Gene Kelly: 4 books

Book cover of Southern History on Screen

Southern History on Screen

Race and Rights, 1976-2016

by Oliver Gruner, Daniel Farrell, Erik Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018

Hollywood films have been influential in the portrayal and representation of race relations in the South and how African Americans are cinematically depicted in history, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Gone with the Wind (1939) to The Help (2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013). With an ability...
Book cover of Chasing Daylight:How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
by Gene O'Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2006

“Must the end of life be the worst part? Can it be made the best?” At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close...
Book cover of The Taste of American Place

The Taste of American Place

A Reader on Regional and Ethnic Foods

by Cary W. de Wit, Stephen Frenkel, Marjorie A. Hoover
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1999

Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing on a range of disciplines_including sociology, anthropology, folklore, geography, history, and nutrition_the editors...
Book cover of Domestic Violence and Protecting Children

Domestic Violence and Protecting Children

New Thinking and Approaches

by Joanne Westwood, Nicola Farrelly, Lorraine Radford
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015

In this volume, the authors present an overview of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection. This book looks at new prevention initiatives and how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence have been developed. It shows how services...
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