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The Beautiful Dream of Life: A Novel
by Domingo ZapataFrom celebrated painter Domingo Zapata comes an evocative, immersive, and at times satirical portrait of a renowned contemporary artist who, while grappling with the intersection of his art, his life, and the world he lives in, begins to slip further and further into delusion.World renowned painter Rodrigo seemingly has it all: a multi-million dollar loft in SoHo; a talent for creativity that seems never ending; a recurring invitation to the exclusive modern art exhibit Art Basel; and lovers by the dozen. But what his longtime admirers don’t see is Rodrigo’s deep frustration with the world around him: the wild and sinfully luxurious parties have lost their luster, those who worship him and those who work for him seemingly do so out of greed, and worst of all, his art has lost meaning. As he begins to slip further and further into the rabbit hole of despair, so begins his descent into madness, culminating with a beautiful, pristine vision in the shape of the perfect woman: Carlotta. As the lines between reality and fantasy slowly begin to blur and fade, Rodrigo finds himself at a very difficult crossroads: will he choose to live in his imagined world with the woman of his dreams by his side, or make a swift return to sanity, success, and the life he was always supposed to live?
Beautiful Dreamer
by Elizabeth LowellNevada's rugged, majestic beauty is a balm for the aches of Hope Gardener's heart. But the ranch she loves is dying of thirst, thanks to the worst drought the area has ever seen, Hope needs a miracle -- and one day it comes to the Valley of the Sun.A man out of time, Rio is an anachronism in the modern-day West, bringing with him a reputation for finding water in any desert. Hope has no choice but to trust this dark stranger who claims to make dreams real. And Rio, who has never had a dream of his own to follow, has found something in this extraordinary lady whose passion tempts him to defy his own rules.In the midst of adversity, two free spirits must now explore the most closely guarded corners of their hearts...as they search for a beautiful dream big enough to hold them both.
Beautiful Dreamer
by Liz RyanCiara has never needed to stand on her own two feet. Since she married handsome pilot Jake Lunny nearly twenty years ago she's devoted her life to running their attractive home, cooking, socialising and playing golf to further Jake's career. She spends Jake's money on keeping herself as beautiful as the day he met her: endless gym classes, diets and beauty products. After all her most important role is to look the part. And if beauty is only skin deep, then Ciara is the perfect wife. But her secure world crumbles after she witnesses a secretive glance between her husband and twenty-one-year-old Roisin at a dinner party. Ciara is bewildered to discover her husband's interest in this plain, mousy girl. When Jake leaves home to 'find himself' Ciara embarks on plastic surgery to entice him home. It takes her neighbour, independent fashion-designer Lee Warner, to teach Ciara that Jake might be looking for more than mere beauty in his wife. And for the first time, Ciara is forced to ask the question, 'Who am I?'.
Beautiful Dreamer
by Liz RyanCiara has never needed to stand on her own two feet. Since she married handsome pilot Jake Lunny nearly twenty years ago she's devoted her life to running their attractive home, cooking, socialising and playing golf to further Jake's career. She spends Jake's money on keeping herself as beautiful as the day he met her: endless gym classes, diets and beauty products. After all her most important role is to look the part. And if beauty is only skin deep, then Ciara is the perfect wife. But her secure world crumbles after she witnesses a secretive glance between her husband and twenty-one-year-old Roisin at a dinner party. Ciara is bewildered to discover her husband's interest in this plain, mousy girl. When Jake leaves home to 'find himself' Ciara embarks on plastic surgery to entice him home. It takes her neighbour, independent fashion-designer Lee Warner, to teach Ciara that Jake might be looking for more than mere beauty in his wife. And for the first time, Ciara is forced to ask the question, 'Who am I?'.
Beautiful Dreamer
by Sam SingerFrom the time he was a child, Nicholas Crittendon, oft-overlooked second son of the Duke of Sanburne, has been outcast because of his fascination with the myth of the Lost Kingdom. As legend has it, the entire population was wiped from existence when its prince was cursed by an evil sorceress into a deathlike sleep. Convinced that the Lost Kingdom is real, Nicholas devotes his days to reading and research, trying to pinpoint its location. As he grows older, his nights become haunted with dreams of a blond, green-eyed young man calling to Nicholas for help. Nicholas's interest spirals into an obsession that drives him away from the comfort and safety of his life and toward the unknown of his dreams. Those slumbering visions may hold the key to everything he's searched for and a lover he never believed could be real.
