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The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff
Par Marla Stone. 2019
The Way to a Perpetually Organized Lifestyle There are many valid approaches to creating neat and tidy spaces, but these…
approaches tend to fail over time because they suggest that we dispose of our stuff, and most of us love our stuff! Marla Stone&’s fresh and friendly approach, based on her work as both a professional organizer and a former psychotherapist, goes beyond tidying up to offer the Clutter Remedy strategy that will create spaces you love and keep you perpetually organized. Marla walks you through a process of getting to know yourself and your values and then visualizing your ideal lifestyle and optimal surroundings. From that perspective, you&’ll learn step by step (and room by room) how to create your ideal lifestyle and organize your space to support it.Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer
Par Carol Sklenicka. 2019
&“Nobody writes better about falling in love than Alice Adams,&” a New York Times critic said of the prolific short-story…
writer and bestselling novelist whose dozens of published stories and eleven novels illuminate the American Century. Born in 1926, Alice Adams grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, during the Great Depression and came of age during World War II. After college at Radcliffe and a year in Paris, she moved to San Francisco. Always a rebel in good-girl&’s clothing, Adams used her education, sexual and emotional curiosity, and uncompromising artistic ambition to break the strictures that bound women in midcentury America. Divorced with a child to raise, she worked at secretarial jobs for two decades before she could earn a living as a writer. One of only four winners of the O. Henry Special Award for Continuing Achievement, Adams wove her life into her fiction and used her writing to understand the changing tides of the twentieth century. Her work portrays vibrant characters both young and old who live on the edge of their emotions, absorbed by love affairs yet always determined to be independent and to fulfill their personal destinies. With the same meticulous research and vivid storytelling she brought to Raymond Carver: A Writer&’s Life, Carol Sklenicka integrates the drama of Adams&’s deeply felt, elegantly fierce life with a cascade of events—the civil rights and women&’s movements, the sixties counterculture, and sexual freedom. This biography&’s revealing analyses of Adams&’s stories and novels from Careless Love to Superior Women to The Last Lovely City, and her extensive interviews with Adams&’s family and friends, among them Mary Gaitskill, Diane Johnson, Anne Lamott, and Alison Lurie, give us the definitive story of a writer often dubbed &“America&’s Colette.&” Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer captures not just a beloved woman&’s life in full, but a crucial span of American history.The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom
Par Toni Morrison. 2019
At once the ideal introduction to Toni Morrison and a lovely and moving keepsake for her devoted readers: a treasury…
of quotations from her work. With a foreword by Zadie Smith.Through bricolage--a construction or creation from a diverse range of available things--this brief book aims to limn the totality of Toni Morrison's literary vision and achievement. It dramatizes the life of her powerful mind by juxtaposing quotations, one to a page, drawn from her entire body of work, both fiction and non-fiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard.Its compelling sequence of flashes of revelation--stunning for their linguistic originality, keenness of psychological observation, and philosophical profundity--addresses issues of abiding interest in Morrison's work: the reach of language for the ineffable; transcendence through imagination; the self and its discontents; the vicissitudes of love; the whirligig of memory; the singular power of women; the original American sin of slavery; the bankruptcy of racial oppression; the complex humanity and art of black people. The Measure of Our Lives brims with elegance of style and authority.One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder
Par Brian Doyle. 2014
A playful and moving book of essays by a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times) who invites us into the miraculous and…
