Book Description
A major literary event, the publication of this masterly translation makes one of the towering works of twentieth-century German literature available to English-speaking readers for the first time. The three-volume novel The Aesthetics of Resistance is the crowning achievement of Peter Weiss, the internationally renowned dramatist best known for his play Marat/Sade. The first volume, presented here, was initially published in Germany in 1975; the third and final volume appeared in 1981, just six months before Weiss’s death.
Spanning the period from the late 1930s to World War II, this historical novel dramatizes anti-fascist resistance and the rise and fall of proletarian political parties in Europe. Living in Berlin in 1937, the unnamed narrator and his peers—sixteen- and seventeen-year-old working-class students—seek ways to express their hatred for the Nazi regime. They meet in museums and galleries, and in their discussions they explore the affinity between political resistance and art, the connection at the heart of Weiss’s novel. Weiss suggests that meaning lies in embracing resistance, no matter how intense the oppression, and that we must look to art for new models of political action and social understanding. The novel includes extended meditations on paintings, sculpture, and literature. Moving from the Berlin underground to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War and on to other parts of Europe, the story teems with characters, almost all of whom are based on historical figures. The Aesthetics of Resistance is one of the truly great works of postwar German literature and an essential resource for understanding twentieth-century German history.
Customer Reviews:
Masterpiece .......2007-09-14
This is a 20th Century masterpiece that can only be compared to such books as The Magic Mountain or The Man Without Qualities. I do not read German, but the English of the translation is absolutely beautiful. It is so good that if you buy the paperback in order to save money, you may regret not having bought the hardcover while it was available. A book you have no choice but to add to your library.
Author with Asperger's Disease?.......2007-02-19
This is not really a novel. It is 317 pages of endlessly detailed descriptions that prevent the development of any possible connection between reader and characters. There is no dialogue, all is narrative. There are no paragraphs, words simply run down every inch of every page like an ink spill. It reminds me of the writings of a very bright person with asperger's: he can give you a fantastic account of everything in the room, as well as everything that was in the room yesterday, 50 years ago and, quite possibly, during pre-history-- pausing midway only to tell you on which day of the week you were born. At first, you are thrilled and amazed by the exercise. But when all is said and done, you realize that you have no real sense of the people described. The experience leaves you feeling cold and empty.
it's about time this got translated.......2006-05-08
I agree with the first reviewer: this is one of the great books of the 20th century. Also an excellent translator. As for the question about the other volumes: this one only took 30 years to get translated! It's not likely to be a big hit in the English-speaking market; too Marxist, I suppose. Thanks to Duke Univ. Press for making this volume available. I have to think that if they're going to go ahead and call this volume 1, then vols. 2 & 3 must be forthcoming.
Overwhelming.......2006-03-04
This is a staggering, amazing novel -- I scarcely know what to say beyond that -- but i was hoping someone could help me find out when further volumes are to be expected.
Customer Reviews:
WHAT ELSE WOULD ONE CALL IT?..........2004-10-27
This work of romantic historical fiction is a worthy effort by its noted author. With its title, taken from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, setting the stage, the book, based upon a true story, regales the reader with the nineteenth century love affair between Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell and Katherine O'Shea, wife of one of his political colleagues.
Often referred to as the "uncrowned King of Ireland" for his passionate partisanship and his advocacy for home rule, Charles Parnell was a man dedicated to the betterment of the lot of the Irish under British rule. He was a fairly single-minded individual, until the day that his path crossed that of beautiful Katherine O'Shea. From the moment that they met, it was love at first sight, and never would they waver from that path of true love, despite the scandal that their affair would one day cause.
Locked into a loveless marriage with the dissolute and impecunious Captain William O'Shea, Katherine was the mother of three children when she first met Charles Parnell. These two star-crossed lovers of the prim and proper Victorian age would eventually risk everything to be together. Their private passion would become a public scandal that would make Katherine O'Shea a notorious woman and cause the "uncrowned King of Ireland" to lose his "crown" and be deposed from his position of power.
This is a well-told story of romantic historical fiction by this notable author. Known for her historical fiction, the author manages to capture the essence of the period, as well as the passion that would cause these two individuals to flout the social mores of their time. Those readers who enjoy romantic historical fiction will enjoy reading about the love affair between Katherine O'Shea and Charles Stewart Parnell that would one day rock the very halls of Parliament.
