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Murray Talks Music

Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues

By: Albert Murray

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Murray Talks Music

Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues

By: Albert Murray

The year 2016 will mark the centennial of the birth of Albert Murray (1916–2013), who in thirteen books was by turns a lyrical novelist, a keen and iconoclastic social critic, and a formidable interpreter of jazz and blues. Not only did his prizewinning study Stomping the Blues (1976) influence musicians far and wide, it was also a foundational text for Jazz at Lincoln Center, which he cofounded with Wynton Marsalis and others in 1987. Murray Talks Music brings together, for the first time, many of Murray’s finest interviews and essays on music—most never before published—as well as rare liner notes and prefaces. For those new to Murray, this book will be a perfect introduction, and those familiar with his work—even scholars—will be surprised, dazzled, and delighted. Highlights include Dizzy Gillespie’s richly substantive 1985 conversation; an in-depth 1994 dialogue on jazz and culture between Murray and Wynton Marsalis; and a long 1989 discussion on Duke Ellington between Murray, Stanley Crouch, and Loren Schoenberg. Also interviewed by Murray are producer and impresario John Hammond and singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine. All of thse conversations were previously lost to history. A celebrated educator and raconteur, Murray engages with a variety of scholars and journalists while making insightful connections among music, literature, and other art forms—all with ample humor and from unforeseen angles. Leading Murray scholar Paul Devlin contextualizes the essays and interviews in an extensive introduction, which doubles as a major commentary on Murray’s life and work. The volume also presents sixteen never-before-seen photographs of jazz greats taken by Murray. No jazz collection will be complete without Murray Talks Music, which includes a foreword by Gary Giddins and an afterword by Greg Thomas.

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U of Minnesota Press

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Political Terrorism

A New Guide To Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, And Literature

By: Albert J. Jongman

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Political Terrorism

A New Guide To Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, And Literature

By: Albert J. Jongman

While there is no easy way to define terrorism, it may generally be viewed as a method of violence in which civilians are targeted with the objective of forcing a perceived enemy into submission by creating fear, demoralization, and political friction in the population under attack. At one time a marginal field of study in the social sciences, terrorism is now very much in center stage. The 1970s terrorist attacks by the PLO, the Provisional Irish Republican Army, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Japanese Red Army, the Unabomber, Aum Shinrikyo, Timothy McVeigh, the World Trade Center attacks, the assault on a school in Russia, and suicide bombers have all made the term "terrorism" an all-too-common part of our vocabulary. This edition of Political Terrorism was originally published in the 1980s, well before some of the horrific events noted above. This monumental collection of definitions, conceptual frameworks, paradigmatic formulations, and bibliographic sources is being reissued in paperback now as a resource for the expanding community of researchers on the subject of terrorism. This is a carefully constructed guide to one of the most urgent issues of the world today. When the first edition was originally published, Choice noted, "This extremely useful reference tool should be part of any serious social science collection." Chronicles of Culture called it "a tremendously comprehensive book about a subject that any who have anything to lose--from property to liberty, life to limbs--should be forewarned against." Alex P. Schmid received his Ph.D. from the University of Zrich, Switzerland, and is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Leiden University. He is the coauthor, with Albert J. Jongman, of Soviet Military Interventions since 1945, available from Transaction. Albert J. Jongman is principal researcher for PIOOM, the Interdisciplinary Research Programme on Causes of Human Rights Violations, and has been a research assistant at the SIPRI in Sweden. He is the author of Monitoring Human Rights Violations (State Violence, State Terrorism, and Human Rights).Irving Louis Horowitz is Hannah Arendt Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Political Science at Rutgers University, and the chairman and editorial director of Transaction Publishers.

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1412815665

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The People’s Lawyer

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Fight for Social Justice, From Civil Rights to Guantánamo

By: Albert Ruben Ruben

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The People’s Lawyer

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Fight for Social Justice, From Civil Rights to Guantánamo

By: Albert Ruben Ruben

There is hardly a struggle aimed at upholding and extending therights embedded in the U.S. Constitution in which the Centerfor Constitutional Rights (CCR) has not played a central role,and yet few people have ever heard of it. Whether defendingthe rights of black people in the South, opponents of the war inVietnam and victims of torture worldwide, or fighting illegalactions of the U.S. government, the CCR has stood ready totake on all comers, regardless of their power and wealth. Whenthe United States declared that the Constitution did not applyto detainees at Guantanamo, the CCR waded fearlessly intobattle, its Legal Director declaring, “My job is to defend theConstitution from its enemies. Its main enemies right now arethe Justice Department and the White House.” In this first-ever comprehensive history of one of the most important legal organizations in the United States, the Center forConstitutional Rights, Albert Ruben shows us exactly what itmeans to defend the Constitution. He examines the innovativetactics of the CCR, the ways in which a radical organization isbuilt and nurtured, and the impact that the CCR has had onour very conception of the law. This book is a must-read notonly for lawyers, but for all the rest of us who may one day findour rights in jeopardy.