The Beautiful Edible Garden: Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
by Stefani Bittner Leslie BennettFrom the founders of landscape design firm Star Apple Edible & Fine Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area comes a stylish, beautifully-photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern garden design.We've all seen the vegetable garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that looks good for a short time, but then quickly turns straggly and unattractive (usually right before friends show up for a backyard barbecue). If you want to grow food but you don't want your yard to look like a farm, what can you do? The Beautiful Edible Garden shares how to not only grow organic fruits and vegetables, but also make your garden a place of year-round beauty that is appealing, enjoyable, and fits your personal style. Written by a landscape design team that specializes in artfully blending edibles and ornamentals together, The Beautiful Edible Garden shows that it's possible for gardeners of all levels to reap the best of both worlds. Featuring a fresh approach to garden design, glorious photographs, and ideas for a range of spaces--from large yards to tiny patios--this guide is perfect for anyone who wants a gorgeous and productive garden.
A Beautiful Ending: The Apocalyptic Imagination and the Making of the Modern World
by John Jeffries MartinAn award-winning historian&’s revisionary account of the early modern world, showing how apocalyptic ideas stimulated political, religious, and intellectual transformations &“A masterful synthesis of the prognostications of faith, knowledge, and politics on a global stage. Martin&’s book illuminates one of the enduring themes that shaped the medieval and early modern world.&”—Paula E. Findlen, Stanford University In this revelatory immersion into the apocalyptic, messianic, and millenarian ideas and movements that created the modern world, John Jeffries Martin performs a kind of empathic time travel, entering into the psyche, spirituality, and temporalities of a cast of historical actors in profound moments of discovery. He argues that religious faith—Christian, Jewish, and Muslim—did not oppose but rather fostered the making of a modern scientific spirit, buoyed along by a providential view of history and nature, and a deep conviction in the coming End of the World. Through thoughtful attention to the primary sources, Martin re‑reads the Renaissance, excavating a religious foundation at the core of even the most radical empirical thinking. Familiar icons like Ibn Khaldūn, Columbus, Isaac Luria, and Francis Bacon emerge startlingly fresh and newly gleaned, agents of a history formerly untold and of a modern world made in the image of its imminent end.
Beautiful Ever After
by Katie Piper'Katie Piper has an attitude to life that can make anything bearable. She's a hero' MARIAN KEYESThe heartbreaking, inspiring and uplifting story of Katie Piper's journey from recovery to new beginnings, motherhood and finding love. Since the rape and acid attack that left her disfigured, Katie Piper has rebuilt her life one piece at a time. Katie shares her experiences as her life changed in ways she never thought possible. Behind her brave face and public success, Katie's story is as heartbreaking as inspirational, as she faced medical procedures, terrifying flashbacks and fears for the future. But as Katie found her Prince Charming - and became a mother against the odds - she experienced both the wonder and anxiety of starting a new, loving family. You will both smile and cry as you join Katie on her highs and lows. With her trademark warmth, honesty and courage, Katie Piper takes you by the hand through her story, showing that no matter how lost you feel in life, you are never alone.Join Katie this December on her journey to confidence in her new book:CONFIDENCE: THE SECRET'We could all take a leaf out of Katie's book. She has overcome more than anyone else I know' CHERYL'Katie is one of the most inspirational people I have ever met' SIMON COWELL
Beautiful Ever After
by Katie PiperSince the brutal rape and acid attack that left her permanently disfigured, Katie Piper has rebuilt her life one determined step at a time. Her extraordinary story of strength and recovery has captivated and inspired many. In this powerful sequel to her bestselling memoir, Katie reveals what happened next, since she bravely faced up to the world. With her trademark honesty, humour and heartfelt emotion, Katie shares the highs and lows she has faced as life changed in ways she never thought possible. Now a successful charity campaigner, TV presenter and inspirational speaker, her career highs have often brought her face-to-face with her biggest demons. So her story is still dark at times, as she reveals the genuine fears and flashbacks she continues to overcome behind closed doors, and the realities, both physical and emotional, of her ongoing, painful recovery. But Katie's story will also delight and surprise: despite fears of a life alone, she has found her Prince Charming, and beaten the odds to become a mother for the first time. Proof that no matter what life throws at us there can be a happy ending, this is the no-holds-barred, witty and utterly engaging next chapter in the life of a remarkable young woman.(P) 2014 WF Howes Ltd
A Beautiful Evil
by Kelly KeatonMyth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they're up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become. To make matters worse, the heinous goddess Athena has kidnapped young Violet and is threatening to destroy Ari. Ari, along with the superhot Sebastian, is doing everything she can to learn more about Athena and to get Violet back. But the battle of good and evil is bigger than she realizes, and she's about to be pulled into a world more horrific than she could ever imagine....
