New Releases by Virginia Wright

This is my journey out of religion into God''s grace. If you have suffered religion, for far too long, you will find in these pages simple truths that will transform your understanding and set you back on solid ground. I had been a Christian for most of my life and yet I was at the end of my rope. Where was God? Who was He? Did He really love me? At the time, I didn''t realize it but I was in a very controlling church to the point of being cultish. In this book, I will show you what these churches look like and why we get taken in by them. But most importantly, I will show you how to recover without losing your faith in God. The more you learn about His love and grace, the freer you will become. Life, joy and peace will start pouring back in. You will know what you believe and live it to the fullest.

Who decides how, when, and where Americans fall in love and get married? Virginia Wexman''s acute observations about movie stars and acting techniques show that Hollywood has often had the most powerful voice in demonstrating socially sanctioned ways of becoming a couple. Until now serious film critics have paid little attention to the impact of performance styles on American romance, and have often treated "patriarchy," "sexuality," and the "couple" as monolithic and unproblematic concepts. Wexman, however, shows how these notions have been periodically transformed in close association with the appearance, behavior, and persona of the stars of films such as The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, Way Down East, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Sunset Boulevard, On the Waterfront, Nashville, House of Games, and Do the Right Thing. The author focuses first on the way in which traditional marriage norms relate to authorship (the Griffith-Gish collaboration) and genre (John Wayne and the Western). Looking at male and female stardom in terms of the development of "companionate marriage," she discusses the love goddess and the impact of method acting on Hollywood''s ideals of maleness. Finally she considers the recent breakdown of the ideal of monogamous marriage in relation to Hollywood''s experimentation with self-reflexive acting styles. Creating the Couple is must reading for film scholars and enthusiasts, and it will fascinate everyone interested in the changing relationships of men and women in modern culture.

Today, the director is considered the leading artistic force behind a film. The production of a Hollywood movie requires the labor of many people, from screenwriters and editors to cinematographers and boom operators, but the director as author of the film overshadows them all. How did this concept of the director become so deeply ingrained in our understanding of cinema? In Hollywood’s Artists, Virginia Wright Wexman offers a groundbreaking history of how movie directors became cinematic auteurs that reveals and pinpoints the influence of the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Guided by Frank Capra’s mantra “one man, one film,” the Guild has portrayed its director-members as the creators responsible for turning Hollywood entertainment into cinematic art. Wexman details how the DGA differentiated itself from other industry unions, focusing on issues of status and creative control as opposed to bread-and-butter concerns like wages and working conditions. She also traces the Guild’s struggle for creative and legal power, exploring subjects from the language of on-screen credits to the House Un-American Activities Committee’s investigations of the movie industry. Wexman emphasizes the gendered nature of images of the great director, demonstrating how the DGA promoted the idea of the director as a masculine hero. Drawing on a broad array of archival sources, interviews, and theoretical and sociological insight, Hollywood’s Artists sheds new light on the ways in which the Directors Guild of America has shaped the role and image of directors both within the Hollywood system and in the culture at large.

As a mother, grandmother, and a preschool teacher, I know only too well how difficult and frustrating it is for colorists to stay inside of the lines. Child, teen or adult this book is for everyone! With five designs and five pages of each, you can color page one of the design, and if you go outside of the lines, or decide on a different color; you have four more additional pages of the same design to color. Keep coloring until you practice your way to perfect! This book also includes blank Draw Your Own Art pages to practice drawing your art; Practice Your Way to Perfect: Butterflies Coloring Book 2 will bring relaxing moments and joy to all those who turn the pages of this book. -Coloring - is an excellent way to relax and de-stress yourself! -8 x10 single-sided non-perforated pages -Draw your own art pages -Butterfly (Julia Longwing, Monarch, Northern Pearly-eye, Swallowtail, and Zebra Longwing) designs suitable for framing -Color Away Stress through Creativity!- -Virginia Wright Coloring Books by Virginia Wright - Practice Your Way to Perfect: Butterflies Coloring Book, For All Colorists - Practice Your Way to Perfect: Birds of Maine Coloring Book, For All Colorists - Steampunk Alice Coloring Book, For Teen Colorists and Adults - Timothy the Christmas Mouse Coloring Book For Children More books by this author: http: //www.amazon.com/author/virginiawright

