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| Author | : Richard Goldstein |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 2010-04-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1416593020 |
In the stirring signature number from the 1944 Broadway musical On the Town, three sailors on a 24-hour search for love in wartime Manhattan sing, "New York, New York, a helluva town." The Navy boys’ race against time mirrored the very real frenzy in the city that played host to 3 million servicemen, then shipped them out from its magnificent port to an uncertain destiny. This was a time when soldiers and sailors on their final flings jammed the Times Square movie houses featuring lavish stage shows as well as the nightclubs like the Latin Quarter and the Copacabana; a time when bobby-soxers swooned at the Paramount over Frank Sinatra, a sexy, skinny substitute for the boys who had gone to war. Richard Goldstein’s Helluva Town is a kaleidoscopic and compelling social history that captures the youthful electricity of wartime and recounts the important role New York played in the national war effort. This is a book that will prove irresistible to anyone who loves New York and its relentlessly fascinating saga. Wartime Broadway lives again in these pages through the plays of Lillian Hellman, Robert Sherwood, Maxwell Anderson, and John Steinbeck championing the democratic cause; Irving Berlin’s This Is the Army and Moss Hart’s Winged Victory with their all-servicemen casts; Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! hailing American optimism; the Leonard Bernstein–Jerome Robbins production of On the Town; and the Stage Door Canteen. And these were the days when the Brooklyn Navy Yard turned out battleships and aircraft carriers, when troopships bound for Europe departed from the great Manhattan piers where glamorous ocean liners once docked, where the most beautiful liner of them all, the Normandie, caught fire and capsized during its conversion to a troopship. Here, too, is an unseen New York: physicists who fled Hitler’s Europe spawning the atomic bomb, the FBI chasing after Nazi spies, the Navy enlisting the Mafia to safeguard the port against sabotage, British agents mounting a vast intelligence operation. This is the city that served as a magnet for European artists and intellectuals, whose creative presence contributed mightily to New York’s boisterous cosmopolitanism. Long before 9/11, New York felt vulnerable to a foreign foe. Helluva Town recalls how 400,000 New Yorkers served as air-raid wardens while antiaircraft guns ringed the city in anticipation of a German bombing raid. Finally, this is the story of New York’s emergence as the power and glory of the world stage in the wake of V-J Day, underlined when the newly created United Nations arose beside the East River, climaxing a storied chapter in the history of the world’s greatest city.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : powerHouse Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : New York (N.Y.) |
| ISBN | : 9781576874042 |
At the end of World War II New York City went through a period of transformation - loved ones were reunited and babies were born into a new era. African American soldiers who fought in the name of democracy demanded equal rights at home. Women left the factories and returned to the domestic front to raise children and cater to their husbands. Vivian Cherry charts this period with lively vignettes full of compassion and gritty street scenes exuding social conciousness.
| Author | : Roberta Brandes Gratz |
| Publisher | : Bold Type Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781645036869 |
Learn about key moments in New York City's development, starting with the history of the J.M. Kaplan Fund and its role in shaping the city from World War II to the present. The J.M. Kaplan Fund was established in 1945 by Jacob M. Kaplan, and would go on to play a critical role in New York City's cultural and urban life. Kaplan's long leadership of the Fund (1945-1977) was marked by determined advocacy, including the effort to save Carnegie Hall from destruction, support for institutions like The New School for Social Research and the South Street Seaport Museum, as well as to bolster the cause of union democracy, the arts, and the co-operative movement. Since the 1970s, the Fund has been led by Kaplan's daughter, Joan K. Davidson, who has led the Fund to its current place as a forceful presence in New York City's civic life, supporting the Westbeth Artists Housing, Greenmarkets, and more.
| Author | : Natalie Essary |
| Publisher | : Lethe Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1590211979 |
On the corner of 13th and Fascination stands one helluva perfect Goth bar, where there's always a seductive selection of fashion, music, and drama. But when an unknown DJ shows up at the door and lands the best gig in town without paying her dues, everyone's curiosity is piqued higher than Morrissey's hair. Especially that of the model who falls for her, the bartender who befriends her, and the doorman who'd kill to keep the family together. Helluva Luxe is a humorous, dark and sexy story about making strangers into family and seeing the world the way you want to see it. So if you've ever grilled a cheese with a blowtorch, painted teeth down the side of your '59 Chevy, or borrowed your dog's collar to wear out on a Saturday night, then you'll dig the Luxe.
