Four "prophets" of art whose luminous work unfolds the mysteries of domestic life
Een gescheiden echtpaar ontmoet elkaar weer na vijf jaar, terwijl zij beiden op huwelijksreis zijn met hun nieuwe partner.
As her husband's obsessions with science take a darker turn on the eve of World War II, Margaret Mayfield is forced to consider the life she has so carefully constructed. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres.
Two gay men caring for their adopted son? In this provocative essay, a leading American legal historian argues that laws about family are increasingly laws about individuals and their right to make their own, sometimes contentious, choices.
. For the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history student, this is lively, required reading.” — People The first book to offer an intimate and lively biography of the world’s most popular group of artists, including Manet, ...
"Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Each essay illuminates the life of a single species and its relationship to humans, and how these species can help us understand birds in general"--
After the sudden death of his sister, Marvin turns to his girlfriend, a therapist and a co-worker for comfort, only to find himself alone in his grief.
This is a book of rich scholarship.' Daily Mail 'Tracy Borman's passion for the Tudor period shines forth from the pages of this fascinatingly detailed book, which vividly illuminates what went on behind the scenes at the Tudor court.
A long - established source for understanding Roosevelt's presidency is William E. Leuchtenburg's FDR and the New Deal , 1921-1940 ( 1963 ) . Leuchtenburg concludes that Roosevelt presided over a " halfway revolution " in America ...
Why tell stories at all? The second novel by acclaimed Chilean writer Alejandro Zambra, The Private Lives of Trees overflows with his signature wit and his gift for crafting short novels that manage to contain whole worlds.
... Mariah, 24 Carter, Jimmy, 226,251 Cartoon, of Mohammed's face, 113–16 apology, pressurized, 116–21 consequences, 121–22 Celebrity gurus and backlash scandals, 47–48 Celebutards, 221 The Celluloid Closet, 228 Censored, 272 Character, ...