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1583672656

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A Plain Vanilla Murder

(China Bayles Mystery #27)

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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A Plain Vanilla Murder

(China Bayles Mystery #27)

By: Susan Wittig Albert

From Susan Wittig Albert, the New York Times best-selling author of Queen Anne’s Lace, comes an intriguing new addition to her widely-acclaimed China Bayles Mysteries. China and Ruby Wilcox are presenting their annual “Not Just Plain Vanilla Workshop,” always a huge hit with customers at Thyme & Seasons Herb Shop. But someone involved with the workshop is driven by a deadly motive, and China soon finds herself teaming up with the very pregnant Pecan Springs police chief Sheila Dawson to solve a vanilla-flavored murder. Sheila, happy to get out from behind the chief’s desk, is investigating the death of a botany professor, a prominent researcher specializing in vanilla orchids. China is trying to help a longtime friend: the dead professor’s ex-wife and a prime suspect in his murder. However, there’s no shortage of other suspects: a betrayed lover, a disgruntled graduate student, jealous colleagues, and a gang of orchid smugglers. But the lethal roots of this mystery reach back into the dark tropical jungles of Mexico, where the vanilla vine was first cultivated. At stake: a lucrative plant patent, an orchid that is extinct in the wild, and the life of an innocent little girl. A Plain Vanilla Murder is a flavorful blend of mystery and herb lore, present sins and past secrets, and characters who are as real as your next-door neighbors—stirred together in an absorbing novel that only Susan Wittig Albert could create.

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Greenleaf Book Group

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0998233226

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Dicho y Hecho, Workbook

Beginning Spanish

By: Laila M. Dawson,Albert C. Dawson

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Dicho y Hecho, Workbook

Beginning Spanish

By: Laila M. Dawson,Albert C. Dawson

The Third Edition of the popular Spanish language text, praised for its clarity, practicality, and ease of use. Presentation incorporates elements of Hispanic geography, history, and culture. Comprises a complete first-year language program when used with accompanying workbook, tapes, and transparencies. Each chapter features vocabulary, conversation, grammar, exercises, activities, readings, and a wealth of illustrations designed to stimulate communication.

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Wiley

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0471631353

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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology

Volume 16 - Index

By: Jack Belzer,Albert G. Holzman,Allen Kent

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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology

Volume 16 - Index

By: Jack Belzer,Albert G. Holzman,Allen Kent

This comprehensive reference work provides immediate, fingertip access to state-of-the-art technology in nearly 700 self-contained articles written by over 900 international authorities. Each article in the Encyclopedia features current developments and trends in computers, software, vendors, and applications...extensive bibliographies of leading figures in the field, such as Samuel Alexander, John von Neumann, and Norbert Wiener...and in-depth analysis of future directions.

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0824722663

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The People’s Lawyer

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Fight for Social Justice, From Civil Rights to Guantánamo

By: Albert Ruben

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The People’s Lawyer

The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Fight for Social Justice, From Civil Rights to Guantánamo

By: Albert Ruben

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NYU Press

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1583672389

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Boiotia in Antiquity

Selected Papers

By: Albert Schachter

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Boiotia in Antiquity

Selected Papers

By: Albert Schachter

A collection of papers - revised or previously unpublished - about the history, institutions, and literature of Boiotia, by a leading expert on the region.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107053242

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Transuranium People, The: The Inside Story

By: Darleane C Hoffman,Albert Ghiorso,Glenn T Seaborg

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Transuranium People, The: The Inside Story

By: Darleane C Hoffman,Albert Ghiorso,Glenn T Seaborg

In this highly interesting book, three pioneering investigators provide an account of the discovery and investigation of the nuclear and chemical properties of the twenty presently known transuranium elements. The neutron irradiation of uranium led to the discovery of nuclear fission in 1938 and then to the first transuranium element, neptunium (atomic number 93), in 1940. Plutonium (94) quickly followed and the next nine elements completed the actinide series by 1961. Investigation of the chemical properties of the actinides was followed more recently by chemical studies of the first three transactinides — rutherfordium (104), hahnium (105), and seaborgium (106). Recent discoveries have extended the known elements to 112./a

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World Scientific

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1783262443

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Spanish Dagger

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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Spanish Dagger

By: Susan Wittig Albert

While harvesting yucca plants to make paper, China Bayles finds a body-cause of death: unknown. It seems that the simple lives of many residents of Pecan Springs hide complex and dangerous pasts. And now, while also unraveling secrets that hit close to home, China must set the record straight- and find a killer.

