![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s actually what drew me to buy the house to begin with.” The kitchen and dining area flow from one space to the other for an open layout that is perfect for casual, convivial entertaining. The fireplace is so large you can walk inside of it, Rachel says, which is common in Scottish or Irish houses. ![]() ![]() In the main living room, a large brick fireplace is the focal point of the room and sets the warm, comforting tone of the rest of the home. “It has a bit of a Southern feel, but it also has a Spanish, an English and an Irish flair.” “The architectural style is a hodgepodge,” Rachel says. In the foreground, a Hollywood Regency style tufted bench offers extra seating.īut when Rachel Ashwell, designer and founder of Shabby Chic, stumbled across this Brentwood house eight years ago, she fell in love with its quirks and knew it would be just the place to call home. The painting above the piano is by artist Laurence Amelie. In an old home where built-in storage options are few, a stand-alone closet offers valuable space and fits right in with Rachel’s time-honored aesthetic. If a classic style of home is at the top or your list of must-haves, you often have to search high and low for the right house. A colorful mix of paintings adds personality to the rough-hewn mantel.įew homes in southern California have the architectural character or timeless appeal of older homes. Rachel Ashwell’s living room is every bit as comfortable as it is cozy. ![]()
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![]() But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely reflects the truth…Ĭhosen is the third in the House of Night series by P. It looks like the People of Faith, and Zoey's horrid step-father in particular, are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast. Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. House of Night is a series of young adult vampire-themed fantasy novels by American author P. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Speaking of rare: Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare position of having three boyfriends. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. ![]() ![]() Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" ( Romantic Times ), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbirds adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. ![]() Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. ![]() Gently pre-owned softcover in good condition.ĭark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms-all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. ![]() ![]() Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why did we have to move' Background: Continuing our annual round-up of Whitman hardcovers of the 1950s, 60s and 70s we come to the Trudy Phillips series on high school life, which lasted just two volumes in the early 1950s. Also, contact us with any questions and we will respond as soon as possible. 'New, new, new New Girl I hate being new. They have no other markings, stains, extra folds or tears to note.Thank you for viewing this listing.-NOTE: Please be sure to view the photos uploaded above - as these contribute a large part to the description / condition of the item being sold. The front and back inside cover papers are slightly separating from the book's spine (see photos).Inside pages are tanned with age - with some tiny chips at the bottom edge of the first 120 pages (see photos). ![]() 1953 Trudy Phillips, New Girl by Barbara Bates, #1580:49, Whitman Publishing Company, Hardcover, No Dust Jacket (as issued), 282 pages.Book covers are in Nice overall condition, with some spine / edge wear and a few bumped corners. ![]() ![]() ![]() I was a little puzzled by Cowan's argument that innovations which would help alleviate housework have "failed". ![]() Also, obviously, houses have gotten bigger over time, and since it was seen as 'woman's work' to clean the houses, their jobs have become harder and more time consuming. But as coal and oil replaced wood for fires, that job started to disappear for men, while women still had to tend the fires, and sometimes their jobs got worse, as coal fires were smoky and messy. ![]() For example, men used to have to spend a lot of time gathering fuel for fires, felling and chopping up trees. I completely agree with what I thought was her basic argument- generally in American history over the last couple centuries, technological achievements have tended to eliminate "men's" household work but not "woman's" work. I enjoyed reading this book, but I was constantly wavering on whether I was on board with her arguments or not. ![]() ![]() ![]() And between Muir's openly queer cast and her dialogue dripping in internet culture - think: references to Daniel Radcliffe's much-gifed SNL skit and memes like I Studied the Blade - the Locked Tomb trilogy became a welcome reprieve for LGBTQ+ millennial readers who can't often find their experiences in the pages of mainstream fiction. The novel was the first installment of Muir's Locked Tomb trilogy, which follows best frenemies Harrow and Gideon: a noble-born necromancer and her cavalier guardian, respectively. ![]() The 35-year-old author first exploded onto the science fiction and fantasy scene with her 2019 debut, Gideon the Ninth. Tamsyn Muir has carved out a literary niche for herself as the queen of the lesbian necromancers. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are the ones that worked for me, that’s all.” Below, we’ve excerpted twenty good reads he recommends for budding writers. King prefaces the list with a disclaimer: “I’m not Oprah and this isn’t my book club. He includes several non-fiction books as well. King recommends contemporary realist writers like Richard Bausch, John Irving, and Annie Proulx alongside the occasional postmodernist or “difficult” writer like Don DeLillo or Cormac McCarthy. ![]() Rowling sit comfortably next to lit-class staples like Dickens, Faulkner, and Conrad. ![]() Best-selling genre writers like Nelson DeMille, Thomas Harris, and needs-no-introduction J.K. ![]() As evidence of his disregard for academic canons, we have his reading list for writers, which he attached as an appendix to On Writing. Few contemporary writers have challenged the somewhat arbitrary division between literary and so-called genre fiction so much as Stephen King, whose status provokes word wars like this debate at the Los Angeles Review of Books. Whatever adjectives critics throw at him, King plows ahead, turning out book after book, refining his craft, happily sharing his insights, and reading whatever he likes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Langlais has also become well known for her many series produced as well, with many of them building a loyal set of readers and audience that continually come back time and time again. This is due to them being finely crafted, as she establishes them well, producing full three-dimensional personalities that really speak to her audience. Whilst she is well known for entertaining her readers, she is also equally well regarded for her intelligent and grounded characters that almost leap off of the page. Over time she has made a name for herself in numerous different genres, really brining them together, creating stories and characters that are highly unique to her. ![]() It is also her good sense of humor that she has become well known for over the years as well, with a witty and intelligent style that can be clearly seen throughout all her work. Coming from Canada, she has reached bestselling status worldwide, with scores of readers from all across the globe appreciating her work. Writing romance novels, Eve Langlais is well known for creating stories that really resonate with her audience on a more personal level, whilst also transporting them to far off lands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos’ small community. ![]() In the small town of Miracle Creek, Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine-a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic “dives” with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. ![]() He probably didn’t even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first. I received a copy of this book free on NetGalleyĪ literary courtroom drama about a Korean immigrant family and a young, single mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son ![]() ![]() The book has been noted for a much darker than usual tone, with fewer obvious jokes and a more serious story than previous installments. Now he has to stop Carcer, fill his mentor's role in his younger self's life, protect the citizens of Ankh-Morpork and his fellow Watchmen from the impending war, and Get Back to the Future. ![]() Vimes soon inadvertently steps into the shoes of his old mentor, John Keel, and quickly lands himself right in the middle of the Ankh-Morpork civil war. Vimes has him trapped on the University Library's roof, but then the lightning bolt from Thief of Time strikes, catapulting Vimes and Carcer thirty years back in time in a freak magical accident. The Watch is on the hunt for a serial killer named Carcer, who has murdered Sergeant Stronginthearm. ![]() The framing events take place at the same time (such as it is) as the previous novel Thief of Time and also set up events for the following novel Monstrous Regiment. The 27th Discworld novel and the sixth in the Watch theme. ![]() |