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New York: St Martins Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. This is the first time Jules Verne has been the subject of a biography. Drawing on previously unpublished letters and papers, Herbert R. Lottman reveals Jules Verne, the pioneer of the science fiction genre and the uncannily accurate forecaster of twentieth-century invention, in an entirely new light. In this groundbreaking biography, Lottman explores the dark, private side of the visionary writer. The binding is ivory and black; the top corners are turned in and there is a discolored bump to the front edge. The bottom edges have minor shelf wear. The jacket is bent on the top corners and has minor wear at the spine top and bottom. 366 pages including notes and an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .
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Jules Verne: an Exploratory Biography
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L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz
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New York, New York, U. S. A.: Da Capo Press. New with no dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. A strong and sympathetic portrait. " - New York Times Book Review. Born in 1856 in upstate New York, Baum was a classic "late bloomer" who tried acting, selling and editing. Finally, in his late 30s, he took the advice of his mother-in-law, suffragist leader Matilda Gage, and turned his attention to selling the stories he'd been tellin to his sons and their friends. After a few books were published with varying success, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (originally titled The Emerald City) was released in 1900. It quickly became a bestseller and has remained so ever since. When Oz was transformed in a "traveling music extravaganza" that earned raves across America, Baum became rich and famous for the first time in his life, inspiring him to embark on a myriad theatrical ventures that almost bankrupted his family on several occasions. Fortunately, wife Maud's…
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Paradise, Piece by Piece
by Peacock, Molly
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New York, New York, U. S. A.: Riverhead Books. New in New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Molly Peacock is an award-winning, nationally recognized poet. She is also childless by choice. Over the years she found herself addressing - both internally and to others - crucial matters of self-definition: Was it possible to be a "complete woman" without having children? How does a woman talk about her life if it doesn't involve motherhood? How do people grow up if they don't have children? Peacock puts language to the decisions she made, seeking to learn how her chances became her choices, how, in the words of Simone de Beauvoir, "a destiny" is affected by "a freedom. " Beautifully written, pure and stirring with timely and relevant issues. 337 pages, binding is half-cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .
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Wrestling with the Angel: a Life of Janet Frame
by King, Michael
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Washington, D. C. , U. S.a.: Counterpoint. New with no dust jacket. 2002. First Trade Paperback Edition. Softcover. Doris Lessing wrote "I am impressed by this biography. Reading it reminded me what an extraordinary woman she is, overcoming such obstacles, and making fresh and good use of them in her work. " Insightful, sometimes shocking and always unforgettable, Wrestling with the Angel is a remarkable account of a writer who has been pushed to the limit by life and has pushed back, using the powers of her imagination to create extraordinary work. Janet Frame is New Zealand's most celebrated and least public author. She has published some two doxen works, been shortlisted for the Nobel Prize, and was the subject of Jane Campion's award-winning film, Angel at My Table. Relying on previously unexamined documents, including Frame's diaries and health records, King reveals the formative episodes of her life. 583 pages, including photographs, bibliography, notes, and…
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