Sasha and Emma

Sasha and Emma
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 527
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ISBN-10 : 9780674067677
ISBN-13 : 0674067673
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Sasha and Emma by : Paul Avrich

In 1889 two Russian immigrants, Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, met in a coffee shop on the Lower East Side. Over the next fifty years Emma and Sasha would be fast friends, fleeting lovers, and loyal comrades. This dual biography offers an unprecedented glimpse into their intertwined lives, the lasting influence of the anarchist movement they shaped, and their unyielding commitment to equality and justice. Berkman shocked the country in 1892 with "the first terrorist act in America," the failed assassination of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick for his crimes against workers. Passionate and pitiless, gloomy yet gentle, Berkman remained Goldman's closest confidant though the two were often separated-by his fourteen-year imprisonment and by Emma's growing fame as the champion of a multitude of causes, from sexual liberation to freedom of speech. The blazing sun to Sasha's morose moon, Emma became known as "the most dangerous woman in America." Through an attempted prison breakout, multiple bombing plots, and a dramatic deportation from America, these two unrelenting activists insisted on the improbable ideal of a socially just, self-governing utopia, a vision that has shaped movements across the past century, most recently Occupy Wall Street. Sasha and Emma is the culminating work of acclaimed historian of anarchism Paul Avrich. Before his death, Avrich asked his daughter to complete his magnum opus. The resulting collaboration, epic in scope, intimate in detail, examines the possibilities and perils of political faith and protest, through a pair who both terrified and dazzled the world.

One Night, One Secret, Two Friends

One Night, One Secret, Two Friends
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 1326068385
ISBN-13 : 9781326068387
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis One Night, One Secret, Two Friends by : Sasha Lane

Emma Storey is thirty-two trying to balance her love life, friends and work. She has been in a relationship with Chris for two years and is eagerly anticipating his proposal over a romantic meal. But the proposal doesn't go quite to plan and Emma's world is flipped upside down. To make matters worse, Emma's best friend, Sophie, is full of the joys of a new relationship with her new man, Connor, whom Emma is yet to meet. Emma's mother - homely housewife turned sophisticated divorcee businesswoman - persuades Emma to take a few days' respite from the situation and visit her in New York. But two weeks later Emma is still feeling sorry for herself, so her two work friends, Jenny and Lola, take her out. There she meets a cute guy at the bar, who introduces himself as Johnny. He easily charms a drunken Emma back to his apartment for 'coffee' but this proves to have devastating consequences. Emma is then forced to keep her secret or risk losing everything.

Quirkyalone

Quirkyalone
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 9780060750619
ISBN-13 : 0060750618
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Quirkyalone by : Sasha Cagen

quirkyalone (kwur.kee.uh.lohn) n. adj. A person who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than date for the sake of being in a couple. With unique traits and an optimistic spirit; a sensibility that transcends relationship status. Also adj. Of, relating to, or embodying quirkyalones. See also: romantic, idealist, independent. Are you a quirkyalone? Do you know someone who is? Do you believe life can be prosperous and great with or without a mate? Do you value your friendships as much as your romantic relationships? Do gut instincts guide your most important decisions? Are you often among the first on the dance floor? Coupled or single, man or woman, social butterfly or shrinking violet, quirkyalones have walked among us, invisible until now. Through the coining of a new word, this tribe has been given a voice. Meet the quirkyalones. Read about: The quirkyalone nation: where we live, what we do Quirkytogethers (quirkyalones who have entered long–term relationships) Sex and the single quirkyalone Romantic obsession: the dark side of the quirkyalone's romantic personality Quirkyalones throughout history (profiles in courage)

Love Is for Losers

Love Is for Losers
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 384
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780374313982
ISBN-13 : 0374313989
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Love Is for Losers by : Wibke Brueggemann

This is a laugh-out-loud exploration of sexuality, family, female friendship, grief, and community. With the heart and hilarity of Netflix's critically-acclaimed Sex Education, Wibke Brueggemann's sex positive debut Love Is for Losers is required reading for Generation Z teens. Did you know you can marry yourself? How strange / brilliant is that? Fifteen-year-old Phoebe thinks falling in love is vile and degrading, and vows never to do it. Then, due to circumstances not entirely in her control, she finds herself volunteering at a local thrift shop. There she meets Emma . . . who might unwittingly upend her whole theory on life.

