Author: Tom Booth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534411062
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A day at the beach becomes a lesson in sibling bonding for Gideon in this magical picture book. Every summer, Gideon and his younger sister Audrey build a sandcastle together. But this summer, everything changes. Gideon decides to build the most spectacular sandcastle anyone on the beach has ever seen. And he’s going to do it on his own—without any help from his sister. But much to his surprise, Gideon discovers that building together is more fun and that everyone has their own unique talent when it comes to creativity and imagination, even Audrey.
A Day at the Beach
Author: Helen Schulman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054752448X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The marriage of Gerhard and Suzannah Falktopf is already in trouble when tragedy strikes on the morning of September 11, 2001. Though they escape harm when the planes crash into the towers, husband and wife are suddenly cast into an unpredictable psychological space that allows their repressed selves, and their sharp differences, to rise to the surface. With their young son and nanny in tow, they head for the safety of the Hamptons. But despite their soft landing in this cocoon of privilege, the unleashed demons will push them to their psychic limits -- so much so that by the next morning they will hardly recognize each other. Taking place over a manic twenty-four hours, A Day at the Beach is a fast-paced, razor-sharp story whose personal tragedy contains sparks of dark humor about American life pre- and post-9/11. Helen Schulman has crafted a powerful portrait of a marriage in crisis, framed by one of the darkest events in our country’s history.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054752448X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The marriage of Gerhard and Suzannah Falktopf is already in trouble when tragedy strikes on the morning of September 11, 2001. Though they escape harm when the planes crash into the towers, husband and wife are suddenly cast into an unpredictable psychological space that allows their repressed selves, and their sharp differences, to rise to the surface. With their young son and nanny in tow, they head for the safety of the Hamptons. But despite their soft landing in this cocoon of privilege, the unleashed demons will push them to their psychic limits -- so much so that by the next morning they will hardly recognize each other. Taking place over a manic twenty-four hours, A Day at the Beach is a fast-paced, razor-sharp story whose personal tragedy contains sparks of dark humor about American life pre- and post-9/11. Helen Schulman has crafted a powerful portrait of a marriage in crisis, framed by one of the darkest events in our country’s history.
A Day at the Beach
Author: Geoffrey Wolff
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780679744498
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The author recounts the events leading up to his being diagnosed with heart disease, and describes how the crisis led to his new awareness of himself as a husband, father, friend, and writer
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780679744498
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The author recounts the events leading up to his being diagnosed with heart disease, and describes how the crisis led to his new awareness of himself as a husband, father, friend, and writer
Chu's Day
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006241982X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A New York Times bestselling picture book from Newbery Medal–winning author Neil Gaiman and acclaimed illustrator Adam Rex! Chu is a little panda with a big sneeze. When Chu sneezes, bad things happen. But as Chu and his parents visit the library, the diner, and the circus, will anyone hear Chu when he starts to feel a familiar tickle in his nose? Chu's Day is a story that reflects upon how young children aren't always listened to…sometimes to calamitous effect.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006241982X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A New York Times bestselling picture book from Newbery Medal–winning author Neil Gaiman and acclaimed illustrator Adam Rex! Chu is a little panda with a big sneeze. When Chu sneezes, bad things happen. But as Chu and his parents visit the library, the diner, and the circus, will anyone hear Chu when he starts to feel a familiar tickle in his nose? Chu's Day is a story that reflects upon how young children aren't always listened to…sometimes to calamitous effect.
The Duke of Deception
Author: Geoffrey Wolff
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679727523
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Duke Wolff was a flawless specimen of the American clubman -- a product of Yale and the OSS, a one-time fighter pilot turned aviation engineer. Duke Wolff was a failure who flunked out of a series of undistinguished schools, was passed up for military service, and supported himself with desperately improvised scams, exploiting employers, wives, and, finally, his own son. In The Duke of Deception, Geoffrey Wolff unravels the enigma of this Gatsbyesque figure, a bad man who somehow was also a very good father, an inveterate liar who falsified everything but love.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679727523
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Duke Wolff was a flawless specimen of the American clubman -- a product of Yale and the OSS, a one-time fighter pilot turned aviation engineer. Duke Wolff was a failure who flunked out of a series of undistinguished schools, was passed up for military service, and supported himself with desperately improvised scams, exploiting employers, wives, and, finally, his own son. In The Duke of Deception, Geoffrey Wolff unravels the enigma of this Gatsbyesque figure, a bad man who somehow was also a very good father, an inveterate liar who falsified everything but love.