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"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets," "The Red Badge of Courage," "George's Mother," "The Third Violet," journalism, tales and sketches, poetry. Includes firsthand accounts from Greece, and from Cuba during the Spanish-American war. ... Read more

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Conjures up Images that Stay with You
His prose is excellent, but his poetry (the black riders / war is kind) is what stays with me.The striking images, dark humor and subversive fight against authority bring me back to the book decade after decade.These aren't Shakespearean sonnets; if he was born a hundred years later he would be channeling his raw feelings into writing lyrics for Rage Against the Machine.His poetry seems so modern it is hard to reconcile it with the completely different feel of The Red Badge of Courage and his splendid Spanish American War reporting.

The great American war novel plus
This volume contains all of Crane's major writings. I believe it is fair to say that it is 'The Red Badge of Courage' that gives Crane his place in the American pantheon. This is arguably the finest war novel ever written by an American. Its imaginative construction of the inner conflict of a young dreamer when confronted with the reality of battle-and the redemptive aftermath is a tautly and beautifully written realistic , moral drama. Its perception of the part imagination plays in our apprehension of reality connects it with a long tradition of the novel from 'Quixote' to ' Lord Jim'.
Crane like Keats was a literary fire that burned briefly but deeply and intensely.
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The first comprehensive history of the newspaper press of the United States. It begins with Benjamin Harris's "Publick Occurences," which appeared in Boston in 1690, and ends with the "Daily Globe," issued in the same city early in 1872, thus embracing a period of nearly two hundred years.

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A teen Devil Wears Prada, with flair, fashion, and fun
The Meat Packing District in Manhattan is a bus ride --- and a world --- away from the midtown offices of the New York publishing industry. Yet 15-year-old celebrity junkie and fashion disaster Susanna Barringer has a plan to leave her neighborhood behind and make her mark by dishing dirt on the rich and famous. After concocting a stunt that grabs the attention of Scene magazine's editor-in-chief Nell Wickham, Susanna lands a "special internship" for the summer.

Susanna's scientist father and her mother, who works in the payroll department at Bloomingdale's, are puzzled by their daughter's obsession with the lives of celebrities. They are surprised when they learn about her summer job but support her decision to pursue her dream. Her best friend Amelia, whose nickname is Mel, is also happy that Susanna has landed a job at Scene.

As a journalist-in-training, Susanna dreams of launching her New York career dressed in trendy clothes while interviewing celebrity heartthrob Randall Sanders. Instead of rubbing shoulders with stars and parading down the red carpet, Susanna spends her days running to Starbucks for beverages and sweets for "Queen" Nell, who can never quite get Susanna's name right. Nell has plans to launch a teen version of Scene and wants someone average and "ordinary" like Susanna to bounce ideas off of for the new magazine.

When not catering to her boss's every whim, Susanna runs errands and makes photocopies for other demanding staff members. She also makes a few friends, including hunky photographer Keith, who treats her like a little sister. And Susanna's integrity is put to the test when a co-worker suggests she be approached to sneak out some designer shoes from "the fashion closet."

While not at work, Susanna helps her parents care for "the Trips," her 13-month-old triplet brothers --- Evan, Henry and Sam. The Trips, who Susanna also calls "poop machines," go through Pampers like Nell goes through iced skim lattes.

As the summer grinds on, Susanna toils at her "dream job" waiting for her big break. Meanwhile, Mel performs community service at Mount Sinai Hospital, visiting with terminally ill patients. One day Mel invites Susanna to meet Edgar, a dying man who enjoys hearing about the lives of celebrities. During one visit, she is moved by Edgar's cheerfulness in the face of his pain and begins to question her calling. But Edgar doesn't dismiss Susanna's dream as being shallow or superficial. Instead, he offers her these words of wisdom: "As soon as you figure out who you are, never be anyone else."

Written in a sassy and refreshing voice, SUSANNA SEES STARS by Mary Hogan is an uplifting story about being true to oneself while reaching for the stars.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

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Susanna Barringer has landed that ultimate summer job: an internship at Scene, one of the hottest celeb gossip magazines. Her new employer is impressed with her intelligence, but that doesn't mean Susanna is in for anything more exciting than finding the exact shade of pollen yellow eye shadow for her boss, or perfecting the Starbucks run. Or will her sharp wits and fierce determination propel her to unimaginable heights?

Susanna Sees Stars is a whirl of excitement, name-dropping, and pure fun that will whisk readers away. Hogan keeps it real by giving Susanna distinct and personable qualities that ensure her character is a grounded one, and her smarts and crazy antics will ensnare readers while at the same time giving the plotline flair. This enjoyable, unpretentious, and substantial novel is a The Devil Wears Prada for the teenage set.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Susanna has always been obsessed with celebrities and all the gossip that goes along with them. She knows everything there is to know about all the A-List stars that roam the earth. Susanna's previous jobs have never been very glamorous, or anything even close to dealing with celebs. But it all changes when summer comes around and Susanna lands a spot at the hottest publication ever, Scene magazine.

The perfect job for the perfect person... right?

