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• Mark Twain: God’s Fool, Hill April 2010

  Hamlin Hill

  Mark Twain God’s Fool Hamlin Hill 9780226336473 Mark Twain God’s...nineteenth-century American life, few readers would suspect that Mark Twain’s last years were anything but happy and joyful. They...and was a demanding and controlling father and husband.  As Mark Twain: God’s Fool demonstrates, the difficult circumstances...long-standing need for a thoroughly researched book about Mark Twain’s twilight years. . . . Splendidly, grippingly written...

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• Mark Rothko: A Biography, Breslin August 2012

  James E. B. Breslin

  Mark Rothko A Biography James E. B. Breslin 9780226074061 Mark Rothko...the paintings he produced. Drawing on exclusive access to Mark Rothko's personal papers and over one hundred interviews with..."Breslin impressively recreates Mark Rothko's troubled nature, his tormented life, and his disturbing...

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• White Field, Black Sheep: A Lithuanian-American Life, Markelis November 2010

  Daiva Markelis

  A Lithuanian-American Life Daiva Markelis 9780226505305...A Lithuanian-American Life Daiva Markelis...never really explained what a D.P. was. Years later Daiva Markelis learned that “displaced person” was the designation bestowed...war. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Cicero, though, Markelis had only heard the name T.P., since her folks pronounced...

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• Marks of Genius: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries, Hebron July 2014

  Stephen Hebron

  Bodleian Library Publishing Marks of Genius Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries...9781851242665 Distributed for Bodleian Library Publishing Marks of Genius Masterpieces from the Collections of the...quality when we encounter it.             Marks of Genius pays tribute to some of the most remarkable testaments...the same name at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, Marks of Genius celebrates with two hundred full-color illustrations...

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• Confederate Bushwhacker: Mark Twain in the Shadow of the Civil War, Loving October 2013

  Jerome Loving

  Press of New England Confederate Bushwhacker Mark Twain in the Shadow of the Civil War Jerome...Press of New England Confederate Bushwhacker Mark Twain in the Shadow of the Civil War Jerome...important and pivotal year in the life of its subject. In 1885, Mark Twain was at the peak of his career as an author and a businessman...general from the winning side. Coincidentally, the year also marks the beginning of Twain’s descent into misfortune, his transformation...

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• Human Marks: Tattooing in Contemporary Art, Cushman, Ahmed, Chi January 2026

  Edited by Carrie Cushman

  Hirmer Publishers Human Marks Tattooing in Contemporary Art Edited by Carrie Cushman...9783777444895 Distributed for Hirmer Publishers Human Marks Tattooing in Contemporary Art Edited...experimental and revelatory ways. Human Marks presents the full creative spectrum of artists who maintain...

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• Marked: Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration, Pager October 2007

  Devah Pager

  Marked Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration Devah Pager...9780226644837 9780226644851 Marked Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration...            The product of an innovative field experiment, Marked gives us our first real glimpse into the tremendous difficulties...of Incarceration 4 The Mark of a Criminal Record 5 The Mark of Race 6 Two Strikes...

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• Ecologies: Mark Dion, Peter Fend, Dan Peterman, Smith July 2001

  Stephanie Smith

  of Art, The University of Chicago Ecologies Mark Dion, Peter Fend, Dan Peterman Stephanie Smith...of Art, The University of Chicago Ecologies Mark Dion, Peter Fend, Dan Peterman Stephanie Smith...Alfred Smart Museum commissioned new projects from artists Mark Dion, Peter Fend, and Dan Peterman, each focusing on interrelationships...Smith Introduction - Stephanie Smith Mark Dion: Roundup: An Entomological Endeavor for the Smart Museum...

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• Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld, Ramljak, Lippard, Jaojoco September 2023

  Suzanne Ramljak

  Hirmer Publishers Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman Journey to Nature’s Underworld Suzanne Ramljak...9783777441535 Distributed for Hirmer Publishers Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman Journey to Nature’s Underworld...allied artists.   Contemporary artists Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman are widely recognized for work that...

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• Dark Twins: Imposture and Identity in Mark Twain’s America, Gillman January 1989

  Susan Gillman

  Dark Twins Imposture and Identity in Mark Twain’s America Susan Gillman...9780226293875 Dark Twins Imposture and Identity in Mark Twain’s America Susan Gillman...themselves to be a sham and are continually humbugging themselves." Mark Twain enjoyed trading on that horror, as the many confidence...Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Mark Twain in Context 2. Imposture and the "Littery...

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