Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Dell
ISBN: 0307566528
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
When a high-powered gallery owner collides with a wildly offbeat artist, it’s the perfect recipe for disaster. But in her 63rd bestselling novel, Danielle Steel proves that when two hopelessly mismatched people share a love for art, a passion for each other, and a city like Paris, nothing is truly impossible…or is it? Everything Sasha does is within the boundaries of tradition. Liam is sockless in December. Sasha is widowed, a woman who knows she was lucky enough to be married to the most wonderful man in the world and thankful for every moment they had. Liam is half in and half out of a marriage that only a “wacky” artist could manage, and that his own impossibly impulsive behavior has helped tear apart. But while Sasha has been methodically building her father’s Parisian art gallery into an intercontinental success story, Liam has been growing into one of the most original and striking young painters of his time. So while the two are utterly unalike–and a nine-year age difference stares them squarely in the face–the miracle of art brings them crashing together. Now the question is, can Sasha guard her reputation while juggling a secret, somewhat scandalous relationship? And how can Liam, who lives for the moment, put up with a woman who insists on having things her own way, in her own style, and at her own time? For Sasha, it’s a matter of keeping Liam hidden from her grown children and well-heeled clientele as she commutes between New York and Paris and two thriving galleries. For Liam, it’s about creating chaos out of order, bringing out the wild streak that Sasha barely knows she has, of choosing pizza over foie gras, and making love when others are busy making money. That is, until a family tragedy suddenly alters Liam’s life–and forces a choice and a sacrifice that neither one of them could have expected. But from the snow falling on the Tuileries to the joy of eating ice cream by candlelight, the artist and the art dealer have tasted perfection. And giving up now might just be the most impossible thing of all. With unerring insight into the hearts of men and women– and into the soul of the artist –Danielle Steel takes us into a world of glamour and genius, priceless art and dazzling creativity. From the luxurious galleries of Europe to the endless beaches of the Hamptons, ImPossible weaves an extraordinary tale of love and compromise, of taking chances and counting blessings. With brilliant color and breathtaking emotion, Danielle Steel has written her most compelling novel to date.
Demand the Impossible!
Author: Bill Ayers
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608467473
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The insurgent activist and educator shares a vital rally cry for today’s movement-makers in “a manifesto that should be read by everyone” (Angela Y. Davis). In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote. Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible. In critiquing the world around us, Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system. He raising the horizons for radical change and envisions new strategies for building the movement we need to make a better world for everyone.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608467473
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The insurgent activist and educator shares a vital rally cry for today’s movement-makers in “a manifesto that should be read by everyone” (Angela Y. Davis). In an era defined by mass incarceration, endless war, economic crisis, catastrophic environmental destruction, and a political system offering more of the same, radical social transformation has never been more urgent—or seemed more remote. Demand the Impossible! urges us to imagine a world beyond what this rotten system would have us believe is possible. In critiquing the world around us, Bill Ayers uncovers cracks in that system. He raising the horizons for radical change and envisions new strategies for building the movement we need to make a better world for everyone.