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Penguin

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1101207132

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Epochs and Styles

Selected Writings on the New Testament, Greek Language and Greek Culture in the Post-classical Era

By: Albert Wifstrand

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Epochs and Styles

Selected Writings on the New Testament, Greek Language and Greek Culture in the Post-classical Era

By: Albert Wifstrand

11 essays were previously published in Swedish, 3 in English.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161486277

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9783161486272

Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, 2004

By: Albert J. Van den Berg

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Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, 2004

By: Albert J. Van den Berg

For nearly three decades the international legal, business and academic communities have relied on theYearbook Commercial Arbitration for comprehensive coverage of the complex field of international commercial arbitration. With its reporting on developments in legislation and arbitral institutions, and its excerpts of arbitral awards and court decisions, Volume XXIX continues the Yearbook?s tradition of providing topical information in special sections, covering: Awards from arbitral institutions not readily available elsewhere. Court decisions on arbitration, including: Canadian court decisions on awards made in connection with NAFTA Chapter 11 and US Supreme Court decisions on procedural issues, damages and the applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act. Arbitration rules from leading arbitral institutions, this year featuring: The new arbitration rules and code of ethics from the Arbitration Chamber of Milan, with an introduction by Rinaldo Sali. The New Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, introduced by Dr. Wolfgang Peter. The American Arbitration Association/American Bar Association?s Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes, with an introduction by William K. Slate II. The Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Commercial Arbitration issued by the International Bar Association. The International Law Association=s resolution on public policy as a ground for refusing recognition or enforcement of international arbitral awards, introduced by Pierre Mayer and Audley Sheppard. Court Decisions on the leading international arbitration conventions, with: Excerpts of 72 court decisions applying the 1958 New York Convention from the national courts of 10 countries, including extensive coverage of recent decisions from the German courts. US decisions applying the 1975 Panama Convention. A Bibliography of recent books and journals on arbitration. Edited by the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the world?s leading organization representing practitioners and academics in the field, the Yearbook is a vital resource for anyone involved in the practice and study of international arbitration.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041123490

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9789041123497

Loyalty on the Frontier, Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-west

With Incidents and Adventures in Rebellion on the Border

By: Albert Webb Bishop

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Loyalty on the Frontier, Or, Sketches of Union Men of the South-west

With Incidents and Adventures in Rebellion on the Border

By: Albert Webb Bishop

First published in 1863, this book has the immediacy, passion, and intimacy of its wartime context. It tells the remarkable story of Albert Webb Bishop, a New York lawyer turned Union soldier, who in 1862 accepted a commission as lieutenant colonel in a regiment of Ozark mountaineers. While maintaining Union control of northwest Arkansas, he collected stories of the social coercion, political secession, and brutal terrorism that scarred the region. His larger goal, however, was to popularize and inspire sympathy for the South's Unionists and to chronicle the triumph of Unionism in a Confederate state. His account points to the complex and divisive nature of Confederate society and in doing so provides a perspective that has long been absent from discussions of the Civil War.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557287570

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Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care - E-Book

By: Albert J. Heuer

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Wilkins' Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care - E-Book

By: Albert J. Heuer

Wilkin's Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 8th Edition, is the world-leading respiratory care text devoted exclusively to patient assessment. This comprehensive book prepares you to assist physicians in the decision-making process regarding treatment, evaluation of the treatment's effectiveness, and determining if changes in the treatment need to be made. Written by Dr. Albert Heuer, and Dr. Craig Scanlan, it emphasizes learning objectives through well-organized need-to-know information and tips. Plus, this streamlined edition helps you focus on key content and prepare for the CRT credentialing exam by aligning material within the book to the NBRC exam matrices. - Case studies offer real-life clinical scenarios challenging you to interpret data and make accurate patient assessments. - Questions to Ask boxes identify what practitioners should ask patients (i.e., coughing, sputum, shortness of breath) or questions to ask themselves on various subjects (i.e., lung sounds they are hearing, blood pressure, respiratory rate) in order to provide effective patient care. - Learning objectives, chapter outlines, chapter overviews, and key terms lists in each chapter, help you focus on key content. - Key Point summaries emphasize the learning objectives and provide an overview of important material. - Simply Stated boxes highlight and promote understanding of important concepts. - A comprehensive approach provides you with the important information you need to know in order to effectively assess patients. - NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the most recent changes to the NBRC exam. - NEW! Inclusion of the latest technological advancements relates to the assessment of critical care and non-critical care patients. - NEW! Full-color design enhances learning and understanding by making key concepts easy to find.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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032351166X

