1969 HARDCOVER

    Anne Olivier Bell edited the five-volume original, and she has now abridged the Diary in this splendidly readable single volume edition.

    Though branded by U.S. history as cowardly traitors, many of them were people of strong convictions and fierce bravery.

    This edition includes:Eight CousinsRose in Bloom

    Conceived in France, born in an Alpine village, reared in a great house of Italy, Anthony never knew his parents, never had a name of his own. But he was born of passion and it filled his blood.Volume 1. The Roots of the Tree Volume 2. The Other Bronze BoyVolume 3. The Lonely Twin

    Born in Montgomery, Alabama, this southern belle turned flapper was talented in dance, painting, and writing but lived in the shadow of her husband's success. Her writing can be experienced on its own terms in Matthew Bruccoli's meticulously edited The Collected Writings of Zelda Fitzgerald.The collection includes Zelda's only published novel, Save Me the Waltz, an autobiographical account of the Fitzgeralds' adventures in Paris and on the Riviera; her celebrated farce, Scandalabra; eleven short stories; twelve articles; and a selection of letters to her husband, written over the span of their marriage, that reveals the couple's loving and turbulent relationship.Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald has long been an American cultural icon. The Collected Writings affirms her place as a writer and as a symbol not only of the Lost Generation but of all generations as she struggled to define herself through her art.

    

    In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Châtelet commenced her romance with one François-Marie Arouet, a philosophe who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of high society." Her portrayals of the "scamp" philosopher, his mistress who was "excessive in everything," and their "irregular century" are delightful portraits in themselves and as a group, a fascinating fresco of the French Enlightenment.

    Extensive interviews with people who knew Montgomery – her son, maids, friends, relatives, all now deceased – are only part of the material gathered in a journey to understand Montgomery that took Rubio to Poland and the highlands of Scotland. From Montgomery’s apparently idyllic childhood in Prince Edward Island to her passion-filled adolescence and young adulthood, to her legal fights as world-famous author, to her shattering experiences with motherhood and as wife to a deeply troubled man, this fascinating, intimate narrative of her life will engage and delight.

    CHRISTMAS AT FEZZIWIG'S WAREHOUSECHARLES DICKENSII. THE FIR-TREE*HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENIII. THE CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE*MARY E. WILKINS FREEMANIV. THE SHEPHERDS AND THE ANGELSV. THE TELLTALE TILE*OLIVE THORNE MILLERVI. LITTLE GIRL'S CHRISTMASWINNIFRED E. LINCOLNVII. "A CHRISTMAS MATINEE"*MRS. M.A.L. LANEVIII. TOINETTE AND THE ELVES*SUSAN COOLIDGEIX. THE VOYAGE OF THE WEE RED CAPRUTH SAWYER DURANDX. A STORY OF THE CHRIST-CHILD*ELIZABETH HARKISONXI. JIMMY SCARECROW'S CHRISTMASMARY E. WILKINS FREEMANXII. WHY THE CHIMES RANG*RAYMOND MC ALDENXIII. THE BIRDS' CHRISTMASF. E. MANNXIV. THE LITTLE SISTER'S VACATION*WINIFRED M. KIRKLANDXV. LITTLE WOLFF'S WOODEN SHOESXVI. CHRISTMAS IN THE ALLEY*OLIVE THORNE MILLERXVII. A CHRISTMAS STAR*KATHERINE PYLEXVIII. THE QUEEREST CHRISTMAS*GRACE MARGARET GALLAHERXIX. OLD FATHER CHRISTMASJ.H. EWINGXX. A CHRISTMAS CAROLCHARLES DICKENSXXI. HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE SANTA MARIA FLATS*ELIA W. PEATTIEXXII. THE LEGEND OF BABOUSCKAXXIII. CHRISTMAS IN THE BARN*F. ARNSTEINXXIV. THE PHILANTHROPIST'S CHRISTMAS*JAMES WEBER LINNXXV. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS-TREEBY LUCY WHEELOCKXXVI. THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS*G. L. STONE AND M. G. FICKETTXXVII. THE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMAS DINNERCHARLES DICKENSXXVIII. CHRISTMAS IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SIX*ANNE HOLLINGSWORTH WHARTONXXIX. CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SNOW*OLIVE, THORNE MILLERXXX. MR. BLUFF'S EXPERIENCES OF HOLIDAYS*OLIVER BELL BUNCEXXXI. MASTER SANDY'S SNAPDRAGON*ELDRIDGE S. BROOKSXXXII. A CHRISTMAS FAIRY*JOHN STRANGE WINTERXXXIII. THE GREATEST OF THESE*JOSEPH MILLS HANSONXXXIV. LITTLE GRETCHEN AND THE WOODEN SHOE*ELIZABETH HARRISONXXXV. CHRISTMAS ON BIG RATTLE*THEODORE GOODRIDGE ROBERTS

