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Naked Came the Stranger

By: Penelope Ashe,Mike McGrady

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The hilarious New York Times–bestselling cult classic “of such perfectly realized awfulness that it will suck your soul right out of your brainpan” (The Village Voice). For talk show host Gillian Blake, the suburbs have long been a paradise. On the radio, she and her husband are Gilly and Billy, local media stars and “New York’s Sweethearts of the Air.” At home they’re the envy of their neighbors. Only in the bedroom is their life less than perfect. When Gillian learns that her husband has a mistress, she takes revenge the only way she can. With each lover she takes, her lust multiplies, until this demure housewife becomes a creature of pure passion. No man on Long Island—be he hippie, mobster, or rabbi—is safe when Gillian goes on the prowl. Written by Newsday columnist Mike McGrady and a couple dozen of his reporter colleagues under the pseudonym Penelope Ashe, Naked Came the Stranger was one of the great literary hoaxes—an attempt to produce the steamiest and most over-the-top novel of all time, good writing be damned. A sensation upon its first release, this tale of Long Island lust remains a wildly amusing parody potboiler.

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Open Road Media

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1453265880

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9781453265888

Imperiled Whiteness

How Hollywood and Media Make Race in "Postracial" America

By: Penelope Ingram

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Imperiled Whiteness

How Hollywood and Media Make Race in "Postracial" America

By: Penelope Ingram

In Imperiled Whiteness, Penelope Ingram examines the role played by media in the resurgence of white nationalism and neo-Nazi movements in the Obama-to-Trump era. As politicians on the right stoked anxieties about whites “losing ground” and “being left behind,” media platforms turned whiteness into a commodity that was packaged and disseminated to a white populace. Reading popular film and television franchises (Planet of the Apes, Star Trek, and The Walking Dead) through political flashpoints, such as debates over immigration reform, gun control, and Black Lives Matter protests, Ingram reveals how media cultivated feelings of white vulnerability and loss among white consumers. By exploring the convergence of entertainment, news, and social media in a digital networked environment, Ingram demonstrates how media’s renewed attention to “imperiled whiteness” enabled and sanctioned the return of overt white supremacy exhibited by alt-right groups in the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017 and the Capitol riots in 2021.

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276

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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149684551X

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9781496845511

The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen

By: Penelope Hughes-Hallett

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The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen

By: Penelope Hughes-Hallett

A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen. It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages of her letters. This handsome celebration of Austen's letters is illustrated with portraits, facsimile letters, topographical engravings and fashion plates, all helping to bring to life the world Jane Austen inhabited. The letters, with an accompanying commentary by Penelope Hughes-Hallett, are separated into six periods of Jane Austen's life, between the years 1796, when she was twenty, and 1817, the year of her death. They celebrate Jane Austen's talent for expressing exactly what she perceived, making this an illuminating companion to her novels. Although the book follows a broadly chronological scheme, the letters are arranged round visual themes, including the Hampshire countryside, social life in Bath and London, domestic pursuits, paying visits and travelling by carriage. The author, who was born in Jane Austen's Hampshire village of Steventon, lectured on English Literature for the Open University and the Oxford University Department of External Studies.

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651

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Batsford Books

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1849946167

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9781849946162

Keeper of My Heart

By: Penelope Neri

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Keeper of My Heart

By: Penelope Neri

LIGHT OF HER HEART Morgan St. James was by far the most virile man Miranda Tallant had ever seen. From his thick locks of midnight silk to his well-muscled chest rippling with unchecked power, Miranda realized at once that this man was no ordinary lighthouse keeper. But while she did not know if he had come to investigate her family's smuggling or if he truly had been disinherited, one glance at his emerald-dark eyes promised her untold nights of desire. KEEPER OF HIS LOVE Bent on discovering the blackguards responsible for his friend's death, Morgan didn't expect to be caught up in the stormy sea of Miranda Tallant's turquoise eyes. The lovely widow consumed his every waking thought and his every dream with an all-encompassing passion. For while he could not abandon his duty to his friend and his family, he knew that he could not rest until Miranda's heart was his.

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408

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Leisure Books

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0843946474

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9780843946475

The Pinter Ethic

The Erotic Aesthetic

By: Penelope Prentice

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The Pinter Ethic

The Erotic Aesthetic

By: Penelope Prentice

The only comprehensive guide to the plays of one of the world's greatest yet most puzzling contemporary dramatists, The Pinter Ethic penetrates the mystery of Harold Pinter's work with compelling and authoritative insights that locate and disclose the primal power of his drama in his characters' powerplay for dominance. With remarkable clarity, Penelope Prentice's close reading of Pinter's work untangles the multiple ambiguities, complex conflicts and contradictory actions which continue to baffle, bewilder, and confound critics and audiences. She reveals that Pinter's plays reflect not a vision of postmodern hopelessness in a world threatening to self-destruct, but provoke unguessed choice and action that enlarge the concept of love and link it to justice. Offering a definitive analysis of Pinter's work--from his early poetry, fiction, interviews, essays and novel The Dwarfs to his most recent play Celebration --Prentice demonstrates why Pinter's work can only be communicated through drama where attitude and intention may count for little, but where action is all.

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572

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Routledge

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1135575975

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9781135575977

Two Women

Alias Dictus: Neural Pinging

By: Eve Adams; Penelope James

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Two Women

Alias Dictus: Neural Pinging

By: Eve Adams; Penelope James

This story is about two women. One woman questions the motives behind what she thinks and does—her conception of herself. The other woman can’t stop asking questions about everything. She wants to know how everything works, and she does everything she can to satiate her curiosity. But both women have the same basic problem with human existence. They don’t know what is in charge when it comes to human action—is there a “self ” that humans possess, or is everything just the result of physical forces that play-out in a creature’s life. While they hunt for answers, other parties are playing-out the consequences of their own beliefs and urges. And as in many cases where disparate beliefs and desires collide, some people die, and some people shine.

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254

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479706388

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9781479706389

The Cell Phone Handbook

Everything You Wanted to Know about Wireless Telephony (but Didn't Know who Or what to Ask)

By: Penelope Stetz

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The Cell Phone Handbook

Everything You Wanted to Know about Wireless Telephony (but Didn't Know who Or what to Ask)

By: Penelope Stetz

Cellular phones have become an indispensable communications link for millions.

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1890154261

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9781890154264

Book's by Penelope Ashe

Naked Came the Stranger

Naked Came the Stranger

Imperiled Whiteness

Imperiled Whiteness

The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen

The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen

Keeper of My Heart

Keeper of My Heart

The Pinter Ethic

The Pinter Ethic

Two Women

Two Women

The Cell Phone Handbook

The Cell Phone Handbook

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