Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151191543
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
The Color Purple
Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151191543
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780151191543
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Set in the period between the world wars, this novel tells of two sisters, their trials, and their survival.
Shades
Author: K. M. Shykitka
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460286731
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Behavior-modifying lights? Where did they come from - and why are they here? Six teens investigate these lights, which they dub 'Shades'. With the guidance of a wise Purple Shade, the Aureaders learn about the Shades and experience enhanced abilities. Fara sees fairies. Mike shape-shifts. Ben can transport himself anywhere on the planet. Barbara can access any knowledge or information in the world. Kat is able to manifest anything she wants - and Joyce can defy gravity. The group soon falls prey to a gang of vicious bullies. The bullies' cruel actions toward the Aureaders quickly intensify into a horrific tragedy, which will require the teens to uncover the Shades' ultimate secret to put the pieces back together.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460286731
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Behavior-modifying lights? Where did they come from - and why are they here? Six teens investigate these lights, which they dub 'Shades'. With the guidance of a wise Purple Shade, the Aureaders learn about the Shades and experience enhanced abilities. Fara sees fairies. Mike shape-shifts. Ben can transport himself anywhere on the planet. Barbara can access any knowledge or information in the world. Kat is able to manifest anything she wants - and Joyce can defy gravity. The group soon falls prey to a gang of vicious bullies. The bullies' cruel actions toward the Aureaders quickly intensify into a horrific tragedy, which will require the teens to uncover the Shades' ultimate secret to put the pieces back together.
The Color Purple
Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735248753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The inspiration for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical. Alice Walker’s iconic modern classic, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award A powerful cultural touchstone of modern literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey toward redemption and love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735248753
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The inspiration for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical. Alice Walker’s iconic modern classic, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award A powerful cultural touchstone of modern literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey toward redemption and love.
Shades of Grey
Author: Jasper Fforde
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101159650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes a “laugh-out-loud funny” (Los Angeles Times) and “brilliantly original” (Booklist, starred review) novel of a man attempting to navigate a color-coded world. “A rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness.”—The Washington Post Welcome to Chromatacia, where the Colortocracy rules society through a social hierarchy based on one’s limited color perception. In this world, you are what you can see. Eddie Russet wants to move up. When he and his father relocate to the backwater village of East Carmine, his carefully cultivated plans to leverage his better-than-average red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Eddie must content with lethal swans, sneaky Yellows, inviolable rules, an enforced marriage to the hideous Violet deMauve, and a risky friendship with an intriguing Grey named Jane who shows Eddie that the apparent peace of his world is as much an illusion as color itself. Will Eddie be able to tread the fine line between total conformity—accepting the path, partner, and career delineated by his hue—and his instinctive curiosity that is bound to get him into trouble?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101159650
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes a “laugh-out-loud funny” (Los Angeles Times) and “brilliantly original” (Booklist, starred review) novel of a man attempting to navigate a color-coded world. “A rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness.”—The Washington Post Welcome to Chromatacia, where the Colortocracy rules society through a social hierarchy based on one’s limited color perception. In this world, you are what you can see. Eddie Russet wants to move up. When he and his father relocate to the backwater village of East Carmine, his carefully cultivated plans to leverage his better-than-average red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Eddie must content with lethal swans, sneaky Yellows, inviolable rules, an enforced marriage to the hideous Violet deMauve, and a risky friendship with an intriguing Grey named Jane who shows Eddie that the apparent peace of his world is as much an illusion as color itself. Will Eddie be able to tread the fine line between total conformity—accepting the path, partner, and career delineated by his hue—and his instinctive curiosity that is bound to get him into trouble?
The Secret Lives of Colour
Author: Kassia St Clair
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1473630827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1473630827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. In this book Kassia St Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colours and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilisation. Across fashion and politics, art and war, The Secret Lives of Colour tell the vivid story of our culture.
Simply Color - Purple
Author: Vanessa Christenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940655130
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Who wouldn't want a rainbow on their shelf? This yummy series is all about design and meant to build into a sweet complete collection for any crafter's sewing room. The tactile 8 x 8 hardcover format is irresistible and the books are packed with beautiful, minimal photography that combine the thrill of a new box of crayons with practical color theory and instructions for six patchwork projects. Combine great packaging, fabulous projects and a best-selling pattern and fabric designer as an author and you have a winning combination. At is simplest, each book is an exploration of color. By understanding the fundamentals of colorwork and successful color combinations, the first part of these books will celebrate a single color. The second part of the book features 6 patchwork projects (4 quilts and 2 small projects) that showcase that single color through a series of one or two colored projects. Simple piecing appeals to a broad range of quilters, from those looking for a quick project through to an intermediate of adventurous beginner.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940655130
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Who wouldn't want a rainbow on their shelf? This yummy series is all about design and meant to build into a sweet complete collection for any crafter's sewing room. The tactile 8 x 8 hardcover format is irresistible and the books are packed with beautiful, minimal photography that combine the thrill of a new box of crayons with practical color theory and instructions for six patchwork projects. Combine great packaging, fabulous projects and a best-selling pattern and fabric designer as an author and you have a winning combination. At is simplest, each book is an exploration of color. By understanding the fundamentals of colorwork and successful color combinations, the first part of these books will celebrate a single color. The second part of the book features 6 patchwork projects (4 quilts and 2 small projects) that showcase that single color through a series of one or two colored projects. Simple piecing appeals to a broad range of quilters, from those looking for a quick project through to an intermediate of adventurous beginner.
Falling in Love
Author: Chris
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479789615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
With all of the drama in the world today, sometimes its nice to escape for a while and read a story that just makes you feel good. Something interesting that touches your heart. This book is about friendship, love, learning from the things around you, and how when they come togethersometimes the effect can be so great that it inspires you to follow dreams that you never thought were possible.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479789615
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
With all of the drama in the world today, sometimes its nice to escape for a while and read a story that just makes you feel good. Something interesting that touches your heart. This book is about friendship, love, learning from the things around you, and how when they come togethersometimes the effect can be so great that it inspires you to follow dreams that you never thought were possible.
Science and Key of Life
Author: Henry Clay Hodges
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A Darker Shade of Love
Author: Anne Dunhill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780552138772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
A young model in the Swinging Sixties strays into a nightmare journey to a sexual hell. After five years in London, constantly changes jobs and men, Angela becomes restless and unfulfilled. Steve seems different, and soon they marry, but he turns out to be a bully, a liar and a pervert.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780552138772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
A young model in the Swinging Sixties strays into a nightmare journey to a sexual hell. After five years in London, constantly changes jobs and men, Angela becomes restless and unfulfilled. Steve seems different, and soon they marry, but he turns out to be a bully, a liar and a pervert.
Glorious Shade
Author: Jenny Rose Carey
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604696818
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604696818
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Turn a shady yard into a sumptuous garden Shade is one of the most common garden situations homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can triumph over challenging areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows you how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard. You'll learn how to determine what type of shade you have and how to choose the right plants for the space. The book also shares the techniques, design and maintenance tips that are key to growing a successful shade garden. Stunning color photographs offer design inspiration and reveal the beauty of shade-loving plants.