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English
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Sam Pulsifer is determined to put his past behind him after serving a prison term for torching an American literary landmark and killing two people in the blaze, but when the homes of notable American writers begin to go up in smoke, his history makes him the prime suspect.
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Home is many people and places and languages, some separated by oceans. Where is the place your body is anchored? Which body of water is yours? Is it that I've anchored myself in too many places at once, or nowhere at all? The answer lies somewhere between. Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (297 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For the first time ever, cameras are allowed inside to chronicle one year of life at Windsor Castle, providing a behind-the-scenes look at both the royal family and the staff who live and work there.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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A tour of key historic sites in America where incidents of political violence have occurred reveals lesser-known points of interest pertaining to each and shares information about how history has been shaped by popular culture and tourism.
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Language
English
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Peter Mayle and his wife had been to Provence as tourists. They had dreamed of one day trading the long, gray winters and damp summers of England for the blue skies and sunshine of the coast of southern France. And then they made it happen. They moved into an old farmhouse at the foot of the Luberon mountains and embarked on a wonderful, if at times bewildering, new life. Among their experiences that first year: being inundated with builders and visitors,...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"The legendary actor and comedian shows how to set a great table, shares ideas for unforgettable celebrations, and says, "It's about fun, not perfection!"--Publisher's description.
Goldberg wants her readers to know: 'You have everything you need to be fantastic in your own house, apartment, or trailer to set a great table.' Entertaining is more about fun than about perfection. And whether it's a Christmas extravaganza or tea just for you, she shares...
9) Olive Farm
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Series
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English
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After all, they are newlyweds of limited means, and Carol is still adjusting to her role as stepmother to Michel's two daughters. But the splendor of the region becomes a force they are unable to resist. Michel presents their life savings to the real estate broker as a down payment for the farm, embarking the family on an adventure that will bring them in close contact with the charming countryside, querulous personalities, petty bureaucracies, and...
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English
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The author explores the hoarding phenomenon as reflected by such cultural examples as Hoarders and The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up while sharing the personal story of how she organized a single room in her house that had been overtaken by psychological clutter.
11) Beatrix Potter's gardening life: the plants and places that inspired the classic children's tales
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English
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Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season...
12) The Wichita kid
Author
Publisher
J. Stites
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
[2], 560 p. : port. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"[A] memoir of a mother who, after ending her nineteen-year marriage, staves off a perpetually empty bank account and, with the help of her three young sons, saves her century-old farmhouse from foreclosure, and reclaims her life on to what matters most"--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
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Description
In these pages, follow Page Dickey's journey: searching for a new home, discovering the ins and outs of the landscape surrounding her new garden, establishing the garden, and learning how to be a different kind of gardener. The surprise at the heart of the book? Although Dickey was sad to leave her beloved garden, she found herself thrilled to begin a new garden in a wilder, larger landscape.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman has covered every major conflict over the past twenty years, from Afghanistan to Iraq to the Congo. For the past decade, he has served as the East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times, fulfilling a teenage dream. At nineteen, Gettleman fell in love, twice. On a do-it-yourself community service trip in college, he went to East Africa--a terrifying, exciting, dreamlike part of the world in the throes...
18) The eccentrics
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 47 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tour of some of the stranger mansions in America; featured are the imposing homes of John Hays Hammond, Henry Chapman Mercer and Otto Hermann Kahn.
Author
Language
English
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Description
""Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity." - Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire. On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a...
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