About Hungry Hearts In stories that draw heavily on her own life, Anzia Yezierska portrays the immigrant’s struggle to become a “real” American, in such stories as “Yekl,” “Hunger,” “The Fat of the Land,” and “How I Found America.” Set mostly in New York’s Lower East Side, the stories brilliantly evoke the oppressive atmosphere of crowded streets and shabby tenements and lay bare the despair of families trapped in unspeakable poverty, working at demeaning jobs, and coping with the barely hidden prejudices of their new land. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Routeburn Track is a 32 kilometre relocation hike which traverses both Mount Aspiring and Fiordland National Park in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
New Plymouth dominated by Mount Egmont/Taranaki.
I hope you had a great time during the holidays and that you welcomed with joy this brand new year of 2013 ! Paprika and I went up north for a couple of days, in beautiful Coromandel. We traveled t…
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A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time--from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni "As immediate a confrontation of the horrors of the camps as I've ever encountered. It's also a subtle if startling meditation on what it is to attempt to confront those horrors with words...Debreczeni has preserved a panoptic depiction of hell, at once personal, communal and atmospheric." --New York Times "A treasure...Debreczeni's memoir is a crucial contribution to Holocaust literature, a book that enlarges our understanding of 'life' in Auschwitz." --Wall Street Journal "A literary diamond...A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi." --The Times of London "It should be required reading." --Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything Is Illuminated "A timely reminder of man's inhumanity to man." --Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans József Debreczeni, a prolific Hungarian-language journalist and poet, arrived in Auschwitz in 1944; had he been selected to go "left," his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the "lucky" ones, he was sent to the "right," which led to twelve horrifying months of incarceration and slave labor in a series of camps, ending in the "Cold Crematorium"--the so-called hospital of the forced labor camp Dörnhau, where prisoners too weak to work awaited execution. But as Soviet and Allied troops closed in on the camps, local Nazi commanders--anxious about the possible consequences of outright murder--decided to leave the remaining prisoners to die in droves rather than sending them directly to the gas chambers. Debreczeni recorded his experiences in Cold Crematorium, one of the harshest, most merciless indictments of Nazism ever written. This haunting memoir, rendered in the precise and unsentimental style of an accomplished journalist, is an eyewitness account of incomparable literary quality. The subject matter is intrinsically tragic, yet the author's evocative prose, sometimes using irony, sarcasm, and even acerbic humor, compels the reader to imagine human beings in circumstances impossible to comprehend intellectually. First published in Hungarian in 1950, it was never translated into a world language due to McCarthyism, Cold War hostilities and antisemitism. More than 70 years later, this masterpiece that was nearly lost to time will be available in 15 languages, finally taking its rightful place among the greatest works of Holocaust literature.
Louis Stern was deeply affected by the death of his beloved wife and he went into a deep period of mourning, dressing in all black and rarely being seen in the public. This all changed in 1887 when he commissioned the architectural firm of Schickel & Ditmars to design him a residence on a plot of land located at 993 Fifth Avenue. Louis Stern Was A Quiet And Kind Man, Although He Was A Stronghold In The Republican Party And Served As It's Delegate Louis's Son, Irving C. Stern, Married Aliss Ruth Brandeis, The Driving Force Behind The Decoration Of The Interior Of The Mansion Once the house was completed, it was said to have cost some $1 million and the Stern family quickly moved in. It became one of the city's leading tourist attractions and not a week went by where the Stern's didn't hold an event there. The Mansion Included A Ballroom, Drawing Room, Numerous Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Servant's Rooms And Entertaining Rooms. An Estimated $70,000 Was Spent On Designing And Decorating The Entrance Alone, The Front Doors Having Costed $1,500 The floor plan of the house was centered, like many fifth avenue mansions, around entertaining. The ground floor contained the drawing room, entrance hall, reception room, dining room, conservatory, ballroom (which was also an art gallery) and the pantries. The second floor held the library, music room, sitting room, a bedroom and the master suite. The upper floors held bedrooms, bathrooms and servant's rooms. The Floor Plans Of The First And Second Floors. From "Architecture 1901" Courtesy of "Beyond The Gilded Age" The interiors were some of the most sumptuous in city, with french antique furniture and rare vases and paintings. Aliss Stern had supervised the decoration of the home, as she and her husband intended to live their as well, and was said to have been handed a blank check by her father-in-law to cover the cost of the interior, which she planned to go all out on. She did a good job. The Entrance Hall Was Done Completely In Marble, Marble Floors, Marble Walls, Marble Columns, Marble Everything, Costing $100,000 The Grand Staircase Was Made Out Of Rare European Marble And Featured A Bronze Statue Of A Young Girl Holding Flowers The Drawing Room Was Practically Two Small Parlors Connected Together, Both Rooms Had Their Own Fireplace, Chandelier And French Furniture The Reception Room Was One Of The Most Formal Rooms In The House, With The Antique Gilt Furniture And Large Crystal Chandelier, It Was Used More As A Salon The Circular Dining Room