Pauline Nestor's Books

George Eliot

By: Pauline Nestor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

George Eliot was one of the great thinkers of her time, a figure central to the main currents of thought and belief in the nineteenth century. Yet when this distinguished public intellectual turned to fiction writing at the age of thirty-six, she regarded it not as a lesser pursuit, but as the distillation of all of her knowledge and ideas. For Eliot, fiction enabled the consideration of life 'in its highest complexity', and had the capacity not merely to elicit, but actually to create, moral sentiment by surprising readers into the recognition of realities other than their own. In this new study, Pauline Nestor offers a challenging reassessment of Eliot's contribution to the critical debates, both of her age and of her own era. In particular, she examines the author's literary expolration of ethics, especially in relation to the negotiation of difference. Nestor argues compellingly that, through a reading of their sophisticated drama of otherness, Eliot's novels can be seen as freshly relevant to contemporary theoretical debates in feminism, moral philosophy, post-colonial studies and psychoanalysis. Covering the writer's complete body of major fiction, this is an indispensable voume for anyone studying the work of one of the most important and influential novelists of the nineteenth century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

192

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1137096578

ISBN 13

9781137096579

Writing Is My Drink

A Writer's Story of Finding Her Voice (and a Guide to How You Can Too)

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Writing Is My Drink

A Writer's Story of Finding Her Voice (and a Guide to How You Can Too)

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

Whether you’re aiming for a New York Times bestseller or a short personal essay to share with family and friends, a popular blogger and memoirist shows you the way in this witty writing guide and disarmingly candid account of discovering her own voice. Whether you’re aiming for a New York Times bestseller or a short personal essay to share with family and friends, a popular blogger and memoirist shows you the way in this witty writing guide and disarmingly candid account of discovering her own voice. “Theo Nestor is a writer who, I am positive, will be heard from,” wrote Pulitzer Prize–winning author Frank McCourt, and hear from her we do in this enthralling memoir that doubles as a witty and richly told writing guide. Yet the real promise in Writing Is My Drink lies in Nestor’s uncanny ability as a storyteller and teacher to make sure we’ll also hear from you, the reader. Brimming with stories from her own writing life, and paired with practical “Try This” sections designed to challenge and inspire, this disarmingly candid account of a writer’s search for her voice delivers charming, wise, and often hilarious guidance that will motivate writers at every stage of their careers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

272

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1451665105

ISBN 13

9781451665109

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

A Memoir of Starting Over

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

A Memoir of Starting Over

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

“I feel like I’ve joined an enormous club, something like the Veterans of Foreign Wars. We are weary with battle fatigue and sometimes even gripped by nostalgia for the good old, bad old days, but our numbers are large,” writes Theo Pauline Nestor in this wry, fiercely honest chronicle of life after divorce. Less than an hour after confronting her husband over his massive gambling losses, Theo banishes him from their home forever. With two young daughters to support and her life as a stay-at-home mother at an abrupt end, Nestor finds herself slipping from “middle-class grace” as she attends a court-ordered custody class, stumbles through job interviews, and–much to her surprise–falls in love once again. As Theo rebuilds her life and recovers her sense of self, she’s forced to confront her own family’s legacy of divorce. “I’m from a long line of stock market speculators, artists of unmarketable talents, and alcoholics,” writes Nestor. “The higher, harder road is not our road. We move, we divorce, we drink, or we disappear.” Nestor’s journey takes her deep into her family’s past, to a tiny village in Mexico, where she discovers the truth about how her sister ended up living in a convent there after their parents divorced in the early sixties. What she learns ultimately brings her closer to understanding her own divorce and its impact on her two daughters. “I knew from experience that for children divorce means half the world is constantly eclipsed. When you’re with one parent, the other must always slip out of view,” Nestor writes. Funny, openhearted, and brave, How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed will speak to anyone who has passed through the halls of divorce court or risked tenderness after loss. It marks the debut of an enchanting, deeply truthful voice.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

290

Publisher

Crown

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307346773

ISBN 13

9780307346773

The Iliad

By: Pauline Francis,Homer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Iliad

By: Pauline Francis,Homer

Presents an abridged retelling of the battle for Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, recounting the triumphs and defeats of Achilles, Odysseus, and Hector during the Trojan War and describing the destruction of Troy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Evans Brothers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0237531712

ISBN 13

9780237531713

Shakespeare's Theory of Drama

By: Pauline Kiernan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shakespeare's Theory of Drama

By: Pauline Kiernan

Why did Shakespeare write drama? Did he have specific reasons for his choice of this art form? Did he have clearly defined aesthetic aims in what he wanted drama to do - and why? Pauline Kiernan opens up a new area of debate for Shakespearean criticism in showing that a radical, complex defence of drama which challenged the Renaissance orthodox view of poetry, history and art can be traced in Shakespeare's plays and poems. This study, first published in 1996, examines different stages in the canon to show that far from being restricted by the 'limitations' of drama, Shakespeare consciously exploits its capacity to accommodate temporality and change, and its reliance on the physical presence of the actor. This lively, readable book offers an original and scholarly insight into what Shakespeare wanted his drama to do and why.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