This thesis is the first global history of an ubiquitous product, the bentwood chair, one of the most common furnishing items in 19th-century Australia. It identifies two Canadian companies that were large-scale manufacturers of chairs and other products, and traces their local production and global distribution in an integrated history of design, trade, and consumption. It posits that trade between Canada and Australia began earlier and was much larger than current accounts suggest. The thesis contributes to a new understanding of comparative economic development and nascent 19th-century industries and occupations. It analyses a wide range of sources including government reports, trade catalogues, studio and vernacular photography, business publications, family archives, shipping records, and newspaper articles and advertising. It tests the generalisation of exclusive Austrian and American ownership of the massive global trade in bentwood chairs. In doing so, it challenges the perception of a primarily English influence in British Empire trade and consumption.

Coloring is a great way for your child to have fun and develop their hand-eye coordination skills. Timothy the Christmas Mouse Coloring Book For Children, is a companion to the storybook, Timothy the Christmas Mouse. Children will enjoy coloring the adorable holiday-themed illustrations, which are original art pieces of Virginia Wright an award-winning author/illustrator. * 8 x10 coloring pages.* Holiday-themed coloring fun!* Draw your own pages.* Coloring encourages further development of fine motor skills.* Coloring helps develop hand-eye coordination.* For children age 3+ years. * Combine the coloring book with the storybook to make a great gift!* Children''s Christmas coloring book.* Christmas Eve activity. * Kid''s will love the holiday-themed, coloring book!

This case study of members of Iraq Veterans Against the War explores how identity, institutional context and affiliation, emotions, and the notion of healing come together in the experience of activism. Using an interpretive approach, I employ in-depth interviews and observation derived primarily from one local chapter, and visual and textual analysis of newspaper articles, organization documents, and video footage of IVAW actions including Operation First Casualty and the 2012 Medal Return, to better understand the ways in which identification with the institution these activists simultaneously attempt to undermine, the military, shapes their identity and subsequent activism in terms of the actions, strategies and tactics they engage in. I also explore the ways in which their experiences in war and the military have shaped their activism in terms of emotions and the notion of healing. This study finds that identifying as anti-war veterans and deploying that identity in activism enables an insider/outsider status that informs their critique and establishes legitimacy and political standing, which is evident in their public activism. I also find that within this context an emotion culture is created that enables the possibility for healing, catharsis, and the development of a politicized understanding of the mental and physical consequences of war that is intended to empower and mobilize veterans into anti-war activism.

The Artist''s Hand celebrates two complementary and necessary aspects of the art world, the hand of the artist and the role of art institutions, through the Washington Art Consortium''s collection of American prints and drawings. The book chronicles the history of the Consortium--founded in 1975 as a group of institutions throughout Washington State who would share a collection of work by contemporary artists. The Artist''s Hand illustrates the original collection of ninety-seven works accompanied by biographies of the fifty-two artists--among them Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Jo Baer, Myron S. Stout, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Agnes Martin, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, and Andy Warhol. Chris Bruce is director of the Museum of Art at Washington State University. Virginia Wright was instrumental in organizing the Washington Art Consortium and its collection.

The first and only book about the tiny red phenomenon Red''s Eats, where loyal patrons will wait for an hour or more for a rich, succulent lobster roll. Debbie Cronk, whose family has owned Red''s Eats for more than 30 years, shared stories and memorabilia for the book. Red''s has legions of fans across the U.S. because 90% of Maine tourists pass by this iconic lobster shack beside Route one in Wiscasset. As the Frommer''s review points out, this Maine roadside eatery has received more than its fair share of national ink and TV attention. Added to that are the huge number of internet postings that continue spreading the word about Red''s, many of them echoing the opinions of CNN/Money''s review: Red''s is not fancy, just perfect.

