Photobiography
Title | Photobiography PDF eBook |
Author | Akane Kawakami |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2017-12-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1351191578 |
"Why do photographs interest writers, especially autobiographical writers? Ever since their invention, photographs have featured - as metaphors, as absent inspirations, and latterly as actual objects - in written texts. In autobiographical texts, their presence has raised particularly acute questions about the rivalry between these two media, their relationship to the 'real', and the nature of the constructed self. In this timely study, based on the most recent developments in the fields of photography theory, self-writing and photo-biography, Akane Kawakami offers an intriguing narrative which runs from texts containing metaphorical photographs through ekphrastic works to phototexts. Her choice of Marcel Proust, Herve Guibert, Annie Ernaux and Gerard Mace provides unusual readings of works seldom considered in this context, and teases out surprising similarities between unexpected conjunctions. Akane Kawakami is a Senior Lecturer in French and francophone literature at Birkbeck University of London."
Lincoln
Title | Lincoln PDF eBook |
Author | Russell Freedman |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 1989-09-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0547532202 |
The Newbery Medal–winning book for young readers presents “a human portrait of a politician honorably confronting the most vexing issues of his era” (The New York Times Book Review). Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. This Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on Lincoln’s presidency, skillfully explaining the many complex issues he grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of his tragic death at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. The volume concludes with a sampling of Lincoln writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites. "Few, if any, of the many books written for children about Lincoln can compare with Freedman's contribution…This is an outstanding example of what (juvenile) biography can be. Like Lincoln himself, it stands head and shoulders above its competition." —School Library Journal
Sally Ride
Title | Sally Ride PDF eBook |
Author | Tam O'Shaughnessy |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2015-10-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1596439947 |
"A biography of the famous astronaut drawing on personal and family photographs from her childhood, school days, college, life in the astronaut corps, and afterward."--
Driven
Title | Driven PDF eBook |
Author | Don Mitchell |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426301553 |
A biography of Henry Ford, the industrial visionary who changed the automobile from rich man's toy into affordable necessity.
Inventing the Future
Title | Inventing the Future PDF eBook |
Author | Marfe Ferguson Delano |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2015-03-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426322208 |
Presents a biography of Thomas Edison, illustrated with photos of his life and inventions.
King
Title | King PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Johnson |
Publisher | Viking Adult |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
King is the first true photobiography of a hero's journey. Never before has his life been so richly chronicled from so many different points of view. A powerful collection of photographic images combined with text by National Book Awardwinning writer Charles Johnson detail the pivotal events of King's public life--as well as his family life--in a rich & stirring format. In this book, we see Martin Luther King, Jr., in all his aspects: as son & student, husband & father, powerful preacher & courageous leader of the civil rights movement, martyr for the cause of racial justice, & finally American icon. Photographer Bob Adelman & photo editor Robert Phelan have compiled an impressive & comprehensive array of images depicting this great man's life & times. We see King standing before a packed congregation at the Dexter Baptist Church during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, or in his own backyard playing with his children. In one moment we observe King peering calmly through the bars of the Birmingham jail after one of his arrests; the next, strapping sandals on the feet of his young daughter. There is the tragic scene in Memphis seconds after his assassination, with anguished witnesses pointing in the direction of the gunshots, & the aftermath in Atlanta, a crush of mourners following his horse-drawn casket through the streets. And of course, the indelible image of King speaking the immortal words "I have a dream..." on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Through hundreds of photographs, we see a country being changed, an era & legacy being formed, but above all, we are given a privileged look at the man himself--at his most human & humanitarian.
Bylines
Title | Bylines PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Macy |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426305141 |
The life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death.