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Don't think, dear : on loving & leaving ballet / by Robb, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An incisive exploration of ballet's role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet. Ballet is an art full of hyper-feminine trappings, but beneath the ornate costumes and exaggerated stage makeup, traits like thinness, stoicism, and submission are valued above all else. Journalist Alice Robb spent years immersed in that universe as a child, but as an adult, she couldn't shake the feeling that the same laws that governed the dance world still applied in the regular one. Certain bodies hold more value than others, and men oftentimes hold the most power of all. Pain is best left concealed, along with sexuality, in all of its messiness. Obedience and conformity are rewarded, while standing out comes at a cost. Profound, nuanced, and obsessively researched, Don't Think, Dear, is Robb's excavation of her adolescent years as a dancer, and an exploration of how those days informed her life for years to come. As she grapples with the pressure she faced as a student at the storied School of American Ballet, she explores the fates of her former classmates as well. From sweet and shy Emily--whose body was deemed "thin enough" only when she was too ill to eat--to the precocious and talented Meiying--who despite her success, had to contend with the fact that she was the only Vietnamese-American in the school. Altogether, their stories are ones of heartbreak and resilience, of reinvention and regret. Along the way, Robb weaves in the myths of famous ballerinas past and present, from the groundbreaking Misty Copeland, to the controversial George Balanchine. Ballet does not exist in a vacuum, it is a laboratory of womanhood, a test-tube world in which traditional femininity is exaggerated. By exploring the psyche of a dancer, Don't Think, Dear grapples with the contradictions and challenges of being a woman today. It's also a story about chasing your dreams, however complicated, and learning when to let them go"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Robb, Alice.; School of American Ballet; Ballerinas; Ballerinas; Ballet;
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Defending Alice : a novel of love and race in the roaring twenties / by Stratton, Richard(Richard H.),author.;
In a novel based on a real-life case, 1920s New York society is set ablaze when Alice Jones, a working-class woman with at least one black parent, marries Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander, the son of a wealthy, prominent family, who makes international headlines after he sues for annulment, accusing her of hiding her "Negro blood."
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Jones, Alice Beatrice; Rhinelander, Leonard Kip; Interracial marriage; Marriage; Scandals; Trials (Divorce);
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We are what we eat : a slow food manifesto / by Waters, Alice,author.; Carrau, Bob,author.; Mueller, Cristina,1981-author.;
"From chef and food activist Alice Waters, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the way each and every one of us cooks and eats"--
Subjects: Convenience foods.; Food habits.; Gastronomy.; Local foods.; Slow food movement.; Food industry and trade;
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Angelina and Alice / by Holabird, Katharine; Craig, Helen;
Angelina and her best friend Alice discover the importance of teamwork when their acrobatics are the hit of the gymnastics show at the village fair."Ages 3 and up"--P. [2] of cover.
Subjects: Friendship; Mice; Gymnastics; Teamwork (Sports);
© c2001., Pleasant Co.,
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What Alice forgot / by Moriarty, Liane,author.;
Suffering an accident that causes her to forget the last ten years of her life, Alice is astonished to discover that she is thirty-nine years old, a mother of three children, and in the midst of an acrimonious divorce from a man she dearly loves.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Memory disorders; Amnesiacs; Life change events;
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Alice in Wonderland. by Amor, Martin,film director.; Amor, Jaime,actor.; Cosmic Kids (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jaime AmorOriginally produced by Cosmic Kids in 2017.A yoga adventure to Wonderland, based on Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Join Jaime on an epic yoga adventure to Wonderland! Meet the Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and Queen of Hearts as you follow Alice down the rabbit hole in this magical story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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The Alice Network / by Quinn, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."It's 1947 and American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a fervent belief that her beloved French cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive somewhere. So when Charlie's family banishes her to Europe to have her "little problem" take care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister. In 1915, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance to serve when she's recruited to work as a spy for the English. Sent into enemy-occupied France during The Great War, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the "Queen of Spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents, right under the enemy's nose. Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and launching them both on a mission to find the truth ... no matter where it leads"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; War fiction.; Women spies; World War, 1914-1918;
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Open secrets / by Munro, Alice,1931-;
© 1995., Penguin Books,
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The view from Castle Rock : stories / by Munro, Alice,1931-;
© c2006., M&S,
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Too much happiness : stories / by Munro, Alice,1931-;
Subjects: Short stories.;
© 2009., McClelland & Stewart,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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