Less than a Treason: Hemingway in Paris

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When the first installment of Peter Griffin's biography of Hemingway appeared in 1985, it won widespread acclaim, especially among writers. The late Raymond Carver, in The New York Times Book Review, called it "wonderful and intimate" and said "it brings to life the young Hemingway with all
his charm, vitality, good looks, passionate dedication to writing, like nothing else I've ever read about the man." Ward Just called Along With Youth "one of the most purely attractive biographies I have ever read." Tom Stoppard chose it as one of his "Books of the Year." And James Dickey declared
that Griffin's "involvement with his subject is so complete and so creative that the reader cannot help murmuring with approval and enlightenment at page after page."
Along With Youth brought Hemingway from childhood to his marriage in 1921 to Hadley Richardson. Now, in Less Than a Treason, Peter Griffin vividly recaptures Ernest's early Paris years, when he met Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, tnd F. Scott Fitzgerald, and published his first important collection
of stories, In Our Time, as well as his finest novel, The Sun Also Rises. As in the first volume, Griffin provides here an intimately detailed rendering of Hemingway's life. The book is replete with physical detail--the sights and sounds of working-class Paris, skiing in the Austrian Alps, the
running of the bulls at Pamplona. Griffin presents Hemingway's friendships with Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound (he thought both were "lazy," but respected them for their talent and influence), his dislike of writers John Dos Passos and Ford Maddox Ford and his less-than-favorable opinion of Maxwell
Perkins (he felt Perkins was more interested in business than literature). For Hemingway's personal life, there is his infatuation with Lady Duff Twysden, his affair with Pauline Pheiffer, and the failure of his first marriage.
Throughout this book, Griffin shows how Hemingway incorporated much of his life into his fiction, where the central character is Ernest himself, working out the crises that plagued him at the time. Griffin does all this with a seamless style, weaving unpublished material (including hours of
Hadley's reminiscences recorded shortly before her death) into an intriguing narrative of a great writer's life.

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LESS THAN A STUDY.......2007-06-14

Peter Griffin's "Less Than a Treason" is a smoothly written account of Hemingway's years in Paris in the twenties, yet at only 177 pages, it seems both thin and unoriginal. A glance at the Sources note in the back makes clear how much Griffin relies on other scholars, most notably Carlos Baker, and although the author toured Hemingway's Paris, he makes the most glaring mistakes, left uncorrected by Oxford Press: he leaves the s off Chartres; Hemingway's left bank street runs up Montmartre, the wrong hill; the Vosges comes out Vogues; and he confuses Montmartre with Montparnasse. Key characters are never profiled adequately; Gertrude Stein in particular is passed over quickly, with no evaluation of her claims to have influenced Hemingway's prose style. Griffin's account of Hemingway's Parisian years is simply not competitive with the work of other biographers. Keep shopping.

Day Trips from San Antonio, 2nd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away

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Day Trips from San Antonio, 2nd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away
Paris Permenter , and John Bigley
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ASIN: 0762722819

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From dude ranches and rodeos in Bandera to cruising the intracoastal waterway of the Rockport-Fulton area, this guide shows readers there's lots to do in the environs of San Antonio.

Day Trips from San Antonio: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away (Day Trips Series)

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A Great help for a Londoner In Texas

Day Trips from San Antonio: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away (Day Trips Series)
Paris Permenter , and John Bigley
Manufacturer: Globe Pequot
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ASIN: 0762705426

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A Great help for a Londoner In Texas.......2000-04-24

My husband and I travelled to Texas on holiday and this book was brilliant it saved us time and helped us find things we wouldn't have found with out the help of this book. I would recommend it in an instant.

Affordable Paris: How to See the Best for Less (Fodor's Affordables)

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Affordable Paris: How to See the Best for Less (Fodor's Affordables)
Fodor's
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ASIN: 0679026053
Release Date: 1993-12-28

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· Where to stay and eat on a budget--hundreds of choices
· Great money-saving tips, including when to go and the best ways to save money when dining
· All the best sights--what's worth the money and what's not
· Off-the-beaten-track exploring tours around Paris, as well as day trips to Chartres, Fontainebleau, and Versailles
· Best shopping bargains
· French vocabulary list and menu guide
· Over 30 pages of maps, including maps detailing Left Bank and Right Bank budget dining and lodging

Changing Daily Urban Mobility: Less Or Differently? Report Of The 102nd. Round Table On Transport Economics. Paris, 1996

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Changing Daily Urban Mobility: Less Or Differently? Report Of The 102nd. Round Table On Transport Economics. Paris, 1996
Economic Research Centre
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Day Trips from Austin, 2nd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away

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Day Trips from Austin, 2nd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away
Paris Permenter , and John Bigley
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ASIN: 0762711795

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Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips describes hundreds of fascinating, exciting (and many free of charge) things to do, most within a two-hour drive of Austin. Tour the winery and sample the private reserve at Bell Mountain/Oberhellman Vineyards in Fredricksburg. Explore the rapids on a tubing trip with the Rockin' R River Rides in New Braunfels. Relax with a picnic on the scenic banks of Guadalupe River State Park in Boerne. Take the kids on a hayride and feed the barnyard animals at the Jersey Barnyard in Warrenton. Celebrate Harvestfest in the biergarten at Walburg Restaurant, located in the German farming community of Walburg. Each day trip includes travel directions, destination highlights, other places to visit along the way, choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges) and shopping. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages, maps)

Day Trips from Austin, 3rd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away

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Day Trips from Austin, 3rd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away
Paris Permenter , and John Bigley
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ASIN: 0762727489

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From a German farming community to a tubing trip on the rapids, there are exciting things to see and do in the area around Austin, Texas.

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LESS THAN A TREASON, HEMINGWAY IN PARIS
Peter Griffin
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, 1990
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NSIDQC

Paris for Less (For Less Compact Guides)

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Not as good as London for Less, but worthwhile

Paris for Less (For Less Compact Guides)
Christina Prostano
Manufacturer: Metropolis International
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ASIN: 1901811158

Book Description

Each book in the for Less guidebook series contains up-to-date information on events, attractions, hotels, and restaurants; a foldout street map; and a unique discount card that offers savings of 20 percent-70 percent at the city's best places. Unlike other guidebooks for the money-conscious traveler, this series does not limit its coverage to inexpensive places, but rather details all the popular places in every price range-from pizzerias to trendy Italian restaurants and from budget motels to posh hotels.

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Not as good as London for Less, but worthwhile.......2000-03-15

We bought this book, as well as London for Less when we went to London and Paris last year. These books are a bit different from other guidebooks in that they include a card which gives you discounts at restaurants, tourist sites, stores, etc. at places that have made an arrangement with the book's publisher. The book serves as a typical guidebook, and includes many things that are not in this discount group. There are a decent number of places that accept the card, and we did save more money than we spent on the guide, so it was a good purchase for us. I'd recommend it, but I'd also buy another guide to Paris (I had several other guides). If you go to London, DEFINITELY get London for Less. The guides authors/publishers are from London, and created that guide first. They then wrote Paris for Less after their success, and you can definitely see the difference in the two guides, since the London book has much more information and has a lot more participating merchants. (We had seen these books recommended on a number of travel websites and books,and available directly from the publisher, but we bought it on Amazon, since it was cheaper.)

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Compact Guide Disappointing

Paris for less - Compact Guide
Metropolis
Manufacturer: Metropolis Pub.
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ASIN: 1901811859

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Covers a popular European or North American destination and contains coupons that enable visitors to obtain big discounts at the top attractions and museums in each city. These discounts - usually 50% or 2-for-1 deals - ensure that each book can pay for itself in one day. A fold-out map, which includes a vicinity map and a detailed street index and links to the 100 pinpoint maps in each guide, makes getting around easy.

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Compact Guide Disappointing.......1999-07-27

After reading the reviews for the Paris for Less guides I selected the "compact" guide as one of the travel books we would take on our family trup to Paris. (We also bought the London for Less "compact" guide.) The map in the book was useful. However the coupon items were not really for "major" attractions and were all for a single user not for a family. IF you're going to use "Paris for Less" get the larger guide not the compact version.

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There are those who are popular.
There are those who are outcasts.
And there are those who must choose between the two.

Megan Tuw has always been popular. As a leader of her high school’s most cliquish group, she’s among the anointed girls who think nothing of ridiculing those who don’t fit in. That includes Perdita Wiguiggan—a classmate Megan and her friends openly refer to as the Freak. But Megan doesn’t know the first thing about Perdita, since she would never dream of talking to her. Only when the two girls are thrown together in detention does Megan begin to see Perdita as more than someone with an odd last name, as more than the school outcast. And slowly, Megan finds herself drawn into an almost-friendship.

Then Megan faces a choice: Perdita or the group?

From the Hardcover edition.

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Walking Naked.......2007-01-10

I bought this for my daughter as required reading for English and it ended up being her favorite book.

Walking naked.......2006-11-04

Walking Naked is a good book. The protagonist Megan kind of annoyed me though. Her character and sense of judgement of Perdita is totally wrong, and it's obvious because of the group of friends she hangs out with. They chant, "FREAK! FREAK! FREAK!" at Perdita when she walks past them. Wtf? Megan, in my opinion, was a somewhat typical stereotype of a teenage girl who is all about being in the clique and everything, but acts mean to the ones who are weird.

Worth a read.......2005-11-09

This novel is based on a teenage girl named Megan Tuw who goes through the troubles of a popular girl in high school. She was one of the leaders in the crowd along with her best friend Candace. Everything was fine untill she got into detention with the freak, the outcast, Perdita Wiguiggan. As time past Megan had become a little distant with her best friend and thought Perdita was pretty interesting. But if she choses to become friends with Perdita, her reputation would be ruined and the whole school would be against her.
I had to read the book for Literature circle and it was one of the books that I actually finished.(teachers don't check if you read it or not.) I love the book because it was very realistic and well written. Definitely worth a read, especially to teenagers. It would teach people a lesson and to think before they act.
This book lost a star because I didn't understand the poems. Since this is mainly a teen read, the poems seemed as if it was to be read by older people. But don't worry, there arn't many poems and they don't affect the way you read the book.
If you havn't read it, I suggest you pick up the book today.

Excellent Book.......2005-08-16

Walking Naked is a excellent book. Its about Megan whos popular befriending the school outcast Perdita. Megan is soon faced with a choice to chose between her friends in the cool crowd or being an outcast with Perdita. That is one part in the storyline were Perdita acted like a lunatic in front of one of Megan's friends. The ending is shocking and sends a wake up call to Megan. I loved this book. Any teenage girl between the ages of 13-19 should definetly read it.

best book in the world.......2005-07-01

hello, i have read this book, and i think its the best book in teh world. after reading this, powerful, exciting, emotional book, i cried for about 5 days afterwards, it felt as if i acctually knew the characters really well! thank you for such a beautiful, aspiring, heart toughing book!
ashlea mansfield

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Boldly Walking Naked
Cedric Darnell Mixon
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Tempu Tupu!/walking Naked: Africana Women's Poetic Self-portrait

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Tempu Tupu!/walking Naked: Africana Women's Poetic Self-portrait

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Walking Naked
Nina Bawden
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Walking Naked
Bawden
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WALKING NAKED
Nina Bawden
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Walking Naked
Sylvia Hess
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Walking Naked (The Raven long poem series)

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Walking Naked (The Raven long poem series)
Pascal O'Loughlin
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WALKING NAKED.

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Walking Naked: Women, Society, Spirituality in South India

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Filled with highly important and interesting information

Walking Naked: Women, Society, Spirituality in South India
Vijaya Ramaswamy
Manufacturer: Indian Institute of Advanced Study
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Filled with highly important and interesting information.......2007-05-12

Vijaya Ramaswamy's Walking Naked: Women, Society, Spirituality in South India, published by the prestigious Indian Institute of Advanced Study (Shimla), is an extremely important contribution to the growing literature on women, religion and mystical spirituality, by an author who is obviously keen-eyed, well-read, and deeply spiritual as well. Unlike too many "specialist" scholars in the religious studies field in our era, Ramaswamy is actually familiar with many of the truly great saints of not just the past eras but the present one as well. She has combined massive literary research with interviews in the field, including with one of her own Gurus, Andavan Pichchi Amma. After an opening section briefly covering well-known scholarly topics such as the double-standard concerning women's and men's spirituality, unconventional "madness" states of trance and possession, bridal mysticism, and androgyny, she goes on to speak of the "deviancy" of women immersed in spirituality and how they can be "ostracized and marginalized like the prostitute." Yet other women (the medieval Bahinabai and modern figures Anandamayi Ma and Sharada Ma of Bengal, and Andavan Pichchi) were good housewives while demonstrating spiritual greatness, showing that "housewife and saint are not irreconcilable." Yet there is a tension for women with their spirituality, sexuality and domesticity within the patriarchal context. And Ramaswamy, like other feminist writers in the religious field, well articulates the well-known litany of sins of patriarchy--constituting a longstanding, genuine social injustice of the worst kind. She contrasts this with women's spiritual empowerment in a non-patriarchal context such as Tamil Nadu's ancient Sangham society in India's deep south (this Sangham age lasted roughly from the 3rd cent. BCE to the 3rd century CE). This society, matrilineal and sometimes even matrifocal, did not seem to be aware of the transcendent Brahman/Reality, its poetry focusing primarily on love, war and farming. Yet this casteless society saw no domination or disfranchisement of women by men; female infants were as welcome as males (contrast this with patriarchal India up to the present day), there is no evidence of a dowry but rather the converse (a bride price!), women and men were co-sharers in both domestic and public spheres, and female power was worshipped, albeit often feared. The virgin, the barren woman, and even the jilted woman were regarded with a certain awe, sometimes leading to veneration and worship as goddesses.

Ramaswamy has brought a wealth of far more facts and insights not found in either general treatments of women and religion or the specific topic of women in India. Readers interested not so much in feminist issues but in general studies of religious and social developments over time on the Indian subcontinent will also find much to learn from in these 250 pages. For instance, the author has examined the four different kinds of religious traditions competing in South India in the late classical period--Dravidian, Vedic Brahmanical, and the heterodox paths of Buddhism and Jainism, and has brought her study into the present era, examining the "Brahmanical-imperial alliance." In between are interesting studies of women in the early devotional movements of India, women in the Virashaiva movement of Karnataka, women in the Maharashtran Varkari movement, women in the Ramadasi Panth and so forth.

I could go on and on. Anyone wanting to know more about India's spiritual traditions and the terribly important yet relatively neglected topic of gender issues in that extensive land, will do well to procure and read this very rich volume.

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