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Feeding Mrs. Moskowitz and The Caregiver
Two Stories
Barbara Pokras and Fran Pokras Yariv
"Caring for aging parents is one of the most common
experiences sisters share, but few can transform their responsibility
into bittersweet words of wisdom the way the
Pokras sisters, Fran and Barbara, have done. This book,
with its tender, funny, and revealing insights into the
world of the elderly, is a must-read for every caretaker."
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Missing a Beat
The Rants and Regrets of Seymour Krim
Mark Cohen
Foreword by Dan Wakefield
"Mark Cohen’s anthology resurrects Seymour Krim’s lost or little-known
work. It reminds old fans of his extraordinary style and wit, and introduces
a younger generation to an American original. I’m delighted to see Krim’s
writing back in print and accessible to readers once again."
—Jonah Raskin, author of American Scream:
Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl" and the Making of the Beat Generation
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The Man Who Guarded the Bomb
Stories
Gregory Orfalea
"Vibrant with passion, sober with wisdom, an irresistible
combination. Here’s a writer at the height of his powers,
here are stories that rise to that height. The Man Who
Guarded the Bomb has taught me a few things about
how good stories are made; it has also taught me what it
means to be human."
—Pablo Medina, author of The Cigar Roller
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Martyrdom Street
Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet
Set during the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the ensuing Iran-Iraq
War of 1980–89, the novel Martyrdom Street chronicles the lives of
three Iranian women, Fatemah, Nasrin, and Yasaman. These ordinary
women tell their intimate stories of love, loss, betrayal, and hope in
intertwining narratives that unfurl simultaneously in America and Iran.
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State of Siege
Mahmoud Darwish
Translated from the Arabic by Munir Akash and Daniel Abdal-hayy Moore
With an Introduction by Munir Akash
Darwish (1942–2008), recipient of France’s Knight of Arts and Belles
Lettres medal, the Lotus Prize, and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural
Freedom, is widely considered Palestine’s most eminent poet. State
of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah
during the Israeli invasion of 2002. An eloquent and impassioned
response to political extremity, the collection was published to great
acclaim in the Arab world.
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Art and Politics / Politics and Art
D. H. Melhem
Probing, wide-ranging, brimming with passion and outrage, Melhem’s
eighth collection of poems grips the reader with accounts of individual
triumphs and the ongoing catastrophic conflicts of our world. The author
draws on her years as a painter and sculptor to bring a distinct visual
and tactile quality to her poetry.
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One Family’s Response to Terrorism
A Daughter’s Memoir
Susan Kerr van de Ven
With a Foreword by Saad Eddin Ibrahim
On January 18, 1984, Malcolm Kerr, president of the American
University of Beirut and a respected scholar of Middle East politics, was
shot in the back of the head as he stepped out of an elevator on his way
to work. One Family’s Response to Terrorism is a stunning portrait of the
intimate way in which violence pulls lives apart, of an American family
caught on the stage of Middle East politics, and of the moral choices
required in seeking justice.
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A New View of the Irish Language
Edited by Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín and Seán Ó Cearnaigh
This wide-ranging collection of essays
explores the state and future of the Irish
language. Contributors from a variety of
disciplines examine the language and
its relationship to national identity, the
impact of immigration and emigration,
music, literature, and the media.
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Paidreacha na Gaeilge Prayers in Irish
Edited by Donla uí Bhraonáin
The music and poetry of the Irish
people is to be found in this wonderful
anthology that spans two thousand
years of devotion. Emerging from oral
culture, these prayers are charged
with the language and rhythms of
traditional song. English translations
accompany each prayer, making this
an ideal resource for Irish-language
students.
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Éilis Ní Dhuibhne: Perspectives
Edited by Rebecca Pelan
Éilis Ní Dhuibhne: Perspectives is a critical anthology on the work of one of Ireland’s best contemporary writers. Contributing essays are by scholars from Ireland, America, Canada, Sweden, and Italy, and are the result not only of a diverse set of critical interpretations of Ní Dhuibhne’s writing, but of an even broader range of knowledge bases and critical perspectives. The anthology is designed to showcase the breadth of writing produced by this talented and generically-diverse writer.
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Winslow Homer’s Empire State
Houghton Farm and Beyond
Edited by David Lake Prince and David Tatham
Winslow Homer’s Empire State: Houghton Farm and Beyond
focuses on the period in the American artist’s life when he spent
two summers in Mountainville, New York, at Houghton Farm,
a rustic summer residence in the lower Hudson Valley region of
the state. The residence was owned by his principal patron and
friend since childhood, Lawson Valentine.
