Packed with amazing insights about our current civilization and the human-animal bond, this heartwarming memoir describes how the author's lifelong loving relationships with cats who return again and again taught her to love herself after a difficult childhood, understand her deepest self, and reconnect with her soul and the energy of the Universe
Kate Mayfield's first foray into nonfiction is a vivid Southern memoir that reads like a novel, about growing up in Jubilee, Kentucky as the daughter of a charismatic but troubled small-town undertaker--imagine Mad Men's Sally Draper growing up in the world of The Help"--
Lots of kids want to be actors. Thousands of them. Millions of them. The ones who are serious need a copy of Acting A to Z. Industry insider Katherine Mayfield explains exactly what it's like to be an actor, including what kind of training the young person will need, comparisons of the different types of acting, how to find work, how to prepare for an audition, and what to expect during rehearsal. There's also tons of helpful information on unions, casting directors, headshots, resumes, and much more. Reassuring without being patronizing, Acting A to Z is the one book that every aspiring child actor needs.
Hailed as "a definitive guide to bullying" by Kathleen Shannon of NBC-TV's talk show "207," "Bullied: Why You Feel Bad Inside and What to Do About It" by award-winning author Katherine Mayfield is a guide for tweens, teens, and adults who need help to recover from the trauma of bullying.This revised and expanded second edition of "Bullied" explains why bullies do what they do, teaches the skills of emotional intelligence, and presents a simple four-step plan which readers can use to manage their feelings and express them in healthy ways. Also included are tips for coping with bullies; hotlines and advice for readers who are considering suicide; suggestions for raising self-esteem; quotes from famous people; and interviews with psychologists and adults who were bullied in childhood and took steps to recover from the trauma.Despite the tremendous efforts that have been made to stop the bullying epidemic, bullying is still a huge issue in many schools. Regulations and anti-bullying laws are only partially successful. What's missing is emotional intelligence--attention to the human side of the situation: the hearts and souls of bullies and their victims. Until the emotional side of the issue is addressed, the epidemic will most likely continue. "Bullied" fills the gap by teaching readers the skills and tools of emotional intelligence, and offering a simple plan for managing feelings and building self-esteem.Mayfield is the author of the award-winning memoir, "The Box of Daughter.
Presents a realistic picture of the challenge of pursuing an acting career and provides advice on how to prepare for one, discussing classes, auditions, resumes, rehearsals, money, networking, and more.
Here is the first and only book entirely to the emotional side of the performing arts. Smart Actors, Foolish Choices is a resource for anyone who needs to know how to deal with ego-bruising rejection, with anxiety and fear, and with the numerous other challenges of staying happy--and sane--in the turbulent world of show business.
Are you feeling uninspired? Are you lacking in self-esteem and confidence? Could you get more out of your work, family and relationships? Do you want to improve your life? Ellie Hart does. She's busy at work, tired and hassled - and is unable to get her life together. What she needs is a guide to help her discover how to get back on track and find true happiness - and one arrives in the most unexpected place. Ellie is struggling to attain both personal and professional success when she meets in a dream a man who will teach her the secret key to balance and harmony at work and home. Mr Fairchild, using the image of the garden as a metaphor for Ellie's true self, shows her how to change her attitude, improve her life and achieve her true goals. Both practical and enchanting Ellie Hart Goes to Work demonstrates how everyone can steer change in order to create success and joy in their lives.
Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the leading figures in the development of the modernist short story and her writings were a profound influence on writers such as Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence. Presenting for the first time draft manuscripts of some of her most important stories, this book gives scholars and students alike vivid new insight into Mansfield's creative process. With manuscripts for each text presented in facsimile and transcript, detailed notes throughout compare early drafts with later revisions and the final published work. In the final section of the book leading scholars offer vivid new critical readings exploring the manuscript history of these stories. A detailed descriptive listing of the major Mansfield archives is also included to help researchers explore the work further. The stories included are: 'Je ne parle pas francais'; 'Sun and Moon'; 'Revelations'; 'The Stranger'; 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel'; 'Mr and Mrs Dove'; 'Marriage à la Mode'; 'The Voyage'; 'Six Years After'; 'The Fly'.
Journal of Katherine Mansfield' is one of the great classics of 20th century literature. Compiled by her husband John Middleton Murry soon after she died and published in 1927, it consists of fragments of diary entries, unposted letters, and scraps of writing.
This volume brings together 29 pieces dating from before 1932, none of which appear in her collected works and many of which are published here for the first time. Includes both fiction and essays.
This carefully crafted ebook: "KATHERINE MANSFIELD - The Woman Behind The Books: The Life of Katherine Mansfield (Including Her Letters, Journals, Essays & Articles)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. It is said that Woolf was jealous of Mansfield's story-telling skills, and probably the only person of whom the former was in jealous awe of. So who was Katherine Mansfield? Presented here is a fine collection of Mansfield's non-fictional works, the ones that got saved through her friend's and husband's (J. M. Murry's) efforts, to give an insight into the mind of the renowned modernist short stories writer. A must read! TABLE OF CONTENTS Biography The Life of Katherine Mansfield by Ruth E. Mantz & J. Middleton Murry Letters and Journal The Letters of Katherine Mansfield Vol. 1 The Letters of Katherine Mansfield Vol. 2 Journal of Katherine Mansfield Essays and Book Reviews Novels and Novelists Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888–1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist short story writer who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) was a famous editor and husband of Katherine Mansfield. He is responsible for collecting and editing all of Mansfield's manuscripts, in spite of the tumultuous relationship between the two, during and after Mansfield's lifetime.
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