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The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic
Margaret A Oppenheimer · Chicago Review Press, 2015.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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Born Betsy Bowen into grinding poverty, the woman who reinvented herself as Eliza Jumel was raised in a brothel, indentured as a servant, and confined to a workhouse when her mother was in jail. Seizing opportunities and readjusting facts to achieve the security and status she so desperately... |
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Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi
Hayden Herrera · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover |
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Throughout the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the "sculpturing of space." But his constant struggle-as both... |
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Style Me Vintage: Weddings: An Inspirational Guide to Styling the Perfect Vintage Wedding
Annabel Beeforth · Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Harking back to the classic styles of previous decades is often the foundation of a truly original, elegant, and stylish wedding, but it can be difficult to get all of the vintage details right without a little bit of guidance. This beautiful and accessible book looks at how to source and put together... |
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Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go
Marni Jameson · Sterling
Pages: 237
Format: Print book |
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It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through... |
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Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War
Dale Maharidge · PublicAffairs; 1 edition |
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Sergeant Steve Maharidge returned from World War II an angry man. The only evidence that he’d served in the Marines was a photograph of himself and a buddy tacked to the basement wall. On one terrifyingly memorable occasion his teenage son, Dale, witnessed Steve screaming at the photograph:... |
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Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
Gregg Jones · Da Capo Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find themselves surrounded by 20,000 enemy troops. Their only road to the coast was cut, and bad weather and enemy fire threatened their fragile air lifeline. The siege of Khe Sanh—the Vietnam... |
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Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
Biz Stone · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover |
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Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career.THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD MEFrom GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone... |
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