Автор: Francis Pryor
Название: Birth of Modern Britain
ISBN: 0007299117 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007299119
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: From the author of `Britain BC`, `Britain AD` and `Britain in the Middle Ages` comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain`s hidden past

Автор: Pryor, Karen
Название: Don`t shoot the dog!
ISBN: 1860542387 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781860542381
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Описание: The new art of teaching and training

Автор: Francis Pryor
Название: Britain AD
ISBN: 0007181876 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007181872
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Описание: Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and Normans. In his latest book Francis Pryor -- one of Britain's most celebrated archaeologists and author of the acclaimed Britain B.C. and Seahenge -- traces the story of Arthur back to its ancient origins. Putting forth the compelling idea that most of the key elements of the Arthurian legends are deeply rooted in Bronze and Iron Ages (the sword Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake, the Sword in the Stone and so on), Pryor argues that the legends' survival mirrors a flourishing, indigenous culture that endured through the Roman occupation of Britain, and the subsequent invasions of the so-called Dark Ages. As in Britain B.C., Pryor roots his story in the very landscape, from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, to South Cadbury Castle in Somerset and Tintagel in Cornwall. He traces the story back to the 5th-century King Arthur and beyond, all the time testing his ideas with archaeological evidence, and showing how the story was manipulated through the ages for various historical and literary purposesy Geoffrey of Monmouth and Malory, among others. Delving into history, literary sources -- ancient, medieval and romantic -- and archaeological research, Francis Pryor creates an original, lively and illuminating account of this most British of legends.

Автор: Francis Pryor
Название: The Making of the British Landscape
ISBN: 0141040599 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141040592
Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd
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Описание: From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man`s effect on Britain is everywhere. This title includes over 250 maps and photographs that changes the way you see your surroundings.

Автор: Pryor Adam
Название: Body of Christ Incarnate for You: Conceptualizing God`s Desire for the Flesh
ISBN: 1498522688 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498522687
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Описание: Drawing on phenomenologies of the flesh and the erotic, this book provides a constructive approach to the incarnation. It offers a typology of critical themes addressed by the doctrine`s history and considers how understanding the body in ways that break down the Enlightenment subject/object distinction creates new avenues for understanding the incarnation.

Автор: Pryor Liz
Название: Look at You Now: My Journey from Shame to Strength
ISBN: 0812998006 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812998009
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: For readers of "Orange Is the New Black" and "The Glass Castle, "a riveting memoir about a lifelong secret and a girl finding strength in the most unlikely place
In 1979, Liz Pryor is a seventeen-year-old girl from a good family in the wealthy Chicago suburbs. Halfway through her senior year of high school, she discovers that she is pregnant a fact her parents are determined to keep a secret from her friends, siblings, and communityforever. One snowy January day, after driving across three states, her mother drops her off at what Liz thinks is a Catholic home for unwed mothers but which is, in truth, a locked government-run facility for delinquent and impoverished pregnant teenage girls.
In the cement-block residence, Liz is alone and terrified, a fish out of water a girl from a privileged, sheltered background living amid tough, street-savvy girls who come from the foster care system or juvenile detention. But over the next six months, isolated and in involuntary hiding from everyone she knows, Liz develops a surprising bond with the other girls and begins to question everything she once held true. Told with tenderness, humor, and an open heart, "Look at You Now" is a deeply moving story about the most vulnerable moments in our lives and how a willingness to trust ourselves can permanently change who we are and how we see the world.
Advance praise for "Look at You Now"
Engrossing . . . Readers will swiftly be drawn into the author s compassionate retelling of her teen pregnancy her fear, shame, regret, joy, and even her forgiveness of her parents for sending her away. This coming-of-age memoir is authentic and unforgettable. " Publishers Weekly"
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Liz] Pryor s refusal to bury the truth of her experiences is the greatest strength of her book. Her honesty about a youthful error and desire to let that honesty define the rest of her life are both uplifting and inspiring. An unsentimental yet moving coming-of-age memoir. " Kirkus Reviews"
I started reading this book thinking it was a compelling, honest, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant look at the world of teenage pregnancy, and knowing it would offer an inside look at the places where girls used to be hidden away until their babies came. I finished it damp-eyed and understanding that "Look at You Now" is much more than that. It is a story about how family dynamics work. It is about how wrenching it is to give away something born of your flesh, even if you know it s the right decision. It s about how much we can learn from people very much different from us. Most of all, it is a subtle, graceful story about how sometimes the worst things in our lives work best to shape our characters into something shining and true, something that will serve us for the rest of our lives. Liz Pryor says she will never forget the girls she shared that time of her life with. I will never forget this book. I really, really loved it. Elizabeth Berg, author of "The Dream Lover"
Liz Pryor s story is shocking, moving, riveting, and, ultimately, inspiring. She writes like a natural, can balance humor and sorrow perfectly, and in "Look at You Now, "has written a pitch-perfect memoir. Darin Strauss, author of "Half a Life""

