Eve laplante (364 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Good. Seized is a narrative portrait of a common brain disorder that can alter personality, illuminating the mind-body problem and the limits of free will. An invaluable resource for anyone touched by epilepsy, Seized gives first-hand accounts of three ordinary patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), explaining what they suffer and how they cope. The book also tells the stories of creative luminaries diagnosed with or suspected of having TLE, including van Gogh, Dostoevsky, Lewis Carroll, Saint Paul, and Flaubert. The psychological implications of Seized are, according to Publishers Weekly, staggering. Kirkus Reviews called the book Fascinating . . . LaPlante's descriptions of the human brain are wonderfully concrete, her historical research is well presented, and her empathy for TLE's victims is clear. In this fascinating account of medical research, Howard Gardner noted, LaPlante shows how a brain scar may cause bizarre aggressive or sexual behavior--and works of profound creative imagination.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. In 1692, twenty people were sent to their deaths in Salem, Massachusetts, convicted of the charge of witchcraft. A Puritan named Samuel Sewell was one of those who condemned the innocent victims. Sewell might have remained a footnote in history, had he not publicly repented his actions; he was the only Salem witch judge to do so. Sewell went on to become a progressive voice in New England, speaking out against slavery, in favor of the rights and education of Native Americans, and arguing for the equality of women and men. In Salem Witch Judge, Eve LaPlante, acclaimed biographer and descendant of Sewall, paints a portrait of a man who overcame his intolerance to represent the best of the American spirit. Eve LaPlante, a direct descendant of Samuel Sewall (6th-great-granddaughter), has degrees from Princeton and Harvard. She has written for The Atlantic, New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, Gourmet, and Boston Magazine. Her previous books, Seized and American Jezebel (a biography of Anne Hutchinson, LaPlante's 12th-generation ancestor), were published to critical acclaim. She lives with her husband and four children in Massachusetts."LaPlante's touching biography of Samuel Sewall, who condemned 20 people to death on witchcraft charges, seems hauntingly timely. Beneath the sensational title is a figure more familiar than we realize. Salem Witch Judge upends popular stereotypes about Puritans; it also reminds us how quickly the conventional wisdom can shift, forcing even the powerful to move. In the wake of crisis and fear, at least one leader's admission of failure actually helped him expand the circle of grace."- New York Times Book Review.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. The acclaimed and "meticulously researched" (People) biography that actor Laura Dern--who played Marmee in the 2019 Little Women film adaptation--calls "a beautiful book of letters between Louisa and her mother.a massive influence. You feel it as like a cord of the film." Marmee & Louisa paints an exquisitely moving and utterly convincing portrait of Louisa May Alcott and her mother, the real "Marmee." Award-winning biographer Eve LaPlante mines the Alcotts' intimate diaries and other private papers, some recently discovered in a family attic and others thought to have been destroyed, to revive this remarkable daughter and mother. Abigail May Alcott--long dismissed as a quiet, self-effacing background figure--comes to life as a gifted writer and thinker. A politically active feminist firebrand, she fought for universal civil rights, an end to slavery, and women's suffrage. This gorgeously written story of two extraordinary women is guaranteed to transform our view and deepen our understanding of one of America's most beloved authors. …

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Paperback. Condición: Good. In 1637, Anne Hutchinson, a forty-six-year-old midwife who was pregnant with her sixteenth child, stood before forty male judges of the Massachusetts General Court, charged with heresy and sedition. In a time when women could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, the charismatic Hutchinson wielded remarkable political power. Her unconventional ideas had attracted a following of prominent citizens eager for social reform. Hutchinson defended herself brilliantly, but the judges, faced with a perceived threat to public order, banished her for behaving in a manner "not comely for [her] sex." Written by one of Hutchinson's direct descendants, American Jezebel brings both balance and perspective to Hutchinson's story. It captures this American heroine's life in all its complexity, presenting her not as a religious fanatic, a cardboard feminist, or a raging crank--as some have portrayed her--but as a flesh-and-blood wife, mother, theologian, and political leader. The book narrates her dramatic expulsion from Massachusetts, after which her judges, still threatened by her challenges, promptly built Harvard College to enforce religious and social orthodoxies--making her the mid-wife to the nation's first college. In exile, she settled Rhode Island, becoming the only woman ever to co-found an American colony. The seeds of the American struggle for women's and human rights can be found in the story of this one woman's courageous life. American Jezebel illuminates the origins of our modern concepts of religious freedom, equal rights, and free speech, and showcases an extraordinary woman whose achievements are astonishing by the standards of any era.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. In 1637, Anne Hutchinson, a forty-six-year-old midwife who was pregnant with her sixteenth child, stood before forty male judges of the Massachusetts General Court, charged with heresy and sedition. In a time when women could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, the charismatic Hutchinson wielded remarkable political power. Her unconventional ideas had attracted a following of prominent citizens eager for social reform. Hutchinson defended herself brilliantly, but the judges, faced with a perceived threat to public order, banished her for behaving in a manner "not comely for [her] sex." Written by one of Hutchinson's direct descendants, American Jezebel brings both balance and perspective to Hutchinson's story. It captures this American heroine's life in all its complexity, presenting her not as a religious fanatic, a cardboard feminist, or a raging crank--as some have portrayed her--but as a flesh-and-blood wife, mother, theologian, and political leader. The book narrates her dramatic expulsion from Massachusetts, after which her judges, still threatened by her challenges, promptly built Harvard College to enforce religious and social orthodoxies--making her the mid-wife to the nation's first college. In exile, she settled Rhode Island, becoming the only woman ever to co-found an American colony. The seeds of the American struggle for women's and human rights can be found in the story of this one woman's courageous life. American Jezebel illuminates the origins of our modern concepts of religious freedom, equal rights, and free speech, and showcases an extraordinary woman whose achievements are astonishing by the standards of any era.…

