Books written by Mary Cross
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One Hundred People who Changed 20th-century America
Frank E. Woods, a screenwriter Dixon had commissioned to adapt his play for the screen, arranged for Dixon to meet Griffith. Dixon's sale of the movie rights included a share of the royalties. Griffith and Dixon worked on the treatment ...
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Henry James: The Contingencies of Style
Henry James: The Contingencies of Style
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The Emotional Life of Money: How Money Changes the Way We Think and Feel
Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Shorrocks, Anthony, James B. Davis, Rodrigo Lluberas, and Antonio Koutsoukis.
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Henry James: The Contingencies of Style
has commented, James's 'use of language against itself is the cleverest of techniques for deconstruction' (Bradbury, 1984, p. 89). Playing his rhetoric off his grammar, James displaced the novel's traditional concern with content and ...
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100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America [2 volumes]
Israel, Lee. Estee Lauder: Beyond the Magic. New York: Macmillan, 1985. Jeansonne, Glen, David Luhrssen, and Dan Sokolovic. Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel.' His Life and Our Times. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2011. “Jimmy Wales.
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Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture
The ascendancy of blogs and Twitter has struck fear into the hearts of the mainstream media as citizen journalists regularly scoop news outlets on breaking news. All it takes is a tweet on a cell phone to beat traditional journalists ...
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Madonna: A Biography
Madonna too has transformed herself into a commodified , iconic image that includes allusions to earlier performers and to her ... true - blue Madonna fan , " she confesses.24 All those provocative , sexually charged videos and songs ...
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Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture
Describes how blogs and Twitter have transformed popular culture.
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Henry James: The Contingencies of Style
Henry James: The Contingencies of Style
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A Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th Century Consumer Culture
Dogs eat burritos, camels smoke cigarettes, and frogs drink beer. Welcome to the Century of the Consumer. In the 20th century, Americans were romanced by consumer culture, which in turn...
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The Emotional Life of Money: How Money Changes the Way We Think and Feel
This fascinating book illustrates how human behavior regarding money is triggered by emotion and powered by our psychic makeup, empowering readers to better understand their own behavior and decision making with money.
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100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]
This book offers 100 answers, providing thought-provoking examples of how American culture was shaped within a crucial time period by individuals whose lives and ideas were major agents of change. 100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America ...
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Persuasive Business Writing: Creating Better Letters, Memos, Reports, and More
Describes aspects of persuasion, tells how to use copywriting techniques in routine business communication, and provides specific tips for business letters, memos, and reports.
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The Home-school Connection: Selected Partnership Programs in Large Cities
Unusual because they involve students above the primary level, the programs described in this report are designed to involve parents more fully in the education of their children. Presented are...