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The republic of imagination : America in three books / by Nafisi, Azar.;
Part I. Huck -- Part II. Babbitt -- Part III. Carson -- Epilogue."A passionate hymn to the power of fiction to change people's lives, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taught The Great Gatsby and other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating followup, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling, and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society. What Reading Lolita in Tehran was for Iran, The Republic of Imagination is for America. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her in Seattle, where a skeptical reader told her that Americans don't care about books the way they did back in Iran, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favorite American novels-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Babbitt, and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, among others-she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination, ' a country where the villains are conformity and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream"--rd
Subjects: Nafisi, Azar.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.; Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.; McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.; English teachers; Iranian American women; American fiction; Books and reading; National characteristics in literature.;
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The other Mrs. / by Kubica, Mary,author.;
"Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it's not just Morgan's death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night. But Sadie must be careful, for the more she discovers about Mrs. Baines, the more she begins to realize just how much she has to lose if the truth ever comes to light."--Amazon.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Suspense fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Murder; City and town life; Secrecy; Married people; Mental illness; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic.; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological.; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime.; Secrecy.; Murder; Mental illness.; Married people.; City and town life.; Homicide; Women physicians; Mentally ill; Teachers; Manipulative behavior; Inheritance and succession; Secrecy; City and town life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Young woman and the sea : how Trudy Ederle conquered the English Channel and inspired the world / by Stout, Glenn,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She'd won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. but the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy's failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: no woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong ... "--Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003.; Long distance swimming; Swimmers; Women swimmers;
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Study for obedience / by Bernstein, Sarah(Literature teacher),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Hostility (Psychology); Housekeepers; Siblings; Threats of violence; Young women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Women and children first : a novel / by Grabowski, Alina,author.;
"Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town's industries for generations. When a young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events around the tragedy become a lightning rod: blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper. Some are left to pick up the pieces, while others turn their backs, and all the while, a truth about that dreadful night begins to emerge. Told through the eyes of ten local women, Grabowski's Women and Children First is a ... portrait of grief and a powerful reminder of life's interconnectedness. Touching on womanhood, class, and sexuality, ambition, disappointment, and tragedy, this novel is a ... rendering of love and loss."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; City and town life; Death; Epilepsy in youth; Grief; High school girls; Loss (Psychology); Murder; Secrecy; Social classes; Women; Young women;
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We Afghan Women. by Migotto, Anna,film director.; Fedeli, Sabina,film director.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Eight Afghan women: a photographer, a director, a mayor, a sportswoman, a businesswoman, a teacher and two activists talk about their work over the last twenty years, about the arrival of the Taliban, and of escape and resistance. We meet up with them in the countries they found refuge in after their escape - Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany. Their stories and the footage shot by some of them have become a documentary also using animated drawings and private archives. A story of courage, freedom and the desire for equal rights.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; Human rights.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Political participation.; Equality.; Afghanistan.; Taliban.; Switzerland.; Refugees.; France.; Islam.; Italy.; Germany.;
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A time for murder : a novel / by Fletcher, Jessica.; Land, Jon.;
"Two timelines converge as Jessica Fletcher returns to high school to investigate the murder of an old colleague. While we meet Jessica as a young teacher solving her very first murder... Young Jessica Fletcher's life couldn't be more ordinary. She teaches at the local high school while she and her loving husband, Frank, are raising their nephew Grady together. But when the beloved principal dies under mysterious circumstances, Jessica knows something is off and, for the very first time, investigates a death. Present-day Jessica returns to high school for a colleague's retirement party and has fun seeing familiar faces. That is, until the colleague winds up dead--and his death has mysterious links to Jessica's very first murder case. With nothing but her own instincts to guide her, Jessica embarks on a quest to find out what really happened all those years ago and who's behind these murders. Because time is running out to catch this killer..."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fletcher, Jessica; Women detectives; Women novelists; Murder;
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Double chocolate cookie murder / by Delaney, Devon.;
"When her old high school home ec teacher is murdered, with prizes for the big cookie contest next to his body, Sherry Oliveri must figure out which of the contestants is stirring up trouble"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Women cooks; Cooking; Murder;
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Persist / by Warren, Elizabeth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The charismatic senator and bestselling author mixes vivid personal stories with a passionate plea for political transformation"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Warren, Elizabeth.; United States. Congress. Senate; Women legislators; Legislators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The earthspinner : a novel / by Roy, Anuradha,author.;
"Sara is studying at a prestigious British university and seeks a reprise from her loneliness by practising the traditional craft she learned in India when she was young: pottery. She recalls her childhood, the lost dog, Chinna, who brings a community together, and the life of her revered pottery teacher, Elango, a Hindu who faced prejudice after falling in love with a Muslim woman. Switching with ease between Sara's diary entries and Elango's life a decade earlier, Roy delivers a searing exploration into the fragility of peace. As fortunes change within one explosive day, and religious extremism brings hurt and violence to a rural village, the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are unleashed. Moving its protagonists between India and Britain, The Earthspinner shows the many ways in which the East encounters the West, fanaticism wars tirelessly against reason, and the individual's creative desires struggle against a populace's basic instinct for destruction."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; Creative ability; East Indians; Interfaith dating; Women college students; Women potters; Indigenous pottery;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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