and

by Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata ...

Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of ... Read more

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Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest.A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of
... Read more
Hood Feminism

Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

by Mikki Kendall ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 *New York Times-*bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic“One of the most important books of the current ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 *New York Times-*bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic“One of the most important books of the current
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The Information

A History, a Theory, a Flood

by James Gleick ...

From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and information theory.Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and information theory.Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey
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Costa Rica - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

by Jane Koutnik, Culture Smart! ...

Series series Culture Smart!
Costa Rica is renowned for its tropical beauty, the warmth and charm of the "Ticos"—its people's own name for themselves—and its political stability. This "Switzerland of the Americas" is widely regarded as an oasis of democracy in turbulent Central America. Since the first edition of Culture Smart! Costa Rica was published in 2005, however, there have been some important changes and, with rapid ... Read more

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Costa Rica is renowned for its tropical beauty, the warmth and charm of the "Ticos"—its people's own name for themselves—and its political stability. This "Switzerland of the Americas" is widely regarded as an oasis of democracy in turbulent Central America. Since the first edition of Culture Smart! Costa Rica was published in 2005, however, there have been some important changes and, with rapid
... Read more

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