A Beautiful Evil
by Kelly KeatonMyth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they're up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become. To make matters worse, the heinous goddess Athena has kidnapped young Violet and is threatening to destroy Ari. Ari, along with the superhot Sebastian, is doing everything she can to learn more about Athena and to get Violet back. But the battle of good and evil is bigger than she realizes, and she's about to be pulled into a world more horrific than she could ever imagine....
Beautiful Evil Queen: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Mu ZiCaoLiDid he think he could make her die just by setting her on fire? Sorry to disappoint you! The raging inferno has been reborn. From now on, don't even think of making a move against me!
Beautiful Evil Queen: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Mu ZiCaoLiDid he think he could make her die just by setting her on fire? Sorry to disappoint you! The raging inferno has been reborn. From now on, don't even think of making a move against me!
Beautiful Evil Queen: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Mu ZiCaoLiDid he think he could make her die just by setting her on fire? Sorry to disappoint you! The raging inferno has been reborn. From now on, don't even think of making a move against me!
Beautiful Exile: The Life of Martha Gellhorn
by Carl RollysonMartha Gellhorn died in February 1998, just shy of her 90th birthday. Well before her death, she had become a legend. She reported on wars from Spain in the 1930s to Panama in the 1980s, and her travel books are considered classics. Her marriage to Ernest Hemingway, affairs with legendary lovers like H. G. Wells, and her relationships with two presidents, Roosevelt and Kennedy, reflect her campaigns against tyranny and deprivation, as well as her outrage at the corruption and cruelty of modern governments. This controversial and acclaimed biography portrays a vibrant and troubled woman who never tired of fighting for causes she considered just.
Beautiful Eyes: A Father Transformed
by Paul AustinThrough parenting a child with a disability, a father discovers patience, acceptance, and unconditional love. In 1987, Paul Austin and his wife Sally were newlyweds, excited about their future together and happily anticipating the birth of their first child. He was a medical student and she was a nurse. Everything changed the moment the doctor rushed their infant daughter from the room just after her birth, knowing instantly that something was wrong. Sarah had almond-shaped eyes, a single crease across her palm instead of three, and low-set ears--all of which suggested that the baby had Down syndrome. Beginning on the day Sarah is born and ending when she is a young adult living in a group home, Beautiful Eyes is the story of a father's journey toward acceptance of a child who is different. In a voice that is unflinchingly honest and unerringly compassionate, Austin chronicles his life with his daughter: watching her learn to walk and talk and form her own opinions, making decisions about her future, and navigating cultural assumptions and prejudices--all the while confronting, with poignancy and moving candor, his own limitations as her father. It is Sarah herself, who, in her own coming of age and her own reconciling with her difference, teaches her father to understand her. Time and again, she surprises him: performing Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" at a talent show; explaining how the word "retarded" is hurtful; reacting to the events of her life with a mixture of love, pain, and humor; and insisting on her own humanity in a world that questions it. As Sarah begins to blossom into herself, her father learns to look past his daughter's disability and see her as the spirited, warmhearted, and uniquely wise person she is.
A Beautiful Fall
by Chris CoppernollHigh-powered Boston attorney Emma Madison is celebrating her latest courtroom victory when she gets a call from a number she doesn't recognize. Area code 803--home. Home is Juneberry, South Carolina--eight hundred miles, twelve years, and a lifetime away from Boston--and Emma's father has had a serious heart attack. Emma rushes to his bedside, and a weekend trip threatens to become an extended stay. She has to work fast to arrange the affairs of his small-town law practice so she can return to her life and career in Boston. And then Michael Evans shows up. They'd shared hopes, dreams, and a passionate love as young college students during a long-ago summer. But Emma walked away--from Michael and from Juneberry--to finish college and start a new life. Michael has never forgotten her. Enveloped in the warmth of family and small-town life--and discovering that she still cares for Michael--Emma knows she'll have to make a choice between the career she's worked so hard to build and the love she left behind.