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9780323511667

Prisoner without a Crime. Disciplining Dissent in Ahidjo's Cameroon

Disciplining Dissent in Ahidjo's Cameroon

By: Albert Mukong

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Prisoner without a Crime. Disciplining Dissent in Ahidjo's Cameroon

Disciplining Dissent in Ahidjo's Cameroon

By: Albert Mukong

Doughty human rights crusader, Albert Mukong was incarcerated for six years in some of Cameroon's worst detention centres under the despotic regime of late President Amadou Ahidjo. This book details his personal account of the discipline and punishment that the Cameroonian state has systematically dished out to dissidents who have dared to stand their ground. Until his death in 2004, Albert Mukong was without doubt, Anglophone Cameroon's most conspicuous political prisoner, spokesperson and champion human rights advocate. The particular detention he recounts in this book is evidence of how nationalists such as Ruben Um Nyobe, Ernest Ouandie, Bishop Ndongmo and others, have in their struggles sacrificed enormously so that freedom and democracy might see the light of day in their reluctant Cameroon.

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African Books Collective

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9956716162

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9789956716166

On the Edge

Baptists and Other Free Church Evangelicals in Tsarist Russia, 1855–1917

By: Albert W. Wardin Jr.

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On the Edge

Baptists and Other Free Church Evangelicals in Tsarist Russia, 1855–1917

By: Albert W. Wardin Jr.

How indigenous was the Evangelical Free Church movement in Tsarist Russia? Was it simply a foreign import? To what extent did it threaten the political stability of the nation and encroach upon the existing Russian and German churches? On the Edge examines the efforts of the regimes to suppress the movement and how the movement not only survived but also expanded. To what extent did the movement bring upon itself unnecessary opposition because of aggressiveness and tactics? Albert Wardin describes the contributions the movement made to the religious life of Russia and examines its numerical success.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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163087115X

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Diversión

Play and Popular Culture in Cuban America

By: Albert Sergio Laguna

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Diversión

Play and Popular Culture in Cuban America

By: Albert Sergio Laguna

Winner, 2018 Peter C. Rollins Book Prize, presented by the Northeast Popular/American Culture Association Winner, 2018 Robert K. Martin Book Prize, presented by the Canadian American Studies Association Honorable Mention, 2019 Outstanding Book Award, given by the Latina/o Studies Section of the Latin American Studies Association A re-examination of the Cuban diaspora through the lens of popular culture. In an era of warming relations between the US and Cuba, this book updates the conversation about Cuban America by showing how this community has changed over the past 25 years. No longer a conservative Republican voting bloc, the majority of Cubans today want more engagement with the island instead of less. Laguna investigates the generational shifts and tensions in a Cuban America where the majority is now made up of immigrants who arrived since the 1990s and those born in the US. To probe these changes, Laguna examines the aesthetic and social logics of a wide range of popular culture forms originating in Miami and Cuba from the 1970s through the 2010s. They include the stand-up comedy of performers like Alvarez Guedes and Robertico, a festival called Cuba Nostalgia, Miami morning radio shows, a form of media distribution on the island known as el paquete, and the viral social media content of Los Pichy Boys. This study illustrates the centrality of play in a community that has been described historically as angry, reactionary, and melancholic. Diversión contends that our understanding of the Cuban diaspora is lacking not in seriousness, but in play. By unpacking this archive, Laguna explores our complex, often fraught attachments to popular culture and the way it can challenge and reproduce typical cultural ideologies—especially in relation to politics and race. In the wake of the largest migration wave to the US in Cuban history, Diversión and its focus on play is crucial reading for those who seek to understand not only the Cuban American diaspora, but cultural and economic life on the island.

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NYU Press

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147984201X

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Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

By: Albert L. Johnson Jr.

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Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

By: Albert L. Johnson Jr.

This book covers the factual guardianship records of Williamson Country over a 130 year period.

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Genealogy Pubs

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1931453012

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9781931453011

The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie

By: Albert Innaurato

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The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie

By: Albert Innaurato

THE STORY: Benno Blimpie is an enormously fat and desperately unhappy young man who is literally eating himself to death. Rejected by his coarse family, and a world which holds him in contempt, Benno watches bitterly as the history of his life is played out in scene after scene around him. His foul-mouthed, unloving mother; his gross, derisive father; his sex-obsessed grandfather, who courts disaster with a teenaged nymphet-all subject him to derision and scorn. Trapped beneath Benno's gross exterior there is a sensitive and feeling person, with needs that cry out for fulfillment. But he learns that a love of beauty is not enough and, trapped within his ugliness, he can only shut himself away and methodically eat himself into oblivion.

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Dramatists Play Service Inc

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082221167X

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