| Author | : Jason Mott |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2022-06-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0593330986 |
***2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER*** Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist, 2022 Maya Angelou Book Award Shortlist, 2022 Carnegie Medal Longlist A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! An Ebony Magazine Publishing Book Club Pick! One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction | One of Philadelphia Inquirer's Best Books of 2021 | One of Shelf Awareness's Top Ten Fiction Titles of the Year | One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books | One of NPR.org's "Books We Love" | EW’s "Guide to the Biggest and Buzziest Books of 2021" | One of the New York Public Library's Best Books for Adults | San Diego Union Tribune—My Favorite Things from 2021 | Writer's Bone's Best Books of 2021 | Atlanta Journal Constitution—Top 10 Southern Books of the Year | One of the Guardian's (UK) Best Ten 21st Century Comic Novels | One of Entertainment Weekly's 15 Books You Need to Read This June | On Entertainment Weekly's "Must List" | One of the New York Post's Best Summer Reading books | One of GMA's 27 Books for June | One of USA Today's 5 Books Not to Miss | One of Fortune's 21 Most Anticipated Books Coming Out in the Second Half of 2021 | One of The Root's PageTurners: It’s Getting Hot in Here | One of Real Simple's Best New Books to Read in 2021 An astounding work of fiction from New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott, always deeply honest, at times electrically funny, that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans and America as a whole In Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. As these characters’ stories build and converge, they astonish. For while this heartbreaking and magical book entertains and is at once about family, love of parents and children, art and money, it’s also about the nation’s reckoning with a tragic police shooting playing over and over again on the news. And with what it can mean to be Black in America. Who has been killed? Who is The Kid? Will the author finish his book tour, and what kind of world will he leave behind? Unforgettably told, with characters who burn into your mind and an electrifying plot ideal for book club discussion, Hell of a Book is the novel Mott has been writing in his head for the last ten years. And in its final twists, it truly becomes its title.
| Author | : Meg Medina |
| Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2021-04-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0763690503 |
In Meg Medina's follow-up to her Newbery Medal-winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love--and finding your rhythm.
| Author | : Graphics Arts Books |
| Publisher | : Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1558689877 |
Take a whirlwind tour through the city that never sleeps with NEW YORK: PORTRAIT OF A CITY. Dazzling full-color photography transports you through the five historic boroughs of the Big Apple. Climb to the top of the Empire State Building, relax in the lush greenery of Central Park, enjoy a world-famous hot dog at Coney Island, and then spend the evening among the bright lights of Times Square. From the celebrated Bronx Zoo to glamorous Radio City Music Hall to the warm beaches of Staten Island, NEW YORK will take your breath away.
| Author | : Claw Money |
| Publisher | : Miss Rosen Editions |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2007-02 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
A two-toned, three-taloned claw paw has been sprawled in aerosol across walls around the world since the early 1990s. One of the first writers to use an icon as her throw up, CLAW is of the rarest breed: the female graff King. Not content just to beat the boys at their own game, CLAW also designs her own clothing line, Claw Money, as well as a jewellery and accessory line, literally creating her own street style. Bombshell explodes all preconceived notions about the icon many have seen but few have known.
| Author | : Cliff Chiang |
| Publisher | : DC Black Label |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2021-10-19 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : |
Ten years ago, the massacre known as Fools’ Night claimed the lives of Batman, The Joker, Nightwing, and Commissioner Gordon…and sent Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, to prison. A decade later, Gotham has grown up-it’s put away costumed heroism and villainy as childish things. The new Gotham is cleaner, safer…and a lot less free, under the watchful eye of Mayor Harvey Dent and his Batcops. It’s into this new city that Selina Kyle returns, a changed woman…with her mind on that one last big score: the secrets hidden inside the Batcave! She doesn’t need the money-she just needs to know…who is “Orpheus”? Visionary creator Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman, Paper Girls) writes, draws, colors, and letters the story of a world without Batman, where one woman’s wounds threaten to tear apart an entire city! It’s an unmissable artistic statement that will change the way you see Gotham’s heroes and villains forever!
| Author | : Jason Massey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-06 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780578672991 |
From the murky and ominous Yemgar Swamp to the bustling and treacherous streets of Brightport, the continent of Ellara provides endless opportunities and challenging pursuits for brave adventurers to experience. Explore the thrilling, unpredictable world of Theria with The Adventurer's Guide to Theria: Vol 1: Ellara, following in the footsteps of legendary characters from the Dungeons and Randomness podcast-famous and infamous, triumphant and tragic.With this handbook as your guide, you will find everything you need to recreate classic sagas from the show or to devise your own epic tales within the world of Theria. Characters, maps, weapons, magic items, monsters, dungeons, and even the cast of the show are at your disposal.In this 5th Edition-compatible volume you'll find:The continent of Ellara, arranged by region, featuring 25 towns, cities, and settlements-each with their own history, culture, and intrigue.Hundreds of stunning pieces of art that bring the characters, locations, items, and monsters of Theria to life.The authentic Therian Endurant class, a staple of the D&R podcast, now in the palms of your energy-charged hands. Use the power of the emotional spectrum to lay waste to your foes or protect your allies with powerful, world-shaking abilities!More than150 tables to aid with character creation, random encounters, and every possible occasion.Descriptions of bone-chilling diseases, madness effects, and critical hit and fumble tables unique to Theria to make your players cheer and shout in equal measure.Slices of Ellaran life, with food, recipes, and alcoholic beverages to make a character's night out even more eventful.Over 300 Ellaran NPCs brought to life, with unique backstories and stats for use throughout your campaigns.A spectacular array of unique beasts, monsters, demons, and more to challenge your players.Theria is now in your hands.We wish you all the luck in the world!