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Luminous Construction
The Photography of Howard Bond
Edited by Mary Beth Hinton
Howard Bond traveled ten countries in search of subjects.
Between 1974 and 2005, he released twenty-two portfolios
of about ten photographs each, and he created some thirty sets
of each portfolio. These portfolios reach across time, pulling
images from different journeys together around unifying themes.
His works are rich with precise detail. The world we see
through his lens is a peaceful one, changed only by light and
time. In Luminous Construction, the complement to the Syracuse
University Library exhibit of the same name, readers can experience
Bond’s photographs in a context intended to foreground
his achievement as a formalist, a craftsman, and an artist.
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Silver Seasons and a New Frontier
The Story of the Rochester Red Wings, Second Edition
Jim Mandelaro and Scott Pitoniak
With a Foreword by Cal Ripken, Jr.
Taking us back to the early nineteenth century, when baseball was
played in the meadows and streets of Rochester, New York, Silver Seasons
and a New Frontier retraces the careers of the players and managers
who honed their skills at Silver Stadium and later at Frontier Field.
This updated version of Silver Seasons: The Story of the Rochester
Red Wings, published in 1996, includes three new chapters covering
the team’s record-setting tenth International League championship, being
named top minor league franchise by Baseball America, and their new
affiliation with the Minnesota Twins.
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The Misadventures of Marvin
Marvin Druger
With humor and refreshing
candor, Druger reflects on his many "misadventures" in this charming
memoir. He shares classroom anecdotes of his efforts to make science
fun and part of his students’ everyday lives. Druger offers insights on
nurturing a successful marriage, on the value of childhood friendships,
and on the perils and unexpected rewards of aging. The Misadventures
of Marvin, both hilarious and heartfelt, is a unique depiction of life’s trials
and bounties, one that will resonate with and inspire many readers.
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Pulling Strings
The Legacy of Melville A. Clark
Linda Pembroke Kaiser
With a Foreword by Dennis J. Connors
In Pulling Strings, Kaiser explores the extraordinary career of Melville
A. Clark (1883–1953), a musician, inventor, entrepreneur, community
leader, and collector whose colorful story is largely unknown. Clark’s
story unfolds in fascinating detail: a musical encounter with President Wilson,
entertaining President F. D. Roosevelt, a visit to Buckingham Palace
to present Princess Elizabeth with a music box, and the journey of a Clark
Irish harp to Antarctica with Admiral Byrd.
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Suburban Affiliations
Social Relations in the Greater Dublin Area
Mary P. Corcoran, Jane Gray, and Michel Peillon
Since the mid-1990s Ireland has experienced an extraordinary phase of
economic and social development. Housing estates have mushroomed
around towns and cities, most notably around the environs of Dublin.
Seeking to understand the impact of these recent developments, Corcoron,
Gray, and Peillon initiated the New Urban Living study, a detailed
research project focused on four suburbs of Dublin. Suburban Affiliations
represents the culmination of that research, offering an invaluable contribution
to the study of suburbanization and to our understanding of the
process of social change that has come to Ireland.
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Aislinge Meic Conglinne
The Vision of Mac Conglinne
Translated and with an Introduction by Lahney Preston-Matto
Aislinge Meic Conglinne, an anonymous Middle Irish romance, recounts
the efforts of the eponymous hero to exchange the hardscrabble life of
a clerical scholar for the prestigious life of a poet. Mac Conglinne wins
the patronage of Cathal mac Finguine, the king of Munster, after rescuing
him from a "demon of gluttony" by reciting a fantastic, food-laden vision
of alternate worlds. An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric
narrative poem, Aislinge Meic Conglinne is now available for the first
time as a stand-alone translation.
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Brueghel’s Heavy Dancers
Transgressive Clothing, Class, and Culture in the Late Middle Ages
John Block Friedman
In this expansive and highly original book, Friedman reveals how
portrayals of peasants from the literature of the Golden Age of Virgilian
Pastoral, who behave according to their social station, were increasingly
replaced in the Middle Ages by portrayals that present the realistic peasant,
whose outrageous behavior betrays his or her class while it threatens
those who stand "above." Illustrated with over twenty blackand-
white images and offering detailed analyses of poems, plays, and
stories, Brueghel’s Heavy Dancers offers a fresh and illuminating contribution
to the field of medieval studies.
