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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive
When everything fell apart for Lynn Melnick, she went to
Dollywood. It was perhaps an unusual refuge. The theme park, partly
owned by and wholly named for Dolly Parton, celebrates a country
music legend who grew up in church and in poverty in rural
Tennessee. Yet Dollywood is exactly where Melnick-a poet, urbanite,
and daughter of a middle-class Jewish family-needed to be. Because
Melnick, like the musician she adores, is a survivor.
In this bracing memoir, Melnick explores Parton's dual
identities as feminist icon and objectified sex symbol-identities
that reflect the author's own fraught history with rape culture and
the grueling effort to reclaim her voice in the wake of loss and
trauma. Each chapter engages with the artistry and cultural impact
of one of Parton's songs, as Melnick reckons with violence,
creativity, parenting, abortion, sex work, love, and the
consolations and cruelties of religion. Guided by Parton's music,
Melnick walks the slow path to recovery in the company of those who
came before her and stand with her, as trauma is an experience both
unique and universal. Candid and discerning, I've Had to Think
Up a Way to Survive is at once a memoir and a love song-a
story about one life and about an artist who has brought life to
millions.
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Who is Dolly Parton?
Traces the life of Dolly Parton from her childhood of poverty in the Great Smoky Mountains to her stardom as a performer and song writer.
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Dolly Parton's Dollywood hit with flash floods
Torrential rain hit Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on July 28, causing flash floods at Dollywood, the Dolly Parton theme park.
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Dolly on Dolly : interviews and encounters
Collection of interviews spanning five decades of Dolly Parton's career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Interview magazine. This book traces Dolly's evolution from her dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood to her reign as the undisputed 'Queen of Country Music.'--Adapted from Amazon.com summary.
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Dolly on Dolly: interviews and encounters
\"Nobody knows Dolly like Dolly,\" declares Dolly Parton. Dolly's is a rags-to-riches tale like no other. A dirt-poor Smoky Mountain childhood paved the way for the buxom blonde butterfly's metamorphosis from singer-songwriter to international music superstar. The undisputed \"Queen of Country Music,\" Dolly has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and has conquered just about every facet of the entertainment industry: music, film, television, publishing, theatre, and even theme parks. It's been more than 50 years since Dolly Parton arrived in Nashville with just her guitar and a dream. Her story has been told many times and in many ways, but never like this.Dolly on Dolly is a collection of interviews spanning five decades of her career and featuring material gathered from celebrated publications including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, and Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Also included are interviews which have not been previously available in print. Dolly's feisty and irresistible brand of humor, combined with her playful, pull-up-a-chair-and-stay-awhile delivery, makes for a fascinating and inviting experience in downhome philosophy and storytelling. Much like her patchwork \"Coat of Many Colors,\" this book harkens back to the legendary entertainer's roots and traces her evolution, stitching it all together one piece at a time.
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EDITOR'S NOTE
All are gifts from the talented group of writers huddled here who ask you to contemplate a small town tragedy in the story \"Broke Your Heart Just About Every Way How\" by Clarissa Nemeth, a glimpse behind the veneer of country music legend Dolly Parton in the essay \"Christmas in August\" by Jennifer Barton, how pain can leave a mark in the poem \"Rural Stigmata\" by Jen Coleman, and quietude in literature in the craft essay \"The Sacred Stillness of Father Damien\" by Katherine Scott Crawford. In his comments, essayist and judge Patrick Madden observes, \"By personal, familial, and regional stories with philosophical statements, military history, and the development of the Titan Missile system, Johnson crafts a powerful essay on the pervasiveness of war and the importance of pacifism...His personal experiences and meditations invite readers to ponder their own complicities in systems that seek to destroy rather than heal. Receiving honorable mention in this category is Angel Sands Gunn for her essay \"Black Holes.\"
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Travels With Helen–Helen Matthews Lewis (1924-2022)
[...]began decades of journeys with Helen that have taken me to Appalachia, Wales, Zimbabwe, and France, and given me new insights on social justice, water rights, global energy, and friendship. The coalfields tour visited a strip mine site in Southwest Virginia and the UMWA headquarters in Washington, DC, where the delegation made a final presentation from the South Wales Area National Union of Mineworkers. Somehow, I'd missed that in my Southern upbringing.) Oncewe did ashort course during the winter break, covering one of Helen's books each day, culminating with a reception for many of the women featured in Mountain Sisters: From Convent to Community in Appalachia (co-edited with Monica Appleby, 2003). \"Helen danced and sang with the community groups that welcomed us to their villages, asked appreciative and honoring questions of everyone we met along the way, and told the Highlander story slowly and openly, always comparing Highlander's achievements to the struggles and strategies of the peoplein the circle\" (Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia, Patricia Beaver and Judith Jennings, eds., 2012: 169).
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