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Marion Meade
As an actor, writer and director, Woody Allen had the world at his feet. Revered by the critics, his films were loved by audiences and taking ever-increasing sums at the…
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In the early 1970s, the national conversation regarding feminism was very different. Public discussions of womanhood-single life, marriage, workplace harassment, rights, gripes-were often channeled through movement spokeswomen and always refracted…
Victoria Woodhull is a historical figure too often ignored and undervalued by historians. Although she never achieved political power, her actions and her presence on the political scene helped begin…
A holy war is sweeping France, razing cities and destroying the peaceful lives of those considered heretics.
Sybille d'Astarac, born to pampered luxury, is a gifted female troubadour. But her…
“In twelfth-century France, two of Europe’s greatest minds met and fell in love. It was a love forbidden by the world around them, and eventually they were torn apart from…
Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age.
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Nathanael West was a comic artist whose insight into the brutalities and absurdities of modern life proved prophetic. Eileen McKenney, accidental muse and literary heroine, fled Cleveland in search of…
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Comedian and film-maker Buster Keaton conceived, wrote, directed, acted in and even edited most of his ten feature films and 19 short comedies. This biography explores his childhood experiences, his…
She was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories. But there was another side of Dorothy Parker: a private life set on…
Traces the life of the American journalist, screenwriter, and wit, describes her relationships with the other members of the Algonquin Round Table, and attempts to portray her complex personality.
The lives and times of four extraordinary writers and personalities of the 1920s: Dorothy Parker, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Edna Ferber.
This biography is a tough-minded portrait of the life and career of Woody Allen, the Oscar-winning actor, writer and director, whose films include Sleeper and Deconstructing Harry . The text…
Dorothy Parker
The second revision in 60 years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays and journalism of one of the 20th century’s most quotable and renowned authors.
