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A debut novel that begins as a tale of loneliness and heartbreak yet opens into a dazzling, enchanting story of secrets and self-discovery in a magical city. “A romance with heft and heart. Walker writes … with amazing candor and insight.” —The Boston Globe Nel Everett, a young American woman, is touring Italy with her famous musician husband when, in a moment of fury, she pulls down her luggage and gets off the train. As her life speeds away down the tracks, Nel is marooned and on her own for the first time in eight years. Bewildered, Nel returns to Venice where she encounters a tiny dog who leads her to a enigmatic stranger, a contessa, and a decaying Gothic palazzo. She is soon drawn into a world of charismatic characters, centuries of Venetian history, and the mystery of a lost masterpiece.
Why do aircraft and ships seem to 'disappear' in the Bermuda Triangle? Are the legends make-believe, or is there something sinister waiting in the waters of the Bermuda Triangle?
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
The ultimate biography of "National Lampoon" and its cofounder Doug Kenney, this book offers the first complete history of the immensely popular magazine and its brilliant and eccentric characters.
More than 2,300 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about a glorious ancient city that sank without trace beneath the waves. Ever since that time people have wondered where this lost city, Atlantis, might be and whether it actually existed. This stirring book looks at all the evidence, examining the different theories behind the lost city of Atlantis.
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
Describes predictions of the future people have made that came true and some methods that are used to predict the future.
Presents examples of unexplained events and strange coincidences and discusses possible explanations.
Looking at the decade through the eyes of people who were children at the time, this volume looks at the 1980s. It focuses on interviews with four people from different walks of life - rich, poor, urban and country dwellers - who grew up at that time. Their memories and reflections are combined with historical information and photographs to give a sense of what life was like as a child in the era of the Rubik's Cube and legwarmers; what their home life was like, what food they ate and where they went of holidays. Readers can learn about important events of the 1980s such as the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981 and the Falklands War in 1982.