Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Time of Our Singing The Time of Our Singing Richard Powers "On Easter Day, 1939, at Marian Anderson's epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish emigre scientist, meets Delia Daley, a young Philadelphia Negro studying to be a concer… OL138005W
The Echo Maker The Echo Maker Richard Powers On a winter night on a remote Nebraska road, 27-year-old Mark Schluter flips his truck in a near-fatal accident. His older sister Karin, his only near kin, returns reluctantly to their hometown to nu… OL138011W
Generosity Generosity Richard Powers From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. About halfway into Powers's follow-up to his National Book Award–winning The Echo Maker, a Nobel Prize-winning author, during a panel discussion, talks about h… OL14919310W
Living modern Living modern Richard Powers Understanding modern more as lifestyle than as style, it is all about clean lines, elegant colour combinations, maximising indoor-outdoor relationships, artfully collecting and displaying design obje… OL16133403W
Waltzing Waltzing Richard Powers,Nick Enge In the 85 chapters of this guidebook, you will find many ideas about waltzing, dancing, and living. Dance descriptions and tips to improve your dancing are accompanied by down-to-earth ways to find g… OL16805284W
Orfeo Orfeo Richard Powers The life and last work of a modernist composer. OL17046892W
La chambre aux échos La chambre aux échos Richard Powers Victime d'un accident de voiture sur une route du Nebraska, Mark Schulter sort enfin du coma mais ne semble plus reconnaître sa soeur aînée, Karin. Gérald Weber, un célèbre neurologue, identifie le m… OL24156612W
Op weg naar een dansfeest Op weg naar een dansfeest Richard Powers Vlak voor de Eerste Wereldoorlog werden drie stiefbroers gefotografeerd op weg naar een dansfeest. Deze foto is de inspiratiebron voor drie verhalen. OL26176310W