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Lilac Girls: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly Best Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Top Fiction, Fiction Novels, Book Club Books, Good Books, Books To Read, Book Clubs, Ya Books
Lilac Girls: A Novel (Woolsey-Ferriday)
Lilac Girls: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly
The Locals, by Pulitzer finalist Jonathan Dee, goes deep on America from 9/11 to the Occupy Wall Street era. Resentments, The Locals, The Fosters, Pulitzer, Encouragement, Novels, Author, Wall Street, Stunning
This new novel is a stunning portrait of American resentment
The Locals, by Pulitzer finalist Jonathan Dee, goes deep on America from 9/11 to the Occupy Wall Street era.
Ulysses, Shakespeare & Co. First Ed., 1922 I Love Books, Wordsworth Classics, Top 100 Books, Sartre, Audio Books Free, Stream Of Consciousness, James Joyce, Banned Books
First edition of Ulysses by James Joyce in original wrappers
Ulysses, Shakespeare & Co. First Ed., 1922
“The Accusation” may be the first work of dissident fiction by a living North Korean writer ever smuggled out of that country. North Korean, Korean Aesthetic, Page Turner, Illustration Artists, The New Yorker, Girl Wallpaper, Aesthetic Wallpapers, Mystery, Fiction
A Collection of North Korean Stories and the Mystery of Their Origins
“The Accusation” may be the first work of dissident fiction by a living North Korean writer ever smuggled out of that country.
Cover detail of "Life in Rewind" Mental Illness Help, Professor, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Promotion, E Zine, Mental Health Awareness Month, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Study Aids, Popular Stories
An Obsessive Compulsive's 'Life In Rewind'
Cover detail of "Life in Rewind"
Joan Didion’s notebooks on her 1970 trip through the South offer a ghostly assessment of our current times. Damian Lewis, Maria Shriver, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Zz Top, Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Netflix
Southern Discomfort
Joan Didion’s notebooks on her 1970 trip through the South offer a ghostly assessment of our current times.
The Dollhouse: A Novel: Fiona Davis: 9781101984994: Amazon.com: Books Candice Bergen, Book Lists, The Book, Book Nerd, Great Books, New Books
The Dollhouse: A Novel
The Dollhouse: A Novel: Fiona Davis: 9781101984994: Amazon.com: Books
The Address Latest Books, Historical Fiction Books, Historical Romance, Romance Novels
17 books everyone will be talking about this summer
The Address
A terrible act of racism stands at the center of Louise Erdrich’s masterly new novel. Louise Erdrich, Ny Times, Family Tree, Tangled, Acting, Center, Books, Libros
Unearthing Tangled Roots of a Town’s Family Trees (Published 2008)
A terrible act of racism stands at the center of Louise Erdrich’s masterly new novel.
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall Jane Goodall, Reading Lists, Book Worth Reading, Romance, Book Community, Thing 1, English
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall
Conversations with Bill Moyers are not just a must-watch; they're also a good read. Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues, Bill Moyers' hand-pick Media Icon, Journalism, Other People, Bills, Conversation, Reading, Best, Face, Icons
Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues in Paperback | BillMoyers.com
Conversations with Bill Moyers are not just a must-watch; they're also a good read. Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues, Bill Moyers' hand-pick
Foxfire started as a class project at a Georgia high school in the '60s, but soon became a magazine, then a book, and even a way of teaching about the region's simple, self-sustaining way of life. Class Projects, Book Series, Way Of Life, Haiku, High School, How To Become, The Past, Teaching
The Foxfire Book Series That Preserved Appalachian Foodways
Foxfire started as a class project at a Georgia high school in the '60s, but soon became a magazine, then a book, and even a way of teaching about the region's simple, self-sustaining way of life.
These publishers, newsletters, and websites have made it their mission to celebrate little-known works by women that deserve more recognition. Feminist Literary Criticism, Whered You Go Bernadette, Alice Sebold, Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The Lovely Bones, The Caged Bird Sings, Woman Authors, Literary Theory, Historical Women
Women’s writing is sharp, witty, and often forgotten. Here are 4 places to rediscover it.
These publishers, newsletters, and websites have made it their mission to celebrate little-known works by women that deserve more recognition.
Dubliners by James Joyce | 16 Little Books To Read On Long Journeys Vintage Book Covers, Vintage Books, Book Writer
Dubliners by James Joyce
Dubliners by James Joyce | 16 Little Books To Read On Long Journeys
Vladimir Nabokov’s map of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus’s routes around Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Vladimir Nabokov, Reading Notes, Finnegans Wake, Hand Drawn Map, Famous Authors, Old Maps, Ulysses
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Vladimir Nabokov’s map of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus’s routes around Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses.