Encountering the Impossible
Author: Alexander Sergeant
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438484607
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Shortlisted for the 2022 Best First Monograph Award presented by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Hollywood fantasy cinema is responsible for some of the most lucrative franchises produced over the past two decades, yet it remains difficult to find popular or critical consensus on what the experience of watching fantasy cinema actually entails. What makes something a fantasy film, and what unique pleasures does the genre offer? In Encountering the Impossible, Alexander Sergeant solves the riddle of the fantasy film by theorizing the underlying experience of imagination alluded to in scholarly discussions of the genre. Drawing principally on the psychoanalysis of Melanie Klein and D.W. Winnicott, Sergeant considers the way in which fantasy cinema rejects Hollywood's typically naturalistic mode of address to generate an alternative experience that Sergeant refers to as the fantastic, a way of approaching cinema that embraces the illusory nature of the medium as part of the pleasure of the experience. Analyzing such canonical Hollywood fantasy films as The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, Mary Poppins, Conan the Barbarian, and The Lord of the Rings movies, Sergeant theorizes how fantasy cinema provides a unique film experience throughout its ubiquitous presence in the history of Hollywood film production.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438484607
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Shortlisted for the 2022 Best First Monograph Award presented by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Hollywood fantasy cinema is responsible for some of the most lucrative franchises produced over the past two decades, yet it remains difficult to find popular or critical consensus on what the experience of watching fantasy cinema actually entails. What makes something a fantasy film, and what unique pleasures does the genre offer? In Encountering the Impossible, Alexander Sergeant solves the riddle of the fantasy film by theorizing the underlying experience of imagination alluded to in scholarly discussions of the genre. Drawing principally on the psychoanalysis of Melanie Klein and D.W. Winnicott, Sergeant considers the way in which fantasy cinema rejects Hollywood's typically naturalistic mode of address to generate an alternative experience that Sergeant refers to as the fantastic, a way of approaching cinema that embraces the illusory nature of the medium as part of the pleasure of the experience. Analyzing such canonical Hollywood fantasy films as The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, Mary Poppins, Conan the Barbarian, and The Lord of the Rings movies, Sergeant theorizes how fantasy cinema provides a unique film experience throughout its ubiquitous presence in the history of Hollywood film production.
The Impossible Advantage
Author: Wolfram Wördemann
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470711698
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Conventional business strategies tell you that differentiation, the right positioning, and defining your superior edge will turn you into the ‘best player’ in your market – but this is wrong. The Impossible Advantage reveals that success can be achieved by changing the market in which you operate, rather than trying to beat the competition. The authors illustrate that the biggest, most spectacular and groundbreaking business success stories feature companies that make the rules – instead of just following them. The best companies seem to know how to break, change, or reinvent the rules of the market that everyone else follows. This book: Will help you to break through to an entirely new level of thinking: winning the game by changing the rules in your own favour. Explains that you don’t need a technological breakthrough, product innovation or a massive marketing budget to change the rules of the competition. Shows you that you can become a ′game changer′ and gain a seemingly ‘impossible’ advantage even over far larger competitors, no matter how large your market or how small your segment is. Introduces you to four compelling ‘Game Changing Strategies’ that work for managers from any industry or business sector. For more information on The Impossible Advantage, go to the official website: http://www.impossible-advantage.com
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470711698
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Conventional business strategies tell you that differentiation, the right positioning, and defining your superior edge will turn you into the ‘best player’ in your market – but this is wrong. The Impossible Advantage reveals that success can be achieved by changing the market in which you operate, rather than trying to beat the competition. The authors illustrate that the biggest, most spectacular and groundbreaking business success stories feature companies that make the rules – instead of just following them. The best companies seem to know how to break, change, or reinvent the rules of the market that everyone else follows. This book: Will help you to break through to an entirely new level of thinking: winning the game by changing the rules in your own favour. Explains that you don’t need a technological breakthrough, product innovation or a massive marketing budget to change the rules of the competition. Shows you that you can become a ′game changer′ and gain a seemingly ‘impossible’ advantage even over far larger competitors, no matter how large your market or how small your segment is. Introduces you to four compelling ‘Game Changing Strategies’ that work for managers from any industry or business sector. For more information on The Impossible Advantage, go to the official website: http://www.impossible-advantage.com
The Impossible Engineers
Author: MJ Fletcher
Publisher: MJ Fletcher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Chloe Masters’ world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob. James Nightshade has been on Chloe’s mind since the day she met him. Arrogant and frustrating, she thought she had put him behind her when she chose Michael Slade. When the secret she is seeking leads to questions about the death of Nightshade’s former girlfriend, she has no chose but to bring him into the investigation. A move she will come to regret. Danger awaits them around every corner as they search for answers. In the end a choice will need to be made, but is Chloe strong enough to make it?
Publisher: MJ Fletcher
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Chloe Masters’ world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob. James Nightshade has been on Chloe’s mind since the day she met him. Arrogant and frustrating, she thought she had put him behind her when she chose Michael Slade. When the secret she is seeking leads to questions about the death of Nightshade’s former girlfriend, she has no chose but to bring him into the investigation. A move she will come to regret. Danger awaits them around every corner as they search for answers. In the end a choice will need to be made, but is Chloe strong enough to make it?