Автор: Pryor Riah
Название: Crime and the Art Market
ISBN: 1848221711 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848221710
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Описание: Interest in art crime is at an all-time high. Academia is committing greater resources to it, lawyers are increasingly specializing in the field, and the public is enthralled. Belief that the art market s opaque and unregulated practices are indirectly to blame for these crimes, is also gaining ground. But what are the reasons for criminal activity in the art market? Is the art market any more welcoming to criminals than other sectors? And is law enforcement failing to keep up?" Crime and the Art Market" brings together the author s direct experience from both fields to present an accessible, informative and realistic overview of these crimes in today s society. The book re-examines high-profile criminal cases, while highlighting others which failed to hit headlines but marked significant moments in the legal treatment of art crime. Through interviews, new data and exclusive insight into cases, the book demonstrates the impact of criminal activity on the market and broader society, while exploring claims that changes in the market s behavior are needed."

Автор: Pryor Mel
Название: Nuclear Family
ISBN: 1908998822 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781908998828
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Автор: Henry David, Henry Joe
Название: Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
ISBN: 1616204478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781616204471
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Описание: "Richard Pryor was chain lightning to everything around him. He shocked the world through with human electricity. He blew all our comfortable balance to hell. And Furious Cool captures it brilliantly." --Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin

Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actor/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic during his life, Pryor's performances opened up a whole new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn't just new--it was theretofore unthinkable.

Now, in this groundbreaking and revelatory work, Joe and David Henry bring him alive again both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the myriad influences that shaped both his persona and his art.

"Brothers David and Joe Henry have brought Richard Pryor back to pulsating life, affirming both his humanity and his immortality as a comic--and tragic--genius." --The Huffington Post

"A sleek, highly literate biography that places the comic in the pop-cultural context of his times." --Bloomberg News

"It would be enough if Furious Cool was a profile of Pryor's uncanny talents, psychic turmoil, and ungovernable behavior, but it's also a fascinating history of black comedy . . . Furious Cool captures Pryor's frenetic routines and stage presence on the page . . . The inextricable legacy of Richard Pryor--his boldness, inventiveness, candor, and empathy--lives on." --Los Angeles Magazine

"An addictively readable study of the path of this outsized talent . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryor's name, Furious Cool will be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why." --Esquire

Автор: Pryor
Название: What Did I Do Wrong?
ISBN: 0743286316 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780743286312
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
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Автор: Saul Scott
Название: Becoming Richard Pryor
ISBN: 0062123327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062123329
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Becoming Richard Pryor is a book that breaks new ground. . . . Saul details the amazing way that Richard found his way out of the life for which he seemed destined and into the world of the performing arts. New York Times

Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his family s brothels, in Peoria, Illinois, by a grandmother who often threatened to kick him upstairs with her size-twelve shoes, he always considered himself a bottom dog. He took to the stage originally to escape the tough realities of his childhood but later discovered he could alchemize his stand-up by delving fully, even painfully, into the off-color life he d known. He brought that vitality to a movie career whose best moments Blazing Saddles, Blue Collar, the buddy comedies with Gene Wilder flowed directly out of his spirit of creative improvisation. The major studios considered him dangerous. Audiences felt plugged directly into the socket of life.

Built on groundbreaking research, Becoming Richard Pryor brings into sharp focus the man and his genius as never before. From his heartbreaking childhood, his trials in the army, and his improv days in Greenwich Village to his soul-searching interlude in Berkeley and his rise in the New Hollywood of the 1970s, Becoming Richard Pryor sheds light on an entertainer who, by uniting the spirits of the Black Power movement and the counterculture, forever altered the cultural DNA of America.

A fascinating, exhilarating read. Michael Chabon"

Автор: Francis Pryor
Название: Home
ISBN: 0241955882 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241955888
Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd
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Описание: Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs.