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Author: Brian Donovan Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469660296 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 291
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The stereotype of the "gold digger" has had a fascinating trajectory in twentieth-century America, from tales of greedy flapper-era chorus girls to tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband. The term entered American vernacular in the 1910s as women began to assert greater power over courtship, marriage, and finances, threatening men's control of legal and economic structures. Over the course of the century, the gold digger stereotype reappeared as women pressed for further control over love, sex, and money while laws failed to keep pace with such realignments. The gold digger can be seen in silent films, vaudeville jokes, hip hop lyrics, and reality television. Whether feared, admired, or desired, the figure of the gold digger appears almost everywhere gender, sexuality, class, and race collide. This fascinating interdisciplinary work reveals the assumptions and disputes around women's sexual agency in American life, shedding new light on the cultural and legal forces underpinning romantic, sexual, and marital relationships.
Author: Brian Donovan Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469660296 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 291
Book Description
The stereotype of the "gold digger" has had a fascinating trajectory in twentieth-century America, from tales of greedy flapper-era chorus girls to tabloid coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband. The term entered American vernacular in the 1910s as women began to assert greater power over courtship, marriage, and finances, threatening men's control of legal and economic structures. Over the course of the century, the gold digger stereotype reappeared as women pressed for further control over love, sex, and money while laws failed to keep pace with such realignments. The gold digger can be seen in silent films, vaudeville jokes, hip hop lyrics, and reality television. Whether feared, admired, or desired, the figure of the gold digger appears almost everywhere gender, sexuality, class, and race collide. This fascinating interdisciplinary work reveals the assumptions and disputes around women's sexual agency in American life, shedding new light on the cultural and legal forces underpinning romantic, sexual, and marital relationships.
Author: Sanjena Sathian Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 198488204X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2021 * One of NPR's Best Books of 2021 * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize “Dizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.” —Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere “Sanjena Sathian’s Gold Diggers is a work of 24-karat genius.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post How far would you go for a piece of the American dream? A magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition. A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectations of his family and their Asian American enclave. He tries to want their version of success, but mostly, Neil just wants his neighbor across the cul-de-sac, Anita Dayal. When he discovers that Anita is the beneficiary of an ancient, alchemical potion made from stolen gold—a “lemonade” that harnesses the ambition of the gold’s original owner—Neil sees his chance to get ahead. But events spiral into a tragedy that rips their community apart. Years later in the Bay Area, Neil still bristles against his community's expectations—and finds he might need one more hit of that lemonade, no matter the cost. Sanjena Sathian’s astonishing debut offers a fine-grained, profoundly intelligent, and bitingly funny investigation into what's required to make it in America. Soon to be a series produced by Mindy Kaling!
Author: Tracie Howard Publisher: Crown ISBN: 038552160X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 302
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ENTER THE WORLD OF “GUCCI, GLITZ, AND GLAMOUR”* IN THIS DELICIOUSLY DECADENT LOOK INTO THE LIVES OF THE YOUNG, THE RICH, THE BEAUTIFUL, AND THE CONNIVING Paulette, Gillian, and Reese are three gold diggers who have dollar signs in their eyes and gold digging in their DNA. Lauren is Paulette’s pampered cousin who never fails to remind Paulette of how different their lives have always been—Lauren the daughter of wealthy black urbanites and Paulette the daughter of the family black sheep who married “beneath her family pedigree.” Paulette will stop at nothing—not even sleeping with her cousin Lauren’s husband—to gain the social status she feels she rightfully deserves. Gillian is a second-generation gold digger and, having learned from the best, strategically sleeps her way to Hollywood—but does she have the talent to be a lasting star? Reese is a career basketball groupie turned NBA trophy wife, and she wears it well, taking advantage of everything her new position affords; but when she finds out that DL may be more than just her husband’s best friend’s initials, she may be forced to realize that all that glitters isn’t gold. The stunningly beautiful, well-bred, but naïve Lauren is the secret envy of her friends. She seems to have all the creature comforts money can buy, but when she’s confronted with a crisis of her own, just how will she respond?
Author: Liz Tolsma Publisher: Barbour Publishing ISBN: 1643527142 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 286
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Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History True, riveting stories of American criminal activity are explored through a unique stories of historical romantic suspense. Collect them all and be inspired by the hope that always finds its way even in the darkest of times. In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business. But Ingrid is confused by the string of men Belle claims to be interviewing for her next husband. When Nils Lindherud comes to town looking for his missing brother, who said he was going to marry Belle, Ingrid has a sinking feeling her sister is up to no good.
Author: Fred Perry Publisher: Antarctic Press ISBN: 9780930655297 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 600
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Call Fort Knox, 'cause Fred Perry's adding another Gold Brick to the pile! This colossal color collection picks up with the milestone 101st color issue, introducing Gina's life as a teacher and some of the many delights and dangers of the Age of Wonders! There's buried cities, relics of the first superheroes, a living super-storm, a baby Saurian, the return of Madrid, and much more! New and familiar faces, friendships and enmities forged, desperate battles fought... oh, and Lowtor tries to marry Ayane.
Author: Rebecca Rosenberg Publisher: ISBN: 9780578427799 Category : Gold mines and mining Languages : en Pages : 318
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1878. Pampered Baby Doe proves tougher than anyone imagines when she finds herself abandoned, pregnant and running a gold mine alone. Her pluck gains the admiration of Silver King Horace Tabor, married, twice her age, and running for U.S. Senator. When scandal and economic ruin threatens Tabor's life, Baby Doe must make a painful choice.
Author: Charlotte Gray Publisher: Catapult ISBN: 1582437653 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 433
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Between 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote wilderness of North America. Within two years, Dawson City, in the Canadian Yukon, grew from a mining camp of four hundred to a raucous town of over thirty thousand people. The stampede to the Klondike was the last great gold rush in history. Scurvy, dysentery, frostbite, and starvation stalked all who dared to be in Dawson. And yet the possibilities attracted people from all walks of life—not only prospectors but also newspapermen, bankers, prostitutes, priests, and lawmen. Gold Diggers follows six stampeders—Bill Haskell, a farm boy who hungered for striking gold; Father Judge, a Jesuit priest who aimed to save souls and lives; Belinda Mulrooney, a twenty–four–year–old who became the richest businesswoman in town; Flora Shaw, a journalist who transformed the town's governance; Sam Steele, the officer who finally established order in the lawless town; and most famously Jack London, who left without gold, but with the stories that would make him a legend. Drawing on letters, memoirs, newspaper articles, and stories, Charlotte Gray delivers an enthralling tale of the gold madness that swept through a continent and changed a landscape and its people forever.
Author: Upen Dave Publisher: ISBN: 9781695566194 Category : Languages : en Pages : 144
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A lovely woman with her eye on the jewelry case. An Indian American father grappling with change. A young lady with a scar trying to rise above the hurt of the past. This entertaining collection of short stories sketches humans as both noble and flawed. These tales range from witty to wrenching to hilarious, and rarely have the ending you expect. The author, Upen Dave, weaves tales inspired by his broad life experience and flavored with a dash of O. Henry, Ernest Hemingway, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Set in the US and around the world, these stories capture the irony of life.
Author: Je'Caryous Johnson Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 044655314X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
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Can a man with money ever find true love? That's the question Caleb Peterson continually asks himself in this novelization of Je'Caryous Johnson's national hit play of the same name. Caleb Peterson has it all-a great job, plenty of money, and a fine fiancee in former model Paisley Terrell. They're all set to get married just as soon as she signs a prenuptial agreement, but there's just one problem..."Paisley don't do pre-nups!" As war wages and trusts start to crumble, it turns into an all-out battle of the sexes. Paisley's best friend, Trina, tries to convince her to "get paid," while Caleb's friends try to prevent him from "getting played." With her relationship in jeopardy, Paisley turns to ex-boyfriend Bobby Trumane, who promises to give her everything her heart desires. Paisley soon realizes that what one man won't do, another man will...but is that what she wants?
Author: Fred Perry Publisher: Antarctic Press ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages :
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"In from Under-Realm": Eager to claim a living spell gifted to Dr. Diggers' old teacher, Gneiss, by the dragon elder Exthilion, duplicitous dragon Ky'rha enlists the aid of troll mage Da'an Bakslyyde (bully, coward, cad and thief). To achieve his chicanery, Da'an calls forth extra-dimensional beings whom no one but he will be able to sense or control. But the summons goes wrong, and now even HE doesn't know where the undetectable trio might be!
Author: Brian Donovan
Author: Brian Donovan
Author: Sanjena Sathian
Author: Tracie Howard
Author: Liz Tolsma
Author: Fred Perry
Author: Rebecca Rosenberg
Author: Charlotte Gray
Author: Upen Dave
Author: Je'Caryous Johnson
Author: Fred Perry