Author: L.E. DeLano
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250100402
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A teen writer discovers that every mirror is a portal into an alternate version of her life in this romantic YA fantasy by author L.E. DeLano.
A Book of Travellers' Tales
Author: Eric Newby
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330293907
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330293907
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
The Travelers
Author: Regina Porter
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0525576207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“American history comes to vivid, engaging life in this tale of two interconnected families (one white, one black) that spans from the 1950s to Barack Obama’s first year as president. . . . The complex, beautifully drawn characters are unique and indelible.”—Entertainment Weekly “An astoundingly audacious debut.”—O: The Oprah Magazine • “A gorgeous generational saga.”—New York Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL Meet James Samuel Vincent, an affluent Manhattan attorney who shirks his modest Irish American background but hews to his father’s meandering ways. James muddles through a topsy-turvy relationship with his son, Rufus, which is further complicated when Rufus marries Claudia Christie. Claudia’s mother—Agnes Miller Christie—is a beautiful African American woman who survives a chance encounter on a Georgia road that propels her into a new life in the Bronx. Soon after, her husband, Eddie Christie, is called to duty on an air craft carrier in Vietnam, where Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” becomes Eddie’s life anchor, as he grapples with mounting racial tensions on the ship and counts the days until he will see Agnes again. These unforgettable characters’ lives intersect with a cast of lovers and friends—the unapologetic black lesbian who finds her groove in 1970s Berlin; a moving man stranded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during a Thanksgiving storm; two half-brothers who meet as adults in a crayon factory; and a Coney Island waitress whose Prince Charming is too good to be true. With piercing humor, exacting dialogue, and a beautiful sense of place, Regina Porter’s debut is both an intimate family portrait and a sweeping exploration of what it means to be American today. Praise for The Travelers “[A] kaleidoscopic début . . . Porter deftly skips back and forth through the decades, sometimes summarizing a life in a few paragraphs, sometimes spending pages on one conversation. As one character observes, ‘We move in circles in this life.’” —The New Yorker “Porter’s electric debut is a sprawling saga that follows two interconnected American families. . . . Readers will certainly be drawn in by Porter’s sharp writing and kept hooked by the black-and-white photographs interspersed throughout the book, which give faces to the evocative voices.”—Booklist
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0525576207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“American history comes to vivid, engaging life in this tale of two interconnected families (one white, one black) that spans from the 1950s to Barack Obama’s first year as president. . . . The complex, beautifully drawn characters are unique and indelible.”—Entertainment Weekly “An astoundingly audacious debut.”—O: The Oprah Magazine • “A gorgeous generational saga.”—New York Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL Meet James Samuel Vincent, an affluent Manhattan attorney who shirks his modest Irish American background but hews to his father’s meandering ways. James muddles through a topsy-turvy relationship with his son, Rufus, which is further complicated when Rufus marries Claudia Christie. Claudia’s mother—Agnes Miller Christie—is a beautiful African American woman who survives a chance encounter on a Georgia road that propels her into a new life in the Bronx. Soon after, her husband, Eddie Christie, is called to duty on an air craft carrier in Vietnam, where Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” becomes Eddie’s life anchor, as he grapples with mounting racial tensions on the ship and counts the days until he will see Agnes again. These unforgettable characters’ lives intersect with a cast of lovers and friends—the unapologetic black lesbian who finds her groove in 1970s Berlin; a moving man stranded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during a Thanksgiving storm; two half-brothers who meet as adults in a crayon factory; and a Coney Island waitress whose Prince Charming is too good to be true. With piercing humor, exacting dialogue, and a beautiful sense of place, Regina Porter’s debut is both an intimate family portrait and a sweeping exploration of what it means to be American today. Praise for The Travelers “[A] kaleidoscopic début . . . Porter deftly skips back and forth through the decades, sometimes summarizing a life in a few paragraphs, sometimes spending pages on one conversation. As one character observes, ‘We move in circles in this life.’” —The New Yorker “Porter’s electric debut is a sprawling saga that follows two interconnected American families. . . . Readers will certainly be drawn in by Porter’s sharp writing and kept hooked by the black-and-white photographs interspersed throughout the book, which give faces to the evocative voices.”—Booklist
The Traveller's Pocket-book; Or, Ogilby and Morgan's Book of the Roads Improved and Amended, in a Method Never Before Attempted
Author: John Ogilby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Traveller's Pocket-Book ... The Nineteenth Edition, Corrected. With Great Improvements and Additions, Particularly of Cross Roads and Gentlemens Seats. By Mr. Potter. [With a Map.]
Author: John Ogilby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A Pocket Guide for the Tourist and Traveller, Along the Line of the Canals
Author: Horatio Gates Spafford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Traveller's Pocket-Book ... The Seventeenth Edition, Corrected. With Great Improvements and Additions, Particularly of Cross Roads and Gentlemens Seats. By Mr. Potter
Author: John Ogilby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Traveller's Pocket-Book: Or, Ogilby and Morgan's Book of the Roads, Improved and Amended ... The Third Edition, Corrected. With Many Additional Cross Roads
Author: John Ogilby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Second love, and other tales, from the note-book of a traveller [J.P. Simpson].
Author: John Palgrave Simpson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Second Love, and other tales, from the note-book of a Traveller. [By John Palgrave Simpson.]
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Berlitz Pocket Guide Florence (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Berlitz
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1780049846
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
From Michelangelo's David, to the Uffizi Gallery, to the world-class eateries dotted around the city, Florence has an abundance of culture that attracts visitors from all over the world. Berlitz Pocket Guide Florence is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that this iconic city has to offer. Inside Florence Pocket Guide: Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in during your stay in Florence. Perfect Tour provides an itinerary of the city. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from soaking up culture at one of the city's many galleries, to sampling some of the local gelato (ice cream). Essential information about the history and culture of Florence. Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1780049846
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
From Michelangelo's David, to the Uffizi Gallery, to the world-class eateries dotted around the city, Florence has an abundance of culture that attracts visitors from all over the world. Berlitz Pocket Guide Florence is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that this iconic city has to offer. Inside Florence Pocket Guide: Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in during your stay in Florence. Perfect Tour provides an itinerary of the city. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from soaking up culture at one of the city's many galleries, to sampling some of the local gelato (ice cream). Essential information about the history and culture of Florence. Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.