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Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

A Novel

By: Molly McGhee

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Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

A Novel

By: Molly McGhee

[A] sparkling first novel" —Alexander Moran, Booklist (starred review) "Molly McGhee's luminary imagination makes this debut a wonder. Precision, humor, heart, this is a stunner." —Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, bestselling author of Friday Black and Chain Gang All Stars Jonathan Abernathy is a self-proclaimed loser. . . he’s behind on his debts, has no prospects, no friends, and no ambitions. But when a government loan forgiveness program offers him a literal dream job, he thinks he’s found his big break. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, entering the minds of middle class workers while they sleep and removing the unsavory detritus of their waking lives from their unconscious, he might have a chance at a new life. As Abernathy finds his footing in this role, reality and morality begin to warp around him. Soon, the lines between life and work, love and hate, right and wrong, even sleep and consciousness, begin to blur. Molly McGhee touches on themes most people know all too well—the relentlessly crushing weight of debt, the recognition that work won’t love you back and the awkwardness of finding love when you are without hope. A workplace novel, at once tender, startling, and deeply funny, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind is a stunning, critical work of surrealist fiction, a piercing critique of late-stage capitalism, and a reckoning with its true cost.

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Astra Publishing House

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166260212X

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The Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television

Transgressive Women

By: Molly J. Brost

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The Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television

Transgressive Women

By: Molly J. Brost

In The Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television: Transgressive Women, Molly Brost explores the various applications and definitions of the term anti-heroine, showing that it has been applied to a wide variety of female characters on television that have little in common beyond their failure to behave in morally “correct” and traditionally feminine ways. Rather than dismiss the term altogether, Brost employs the term to examine what types of behaviors and characteristics cause female characters to be labeled anti-heroines, how those qualities and behaviors differ from those that cause men to be labeled anti-heroes, and how the label reflects society’s attitudes toward and beliefs about women. Using popular television series such as Jessica Jones, Scandal, and The Good Place, Brost acknowledges the problematic nature of the term anti-heroine and uses it as a starting point to study the complex women on television, analyzing how the broadening spectrum of character types has allowed more nuanced portrayals of women’s lives on television.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498596738

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9781498596732

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

A Novel

By: Molly McGhee

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Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

A Novel

By: Molly McGhee

Disturbing and darkly funny, McGhee’s surrealist debut is sure to keep readers up at night." —People Now in paperback, an Electric Literature and Chicago Review of Books best book of the year, the debut Xochitl Gonzalez called "wildly imaginative, tender and piercing critique of the squeeze of capitalism." Jonathan Abernathy is a self-proclaimed loser—he’s behind on his debts, has no prospects, no friends, and no ambitions. But when a government loan forgiveness program offers him a literal dream job, he thinks he’s found his big break. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, entering the minds of middle-class workers while they sleep and removing the unsavory detritus of their waking lives from their unconscious, he might have a chance at a new life. As Abernathy finds his footing in this role, reality and morality begin to warp around him. Soon, the lines between life and work, love and hate, right and wrong, even sleep and consciousness, begin to blur. Molly McGhee touches on themes most people know all too well—the relentlessly crushing weight of debt, the recognition that work won’t love you back, and the awkwardness of finding love when you are without hope. A workplace novel, at once tender, startling, and deeply funny, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind is a stunning, critical work of surrealist fiction, a piercing critique of late-stage capitalism, and a reckoning with its true cost.

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Astra Publishing House

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1662602707

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9781662602702

Singing Out

An Oral History of America's Folk Music Revivals

By: David King Dunaway,Molly Beer

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Singing Out

An Oral History of America's Folk Music Revivals

By: David King Dunaway,Molly Beer

Intimate, anecdotal, and spell-binding, Singing Out offers a fascinating oral history of the North American folk music revivals and folk music. Culled from more than 150 interviews recorded from 1976 to 2006, this captivating story spans seven decades and cuts across a wide swath of generations and perspectives, shedding light on the musical, political, and social aspects of this movement. The narrators highlight many of the major folk revival figures, including Pete Seeger, Bernice Reagon, Phil Ochs, Mary Travers, Don McLean, Judy Collins, Arlo Guthrie, Ry Cooder, and Holly Near. Together they tell the stories of such musical groups as the Composers' Collective, the Almanac Singers, People's Songs, the Weavers, the New Lost City Ramblers, and the Freedom Singers. Folklorists, musicians, musicologists, writers, activists, and aficionados reveal not only what happened during the folk revivals, but what it meant to those personally and passionately involved. For everyone who ever picked up a guitar, fiddle, or banjo, this will be a book to give and cherish. Extensive notes, bibliography, and discography, plus a photo section.

