Beautiful Eyes is a story that takes place in the early 1960's in an apartment complex in Bellerose, Queens, New York. Two next door neighbors, twelve year old Dougie, a boy with a genetic condition called Down Syndrome, and eight year old Lucy become best friends and spend an entire summer together. Sitting on the porch of their apartment complex becomes the highlight of their summer, until one very horrible day when Dougie becomes the target of two boys in his complex. They call him retard and make fun of his eyes. Though Dougie does have Down Syndrome, Lucy thought he had the most beautiful eyes in the world and never realized that he was different than most children his age. Lucy is confused and angry at how the two boys had treated her very best friend. With the help of her mother, Lucy learns a life lesson about diversity.

The Beautiful Truth is a book about a spiritual journey where one young woman finds the strength she needs in the Lord. It's an inspirational book about finding beauty in the world even through its flaws. If you like poetry and want to be inspired in your heart and in your soul I recommend taking the time to read this book. The Beautiful Truth is about looking to the future with hope and trying to find the good in this world so that our children and grandchildren will live in peace and prosperity.

"Music and girls are the soul of musical comedy," one critic wrote, early in the 1940s. But this was the age that wanted more than melody and kickline form its musical shows. The form had been running on empty for too long, as a formula for the assembly of spare parts--star comics, generic love songs, rumba dancers, Ethel Merman. If Rodgers and Hammerstein hadn't existed, Broadway would have had to invent them; and Oklahoma! and Carousel came along just in time to announce the New Formula for Writing Musicals: Don't have a formula. Instead, start with strong characters and atmosphere: Oklahoma!'s murderous romantic triangle set against a frontier society that has to learn what democracy is in order to deserve it; or Carousel's dysfunctional family seen in the context of class and gender war. With the vitality and occasionally outrageous humor that Ethan Mordden's readers take for granted, the author ranges through the decade's classics--Pal Joey, Lady in the Dark, On the Town, Annie Get Your Gun, Phinian's Rainbow, Brigadoon, Kiss Me, Kate, South Pacific. He also covers illuminating trivia--the spy thriller The Lady Comes Across, whose star got so into her role that she suffered paranoid hallucinations and had to be hospitalized; the smutty Follow the Girls, damned as "burlesque with a playbill" yet closing as the longest-run musical in Broadway history; Lute Song, in which Mary Martin and Nancy Reagan were Chinese; and the first "concept" musicals, Allegro and Love Life. Amid the fun, something revolutionary occurs. The 1920s created the musical and the 1930s gave it politics. In the 1940s, it found its soul.

Beautiful Hand-Stitched Jewelry is packed with alluring and stylish ideas from Japanese textile artist, Emi Iwakiri, for making your own designer necklaces and chokers, bracelets and bangles, brooches and pins. Using traditional Japanese crochet techniques, these adorable designs use fabrics, ribbons, beads, bows, and even the scraps in your sewing box. There are stunning ideas and designs here to suit every occasion, from a classic cream silk and pearl necklace—the perfect accessory to the little black dress—to a vintage-style floral belt made from old cashmere sweaters. Follow the step-by-step instructions to create the perfect finishing touch to a favorite outfit or charming gifts to give to friends. With designs tried and tested in Tokyo's fashionable Shibuya district, these unique pieces incorporating hand-stitched flowers, sparkling beads, and embellished buttons are guaranteed to be a hit for any dedicated follower of fashion. Whether you want to create original jewelry for yourself or to give as presents to friends and family, you are sure to love Emi's stylish Japanese designs. And when you have mastered her simple basic techniques, you will be able to create your own bespoke pieces.

Nashville is a southern gem that needs no introduction. Famed for its hot chicken, world class music and honky-tonk style, Bob Schatz's stunning photography offers an intimate portrait of Music City beyond the glitzy glamour and beaten path.

Featuring a foreword by two-time Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea, Nashville: A Photographic Journey is the perfect highlight of the city's top attractions, culture, and people. Featuring spread after spread of brilliant cityscapes and neighborhoods in vibrant color, from the Grand Ole Opry to the Music City Walk of Fame and Ryman Auditorium, Schatz showcases Nashville's fabulous art, music, and food found throughout the city.

With 102 full-color photographs and informative text, this photographic tour is the perfect memento to celebrate a world-class honky-tonk getaway.

Locations include: Nashville Skyline, The Ryman Auditorium, The Grand Ole Opry, Johnny Cash Museum, Union Station, the Historic Broadway District, Music City Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, Fort Negley, The Gaylord Opryland Resort and much more.