Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
By: Ruth Franklin
4.01
Format: 624 pages, Paperback
Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such c…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Constance and Merricat are indeed “two halves of the same person,"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Constance and Merricat are indeed “two halves of the same person,"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Brown, they would later write, had taught them that the goal of reading and criticizing was "to know and understand, not to like or dislike, and the aim of writing was to get down what you wanted to say, not to gesticulate or impress."-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Brown, they would later write, had taught them that the goal of reading and criticizing was "to know and understand, not to like or dislike, and the aim of writing was to get down what you wanted to say, not to gesticulate or impress."-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
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1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
By: Melissa Sweet
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
2. Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
By: Shirley Jackson , Ruth Franklin , Sarah Hyman DeWitt , Laurence Jackson Hyman , Laurence Hyman
4.08
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR • From the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The … read more
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- writing
- horror
"Why do women always look so funny alone at night? she thought. I guess you're so used to seeing them with some one."-Shirley Jackson, Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
"No soporto escribir temas autobiográficos porque si son aburridos, nadie debería leerlos, y si son interesnates, debería usarlos en una historia."-Shirley Jackson, Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
"Detesto scrivere pezzi autobiografici: se il materiale è noioso non bisognerebbe infliggerlo a nessuno, e se è interessante dovrei usarlo per un racconto."-Shirley Jackson, Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
"I loathe writing autobiographical material because if it's dull no-one should have to read it anyway, and if it's interesting I should be using it for a story."-Shirley Jackson, Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings
3. The Witchcraft of Salem Village
By: Shirley Jackson
3.80
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A detailed account of one of the strangest and most shocking episodes in American history, written … read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- horror
4. Shirley
By: Susan Scarf Merrell , Susan Merrell
3.43
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
Two imposing literary figures are at the center of this captivating novel: the celebrated Shirley J… read more
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- audiobook
- books about books
- horror
"I didn't know I was lonely. I didn't know there was another way to be."-Susan Scarf Merrell, Shirley
"We slip, we careen through time. We slide, we lurch back to our beginnings."-Susan Scarf Merrell, Shirley
"Because while we pretend we have choice about who we love, it isn't actually true."-Susan Scarf Merrell, Shirley
"Pain has an element of blank; it cannot recollect when it began, or if there was a time when it was not."-Susan Scarf Merrell, Shirley
5. Life Among the Savages
By: Shirley Jackson
3.94
Format: None pages,
Shirley Jackson, author of the classic short story The Lottery, was known for her terse, haunting p… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
6. Raising Demons
By: Shirley Jackson
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Life Among the Savages charmed thousands with its insightful wit and contrasting warmth. In this se… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
7. Come Along With Me
By: Shirley Jackson , None
4.13
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
A haunting and psychologically driven collection from Shirley Jackson that includes her best-known … read more
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- horror
8. The Road Through the Wall
By: Shirley Jackson
3.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Everyone knew the residents of Pepper Street were "nice" people -- especially the residents themsel… read more
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9. Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories
By: Shirley Jackson , Laurence Jackson Hyman , None
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Acclaimed in her own time for her short story "The Lottery" and her novel The Haunting of Hill Hous… read more
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10. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
By: Shirley Jackson , Jonathan Lethem
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian. Not l… read more
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11. The Lottery and Other Stories
By: Shirley Jackson
4.32
Format: 480 pages,
The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when i… read more
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12. Hangsaman
By: Shirley Jackson
4.40
Format: 304 pages,
HANGSAMAN is Miss Jackson's second novel. The story is a simple one but the overtones are immediate… read more
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13. The Bird's Nest
By: Shirley Jackson
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with … read more
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14. Dark Tales
By: Shirley Jackson
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
The perfect read for Hallowe'en, this new hardback volume of Jackson's finest stories reveals the q… read more
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15. The Sundial
By: Shirley Jackson
4.18
Format: 411 pages, Paperback
Aunt Fanny knows when the world will end.... Aunt Fanny has always been somewhat peculiar. No one i… read more
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16. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
17. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
18. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
By: Ruth Franklin
4.01
Format: 624 pages, Paperback
Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such c… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- horror
- womens
- books about books
- audiobook
"Constance and Merricat are indeed “two halves of the same person,"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Brown, they would later write, had taught them that the goal of reading and criticizing was "to know and understand, not to like or dislike, and the aim of writing was to get down what you wanted to …"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"Every description is calculated for what it reveals, both about the character to whom it refers and the person whose attitude it represents ... As always in these descriptions, she has a knack for th…"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
"If one is bewildered and unhappy, why not show it, and why will not people explain and comfort? But instead—this pretense at calm satisfaction, where underneath there is all the seething restless des…"-Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
19. The Letters of Shirley Jackson
By: Shirley Jackson
4.55
Format: 623 pages, Hardcover
A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of "… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- horror
- books about books
"what a shame that dreams are not the stuff that stories are made on."-Shirley Jackson, The Letters of Shirley Jackson
"The road to hell is very likely paved with my notes for stories and books and articles."-Shirley Jackson, The Letters of Shirley Jackson
"what a past. i swear i'd forgotten most of it until these people started telling me about it."-Shirley Jackson, The Letters of Shirley Jackson
20. Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
By: Edward Williams
4.37
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
Backpacking around Australia in the year 2000, the author unwittingly found himself the target of o… read more
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"Do you want to live, Sander?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Scopolamine never asks for permission"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"was it even my own mind making the decisions?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Had I left some children behind somewhere in the world?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
21. Shirley Jackson: Influences and Confluences
By: Melanie R. Anderson
3.78
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The popularity of such widely known works as "The Lottery" and The Haunting of Hill House has tende… read more
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- nonfiction