Wild Animal Sounds is an interactive picture book, cleverly designed with simple text and a phrased paragraph pattern to help teach children sounds. Not only is this a great learning experience for your pre-schooler, it also provides an ideal opportunity for parents and caregivers to bond with their child in a fun yet educational way. Relive your childhood by taking an imaginary tour of the jungle! Rawr, Gr-aaaaa-ah, G-r-r-r-r-r, like a bear, MMM-ow and Psshhh, like the tallest of giraffes before hunkering down and howling like a coyote: Rup-rup-rup-aroo. While introducing your child to some of the most popular animals in the wild and the funny sounds they make, Wild Animal Sounds will help them develop a sound, word, and picture association. Wild Animal Sounds is a perfect fit for children who are just learning to talk.

An artist and her daughter explore a North Carolina barrier island and tell of all they observe during the course of a September day.

Heavily revised and with a new-co-author, A History of Film , is a comprehensive international survey of the narrative fiction film from its beginnings to the present. In the book, the contributions of major film-producing countries, significant filmmakers, and their films are highlighted within social, artistic, economic, and technological contexts. This fifth edition constitutes a major revision and update over half the text is new! The new edition updates the book''s historical coverage while considerably expanding it to incorporate women and minority filmmakers and audiences, avant-garde and documentary traditions, and the wide array of global filmmaking practices.

Walk alongside an award-winning nature artist as she observes, draws, paints, and writes about the majesty of the world''s largest temperate rain forest. Richly illustrated, evocative, and highly informative, this careful study is an engaging, first-hand look at an ecological treasure. CBC Not Just for Children Anymore!, 2000 CCBC Choices, 2000 John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers, 1999 New York Public Library''s One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, 1999 Ohio Reading Circle, 2000 Society of School Librarians International Book Award (Honor Book), 1999-2000

At foot of title: Education Victoria Topics include: Governing Australia, Democracy in Australia, Antarctica.

Canada''s furniture history includes hitherto unrecognized work of international significance in modern design. In this richly illustrated study, Virginia Wright brings such accomplishments to the fore, employing archival photographs and original documentation to trace the development of professional furniture design, design education, and design advocacy in Canada from 1920 to 1970.Chief among the milestones were the production in Ontario in the mid-1920s of moulded plywood seating for assembly halls, and the world''s first moulded plastic furniture produced in prototype by the National Research Council in 1946 - three years before the more famous designs by Charles Eames in the United States. Within a narrative framework, Wright charts the development of modern design from its first appearance in an Eaton''s department store, with pieces brought from the Paris Exposition of 1925, through its stealthy entry into Canadian homes, to its establishment as a dominant style. She shows how the introduction of modern industrial materials such as steel tube, rubber, and plywood into the production of commercial and institutional furnishings, and their incorporation into modern decor, reached a wide public through exhibitions and the media. Wright also reveals the relative neglect of this facet of Canada''s art history by its museums and galleries, which, after featuring new furniture made in Canada, failed to acquire any for their own permanent exhibitions or study collections. The first account of Canada''s innovative furniture design and fabrication of the period, Modern Furniture in Canada, 1920 to 1970 opens the door to a whole new field of study.

The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert.

This report documents the results of an investigation into the feasibility of developing a simulator for the training of bus operators. Current transit training programs were examined, and training needs identified with the assistance of an advisory committee from the transit industry. Features required of a driving simulator to meet those training needs were identified, and the cost of implementing and operating such a simulator were assessed. Due to the high costs of simulators with the required features, it appears that no cost benefit would accrue with the use of such a simulator. No training time savings or safety benefits could be documented to justify the use of a driving simulator for bus operator training.

Josiah Lake and his family are going by boat from Ft. Pitt to Kentucky in 1788 and have many adventures along the way.