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Magnificent rebel : Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris / by De Courcy, Anne,author.; container of (work):De Courcy, Anne.Five love affairs and a friendship.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Anne de Courcy, the author of Husband Hunters and Chanel's Riviera, examines the controversial life of legendary beauty, writer and rich girl Nancy Cunard during her thirteen years in Jazz-Age Paris. Paris in the 1920s was bursting with talent in the worlds of art, design and literature. The city was at the forefront of everything new and exciting; there was no censorship; life and love were there for the taking. At its center was the gorgeous, seductive English socialite Nancy Cunard, scion of the famous shipping line. Her lovers were legion, but this book focuses on five of the most significant and a lifelong friendship. Her affairs with acclaimed writers Ezra Pound, Aldous Huxley, Michael Arlen and Louis Aragon were passionate and tempestuous, as was her romance with black jazz pianist Henry Crowder. Her friendship with the famous Irish novelist George Moore, her mother's lover and a man falsely rumored to be Nancy's father, was the longest-lasting of her life. Cunard's early years were ones of great wealth but also emotional deprivation. Her mother Lady Cunard, the American heiress Maud Alice Burke (who later changed her name to Emerald) became a reigning London hostess; Nancy, from an early age, was given to promiscuity and heavy drinking and preferred a life in the arts to one in the social sphere into which she had been born. Highly intelligent, a gifted poet and widely read, she founded a small press that published Samuel Beckett among others. A muse to many, she was also a courageous crusader against racism and fascism. She left Paris in 1933, at the end of its most glittering years and remained unafraid to live life on the edge until her death in 1965. Magnificent Rebel is a nuanced portrait of a complex woman, set against the backdrop of the City of Light during one of its most important and fascinating decades"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965; Authors, English; Publishers and publishing; Women journalists; Women political activists;
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Murder Takes a Vacation A Novel [electronic resource] : by Lippman, Laura.aut; CloudLibrary;
“Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.” –Tana French Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve.  A New York Times “Best Beach Reads of Summer” One of Washington Post’s “Best Mysteries to Read This Summer” One of Boston Globe's "Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List" One of Minneapolis Star Tribune's "24 terrific books for the beach, cabin or lawn chair you’ll want to read this summer" One of Chicago Tribune's Summer Books 2025 Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by. When Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed. She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in. Now Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transporting a stolen piece of art, and Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allan’s death. Mrs. Blossom’s questions only increase as the cruise sails down the Seine. Why does it feel like she is being followed? Who was Allan, and why was he killed? Most alarmingly, why do these mysterious men keep flirting with her?
Subjects: Electronic books.; Women Sleuths; Amateur Sleuth; Cozy; Crime; International Mystery & Crime;
© 2025., HarperCollins,
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Fearless and Free A Memoir [electronic resource] : by Baker, Josephine.aut; Oluo, Ijeoma.; Zafar, Anam.; Lewis, Sophie.; cloudLibrary;
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: The TODAY Show, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, Oprah Daily, LibraryReads Praised as “funny and witty” by Kwame Alexander on the TODAY show, now published in the US for the first time, Fearless and Free is the memoir of the “trailblazing” (People), rule-breaking, one-of-a-kind Josephine Baker, the iconic dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist. “A gorgeous, captivating gem of a memoir… Josephine Baker’s as enthralling on the page as she was on the stage.” —Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author of Eden Undone and Sin in the Second City After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah wearing a diamond collar. With her signature flapper bob and enthralling dance moves, she was one of the most recognizable women in the world. When World War II broke out, Josephine became a decorated spy for the French Résistance. Her celebrity worked as her cover, as she hid spies in her entourage and secret messages in her costumes as she traveled. She later joined the Civil Rights movement in the US, boycotting segregated concert venues, and speaking at the March on Washington alongside Martin Luther King Jr. First published in France in 1949, her memoir will now finally be published in English. At last we can hear Josephine in her own voice: charming, passionate, and brave. Her words are thrilling and intimate, like she’s talking with her friends over after-show drinks in her dressing room. Through her own telling, we come to know a woman who danced to the top of the world and left her unforgettable mark on it.