Download or read book The Book Lovers Companion written by Lionel Shriver and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reading guide for book lovers, which makes the choosing of the next book that much easier. With recommended titles ranging from the classics to current bestsellers, as well as a few that may take you out of your comfort zone, you need look no further than The Book Lovers' Companion to make the perfect pick. Each report contains a succinct summary of the recommended title, as well as probing discussion points and fascinating background facts, together with suggestions on further reading Great as a gift for the enthusiastic book club member or for use as a personal guide to what's hot in the world of literature.
Download or read book A Book Lover s Diary written by Shelagh Wallace and published by Willowdale : Firefly Books. This book was released on 2003-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print! The Book Lover's Diary provides a place to record comments, impressions and lists of books you're dying to read.
Download or read book The Mathematics Lover s Companion written by Edward R. Scheinerman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-three mathematical masterpieces for exploration and enlightenment How can a shape have more than one dimension but fewer than two? What is the best way to elect public officials when more than two candidates are vying for the office? Is it possible for a highly accurate medical test to give mostly incorrect results? Can you tile your floor with regular pentagons? How can you use only the first digit of sales numbers to determine if your accountant is lying? Can mathematics give insights into free will? Edward Scheinerman, an accomplished mathematician and enthusiastic educator, answers all these questions and more in this book, a collection of mathematical masterworks. In bite-sized chapters that require only high school algebra, he invites readers to try their hands at solving mathematical puzzles and provides an engaging and friendly tour of numbers, shapes, and uncertainty. The result is an unforgettable introduction to the fundamentals and pleasures of thinking mathematically.
Download or read book The Ballet Lover s Companion written by Zoe Anderson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, muscular works of modern choreographers. She provides a wealth of facts and insights, including information familiar only to dance world insiders, and considers such recent works as Alexei Ramansky's Shostakovich Trilogy and Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale as well as older ballets once forgotten but now returned to the repertory, such as Sylvia. To enhance enjoyment of each ballet, Anderson also offers tips on what to look for during a performance. Each chapter introduces a period of ballet history and provides an overview of innovations and advancement in the art form. In the individual entries that follow, Anderson includes essential facts about each ballet’s themes, plot, composers, choreographers, dance style, and music. The author also addresses the circumstances of each ballet’s creation and its effect in the theater, and she recounts anecdotes that illuminate performance history and reception. Reliable, accessible, and fully up to date, this book will delight anyone who attends the ballet, participates in ballet, or simply loves ballet and wants to know much more about it.
Download or read book The Opera Lover s Companion written by Charles Osborne and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a well-known authority, this book consists of 175 entries that set some of the most popular operas within the context of their composer's career, outline the plot, discuss the music, and more.
Download or read book The New Wine Lover s Companion written by Ron Herbst and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged alphabetically, this guide contains comprehensive definitions for wine related terms.
Download or read book The Deluxe Food Lover s Companion written by Ron Herbst and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers more than seven thousand alphabetical entries providing information on all aspects of cooking and dining, including food preparation methods, cooking utensils, serving suggestions, ingredients, wines, and meat cuts.
Download or read book The Dog Lover s Companion to California written by Maria Goodavage and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dog Lover's Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Golden State, such as baseball games, summer camps, and pet parades. For the less outdoorsy dog, there are doggy spas, art openings, and even winery visits! Packed with helpful maps, up-to-date leash laws, and a useful "paw" ranking system for all locations in the book, The Dog Lover's Companion to California is a dog's best friend.
Download or read book The Book Lovers Companion written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Companion written by E. E. Ottoman and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York, 1948 After years of trying to break into New York City's literary scene, Madeline Slaughter is emotionally and physically exhausted. When a friend offers her a safe haven as the live-in companion to reclusive, bestselling novelist Victor Hallowell she jumps at the chance to escape the city. Madeline expects to find rest and quiet in the forests of Upstate New York. Instead, she finds Victor, handsome and intensely passionate, and Audrey Coffin, Victor's mysterious and beautiful neighbor. When Victor offers her a kiss and the promise of more Madeline allows herself to become entangled even as Audrey is also claiming her heart. The only problem is that Audrey and Victor are ex-lovers with plenty of baggage between them. As Madeline finds herself opening up and falling in love with both she starts to wonder, can there be a future for all three?
Download or read book The Book Lovers Companion written by Michael O'Mara Books and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by a range of English literature experts and avid readers, and with a foreword by Lionel Shriver, author of We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Book Lovers' Companion is sure to inspire any book lover.
