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FREE EDIE: AMERICAN GIRL PDF Jean Stein | 564 pages | 01 Nov 1994 | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press | 9780802134103 | English | New York, United States Edie: American Girl (Paperback) | Quail Ridge Books Edie was one of Edie: American Girl most popular women in the world Edie: American Girl a time, although her psychological problems and drug addictions made her "reign" turbulent and short. Edie was a fixture at The Factory for less than two years, although her presence and status as one of Warhol's superstars is legendary. The Sedgwick family was affluent and recognized as a force in art and politics. Many believe that Edie's privileged childhood allowed the heiress and Edie: American Girl an excessive amount of freedom, which may have caused her downfall. The Sedgwicks were well educated and artistic people. Francis Sedgwick was obsessed with conformity and success, a trait that caused a great deal of grief for several of his children. Although the Sedgwicks were known as charismatic, fun loving and intelligent people, it was also well known that many of the family members suffered from emotional and psychological problems. The book starts off with a rather detailed history of the Sedgwick and Minturn families. The illustrious history of the families, particularly the Sedgwicks, is a vital piece to the puzzle when one considers how Edie was raised, and the stress on her and the other Sedgwick children in regards to status, money, politics, and education. There may be slightly more than Edie: American Girl is necessary about the family history, especially when it comes to those who are not featured in the book. The book is designed to appear as though many of the interviewed subjects are sitting in a room conversing about Edie: American Girl Sedgwicks and Edie's rise and fall. The editing is clever and confusion minimal. The people who agreed to be interviewed by Stein are those who were intimately involved in some aspect of the lives of the Sedgwick family or had personal knowledge of Edie and her various Edie: American Girl. While the format of the book is clear, there are several conflicting stories, ones in which an accurate time frame are important. The best example of this is the story of Edie's abortion. Although the facts surrounding the abortion were never proved nor disproved, the timing makes a difference regarding Edie's claim that the baby she was carrying belonged to Bob Dylan. Overall, "Edie" is an insightful look into the life of a famous young woman who ended her life all too soon through drug addiction and excess. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Edie, an American Biography from Amazon. View the Study Pack. View the Lesson Plans. Plot Summary. Chapters Free Quiz. Topics for Discussion. Print Word PDF. This section contains Edie: American Girl approx. Themes Style Quotes. View a FREE sample. More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Edie, an American Biography. Edie, an American Biography from BookRags. Jean Stein - Wikipedia As a young, single British guy crossing the Edie: American Girl for a career in the United States, I was extremely curious about the dating life that was in store. After all, I'd watched my fellow countrymen in film and literature charm the hell out of beautiful American women. It was the summer of when I first landed in New York as a year-old, laden with warnings about American girls: they're high maintenance, my friends told me. I tried to brush this off—preconceptions are always dangerous when Edie: American Girl any sort of relationship. Still, when I met my first girlfriend ina ballerina who had recently moved from San Francisco, I was immediately taken aback by an overarching obsession with status and money. She had a vision of the man she was going to marry: tall, dark, handsome, and a millionaire. After all, as she put it, "dancers don't make a lot of money. But surely not all American girls thought British men had an endless supply of money? They weren't all obsessed with fame and fortune, were they? Was American culture really as shallow as my friends had warned? Six months later, I met the Edie: American Girl of my dreams. She was a down-to-earth Midwesterner with ambitions in New York City theater. She shattered any preconceived notion I had about both actors and American women. She was Edie: American Girl antithesis of the ballerina; insisting she pave her own journey in life, irrespective of who she was with. Sadly, when we were suddenly thrust into a long distance relationship, the reality set in that it was putting too much stress on our careers. So with a heavy heart, it was the end of Edie: American Girl fairytale love Edie: American Girl. Since then, I've spent six years dating American women in the search for "the one". They have come from all different backgrounds, worked in vastly different careers, lived in both New York and Los Angeles; and if there's one thing I can tell you, it's that the stereotype of British girls being more well-mannered is actually false. American girls—in my experience—carry themselves Edie: American Girl sometimes so much so that it feels rehearsed. Recently, I went on two dates in New York within the space of a week, one with a Brit, the other with an American. The Brit eerily reminded me of myself—she ate quickly, washed her food down with beer, and generally wasn't too concerned about how she might look to the outside world, let alone me. The American, with seemingly impeccable etiquette, ate slowly and cautiously, ensuring the kale salad Edie: American Girl was munching on didn't wrap around her big, pearly white teeth. On the contrary, British girls have no shame picking kale salad out of their teeth on a date. It just took me a while to realize that this might have nothing to do with etiquette at all, but rather, it might be because American women are more anxious than British women. They worry more about their appearance, political correctness and how others perceive them. There is more emphasis on "keeping up appearances," especially on the West Coast where I have been living for the past six months. Similarly, American girls are much more lavish in their approach to life; and this includes the restaurants and hotels they expect to be taken to. Money and salary is brought up frequently, and name dropping is prevalent in a good portion of conversations, especially in Los Angeles where status is paramount. British girls, meanwhile, do not spend the same amount of money on themselves as American Edie: American Girl, nor do they expect you to spend a lot on them. In Britain, we are self-deprecating to the point where we convince ourselves that we're utterly useless in life. I've always loved this approach: under-sell, over deliver. This does not happen in American culture, where women rarely make fun of themselves. Which brings me to American girlfriend number five, who was paralyzed by her hoards of self-help books. Over-analyzing everything is more common in the U. Where British women live in the moment, unafraid to admit their flaws, American women want to project an heir of success to the world. American family dynamics is still something that remains a bit of a mystery to me. In the UK, girls are open with their parents about sex and dating. It is discussed far less frequently here. Girlfriend number three, who came from a conservative family, would often talk about the importance of transparency and honesty, but would lie to her parents about where she was staying, afraid of what they might think of her. I've never known a British girl unable to openly talk about who she is sleeping with. I remember one girl I went out with from the UK whose mother knew all of her intimate details. It was a bit embarrassing when I finally met her, but hey, better be honest than conceal the truth? They had an extremely strong relationship and it was based Edie: American Girl honesty and openness. And while American girls find it hard to be upfront about their dating lives to parents, they are, somewhat confusingly, incredibly forward on dates when it comes to sex. On Edie: American Girl first date with girlfriend number six, we went dancing before playing bocce in Brooklyn. It was a night full Edie: American Girl spontaneity, which American Edie: American Girl outgoing and vivacious—have perfected. They know how to have a good time wherever they are, with a zest for life uncommon in British women. American girls have a knack for making you feel like you have known them for years, even if you've just met them, which makes first dates much less awkward—compared to dating a more reserved British girl. The biggest lesson I've learned, though, is that American men Edie: American Girl set the bar so low, I may as well be Hugh Grant. I'm astounded by the men I see in bars who shamelessly approach women with no respect, like drooling dogs. British women expect a man with top notch etiquette—an almost forgotten trait here. If I could teach American women one thing, it would be to raise their expectations. As I approach my 30th birthday, one thing has become clear: if I could combine the best of American and Edie: American Girl women, she might Edie: American Girl be the one.

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