Author: Iris Murdoch
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141186689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Edward Baltram is overwhelmed with guilt. His nasty little prank has gone horribly wrong: He has fed his closest friend a sandwich laced with a hallucinogenic drug and the young man has fallen out of a window to his death. Edward searches for redemption through a reunion with his famous father, the reclusive painter Jesse Baltram. Funny and compelling, The Good Apprentice is at once a supremely sophisticated entertainment and an inquiry into the spiritual crises that afflict the modern world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Good Apprentice
Author: Iris Murdoch
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141186689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Edward Baltram is overwhelmed with guilt. His nasty little prank has gone horribly wrong: He has fed his closest friend a sandwich laced with a hallucinogenic drug and the young man has fallen out of a window to his death. Edward searches for redemption through a reunion with his famous father, the reclusive painter Jesse Baltram. Funny and compelling, The Good Apprentice is at once a supremely sophisticated entertainment and an inquiry into the spiritual crises that afflict the modern world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141186689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Edward Baltram is overwhelmed with guilt. His nasty little prank has gone horribly wrong: He has fed his closest friend a sandwich laced with a hallucinogenic drug and the young man has fallen out of a window to his death. Edward searches for redemption through a reunion with his famous father, the reclusive painter Jesse Baltram. Funny and compelling, The Good Apprentice is at once a supremely sophisticated entertainment and an inquiry into the spiritual crises that afflict the modern world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Finger Painting Weekend Workshop
Author: Iris Scott
Publisher:
ISBN: 1631061437
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Finger painting isn't just for kids! Learn to create an impressionist artwork with Finger Painting Weekend Workshop: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Brush-Free Works of Art.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1631061437
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Finger painting isn't just for kids! Learn to create an impressionist artwork with Finger Painting Weekend Workshop: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Brush-Free Works of Art.
Garden & Home Builder
Author: William Tyler Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Untigering
Author: Iris Chen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736825402
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Peaceful parenting is hard enough for the average parent. Imagine trying to do it when you have the instincts of a tiger mother. In Untigering, Iris Chen shares her journey of leaving behind authoritarian tiger parenting to embrace a respectful, relational way of raising children. As a Chinese American mom, she draws from her experiences of living in both North America and Asia and offers insights and practices to:?Heal from your childhood wounds?Change your beliefs about yourself and your children?Parent through connection instead of control?Redefine your understanding of success?Navigate and challenge cultural norms Iris calls for a radical shift from parenting that is rooted in power to one that is grounded in partnership, but she does so with humor, humility, and empathy. This book is her invitation to you to begin your own journey of transformation as a parent.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736825402
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Peaceful parenting is hard enough for the average parent. Imagine trying to do it when you have the instincts of a tiger mother. In Untigering, Iris Chen shares her journey of leaving behind authoritarian tiger parenting to embrace a respectful, relational way of raising children. As a Chinese American mom, she draws from her experiences of living in both North America and Asia and offers insights and practices to:?Heal from your childhood wounds?Change your beliefs about yourself and your children?Parent through connection instead of control?Redefine your understanding of success?Navigate and challenge cultural norms Iris calls for a radical shift from parenting that is rooted in power to one that is grounded in partnership, but she does so with humor, humility, and empathy. This book is her invitation to you to begin your own journey of transformation as a parent.
House & Garden
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Ledgends of Red Eye
Author: Letton Edgington
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Ledgends Of Red Eye Part 1 They say that when your young, that you progress more in life. I guess meaning you learn faster, and easier. I dont see it that way. I think you learn as you go, and learn from watching people. Also maybe from there mistakes they make in life. They say your determination will give you greater rewards in life if you push it. I dont see it that way. This is about Rob growing up. He took down a club in the mist of learning the ways of the game, until he had to move. Due to the mafia Part 2 The evil presents grow stronger that it lived in there town without anyone to know. They came from a small part of the outer city of town in the back roads. The road was Lonesome Road. This is where Rob found his real dad after being under witness protection. Plus were he moved. after part 2. But evil presents followed. Part 3 Before Part 3: My Book found that moving away didnt help the battle. Rob was facing his fear that was the challenge. Plus meeting his father and James was heart found! When he left all hell broke loose, as friend after friend passed away. Even with the CIA putting them in safe houses, and entering into new lives. Still couldnt keep them apart. So I ask you what you think will happen. As they all return to the city. Sit back read, and let the book take you to another world. My world!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462840825
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Ledgends Of Red Eye Part 1 They say that when your young, that you progress more in life. I guess meaning you learn faster, and easier. I dont see it that way. I think you learn as you go, and learn from watching people. Also maybe from there mistakes they make in life. They say your determination will give you greater rewards in life if you push it. I dont see it that way. This is about Rob growing up. He took down a club in the mist of learning the ways of the game, until he had to move. Due to the mafia Part 2 The evil presents grow stronger that it lived in there town without anyone to know. They came from a small part of the outer city of town in the back roads. The road was Lonesome Road. This is where Rob found his real dad after being under witness protection. Plus were he moved. after part 2. But evil presents followed. Part 3 Before Part 3: My Book found that moving away didnt help the battle. Rob was facing his fear that was the challenge. Plus meeting his father and James was heart found! When he left all hell broke loose, as friend after friend passed away. Even with the CIA putting them in safe houses, and entering into new lives. Still couldnt keep them apart. So I ask you what you think will happen. As they all return to the city. Sit back read, and let the book take you to another world. My world!
Garden Magazine and Home Builder
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Once Upon a Red Eye
Author: Richard Harison
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525554654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Once Upon a Red Eye is a compelling memoir that offers rare insight into the behind-the-scenes life of a Canadian musical icon. Here are the colourful recountings of Richard Harison, who spent a dozen years serving as Gordon Lightfoot’s road/stage manager, concert sound engineer, and lighting designer/director. In the time of his employ with Lightfoot, Harison enjoyed all manner of adventure. He accompanied the famed singer/songwriter and his band on concert tours of the world, celebrity meetings, thrilling performances in halls grand and small, and travel mishaps, including three bomb scares and two consecutive aircraft engine failures.Woven expertly into the background of Harison’s stories of music, tours and elaborate pranks, history plays out in iconic bursts. The Vietnam War, an encounter with the Black Panthers, and a UK tour during the serious political/religious upheaval in Ireland all provide context to Lightfoot’s international presence in this epic stretch of time. Between 1970 and 1981, Richard Harison was part of Lightfoot’s remarkable story, serving as a source of friendship, personal, and practical support for Lightfoot and basking in his special glow.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525554654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Once Upon a Red Eye is a compelling memoir that offers rare insight into the behind-the-scenes life of a Canadian musical icon. Here are the colourful recountings of Richard Harison, who spent a dozen years serving as Gordon Lightfoot’s road/stage manager, concert sound engineer, and lighting designer/director. In the time of his employ with Lightfoot, Harison enjoyed all manner of adventure. He accompanied the famed singer/songwriter and his band on concert tours of the world, celebrity meetings, thrilling performances in halls grand and small, and travel mishaps, including three bomb scares and two consecutive aircraft engine failures.Woven expertly into the background of Harison’s stories of music, tours and elaborate pranks, history plays out in iconic bursts. The Vietnam War, an encounter with the Black Panthers, and a UK tour during the serious political/religious upheaval in Ireland all provide context to Lightfoot’s international presence in this epic stretch of time. Between 1970 and 1981, Richard Harison was part of Lightfoot’s remarkable story, serving as a source of friendship, personal, and practical support for Lightfoot and basking in his special glow.
The Garden Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description