Author: Rosita ForbesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Unconducted Wanderers
Author: Rosita ForbesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Adventures in Bolivia
Author: C. H. ProdgersPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Adventures in Bolivia is a work by C. H. Prodgers. It recounts the arrival of Spanish conquistadors is Bolivia and provides a detailed history from two differing perspectives.
The Bookman
Author: The Nation
Author: The Civilian's South India
Author: CivilianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Madras (India : Presidency)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the Exquisite
Author: Jessica Kerwin JenkinsPublisher: Nan A. Talese
ISBN: 0385533659
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the Francophile and the Anglomaniac, the gourmet and the style maven, the armchair traveler and the art lover. It’s an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesn’t require much spending but makes us feel rich. Taking a cue from the exotic encyclopedias of the sixteenth century, which brimmed with mysterious artifacts, Jessica Kerwin Jenkins’s Encyclopedia of the Exquisite focuses on the elegant, the rare, the commonplace, and the delightful. A compendium of style, it merges whimsy and practicality, traipsing through the fine arts and the worlds of fashion, food, travel, home, garden, and beauty. Each entry features several engaging anecdotes, illuminating the curious past of each enduring source of beauty. Subjects covered include the explosive history of champagne; the art of lounging on a divan; the emergence of “frillies,” the first lacy, racy lingerie; the ancient uses of sweet-smelling saffron; the wild riot incited by the appearance of London’s first top hat; Julia Child’s tip for cooking the perfect omelet; the polarizing practice of wearing red lipstick during World War II; Louis XIV’s fondness for the luscious Bartlett pear; the Indian origin of badminton; Parliament’s 1650 attempt to suppress Europe’s beauty mark fad; the evolution of the Japanese kimono; the pilgrimage of Central Park’s Egyptian obelisk; and the fanciful thrill of dining alfresco. Cleverly illustrated, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is an ode to life’s plenty, from the extravagant to the eccentric. It is a celebration of luxury that doesn’t necessarily require money. BONUS MATERIAL: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Jessica Kerwin Jenkins's All the Time in the World.
Course of Study
Author: Salt Lake City (Utah). Board of EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Sketch
Author: A Historical Dictionary of British Women
Author: Cathy HartleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135355347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1031
Book Description
This reference book, containing the biographies of more than 1,100 notable British women from Boudicca to Barbara Castle, is an absorbing record of female achievement spanning some 2,000 years of British life. Most of the lives included are those of women whose work took them in some way before the public and who therefore played a direct and important role in broadening the horizons of women. Also included are women who influenced events in a more indirect way: the wives of kings and politicians, mistresses, ladies in waiting and society hostesses. Originally published as The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women, this newly re-worked edition includes key figures who have died in the last 20 years, such as The Queen Mother, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Elizabeth Jennings and Christina Foyle.
Co-operative Bulletin of the Otis Library and the Peck Library
Author: Otis LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description