Author: Bhajju ShyamPublisher: Tara Publishing
ISBN: 8186211926
Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A visual ode to trees rendered by tribal artists from India, in a handsome handcrafted edition.
Educated
Author: Tara WestoverPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 039959051X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University “Extraordinary . . . an act of courage and self-invention.”—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle’s Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. “Beautiful and propulsive . . . Despite the singularity of [Westover’s] childhood, the questions her book poses are universal: How much of ourselves should we give to those we love? And how much must we betray them to grow up?”—Vogue NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Time • NPR • Good Morning America • San Francisco Chronicle • The Guardian • The Economist • Financial Times • Newsday • New York Post • theSkimm • Refinery29 • Bloomberg • Self • Real Simple • Town & Country • Bustle • Paste • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • LibraryReads • Book Riot • Pamela Paul, KQED • New York Public Library
The Cloth of the Mother Goddess
Author: Gita WolfPublisher:
ISBN: 9789383145317
Category : Artists' books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hand block-printed on textile, this limited-edition artists' book consists of a sequence of folding panels, designed to invoke pre-modern - particularly Asian - traditions of bookmaking. At the same time, the panels recall and recreate a Mata-Ni-Pachedi - the ritual 'Cloth of the Mother Goddess' - and tell the story of its origins. The textile book is accompanied by a film on the artist and his art tradition. The tactility of the book, invoking the labour and craft that have gone into its creation, is offset by the digital documentary which brings in context and history; together, the juxtaposition of the two approaches expands the frontiers of the book form, while deepening the viewer's enjoyment and understanding of the art tradition. The images featured in the book have been painted by Jagdish Chitara, who belongs to the Waghari community of artisans from Gujarat in western India. Poor and marginalised, they paint and block-print votive textiles for other so-called outcaste communities, equally disenfranchised in the Hindu caste hierarchy. Worshippers who are barred from entering temples offer a painted image of their particular guardian goddess to herself, in the form of a textile shrine. This poignant tradition, deemed low, in fact, expresses a sublime conception of the power of art: gifting a piece of creation to the creator is considered the highest form of worship. This is a notion of transcendence that appears to stretch across cultures and times.
Author: Joydeb ChitrakarTara's World
Author: Leanne Van VossenPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456845934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
After losing her memory in a violent mugging 5 years ago, Tara has been unsure of her place in the world. When her stepdaughter is involved in a car crash, her past comes back to show her where she really belongs.
Author: Tara's Family Secrets
Author: Dr. Cherrell Shelley-RobinsonPublisher: Bookclick 360 Wordeee
ISBN: 1946274755
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Tara has waited patiently to become a teenager and eagerly wants to be included in family matters. At her age, she believes she should be privy to the world of adults. When her parents are not forthcoming in including her in family matters, Tara embarks on a course of action with near-disastrous results. Not able to fully comprehend the magnitude or repercussions of a long-held family secret she overhears while eavesdropping on her parent's private conversation, it sets in motion one calamity after the other, causing Tara's world to spin out of control. What will happen to her plans to be an ace player on her school's netball team when Tara is busted? This beautifully written coming-of-age story, Tara's Family Secrets, hits all the right marks needed for an engaging, engrossing, and timeless tale. This YA novel's strength is in the cast of vividly drawn, relatable, and unforgettable characters.
Tara's Triumph #5
Author: Cindy JeffriesPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101118881
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Tara is following her dream of becoming a bass guitar rock star. But when roommates Pop and Lolly tell her about an African school for orphans, Tara decides that helping others is more important than becoming famous. A charity CD seems like a great way to raise money, since Tara is surrounded by talented friends and teachers at Rockley Park school. But before long, she realizes that the CD is much more work, and trouble, than she bargained for. Tara needs a lot of help—and a little ingenuity—to pull it all together. Will she succeed? Or will all her hard work be wasted?
Tara’s Exposé
Author: Tom O ConnorPublisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035820226
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
This work stretches from deep prehistoric times up to the 12th century AD and beyond. After a short preamble from the Megalithic to the Bronze Age, scanning Tara’s Golden Age, it deals with Celtic Europe’s decline due to Roman and Germanic conquest. It follows Celtic tribes fleeing to Britain and Ireland, where they set up settlements. Ptolemy of Alexandria’s 2nd-century record debunks early Irish pseudo-history and ratifies the archaic Ulidian Tales. This work exposes the monumental hoax projecting Tara of Meath as the capital of Ireland and the seat of the High Kingship. The work draws on a compelling compilation of acclaimed authors and specialist studies that list the aforesaid as a medieval forgery. Prehistoric Tara had a much older status, an archaic Golden Age. This work tracks extensive research and archaeological analysis into British oppida, from which Celtic Belgic tribes migrated and set up similar oppida in Ireland. A concentration on the early history of these neglected areas was at the core of the early Irish historical records.
Author: Meadows Taylor