His love for Lady Ireland won out in the end..........2003-07-10
Katharine O'Shea is the trophy wife of Captain William O'Shea. For years there has been no love between the 2 of them, for Willie has thought only of bettering himself, leaving Kate & their 3 children to be supported by her elderly aunt. Now has come a time when Willie has decided that he wants to go into politics and Kate is to help him by holding a dinner in honor of Charles Stewart Parnell, considered the laymen's King of Ireland. Kate, who has never known true love- sees something is this new face that is exciting, caring, and dedicated to his family and the people of Ireland. Charles sees a beauty of love that has never been unleashed. It is a story of a love affair between 2 people that went thru hell for each other- Kate with her family, friends & neighbors against her, and Charles with the politicians and people of Ireland pulling him. But Kate finally won only to give Charles back to Ireland through sudden death.
This is a reprint from the original back in 1966. I pulled this one off the library shelf remembering it being a dear book I had read in the early 70's during high school. The story is taken from a diary that was kept by Katharine (Kitty) O'Shea Parnell that DE discovered and then based her fictional biography on to tell Kitty and Charles' "sides of the story." I realized while reading it how romance writing has changed- for the passion wasn't boldly described, but I could still feel it. Dorothy Eden was a precious author during her time and this would have been a good story for rewrite- to some it will be dry but the story there is good.
Book Description
Always Loving Zoey
They've all grown up together on a tiny island. They think they know everything about one another...but they're only just beginning to find out the truth.
Lucas can hardly remember a time when he felt any other way about Zoey. She means everything to him, and yet it's as if they're being pulled apart, slowly but surely. Is he about to loose the best thing that ever happened to him -- or can Lucas hold on to love?Lucas can hardly remember a time when he felt any other way about Zoey. She means everything to him, and yet it's as if they're being pulled apart, slowly but surely. Is he about to lose the best thing that ever happened to him---or can Lucas hold on to love?Lucas can hardly remember a time when he felt any other way about Zoey. She means everything to him, and yet it's as if they're being pulled apart, slowly but surely. Is he about to lose the best thing that ever happened to him---or can Lucas hold on to love?
Customer Reviews:
I wish this people were real!.......2000-08-29
this whole making out serie iss sooo great nina and benjamin are my fav. character....what a shame that they're not really! the kiss between nina and lucas had surprised me....and I think it's sad that nina thinks so about herself because it's not true like lucas had tell her....but it seems like she thinks he would lie! I can't wait for the next book!
I LOVED IT!.......2000-07-13
This is one of the best books in the "Making Out" series yet. There was so much happening. I hope Claire finds out who her stalker is soon because he is totally freaking me out. What I don't like is the way Aisha is acting towards Christopher in this story. I mean, I know that she is upset about his secret previous marriage,but she should not be so judgemental,especially since she neglected to tell him that she had sex with another guy before. Anyway, I have a question. When does this series end? I thought it would be over as soon as all the characters graduated from high school but apparently I was wrong.
Pageturner.......2000-04-11
I have been reading these books since I was 13 yrs old..I am 19 now and am still hooked. I started reading them when they were still called boyfriends/girlfriends and was really excited to find out they were continuing with these books. This particular book was especially good because of the whole nina/lucas thing. I have always liked zoey and nina. Hopefully the books will continue being good...there have been a few boring ones where not much has happened, but, fortunately, this is not one of them. I look forward to continuing to read this series and give this book an A+
Nothing but the best!.......2000-04-02
This is a great book. I just finished a couple days ago. The series is so intense yet, you have a feeling that you're there with the characters. I'm waiting for the next book to come out. I hope the author keeps writing the series until the characters are like old (80's). I think Zoey is such a cool character.
a must read.......2000-03-15
ok, this book was definatly a page turner. That kiss between Lucas and Nina was kinda shocking. But something was bound to happen while Zoey was away.(by the way, I never liked Zoey) And Claire took a turn down Parinoid Avenue. Not that I blame her. If somebody was stalking me, I'd probably go crazy. But anyway this book was one of the best yet.
Customer Reviews:
A Lovely Tale!.......2006-06-01
LOVING KATHERINE is a warm story of love found and a place to belong. Carolyn Davidson always delivers a special romance!
FIRST BOOK OF THE DEVEREAUX FAMILY -.......2004-11-03
DEFINITELY A KEEPER.
Roan Devereaux was a true masculine man.
Kate Cassidy is definitely my idea of a woman of that time. Reserved but not timid, cautious but willing to love and both believed in the appearance of marriage for the trail. What a way to fall in love.
Roan was leaving Illinois on his way to home in Louisiana where he might not even be welcome. He had just stopped by to check in with Charlie Cassidy, looking for a horse.
Well Kate sure did have some really nice fillies. And Roan wanted one of her mares. His gallentry lead to some weeks of work as Kate's farm was getting run down.
Roan saves Kate and even from himself. Wow! Then to hit the trail with 4 fillies in tow. What a story! It just keeps getting better. Roan is soon gentling Kate and easing her past her fears.
Then Kate and Roan are captured by the Cass gang. Their survival would bring much heartache and future danger.
