Barcelona Dreaming

Barcelona Dreaming
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Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 225
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781635420470
ISBN-13 : 1635420474
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Barcelona Dreaming by : Rupert Thomson

The Irish Times: Best Book of the Year New York Times Book Review: Editor's Choice The Times (UK): Book of the Week Pick Foreword Reviews: Book of the Day Pick Conde Nast Traveler: Best Book of the Season Pick Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, this evocative novel is made up of three stories linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters. Barcelona Dreaming is narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel, and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant. Exploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fueled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, Barcelona Dreaming is a love letter to one of the world’s most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.

The Jesus Club

The Jesus Club
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Publisher : Chosen Books
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 9781441231017
ISBN-13 : 1441231013
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Jesus Club by : Brian Barcelona

How a Simple Act of Obedience Is Igniting Revival in Our Nation's Schools What happens when a teenage convert from atheism hears a challenge from the Lord--and decides to act on it? This true story is the catalyst for a move of God that is taking the high schools of America for Jesus. Brian Barcelona, a dynamic leader on the forefront of youth evangelism, recounts how he answered God's call on his life with dramatic and miraculous results. Just a few months out of high school, Brian obeyed God's directive to return to his alma mater and preach the gospel to the kids in the Bible club. Suddenly lives began to be changed. Hearts were saved. Numbers grew. Soon other schools joined in, sparking a youth revival in which thousands of teens are letting Jesus heal their lives. This remarkable story will inspire you to reach out to others, particularly young people, and believe that God will equip you for the call he gives you. Let your heart be energized through simple acts of obedience and watch as God does mighty things!

Dream Decor

Dream Decor
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Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9781910254820
ISBN-13 : 1910254827
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Dream Decor by : Will Taylor

"Will understands the life-enhancing abilities of colour. He's a true talent with a keen eye." Jonathan Adler This book will take readers on an inspiring journey to discover fifteen decor destinations that each have a distinct and inspired style. From the colourful cool of Miami Brights to the eclectic urban hipster warehouses of Brooklyn and the nautical feel of the Hamptons and Normandy, a diverse mix of decor styles will be explored. The homes will mirror their surrounding environments, and room analysis for every space in the home will show readers how they can recreate their favourite looks and styles no matter where they live. Our homes are a reflection of how we live and nothing impacts on that more than where we live, and the lifestyle we lead. This book will take readers on an inspiring and tactile journey to discover the decorating style that represents their personal style, all demonstrated via Will's personal and evocative travel imagery, charming illustrations and personality-packed homes across the globe. By inspiring readers to look to their surroundings and call on their own travel memories and personal journeys, the book will be the practical yet playful travel companion the reader needs to create their own Destination Decor style.

The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 512
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101147061
ISBN-13 : 1101147067
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shadow of the Wind by : Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

Bright Bazaar

Bright Bazaar
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 9781250042019
ISBN-13 : 1250042011
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Bright Bazaar by : Will Taylor

"Known for his bold and refreshing take on color, Will Taylor, the founder of Bright Bazaar--one of the world's leading interior design blogs--shares his secrets to choosing colors that work for every room in your house. Structured around the different spaces within the home, the book breaks down the how, when, and where of using different shades and color combinations"--

Dreaming Up

Dreaming Up
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Publisher : Lee & Low Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1600606512
ISBN-13 : 9781600606519
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Dreaming Up by : Christy Hale

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

This Party's Got to Stop

This Party's Got to Stop
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1847081746
ISBN-13 : 9781847081742
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis This Party's Got to Stop by : Rupert Thomson

A powerful memoir that reveals the fragility of family life in graphic and often heartbreaking detail.

Dreaming of Babylon

Dreaming of Babylon
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 184
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781786890450
ISBN-13 : 1786890453
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Dreaming of Babylon by : Richard Brautigan

When you hire C.Card, you have scraped the bottom of the private eye barrel. And when Card is hired to steal a body from the morgue, he needs to stop dreaming, find bullets for his gun and get there before someone else does. Not since Trout Fishing in America has Brautigan so successfully combined his wild sense of humour with his famous poetic imagination. In this parody of the hard-boiled crime novel, the adventures of seedy, not-too-bright C.Card are a delight to both the mind and the heart.

What are the Blind Men Dreaming?

What are the Blind Men Dreaming?
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Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages : 171
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781941920374
ISBN-13 : 1941920373
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis What are the Blind Men Dreaming? by : Noemi Jaffe

"This is much more than a survival story. It is the story of how the scars of a woman can be and are passed through generations. It is about being a woman, a mother, and a daughter."—Gabriela Almeida, Continente "An infinite work."—O Estadão de São Paulo A groundbreaking use of storytelling to bear witness to the Holocaust features three generations of women's own voices—Liwia's diary written upon liberation from Auschwitz; daughter Noemi Jaffe exploring the power of memory, survival, and bearing witness; and granddaughter Leda, Noemi's daughter, on the significance of the Holocaust and Jewish identity seventy years after the war.

Never Anyone But You

Never Anyone But You
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Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Total Pages : 369
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781590519141
ISBN-13 : 1590519140
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Never Anyone But You by : Rupert Thomson

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Observer, PopMatters, and Sydney Morning Herald. The true story of a love affair between two extraordinary women becomes a literary tour deforce in this novel that recreates the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the two world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy. In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France. Suzanne Malherbe, a shy seventeen-year-old with a talent for drawing, is completely entranced by the brilliant but troubled Lucie Schwob, who comes from a family of wealthy Jewish intellectuals. They embark on a clandestine love affair, terrified they will be discovered, but then, in an astonishing twist of fate, the mother of one marries the father of the other. As “sisters” they are finally free of suspicion, and, hungry for a more stimulating milieu, they move to Paris at a moment when art, literature, and politics blend in an explosive cocktail. Having reinvented themselves as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, they move in the most glamorous social circles, meeting everyone from Hemingway and Dalí to André Breton, and produce provocative photographs that still seem avant-garde today. In the 1930s, with the rise of anti-Semitism and threat of fascism, they leave Paris for Jersey, and it is on this idyllic island that they confront their destiny, creating a campaign of propaganda against Hitler’s occupying forces that will put their lives in jeopardy. Brilliantly imagined, profoundly thought-provoking, and ultimately heartbreaking, Never Anyone But You infuses life into a forgotten history as only great literature can.