"Turning Angel"
"Turning Angel" marks the long-awaited return of Penn Cage, the lawyer hero of "The Quiet Game," and introduces Drew Elliott, the highly respected doctor who saved Penn s life in a hiking accident when they were boys. As two of the most prominent citizens of Natchez, Drew and Penn[...]
The definitive book on the work of a virtuosic and revered American photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009) was among the most esteemed and influential photographers of the 20th century. Over the course of a nearly seventy-year career, he mastered a pared-down aesthetic of studio photography that is di[...]
"This writing has to do with some things I saw, felt, and was part of" with quiet modesty, David Jones begins a work that is among the most powerful imaginative efforts to grapple with the carnage of the First World War, a book celebrated by W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot as one of the masterpieces of mo[...]
Simple instructions on how to tie over 100 useful and decorative knotsA well-tied knot is at once a practical tool and a work of art. With names like "hangman's noose" and "wagoneer's hitch," knots have a rich history of usefulness and an aesthetic appeal all their own.From the boat to the backyard,[...]
Watchman Nee called it the "greatest known revival in church history." On October 31, 1904, twentysix- year-old Evan Roberts, a former miner, returned home from a ministry training program, having quit at the urging of the Holy Spirit. That night, he joined sixteen other young people at a village ch[...]
Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his late twenties, he pedaled 25,000 miles around the world. Today he rides to get to work, sometimes for work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to travel, to go shopping, to stay sane, and to skip bath time with his kids. He's no Sunday[...]
Drawing on exclusive interviews with "the best actor of his generation" and his family, friends, and colleagues, Kelly creates a richly detailed and multifaceted portrait of an uncompromising American artist. Includes more than 75 black-and-white photographs.[...]
Suitable for PR professionals, business people, students or indeed anyone who wants to gain a profile in the media, this title explains how to create opportunities for media appearances, how to make them most of them and how to get your message across every time.[...]
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.[...]
Poor Sassafras is self conscious of his stinky smell but his friends help him discover that his smell is what makes him special.[...]
In this contemporary classic, Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school. The audio CD includes a reading and an original song. Full color.[...]
During the last 20 years, parents and teachers have passed along the secret of the Kissing Hand to children facing first days of kindergarten, first grade, and other separations. Now younger children can get in on Mama Raccoon's secret and find comfort in A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon, a board-[...]
One of the most beautiful books on the history of fashion ever produced is now back in print. Swedish by birth, Parisian by inclination, and American following her 1950 marriage to Irving Penn, Lisa Fonssagrives was, for three decades, the most sought-after model of fashion photography. She posed fo[...]