transcendent moments of the everydayWhen Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a delightful sense of wonder about the sanctity of everyday things, and about love and connection in all their forms: spiritual love, brotherly love, romantic love, and even the love of a nine-foot sturgeon.At a moment when the world can sometimes feel darker than ever, Doyle's writing, which constantly evokes the humor and even bliss that life affords, is a balm. His essays manage to find, again and again, exquisite beauty in the quotidian, whether it's the awe of a child the first time she hears a river, or a husband's whiskers that a grieving widow misses seeing in her sink every morning. Through Doyle's eyes, nothing is dull. David James Duncan sums up Doyle's sensibilities best in his introduction to the collection: "Brian Doyle lived the pleasure of bearing daily witness to quiet glories hidden in people, places and creatures of little or no size, renown, or commercial value, and he brought inimitably playful or soaring or aching or heartfelt language to his tellings." A life's work, One Long River of Song invites readers to experience joy and wonder in ordinary moments that become, under Doyle's rapturous and exuberant gaze, extraordinary.In this book, Martin Tolchin describes his journey from New York Times copy boy to White House correspondent, and as…
founder of The Hill and co-founder of Politico. He tells of the talented and eccentric colleagues he encountered en route, and the conflicts and tensions that beset him during his 40-year news career. Along the way, he tracks the evolution of political journalism from mostly all-male, smoke-filled newsrooms to the high-tech world of the 24/7 news cycle. As a local reporter in New York City, Tolchin saw his articles change public policy and re-direct millions of dollars in public funds. Nationally, Tolchin reported on some of the country’s most important political leaders, including Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and Tip O’Neill, among many others. As a Washington correspondent he was involved in Iran Contra, the Anita Hill hearings on the nomination of Justice Clarence Thomas, and Washington’s response to the New York City financial crisis. Mr. Tolchin writes with extraordinary candor and optimism. His story is one that will inform and inspire students, scholars, and general readers in an era in which fake news has sometimes overtaken legitimate reporting. He believes in the power of a free press to guard and guide free people.The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)
Par Ha Jin. 2019
From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting: a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li…
Bai—also known as Li PoIn his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were never given their proper due by the official literary gatekeepers. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of court entertainers, tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more perfect world gave rise to his nickname, the Banished Immortal. Today, Bai's verses are still taught to China's schoolchildren and recited at parties and toasts; they remain an inextricable part of the Chinese language.With the instincts of a master novelist, Ha Jin draws on a wide range of historical and literary sources to weave the great poet's life story. He follows Bai from his origins on the western frontier to his ramblings travels as a young man, which were filled with filled with striving but also with merry abandon, as he raised cups of wine with friends and fellow poets. Ha Jin also takes us through the poet's later years—in which he became swept up in a military rebellion that altered the course of China's history—and the mysterious circumstances of his death, which are surrounded by legend.The Banished Immortal is an extraordinary portrait of a poet who both transcended his time and was shaped by it, and whose ability to live, love, and mourn without reservation produced some of the most enduring verses.More than a century after his death in 1881, Fyodor Dostoevsky continues to fascinate readers and reviewers. Countless studies of…
his writing have been published—more than a dozen in the past few years alone. In this important new work, Thomas Marullo provides a diary-portrait of Dostoevsky's early years drawn from the letters, memoirs, and criticism of the writer, as well as from the testimony and witness of family and friends, readers and reviewers, and observers and participants in his life. Marullo's exhaustive search of published materials on Dostoevsky sheds light on many unexplored corners of Dostoevsky's childhood, adolescence, and youth. Speakers of excerpts are given maximum freedom: Anything they said about the writer—the good and the bad, the truth and the lies—are included, with extensive footnotes providing correctives, counter-arguments, and other pertinent information. The first part of this volume, "All in the Family," focuses on Dostoevsky's early formation and schooling, i.e., his time in city and country, and his ties to his family, particularly his parents. The second section, "To Petersburg!," features Dostoevsky's early days in Russia's imperial city, his years at the Main Engineering Academy, and the death of his father. The third part, "Darkness before Dawn," deals with the writer's youthful struggles and strivings, culminating in the success of his work, Poor Folk. This clear and comprehensive portrait of one of the world's greatest writers will appeal to students, teachers, and scholars of Dostoevsky's early life, as well as general readers interested in Dostoevsky, literature, and history.All My Cats
