Uline
Author
Language
English
Description
Behold the beauty of God's work. Everywhere you gaze the awesome wonder of His unmatched skills of creation are revealed. Observe the varied bouquets of wildflowers in Spring and the colorful palette of leaves in Autumn. Listen to the ocean's roar and watch the eagle soar. At God's beckoning, Summer brings a bright orange sunrise with its welcome warmth. During the day he hangs white clouds in an azure, blue sky and in the evening, he paints stars...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 325
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Joan Didion's influence on postwar American letters is undeniable. Whether writing fiction, memoir, or trailblazing journalism, her gifts for narrative and dialogue, and her intimate but detached authorial persona, have won her legions of readers and admirers. Now Library of America launches its multi-volume edition of Didion's collected writings, prepared in consultation with the author, that brings together her fiction and nonfiction for the first...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A satirical dream-logic journey through the dark heart of 1950s Los Angeles Dr. Frederick Eichner, world-renowned dermatologist, is visited by the entrancingly irritating Felix Treevly who comes to him as a patient and stays as an obsession. Prosaic incidents blossom into bizarre developments with the sharpened reality of dreams as the spectral Mr. Treevly leads the doctor into a series of increasingly weird situations. With the assistance of a drunken...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book draws from the successes of award-winning schools, teachers, students, and parents to help leaders understand how they can positively change the educational experience of Black students.
When Black Students Excel offers real-life examples of outstanding elementary, middle, and high schools where teachers and school leaders have rejected policies and practices built upon deficit perceptions about the capacity of Black students. Chapters...
Series
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In recent years, nicotine has become as verboten as many hard drugs. The literary styles in this volume are as varied as the moral quandaries herein, and the authors have successfully unleashed their incandescent imaginations on the subject matter, fashioning an immensely addictive collection."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture, emphasizing the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own.
Author
Series
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"This second volume in Library of America's definitive Didion edition includes two novels and three remarkable essay collections with which she extended the compass of the extraordinary journalistic eye first developed in the celebrated books Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album. Gathered here are Salvador, a searing look at terror and Cold War politics in the Central American civil war of the early 1980s; Miami, a portrait not just of...
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The new introduction and afterword bring fresh relevance to this insightful rumination on the act of reading--as a path to critical thinking, individual and political identity, civic engagement, and resistance. The former LA Times book critic expands his short book, rich in ideas, on the consequence of reading to include the considerations of fake news, siloed information, and the connections between critical thinking as the key component of engaged...
Author
Publisher
Ryland Peters & Small
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sought-after interiors stylist Hilary Robertson celebrates the stylish simplicity of the monochromatic home - elegant interiors in black, white, and every shade of grey in between. In the first chapter, Living in Black and White, Hilary analyzes successful monochrome interiors, providing moodboards for different schemes. Next, In the Mix takes a closer look at the effective tools of texture, light, and scale and pattern and the roles that they have...
Author
Publisher
The Unnamed Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a young seismologist predicts that the "Big One" is about to hit L.A., he's stunned to discover that the priority is not saving the city, but turning seismic news into Hollywood gold. Suddenly everyone is looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster!
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
©2009.
Language
English
Description
Exploring the cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history of Los Angeles, this title examines the city's critical developments ranging from the real estate booms of the 1880s to the uncontrolled urban sprawl of the late 20th century.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what Springsteen means to them and describe how they have been moved, shaped, and challenged by his music. Contributors to Long Walk Home include novelists like Richard Russo, rock critics like Greil Marcus...
20) The awakening
Series
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English