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Hardback. Condición: Fair. In the seventeenth century, a time in American history when a woman could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, Anne Hutchinson possessed remarkable political power. Nathaniel Hawthorne used the controversial Hutchinson as a model for Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter, and Governor John Winthrop called her "American Jezebel." Nevertheless, the wife and mother of fifteen helped set the stage for our modern concepts of religious freedom, gender equality, and civil rights. Eve LaPlante's engaging biography captures Hutchinson's life in all its complexity, presenting a riveting portrait of early America. American Jezebel moves from Hutchinson's dramatic courtroom battles with the leaders of Massachusetts -- who founded Harvard College explicitly to prevent her ideas from spreading -- to her banishment to Rhode Island, where she became the only woman ever to found an American colony.Eve LaPlante, a direct descendant of Anne Hutchinson, is a writer and teacher with degrees from Princeton and Harvard. As a journalist, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and The Boston Globe Magazine among others. Her book, Seized: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy as a Medical, Historical and Artistic Phenomenon, was published to critical acclaim in 1993. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children."To all those teachers around the country who have asked me: what true heroes can I tell my students about? I would reply: tell them about Anne Hutchinson. And read Eve LaPlante's biography of her to make her and her courage come alive." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States.…

Hardback. Condición: Good. In the seventeenth century, a time in American history when a woman could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, Anne Hutchinson possessed remarkable political power. Nathaniel Hawthorne used the controversial Hutchinson as a model for Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter, and Governor John Winthrop called her "American Jezebel." Nevertheless, the wife and mother of fifteen helped set the stage for our modern concepts of religious freedom, gender equality, and civil rights. Eve LaPlante's engaging biography captures Hutchinson's life in all its complexity, presenting a riveting portrait of early America. American Jezebel moves from Hutchinson's dramatic courtroom battles with the leaders of Massachusetts -- who founded Harvard College explicitly to prevent her ideas from spreading -- to her banishment to Rhode Island, where she became the only woman ever to found an American colony.Eve LaPlante, a direct descendant of Anne Hutchinson, is a writer and teacher with degrees from Princeton and Harvard. As a journalist, her work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and The Boston Globe Magazine among others. Her book, Seized: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy as a Medical, Historical and Artistic Phenomenon, was published to critical acclaim in 1993. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children."To all those teachers around the country who have asked me: what true heroes can I tell my students about? I would reply: tell them about Anne Hutchinson. And read Eve LaPlante's biography of her to make her and her courage come alive." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States.…

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Hardback. Condición: Good. Seized is a narrative portrait of a common brain disorder that can alter personality, illuminating the mind-body problem and the limits of free will. An invaluable resource for anyone touched by epilepsy, Seized gives first-hand accounts of three ordinary patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), explaining what they suffer and how they cope. The book also tells the stories of creative luminaries diagnosed with or suspected of having TLE, including van Gogh, Dostoevsky, Lewis Carroll, Saint Paul, and Flaubert. The psychological implications of Seized are, according to Publishers Weekly, staggering. Kirkus Reviews called the book Fascinating . . . LaPlante's descriptions of the human brain are wonderfully concrete, her historical research is well presented, and her empathy for TLE's victims is clear. In this fascinating account of medical research, Howard Gardner noted, LaPlante shows how a brain scar may cause bizarre aggressive or sexual behavior--and works of profound creative imagination.…

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