|
The magic of Provence
|
Yvone Lenard |
When Yvone Lenard returned to her native France and purchased a house in a hilltop village of Provence, an enchanted world of food, wines, and unusual adventures--including chicken rustling, flirtati… |
OL100245W |
|
Taking liberty
|
Ann Rinaldi |
After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge realizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom. |
OL112471W |
|
Fifty days of solitude
|
Doris Grumbach |
Faced with a rare opportunity to experiment with solitude, Doris Grumbach decided to live in her coastal Maine home without speaking to anyone for fifty days. The result is a beautiful meditation abo… |
OL114069W |
|
Byron
|
Harold Nicolson |
Lord Byron's first epic poem, "Childe Harold", was published in 1812. Only 12 years later after a life including exile, marriage and fatherhood, he died aged 36 at Missolonghi in Greece. First writte… |
OL1155706W |
|
A house in Fez
|
Suzanna Clarke |
When Suzanna Clarke and her husband bought a dilapidated riad, or traditional courtyard house, in the Middle the ancient Medina of Fez, their friends thought they were mad. Located in a maze of donke… |
OL11776478W |
|
The presidents were here
|
Ralph V. Gary |
"This is a valuable guide to places, structures and sites that were, at one time, visited by an American president. The work identifies and describes universities, hotels, homes, churches, birthplace… |
OL11999985W |
|
With Hemingway
|
Arnold Samuelson |
Presents a portrait of Hemingway as seen through the eyes of a Midwestern farm boy living with the family and fishing, talking, and writing with Hemingway. |
OL122623W |
|
Bugles and a tiger
|
John Masters |
John Masters whose military career in the Indian Army spanned two decades has written a thrilling account of the last days of the British Raj. Amidst the tensions of the civil disobedience movement … |
OL123581W |
|
The writer's place
|
Engelbert Pfeiffer |
"Some thirty-five years after his death, the fiction writer Heimito von Doderer (1896-1966) remains possibly the most acclaimed and important Austrian novelist since World War II; long appreciated as… |
OL128776W |
|
A countryman's lot
|
Max Hardcastle |
Max and Vicky Hardcastle have a daydream. One day, they'll sell their cramped city-centre antiques shop and the overflowing upstairs flat and relocate to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. If they could … |
OL12993071W |
|
Kitchen Privileges
|
Mary Higgins Clark |
Lively memior of mystery author Mary Higgins Clark. She had been a secretary, stewardess, copywriter, radio writer, and bestselling author. The book has a humorous touch even when discussing tragi… |
OL13048W |
|
A place in my country
|
Ian Walthew |
x, 309 p. ; 23 cm |
OL13652878W |
|
China cuckoo
|
Mark Kitto |
The story of an Englishman who went to China in search of a fortune, and found a life. |
OL13730858W |
|
Monet's house at Giverny
|
Bob Hersey |
Assortment of carousel, booklet and card pieces relating to the art and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France. |
OL13755421W |
|
Woodsong
|
Gary Paulsen |
For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the au… |
OL14850222W |
|
Birthing a nation
|
Susan J. Rosowski |
xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm |
OL14850885W |
|
Mount Vernon
|
Collins, Mary |
Describes the history of the Virginia estate that was home to this country's first president and is now maintained as a national landmark. |
OL14852015W |
|
Exploring Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
|
Betsy Warren |
Highlights the life of the thirty-sixth president and describes the boyhood ranch, parklands, one-room school house, airplane runway, and other sites that comprise the national park that bears his na… |
OL14855459W |
|
In search of Lake Wobegon
|
Garrison Keillor |
"In the twenty-seven years since Garrison Keillor first brought it to life, the town of Lake Wobegon has become a national treasure. Every Saturday night, when that unmistakable voice says "It has be… |
OL14864559W |
|
Monticello
|
Leonard Everett Fisher |
Describes the planning, construction, and occupancy of Thomas Jefferson's dream home. |
OL14865778W |