Inhabiting the Impossible
Author: Susan Homar
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047222140X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades. Originally published as Habitar lo Imposible, the translation in English features essays, artist statements, and interviews plus more than 100 photos of productions, programs, posters, and scores. Throughout, Inhabiting the Impossible provides fresh, invaluable perspectives on experimentation in dance as a sustained practice that has from the start deeply engaged issues of race, gender, sexuality, and politics. The book is also enhanced by a bibliographic section with detailed resources for further study.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 047222140X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades. Originally published as Habitar lo Imposible, the translation in English features essays, artist statements, and interviews plus more than 100 photos of productions, programs, posters, and scores. Throughout, Inhabiting the Impossible provides fresh, invaluable perspectives on experimentation in dance as a sustained practice that has from the start deeply engaged issues of race, gender, sexuality, and politics. The book is also enhanced by a bibliographic section with detailed resources for further study.
Not Impossible
Author: Mick Ebeling
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982185538
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"How the author has created new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds, and how you can do it, too"--Publisher's description
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982185538
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"How the author has created new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds, and how you can do it, too"--Publisher's description
Impossible Truce
Author: Clare James
Publisher: CJ Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A #1 bestseller from Clare James about the fine line between love and hate. Tristan Green hates Aria Prince. And Aria loathes Tristan. But even after spending years apart, on opposite ends of the country, they pick up exactly where they left off when they return to their hometown. And between the bickering and childhood antics, it’s not long before the heat between them reaches a boiling point. Yet rather than wait to combust, or come to terms with what’s really hiding beneath all of the hate, the two agree to a temporary truce…if only to relieve some of their sexual tension. Two hours, once a week, no strings attached. Yes, each day they give themselves to those who need them. Every day—except for a few stolen hours on Wednesday. That’s when they take what they need from each other. But what sounds like the perfect arrangement, turns into so much more. The question is, are they ready for it? Impossible Truce is an emotional and intoxicating stand-alone romance from Clare James that will keep you turning the pages late into the night! This romance can be read as a stand-alone or as part of the bestselling Impossible Love Series: Impossible Love (One-Night-Stand Goes Wrong) Impossible Roommates (Friends-to-Lovers Romance) Impossible Face-Off (Standalone Bait and Switch, Hockey Romance) Impossible Truce (Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers, Second-Chance Romance) Impossible to Tame (Standalone Forbidden, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance) Impossible Second-Chance (Noah and Tabby’s Story, Part 2) __ Topics: enemies-to-lovers romance, new adult, college romance, forbidden romance, Clare James, alpha hero, bad boy, romcom, contemporary romance, romance series, suspense, steamy romance, beach reads, college, forbidden love, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, hot romance, hot, book boyfriend, girl next door, fake boyfriend, forbidden, standalone, standalone romance, pageturner, happy ever after, enemies-to-lovers, enemies, bad boy romance, alpha, hot sexy read, bestseller, bestselling series, hate to love.
Publisher: CJ Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A #1 bestseller from Clare James about the fine line between love and hate. Tristan Green hates Aria Prince. And Aria loathes Tristan. But even after spending years apart, on opposite ends of the country, they pick up exactly where they left off when they return to their hometown. And between the bickering and childhood antics, it’s not long before the heat between them reaches a boiling point. Yet rather than wait to combust, or come to terms with what’s really hiding beneath all of the hate, the two agree to a temporary truce…if only to relieve some of their sexual tension. Two hours, once a week, no strings attached. Yes, each day they give themselves to those who need them. Every day—except for a few stolen hours on Wednesday. That’s when they take what they need from each other. But what sounds like the perfect arrangement, turns into so much more. The question is, are they ready for it? Impossible Truce is an emotional and intoxicating stand-alone romance from Clare James that will keep you turning the pages late into the night! This romance can be read as a stand-alone or as part of the bestselling Impossible Love Series: Impossible Love (One-Night-Stand Goes Wrong) Impossible Roommates (Friends-to-Lovers Romance) Impossible Face-Off (Standalone Bait and Switch, Hockey Romance) Impossible Truce (Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers, Second-Chance Romance) Impossible to Tame (Standalone Forbidden, Enemies-to-Lovers Romance) Impossible Second-Chance (Noah and Tabby’s Story, Part 2) __ Topics: enemies-to-lovers romance, new adult, college romance, forbidden romance, Clare James, alpha hero, bad boy, romcom, contemporary romance, romance series, suspense, steamy romance, beach reads, college, forbidden love, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, hot romance, hot, book boyfriend, girl next door, fake boyfriend, forbidden, standalone, standalone romance, pageturner, happy ever after, enemies-to-lovers, enemies, bad boy romance, alpha, hot sexy read, bestseller, bestselling series, hate to love.