It is so easy to get into this story and fall in love with the characters and hard to put it down.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - definitely keep and look for the other 2 books of this family.
Another winner from Carolyn Davidson.......2004-07-14
This book by Carolyn Davidson (not Janet Davidson as was listed under the title) was excellent. Mrs. Davidson's full-length novels never fail to satisify me.
Roan Devereaux falls in love with Katherine Cassidy right away, although it takes him a little while to realize it. He's a perfect man. Why? He's seasoned, loyal, a hard worker, keeps his word, patient, kind, will cook, wash dishes and do laundry (!) and is one heck of a lover. Katherine is outstanding in her own right. She is the perfect match for Roan.
Readers need to finish this unofficial trilogy with the later released books about the Devereaux family in The Seduction of Shay Devereaux and The Marriage Agreement. I almost always fall in love with Mrs. Davidson's male characters and I certainly did with Valderone (Roan) Devereaux. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did. THANK YOU, MRS. DAVIDSON.
Another winner from Ms Davidson.......2002-01-09
I hate it when there is no review for a book that I am interested in. So here goes. This book is another cowboy romance. She has been bothered by men since she started to look like a girl so she hides out in ugly clothes to keep herself safe. He knew her father in the civil war and comes to the farm to buy a good horse before returning to his family that he has not seen in a good long while. They bond.....
This book was a bit different from other Davidson books because the civil war comes up. It was a good book. She was scared and he was tender. Neither one knew how to love or to say the words. Both wanted somebody to love them for who they were.
This author has NEVER dissapointed me. Her books make me laugh and cry and look at the world differently.
Product Description
Maybe you sensed something...different...about your significant other the first time you met. Or maybe it wasn't the first time. Maybe it took years for you to realize something was...not quite right. Was it the lack of breathing? The extra long canines? The lack of a corporal form? The smell? Of course, maybe when you met, your s.o. was normal. Well, alive, anyway. But now things have changed for better or worse. Learn how to put the moves on a vampire, zombie, ghoul, or ghost. How to avoid being the "dinner" part of the date. Or even how to replace those bad parts. It's all inside. Join us for twenty-four tales of undead love...sort of.
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Loving Deceiver
Katherine Arthur
Manufacturer: Harlequin Mills & Boon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 General | Romance | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0263119890 |
Product Description
Unabridged on 6 CD's, read by Katherine KKellgren, 6.5 hours in length. When the Plague came to town, it took many. Some -- such as the Shakespeares and thier toddler son William -- fled the sickness. Others -- such as Agnes Hathaways mother -- were overcome by the disease. Now Agnes lives with a kind but busy father, a stepmother who tells her she does nothing right, and a flock of young siblings to look after. She yearns for freedom, yet she cannot bear to leave the family and is afraid she'll never truly escape. But when William Shakespeare returns to town, Agnes is surprised to find him not the child she once knew, but a young man -- one who happens to have a crush on her, and for some reason calls her Anne.
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Customer Reviews:
Even Exchange.......2007-02-12
I read Jewel's book when it first came out in 1991 and one thing that has stayed with me in the past 16 years is the memory of the following passage when she instructs the girl she raised as a vampire.
"And as you take from them you must reach inside. Feel what they are needing, not what you are hungering for. You leave them with something new and fresh, something wanted. Let their joy fill you. This is the only way to share and not to rob."
Jewel shared with us something that is very much lacking in the world today.
An Elegant Vampire Twist.......2004-06-23
Gilda begins her tales as a nameless runaway slave in Louisiana during the 1850's. This, however, is only the precursor to Jewelle Gomez's fantastic collection of a refreshing take on the fabled vampire. The subject matter captivated me at first - a novel about a black lesbian vampire in the 1850's, but I found that first impressions can be deceiving and that The Gilda Stories was much more than a series of horror fiction. Jewelle Gomez sets up a much different hierarchy of the vampiric world - where vampires are humane noble creatures, who only kill in self-defense, only take the blood they need and always leave something in exchange. One will find that the true victims in The Gilda Stories are the vampires themselves, trying to co-exist peacefully with the world they inhabit.
The character, Gilda is a wonderful heroine. Her stories are independent of each other, seperated by decades at a time, as she wanders across the United States in search of a sense of family, home and the love of her tutor, the Native American woman, Bird. One must realize that this story is not just a vampire's memoirs. Her stories deal with racism, class and the bridges in between. Gilda herself, is a minority amongst a minority - being one of the only black vampires in existence. The elements of sexuality deeply suggest Gilda's lesbianism, though the fine lines of sexuality blur amongst the vampire community. Much like in Anne Rice's interpretation, sexuality and romantic partnerships are conjoined by mental bonds and the ideals of companionship. Gilda's true inability is to love or make love to a mortal, but amongst the vampiric community, it seems that either gender is fair game.