    Absorbing and complex, it chronicles the family’s saga from the economic panic of 1873 through the dramatic rise of American industry and trade unionism, through waves of immigration, class conflict, natural disaster, World War I, and Pearl Harbor. In 1945 it was made into a major motion picture starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck.             This reissue features a new foreword by noted steel industry historian John Hoerr, author of And the Wolf Finally Came, who places the novel in context as a classic depiction of twentieth-century America.

    The author traces her friendship with the author, Winifred Holtby, from their meeting at Oxford to Holtby's death at the age of thirty-seven.

    However, The State’s innovative members continue to make groundbreaking and celebrated films, television, online series and live shows. “The Union of The State” is the oral history of the troupe’s creation, dissolution, reinvention and reunion over the last three decades, told by the members of the group: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain. “The members of The State are my heroes, my peers and my friends. Individually and collectively they are responsible for an impressively large percentage of everything funny that currently exists in the world. For comedy nerds like me, it’s essential reading,” “Weird Al” Yankovic said about "The Union of The State." The book follows the members of The State from their time as classmates at New York University in the late 1980s to their quick ascent to fame via their three-season, sketch-comedy series at MTV and through their post-MTV projects. It also includes histories of the movie-turned-Netflix-series, “Wet Hot American Summer;” the Comedy Central hit, “Reno 911!;” and cult favorite comedy show/series, Stella. "The Union of The State also features commentary from The State's collaborators and cohorts such as, Paul Rudd, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Meloni, Rob Corddry, A.D. Miles (Head Writer for “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”), Doug Herzog (President of Viacom), James Dixon (agent for Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel), Mo Willems (best-selling children’s book author), cast and crew from “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Reno 911!”, and more. “The State was the first time I’d ever seen ‘sarcastic sarcasm.’ They are the all-time champions of bum-out humor. They embodied the lameness of the lamest people and celebrated them for our enjoyment. Every time a comic does an intentionally lame joke and it makes you go, ‘Ewww’ with delight, you have them to thank.,” said Andy Samberg. The projects the members of The State have written, directed or performed in leave no degree of separation between them and nearly everyone working in comedy today, such as Key and Peele. The book also features rare photos and illustrations from the troupe’s 25-year history. “The Union of The State” will appeal not only to The State’s extensive fan base but also to comedy aficionados, showbiz biography fans and those who love an underdog success tale.

    Outspoken and quick-witted, idealistic and adventurous, she became the leading female figure in the transcendentalist movement, wrote a celebrated column of literary and social commentary for Horace Greeley’s newspaper, and served as the first foreign correspondent for an American newspaper. While living in Europe she fell in love with an Italian nobleman, with whom she became pregnant out of wedlock. In 1848 she joined the fight for Italian independence and, the following year, reported on the struggle while nursing the wounded within range of enemy cannons. Amid all these strivings and achievements, she authored the first great work of American feminism: Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Despite her brilliance, however, Fuller suffered from self-doubt and was plagued by ill health. John Matteson captures Fuller’s longing to become ever better, reflected by the changing lives she led.

    Angela's Ashes is based on the bestselling novel by Frank McCourt.