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Author: James Lileks
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDownload or read book Falling Up the Stairs written by James Lileks and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1988 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Robin Boltman
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2020-07
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobin Boltman is the magician who survived the shipwrecking of both the Oceanos and the Achille Lauro. He received a medal for bravery from the South African Magic Council and the Heroism and Patriot Award from the Society of American Magicians.Heo, playboy, adventurer, entertainer and world traveler, Robin is an exceptional man. He was nominated by the American ABC TV network for their Personality of the Week; was one of the first South African magicians to appear on SABC TV; and was the first South African magician to appear in a Sun City Extravaganza.In his autobiography he reveals his life as a magician and an international entertainer travelling the world.
Download or read book Do These Stairs Go Up Or Down? written by Robin Boltman and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robin Boltman is the magician who survived the shipwrecking of both the Oceanos and the Achille Lauro. He received a medal for bravery from the South African Magic Council and the Heroism and Patriot Award from the Society of American Magicians.Heo, playboy, adventurer, entertainer and world traveler, Robin is an exceptional man. He was nominated by the American ABC TV network for their Personality of the Week; was one of the first South African magicians to appear on SABC TV; and was the first South African magician to appear in a Sun City Extravaganza.In his autobiography he reveals his life as a magician and an international entertainer travelling the world.
Author: Laura O. Foster
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1604690690
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPortland has 196 public staircases, an irresistible asset to this pedestrian-friendly city. In The Portland Stairs Book, Portland's walking guru Laura Foster has gathered the best and most interesting in a handy pocket-sized guide. From Mount Tabor's epic 282 steps to the glass cupola atop 115 steps in Pioneer Courthouse, The Portland Stairs Book features details on twenty outdoor stairs that have amazing stories and something unique to offer an urban explorer. The stairs include the Willamette River Bridge Stairs, The Westover Terraces Steps, and Rocky Butte's Grand Staircase. The book also features indoor stairs that are perfect for a rainy Portland day and five Stair Trails that lead readers on urban treks that contain hundreds of steps in five different areas of town.
Download or read book The Portland Stairs Book written by Laura O. Foster and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portland has 196 public staircases, an irresistible asset to this pedestrian-friendly city. In The Portland Stairs Book, Portland's walking guru Laura Foster has gathered the best and most interesting in a handy pocket-sized guide. From Mount Tabor's epic 282 steps to the glass cupola atop 115 steps in Pioneer Courthouse, The Portland Stairs Book features details on twenty outdoor stairs that have amazing stories and something unique to offer an urban explorer. The stairs include the Willamette River Bridge Stairs, The Westover Terraces Steps, and Rocky Butte's Grand Staircase. The book also features indoor stairs that are perfect for a rainy Portland day and five Stair Trails that lead readers on urban treks that contain hundreds of steps in five different areas of town.
Author: Margaret Powell
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2012-01-03
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 142995244X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlormaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress's nephew, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Margaret Powell's true story of a life spent in service is a fascinating "downstairs" portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.
Download or read book Below Stairs written by Margaret Powell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlormaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress's nephew, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Margaret Powell's true story of a life spent in service is a fascinating "downstairs" portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.
Author: Todd Martin
Publisher:
Published: 2015-06-02
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781320659581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Spirited Woman is a book of art and poetry by award winning artist Todd S. Martin. It celebrates the indispensable character of women who can embody all of the roles required of them while still displaying joy and gratitude. Whether you are a spirited woman or are lucky enough to know one, this book will bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.
Download or read book The Spirited Woman written by Todd Martin and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spirited Woman is a book of art and poetry by award winning artist Todd S. Martin. It celebrates the indispensable character of women who can embody all of the roles required of them while still displaying joy and gratitude. Whether you are a spirited woman or are lucky enough to know one, this book will bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.
