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The unemployed man and his family: the effect of unemployment upon the status of the man in fifty-nine families

Komarovsky, Mirra
In The Unemployed Man and His Family, noted sociologist and feminist Mirra Komarovsky poses the question: what happens to the authority of the male head of the family when he fails as a provider? Between 1935 and 1936, Komarovsky interviewed 59 families in 1935-36 in which the male had been unemployed for at least a year. Interestingly, in many cases, the husband's struggle in the economic sphere did not offset the solidity and happiness of the marital relationship. But unemployment seems to have affected the men's sense of their own position as head of household and providers. For one thing, it undermined their sense of themselves as breadwinners. Most found it unbearably humiliating to accept relief. Perhaps her most important finding-which still resonates today-was that those men who thought of themselves exclusively as providers suffered far more than those who had developed alternative identities as father and husband.
AltaMira Press 2004-11-09 163 pages

I used to be charming: the rest of Eve Babitz

Babitz, Eve,Lambert, Molly
With Eve's Hollywood Eve Babitz lit up the scene in 1974. The books that followed, among them Slow Days, Fast Company and Sex and Rage, have seduced generations of readers with their unfailing wit and impossible glamour. What is less well known is that Babitz was a working journalist for the better part of three decades, writing for the likes of Rolling Stone, Vogue, and Esquire, as well as for off-the-beaten-path periodicals like Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing and Francis Ford Coppola's short-lived City. Whether profiling Hollywood darlings, getting to the bottom of health crazes like yoga and acupuncture, remembering friends and lovers from her days hobnobbing with rock stars at the Troubadour and art stars at the Ferus Gallery, or writing about her beloved, misunderstood hometown, Los Angeles, Babitz approaches every assignment with an energy and verve that is all her own. I Used to Be Charming gathers nearly fifty pieces written between 1975 and 1997, including the full text of Babitz's wry book-length investigation into the pioneering lifestyle brand Fiorucci. The title essay, published here for the first time, recounts the accident that came close to killing her in 1996; it reveals an uncharacteristically vulnerable yet never less than utterly charming Babitz.
New York Review Books 2019-10-08 433 pages

Sharuko: Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello = El arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello

Brown, Monica
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included."--
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc 2020 32 pages

The New Haggadah: for the Pesah Seder

Mordecai Menahem Kaplan,Eugene Kohn,Ira Eisenstein
A retelling of the order of the Seder and story of the Exodus from Egypt, including prayers, blessings, rituals, fables, songs and commentary. This edition reflects significant changes from the original text, including the excision of the Ten Plagues, Rabbinic interpretations, and concepts such as divine vengeance and the election of Israel. The text instead focuses on universalism and modern ethical standards.
Behrman House 1978 176 pages

The Wild Boy

Mordicai Gerstein
"An unforgettable story." --Starred, Booklist "Nature and civilization collide in this thought-provoking picture book based on the story of a boy discovered living alone in the mountain forests of southern France in 1800 . . . Young readers will be fascinated, perhaps even spurred to further investigate the facts behind the story." --Starred, Publishers Weekly "The illustrations, executed in textured paint strokes and rough, crosshatched lines, evoke the untamed freedom of a child who lives purely for himself. The page design heightens the emotional tension and moves the story forward." --Starred, School Library Journal
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2002-09-25 40 pages

Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah

Morgan Bassichis,Jay Saper,Rachel Valinsky
"Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah invites 36 writers, artists, scholars, and activists to offer accessible reflections on 36 questions to help young Jews-and anyone else who picks up this book-feel grounded in the Jewish radical tradition, unlearn Zionism, and deepen their solidarity with Palestinians, offering the B'nai Mitzvah as an opportunity for political awakening open to all. With a foreword by seminal scholar-activist Angela Y. Davis, and illustrations by the artist Nicole Eisenman, this essential volume offers an accessible and challenging set of personal and collective responses to critical questions for our time"--
Wendy's Subway 2023 103 pages

An Apache Life-way; the Economic, Social, and Religious Institutions of the Chiricahua Indians

Morris Edward 1907-1996 Opler
In this groundbreaking work of ethnography, Opler provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the culture and society of the Chiricahua Apache people. Drawing on years of fieldwork, Opler offers a unique perspective on the spiritual, economic, and social structures that shaped the Chiricahua way of life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Creative Media Partners, LLC 2023-07-22 536 pages

Golem: Jewish magical and mystical traditions on the artificial anthropoid

Idel, Moshe
Idel's thesis is that the role of the golem concept in Judaism was to confer an exceptional status to the Jewish elite by bestowing it with the capability of supernatural powers deriving from profound knowledge of the Hebrew language and its magical and mystical values. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of the whole range of material dealing with creation of the golem beginning with late antiquity and ending with modern time. The author explores the relationship between these discussions and their historical and intellectual framework. Since there was in the medieval period a variety of traditions concerning the golem, it is plausible to assume that the techniques for creating this creature developed much earlier. This presentation focuses on the precise techniques for creating an artificial human, an issue previously neglected in the literature. A complete survey of the conceptions of the golem in North European and Spanish literature in medieval times, allows not only better understanding of the phenomenon, but also of the history of Jewish magic and mysticism in the Middle Ages. The Jewish and Christian treatments of the golem in renaissance are explored as part of the renaissance concern for human nature.
State University of New York Press 1990-05-29 323 pages

The Man Who Came To Dinner

George Simon Kaufman,Moss Hart
""The Man Who Came To Dinner"" is a classic American comedy play written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The story revolves around the character of Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio personality who is invited to dine at the home of the Stanley family in a small town in Ohio. However, Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house and injures himself, forcing him to stay with the family until he recovers. As time passes, Whiteside begins to take over the household, bossing around the Stanleys and their staff, and causing chaos in their lives. He invites a host of eccentric characters to stay with them, including a famous actress, a convicted murderer, and a penguin. The play is a hilarious satire on the excesses of celebrity culture and the power dynamics of the entertainment industry.First performed in 1939, ""The Man Who Came To Dinner"" has become a beloved classic of American theatre, known for its witty dialogue, fast-paced action, and memorable characters. It has been adapted into several films and television productions over the years, cementing its place in the canon of American comedy.A Comedy In Three Acts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Literary Licensing, LLC 2012-06 204 pages