Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings Richard McKinley has been a professional artist for over 35 years. Factor in nearly as many years of teaching experience, and that adds up to a whole lot of know-how to share. In Pastel Pointers, he lays it all out: information on tools, materials, color, c[...]
Three award-winning classics, one treasured set: "The E.L. Konigsburg Newbery Collection" is a must-have for every bookshelf.
Trouble brews and friendship bubbles when Elizabeth meets an honest-to-goodness witch in "Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth."
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"A deft character study of a president."--The New York Times Book Review "A valuable education on where America has been and, possibly, where it is going."--National Review "Magisterial."--The Christian Science Monitor In this great American story, acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the pre[...]
A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rove--"a rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page" (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tea[...]
The first indoor hockey match took place in 1875--and since that fateful date, the sport has occupied a central place in North American life. Here are the gods and villains of the game, those whose exploits won cheers, drew forth curses, and sometimes even elicited tears. Their tale, skillfully comb[...]
Probably no issue during the most recent financial crisis aroused more passion than financial institution bailouts. Focusing on the policymaking behind the decisions to bail out these institutions--not just during the most recent crisis, but also throughout history--this account argues that the gene[...]
Brimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, "Indigo "is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan; Jewish "rag traders"; a Massachusetts textile factory owner; and African slaves--her an[...]
An incredible epic fantasy begins
The order of the world is in turmoil. An age of industry is beginning, an age of machines fuelled by magic. Sprawling cities rise, strange devices stalk the land. New money brings new power. The balance between the Hundred Kingdoms is upset. For the first time[...]
A sweeping historical epic about a mysterious inheritance, set between London and rural Tasmania.
Becky Jackson's family has been managing the hospital in far-flung Morgan's Reach for three generations. When Becky's husband is tragically lost at war, she and her young son Danny must leave the city and return to her birthplace to start over. But for all its charm, Morgan's Reach is a divided comm[...]
When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced to leave the city and begin a new life in the countryside. However, when their father accepts hospitality from the elusive and magical Beast, he is forced to make a terrible promise - to send one daughter to the Beast's castle[...]
At 6194 m (20,320 ft) Denali (Mt McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latitude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant and experienced. The author focuses on the West Buttress rout[...]
Cordelia er blitt enke, og vingården som var hennes manns livsverk er på randen av ruin. Likevel er Cordelia fast bestemt på ikke å selge. Hun vil at barnebarnet, Sophie, skal føre arven videre. Sophie er ikke så begeistret for ideen, men går med på å bli med bestemoren på en tur til Hunte[...]
Aboriginene har levd i åndelig harmoni med jorda i Australia i seksti tusen år. Så ankommer skip fulle av gjenferdsmennesker, og aboriginernes eksistens trues av denne skremmende hvite invasjonen fra syttenhundretallets England.Da Jonathon Cadwallader forlater Cornwall på skipet Endeavor har han[...]
Itineraries in French Renaissance Literature brings together a full score of essays by established and rising American-based scholars of the early modern. Arranged according to five themes or genres: Tales and their Tellers, Poets and Poetry, Religious Controversy, Montaigne, and Knowledge Networks,[...]
Kärlek, dramatik och färgstarka karaktärer i en spännande roman om nybyggarnas liv i Australien
Tiden är slutet av 1700-talet och början av 1800-talet. I centrum för handlingen står George Collinson och Eloise Cadwallader. När de möts är det kärlek vid första ögonkastet. Me[...]
Ett överraskande arv, en gammal familjehemlighet, en kärlek som vägrar att dö
Fleur och Greg MacKenzie tycks ha fått allt. De är unga, vackra, framgångsrika och djupt förälskade. Fleur arbetar som arkitekt, Greg är kirurg och de bor i Brisbane, Australien. De borde vara lyckliga[...]
Historiskt drama i australiensisk avkrok
Tamara McKinley är tillbaka med en ny efterlängtad roman, fylld av dramatik, romantik och överraskande förvecklingar. Vi lär känna bokens färgstarka karaktärer och får än en gång inblick i nybyggarfamiljernas livsöden i Australien. Ett of�[...]