Author : Nora Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 35,35 MB
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101569417
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in this MacGregor romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. Cartoonist Grant Campbell has shunned the outside world, preferring to live and work alone—until a storm brings artist Geneviève Grandeau to the door of his lighthouse. Gruff and guarded, he offers her shelter for one night, never expecting how the glamorous beauty will affect the rest of his days… A NORA ROBERTS CLASSIC AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
Author : Nicole Tersigni
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,16 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1797203282
Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining. This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does. Situations include men sharing keen insight on the female anatomy, an eloquent defense of catcalling, or offering sage advice about horseback riding to the woman who owns the horse. • These less qualified men of antiquity dish out mediocrity as if it's pure genius • For the women who have endured overbearing men over the centuries • Written with hilariously painful accuracy "Now, when you're riding a horse, you need to make sure to keep a good grip on the reins." "These are my horses." Through cringe-induced empathy, this timeless gift book of shared experiences unites women across history in one of the most powerful forms of resistance: laughter. • Started as a Twitter thread and quickly gained widespread popularity. • Makes a perfect book for women and feminists with a wry sense of humor, millennials, anyone who loves memes and Internet humor, as well as history and art buffs. • You'll love this book if you love books like Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, Milk and Vine: Inspirational Quotes from Classic Vines by Emily Beck, and Awards For Good Boys: Tales Of Dating, Double Standards, And Doom by Shelby Lorman.
Author : Michael Schreiber
Publisher : Bruno Gmuender
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 25,39 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Art
ISBN :
Bernard Perlin was an extraordinary figure in twentieth century American art and gay cultural history, an acclaimed artist and sexual renegade who moved in the upper echelons of New York's glittering gay society of the 1930s, forties, and fifties, as well as its underground. In One-Man Show, Michael Schreiber chronicles the storied life, illustrious friends and lovers, and astounding escapades of Bernard Perlin through no-holds-barred interviews with the artist, candid excerpts from Perlin's unpublished memoirs, never-before-seen photos, and an extensive selection of Bernard Perlin's public and private art.
Author : Mildred Pitts Walter
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,51 MB
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481458610
Determined to make the time pass on a hot and humid day, Ty is inspired by a man who fills the night with music using a washboard, comb, spoons, and a pail as his instruments. It’s the hottest day of the year, and the sun is burning so bright that it dried up all the dew on the grass. Mom is doing laundry, Dad is unloading the chicken feed, and his brother and sister are busy… but Ty is set on finding something to do to make the time pass on the hot day. As he lays under the shade of the trees and watches the fish in the pond, Ty begins to hear the steadying thump-thump-thump of someone playing music. Then, out of nowhere, a man with one leg approaches the pond. As he watches in awe as the man makes music out of the strangest things, Ty begins making his own sounds using anything he can find.
Author : Michael Barakiva
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0374356467
Alek Khederian should have guessed something was wrong when his parents took him to a restaurant. Everyone knows that Armenians never eat out. Why bother, when their home cooking is far superior to anything "these Americans" could come up with? Between bouts of interrogating the waitress and criticizing the menu, Alek's parents announce that he'll be attending summer school in order to bring up his grades. Alek is sure this experience will be the perfect hellish end to his hellish freshmen year of high school. He never could've predicted that he'd meet someone like Ethan. Ethan is everything Alek wishes he were: confident, free-spirited, and irreverent. When Ethan gets Alek to cut school and go to a Rufus Wainwright concert in New York City's Central Park, Alek embarks on his first adventure outside the confines of his suburban New Jersey existence. He can't believe a guy this cool wants to be his friend. And before long, it seems like Ethan wants to be more than friends. Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend—he's barely ever had a girlfriend—but maybe it's time to think again. Michael Barakiva's One Man Guy is a romantic, moving, laugh-out-loud-funny story about what happens when one person cracks open your world and helps you see everything—and, most of all, yourself--like you never have before.
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Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,63 MB
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0847842525
When it comes to interiors style, antiques, and Southern vernacular architecture, Furlow Gatewood is a one-of-a-kind classic-this book presents his magical private enclave for the first time. Antiques expert Furlow Gatewood's highly personal property in bucolic Americus, Georgia, where he has meticulously restored his family's carriage house and added intimate dwellings and outbuildings-several rescued from demolition-has evolved over decades to become a sublime expression of stylish living. The structures exemplify various architectural traditions-from mid-nineteenth-century Gothic to Palladian. He has collaborated with local craftsmen to create these follies and takes delight in designing the picturesque grounds and plantings and in devising comfortable areas for his beloved dogs and peacocks. A gifted designer and longtime associate of antiques dealer John Rosselli, Gatewood has a talent for discovering singular pieces with a poetic patina, composing custom paint finishes and subtle palettes, and knowing how to incorporate distinctive architectural elements. To accompany the book's atmospheric images, close friend Bunny Williams writes about the lessons she has learned from this master of discernment. Gatewood's seductive and hospitable Arcadian oasis, with its exquisite and timeless design, will have an enduring impact on the design community.
Author : Edward Bennett Williams
Publisher : Scribner Paper Fiction
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Includes Williams' opinions on congressional investigations, electronic eavesdropping, the Fifth Amendment, due process, capital punishment, insanity defense, censorship, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Author : Nora Roberts
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405524685
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME Cartoonist Grant Campbell has shunned the outside world, preferring to live and work alone. And then one fateful night a storm brings artist Geneviève Grandeau to the door of his lighthouse. Gruff and guarded, he offers her shelter for one night only. But Gennie is no pushover and she sees beyond Grant's rude, surly exterior. There's a tender and secretive side that intrigues her... One Man's Art can be enjoyed as a hugely entertaining standalone novel. It is also the fourth instalment in the classic The MacGregors series, which begins with Playing the Odds, Tempting Fate and All the Possibilities and continues with The MacGregor Brides, The Winning Hand, The MacGregor Grooms and The Perfect Neighbour - all available as Ebooks for the first time. And look out for the prequel For Now, Forever, plus the historical MacGregor novel Rebellion and its companion novella In from the Cold. Includes a preview of The MacGregor Brides
Author : Andrew Gross
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466892188
“As moving as it is gripping. A winner on all fronts.”—Booklist (starred review) “Heart-pounding...This is Gross’s best work yet, with his heart and soul imprinted on every page.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Poland. 1944. Alfred Mendl and his family are brought on a crowded train to a Nazi concentration camp after being caught trying to flee Paris with forged papers. His family is torn away from him on arrival, his life’s work burned before his eyes. To the guards, he is just another prisoner, but in fact Mendl—a renowned physicist—holds knowledge that only two people in the world possess. And the other is already at work for the Nazi war machine. Four thousand miles away, in Washington, DC, Intelligence lieutenant Nathan Blum routinely decodes messages from occupied Poland. Having escaped the Krakow ghetto as a teenager after the Nazis executed his family, Nathan longs to do more for his new country in the war. But never did he expect the proposal he receives from “Wild” Bill Donovan, head of the OSS: to sneak into the most guarded place on earth, a living hell, on a mission to find and escape with one man, the one man the Allies believe can ensure them victory in the war. Bursting with compelling characters and tense story lines, this historical thriller from New York Times bestseller Andrew Gross is a deeply affecting, unputdownable series of twists and turns through a landscape at times horrifyingly familiar but still completely new and compelling.
Author : Brian Keeble
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780941532716
"This anthology proves that it is the human norm for all people to participate in meaningful and purposeful art, craft, and work because this is part of human nature itself."--BOOK JACKET.
