The Fair Fight
The Fair Fight

Author: Anna Freeman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 069816797X

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE AND LIBRARY JOURNAL The Crimson Petal and the White meets Fight Club: A page-turning novel set in the world of female pugilists and their patrons in late eighteenth-century England. Moving from a filthy brothel to a fine manor house, from the world of street fighters to the world of champions, The Fair Fight is a vivid, propulsive historical novel announcing the arrival of a dynamic new talent. Born in a brothel, Ruth doesn’t expect much for herself beyond abuse. While her sister’s beauty affords a certain degree of comfort, Ruth’s harsh looks set her on a path of drudgery. That is until she meets pugilist patron George Dryer and discovers her true calling—fighting bare knuckles in the prize rings of Bristol. Manor-born Charlotte has a different cross to bear. Scarred by smallpox, stifled by her social and romantic options, and trapped in twisted power games with her wastrel brother, she is desperate for an escape. After a disastrous, life-changing fight sidelines Ruth, the two women meet, and it alters the perspectives of both of them. When Charlotte presents Ruth with an extraordinary proposition, Ruth pushes dainty Charlotte to enter the ring herself and learn the power of her own strength. A gripping, page-turning story about people struggling to transcend the circumstances into which they were born and fighting for their own places in society, The Fair Fight is a raucous, intoxicating tale of courage, reinvention, and fighting one’s way to the top.

The Dog
The Dog

Author: Joseph O'Neill

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2015-06-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0307472949

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A New York Times Notable Book Nominated for the Man Booker Prize In this extraordinary, both comic and philosophically profound novel, the acclaimed author of Netherland uncovers the hidden contours of a glittering Middle Eastern city—and the quiet dilemmas of modernity. When our unnamed hero, a self-sabotaging and oddly existential lawyer, finds his life in New York falling apart, he seizes an opportunity to flee to Dubai, taking a mysterious job for a fabulously wealthy Lebanese family. As he struggles with his position as the “family officer” of the capricious Batros brothers, he also struggles with the “doghouse,” a condition of culpability in which he feels trapped, even as he composes endless electronic correspondence—both sent and unsent—in an attempt to find a way out. An unforgettable fable for our globalized times, The Dog is told with Joseph O’Neill’s hallmark eloquence, empathy, and stylistic mastery.

Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules
Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules

Author: John Hegarty

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 2014-04-22

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 0500771936

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A look into what lies behind creativity from one of the advertising industry's leading players Creativity isn’t an occupation; it’s a preoccupation. It is challenge for everyone in the modern world—from business and advertising to education and beyond. Here, the world-famous advertising creative John Hegarty offers a pocket bible of creative thinking, aimed at provoking, challenging, and inspiring greater heights of innovation. From Renaissance art to rock ‘n’ roll, Hegarty takes a wide-angle view of creativity as he sets out to demystify the many ups-and-downs that can arise during the creative process. Paralyzed by the blank page? Daunted by cynics in the workplace? Money leading you astray? Hegarty combines personal experience and anecdotes along with clear, pragmatic, and good-humored insight into tackling all creative challenges head on. Over fifty entries, including “Good is the Enemy of Great,” “Respect Don’t Revere,” “Get Angry,” and “Bad Weather” relay useful and generous advice on how best to improve, sustain, and nurture creativity in any profession. Accompanied by copious irreverent line drawings from Hegarty’s own sketchpad, Hegarty on Creativity is concise, accessible, and richly rewarding.

Patisserie Maison
Patisserie Maison

Author: Richard Bertinet

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780091957612

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From the author of the award-winning cookbooks Crust and Dough comes a definitive, accessible guide to make patisserie at home Patisserie, the art of the maître pâtissier, is the most admired style of baking in the world and requires the highest level of skill. In this new book master baker and bestselling author Richard Bertinet makes patisserie accessible to home bakers. Richard effortlessly guides you through challenging techniques with step-by-step photography and more than 50 easy-to-follow recipes for the most revered and celebrated biscuits, sponges, meringues, tarts, eclairs, and other classic desserts. With Richard's expert help, you will soon be creating authentic sweet tarts, bavarois, galettes, macarons, and mousses. With creations including Lavender and Orange Eclairs, Gateau Saint Honore, Tarte Tropizienne, Paris Brest, and Cassis Kir Royal Mousse, Patisserie Maison opens up the world of divine sweet creations to novices as well as more experienced cooks. Includesm metric measures.

Picture Yourself Dancing
Picture Yourself Dancing

Author: Shawn Trautman

Publisher: Muska/Lipman

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781598632460

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Interest in ballroom dancing has surged recently as a result of popular television shows and movies centered around dance. "Picture Yourself Ballroom Dancing" combines a thorough, step-by-step text with an accompanying DVD to teach beginners the basics of ballroom dance technique. Written for both couples or the individual, the book provides instruction on all of the popular social ballroom dances using highly visual and colorful step-by-step instructions. The book even includes diagrams of foot positions along with photographs of Do's and Don'ts. Written by an experienced dancer and instructor, "Picture Yourself Ballroom Dancing" will give the novice the confidence they need to get on dance floor.