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Oxford University Press

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0199702942

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9780199702947

Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

By: Molly Lee

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Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

By: Molly Lee

Baskets made of baleen, the fibrous substance found in the mouths of plankton-eating whales—a malleable and durable material that once had commercial uses equivalent to those of plastics today—were first created by Alaska Natives in the early years of the twentieth century. Because they were made for the tourist trade, they were initially disdained by scholars and collectors, but today they have joined other art forms as a highly prized symbol of native identity. Baskets of exquisite workmanship, often topped with fanciful ivory carvings, have been created for almost a century, contributing significantly to the livelihood of their makers in the Arctic villages of Barrow, Point Hope, Wainwright, and Point Lay, Alaska. Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo, originally published in 1983, was the first book on this unusual basket form. In this completely redesigned edition, it remains the most informative work on baleen baskets, covering their history, characteristics, and construction, as well as profiling their makers. Illustrations of the basketmakers at work and line drawings showing the methods of construction are a charming addition to this book, which belongs in the library of all those with an interest in the art of basketry and in Alaskan Native arts in general.

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University of Washington Press

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0295998741

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Exceptions to the Rule

The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate

By: Molly E. Reynolds

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Exceptions to the Rule

The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate

By: Molly E. Reynolds

Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes. Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least controversial matters. But this is not exactly correct. In fact, the Senate since the 1970s has created a series of special rules—described by Molly Reynolds as “majoritarian exceptions”—that limit debate on a wide range of measures on the Senate floor. The details of these exemptions might sound arcane and technical, but in practice they have enabled the Senate to act even when it otherwise seemed paralyzed. Important examples include procedures used to pass the annual congressional budget resolution, enact budget reconciliation bills, review proposals to close military bases, attempt to prevent arms sales, ratify trade agreements, and reconsider regulations promulgated by the executive branch. Reynolds argues that these procedures represent a key instrument of majority party power in the Senate. They allow the majority—even if it does not have the sixty votes needed to block a filibuster—to produce policies that will improve its future electoral prospects, and thus increase the chances it remains the majority party. As a case study, Exceptions to the Rule examines the Senate's role in the budget reconciliation process, in which particular congressional committees are charged with developing procedurally protected proposals to alter certain federal programs in their jurisdictions. Created as a way of helping Congress work through tricky budget issues, the reconciliation process has become a powerful tool for the majority party to bypass the minority and adopt policy changes in hopes that it will benefit in the next election cycle.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815729979

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9780815729976

Opting In

An Inspirational Self-Help Story for Women who are Misunderstood, Isolated Or Living in Fear to Find Empowerment, Courage, Confidence and Self Love

By: Molly Fiore

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An Inspirational Self-Help Story for Women who are Misunderstood, Isolated Or Living in Fear to Find Empowerment, Courage, Confidence and Self Love

By: Molly Fiore

The author's personal experience of breaking through the darkness of complete despair to find herself and a new version of life that was awaiting her.

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0578095866

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9780578095868

Milly, Molly and What Was That?

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

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Milly, Molly and What Was That?

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

When Milly and Molly offer to spend a night in the barn with Bunty, they have no idea what is in store for them. This story teaches the value of care and consideration.

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1877297070

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Milly, Molly and the Mountain

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

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Milly, Molly and the Mountain

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

What will Milly and Molly find on the other side of the mountain? Another in the series where every story has a message with a value such as honesty, responsibility, tenacity, kindness, self-sufficiency, acceptance of difference, to name a few.

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1877297283

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Milly, Molly and Sock Heaven

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

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Milly, Molly and Sock Heaven

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

Who will be rewarded for finding Dad's missing sock? Another in the series where every story has a message with a value such as honesty, responsibility, tenacity, kindness, self-sufficiency, acceptance of difference, to name a few.

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1877297267

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Milly and Molly's Monday

By: Gill Pittar

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Milly and Molly's Monday

By: Gill Pittar

It is Milly and Molly's first day at school. How will Marmalade and Tom Cat fill their day? (Acceptance of Difference)

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Milly Molly

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1877297062

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9781877297069

Milly, Molly and the Secret Scarves

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

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Milly, Molly and the Secret Scarves

By: Gill Pittar,Molly House Milly

There is a message hiding in Milly and Molly's Christmas parcels. Another in the series where every story has a message with a value such as honesty, responsibility, tenacity, kindness, self-sufficiency, acceptance of difference, to name a few.

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Book's by Molly McGhee

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

The Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television

The Anti-Heroine on Contemporary Television

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

Singing Out

Singing Out

Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

Exceptions to the Rule

Exceptions to the Rule

Opting In

Opting In

Milly, Molly and What Was That?

Milly, Molly and What Was That?

Milly, Molly and the Mountain

Milly, Molly and the Mountain

Milly, Molly and Sock Heaven

Milly, Molly and Sock Heaven

Milly and Molly's Monday

Milly and Molly's Monday

Milly, Molly and the Secret Scarves

Milly, Molly and the Secret Scarves

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