The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris
by Alicia Drake"Deliciously dramatic... The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement."-New York Times Book Review In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, and Paris became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. At the center of it all were fashion's most beloved luminaries - Yves Saint Laurent, the reclusiveenfant terrible,and Karl Lagerfeld, the flamboyant freelancer with a talent for reinvention - and they divided Paris into two fabulous halves. Their enduring rivalry is chronicled in this dazzling exposé of an era: of social ambitions, shared obsessions, and the mesmerizing quest for beauty. "Fascinating." - New York Times "Addictive." - Philadelphia Inquirer "It's like US Weekly, 1970s style." - Gotham "A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress. . . . It moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background." - Boston Globe
Beautiful False Things: Poems
by Irving FeldmanThis volume from the two-time National Book Award-finalist offers &“splashes of beauty, yes–but also a fountain of shameless knowing and inspired telling&” (Cynthia Ozick). This tenth collection of Irving Feldman&’s poems extends what readers and critics have long recognized to be a body of work singular in its extravagant wit, powerful storytelling, variety of voices and range of feeling—playful, tender, ardent, biting, enthralled. Here, among the major poems of Beautiful False Things: the stand-up comic Larry Sunrise of &“Funny Bones&’ duels with death in Florida; in &“Oedipus Host,&” Oedipus arrives from his millennia-long trek to host a TV talk show; and the plucky, feminist heroine of &“Heavenly Muse&” visits yet another barely worthy male poet. In the tragicomic title poem, &“translation&” comes to stand for the dilemmas of expression in a culture that sucks up language and spews it back. The renowned poet J. D. McClatchy called Feldman &“our best fabulist, Franz Kafka&’s imagination combined with S. J. Perelman&’s ear, and everywhere his own buoyant, driving line.&” The poems collected here demonstrate why the Guggenheim Fellow and National Book Critics Circle Award-finalist is deserving of such high praise.
Beautiful Farm Girl To Be Queen: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Xian CaiCaiHe accidentally crossed it, so be it. To think that he would appear in a bridal sedan when he woke up …Little big brother, don't move. I can see that you're pretty. Let me play around with you!"In his previous life, he was a scum. In this life, a village peasant woman dug ginseng, planted sweet potatoes, opened a restaurant and accidentally became a little queen."Rural language, please read, eat melon eat melon!
Beautiful Farm Girl To Be Queen: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Xian CaiCaiHe accidentally crossed it, so be it. To think that he would appear in a bridal sedan when he woke up …Little big brother, don't move. I can see that you're pretty. Let me play around with you!"In his previous life, he was a scum. In this life, a village peasant woman dug ginseng, planted sweet potatoes, opened a restaurant and accidentally became a little queen."Rural language, please read, eat melon eat melon!
Beautiful Farm Girl To Be Queen: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xian CaiCaiHe accidentally crossed it, so be it. To think that he would appear in a bridal sedan when he woke up …Little big brother, don't move. I can see that you're pretty. Let me play around with you!"In his previous life, he was a scum. In this life, a village peasant woman dug ginseng, planted sweet potatoes, opened a restaurant and accidentally became a little queen."Rural language, please read, eat melon eat melon!
Beautiful Farm Girl To Be Queen: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Xian CaiCaiHe accidentally crossed it, so be it. To think that he would appear in a bridal sedan when he woke up …Little big brother, don't move. I can see that you're pretty. Let me play around with you!"In his previous life, he was a scum. In this life, a village peasant woman dug ginseng, planted sweet potatoes, opened a restaurant and accidentally became a little queen."Rural language, please read, eat melon eat melon!
Beautiful Farm Girl To Be Queen: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Xian CaiCaiHe accidentally crossed it, so be it. To think that he would appear in a bridal sedan when he woke up …Little big brother, don't move. I can see that you're pretty. Let me play around with you!"In his previous life, he was a scum. In this life, a village peasant woman dug ginseng, planted sweet potatoes, opened a restaurant and accidentally became a little queen."Rural language, please read, eat melon eat melon!