Impossible Series Box Set (Savior, Rogue, and Knight)
Author: Julia Sykes
Publisher: Julia Sykes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Three standalone romantic suspense novels in the USA Today Bestselling Impossible Series—Savior, Rogue, and Knight Savior With my life falling apart around me, I know I don't deserve a man like Clayton Vaughn. The impossibly sexy FBI agent promises he'll protect me from the violent Latin Kings, but good things like Clayton don't happen to damaged girls like me. Despite my reluctance, he insists on keeping me close. He grants me the sweet release I can only find in submission, and I am quickly becoming addicted to him. Can I learn to trust in his love and protection? Or will my life be claimed by the dangers that surround me? Rogue I can't afford to make mistakes. When you work for the FBI, mistakes can cost lives. Busting club Decadence for drug trafficking is my chance to prove myself. I'm not going to allow any arrogant, Dominant man to throw me off my game. Not even the notorious club owner, Derek Carter. He's the criminal I'm investigating, and I have to keep him close in order to uncover his secrets. But keeping him close to my body while guarding my heart is proving more difficult than I ever imagined. He might be my biggest mistake yet. Knight Abducted. Drugged. Broken. I am plaything, a possession. If I did ever have a name, I don't remember it now. Slaves don't have names. But then, my new Master rescued me and took me into his care. He protects me from the sadistic madman who is determined to steal me back from him. Master's touch keeps me sane. His control keeps me grounded in reality. I am utterly devoted to my savior, but his brand of rescue might leave me more broken than ever. Do I have a hope of finding freedom when he refuses to release my heart? Or is this new form of captivity exactly what I need to survive?
Publisher: Julia Sykes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Three standalone romantic suspense novels in the USA Today Bestselling Impossible Series—Savior, Rogue, and Knight Savior With my life falling apart around me, I know I don't deserve a man like Clayton Vaughn. The impossibly sexy FBI agent promises he'll protect me from the violent Latin Kings, but good things like Clayton don't happen to damaged girls like me. Despite my reluctance, he insists on keeping me close. He grants me the sweet release I can only find in submission, and I am quickly becoming addicted to him. Can I learn to trust in his love and protection? Or will my life be claimed by the dangers that surround me? Rogue I can't afford to make mistakes. When you work for the FBI, mistakes can cost lives. Busting club Decadence for drug trafficking is my chance to prove myself. I'm not going to allow any arrogant, Dominant man to throw me off my game. Not even the notorious club owner, Derek Carter. He's the criminal I'm investigating, and I have to keep him close in order to uncover his secrets. But keeping him close to my body while guarding my heart is proving more difficult than I ever imagined. He might be my biggest mistake yet. Knight Abducted. Drugged. Broken. I am plaything, a possession. If I did ever have a name, I don't remember it now. Slaves don't have names. But then, my new Master rescued me and took me into his care. He protects me from the sadistic madman who is determined to steal me back from him. Master's touch keeps me sane. His control keeps me grounded in reality. I am utterly devoted to my savior, but his brand of rescue might leave me more broken than ever. Do I have a hope of finding freedom when he refuses to release my heart? Or is this new form of captivity exactly what I need to survive?