236

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521633583

ISBN 13

9780521633581

5001 Nights at the Movies

By: Pauline Kael

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

5001 Nights at the Movies

By: Pauline Kael

Smart, funny, and unforgettable, Pauline Kael is the most interesting and influential film critic in America. Her ability to skewer an actor or director and her wit, insight, and thorough knowledge of the film business make her by far the most rewarding regular observer of the movie scene. This new collection covers films that have come out since the previous 1985 edition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

959

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0805013679

ISBN 13

9780805013672

The Odyssey

By: Pauline Francis,Homer

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Odyssey

By: Pauline Francis,Homer

Retells the classic Greek epic about Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Evans Brothers

Published Date

ISBN 10

0237534436

ISBN 13

9780237534431

The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael

A Library of America Special Publication

By: Pauline Kael

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael

A Library of America Special Publication

By: Pauline Kael

A master film critic is at her witty, exhilarating, and opinionated best in this career-spanning collection featuring pieces on Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather, and other modern movie classics “Film criticism is exciting just because there is no formula to apply,” Pauline Kael once observed, “just because you must use everything you are and everything you know.” Between 1968 and 1991, as regular film reviewer for The New Yorker, Kael used those formidable tools to shape the tastes of a generation. She had a gift for capturing, with force and fluency, the essence of an actor’s gesture or the full implication of a cinematic image. Kael called movies “the most total and encompassing art form we have,” and her reviews became a platform for considering both film and the worlds it engages, crafting in the process a prose style of extraordinary wit, precision, and improvisatory grace. Her ability to evoke the essence of a great artist—an Orson Welles or a Robert Altman—or to celebrate the way even seeming trash could tap deeply into our emotions was matched by her unwavering eye for the scams and self-deceptions of a corrupt movie industry. Here are her appraisals of era-defining films such as Breathless, Bonnie and Clyde, The Leopard, The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris, Nashville, along with many others, some awaiting rediscovery—all providing the occasion for masterpieces of observation and insight, alive on every page.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1186

Publisher

Library of America

Published Date

ISBN 10

1598531719

ISBN 13

9781598531718

Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1993/94

Albania, Baltic Republics, Bulgaria, Commonwealth of Independent States, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Yugoslavia

By: Giselle Bricault,Pauline Murphy,Jennifer Murphy,Janine Daniel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1993/94

Albania, Baltic Republics, Bulgaria, Commonwealth of Independent States, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Yugoslavia

By: Giselle Bricault,Pauline Murphy,Jennifer Murphy,Janine Daniel

The third edition of Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent Guide to the States provides comprehensive data on over 3,000 organisations including Manufacturers, Foreign Trading arrangement of this Organisations, Banks, Ministries, Chambers of Commerce and Services. book Due to the change in the import/export laws in Eastern Europe it is now possible to trade directly with many This book has been arranged in order to allow the reader organisations, and with over 7,000 named contacts and to find any entry rapidly and accurately. comprehensive details on each organisation, this directory enables the western business community to Company entries are listed alphabetically within each reach this new market. country section; in addition three indexes are provided on coloured paper at the back of the book. The information in this directory is the result of a careful research and extensive translation operation ensuring The alphabetical index of organisations throughout the entries are as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Eastern Europe and the C.I.S. lists all entries in The Editors would like to express thanks to the huge alphabetical order irrespective of their main country of number of organisations who provided information about operation. themselves for inclusion in this book. The alphabetical index of organisations within each Whilst the editors have taken every care to ensure the country of Eastern Europe and the C.I.S. lists information in this book is up-to-date, due to the fast organisations by their country of operation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

696

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

9401114501

ISBN 13

9789401114509

Christ in Christian Tradition

From the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gragory the Great (590-604)

By: Aloys Grillmeier,Pauline Allen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Christ in Christian Tradition

From the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gragory the Great (590-604)

By: Aloys Grillmeier,Pauline Allen

A monumental work in scope and content, Aloys Grillmeier's Chirst in the Christian Tradition offers students and scholars a comprehensive exposition of Western writing on the history of doctrine. Volume Two, Part One, covers the development of Christology from the Council of Chalcedon to the beginning of the rule of Emperor Justinian I.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Westminster John Knox Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0664221602

ISBN 13

9780664221607

Not Wisely But Too Well

By: Pauline Montagna

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Not Wisely But Too Well

By: Pauline Montagna

How did William Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of illiterate parents, with barely a grammar school education, become the greatest playwright the English theatre will ever know? How did he learn his craft? How did he gain his knowledge his plays display? What was his own experience of the love, passion, pain and ambition he wrote into every line? This is the story of how that journey began."--Back cover.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