Could Seat More Than 75 People At One Of The Stern's Many Dinner Parties The Conservatory Was One Of The Most Comfortable Rooms In The House And Was Where The Sterns Normally Waited Before Their Dinner Parties The Massive Ballroom Also Doubled As A Picture Gallery, Like In The Astor Mansion, And It Was Used For Large Balls And Events The Second Floor Hall Connected The Master Suite And The Family Rooms Together, It Too Had Marble Floors The Library Was Also Used As Living Room, Where The Stern Family Could Relax And Prepare For Their Next Party The Elegant Sitting Room Was Used By Both Guests And Family Members, Aliss Had Tea Every Morning Here Louis Let Irving And Aliss Use The Master Suite, He Would Sleep In A Third Floor Room, And The Master Bathrooms. Aliss's Boudoir Was Where She Spent Most Of Her Time, Planning Events And Reading Her Favorite Books The Third Floor Bedroom Louis Slept In Had A Connecting Den, Breakfast Room, Bathroom And A Large Dressing Room Louis's Connecting Den And Breakfast Room Was Where He Spent Most Of His Time, Working, Reading, Or Managing His Charitable Empire Entertainments at the mansion were regularly held, with Aliss acting as hostess, and when they were held they were large. When he wasn't entertaining, Louis was running his giant charitable empire, giving hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Besides charity he also gave generously to the Republican Party and even served as a delegate, without his support The National Republican Club wouldn't have had a home. The Mansion Was Sold For $1 Million To Millionaire Art Collector Hugo Reisinger, Son Of A German Jeweler. When Stern wanted to retire to his Long Island estate, he sold to estate to the Hugo Reisingers, who quickly moved in. Hugo hung it's walls with his large collection of German artwork and statuary. The ballroom was turned into an art gallery and was never used anymore for dancing. Shortly after moving in Hugo died, while having breakfast in his room. Mrs. Reisinger Was Left A Fortune Of Some $1 million By Her Husband On His Death, After Which She Quickly Went Out And Spend It Hugo left all of his art to various museums and left his home and a fortune to his wife, along with several charitable contributions. She soon married Major Charles Greenough and they settled in at the mansion. With Commercial Invasion And Taxes Rising, Mrs. Reisinger Realized She Couldn't Afford Her Mansion Anymore Mrs. Reisinger sold the mansion and settled into a cozy apartment in the building across the street from her. She had sold the townhouse to developers for some $3 million and had put all the furnishings (the same furnishings that had belonged to the Sterns who had sold them with the house) in storage. In 1929 the home was razed and replaced with another skyscraper. After Mrs. Reisinger's death the mansion's furnishings (still in storage) were auctioned off for some $50,000.
This blog will celebrate each new day in a variety of ways - mostly art, some photos and comics.
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The Cuban feminist artist moulded her body into the earth to create some of the world's most well-known land art
There is hardly a better word to describe Matakana than ‘artisan’. This whole region is almost too picturesque, too perfect to be true. Yet, it’s here and is waiting to embrace you in its oh-so-classy arms.
Kings Landing Historical Settlement is located 37 km west of Fredericton, NB. It was created in the late 1960s when the Mactaquac Dam threatened to flood many historic buildings in the Saint John River valley. Over 70 restored and reconstructed buildings and other structures are now located at Kings Landing to represent a New Brunswick settlement of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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If you've found land and want to build a homestead, you need to do these five crucial things before buying land to ensure you make a good investment
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Fluffy, soft sweet yeast dumplings served with a rich vanilla sauce and delicious poppy-seed-sugar topping. An indulgent dessert that nobody can resist.
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The Moeraki Boulders are large spherical stones, found along a stretch of coast just north of Moeraki, a small settlement on New Zealand's Otago coast. The boulders weigh several tonnes and are up to three metres in diameter. 091201MON021
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From lush forests to snow-capped volcanoes and tropical beaches, discover my favorite photography spots on North Island of New Zealand.
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White Island, the most active Volcano in New Zealand is an island 48km off the coast of the North Island. It last erupted in 2000. When visiting you have to wear gas masks and hard hats, the places reeks of eggs from the sulphur and is deathly quiet as there is practically no animal, bird or insect life. The different colours are caused by different minerals from the rocks being disolved by water and being deposited. Yellow is suplhur, orange is iron, green is zinc
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Champagne Pool, Waiotapo thermal scene. North Island, New Zealand. Photo by Gavin Emmons.
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As small as New Zealand is, I still feel like there are some towns and areas that the average tourist does not even think of visiting. Or, they think about it, but then opt to go somewhere else. Take Wanaka, for example. This small city located on New Zealand's South Island is an amazing place to plant...
The Cable Bay Walkway is one of the best hikes in Nelson, New Zealand -- you'll see amazing views and it's fairly easy (if you leave a car at one end!)
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If you love fairy tales and have a serious case of wanderlust, this bucket list was made for you. Travel suggestions via this Quora thread.
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