Living My Life

Living My Life
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 532
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0486225445
ISBN-13 : 9780486225449
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Living My Life by : Emma Goldman

The autobiography of the early radical leader and her participation in communist, anarchist, and feminist activities

Blind

Blind
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Publisher : Speak
Total Pages : 418
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780142424551
ISBN-13 : 0142424552
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Blind by : Rachel DeWoskin

First published in hardcover by Viking, 2014.

The Witch Haven

The Witch Haven
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 464
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781534454392
ISBN-13 : 153445439X
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Witch Haven by : Sasha Peyton Smith

Whisked away to Haxahaven Academy for Witches in 1911, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell soon finds herself torn between aligning herself with Haxahaven's foes, the Sons of St. Druon, to solve her brother's murder or saving Manhattan and her fellow witches.

On the Corner of Love and Hate

On the Corner of Love and Hate
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Publisher : Gallery Books
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781982102036
ISBN-13 : 1982102039
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis On the Corner of Love and Hate by : Nina Bocci

For fans of Lauren Layne and Kristan Higgins comes a delightfully “fun bit of fluffy entertainment” (Publishers Weekly) in the first book of a charming new series, in which a young woman is forced to help her old friend revamp his image for the upcoming mayoral elections...and discovers that she might not be as immune to his charms as she once thought. When Emmanuelle Peroni’s father—and current mayor of Hope Lake, Pennsylvania—suggests she help with Cooper Endicott’s campaign, she’s horrified. Cooper, one of her (former) oldest friends, drives her crazy in every way possible. But he’s also her father’s protégé, so Emma reluctantly launches her plan to help him win the local election. It’s not as easy as it looks. Cooper’s colorful love life is the sticking point for many voters, and his opponent is digging up everything he can from his past. It seems that every time Emma puts out the flames from one scandal, another one flares up. Emma knows that if Cooper wants to win, he needs to keep his nose clean. The only problem? She might just be falling in love with the one person she promised never to pursue: the mayoral candidate himself.

Breaking Time

Breaking Time
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Publisher : Harlequin
Total Pages : 293
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780369701138
ISBN-13 : 0369701135
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Breaking Time by : Sasha Alsberg

"Perfect for fans of Outlander... A lush story of star crossed lovers and time traveling assassins." —Laura Sebastian, New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess Fate brought them together. Time will tear them apart. When a mysterious Scotsman suddenly appears in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit him with her car. But, as impossible as it sounds, Callum has stepped out of another time, and it’s just the beginning of a deadly adventure. Klara will soon learn that she is the last Pillar of Time—an anchor point in the timeline of the world and a hiding place for a rogue goddess’s magic. Callum believes he’s fated to protect her at all costs after being unable to protect the previous Pillar, his best friend, Thomas. A dark force is hunting the Pillars to claim the power of the goddess—and Klara and Callum are the only two people standing in the way. Thrown together by fate, the two have to learn to trust each other and work together…but they’ll need to protect their hearts from one another if they’re going to survive.

Love, Anarchy, & Emma Goldman

Love, Anarchy, & Emma Goldman
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 550
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781978804289
ISBN-13 : 1978804288
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Love, Anarchy, & Emma Goldman by : Candace Falk

More than an account of Emma Goldman's legendary career as a political activist, this biography offers an intimate look into her tumultuous affair with Chicago activist and red-light-district gynecologist Ben Reitman. As it charts her twin passions for Reitman and for social reform, it provides new insights into a brilliant, complex woman.