Loved the juxtaposition of Shakespeare's 16th C. world and our 21st C. American world. Loved the flawed, realistic, complex, lovable characters. Loved learning about old books, intellectual property, conspiratorial thinking, and coding ciphers, among many other rich topics.
A fire destroys a New York City rare bookstore—and reveals clues to a treasure worth killing for. . . . A disgraced scholar is found tortured to death. . . . And those pursuing the most valuable literary find in history are about to cross from the harmless mundane into inescapable nightmare.
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Tropic of Night comes a breathtaking thriller that twists, shocks, and surprises at every turn as it crisscrosses centuries, from the glaring violence of today into the dark shadows of truth and lies surrounding the greatest writer the world has ever known.
Patrick Brinkley brings us to his side as he regards countless treasures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We learn to study and see the works through freshly-educated eyes.
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamorous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. Then…
What's not to love about Jane Austen? She amuses, informs, instructs, and surprises us in her work. I've read her books more than once, and each reading is more delightful and meaningful.
Jane Austen's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason, and above all the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated by Hugh Thomson and features an afterword by author and critic, Henry Hitchings.
A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, Pride and…
The book explains Sensory Processing Differences (SPD) and offers help and hope to parents raising a challenging child. SPD may be the reason for a child's over-responsivity or under-responsivity to touch, movement, sounds, sights, tastes or smells, or a child's craving for sensory input, or a child's very high or low activity level or problems with posture and motor coordination. Side-by-side examples of children with and without SPD illustrate how the condition plays out in daily life.