Download or read book A Booklover s Guide to New York written by Cleo Le-Tan and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to New York City tailored for the book-obsessed explorer showcasing the city's best bookshops; libraries; homes and haunts of world-famous writers; and scenes from literary classics with charming drawings by the famed New Yorker cover artist Pierre Le-Tan. A Booklover's Guide to New York is a love letter to everything literary in New York City. It is a book all about books. The book is an object in itself, designed as the ultimate little tome any book collector would love to acquire, layered with witty Pierre Le-Tan drawings, as well as photographs of some of the most precious bookish locations. Rediscover New York in the most fashionably literate way: whether you are in need of an exceptionally rare edition of your favorite novel (perhaps to be found in the dark and musty backroom of The Center for Fiction), or the most tranquil place to devour a short story on a wintry day (an empty underground food court in a Midtown skyscraper), or if you are looking to follow in the footsteps of a beloved author or novella character (like Capote's Grady and Clyde in Central Park Zoo), this will be your ultimate companion. Part guide, part sophisticated scrapbook and part desirable object, A Booklover's Guide to New York is an absolute must for any book-savvy person--the young bookworm or old scholar, the visiting tourist or homegrown New Yorker, the aspiring writer or doting parent.
Download or read book Steaklover s Companion written by Frederick J. Simon and published by William Morrow Cookbooks. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steak is no longer just a grill-em-and-eat-em food. It has matured into a gourmet experience of exquisite delight, tempting eager palates with tender mouthfuls of juicy flavor. For today's discriminating carnivores, here at last is a cookbook that they can really sink their teeth into. Celebrating the many different ways beef can be prepared, The Steaklover's Companion gives meat eaters a taste of the unique flavors of the different regions of the country. From Boston, there's Tenderloin Tips braised in Samuel Adams Beer. Florida offers Grillades and Grits with Fried Green Tomatoes. The Western Range serves up a tempting Mesquite-Grilled Rib-Eye Cowboy Steak with Black Bean Rellenos and Pico de Gallo Salsa. Mouthwatering recipes by leading chefs like Wolfgang Puck, Paul Prudhomme, Mark Miller and Stephen Pyles round out the selections, guaranteeing that this cookbook caters to every taste. Beautifully designed, featuring 170 delicious recipes and 50 luscious four-color photographs and packed with invaluable tips on choosing, preparing and storing beef, this is truly the ultimate steaklover's companion.
Download or read book The Tea Lover s Companion written by James Norwood Pratt and published by Birch Lane Press. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the discovery of tea as a beverage nearly 5,000 years ago, hundreds of different brews have been perfected, and tea lovers have flourished in nearly every country on Earth. This book is the ultimate connoisseur's guide to tea types, histories, legends, and lore, tea brands throughout the world, retail and mail-order tea companies, and more. Photos, many in color.
Download or read book The Book Lover s Companion written by Melissa Pennel and published by . This book was released on 2022-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book Lover s Companion written by Melissa Pennel and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Lover's Companion journal is a guide to documenting your personal reading journey. With a variety of ways to record your life in books, the journal includes space to: Write sixty-five personal book reviews - each with guided prompts and room to write notes Log every book read in your personal Reading Table of Contents Curate a "To Read" list Write down the books you want to recommend and to whom Record books lent and borrowed to friends Inspire thoughtful conversation during your next book club gathering via the book club discussion questions Record how many books you read in a year with the Reading Habits Calendar (with room for four different years' worth of records) Common questions: How many books can I review within the journal? The journal includes space to record and review the next sixty five books you read. How much room do I have to write reviews? Each book review space includes one page of guided prompts and one for free writing notes. Do I need to start the journal at the beginning of a new year? No! You can start tracking your books read at the beginning of a new year or in the middle of a current one. Who is this journal for? The journal is the perfect gift for: Book lovers Journal or diary keepers Participants of local and virtual book clubs (such as Oprah's, Reese Witherspoon's, or Tik Tok and Booktok clubs) Graduations, birthdays, or for anyone embarking on a new school year or educational milestone
Download or read book The Book Lover s Companion for Teens written by Melissa Pennel and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Lover's Companion journal is a teenager's guide to documenting their personal reading journey. With guided book review spaces, space to log and track books read, a book club guide, and ample room to take notes, it helps create a record of not just books read, but life lived. Because what we read changes us - let's write it down.