Sure, Susanna knows all there is to celebrities, but interacting with them and actually talking to them is a whole different ballpark. Besides, meeting someone famous can be pretty intimidating most of the time. Susanna's amateurism is shown when she gets the chance to ask Brad Pitt some questions, and doesn't even make it to the meeting on time. After that, Susanna's celebrity interactions takes on a snowball effect, becoming horrible one after the other.

Aside from getting coffee for her bossy boss, to making sure her outfits are cute enough, Susanna has to try her best to find the biggest scoop of the summer to show everyone that she can do anything they can do. Let's just hope she finds some good gossip quickly before she gets fired (even if she can't really get fired in an internship).

A novel that revolves around a girl who is determined, SUSANNA SEES STARS is one book that we can all appreciate. Both genuine and entertaining, Susanna takes her job one step at a time, making her the perfect heroine for those who aspire to have the same job as her. The perfect read for anyone -- and with a sequel coming soon.

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The first volume of this two-volume work.Volumes available individually or as a set. ... Read more

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This witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press tells of how the era s raucous journalism was essential in creating a lasting nation. Includes: Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, & Sam Adams -- all leading journalists; George Washington & John Adams, the leading disdainers of journalists; & Thomas Jefferson, the leading manipulator of journalists. Also includes the incendiary James Franklin, Ben s brother & one of the first muckrakers; the high-minded Thomas Paine; the hatchet man James Callender; & a rebellious crowd of pamphleteers & publishers. The participants publicly aired the issues that would lead America to declare its independence &, after the war, determine what sort of nation it would be. ... Read more

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Very Interesting
Eric Burns provides a brilliant look at the major newspapers of this country, starting with the first in the colonies from the early 18th century, onward through about 1804.Somehow he turns this ostensibly boring topic into a fun, quick, and lively read.I highly recommend it.

Very Interesting... But Very Dry
Really interesting topic and history, but very dry.Great for journalists, and those who are interesting in see how far (or not so far) American journalism has progressed since it's earliest days.

Newspapers are still a rag
"Infamous Scribblers" was a fantastic read. Newspapers haven't changed much since colonial times. the best part of the book was the historical facts brought up, and the infighting of politicians and printers, among themselves and with each other. It brought out things about our founding fathers that aren't in your regular history books. There is a very great likeness of events and people then and now, The one big difference today is newspapers don't attack like they did then. They didn't hold back much at all and would keep it up and not backdown. Give it a try I think you will enjoy it....Ken

Flat
Covering the lies and slanders in US journalism from colonial times through the revolution and Federalist time periods, this book delivers an overview of the major events during these segments of US history. There is little background delivered, just a series of vignettes as Burns chronologically delivers news coverage of the important events of the time.

Given the invective inherent in the journalism of the time, I expected a more vibrant work than Mr. Burns provides. For all of our history up to the War of 1812, the US was an untested experiment, and the population split into decidedly rancorous, polar opposite factions, that sometimes violently disagreed with each other. This was when our 2 party system of government was formed and each faction had their own journals, gazettes and newspapers which behaved quite atrociously.

Somehow Eric Burns delivers coverage of the events with little or no passion. The result is a remarkably flat read that is quite difficult to get through. This book does sparkle at certain points, particularly with reference to Thomas Jefferson. Burns reveals Jefferson as something of a rogue, a manipulator of people, facts and freedoms. These pages were quite interesting as Burns delivers a Jefferson who is quite human. But the views of the rest of the Founding Fathers are traditional, and, as a result, repetitious of what many, many others have already written.

Working as he does, from actual newspaper accounts at the time, replete with the aforementioned published lies and slander, I had hoped he would deliver views of Adams, Morris, Livingston, Washington, Franklin, et al., with more of what he provided for Jefferson: Realism. This was pretty juicy stuff, but no, he simply quotes from 30-40 journals with little or no analysis. The result is a very flat read, one that the author himself does not participate in and one that is repetitious of so many others that it is difficult to stay with.

Not a History of Journalism, But Journalism as History
The early chapters are extremely well-researched and well-written.Unfortunately, as work progressed and the deadline approached, the quality declined -- but only from an A+ to a B-.A little too much clipping and pasting of what other people wrote or what early newspapers published; a few too many gaps in historical context.By the last chapter, George Washington is reported to be retiring to Mount Vernon in 1787.(It was 1797, you can look it up; but I thought that was the job of authors and editors.)Nevertheless, recommended reading for anyone interested in American history. ... Read more

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William Morris founded "Commonweal" in 1885 as "The Official Journal of the Socialist League". Its declared aim was to promote "the principles of Revolutionary International Socialism". The paper established itself as a leading socialist journal of the period and included articles by Friedrich Engels, Eleanor Marx and George Bernard Shaw. Morris contributed a regular "News" column to the paper in which he analyzed contemporary events from a Marxist perspective. These articles form the basis of this volume. The publication of this collection - along with the "Political Writings" volume from the William Morris Library: series 1 - means that all Morris's work from "Justice" and "Commonweal" are now avaiable. ... Read more