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The way of the WASP : how it made America, and how it can save it, so to speak / by Brookhiser, Richard.(CARDINAL)179143;
Subjects: WASPs (Persons);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The WASP mystique / by Robertiello, Richard C.(CARDINAL)749782; Hoguet, Diana.(CARDINAL)843918;
Subjects: Social classes; Social values.; WASPs (Persons);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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WASPs : the splendors and miseries of an American aristocracy / by Beran, Michael Knox,author.(CARDINAL)648780;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Charming, witty, and vigorously researched, WASPS traces the rise and fall of this distinctly American phenomenon through the lives of prominent icons from Henry Adams to Theodore Roosevelt, from George Santayana to John Jay Chapman, from Babe Paley to Edie Sedgwick. Envied and lampooned, misunderstood and yet distinctly American, WASPs are as much a culture, socioeconomic and ethnic designation, and state of mind. Throughout this dynamic story, Beran chronicles the efforts of WASPs to use their position to better the world around them, as well as the struggles of these WASPs to break free from their restrictive culture. The death of George H. W. Bush brought about reflections on the end of patrician WASP culture, where privilege reigned, but so did a genuine desire to use that privilege for public service. As we examine the post-Trump era, many look at the John Kerry, Bobby Kennedy, and Philip and Kay Grahams of the world with wistfulness. And even though we are a more diverse and pluralistic nation now than ever before, there is something about WASP culture that remains aspirational and fascinating. Beginning at the turn of the 20th century, Beran's saga dramatizes the evolving American aristocracy that forever changed a nation--and what we can still glean from WASP culture in the twenty-first century.
Subjects: WASPs (Persons);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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More than this : a novel / by Candela, Margo.(CARDINAL)551818;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Hispanic American men; Upper class women; WASPs (Persons); Working class men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We shall not all sleep : a novel / by Nagy, Estep,author.(CARDINAL)344415;
"Seven Island has two houses. One for Hillsingers and one for Quicks. 1964. The Hillsingers and the Quicks have shared the small Maine island of Seven for generations. But though technically family --Jim Hillsinger and Billy Quick married Park Avenue sisters Lila and Hannah Blackwell -- they do not mix. Now, on the anniversary of Hannah's death, Lila feels grief pulling her toward Billy. And Jim, a spy recently ousted from the CIA on suspicion of treason, decides to carry out the threat his wife has explicitly forbidden: to banish their youngest son, the twelve-year-old Catta, to the neighboring island of Baffin for twenty-four hours in an attempt to make a man out of him. With their elders preoccupied, the Hillsinger and Quick children run wild, playing violent games led by Catta's sadistic older brother James. The island manager Cyrus and the servants tend to the families while preparing for the Migration, a yearly farming ritual that means one thing to their employers, and something very different to them. Set during three summer days, Estep Nagy's debut novel moves among the communities of Seven as longstanding tensions become tactical face-offs in which everything is fair game for ammunition. Vividly capturing the rift between the cold warriors of Jim's generation and the rebellious seekers of Catta's, We Shall Not All Sleep is a richly told story of American class, family, and manipulation -- a compelling portrait of a unique and privileged WASP stronghold on the brink of dissolution"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Upper class families; WASPs (Persons); Intergenerational relations; Intergenerational relationships.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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July and August / by Clark, Nancy,1952-(CARDINAL)669356;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; WASPs (Persons); Family reunions; Families; Intergenerational relations; Intergenerational relationships.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Family papers / by Reed, Nelson Addington,1926-(CARDINAL)360374;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 624-628) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Family histories.; Reed, Nelson Addington, 1926-; Reed family.; WASPs (Persons);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The romantics / by Niederhoffer, Galt.(CARDINAL)472993;
Subjects: Chick lit.; Romance fiction.; Best friends; Jewish women; WASPs (Persons); Weddings; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Love triangles.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The romantics / by Niederhoffer, Galt.(CARDINAL)472993;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Chick lit.; Best friends; Jewish women; WASPs (Persons); Weddings; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Love triangles.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Schmidt steps back / by Begley, Louis.(CARDINAL)362412;
Struggling to recover from Carrie the waitress's rejection and his daughter's marriage to a Jewish man, lawyer Albert Schmidt hopes for renewal when both Carrie and his daughter become pregnant and when he falls for a beautiful French widow.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Older men; Retirees; Schmidt, Albert (Fictitious character); WASPs (Persons);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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