Mary Cross (born 1934) is an American professor, editor, writer and biographer. She has written several books including biographies of figures such as Henry James[1] and Madonna. Madonna biography was reviewed by New York Post as "fast, accurate and concise",[2] became widely quoted[3][4] and translated.[5] Cross is professor emerita of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University,[6] and she has taught at the City University of New York and University of Delaware.[7] Cross has a PhD from Rutgers University and a BA from the University of Michigan. As an editor, she publisher various works, including 100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America.
Publications
edit- Cross, Mary (1987). Persuasive Business Writing: Creating Better Letters, Memos, Reports, and More. American Management Association. ISBN 978-0-8144-5898-3.
- Cross, Mary (1993). Henry James: The Contingencies of Style. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-22661-0.
- Cross, Mary (1996-01-01). Advertising and Culture: Theoretical Perspectives. Praeger. ISBN 978-0-275-95351-5.
- Cross, Mary (2002-10-01). A Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th-Century Consumer Culture. ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN 978-0-313-36124-1.
- Cross, Mary (2007). Madonna: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33811-3.
- Cross, Mary (2011-06-30). Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38484-4.
- Cross, Mary (2013-01-07). 100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-61069-086-7.
- Cross, Mary (2017-09-30). The Emotional Life of Money: How Money Changes the Way We Think and Feel. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-5054-7.
References
edit- ^ (Cross 1993)
- ^ Cross, Mary (2007-05-30). Madonna: A Biography (Annotated ed.). Westport, Conn: Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-33811-3.
- ^ Foreman, Katya. "Madonna: Material girl". BBC. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
In Madonna: A Biography, author Mary Cross describes how the eldest daughter in a brood of eight...
- ^ Rambarran, Shara (2008). "Madonna: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies). By Cross Mary. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2007. 120 pp. ISBN 0-313-33811-6)". Popular Music. 27 (3): 522–525. doi:10.1017/S0261143008362254. ISSN 1474-0095. Retrieved 2017-10-12.Madonna: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies). By Cross Mary. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2007. 120 pp. ISBN 0-313-33811-6)&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=522-525&rft.date=2008&rft_id=info:doi/10.1017/S0261143008362254&rft.issn=1474-0095&rft.aulast=Rambarran&rft.aufirst=Shara&rft_id=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/popular-music/article/madonna-a-biography-greenwood-biographies-by-cross-mary-connecticut-greenwood-press-2007-120-pp-isbn10-0313338116-hb-bob-marley-a-biography-greenwood-biographies-by-moskowitz-david-v-connecticut-greenwood-press-2007-124-pp-isbn-9780313338793-hb-billie-holiday-a-biography-greenwood-biographies-by-greene-meg-connecticut-greenwood-press-2007-122-pp-isbn-0313336296-hb-elvis-presley-a-biography-greenwood-biographies-by-tracy-kathleen-connecticut-greenwood-press-2007-140-pp-isbn-0313338272-hb-the-words-and-music-of-david-bowie-the-praeger-singersongwriter-collection-by-perone-james-e-connecticut-praeger-publishers-2007-198-pp-isbn10-0275992453-hb-the-words-and-music-of-john-lennon-the-praeger-singersongwriter-collection-by-urish-ben-and-bielen-ken-connecticut-praeger-publishers-2007-187-pp-isbn10-0275991806-hb/E86E1E86AAB341AD67AC5D80A8723782&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mary Cross" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Мадонна. История жизни". Ozon.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Faculty and Administration" (PDF). Fairleigh Dickinson University. p. 275. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America". Retrieved 2017-10-12.