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Personal Memoirs; Entertainment & Performing Arts;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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Good omens [videorecording] / by Arjona, Adria,1992-actor.; Bradley, Tim(Television producer),television producer.; Brooke, Sian,1980-actor.; Buck, Sam Taylor,actor.; Collinson, Phil,television producer.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Dynevor, Josh,television producer.; Enos, Mireille,1975-actor.; Frift, Paul,television producer.; Gaiman, Neil,creator,screenwriter,television producer.; Hamm, Jon,1971-actor.; MacKinnon, Douglas,television director,television producer.; Mays, Daniel,actor.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; McKean, Michael,actor.; Offerman, Nick,1970-actor.; Sheen, Michael,actor.; Sussman, Chris,television producer.; Tennant, David,1971-actor.; Treen, Mike,television producer.; Whitehall, Jack,1988-actor.; Wilkins, Rob(Television producer),television producer.; Winstone, Simon(Television producer),television producer.; television adaptation of (work):Gaiman, Neil.Good omens.; television adaptation of (work):Pratchett, Terry.Good omens.; Amazon Prime Video (Firm),production company,broadcaster.; Amazon.com (Firm),production company,broadcaster.; BBC Studios,production company.; BBC Two (Television station : London, England),broadcaster.; BBC Worldwide Ltd.,publisher.; Blank Corporation (Firm),production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; Narrativia (Firm),production company.;
First assistant director, Francesco Reidy.David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Adria Arjona, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Nick Offerman, Mireille Enos, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Taylor Buck, Jon Hamm, Daniel Mays, Sian Brooke.In the beginning and eleven years ago, two immortal beings decide that it might not be time to start an Apocalypse. Having followed the wrong boy for years, Aziraphale and Crowley must now try to locate the whereabouts of the real Antichrist. Perhaps the story of Agnes Nutter and her famous prophecies will hold the answer?14A.DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Fantasy television programs.; Television mini-series.; Apocalyptic television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Angels; Antichrist; Armageddon; Demonology; Good and evil; Witches;
For private home use only.
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Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman. by Hoffenberg, Esther,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2016.A sex symbol, feminist icon, devoted mother: French actress Bernadette Lafont was a multi-faceted performer, who refused to be boxed into one role. In BERNADETTE LAFONT: AND GOD CREATED THE FREE WOMAN, director Esther Hoffenberg tells Lafont’s story through carefully selected film clips spanning her career — from iconic roles in the New Wave films of Truffaut and Chabrol, to her award-winning turn in Paulette.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Motion pictures--France.; Biography.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Actors.;
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Gare à ton double / by Bradley, F. T.;
Campé à Paris, ce roman d'espionnage au ton parodique donne à suivre les aventures improbables d'un antihéros taquin et plutôt attachant.LSC
Subjects: Roman policier.; Roman d'espionnage.; Mystery fiction.; Spy stories.; Imitation; Opérations secrètes; Art; Impersonation; Undercover operations; Art;
© c2013., Seuil,
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It's Not Me. by Carax, Leos,film director.; Maddaluno, Bianca,actor.; Lavant, Denis,actor.; Carax, Leos,actor.; Juodkaite, Loreta,actor.; Golubeva Carax, Nastya,actor.; Kateryna, Yuspina,actor.; The Criterion Collection (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bianca Maddaluno, Denis Lavant, Leos Carax, Loreta Juodkaite, Nastya Golubeva Carax, Yuspina KaterynaOriginally produced by The Criterion Collection in 2024.This ‘free-form film’ spans 40 years in Leos Carax’s work life and explores its most significant chapters while questioning the evolution of the word over those decades.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Short films.; Motion pictures--France.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Autobiographies.; Biography.; Motion picture producers and directors.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Numéro Art
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Art;
© , Numero Presse
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supplement
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies; Art;
© , Art Press
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New Art Time
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Art;
© , Clothilde Andoni Editions
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