265

Publisher

Pauline Montagna

Published Date

ISBN 10

1300408189

ISBN 13

9781300408185

Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat

Fairy Tales from a Living Oral Tradition

By: Anita Best,Pauline Greenhill,Martin Lovelace

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat

Fairy Tales from a Living Oral Tradition

By: Anita Best,Pauline Greenhill,Martin Lovelace

Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat showcases the stories of two Newfoundland storytellers, Philip Pius Power and Alice Lannon. Ethnopoetic transcriptions of these sensitive and artful tales, which have been passed on orally for generations as part of a community tradition, give accounts of living oral performances from the last quarter of the twentieth century and demonstrate the artistry that is possible without the written word. Here, eight tales from Power and five tales from Lannon take up issues of vital concern—such as spousal abuse, bullying, and social and generational conflict—allusively, through a screen of fiction. In commentary following the stories Anita Best, Martin Lovelace, and Pauline Greenhill discuss the transmission of fairy tales in oral tradition, address the relation of these magic tales to Lannon’s and Power’s other stories, and share specifics about Newfoundland storytelling and the two tellers themselves. The text is further enriched by expressive illustrations from artist Graham Blair. Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat presents the fairy-tale oeuvres of two superb storytellers as a contribution to interdisciplinary fairy-tale studies and folklore—countering fairy-tale studies’ focus on written traditions and printed texts—as well as to gender studies, cultural studies, Newfoundland studies, and Canadian studies. Students, scholars, and general readers interested in folk and fairy tales, contemporary Märchen, Newfoundland folklore, or oral tradition more generally will find much of value in these pages. Support for this publication was provided, in part, by the University of Winnipeg.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

University Press of Colorado

Published Date

ISBN 10

1607329204

ISBN 13

9781607329206

Hungry Woman

Eating for good health, happiness and hormones

By: Pauline Cox

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hungry Woman

Eating for good health, happiness and hormones

By: Pauline Cox

It's time to reset your hormones. What we eat matters. This ground-breaking cookbook with 100 simple, delicious and affordable low-carb recipes, will give you everything you need to balance your hormones and optimise your health for good - at any stage of your life. Women are increasingly suffering from a hormonal rollercoaster. From tricky puberty to endometriosis, mood swings or PMT, anxiety and adrenal fatigue, low fertility, poor sleep and tummy fat, plus many challenging menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms - this book is the solution to freeing yourself from the hormone trap. Hungry Woman offers a low-carb lifestyle, tasty and easy recipes, and down-to-earth advice helping you feel better and stay better. Nutritionist and Fellow of Integrative Medicine, Pauline Cox, helps women of all ages reset their bodies and achieve hormonal balance, resulting in better physical and mental health, weight loss, smoother transitions whatever your age, and lifelong good health.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1529199115

ISBN 13

9781529199116

Religion in the Ancient Greek City

By: Louise Bruit Zaidman,Pauline Schmitt Pantel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Religion in the Ancient Greek City

By: Louise Bruit Zaidman,Pauline Schmitt Pantel

This book is a translation into English of La religion grecque by Louise Bruit Zaidman and Pauline Schmitt Pantel, described by Dr Simon Price as 'an excellent book, by far the best introduction to the subject in any language'. It is the purpose of the book to consider how religious beliefs and cultic rituals were given expression in the world of the Greek citizen - the functions performed by the religious personnel, and the place that religion occupied in individual, social and political life. The chapters cover first ritual and then myth, rooting the account in the practices of the classical city while also taking seriously the world of the imagination. For this edition the bibliography has been substantially revised to meet the needs of a mainly student, English-speaking readership. The book is enriched throughout by illustrations, and by quotations from original sources.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

308

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521423570

ISBN 13

9780521423571

George Eliot

By: Pauline Nestor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

George Eliot

By: Pauline Nestor

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

255

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350309362

ISBN 13

9781350309364

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

A Memoir of Starting Over

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

A Memoir of Starting Over

By: Theo Pauline Nestor

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

290

Publisher

Crown

Published Date

ISBN 10

0307346773

ISBN 13

9780307346773

Book's by Pauline Nestor

George Eliot

George Eliot

Writing Is My Drink

Writing Is My Drink

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

The Iliad

The Iliad

Shakespeare's Theory of Drama

Shakespeare's Theory of Drama

5001 Nights at the Movies

5001 Nights at the Movies

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael

The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael

Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1993/94

Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States 1993/94

Christ in Christian Tradition

Christ in Christian Tradition

Not Wisely But Too Well

Not Wisely But Too Well

Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat

Clever Maids, Fearless Jacks, and a Cat

Hungry Woman

Hungry Woman

Religion in the Ancient Greek City

Religion in the Ancient Greek City

George Eliot

George Eliot

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email