Each of Jewelle Gomez's stories seem independent of each other, despite Gilda's memories of past characters. While some of the stories are center around the dangers in the vampire community and can be quite action packed, other stories bare deep into Gilda's connection with others. Gilda's and Bird's relationship center on most of the sub-plot. Bird acted as mother, teacher and at times lover to Gilda, but abandons her early on. Gilda laments on Bird's disappearance for much of the book and Bird's name resurfaces amongst other members of the vampire aristocracy and even shows up to help Gilda kill a ruthless foe in the Boston chapter. Still, Gilda's history is more nomadic than anything and the reader will see sides of the world through both innocent and wise eyes.
I highly recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of the vampire genre. I found The Gilda Stories to be a most enjoyable alternative to the mass endeavor that is Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. The Gilda Stories is well written, engaging and offers a lighter tones to a very dark world, but still installs plenty of mystery and suspense. This is a milestone for the feminist press, Firebrand Books, and is a must-read for the new young generations of readers and writers.
An intense and moving vampire tale.......2001-11-30
Jewelle Gomez departs from the usual vampire scenario, first because her vampire heroines are almost all female, and second because they are a truly diverse group. Instead of following the Euro-focused trend set by most vampire story authors (from Laurell Hamilton to Brian Lumley), Gomez crafts a believable multiracial and multicultural vampire tradition, embracing a gritty kind of realism and a compelling spiritual focus. The story begins like an historical novel, recreating the antebellum South, and moves through the present and into the far future, as befits a tale of immortals. One of the most interesting themes in the book is the gradual distancing of the immortal from strictly human concerns, and the necessity of maintaining one's connection with the emotions of hope, love, and compassion. This is an excellent read and highly recommended for those tired of vampire melodrama.
The taste of midnight.......2000-10-31
This remarkable novel is about a runaway slavegirl in the 1850s who is befriended by 2 enigmatic women who run a brothel. The two women help the girl and make her like themselves, as vampires. The girl takes the name Gilda (from one of the two) and spends the next 200 years searching for a place to call home, for love, and for greater meaning in the world. Gomez has created an amazing tale that is utterly intriguing. I wanted to love it more, but sometimes the story almost worked against itself by moving too quickly from time period to time period without giving us (and Gilda) a chance to really connect. I heartily recommend this book because of the many thought-provoking points Gomez introduces. It's quite a tasty story.
Beautiful and touching!.......1999-11-02
This book delves into the mysteries of life, including love, romance, loss of love, and death. It's a very compelling novel that looks into how women think and feel about others. I promise you won't be putting this one down easily!
Book Description
Examines Wiccan magic, rituals, traditions, and code of conduct
Get the scoop on this ancient spiritual path
Wondering what it takes to be a Wiccan? This plain-English guide introduces you to the vibrant world of Wicca and the practices of Witchcraft, describing its ancient origins, dispelling stereotypes, and explaining Wiccan beliefs, ethics, rituals, and holidays. You'll see what it means to live as a contemporary Wiccan — and how to worship alone or with a group.
Discover how to
- Worship alone or join a coven
- Perform charms, blessings, and spells
- Obtain necessary tools and supplies
- Spot spiritual scams and inappropriate behavior
- Explore a spiritual path guided by nature
Customer Reviews:
Wicca.......2007-08-23
If you are a beginner this book is for you. Very easy to read and understand.
Better than some, but still only a 'For Dummies" guide.......2007-06-20
There's not a great deal on practical magick in this book, but it's full of info on sabbats (even though they're Northern Hemisphere oriented), the nature of Spirit (although a little Goddess-biased, like most books are), writing ritual and the philosophy and history of Wicca - Diane Smith manages to blend Wicca with science and make sense of the universe using both Wicca and physics. There's even a little discussion about the Big Issues - there's more real-life, living-the-path stuff in this book than in some others. Overall, a good book, but not the be-all-and-end-all.
If you are a dummy..........2007-03-01
If you are a dummy, should you really be messing around with this s**t?
Easy to understand.......2006-09-09
This is a good book for an over all view of Wicca today. Easy to understand. Think will be a good reference book for me in the future.
Highly recommended!.......2005-09-18
I think that Wicca and Witchcraft For Dummies is an extraordinary book. It's full of credible information, solid suggestions for Wiccan practice, and engaging stories to bring Wicca to life for the reader. The author clearly presents the depth, beauty, and wisdom of Wicca.
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Wicca and Witchcraft for Dummies
Diane Morgan
Manufacturer: HUNGRY MINDS (TWLD)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Wicca
| Earth-Based Religions
| Religion & Spirituality
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000K2TF90 |
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- The Courage Consort
- The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
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