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An astonishing debut novel--Blue Velvet meets Oedipus Rex-- about an eight-year-old psychopath in (where else?) Southern California.
Author : Scott Bradfield
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679729433
An astonishing debut novel--Blue Velvet meets Oedipus Rex-- about an eight-year-old psychopath in (where else?) Southern California.
Author : Scott Bradfield
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780394578750
An astonishing debut novel--Blue Velvet meets Oedipus Rex-- about an eight-year-old psychopath in (where else?) Southern California.
Author : Arthur Zajonc
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 22,25 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780195095753
Examination of the fundamental nature of light in mankind's history, world, and life.
Author : Dickon Hinchcliffe
Publisher :
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 1999
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Author : Samuel R. Delany
Publisher : Richard Kasak Books
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Peter Harbison
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 32,36 MB
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1466860391
Island light is magical. And none more so than Ireland's. Ireland's light floods the landscape, luring the senses with a restless presence. The water surrounding and carving through the island reflects back to us the ever-changing movement of the wind-blown clouds and light. Stop for a minute and the settings change: what was straight is bent, light is dark, still is in motion. It is as though an unseen hand directs the wind, the clouds, and the light to harness our attention. Ireland: A Luminous Beauty is a collection of stunning full-color photographs by some of Ireland's finest landscape photographers with concise text blending history, myth, and a sense of place. Many of the photographs were taken in the early morning light or as the sun set. That hour after sunrise and before sunset, with the sun low in the sky, is known to photographers as the golden hour and favored for its soft, diffused light. We take a journey to one of the most beautiful places in the world. From the ancient stone monuments of the Boyne Valley to the treacherous stone steps of Skellig Michael; from the distinctive columns of the Giant's Causeway and the spectacularly sited Dunluce Castle ruins to lush, green countryside and fields of heather; from the limestone of the Burren (the rockiest part of Ireland) to exuberant stretches of flowers and gardens; from a moody sea and crashing surf to massive stone cliffs battered by the relentless pounding of the waves, and from steely rivers to tranquil lakes, it's all here. The Irish respond to this dramatic environment by transforming it into one that solidifies and enriches their own sense of place. We all have this instinct to create our own space, but the Irish have made an art of it. Through the ancient, natural, and cultivated landscapes, surrounded by history and legend, we discover and celebrate the spirit of Ireland and its luminous beauty.
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 17,58 MB
Release : 1989-08-28
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : John Wray
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0374281130
Exiled from time after a failed love affair, Waldemar "Waldy" Tolliver is forced to confront a difficult betrayal and his ancestral legacy against a backdrop of historical events in the first half of the twentieth century.
Author : Candice Iloh
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,25 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0525556206
A Finalist for the National Book Award When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a Historically Black College, it’s the first time she’s ever been so far from her family—and the first time that she’s been able to make her own choices and to seek her place in this new world. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past—her mother’s struggle with addiction, her Nigerian father’s attempts to make a home for her. Ultimately, Ada discovers she needs to brush off the destiny others have chosen for her and claim full ownership of her body and her future. “Candice Iloh’s beautifully crafted narrative about family, belonging, sexuality, and telling our deepest truths in order to be whole is at once immensely readable and ultimately healing.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times Bestselling Author of Brown Girl Dreaming “An essential—and emotionally gripping and masterfully written and compulsively readable—addition to the coming-of-age canon.”—Nic Stone, New York Times Bestselling Author of Dear Martin “This is a story about the sometimes toxic and heavy expectations set onthe backs of first-generation children, the pressures woven into the familydynamic, culturally and socially. About childhood secrets with sharp teeth. And ultimately, about a liberation that taunts every young person.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Author of Long Way Down
Author : Scott Bradfield
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1459601009
Brave and unforgettable. Scott Bradfield creates a country for the reader to wander through, holding Sal's hand, assuming goodness."" -Los Angeles Times ""Scott Bradfield is an other world writer. There is an inarguable wholeness to [The People Who Watched Her Pass By], as in certain dreams.""-Rain Taxi ""Drive[s] straight into the Zen void at the heart of the classic road."" Book forum ""A wake-up call shouting Bradfield's humorously erudite take on modern American life."" WOSU In his fifth novel, Scott Bradfield delivers an arresting and unsentimental childhood voice. Salome Jensen is three years old when she is taken from her home by the man who fixes the hot water heater. As Sal drifts through Laundromats and peoples homes, she develops a perspective of the world and an understanding of its people more meaningful than the most erudite observer could muster. Sal is never a victim or abused, shes simply a child providing a humorous and fresh take on society. The People Who Watched Her Pass By is often hilarious as well as startling, and it is a poignant new contribution to the body of literature of a respected prose craftsman.