Par Bohumil Hrabal. 2019
A literary master’s story about the aggravations and great joys of cats, from “a most sophisticated novelist, with a gusting…
humor and a hushed tenderness of detail” (Julian Barnes) In the autumn of 1965, flush with the unexpected success of his first published books, the Czech author Bohumil Hrabal bought a cottage in Kersko. From then until his death in 1997, he divided his time between Prague and his country retreat, where he wrote and tended to a community of feral cats. Over the years, his relationship to cats grew deeper and more complex, becoming a measure of the pressures, both private and public, that impinged on his life as a writer. All My Cats, written in 1983 after a serious car accident, is a confessional memoir, the chronicle of an author who becomes overwhelmed. As he is driven to the brink of madness by the dilemmas created by his indulgent love for the animals, there are episodes of intense brutality as he controls the feline population. Yet in the end, All My Cats is a book about Hrabal’s relationship to nature, about the unlikely sources of redemption that come to him unbidden, like a gift from the cosmos—and about love.Cleaning Hacks: Your All-Natural, Go-To Solution for Spots, Stains, Scum, and More! (Hacks)
Par Sarah Flowers. 2019
Clean everything in your home from your clothes and sheets to your shower curtain, vents—even the inside of your washing…
machine—with this simple short-cuts using all-natural cleaning products. Did you know you should be cleaning your sponge on a weekly basis by putting it in the microwave for just 90 seconds? Or that you could use a rubber glove to clean up pet hair instead of a lint brush? Or that wax paper can be used to make your faucets and sink fixtures shine instead of a chemical polish? Avoid long lists of mysterious chemicals and skip buying multiple cleaning products and get back to basics and use simple, all-natural solutions that are safe, inexpensive, and effective. Take control of your cleaning to-do list with these easy, natural cleaning methods. With this book, you’ll learn to: —Use vinegar to clean out a washing machine that’s starting to smell —Mix lemon juice and salt to really clean out the cracks in your cutting board where food can get stuck —Rub chalk onto a greasy stain to help absorb extra oils before washing And much more! Organized by cleaning project, you’ll be able to find the perfect easy solution for all your cleaning jobs, however large or small, with this handy guide!Das sizilianische Wesen
Par Cristiano Parafioriti. 2018
Nach den Erzählungen in “Mein Dorf, meine Leute” (2014) veröffentlicht Cristiano Parafioriti weitere Geschichten über Galati Mamertino, sein Heimatdorf in…
Sizilien. Neue Personen, neue Umstände, neue Emotionen entspringen der Vielfalt des Herzens und rufen schlummernde Farben und Gefühle wach. Das sizilianische Wesen ist zwischen den Zeilen jeder Geschichte spürbar und tritt nach und nach immer stärker in den Vordergrund, sodass der Leser in eine ferne, melancholische, aber auch heißblütige und echte Welt eingetaucht wird. Zeit ist nur ein Begriff, Augenblicke von gestern und heute werden miteinander verknüpft und beschwören die Erinnerung und die Liebe für diese Insel und ihre Bevölkerung herauf. Je weiter man liest, desto mehr spürt man die untrennbare Verbindung des Autors mit seiner Geburtsinsel und noch mehr mit seinem Dorf. Eine beinahe angeborene Liebe, die den Autor stets umklammert, sodass zwischen den durch die Erinnerung schweifenden Zeilen die Sehnsucht nach dem sizilianischen Wesen durchschimmert.Historias conversadas
Par Héctor Aguilar Camín. 2019
«Una obra de gran aliento narrativo que ha conquistado para la literatura mexicana actual arquetipos de la historia y la…
cultura del país.» Álvaro Ruiz Abreu En la novela Adiós a los padres, Héctor Aguilar Camín narra la historia de su familia, marcada por la ausencia de su padre. Para decir la verdad -ésa que está más allá de los datos-, el escritor sabía que sólo podía recurrir a la literatura. En este volumen de relatos replica la misma maniobra, pero llevándola al extremo: los quince cuentos de Historias conversadas pueden leerse como la autobiografía de un personaje de ficción que en cada capítulo se inventara, o se robara, una vida distinta. Estos cuentos, estas novelas condensadas, nos recuerdan que conversar es el origen primordial de la literatura. En cada uno, Héctor Aguilar Camín reproduce con maestría la lección de Sherezada: contar una historia dentro de una historia. Y así, mediante esta estrategia, pasa revista a las pasiones de toda una vida: la amistad, la familia, los reinos perdidos, el alcohol, el amor y el deseo, la imperfección de la historia... Historias conversadas es el volumen que completa la saga familiar de Héctor Aguilar Camín y el libro que lo confirma como uno de los mejores narradores mexicanos de nuestro tiempo.One Life, Memoirs: Tall Tales Of Newaygo Newt, Backwoods Philosophy
