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Ten Days in a Mad-House
A Story of the Intrepid Reporter
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2019 by Dover Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-83544-0, ISBN: 0-486-83544-8

"At the age of 23, pioneering reporter Nellie Bly faked dementia in order to expose abuses of patients in Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in New York City. Such investigative journalism was unusual in 1887 — almost as rare as women reporters. Bly's subsequent articles created a sensation, exposing the rampant psychological and physical mistreatment of inmates, many of whom were not mentally ill but simply recent immigrants and other imp ..."






Ten Days in a Mad House
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2013 by Bly Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-61949-258-5, ISBN: 1-61949-258-X

"This is Bly’s truly disturbing account (and expose) of a mental asylum to which Bly was committed after feigning insanity. Including graphic depictions as to the treatment of mental patients and their unsanitary surroundings, Bly’s controversial 1887 expose reveals the scandal and brutality of mental health in the nineteenth century and the ease with which professionals were prepared to accept and treat mental “disorders”."






Ten Days in a Mad-House(1st Edition)
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 2008 by Dodo Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4099-1570-6, ISBN: 1-4099-1570-0

"Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (wrote as Nellie Bly) (1864- 1922) was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. She is also well-known for her record-breaking trip around the world. Bly focused her early work for the Dispatch on the plight of working women, writing a series of investigative articles on fem ..."






Marriage from the Heart(Reprint)
Eight Commitments of a Spiritually Fulfilling Life Together
by Lois Kellerman, Nelly Bly, Nellie Bly
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by Penguin Books
Bargain Price
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-219621-2, ISBN: 0-14-219621-5

"“Required reading for all couples before the marriage ceremony and an inspiring resource for the years that follow.”—Janet Luhrs, author of Simple Loving   From newlyweds to seasoned partners, all couples yearn for the laughter, trust, and harmony that make a marriage deep and lasting. In this enlightening guide, pastoral counselor and ethical culture leader Lois Kellerman and coauthor Nelly Bly take couples on a journey to discover the ..."






Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2012 by A Nellie Bly Book
ISBN-13: 978-1-4344-4088-4, ISBN: 1-4344-4088-5

"Nellie Bly, posing as "Nellie Brown," went undercover to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. Her memoirs of this event form the basis of "Ten Days in a Mad-House," which forever changed the way the world looks at treatment and housing of the insane."






Marlon Brando(1st Edition)
Larger Than Life
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 1994 by Pinnacle
ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-0086-9, ISBN: 0-7860-0086-4

"RITA MORENO One writer has said that the first meeting of Rita Moreno and Marlon Brando in Hollywood "must have been like two exiles stumbling on each other in a strange country." Their backgrounds could not have been more different: where Brando had grown up in typical midwest- em fashion in a family that was, outwardly at least, picture-perfect, Puerto Rico-born Rosa Dolores Alverio was the daughter of a seamstress who eventually ..."






Ten Days in a Mad House
(Mint Editions)
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, Published 2021 by Graphic Arts Books, United States, Portland
ISBN-13: 978-1-5132-8007-3, ISBN: 1-5132-8007-4






Ten Days in a Mad-House
(Hardback)
by Nellie Bly
Hardcover, 120 Pages, Published 2020 by Bibliotech Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64799-092-3, ISBN: 1-64799-092-0






Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 118 Pages, Published 2020 by Bibliotech Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64799-091-6, ISBN: 1-64799-091-2

"In 1887, Nellie Bly stormed into the office of the New York World, one of the leading newspapers in the country. She expressed interest in writing a story on the immigrant experience in the United States. Although, the editor declined her story he challenged Bly to investigate one of New York's most notorious mental hospitals. Bly not only accepted the challenge, she decided to feign mental illness to gain admission and expose how patie ..."






Ten Days in a Mad-House
(Illustrated)
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, Published 2019 by Independently Published
ISBN-13: 978-1-69430-133-8, ISBN: 1-69430-133-8






Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
by Nelly Bly, Jules Verne, Nellie Bly
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Wildside Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4344-0503-6, ISBN: 1-4344-0503-6

"Around the World in Seventy-Two Days Nelly Bly, inspired by Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days," sets out to break that book's record, starting her journey by visiting M. and Mme. Jules Verne in their home in France. Full description"






Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 188 Pages, Published 2008 by Dodo Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4099-1569-0, ISBN: 1-4099-1569-7

"Around the World in Seventy-Two Days (Dodo Press) Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (wrote as Nellie Bly) (1864- 1922) was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover expose in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. She is also well-known for her record-breaking trip around the world. Bly focused her early work for the Dispatch on the plight of working women, ..."






Marriage from the Heart
Eight Commitments of a Spiritually Fulfilling Life Together
by Lois Kellerman, Nelly Bly, Nellie Bly
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Viking Adult
ISBN-13: 978-0-670-03118-4, ISBN: 0-670-03118-6

"Americans today have rediscovered a need for safety and belonging. Pastoral counselor Lois Kellerman, many of whose clients' weddings have been covered in The New York Times "Vows" column, has helped hundreds of couples find (or regain) a sense of "home" in their partnership. Marriage from the Heart is her compelling and sensitive blueprint-for readers of all ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and stages of marriage-for building a spiritually ..."






The Kennedy Men(Illustrated)
Three Generations of Sex, Scandal and Secrets
by Nellie Bly, Tool_Encoder.Encodeforhtml, Kensington
Hardcover, 357 Pages, Published 1996 by Kensington
ISBN-13: 978-1-57566-015-8, ISBN: 1-57566-015-6

"From the marriage of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, to the tragic assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, to the exploits of the third Kennedy generation, a fascinating family portrait captures the scandals, clandestine love affairs, and hidden secrets of the Kennedys."






Oprah!(1st Edition)
Up Close and Down Home
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 383 Pages, Published 1994 by Zebra Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8217-4613-4, ISBN: 0-8217-4613-8

""MY GRUBBY LOOK DRIVES WOMEN WILD" Joe Lando, the rugged cowboy who costars with Jane Seymour on TV's "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," claims the secret of his success with women is his bad grooming habits! Joe revealed on a March 1993 show that his dirty, unshaven face and uncombed long hair drive women wild! OPRAH: "Do you think your hair is sexy?" JOE: "They pay me now not to cut it, so . . ." OPRAH: "So it's working for you, is it ..."






Ten Days in a Madhouse
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 2013 by Waking Lion Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4341-0374-1, ISBN: 1-4341-0374-9

""The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out." Twenty-three-year-old journalist Nellie Bly, describing New York City's most notorious mental institution, wrote those words in 1887 after getting herself committed to the asylum. After her release she wrote a shocking exposé called Ten Days in a Madhouse, launching her career as a world-famous investigative r ..."






Ten Days in a Mad-House
Large Print (Paperback)
by Nellie Bly
Published 2019 by Independently Published, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-68655-969-3, ISBN: 1-68655-969-0






Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
Hardcover, Published 2019 by Blurb
ISBN-13: 978-0-368-58134-2, ISBN: 0-368-58134-9






Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, Published 2019 by Digireads.Com
ISBN-13: 978-1-4209-6515-5, ISBN: 1-4209-6515-8






Ten Days in a Mad-House
(Paperback)
by Nellie Bly
Paperback, 98 Pages, Published 2019 by Blurb Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-464-07382-6, ISBN: 0-464-07382-0



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