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As its title implies, this was the most beautiful book I read this year! Besides being a heartfelt memoir, All the Beauty in the World brings to life the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bringley weaves together three diverse elements so that they all make sense: his love and grief for his brother, the solace he finds in art and contemplative thought, and the down-to-earth life of a security guard.
The glimpse into the world of art took me back to my university years when I majored in art history. The varied personalities and global origins of Bringley’s fellow guards delivered additional appeal. But best of all (almost) were the illustrations. Rather than photos of the art in the Met, the author chose exquisite drawings of artworks, all created by the talented artist, Maya McMahon.
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…
The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.
The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
The plan was outrageous: A small team of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain, which had only been successfully climbed once before. Unlike the first large team, Mimi Zieman and her team would climb without using supplemental oxygen or porter support. While the unpredictable weather and high altitude of 29,035 feet make climbing Everest perilous in any condition, attempting a new route, with no idea of what obstacles lay ahead, was especially audacious. Team members were expected to push themselves to their…
