![]() ![]() Rory discovers photography, begins riding more competitively, and grows closer to seductive, mercurial Vivian, but despite her newfound sense of self, disaster lurks all around her in this “exquisite exploration of hurt and desire” (Jeannette Walls): in the parched landscape, in her unruly longings, in her stepfather’s wrecked body and guilty conscience. Rory keeps largely separate from the likes of the Prices-but, perched on her bedroom windowsill, Rory steals glimpses of Vivian swimming in her pool nearly every night.Īfter Rory’s stepfather is involved in a tragic car accident, the lives of Rory, June, and Vivian become inextricably bound together. While Rory draws the interest of out-and-proud June, she’s more intrigued by Vivian Price, the beautiful girl with the movie-star father who lives down the hill. There she rides for the rich clientele, including twins June and Wade Fisk. It’s 1993, and Rory Ramos works as a ranch hand at the stable her stepfather manages in Topanga Canyon, California, a dry, dusty place reliant on horses and hierarchies. ![]() ![]() Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeĪ “rugged and ravishing” ( Oprah Daily) debut novel of desire, betrayal, and loss, centering on three teenage girls, a horse ranch, and the accident that changes everything.A Reader’s Digest Quarantine Book Club Pick.Named a most anticipated novel by Oprah Daily, Vogue, Parade, The Millions, and Electric Lit ![]()
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And while this tale was already one of the more familiar in post-war history, Guralnick always manages to brings something fresh to the telling. ![]() Last Train to Memphis is the first part of Peter Gurlanick's epic two-volume life of rock 'n' roll's founding father-and when no less an authority than Bob Dylan writes that "this book cancels out all others", you know Guralnick must be doing something right.Įxhaustive and thorough, though always written from a sympathetic standpoint, this first volume covers the early days: the extraordinary story of a poor young truck driver who came out of nowhere and conquered the world-all within the space of two short years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This new edition includes a brilliant and revelatory essay on Salvador Dali, and the importance of his art to the 20th century, by the author J G Ballard. fluential art movement.Dali's second volume of autobiography, DIARY OF A GENIUS covers his life from 1952 to 1963, during which years we learn of his astonishing creative process, inspired by an amour fou for his wife Gala and their relationship both at home in Cadaques and during bizarre world travels. G.ĭIARY OF A GENIUS stands as one of the seminal texts of Surrealism, revealing the most astonishing and intimate workings of the mind of Salvador Dali, the eccentric polymath genius who became the living embodiment of the 20th century's most intensely subversive, disturbing and in. Diary Of A Genius: 5th Edition, Revised (Trade Paperback / Paperback, Revised ed.)īy Dali, Salvador Introduction by Ballard, J. ![]() ![]() ![]() The dualistic conception of nature has been a necessary phase in the evolution in human thought." Recognizing the need for dualism in the history of humanity, Carus sought to promote the principles of Monism in the West, believing it could lead to a universal worldview capable of uniting East and West. There is light and shade, there is heat and cold, there is good and evil, there is God and the Devil. "This world of ours is a world of opposites. Credited with bridging the gap between Eastern and Western beliefs, Carus believed that the dualism rampant in the West could be replaced in order to establish a more equitable world where difference and diversity would be accepted and nurtured, rather than suppressed. ![]() A lifelong Monist, Carus sought to apply a scientific analysis to the principles of humanity's religions. ![]() The History of the Devil (1900) is a philosophical study by Paul Carus. ![]() ![]() ![]() Featuring Isobel's beautiful photography, Kate and Pippin is sure to be a cherished classic for young and old alike. The story of Kate's and Pippin's highly unconventional but loving relationship is charmingly chronicled by Martin Springett, Isobel's brother, who is an awardwinning illustrator and author. She followed Kate everywhere, just like a real puppy, and Kate patiently shepherded her through her first strange and confusing days in a human household. From the moment Pippin snuggled into Kate's side, she didn't leave it-even when Isobel fed her sheep's milk from a baby bottle. Isobel's Great dane, Kate, adopted Pippin immediately. Three days went by, but when her mother didn't return for her, Isobel stepped in and brought her inside-only to discover that some unconventional help was on hand. The real-life story of a special friendship sure to capture the hearts of all When Pippin, a helpless baby fawn, was abandoned by her mother on the property of Isobel Springett, things looked uncertain for her. Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Friendship (My Readers) ISBN 9781250055699 1250055695 by Springett, Martin - buy, sell or rent this book for the best price. ![]() ![]() ![]() She's also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she's curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming.īut when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects – the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, even the Caterpillar! There's something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. ![]() Alice is happy to meander to Miss Yao's teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She'd rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian's lively salon, ignoring her sister's wishes that she stop all that "nonsense" and become a "respectable" member of society. What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?Īlice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() None of them have a clue as to what happened, and all of them have secrets. And she isn’t alone.įour other teenagers have also been taken: a beautiful model, a tattooed smuggler, a secretive genius, and an army brat who seems to know too much about Cora’s past. As she explores, she finds an impossible mix of environments-tundra next to desert, farm next to jungle, and a strangely empty town cobbled together from different cultures, all watched over by eerie black windows. When Cora Mason wakes in a desert, she doesn’t know where she is or who put her there. From Megan Shepherd, the acclaimed author of the Madman’s Daughter trilogy. ![]() The Maze Runner meets Scott Westerfeld in this new series Kirkus Reviews calls “swoon-worthy and thrilling” about teens held captive in a human zoo by an otherworldly race. “Gripping and addictive-Shepherd has delivered again! A captivating mix of intrigue, deft twists, and complex questions, this is a must-read.”-Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, New York Times bestselling authors of These Broken Stars ![]() |
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