Author: Padma Venkatraman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-02-04
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1101650540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfather’s large traditional family, where the women live apart from the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible. Vidya’s only refuge becomes her grandfather’s upstairs library, which is forbidden to women. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual curiosity. But when Vidya’s brother makes a choice the family cannot condone, and when Raman seems to want more than friendship, Vidkya must question all she has believed in. Padma Venkatraman’s debut novel poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her place in a mixedup world. Climbing the Stairs is a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop. Read Padma Venkatraman's posts on the Penguin Blog.
Download or read book Climbing the Stairs written by Padma Venkatraman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfather’s large traditional family, where the women live apart from the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible. Vidya’s only refuge becomes her grandfather’s upstairs library, which is forbidden to women. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual curiosity. But when Vidya’s brother makes a choice the family cannot condone, and when Raman seems to want more than friendship, Vidkya must question all she has believed in. Padma Venkatraman’s debut novel poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her place in a mixedup world. Climbing the Stairs is a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop. Read Padma Venkatraman's posts on the Penguin Blog.
Author: Jeremy Musson
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2009-11-12
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1848543875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCountry houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy and shows how large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how sometimes this segregation was broken, as with the famous marriage of a squire to his dairymaid at Uppark. Jeremy Musson captures the voices of the servants who ran these vast houses, and made them work. From unpublished memoirs to letters, wages, newspaper articles, he pieces together their daily lives from the Middle Ages through to the twentieth century. The story of domestic servants is inseparable from the story of the country house as an icon of power, civilisation and luxury. This is particularly true with the great estates such as Chatsworth, Hatfield, Burghley and Wilton. Jeremy Musson looks at how these grand houses were, for centuries, admired and imitated around the world.
Download or read book Up and Down Stairs written by Jeremy Musson and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy and shows how large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how sometimes this segregation was broken, as with the famous marriage of a squire to his dairymaid at Uppark. Jeremy Musson captures the voices of the servants who ran these vast houses, and made them work. From unpublished memoirs to letters, wages, newspaper articles, he pieces together their daily lives from the Middle Ages through to the twentieth century. The story of domestic servants is inseparable from the story of the country house as an icon of power, civilisation and luxury. This is particularly true with the great estates such as Chatsworth, Hatfield, Burghley and Wilton. Jeremy Musson looks at how these grand houses were, for centuries, admired and imitated around the world.
Author: Bernhard Schlink
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2017-03-14
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1101870729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a museum far from home a man stumbles onto a painting of a woman for whom he once, long ago, risked everything and who then mysteriously disappeared from his life. As a young lawyer, the nameless protagonist of The Woman on the Stairs became entangled in the affairs of three people mired in a complex and destructive relationship. An artist, the woman whose portrait he had painted, and her husband became a triangle that drew the lawyer deeper and deeper into their tangled web. Now, encountering the painting that triggered it all, the lawyer must reconcile his past and present selves; when he eventually locates the woman, he is forced to confront the truth of his love and the reality that his life has been irrevocably changed. With The Woman on the Stairs, the internationally acclaimed author of The Reader delivers a powerful new novel about obsession, creativity, and love. Intricately crafted, poignant, and beguiling, this is Bernhard Schlink writing at his peak.
Download or read book The Woman on the Stairs written by Bernhard Schlink and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a museum far from home a man stumbles onto a painting of a woman for whom he once, long ago, risked everything and who then mysteriously disappeared from his life. As a young lawyer, the nameless protagonist of The Woman on the Stairs became entangled in the affairs of three people mired in a complex and destructive relationship. An artist, the woman whose portrait he had painted, and her husband became a triangle that drew the lawyer deeper and deeper into their tangled web. Now, encountering the painting that triggered it all, the lawyer must reconcile his past and present selves; when he eventually locates the woman, he is forced to confront the truth of his love and the reality that his life has been irrevocably changed. With The Woman on the Stairs, the internationally acclaimed author of The Reader delivers a powerful new novel about obsession, creativity, and love. Intricately crafted, poignant, and beguiling, this is Bernhard Schlink writing at his peak.
