Keenly observed and irresistibly funny, "My Salinger Year "is a memoir about literary New York in the late nineties, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing.
After leaving graduate school to pursue her dream of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff takes a job as assistant to the storied literary [...]
This text provides accessible and up-to-date information for nurses working in paediatric neurosurgery. Referring throughout to the evidence-base for care and interventions, this complex area is explained in an easily understandable way. Complete with chapter overviews and summaries, diagrams, sampl[...]
Hamlyn All Colour Gardening: 200 Great Containers is both inspirational and practical. The book offers 200 brilliant ideas for pots, window boxes and hanging baskets that will transform your garden. Organised seasonally, the book demonstrates how you can continually re-style your garden using contai[...]
At twenty-three, after leaving graduate school to pursue her dreams of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff moves to New York City and takes a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J. D. Salinger. She spends her days in the plush, wood-panelled agency, where Dictaphones and typewriters still [...]
Genom årtusenden har människor odlat sina trädgårdar till nytta och nöje. Många har älskat varje blomma, andra har skött sina fruktträd och köksväxter för att det måste göras. Trädgård - så gör du kommer till hjälp och inspiration både för dig som verkligen vill umgås med växt[...]
200 ideaa huolettomaan puutarhaan!Kaikki mitä tarvitset luodaksesi näyttävän ja toimivan puutarhan ilman suurempaa ponnistelua.Mukana perennat ja kukat, koristelun yksityiskohdat, helpot hyötykasvit ja huolettomat ratkaisut.Hyvää perustietoa ja käytännönläheisiä vinkkejä aloitteleville [...]
An unprecedented passion for saving lives swept through late Ming society, giving rise to charitable institutions that transcended family, class, and religious boundaries. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, Joanna Handlin Smith abandons the facile [...]
After its sold-right-out, award-winning British premiere at the Edinburgh Festival, Bombshells transferred to the West End of London, where it opened on 6 September to further critical acclaim. The one-woman star of the show, Caroline O'Connor, for whom Bombshells was written, was nominated for an O[...]
Explains what research tells us about happiness, how to use the findings to improve your school, and suggests simple steps to enhance the well-being of students and staff. This book gives tools for learning how to enhance the enjoyment of learning in your school, create a positive 'can do' culture, [...]