![]() Tarkington attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, and completed his secondary education at Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school on the East Coast. He was also related to Chicago Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth through Woodworth's wife Almyra Booth Woodworth. He was named after his maternal uncle Newton Booth, then the governor of California. ![]() Tarkington and Elizabeth Booth Tarkington. Tarkington was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of John S. ![]() He eventually removed to Kennebunkport, Maine, where he continued his life work even as he suffered a loss of vision. Several of his stories were adapted to film.ĭuring the first quarter of the 20th century, Tarkington, along with Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana.īooth Tarkington served one term in the Indiana House of Representatives, was critical of the advent of automobiles, and set many of his stories in the Midwest. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered the United States' greatest living author. He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. ![]() Newton Booth Tarkington (J– May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). ![]()
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![]() ![]() She is working on two books: a sequel memoir titled The Book of Regrets and a collection of one hundred short essays called Sweet Nothings. Originally from Maine, Perry now splits her time between Denton, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her writing has appeared in Off Assignment, Elle magazine, The Guardian, and other outlets. After the Eclipse is a powerful account of those years, a time in which Sarah was shuffled from house to house, never exactly finding a home was, unbeknownst to her, considered a possible suspect. She was the 2019 McGee Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Davidson College, and has also taught at Columbia University, Manhattanville College, and elsewhere. Albee Foundation, VCCA, Playa, and The Studios of Key West. Perry is the recipient of a 2020-2022 Tulsa Artist Fellowship, the 2018 Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award, and fellowships from the Edward F. She is the author of the memoir After the Eclipse, which was named a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick. Sarah Perry (she/they) is memoirist and essayist who writes about love, trauma, gender-based violence, queerness, and the power dynamics that influence those concerns. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Invention of Nature is highly recommended * ICON * In this meticulously researched and beautifully written biography, Andrea Wulf skilfully rescues Alexander von Humboldt from his undeserved obscurity as she chronicles his long and fascinating life *, 10 Best Popular Science Books of 2016 * gripping account of Alexander von Humboldt's synthesis of the science of the natural world - Stephen Curry * Guardian 'Favourite reads of 2016 as chosen by scientists' * Concise, well-written and extensively researched book. Timely and significant-particularly given current attacks on climate change science - this is scientific biography at its best * Winner of the 2017 Dingle Prize * Deep scholarship and entertaining writing style. ![]() ![]() The award of the Dingle Prize particularly recognizes Andrea Wulf's mastery of the vast range of history of science scholarship on Humboldt and her command of original sources in multiple languages. This beautifully written biography effectively conveys his significance to a wide audience, in an animated and adventurous narrative that echoes the liveliness of Humboldt's own writings. Historians of science have long recognized the naturalist and traveller Alexander von Humboldt as a pivotal figure in the history of science, but for too long he has been undervalued in the English-speaking world. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are appetizers-Spinach Fritters, Lentil Dumplings in a Buttermilk Coconut Sauce-and main courses-Chicken with Lemongrass and Kaffir-Lime Leaves, Lamb Loin Chops with an Apricot Sauce. Then, from this basic palette, he unveils an infinite art. ![]() Iyer first grounds us in the building blocks of Indian flavors-the interplay of sour (like tomatoes or yogurt), salty, sweet, pungent (peppercorns, chiles), bitter, and the quality of unami (seeds, coconuts, and the like). Presented by the IACP award–winning Cooking Teacher of the Year (2004), Raghavan Iyer, 660 Curries is a joyous food-lover's extravaganza. And 660 Curries is the gateway to the world of Indian cooking, demystifying one of the world's great cuisines. Curry is vivid flavors, seasonal ingredients, a kaleidoscope of spices and unexpected combinations. Curry is Lamb with Yellow Split Peas, Chunky Potatoes with Spinach, Tamarind Shrimp with Coconut Milk, Baby Back Ribs with a Sweet-Sour Glaze and Vinegar Sauce, Basmati Rice with Fragrant Curry Leaves. ![]() Curry is Asparagus with Tomato and Crumbled Paneer. Curry is Grilled Chicken with Cashew-Tomato Sauce. Curry is Salmon with Garlic and Turmeric. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Riley Snorton is a transgender scholar and author. In 2014 BET listed him as one of their "18 Transgender People You Should Know". Snorton is currently Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. His publications include Nobody is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low (University of Minnesota Press, 2014) and Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity (University of Minnesota Press, 2017). Riley Snorton is an American scholar, author, and activist whose work focuses on historical perspectives of gender and race, specifically Black transgender identities. JSTOR ( March 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭ.Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() Joseph Bowes (1852 – 1928), an Australian Methodist cleric who wrote juvenile fiction, mostly with Australian themes.Blackmore (1825 – 1900), an English novelist now best remembered for Lorna Doone. Tom Bevan (1868 – 1938), a British author of boys' adventure fiction.Alfred Barrett (1870 – 1945), Alfred Wilson Barrett, an English editor and novelist.Authors illustrated by Paget Īmong the author's whose work was illustrate by Wal Paget were the following (based on the list by Kirkpatrick). Brereton and Herbert Strang, among others. Walter Paget provided illustrations for numerous authors of the era, including the 1910 edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, and Doyle's 1913 Holmes short story, "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," in The Strand Magazine. He was at the British base of Suakim on the Red Sea and accompanied Sir Gerald Graham's army to Tamai in 1884. Paget served as a war correspondent for the Gordon Relief Expedition and provided interesting sketches of camp life which the Illustrated London News reproduced. When Sidney came to draw Sherlock Holmes, he is said to have used Paget as his model. ![]() Paget was the original choice of publisher George Newnes to illustrate Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand Magazine, but through a misunderstanding the commission went to his brother, Sidney. ![]() ![]() Portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget, said to be modelled on Walter Paget ![]() ![]() ![]() This is not a book about Afghanistan or the ‘War on Terror’ it is a book about the universal truth of all men, in all wars. Gripping, honest, intense, War explores the neurological, psychological and social elements of combat, and the incredible bonds that form between these small groups of men. War is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather die than let each other down. His relationship with these soldiers grew so close that they considered him part of the platoon, and he enjoyed an access and a candidness that few, if any, journalists ever attain. Over the course of five trips, Junger was in more firefights than he can count, men he knew were killed or wounded, and he himself was almost killed. Army, as they fought their way through a remote valley in Eastern Afghanistan. They were known as “The Rock.” For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the storied 2nd battalion of the U.S. From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger’s almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Having unwittingly succumbed to that forbidden emotion, Merivel is cast off by both wife and King, and must join his dour Quaker friend Pearce working in a lunatic asylum in remote, bleak Whittlesea. In a larger sense, however, it is a social, cultural and psychological picture of that age, when bluebloods lived in gaudy excess but others were expected to be content in their ``appointed stations.'' Through the whim of his adored monarch, narrator Robert Merivel becomes veterinarian to the Royal Dogs, unofficial Fool, and ``paid cuckold,'' when he marries the King's mistress, Celia Clemence, on condition that he himself will never fall in love with her. The story is of one man's rise and fall and rise again, of his discovery of love and faith, and his emotional maturation in a crucible of harrowing experiences. ![]() The double import of Tremain's title-it refers both to the reign of the 17th-century Restoration King Charles II and to the restoration to the protagonist of his beloved home and aspirations for his life-is one of the subtle delights of this accomplished novel, shortlisted for the Booker and winner of other awards in Britain. ![]() ![]() ![]() One side book to read that will cover a lot of the same ground is The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition (Vol 1) ISBN: 0486275868, The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition (Vol 2) ISBN: 0486275876 ![]() You might want to watch this movie to see how they differ. There is a good section on Buddha the legend and teachings. ![]() In the section on "THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK", he expands on possible original purposes of the Ten Commandments. This book is packed with references and if you do not watch out, you will forget to come back. However, you do not have time to track down all their great references to economics and morality. In this volume, they cover Egypt, the Near East, India, China, and Japan. The basic information in Will and Ariel's book is still sound. Being dated (1935) things change, and so does history as we learn more and extrapolate the new knowledge things will change. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line-"we are all terminal cases"- The World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. The precursor of Irving's later protest novels, it is the story of Jenny, an unmarried nurse who becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing-and of her son, Garp, less beloved but no less polarizing. full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking." - Washington Post Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving's breakout novel. Available in more than forty countries-with more than ten million copies in print- Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom."-Provided by publisher.īook Synopsis Winner of the National Book Award "Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it." - The New Republic The subject of sexual hatred and violence-of intolerance of sexual minorities, and sexual differences-runs through the book, as relevant now as ever. About the Book "Powerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving's breakout novel. ![]() |