Par Ernest Sharpe. 2018
Háblame de ti. Carta a Matilda
Par Andrea Camilleri. 2019
Andrea Camilleri, el querido maestro de la novela negra fallecido en julio de 2019, escribe una carta a su bisnieta…
Matilda. En ella repasa los episodios más representativos de su trayectoria personal y profesional junto con los hechos históricos más notables del último siglo. ____________________ Matilda, querida mía: Te escribo esta larga carta a pocos días de cumplir noventa y dos años, cuando tú tienes casi cuatro y todavía no sabes lo que es el alfabeto. Espero que puedas leerla en la plenitud de tu juventud. Te escribo a ciegas, tanto en sentido literal como figurado. En sentido literal, porque en los últimos años la vista me ha ido abandonando poco a poco. Ahora ya no puedo ni leer ni escribir, solo dictar. En sentido figurado, porque no consigo imaginarme cómo será el mundo dentro de veinte años, ese mundo en que te tocará vivir.____________________ Mientras Andrea Camilleri está trabajando, su bisnieta se mete a escondidas debajo de la mesa para jugar. En ese momento tan sencillo como íntimo, el escritor descubre que no quiere que sean los demás los que le cuenten a la niña, cuando se haga mayor, cómo era su bisabuelo. Así nace esta carta, que recorre toda una vida con la inteligencia del corazón, iluminando los momentos que han hecho de Camilleri el escritor y el hombre que todos adoramos. A través de sus páginas, el autor nos pasea por sus recuerdos, llevándonos a un espectáculo teatral que cuenta con la presencia del ministro fascista Pavolini, o a unas extraordinarias clases de dirección en la Academia Nacional de Arte Dramático de la mano de Silvio d'Amico; asimismo, rememora una matanza perpetrada por la mafia en Porto Empedocle, las palabras de un anciano actor tras un ensayo, el día que conoció a su mujer, Rosetta, y a su editora, Elvira Sellerio... Con sentido del humor y lucidez, en estas páginas se recorre la historia de Italia en el siglo XX en paralelo a la de un hombre enamorado de la vida y de sus personajes. Cada nuevo episodio es una oportunidad para hablar de lo que hace que valga la pena vivir la vida: las raíces, el amor, los amigos, la política, la literatura... Y siempre con el valor de no eludir los errores ni las desilusiones, y con la emoción de un bisabuelo que tan sólo puede imaginar el futuro y entregar (a Matilda y a nosotros) el testigo precioso de la duda.Lo que no quise decir
Par Sándor Márai. 2016
«No dejaré que los dos primeros capítulos de Confesiones de un burgués III lleguen al público extranjero. No quiero que…
lean esta triste confesión, esta acusación entre húngaros. En húngaro, para los húngaros, sí... Pero que los extranjeros no lo sepan.» Una entrada del diario de Márai de 1949 permitió confirmar a los especialistas del museo Petófi de Budapest lo que ya sospecharon cuando, entre el material del legado literario recibido en 1997, encontraron unos capítulos inéditos que, por deseo del propio Sándor Márai, se habían excluido de la tercera parte de Confesiones de un burgués, editada en Toronto en 1971 con el título ¡Tierra, tierra! Así, estos textos inéditos constituyen una parte crucial de la autobiografía de Márai puesto que giran en torno a dos fechas capitales: el 12 de marzo de 1938, cuando la Alemania nazi se anexionó Austria, y el 31 de agosto de 1948, cuando el gran autor húngaro, acompañado de su esposa y su hijo, abandonó su país, entonces ya un satélite de la Unión Soviética. «En aquellos diez años dejó de existir toda una forma de vida y toda una cultura», escribe. Combinando la confesión íntima con el análisis histórico, Sándor Márai evoca ese período crucial para Hungría y sondea una sociedad que se debate entre el deseo de independencia y los sueños de grandeza nacional, y que acabaría al servicio de la Alemania nazi. Este libro, una verdadera denuncia del fascismo y la barbarie, descubre a un humanista comprometido, un hombre consecuente que desea para su país una vía alternativa a la del estado totalitario. Obra de profunda integridad intelectual, Lo que no quise decir es el testimonio excepcional de uno de los grandes escritores europeos de siglo XX. Reseñas:«La lucidez incisiva de Márai está marcada por un profundo desencanto, una decepción inconsolable. Describe el hundimiento de los valores culturales de la burguesía húngara y el fracaso de la Europa intelectual y cultivada a la que pertenecía.»Lire «El propio Márai está presente en este nuevo libro [...]. Vemos al escritor que padece tragedias personales (en 1938 perdió al hijo esperado durante largo tiempo) y seguir la transición entre su vida de periodista de éxito y la de en un escritor que, fiel a sus principios, se quedó completamente solo y vivió sin ningún tipo de reconocimiento y éxito durante la segunda parte de su vida.»Litera «Un texto de gran fuerza, en el que Sándor Márai desmenuza la extinción de la filosofía humanista a manos de los nazis y del régimen estalinista.»TéléramaEl regreso
