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Hitting a straight lick with a crooked stick : stories from the Harlem Renaissance / by Hurston, Zora Neale,author.; West, Genevieve,editor,writer of introduction.; Jones, Tayari,writer of foreword.; Hurston, Zora Neale.John Redding goes to sea.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Conversion of Sam.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Bit of our Harlem.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Drenched in light.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Spunk.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Magnolia flower.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Black death.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Bone of contention.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Muttsy.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Sweat.; Hurston, Zora Neale.Short stories.Selections.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250).In 1925, Barnard student Zora Neale Hurston-- the sole black student at the college-- was living in New York, "desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world." During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognized as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humor, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions.

Subjects: Short stories.; African Americans;

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The Gilded Age. [videorecording] / by Baranski, Christine,actor.; Benton, Denée,actor.; Cocquerel, Thomas,1990-actor.; Coon, Carrie,1981-actor.; Farmiga, Taissa,1994-actor.; Gilpin, Jack,1951-actor.; Jacobson, Louisa,1991-actor.; Jones, Simon,1950-actor.; Nixon, Cynthia,actor.; Richardson, Harry(Actor),actor.; Ritson, Blake,actor.; Spector, Morgan,1980-actor.; Home Box Office (Firm),publisher,production company.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,distributor.;

Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Louisa Jacobson, Denee Benton, Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Jeanne Tripplehorn.The American Gilded Age was a period of significant economic change, conflict between old and new systems, and fortunes made and lost. Season two of The Gilded Age begins on Easter 1883, with Bertha Russell's bid for a box at the Academy of Music rejected. Over eight episodes, Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system to gain a foothold in Society. George Russell battles a growing union at his Pittsburgh steel plant. Marian secretly teaches at a girls' school, while Ada starts a new courtship, to Agnes's disapproval. In Brooklyn, the Scott family heals from a shocking discovery, and Peggy becomes an activist through her work at the NY Globe.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Entrepreneurship; Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Upper class; Man-woman relationships; Nouveau riche; Rich people;

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Mad men. [videorecording] / by Abraham, Phil.; Hamm, Jon,1971-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Slattery, John,1963-; Weiner, Matthew.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Lions Gate Films.; Lions Gate Television (Firm);

Disc 1: Episode 1: A little kiss -- Episode 2: A little kiss part 2 -- Episode 3: Tea leaves.Disc 2: Episode 4: Mystery date -- Episode 5: Signal 30 -- Episode 6: Far away places.Disc 3: Episode 7: At the Codfish Ball -- Episode 8: Lady Lazarus -- Episode 9: Dark shadows.Disc 4: Episode 10: Christmas Waltz -- The other Woman -- Commissions and fees -- The phantom.Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser.Mad Men is back and plunges into the seductive and intriguing world of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Jon Hamm and the rest of the award-winning cast continue to mesmerize as they adapt .to changing times, social revolution, and a radical world. Lust is back. Adultery is back. Deception is back.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, 16 x 9 widescreen presentation ; 5.1 Dolby digital.

Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising campaigns; Executives; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2012., Lionsgate ; Distributed by Alliance Films,

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Tanqueray / by Johnson, Stephanie(Dancer),author.; Stanton, Brandon,author.; Yee, Henry Sene,illustrator.;

"In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she's better known to HONY followers as "Tanqueray," the indefatigable woman who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Brandon Stanton chronicled her life in the longest series he had yet posted on HONY, but, now, Stephanie Johnson-a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in-tells all in Tanqueray, a book filled with never-before-told stories, personal photos from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City back in the day when the name "Tanqueray" was on everyone's lips"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Johnson, Stephanie (Dancer); Burlesque (Theater); Stripteasers;

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Letter to my daughter / by Angelou, Maya.;

Subjects: Angelou, Maya.; African American authors; Authors, American; Authors, American;

© 2008., Random House,

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To paradise / by Yanagihara, Hanya,author.;

"From the author of the classic A Little Life--a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him--and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can't exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. To Paradise is a fin de siecle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara's understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love--partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens--and the pain that ensues when we cannot.

Subjects: Alternative histories (Fiction); Dystopian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gay men;

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The vixen : a novel / by Prose, Francine,1947-author.;

In 1953 at a distinguished New York publishing firm, Simon Putnam, a recent Harvard graduate, is tasked with editing a steamy bodice-ripper based on the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg--a project that makes him realize that the people around him are not what they seem.

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Book editors; Publishers and publishing; Jews;

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Florence Foster Jenkins [videorecording] / by Frears, Stephen,film director.; Martin, Nicholas,screenwriter.; Kuhn, Michael,film producer.; Seaward, Tracey,film producer.; Arianda, Nina,actor.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Grant, Hugh,actor.; Helberg, Simon,actor.; Streep, Meryl,actor.; Pathé Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; BBC Films,presenter.; Qwerty Films (Firm),production company.;

Music, Alexandre Desplat ; editor, Valerio Bonelli ; director of photography, Danny Cohen.Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda.A New York socialite who dreams of becoming a great opera singer. While the voice she hears in her head is beautiful, to everyone else it is hilariously awful. Her husband and biggest fan, St. Clair Bayfield is determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence stages a huge concert at Carnegie Hall, he faces his greatest challenge to make sure her performance is a rousing success.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944; Women singers; Socialites;

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Damages. [videorecording] / by Bean, Noah.; Byrne, Rose.; Close, Glenn,1947-; Danson, Ted,1947-; Donovan, Tate.; Ivanek, Zeljko,1957-; Kessler, Glenn.; Kessler, Todd A.; Zelman, Daniel.; FX Productions (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;

Disc 1. Pilot, Get me a lawyer -- Jesus, Mary & Joe Cocker -- And my paralyzing fear of death -- Tastes like a Ho-Ho -- A regular Earl Anthony.Disc 2. She spat at me -- We are not animals -- Blame the victim -- Do you regret what we did? -- Sort of like a family.Disc 3. I hate these people -- There's no 'we' anymore.Disc 4. Because I know Patty.Production credits vary by episode.Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Zeljko Ivanek, Noah Bean, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson.Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and most reviled litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégée Ellen Parsons become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting Arthur Frobisher, one of the country's wealthiest CEOs. As Patty battles Frobisher and his attorney, Ellen learns what it takes to win at all costs.14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.2008 Golden Globe winner, Best performance by an actress in a television series, drama

Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Law students; Lawyers; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2008., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,

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Harlem rhapsody / by Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;

"In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere ... in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis. W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of The Crisis, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessie's leadership, The Crisis thrives, the writers become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Jessie's rising star is shining bright ... .but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that she's built. The man, considered by most to be the leader of Black America, is not only Jessie's boss, he's her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their torrid and tumultuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors-to someday, herself, become the editor of the magazine, a position that only W.E.B. Du Bois has held. In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, she'll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success"--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Fauset, Jessie Redmon; Harlem Renaissance;

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