Author: Phyllis Rickel-Wong
Publisher:
Published: 2012-04-01
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780985185725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Flying Up the Stairs! What You Need to Know About Menopausal Arthritis to Break Free, the author presents a natural, self-healing plan for addressing the joint aches and pains so widely experienced by women at and after menopause. In this comprehensive book, cutting-edge research is presented that provides the basis for natural healing. Unique exercises are also presented that are specifically designed to alleviate and to prevent menopausal arthritis. Although the joint aches and pains accompanying menopause are often thought of as being simply a form of osteoarthritis (viewed as a wear and tear disease of aging), the author shows you why current research demonstrates otherwise. Learn how your metabolism at menopause, and hormones such as leptin, are highly involved in fostering joint aches and pains. Learn, too, why inflammation is intricately a part of menopausal arthritis. Discover psychological factors that are associated with arthritis, and how emotions may affect arthritis pain. Finally, learn how to heal naturally through diet, exercises, weight loss, lifestyle changes, external healing, and stress-reduction techniques. Innovative, original, and insightful, this book will help you free yourself of joint pain at and after menopause.
Download or read book Flying Up the Stairs! What You Need to Know about Menopausal Arthritis to Break Free written by Phyllis Rickel-Wong and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Flying Up the Stairs! What You Need to Know About Menopausal Arthritis to Break Free, the author presents a natural, self-healing plan for addressing the joint aches and pains so widely experienced by women at and after menopause. In this comprehensive book, cutting-edge research is presented that provides the basis for natural healing. Unique exercises are also presented that are specifically designed to alleviate and to prevent menopausal arthritis. Although the joint aches and pains accompanying menopause are often thought of as being simply a form of osteoarthritis (viewed as a wear and tear disease of aging), the author shows you why current research demonstrates otherwise. Learn how your metabolism at menopause, and hormones such as leptin, are highly involved in fostering joint aches and pains. Learn, too, why inflammation is intricately a part of menopausal arthritis. Discover psychological factors that are associated with arthritis, and how emotions may affect arthritis pain. Finally, learn how to heal naturally through diet, exercises, weight loss, lifestyle changes, external healing, and stress-reduction techniques. Innovative, original, and insightful, this book will help you free yourself of joint pain at and after menopause.
Author: R. C. Hartson
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2018-09-20
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9781684331208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFive-year-old Joey Harrison's world is turned upside down when he and his seven-year-old sister, Beth, are placed in foster care in 1942. With the war in Europe underway and the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, the children's father joins the Army despite the pleadings of his young wife. From 1941 until 1947 Joey's mother will have five additional children fathered by another man. All of the children are subsequently placed in foster care where Joey and his siblings suffer unconscionable abuse at the hands of foster parents. They are shifted from foster care to foster care, including one stay in an orphanage for Joey. Joey's mother is age 40 when she dies due to cirrhosis of the liver and the children's father petitions the State of New York, requesting that Joey come and live with him. What follows for the boy, as well as his siblings, is a loveless path of more foster homes, formidable hurdles, and abuse until Joey ultimately triumphs and reaches the top of the stairs. It's an inspirational journey the reader will witness as they see Joey and his six siblings become reunited after overcoming multiple hardships and are finally reunited over twenty-five years later.
Download or read book Falling Up the Stairs written by R. C. Hartson and published by Black Rose Writing. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five-year-old Joey Harrison's world is turned upside down when he and his seven-year-old sister, Beth, are placed in foster care in 1942. With the war in Europe underway and the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, the children's father joins the Army despite the pleadings of his young wife. From 1941 until 1947 Joey's mother will have five additional children fathered by another man. All of the children are subsequently placed in foster care where Joey and his siblings suffer unconscionable abuse at the hands of foster parents. They are shifted from foster care to foster care, including one stay in an orphanage for Joey. Joey's mother is age 40 when she dies due to cirrhosis of the liver and the children's father petitions the State of New York, requesting that Joey come and live with him. What follows for the boy, as well as his siblings, is a loveless path of more foster homes, formidable hurdles, and abuse until Joey ultimately triumphs and reaches the top of the stairs. It's an inspirational journey the reader will witness as they see Joey and his six siblings become reunited after overcoming multiple hardships and are finally reunited over twenty-five years later.