‘Essays After Eighty’ is a frank collection from Donald Hall about the tarnish of the golden years amid a ‘ceremony of losses.’ The Golden Years, Healthy Aging, Health Blog, Lee Jeffries, Growing Old, Free Resume, Sample Resume, How To Stay Healthy
Growing Older, Not Happier (Published 2015)
‘Essays After Eighty’ is a frank collection from Donald Hall about the tarnish of the golden years amid a ‘ceremony of losses.’
A dazzling work of memoir, biography and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.   What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately engaged with another human being? How do we connect with other people? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens?  When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting l... Books 2016, Reading Books, Reading Writing, Outsider Art, Web Design
The Lonely City: Olivia Laing: Hardcover: 9781250039576
A dazzling work of memoir, biography and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live, if we're not intimately engaged with another human being? How do we connect with other people? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens? When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting l...
The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.  One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining o... Summer Reading, Reading 2016, Fall Reading, Reading Room, Reading Series, Summer Books
Commonwealth: Ann Patchett: Hardcover: 9780062491794
The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining o...
Tender is the Night. Pdf Books, F Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Tender Is The Night, American Literature
Tender Is the Night
Tender is the Night.
1 Advent, The Longest Night, Advent Season, Gifts For Photographers, John The Baptist, Prayer Book, Night Routine, Winter Solstice, Richardson
This Luminous Darkness: Searching for Solace in Advent and Christmas
Carrie Brown tells the remarkable story of Caroline Herschel, “the great comet huntress.” Beautiful Book Covers, Cover Books, Art Graphique, Design Graphique, Book Cover Design Inspiration, Best Book Cover Design, Creative Book Cover Designs, Music Book Design
‘The Stargazer’s Sister’ review: What could a woman find in the sky?
Carrie Brown tells the remarkable story of Caroline Herschel, “the great comet huntress.”
All the Light We Cannot See Best Books Of 2014, Books 2014, Popular Books, Reading Review, Reading Stories
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See
32 Plays You Need To Read Before You Die==I would add Brecht...either The Threepenny Opera or The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Drama Theatre, Theatre Stage, Theatre Poster, Theater, Caryl Churchill, The Threepenny Opera, Girl Top, Top Girls, Best B
32 Plays You Need To Read Before You Die
32 Plays You Need To Read Before You Die==I would add Brecht...either The Threepenny Opera or The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
NPR story (you can listen and read) with Mary Oliver about her new book A Thousand Mornings. (You can also read three of her poems) Mary Oliver, Oliver Queen, The National, National Book Award, New York Times
'A Thousand Mornings' With Poet Mary Oliver
NPR story (you can listen and read) with Mary Oliver about her new book A Thousand Mornings. (You can also read three of her poems)
For me, it was The Cricket in Times Square, Harriet the Spy, All-of-a-Kind Family...anything that was set in NYC Harry Potter Love, Harry Potter Quotes, Harry Potter Obsession, Harry Potter Books, Literary Quotes, The Words, Good Book Quotes
Just keep holding my hand♥
For me, it was The Cricket in Times Square, Harriet the Spy, All-of-a-Kind Family...anything that was set in NYC
The Palace of Illusions: A Novel by Chitra Banerjee Divak... Philippa Gregory, Mythology Books, Ancient Mythology, Lord Vishnu, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Logic, Krishna
The Palace of Illusions: A Novel
The Palace of Illusions: A Novel by Chitra Banerjee Divak...
What Color Is the Wind? by Anne Herbauts Illustrations, Book Illustration, Boomerang Books, Lion Book, Blind Children, Perception Des Couleurs, Album Jeunesse, Sensory Book, This Is A Book
What Color Is the Wind?
What Color Is the Wind? by Anne Herbauts
“Vulnerability is the ever-present and abiding undercurrent of our natural state. To run from vulnerability is to run from the essence of our nature; the attempt to be invulnerable is the vain attempt to become something we are not.” Bedtime Reading, Word Free, Social Science, Inevitable
Essays — David Whyte & Many Rivers
“Vulnerability is the ever-present and abiding undercurrent of our natural state. To run from vulnerability is to run from the essence of our nature; the attempt to be invulnerable is the vain attempt to become something we are not.”
My Values, Maturity, Poet, Forgiveness, Anger, Philosophy, Psychology, It Hurts, David
Poet and Philosopher David Whyte on Anger, Forgiveness, and What Maturity Really Means