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Screwball Television
Critical Perspectives on Gilmore Girls
Edited by David Scott Diffrient with David Lavery
"Inside the TV Writer’s Room takes you inside the heart
and soul of television writing and what really makes a
show, and its writers, tick. With more than a peek into
some of the best brains (and pens!) in television, Meyers’
insightful book shows why their hearts beat so strongly
for what they do and what you want to do . . . which
is to become a successful TV writer. Buy this book and
throw out everything else. Period."
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Inside the TV Writer’s Room
Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television
Edited by Lawrence Meyers
"Inside the TV Writer’s Room takes you inside the heart
and soul of television writing and what really makes a
show, and its writers, tick. With more than a peek into
some of the best brains (and pens!) in television, Meyers’
insightful book shows why their hearts beat so strongly
for what they do and what you want to do . . . which
is to become a successful TV writer. Buy this book and
throw out everything else. Period."
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A Guerrilla Odyssey
Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period
of National Liberation in Iran, 1971–1979
Peyman Vahabzadeh
Emerging in the early 1970s, the Organization of Iranian People’s Fadai
Guerrillas (OIPFG) became one of the most important secular leftist political
organizations in Iran. Despite their lasting influence and the way in
which their efforts helped shape the history of Iran for decades to come,
little is known about the group. A Guerrilla Odyssey presents the first
comprehensive examination of the rise and fall of the Fadai urban guerrilla
movement in Iran.
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The Kurdish Quasi-State
Development and Dependency in Post–Gulf War Iraq
Denise Natali
The Kurdish north, once an isolated outpost for the Iraqi army and local
militia, has become an internationally recognized autonomous region. In
The Kurdish Quasi-State, Natali explains the nature of this transformation
and how it has influenced the relationship between the Kurdistan region
and Iraq’s central government. Acutely familiar with the nuances of Kurdish politics, society, and culture, Natali has produced a timely and immensely important book for
policy makers, scholars, and practitioners interested in the region.
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Western Sahara
War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution
Stephen Zunes and Jacob Mundy
With a Foreword by George McGovern
In the first book-length treatment of the issue in over two decades,
Zunes and Mundy examine the origins, evolution, and resilience of the
Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand
knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits. Shifting
geographical frames—local, regional, and international—provide for
a robust analysis of the stakes involved.
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Gravyland
Writing Beyond the Curriculum in the City of Brotherly Love
Stephen Parks
In Gravyland, Parks chronicles the history of an urban university writing
program and its attempt to develop politically progressive literacy
partnerships with the surrounding community while having to work within
and against a traditional educational and cultural landscape.
The author shows that writing alliances between universities and communities are
possible but they must take into account the institutional, economic, and political
pressures that accompany such partnerships.
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The Republic of Letters
Working Class Writing and Local Publishing
Edited by Dave Morley and Ken Worpole
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Judah L. Magnes
An American Jewish Nonconformist
Daniel P. Kotzin
Judah L. Magnes (1877–1948) was an American Reform
rabbi, Jewish community leader, and active pacifist during
World War I. In the 1920s he moved to British Mandatory
Palestine, where he helped found and served as first chancellor
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Magnes brought
American ideals to Palestine, and his unique conception of Zionism
shaped Jewish public life in Palestine, influencing both the development
of the Hebrew University and Zionist policy toward Arabs.
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Four Stories
Etgar Keret
This booklet includes a lecture called "Second Generation" and four remarkable short stories by Etgar Keret: "Asthma Attack," "Shoes," "Siren," and "Foreign Language," the last of which has never before appeared in the United States. Openly discussing his family background for the first time, Keret brings to life the confused experience of growing up as an Israeli child of Holocaust survivors. One of Israel’s leading voices in literature and cinema, Keret mixes wry humor, keen intelligence, and subtle tenderness to create some of the most provocative and entertaining stories of his generation.
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First time in paper...
North American Boletes
A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms
Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, and Arleen R. Bessette
North American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary
and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their
beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility.
The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of
species. The authors consider the symbiotic relationship that boletes
share with higher plants and trees, their geographical distribution,
and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions
of the boletes; they also describe several new species.
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Iranian Women’s One Million Signatures
Campaign for Equality: The Inside Story
Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
Iranian activist Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani chronicles the campaign’s efforts and provides a valuable case study of how to build a movement in the twenty-first century, not only to bring change in societies ruled by autocratic governments or influenced by radical fundamentalism, but also in the more open and tolerant societies that have yet to achieve full equality for women.
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