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.Twelfth Night from: Bloom's Literary Criticism 2008-04 >>See More Reviews & Details on Twelfth Night |
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.George Eliot's Silas Marner by: Pamela Loos 2002-08 George Eliot, born Marian Evans in 1819, spent most of her early life in rural Warwickshire. This early upbringing is apparent from her easy comfort in writing about country settings, with attention to detail and niceties that a born-Londoner would generally not be able to provide. Eliot's life was not that of the typical Victorian lady; she worked in publishing, including periodicals, translations, and writing her own fiction. Eliot led a 'colourful' life; living in a common-law marriage with Lewes, a man who left his wife and children for her, she then married after his death a man twenty years her junior, only to die eight months later. Silas is a weaver, a rather grumpy and sour man, whose primary occupation and avocation is ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on George Eliot's Silas Marner |
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.Ragtime by: Pamela Loos, E. L. Doctorow 2004-03 I delayed reading this book for many years, because it sounded sort of hokey. That was a HUGE mistake. It is one of the most beautiful books that I've ever read. It makes me cringe when people describe a book using the "tapestry" metaphor, but it is really fitting here: the reader watches, spellbound, as a city full of individual lives come and go and interact in surprising ways during a fascinating period of American history. Everyone is here: the Gilded Age millionaires, the upper middle class suburbanites, the newly-arrived immigrants, the writers and singers and musicians, the protesters. Every thread that still makes up a city appears and lives and works together. We see them all, and we see the world as they see it, even ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Ragtime |
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.Fielding's Amazon: The Adventurer's Guide to the Mysteries of the Amazon by: Pamela Bloom 1994-12 I delayed reading this book for many years, because it sounded sort of hokey. That was a HUGE mistake. It is one of the most beautiful books that I've ever read. It makes me cringe when people describe a book using the "tapestry" metaphor, but it is really fitting here: the reader watches, spellbound, as a city full of individual lives come and go and interact in surprising ways during a fascinating period of American history. Everyone is here: the Gilded Age millionaires, the upper middle class suburbanites, the newly-arrived immigrants, the writers and singers and musicians, the protesters. Every thread that still makes up a city appears and lives and works together. We see them all, and we see the world as they see it, even ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Fielding's Amazon: The Adventurer's Guide to the Mysteries of the Amazon |
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.Elizabeth Bennet by: Pamela Loos 2004-01 I delayed reading this book for many years, because it sounded sort of hokey. That was a HUGE mistake. It is one of the most beautiful books that I've ever read. It makes me cringe when people describe a book using the "tapestry" metaphor, but it is really fitting here: the reader watches, spellbound, as a city full of individual lives come and go and interact in surprising ways during a fascinating period of American history. Everyone is here: the Gilded Age millionaires, the upper middle class suburbanites, the newly-arrived immigrants, the writers and singers and musicians, the protesters. Every thread that still makes up a city appears and lives and works together. We see them all, and we see the world as they see it, even ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Elizabeth Bennet |
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.Fielding's Brazil: The Sensual and Entertaining Guide to Adventure in Brazil by: Pamela Bloom 1994-10 I delayed reading this book for many years, because it sounded sort of hokey. That was a HUGE mistake. It is one of the most beautiful books that I've ever read. It makes me cringe when people describe a book using the "tapestry" metaphor, but it is really fitting here: the reader watches, spellbound, as a city full of individual lives come and go and interact in surprising ways during a fascinating period of American history. Everyone is here: the Gilded Age millionaires, the upper middle class suburbanites, the newly-arrived immigrants, the writers and singers and musicians, the protesters. Every thread that still makes up a city appears and lives and works together. We see them all, and we see the world as they see it, even ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Fielding's Brazil: The Sensual and Entertaining Guide to Adventure in Brazil |
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.As You Like It from: Blooms Literary Criticism 2007-11 I delayed reading this book for many years, because it sounded sort of hokey. That was a HUGE mistake. It is one of the most beautiful books that I've ever read. It makes me cringe when people describe a book using the "tapestry" metaphor, but it is really fitting here: the reader watches, spellbound, as a city full of individual lives come and go and interact in surprising ways during a fascinating period of American history. Everyone is here: the Gilded Age millionaires, the upper middle class suburbanites, the newly-arrived immigrants, the writers and singers and musicians, the protesters. Every thread that still makes up a city appears and lives and works together. We see them all, and we see the world as they see it, even ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on As You Like It |
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.The Crucible by: Pamela Loos, Arthur Miller 2004-03 This play is a major must-read. It's about a young girl turned deadly when she is scorned by the married man she wants. Set in the era of the Salem witch trials, the common matter of an adulterous affair becomes a matter of life & death - literally -as the young girl points her finger & cries "Witch!", so to speak, in order to get back at the married man & his wife. It is such a riveting story that you won't want to put the book down until you've reached the end. >>See More Reviews & Details on The Crucible |
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.Fashion Sales Promotion: The Selling Behind the Selling by: Pamela M. Phillips, Ellye Bloom, John D. Mattingly 1987-05 This play is a major must-read. It's about a young girl turned deadly when she is scorned by the married man she wants. Set in the era of the Salem witch trials, the common matter of an adulterous affair becomes a matter of life & death - literally -as the young girl points her finger & cries "Witch!", so to speak, in order to get back at the married man & his wife. It is such a riveting story that you won't want to put the book down until you've reached the end. >>See More Reviews & Details on Fashion Sales Promotion: The Selling Behind the Selling |
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.Amazon Up Close by: Bloom Pamela February 01, 1997 Few books have ever excited me as much as this one. My copy has a sticker that says it won Best Guidebook of the Year and this book deserves it. The author has obviously traveled herself through the Amazon and she gives a lot of "up close" tips. But what makes the book so special are also the articles written by other people--scientists and shamans who work with tribal people. The chapter by Dr. Meyer who had a shamanisticc experience with an Indian tribe and fire ants is just incredible! I wasn't even planning to go to the Amazon when I visited Brazil but somehow this book ended up in my hands and changed my life. Whether you are going to the Amazon or just want to read about it,get this book. I loved it! >>See More Reviews & Details on Amazon Up Close |