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The Memoir Project

A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life

By: Marion Roach Smith

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The Memoir Project

A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life

By: Marion Roach Smith

An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.

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140

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Grand Central Publishing

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1455501824

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9781455501823

Cockroach

By: Marion Copeland

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Cockroach

By: Marion Copeland

The cockroach could not have scuttled along, almost unchanged, for two hundred and fifty million years – some two hundred and forty-nine before man evolved – unless it was doing something right. It would be fascinating as well as instructive to have access to the cockroach’s own record of its life on earth, to know its point of view on evolution and species domination over the millennia. Such chronicles would perhaps radically alter our perceptions of the dinosaur’s span and importance – and that of our own development and significance. We might learn that throughout all these aeons, the dominant life form has been, if not the cockroach itself, then certainly the insect. Attempts to chronicle the cockroach’s intellectual and emotional life have been made only within the last century when a scientist titled his essay on the cockroach "The Intellectual and Emotional World of the Cockroach", and artists as radically different as Franz Kafka and Don Marquis created equally memorable cockroach protagonists. At least since Classical Greece, authors have brought cockroach characters into the foreground to speak for the weak and downtrodden, the outsiders, those forced to survive on the underside of dominant human cultures. Cockroaches have become the subjects of songs (La Cucaracha), have competed in "roachraces" and have even ended up in recipes. In this accessible, sympathetic and often humorous book, Marion Copeland examines the natural history, symbolism and cultural significance of this poorly understood and much-maligned insect.

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204

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Reaktion Books

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1861894856

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9781861894854

Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean

By: Marion F. Egge

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Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean

By: Marion F. Egge

An archival book.

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302

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Genealogical Society of PA

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1887099131

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9781887099134

Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase

A Biography

By: Marion Meade

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Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase

A Biography

By: Marion Meade

An American icon, Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton is easily acknowledged as one of the greatest filmmakers in early cinema and beyond. His elaborate slapstick made audiences scream with laughter. But, his stone face hid an internal turmoil. In BUSTER KEATON: CUT TO THE CHASE, biographer Marion Meade seamlessly lays out the life and works of this comedy genius who lacked any formal education. “Buster” made his name as a child of vaudeville, thrown around the stage by his father in a cartoon pantomime of very real abuse. The lessons he carried forward from that experience translated into some of the greatest silent films of all time. Keaton wrote, directed, performed, and edited dozens of features and shorts, including his masterpiece, The General. However, those early scars also led to decades of drinking and mistreatment of women. Keaton saw huge successes, Hollywood sex scandals, years of neglect from studios and audiences, and finally a shaky resurrection that assured his place in Hollywood’s film canon. Meticulously researched, this book brings together four years of research and hundreds of interviews to paint a nuanced portrait of a compelling artist. No comedy fan or film buff should miss this insider story of the man behind the stone face.

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Open Road Media

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1497602319

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9781497602311

The Roots of Desire

The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair

By: Marion Roach

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The Roots of Desire

The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair

By: Marion Roach

The Roots of Desire is a witty and entertaining investigation into the power, myth and meaning of red hair. Redheads have been worshiped, idealized, fetishized, feared, and condemned, leaving their mark on us and our culture. Such is the power of what is actually a genetic mutation, and in The Roots of Desire, Marion Roach takes a fascinating look at the science behind hair color and the roles redheads have played over time. A redhead herself, Roach brings candor and brilliant insight to the complicated and revealing history of redheads, making this a stand-out narrative and an essential tool in understanding the mechanics and phenomenon of red hair. A must-have for every redhead.

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258

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1596918942

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9781596918948

Another Name for Madness

By: Marion Roach,Marion Roach Smith

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Another Name for Madness

By: Marion Roach,Marion Roach Smith

A first-person account of the adjustment and struggle for understanding as one family confronts Alzheimer's disease.

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262

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Boston : Houghton Mifflin

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0395353734

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9780395353738

Book's by Marion Roach

The Memoir Project

The Memoir Project

Cockroach

Cockroach

Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean

Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean

Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase

Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase

The Roots of Desire

The Roots of Desire

Another Name for Madness

Another Name for Madness

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