Author: John Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Mr. Wilder and Me
Author: Jonathan Coe
Publisher: Europa Editions
ISBN: 1609457935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE ROTTERS’ CLUB AND MIDDLE ENGLAND In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good. While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realization that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history. In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema’s most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go? “Outstanding... In a sense, the novel toward which Coe’s fiction has always been heading.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
Publisher: Europa Editions
ISBN: 1609457935
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE ROTTERS’ CLUB AND MIDDLE ENGLAND In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good. While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realization that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history. In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema’s most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go? “Outstanding... In a sense, the novel toward which Coe’s fiction has always been heading.”—Los Angeles Review of Books
I Am Every Good Thing
Author: Derrick Barnes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525518770
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion! I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525518770
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion! I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!
Me & Mr. Cigar
Author: Gibby Haynes
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958138
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes—world famous Butthole Surfers front man/lyricist and self-proclaimed eternal Texan adolescent—comes the surreal tale of seventeen-year-old Oscar Lester and his trusted dog, Mr. Cigar. Oscar and his dog have made a pretty good life for themselves, despite the fact that Oscar’s family has all but vanished—his father is dead; his mother has a new boyfriend. His older sister, Rachel, fled five years ago . . . right after Mr. Cigar bit off her hand. Despite the freak accident, Oscar knows his dog is no menace. Mr. Cigar is a loyal protector: a supernatural creature that can exact revenge, communicate telepathically, and manipulate car doors and windows with ease. So, when Rachel—now twenty-two and an artist living in New York—calls out of the blue and claims she’s being held hostage, Oscar sees an opportunity to make things right between them. He races north, intent on both saving Rachel and fleeing the mysterious evil forces targeting his dog. And it’s only by embarking on this dual quest that Oscar starts to untangle his own life and understand the bizarre reality of Mr. Cigar. *Features original artwork by Gibby Haynes as full color endpapers and illustrations throughout the book.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958138
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes—world famous Butthole Surfers front man/lyricist and self-proclaimed eternal Texan adolescent—comes the surreal tale of seventeen-year-old Oscar Lester and his trusted dog, Mr. Cigar. Oscar and his dog have made a pretty good life for themselves, despite the fact that Oscar’s family has all but vanished—his father is dead; his mother has a new boyfriend. His older sister, Rachel, fled five years ago . . . right after Mr. Cigar bit off her hand. Despite the freak accident, Oscar knows his dog is no menace. Mr. Cigar is a loyal protector: a supernatural creature that can exact revenge, communicate telepathically, and manipulate car doors and windows with ease. So, when Rachel—now twenty-two and an artist living in New York—calls out of the blue and claims she’s being held hostage, Oscar sees an opportunity to make things right between them. He races north, intent on both saving Rachel and fleeing the mysterious evil forces targeting his dog. And it’s only by embarking on this dual quest that Oscar starts to untangle his own life and understand the bizarre reality of Mr. Cigar. *Features original artwork by Gibby Haynes as full color endpapers and illustrations throughout the book.
Mr. Write
Author: Monica James
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648467809
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
My name is Jayden Evans or, as my readers know me, J.E. Sparrow. I'm one of the world's most adored authors, but now, the only thing beloved is a bottle of whiskey and the unspeakable nasties I somehow find myself in. But this life of depravity is growing old fast. I need a change. And that comes when I meet Carrie Bell.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648467809
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
My name is Jayden Evans or, as my readers know me, J.E. Sparrow. I'm one of the world's most adored authors, but now, the only thing beloved is a bottle of whiskey and the unspeakable nasties I somehow find myself in. But this life of depravity is growing old fast. I need a change. And that comes when I meet Carrie Bell.
An Answer to the ... Lyes Advanced by Mr. J. Rich. Harlequin, and Contain'd in a Pamphlet, which He ... Calls an Answer to Mr. H.'s Preface to Orpheus
Author: John Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The true Anti-Pamela: or, Memoirs of Mr. J. Parry ... written by himself. ... Second edition ... revised
Author: James PARRY (Organist of Ross.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publications 1-12: Melville, J. The autobiography and diary of Mr. James Melville. Ed. by R. Pitcairn
Author: Wodrow Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
A Reply to Mr. J. Sabine's Lectures on the Inquiry Into the Scriptural Import of the Words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus and Gehenna
Author: Walter Balfour
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Future punishment
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Mr. J. Payne Collier̓s Reply to Mr. N.E.S.A. Hamilton̓s "Inquiry" Into the Imputed Shakespeare Forgeries
Author: John Payne Collier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Memoirs of the late Mr. J. Nelson of Birstal. Written by himself. [Edited by his grandson J. Nelson.]
Author: John NELSON (of Birstal, Methodist Preacher.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description