Books from Abrams
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Wicked Pleasures
By Penny Vincenzibody almost surprised with pleasure, and laughed for joy; the sailing instructor, whose name was Beau Fraser and who wasn't really a sailing instructor but a law student at Pittsburgh, looked down at her and smiled and asked her if it ...
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Windfall: A Novel
By Penny VincenziJanet Fraser beamed at her— she did a lot of beaming. She had been with the family for a month now and was generally a great success. She was twenty-nine, small and slim, with neat dark hair, large sparkling dark eyes and a wonderful ...
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Into Temptation
By Penny VincenziMore crash courses, one on vintage wine, came from Nicholas Fraser; and another on company investment from Victor Sandelson. And thank you to Felicity Green and Ian Hessenberg, for knowledge of and research Several wonderful books have ...
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The Knit Vibe: A Knitter's Guide to Creativity, Community, and Well-being for Mind, Body & Soul
By Vickie HowellIt might be scary for many to speak up (whether it is speaking up at a town hall, in a knitting circle, or in your own family), but it is so important because by speaking up, we make it less fearful for others.
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All in a Day
By Cynthia RylantThis lovely book illuminates all the possibilities a day offers—the opportunities and chances that won’t ever come again—and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet.
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The Central Park: Original Designs for New York's Greatest Treasure
By Cynthia S. Brenwall, Martin FillerTwo of the Democratic commissioners, Robert Dillon, who had voted against the plan, and the newly elected August Belmont, offered seventeen amendments to the Greensward plan, in hopes of moving away from the approved naturalistic ...
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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
By Jeff KinneyGrab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson’s imagination. You’ll meet zombies, vampires, ghosts, and much more in these comically terrifying tales.
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Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
By Lisa NapoliThis page When the film studio Paramount: De Wolfe and Lewis, Line of Sight, 39. This page “The word 'cannot' simply did not”: Ibid., 40. This page Fewer than twenty thousand: Evelyn De Wolfe, “The Day Live TV News Coverage Was Born,” ...
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Face Paint: The Story of Makeup
By Lisa EldridgeArt Wolfe, Tribes, (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1997), 19. * Spicer, Painted Breasts and Shamefast Blushes, Quoted from Art Wolfe's Tribes, 8. * Spicer, Painted Breasts and Shamefast Blushes, Quoted from Liz Frost's “Doing Looks”: ...
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Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop
By Jason WangWorking in batches, use a metal slotted spoon with a long handle to transfer the chicken pieces to the oil to fry, using the spoon to move the chicken continuously around to encourage even cooking and browning. Fry until golden all over ...
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Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine
By Jason WilsonI saw a good example of people's frustration with riesling in the comments section of the wine website Terroirist. Under a feature article titled “Searching for America's Greatest Rieslings,” a commenter named Bruce wrote: I ...
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The Solitudes
By John Crowley“What I'm saying,” Allan said, “is that I think you should wait. I think you should try other solutions, other than divorce I mean. Take a vacation. Rest. Get away from each other for a few weeks. See how it looks to you then.
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The Cider Revival: Dispatches from the Orchard
By Jason WilsonIn The Cider Revival, Jason Wilson chronicles what is happening now, an extraordinary rebirth that is less than a decade old.
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The Wild West: 365 Days
By Michael WallisHe was attempting to arrest an accused murderer, Andrew McConnell, when McConnell shot him. Although fatally injured, Smith was able to wound the gunman. McConnell's coconspirator in the original crime, Moses Miles, then struck Smith ...
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DJ Funkyfoot: The Show Must Go Oink (DJ Funkyfoot #3)
By Tom AnglebergerA spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger!
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Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
By Eric W. SandersonQuinn, D. B.,and A.M. Quinn,eds. 1983. The English New England voyages 1602–1608. London:The Hakluyt Society. Rachlin,J.W.,A. Pappantoniou, and B. E. Warkentine. 2001. An illustrated field guide to the aquatic fauna of the Bronx.
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Standing Up Against Hate: How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII
By Mary Cronk FarrellB. Dwyre, Textual Reference, National Archives at College Park, Maryland; Kimberly L. Johnson and Shelia Bickle, Texas Woman's University Archives; Gary Dangerfield, chief external communications, Joint Base Lewis-McChord; ...
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Walking English: A Journey in Search of Language
By David CrystalI chose a bright red and green one. There was also a bright yellow one shaped like a Lodz boat, but as I get seasick I thought better of that. I asked the driver (driver? rider?) to take me to the Old Cemetery off Ogrodowa Street – an ...
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The Ancient Guide to Modern Life
By Natalie HaynesCicero used every trick in the book to win his cases: repetition, hyperbole and litotes (deliberate understatement for extra effect). A terrific example of this in modern culture is the character of Patrick Nice ...
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Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life
By Jens AndersenThe main character in the play is the orphaned Per Emil Rasmussen, who has always dreamed of a career as a solo dancer, but he has now been fired as a dance pupil from the Royal Theater. For this reason, he has to put aside his dreams ...