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Author: Phil Porter Publisher: Mackinac State Historic Parks ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Invites us along for an inside look at the grand cottages of Mackinac Island, a uniquely Victorian island where cars are not allowed. This work contrasts fascinating historic photos with contemporary, full-color portraits to describe the development, architecture, and daily life of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island.
Author: Phil Porter Publisher: Mackinac State Historic Parks ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
Invites us along for an inside look at the grand cottages of Mackinac Island, a uniquely Victorian island where cars are not allowed. This work contrasts fascinating historic photos with contemporary, full-color portraits to describe the development, architecture, and daily life of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island.
Author: Clinton Smith Publisher: Hearst Books ISBN: 9781618371799 Category : Floral decorations Languages : en Pages : 0
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Bring the outdoors in! Beautiful floral arrangements have long been a hallmark of Veranda, and this luxurious collection presents the most exquisite flowers ever featured in the magazine. These unique designs--some from the world's leading floral artists--embody the Veranda reader's passion for gracious living. From charming bedside bouquets to showstopping centerpieces, these designs will appeal to anyone who appreciates color, artistry, and imagination. Foreword by Aerin Lauder.
Author: Frances Schultz Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1632208644 Category : House & Home Languages : en Pages : 401
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Inspired by Frances Schultz’s popular House Beautiful magazine series on the makeover of her East Hampton house, Bee Cottage, what began as a decorating book evolved into a memoir combining the best elements of both: beautiful photos and a compelling personal story. Schultz taps into what she learned during her renovations of Bee Cottage—determining how each area in the house and garden would be used and furnished—to unravel the question of how a mature, intelligent, successful woman could have made such a mess of her personal life. As she figures out each room over a period of years, Frances finds a new path in life, also a continual process. She comes to learn that, like decorating a home, our lives must adapt to who we are and what we need at different points along the way. The Bee Cottage Story is part memoir, part home decorating guide. Frances discusses the kinds of useful, commonsense design issues that professionals take for granted and the rest of us just may not think of, prompting the reader to examine and discover her own “truth” in decorating—and in her life.
Author: Alex Beam Publisher: ISBN: 0399592717 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 353
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"In 1945, Edith Farnsworth asked the German architect Mies van der Rohe, already renowned for his avant-garde buildings, to design a weekend home for her outside of Chicago. Edith was a woman ahead of her time--unmarried, she was a distinguished medical researcher, whose discoveries put her in contention for the Nobel Prize, as well as an accomplished violinist, translator, and poet. The two quickly began an intimate relationship, spending weekends together, sharing interests in transcendental philosophy, Catholic mysticism, wine-soaked picnics, and architecture. Their collaboration would produce one of the most important works of architecture of all time, a blindingly original house made up almost entirely of glass and steel. But the minimalist marvel, built in 1951, was plagued by cost over-runs and a sudden chilling of the two friends' mutual affection. Though the building became world-famous, Farnsworth found it impossible to live in the transparent house, and she began a public campaign against him, cheered on by Frank Lloyd Wright. Mies, in turn, sued her for unpaid monies. The ensuing trial covered not just the missing funds and the structural weaknesses of the home, but turned into a trial of modernist art and architecture itself. Interweaving personal drama and cultural history, Alex Beam presents a stylish, enthralling tapestry of a tale, illuminating the fascinating history behind one of the twentieth-century's most beautiful and significant architectural projects"--
Author: Alex George Publisher: Flatiron Books ISBN: 1250307198 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 272
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“Like All the Light We Cannot See, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the World One day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost. Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer’s notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren, an Armenian refugee, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay—but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people’s stories, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet’s paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for. Told over the course of a single day in 1927, The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.
Author: K.R. Wilson Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1504988051 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 525
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By the early 2020s, the United Kingdoms political ambience has historically deteriorated. The public majority is totally disengaged and discontented at the failure of corrupt politicians, their policies and ancient systems. Racial tensions have reached an all-time high and John Brown, the leader of the Britain for British; a far right political party takes full advantage of the fragile situation. He finally manages to make his racialist father proud of him and takes revenge against his nemesis, an undeserving Sam Smith. Sam Smith, a young courageous and intelligent black man is no stranger to racism. He is the founder of the One United Kingdom party and has an ambition to radically change the world of politics, forever. John Brown however halts Sam Smith in his tracks. By utilising his weapons of political position, power, finance and resources, John Brown hatches a racist revenge plan that causes catastrophic disruption, not only for Sam Smith and his family, but for every person in the UK who is not white British. Sam is forced to take drastic action to save their life's but will the love of his life survive the test of time? This novel is full of love, passion, excitement, shock, fear, heartbreak and humor. A storyteller of real substance
Author: Henry Hyde Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1783830697 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 573
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An extensive reference guide to the exciting hobby, for beginners as well as longtime players. Wargaming is a fascinating, engrossing, and exciting pastime that encompasses a wide range of different talents. The average wargamer uses the skills of artist, designer, sculptor, illustrator, historian, librarian, researcher, mathematician, and creative writer, as well as the more obvious ones of general, admiral, or air marshal for large games, or perhaps lieutenant, commodore, or squadron leader for skirmishes. Aside from calling upon many skills, wargaming also covers many aspects of combat, spanning the history of Earth. With science fiction gaming, we plunge into imagined worlds many thousands of years into the future, and a fantasy gamer, of course, deals with eons of imagined history, as anyone who has read The Lord of the Rings will know. A wargamer may find themselves recreating an encounter between a handful of adversaries one day, or a massed battle involving perhaps hundreds of miniature troops the next. Moreover, it is possible to play wargames that recreate warfare on land, on sea, in the air, or even in outer space. This book demonstrates the wonderfully varied hobby of wargaming with miniatures, looking at the broad scope of what it has to offer as well as detailed explanations of how to get involved, including comprehensive rules for gladiator combat, Wild West skirmishes, and the horse and musket era, as well as lots of advice for anyone new to wargaming. Whether you’re a complete newcomer to the hobby, or a veteran of many years, you’ll find plenty in The Wargaming Compendium to entertain and inspire you.
Author: Morra Norman Publisher: Bayeux Arts Incorporated ISBN: 9781988440743 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 280
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Beyond the Terrazzo Veranda is more than a love story. Although a memoir, it traces how society changes over a lifetime. Our essence is due to many factors--some within our control--but many contingent on others' plans. Sometimes what happens before our birth impacts our personalities. My mother seeing my sister killed by a speeding truck from the veranda of our house affected my family and destroyed my mother. People mature and my evolution from a whining boy into a macho man and then a scholar was a slow and painful process. Others see us differently while struggling to know our talents and weaknesses. This story leads the reader from my early defiance, my success in sports, love of literature and lifelong passion for people into some unpredictable and dangerous situations. It also deals with prejudice, ignorance and sexism that I witnessed as a victim, a bystander and perpetrator. Having no single career, I am fortunate that working in business, earning a doctorate, teaching and being an actor allowed me to interact with people in different contexts. Sadly, nothing lasts and friendships, trysts and choices end. Living needs empathy for neighbors, ourselves, and the strangers we will meet.
Author: Phil Porter
Author: Phil Porter
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