Maggy O'Brien's sisters are gambling that a weekend getaway to Atlantic City is what she needs to lift her spirit, and they are right, because soon after arriving, she meets Conor O'Riley, a man who will change her romantic fortunes forever ... In this dramatic adaptation of her award-winning, bestselling memoir, Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband and their only daughter into a stunning and powerful one-woman play. “This happened on ... Explains how cars work, answers questions about repair problems, and tells how to prolong the life of a car Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. The Radiation Sonnets is for them. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Jewish Museum, New York, and the Vancouver Art Gallery and held at the Jewish Museum, New York, May 6-Sept. 25, 2011 and at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The only volume of its kind to trace the development of political commentary in the 20th century through bio-critical analyses of the century's most significant professional political communicators in the United States. But this is also a memoir of a partnership between two of the greatest literary talents, with fascinating glimpses into their creativity and their illustrious circle of friends from the literary, political and theatrical world. Found inside' When she was well, Jacki Lyden's mother was a pretty but powerless suburban 60s housewife, very much under the thumb of a cruel doctor husband (Jacki's stepfather), but when she was gripped by the illness (later diagnosed as manic ... Found insideFrom Archibald MacLeish to David Sedaris, radio storytelling has long borrowed from the world of literature, yet the narrative radio work of well-known writers and others is a story that has not been told before. " By examining new radio and media technologies, the book explores an important societal trend: the shift of media toward individualized or personalized forms of consumption. Wise and funny, this book is more than an endearing chronicle of a loving marriage -- it is a story of all husbands and wives, and how they support and strengthen each other. Found insideDrawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women, bringing to life the everyday trials and extraordinary triumphs of individuals like ... Found insideThe unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of Americans who were exiled—hidden away with their “shameful” disease. Swept back through time, former lovers Emilie and Zane land in the midst of the American Revolution. Soon Emilie finds herself caught between the man of her own time and a man of the past. His book is an ode to a truly great artist who, some seventy years after this story begins, we are only now beginning to understand. A look at the joys, heartbreaks, and absurdities of old age follows feisty Ruth Caster Hubble through her last day alive as she reviews her life and contemplates an insane world Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind: A Bestseller's Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood presents the first comprehensive overview of how this iconic novel became an international phenomenon that has managed to sustain the public's interest ... Twenty-three writers, including Mary Lee Settle, Josephine Humphreys, and Madison Smartt Bell, present their responses to a creative exercise, offering their own interpretations of a single theme: a wedding cake in the middle of the road Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. With contributions from Steve Inskeep, Neal Conan, Robert Siegel, Nina Totenberg, Linda Wertheimer, Scott Simon, Melissa Block, P.J. O'Rourke, David Sedaris, Sylvia Poggioli, and many more, this is the perfect ebook for any NPR supporter, ... Found inside – Page 3Replete with beautiful reproductions of the artists' works and contemporary portraits of each artist by renowned illustrator Lisa Congdon, this is art history from the Renaissance to Abstract Expressionism for the modern art lover, reader, ... Rita Dove recalls the box of polish that inspired her to paint her nails in the stripes and polka dots she wears to this day. Lisa See writes about the gift of writing from her mother, Carolyn See. Collects the private correspondence between Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, revealing the ups and downs of their marriage, their thoughts on their work, and their friendships with other artists. Found insideBONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Nancy Horan's Under the Wide and Starry Sky. Advance praise for Loving Frank: “Loving Frank is one of those novels that takes over your life. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. The story is also punctuated by e-mail bulletins sent by Garrels's husband, Vint Lawrence, to their friends around the world, giving a private view of the rough-and-tumble, often dangerous life of a foreign correspondent, along with some ... Tender, angry, moving poems that speak to anyone who has ever cared for and lost a loved one. Found insideWhat better way to start a day than with inspiration from a literary classic? Now you can do just that. In this book, praised author and critic Hallie Ephron delivers a daily dose of literary knowledge. Found insideA #1 New York Times bestselling author traces her father’s life from turn-of-the-century Warsaw to New York City in an intimate memoir about family, memory, and the stories we tell. “An accomplished, clear-eyed, and affecting memoir ... Found insideBut what about his wife Joan, the woman who became famous for giving away his fortune? Lisa Napoli tells the fascinating story behind the historic couple. This enhanced eBook edition of Blue Nights includes three short films directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Joan Didion. Each film blends Didion's incisive prose with images and mementos from her daughter's life. Found insideIn a zany collection of stories and anecdotes, the popular NPR commentator chronicles a year in the life of her Massachusetts hometown across the water from Cape Cod as she reflects on the value of ritual and the power of place in human ... Found insideA trio of stories focuses on the complexities of modern life as experienced by the baby boomers, who have discovered that not everything turns out the way they had expected. Found insideWhat She Ate is a lively and unpredictable array of women; what they have in common with one another (and us) is a powerful relationship with food. Found inside – Page 94(Wife on phone to sedentary husband: "It's Susan Stamberg. She wants to know if you want to defend yourself on the airwaves tomorrow. Found inside – Page 561Stamberg is the author of Every Night at Five : Susan Stamberg's All Things Considered Book ( 1982 ) and Talk : NPR's ... Stamberg's husband , who had become a tireless community volunteer after retiring from government service , died in ... Found insideAnd she tells the story of how she decided to test an experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having ... Found insideA rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through. “Los Angeles is ... Found inside – Page 69My nomination of Susan Stamberg came at a time when women did not anchor news programs. ... in time to prepare dinner for her husband and young son. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star. Raising questions that reach beyond money, race, class, and gender into the darkest areas of love and fear that a mother feels, this book ultimately provides hope, solace, and welcome perspective on this unique relationship. Of the 400,000 German-speaking Jews that escaped the Third Reich, about 16,000 ended up in Shanghai, China. This groundbreaking volume gathers 20 years of interviews with over 100 former Shanghai refugees. Her focus is on her own roller-coaster experiences, but she has also solicited the moving stories of such recently widowed friends as Roger Mudd and Susan Stamberg, which work to expose the reader to a remarkable range of reactions to the ... THE STORY: Set in Washington, D.C., AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER focuses on Dr. Lyssa Dent Hughes, a health care expert and forty-something daughter of a long-time Senator. Found insideInstead I share with Maltby the news that Susan Stamberg's husband claimed to have found two mistakes in the lyrics. Maltby beats me to the punch. 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