Jennifer Armstrong: 19 books
by Jennifer Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Jennifer Armstrong’s two masterful novels about Mary Mehan are now together in one volume. Set against the pivotal events of the American Civil War, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan depicts an Irish immigrant girl and her family, struggling to find their place in a country at war with itself. In a starred...
Shattered
Stories of Children and War
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
As bullets ring and bombs are dropped, children watch—mostly from the sidelines, but occasionally in the direct line of fire. Unaware of the political issues or power struggles behind the battle, all they know are the human, emotional consequences of this thing called war. This collection examines...
What a Song Can Do
12 Riffs on the Power of Music
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
This compelling collection of stories explores the powerful impact that music has in our lives—especially in the lives of teens. Each story strikes a new note: Ron Koertge introduces us to the boys in the band—the marching band; Joseph Bruchac contributes a Native American boy with no rhythm whatsoever;...
by Jennifer Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Four score and seven years ago...
So begins one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Given on a cold November day, it wasn't much of a speech, really -- just a few remarks. Not meant to be remembered.
But these few remarks have...
Why? Because We Still Like You
An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club(R)
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
From the bestselling author of Sienfeldia, a behind-the-scenes history of the Mickey Mouse Club that is a treat for anyone who grew up with Walt Disney's television classic.
Full of nostalgia, this book gives you the never before told story of how The Mickey Mouse Club paved the way for all...
by Jennifer Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Tom travels back to the primeval roots of Africa to find himself but the power of Christianity takes control instead.
by Jennifer Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Colonalism, war and regeneration: There may be no more extreme loss than loss of country, identity, historical context and cultural recognition and support. Also the sense of tension is high when blood has been spilt for a cause. In that case, the nervous system is already shattered. What can possibly...
Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted
And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
"Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's deft weave of social history and sharp entertainment reporting explains how [The Mary Tyler Moore Show] made the world safe for Lena Dunham" (Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls)—the making of a classic and groundbreaking TV show, as experienced...
Seinfeldia
How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
The New York Times bestseller about two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld—“A wildly entertaining must-read not only for Seinfeld fans but for anyone who wants a better understanding of how television series are made” (Booklist, starred review).
Comedians Larry David...
Sexy Feminism
A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
"We live in a society where sex is used against women as much as it’s used by women. Sexy Feminism calls foul on that (and other) double standards—and makes manifest my frequent observation that feminists are almost always the sexiest people in the room.” —Jennifer Baumgardner, author...
Sex and the City and Us
How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly, yet fierce cultural dissection of the groundbreaking show” (Chicago Tribune).
This is the story of how a columnist, two gay men, and...
Climate Change
The Facts
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2015
Stockade Books and The Institute of Public Affairs are proud to publish Climate Change: The Facts, featuring 22 essays on the science, politics and economics of the climate change debate. Climate Change: The Facts features the world’s leading experts and commentators on climate change.
Highlights...
Redrawing the Historical Past
History, Memory, and Multiethnic Graphic Novels
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Redrawing the Historical Past examines how multiethnic graphic novels portray and revise U.S. history. This is the first collection to focus exclusively on the interplay of history and memory in multiethnic graphic novels. Such interplay enables a new understanding of the past. The twelve essays explore...
9 mois & caetera
Le secret d'une nuit - Un nouveau bonheur pour Rachel - Le fruit du désir
Language: French
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Le secret d’une nuit, Lindsay Armstrong
Quand elle apprend que Jack McKinnon, l’homme avec lequel elle a passé cinq jours idylliques au bord de l’océan, est un ennemi de son père, Maggie est bouleversée. Non seulement elle doit fuir celui dont elle est tombée amoureuse alors qu’il...
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