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It's time to make some decisions In , author Kathleen Winsor submitted multiple drafts to MacMillan, but when her story of Restoration England and the sexual exploits of beautiful Amber St. Clare was finally released, more than half of her composition had been edited out. Others condemned the book, including the Catholic Church, for its blatant sexual references and perceived indecency.

Fourteen U. Despite the bans, Forever Amber sold over , copies in the first week of release and went on to sell over 3 million copies. Within a month after publication, the movie rights had been purchased by 20th Century Fox, despite the Hays Office having condemned the novel. Production began but ran into immediate problems. Actress Peggy Cummins, originally cast as Amber, proved to be too inexperienced for the role, and she was replaced by Linda Darnell. Director John M.

Author Gary A. Smith sheds new light on the much maligned movie version of the bestselling novel and shows how misguided censorship can ultimately damage artistic expression. This research work also features glimpses into behind-the-scenes casting, costuming, and an appraisal of David Raksins original score.

A cultural history that does much to explain modern America. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations.

In , the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: million small, lightweight paperbacks for troops to carry in their pockets and rucksacks in every theater of war.

These Armed Services Editions were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy, in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific, in field hospitals, and on long bombing flights.

When Books Went to War is the inspiring story of the Armed Services Editions, and a treasure for history buffs and book lovers alike. I was enthralled and moved. Censoring Sex Author : John E. Semonche surveys censorship for reasons of sex from the nineteenth century up to the present. And Amber's dad is coming home from Paris to live nearby. Life couldn't be better. Until Amber's dad calls.

And the grownups are leaving it up to Amber to decide what to do. Suddenly, Amber feels as if she is in the middle of a bad dream No way Hannah Burton smirks and says, "Let the color wars begin!

Nothing is going right. What to do? Amber Brown is feeling blue. Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt. Her mom and Max are engaged. Her dad is moving back from Paris.

And now her school's overrun by skunks, and she feels like she's being held captive in a hot, crowded school bus that's going nowhere.

But growth spurts and skunks are not her only concerns. Why can't her parents agree on anything. A cultural history that does much to explain modern America. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. In , the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: million small, lightweight paperbacks for troops to carry in their pockets and rucksacks in every theater of war.

These Armed Services Editions were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy, in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific, in field hospitals, and on long bombing flights.

When Books Went to War is the inspiring story of the Armed Services Editions, and a treasure for history buffs and book lovers alike. I was enthralled and moved. Subpar Parks, both on the popular Instagram page and in this humorous, informative, and collectible book, combines two things that seem like they might not work together yet somehow harmonize perfectly: beautiful illustrations and informative, amusing text celebrating each national park paired with the one-star reviews disappointed tourists have left online.

Millions of visitors each year enjoy Glacier National Park, but for one visitor, it was simply "Too cold for me! Equal parts humor and love for the national parks and the great outdoors, it's the perfect gift for anyone who loves to spend time outside as well as have a good read and laugh once they come indoors. Slammerkin: A loose gown; a loose woman. Born to rough cloth in Hogarth's London, but longing for silk, Mary Saunders's eye for a shiny red ribbon leads her to prostitution at a young age.

A dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth, and the position of household seamstress, the ordinary life of an ordinary girl with no expectations. But Mary has known freedom, and having never known love, it is freedom that motivates her. Mary asks herself if the prostitute who hires out her body is more or less free than the "honest woman" locked into marriage, or the servant who runs a household not her own?

And is either as free as a man? Ultimately, Mary remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets: Never give up your liberty. Clothes make the woman. Clothes are the greatest lie ever told. A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me Moth is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted.

Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones. Moth and Sani take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors.

The way each moves forward is surprising, powerful, and unforgettable. Here is an exquisite and uplifting novel about identity, first love, and the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe.

After her grandmother's death Sarah Parsons, nearly sixteen, delights in exploring her family's centuries-old Maryland estate with new friend Jackson, but soon she is having vivid visions of her ancestors, one of whom may be a threat to Sarah's autis.

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