Author: Daniel Scavone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781949472981
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In his last year at Princeton, Alex Williams discovers that, in a school where the best and the brightest are around every corner, does not always mean that life is a long, lazy weekend at the beach. Alex lives in one of the eating clubs, the epicenter of Princeton's social scene. His best friend and roommate, the wealthy son of a U.S. Senator, is at school to do anything but study and appears to be holding something dark inside him. Alex discovers what that is but does not realize that the tragedy will take an even worse turn. Alex struggles to address the demands of school, athletics, social interactions and figuring out his life's path. Alex's relationship with his girlfriend is rocked by accusations of infidelity and mistrust. Alex also runs into conflict with his crew coach as they both question his desire and responsibility to the team. As senior year winds on, Alex grows increasingly concerned with what he is going to do after graduation. He has a life changing meeting with a very wealthy alumnus that will give Alex some clarity as to what he may want to seek in his future. The Last Autumn questions what constitutes success in America and are these goals really worth striving for. The novel takes jabs at what society values as "having made it." Although funny and satirical, the novel confronts serious issues such as child abuse, drugs, privilege, power, sex and suicide.
Organic Gardening
Author: Geoff Hamilton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756687624
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Organic Gardening, a classic guide to growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables the natural, chemical-free way has been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest thinking and techniques. Written by one of the UK's best-loved gardening personalities and a keen advocate of the organic approach, this book will be appreciated by the novice and the experienced gardener alike. Whether you want to grow better-tasting fruit and vegetables untainted by chemicals, find natural methods of pest and weed control, or create a garden that is safer for your children, pets and wildlife, Organic Gardening is your practical, easy-to-follow guide to gardening with, rather than against, nature. With practical advice and instructions, supported by clear, step-by-step photographs and artworks, the author explains how to grow delicious, healthy produce as well as how to turn your garden into a safe haven for children, pets, and wildlife. The book promotes an organic approach to the whole garden, and includes practical techniques for cultivating flowers, trees, and shrubs, as well as advice on ponds and aquatic plants. Organic methods of weed control and solutions to pest and disease problems are also fully explained and clearly illustrated. Contents include: soil improvement; organic pest & disease control; weed control; hedges, trees & shrubs; containers; the vegetable garden; the fruit garden; herbs; greenhouse gardening; basic techniques; propagation; the gardening year.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756687624
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Organic Gardening, a classic guide to growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables the natural, chemical-free way has been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest thinking and techniques. Written by one of the UK's best-loved gardening personalities and a keen advocate of the organic approach, this book will be appreciated by the novice and the experienced gardener alike. Whether you want to grow better-tasting fruit and vegetables untainted by chemicals, find natural methods of pest and weed control, or create a garden that is safer for your children, pets and wildlife, Organic Gardening is your practical, easy-to-follow guide to gardening with, rather than against, nature. With practical advice and instructions, supported by clear, step-by-step photographs and artworks, the author explains how to grow delicious, healthy produce as well as how to turn your garden into a safe haven for children, pets, and wildlife. The book promotes an organic approach to the whole garden, and includes practical techniques for cultivating flowers, trees, and shrubs, as well as advice on ponds and aquatic plants. Organic methods of weed control and solutions to pest and disease problems are also fully explained and clearly illustrated. Contents include: soil improvement; organic pest & disease control; weed control; hedges, trees & shrubs; containers; the vegetable garden; the fruit garden; herbs; greenhouse gardening; basic techniques; propagation; the gardening year.
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy
Author: Olivia Manning
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war, a vast, teeming, and complex masterpiece in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. Manning’s focus is not the battlefield but the café and kitchen, the bedroom and street, the fabric of the everyday world that has been irrevocably changed by war, yet remains unchanged. At the heart of the trilogy are newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who arrive in Bucharest—the so-called Paris of the East—in the fall of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy, an Englishman teaching at the university, is as wantonly gregarious as his wife is introverted, and Harriet is shocked to discover that she must share her adored husband with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Other surprises follow: Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own, as great in its way as the still-expanding theater of war.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173317
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war, a vast, teeming, and complex masterpiece in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. Manning’s focus is not the battlefield but the café and kitchen, the bedroom and street, the fabric of the everyday world that has been irrevocably changed by war, yet remains unchanged. At the heart of the trilogy are newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who arrive in Bucharest—the so-called Paris of the East—in the fall of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy, an Englishman teaching at the university, is as wantonly gregarious as his wife is introverted, and Harriet is shocked to discover that she must share her adored husband with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Other surprises follow: Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own, as great in its way as the still-expanding theater of war.
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Journal of the American Institute
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Author: British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Report of the ... and ... Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Author: British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
The Medical and Physical Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Sibyl, and other poems by John Lyttleton
Author: Robert Coke Glover
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The London Medical and Physical Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description