Par Hisham Matar. 2016
El autor de Solo en el mundo e Historia de una desaparición emprende en este relato autobiográfico una infatigable búsqueda…
de la verdad y nos invita a compartir sus emociones más íntimas, desde las luminosas estampas de una infancia mediterránea en Trípoli y Bengasi hasta un áspero presente donde se mezclan la ilusión, la rabia y la impotencia. En marzo de 2012, treinta y tres años después de haber pisado por última vez la tierra de sus orígenes, el autor de este libro regresó a Libia junto a su madre y su mujer. El derrocamiento de Gadafi había abierto un tiempo nuevo en el que cabía la esperanza de refundar una sociedad devastada por los abominables crímenes de la dictadura, recuperando un sistema de valores basado en la justicia y el respeto por la vida humana. Sin embargo, más allá de soñar con un país en libertad y progreso, en la mente de Hisham bullía el deseo de cerrar una herida profunda y dolorosa que había marcado su vida y la de su familia. En 1990, su padre, Jaballa Matar, un próspero y culto empresario, amante de la poesía y líder de la disidencia en el exilio, había sido secuestrado en El Cairo y confinado en una prisión libia. Seis años más tarde, las escasas noticias que llegaban se interrumpieron: el rastro de Jaballa se perdió definitivamente. Transitando con maestría entre las convulsiones personales y los acontecimientos históricos, este sincero y poliédrico relato autobiográfico no se limita a tratar de comprender las aflicciones del pasado, sino que señala una y otra vez el consuelo reparador que ofrecen el amor y la amistad, la literatura y el arte. La crítica ha dicho...«¡Brillante! [...] El relato de la búsqueda de su padre es meticuloso, incluso frío, pero su rabia es destemplada e irreconciliable. Con gran destreza, Hisham Matar da forma a la pérdida y dota de universalidad esta particular experiencia de la desolación.»Hilary Mantel «Un libro fascinante sobre el amor y la esperanza, y al mismo tiempo una conmovedora reflexión sobre el dolor y la pérdida. Hisham Matar traza un retrato memorable de una familia en el exilio y, al mismo tiempo, analiza con sutileza e inteligencia la política de Libia. [...] Seguramente se convertirá en un clásico.»Colm Tóibín «Matar escribe con el ojo de un novelista para los detalles físicos y emocionales, y el tacto de un periodista para describir instantes y lugares. La prosa es concisa, económica, está tallada con precisión; la estructura narrativa es elíptica, casi musical.»Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times «Sabio, aterrador y emocionante.»Zadie Smith «El autor posee una mirada y un oído de enorme sutileza y sensibilidad [...]. Una impactante historia de amor, lealtad y coraje. Sin duda, hay que leerla.»The SpectatorDiarios 1984-1989
Par Sándor Márai. 2008
Diarios, 1984-1989, primer volumen de los diarios que se traduce al español, nos acerca al Sándor Márai más íntimo y…
desgarrador, al hombre que, reconciliado con la inminencia de la muerte, pasa revista a sus inquietudes más hondas y esenciales. Celebrado por su inusitado talento para reflejar en sus novelas el esplendor y crepúsculo del humanismo centroeuropeo, y testigo minucioso de los grandes acontecimientos que conmovieron Europa en la primera mitad del siglo pasado, Sándor Márai vio como su obra quedaba relegada al olvido tras abandonar la Hungría comunista en 1948. Después de un azaroso exilio que lo llevó a la ciudad californiana de San Diego, muy lejos de la vieja Europa, pasó sus últimos años en un aislamiento casi absoluto. Privado de su público natural, Márai escribió cinco de los seis tomos de sus diarios en el exilio, el último, redactado entre 1984 y 1989, es un testimonio apasionante y profundamente conmovedor de un hombre decidido a enfrentarse sin ambages con la muerte. Alternando recuerdos personales, instantáneas reveladoras de la vida cotidiana, con comentarios sobre diversos temas de actualidad y apuntes sobre la lectura y la tarea de escribir, el gran autor húngaro -que destaca por la potencia de su palabra y la perfecta lucidez de su mente- se convierte en observador implacable de su propio deterioro físico y narra, sin embellecerlo, el último drama de su existencia: la enfermedad y muerte de su amada esposa, Lola Matzner, con quien durante sesenta y dos años lo había compartido todo. Márai reflexiona sobre el luto y la soledad, cada vez más insoportable, al tiempo que se prepara para el momento final: «Estoy esperando el llamamiento a filas, no me doy prisa, pero tampoco quiero aplazar nada por culpa de mis dudas. Ha llegado la hora.» Escasas semanas después de esta anotación, Sándor Márai se quitaba la vida con un disparo. Reseñas:«Las escuetas y certeras anotaciones se leen con una angustia creciente, con tristeza y respeto.»Die Zeit «Lapidario, preciso, valiente y emocionante.»Neue Zürcher ZeitungAlways Be PreparedWhat if your life was disrupted by a natural disaster, food or water supply contamination, or any other…
type of emergency? Do you have the essentials for you and your family? Do you have a plan in the event that your power, telephone, water and food supply are cut off for an extended amount of time? What if there were no medical or pharmaceutical services available for days, weeks, or months? How prepared are you?With this guide by your side, you and your family will learn how to plan, purchase, and store a three-month supply of all the necessities--food, water, fuel, first-aid supplies, clothing, bedding, and more--simply and economically. In other words, this book may be a lifesaver.Inside you'll find 10 steps to an affordable food storage program plus how to:*Prepare a home "grocery store" and "pharmacy" *Use what you store and store what you use *Store water safely and provide for sanitation needs *Create a first-aid kit, car kit, and 72-hour emergency kit for the whole family *And many more invaluable hints and tips"This clear, concise, step-by-step program is not only affordable and doable, it's essential in these uncertain times. Now, everyone from apartment dwellers to basement owners can store a three-month supply of the essentials, including peace of mind!" -- Joni Hilton, author of Once-a-Week Cooking Plan and Cooking Secrets My Mother Never Taught MeFinally—a hopeful book which empowers us to make the choices we need to make...not out of fear but out of…
love for ourselves, our Earth, and each other. In its long-awaited revised edition, You Can Save the Earth, Revised Edition provides even more reasons and ways to pay attention to our planet by being stewards to sustainability. Including the latest information from climate studies, international policy and critical ecological issues, You Can Save the Earth, Revised Edition brings the same level of solution-centered discourse to the next level. Includes inspirational quotes from influential environmentalists and thought leaders including Al Gore, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Zinn, E.F. Schumacher, William Shakespeare, Ayn Rand, and Mahatma Gandhi.You Can Save the Earth, Revised Edition is the perfect book to pick up for your friends, your office, your home, and yourself. While many books on sustainability and climate change focus only on disasters and what has gone wrong–what we have lost–this one takes a new tack. You Can Save the Earth focuses on real-life, simple solutions to many of our global problems, and emphasizes steps that can be taken on an individual basis or on a local level to promote environmental awareness and conservation.A portion of the proceeds from your purchase goes to good, designated for non-profit organizations specifically active in addressing the issues that face the survival of the Earth, including: Wildlife Conservation Society National Audubon Society Save the Whales Sierra Club Waterkeeper AllianceThe Nature Conservancy Cousteau SocietyEarth Corps Go Green InitiativeNational Resources Defense Council People and PlanetThe Mountain Institute The Rainforest Foundation-USLittle Legends: Exceptional Men In Black History
Par Vashti Harrison. 2019
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history.An important book for…
readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald. 2003
“Pure and lovely…to read Zelda’s letters is to fall in love with her.” —The Washington Post Edited by renowned Jackson…
R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, with a new introduction by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this compilation of over three hundred letters tells the couple's epic love story in their own words.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years, through the highs and lows of his literary success and alcoholism, and her mental illness. In Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda, over 300 of their collected love letters show why theirs has long been heralded as one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century. Edited by renowned Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, with a new introduction by Scott and Zelda's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this is a welcome addition to the Fitzgerald literary canon.