Five Flights Up

Five Flights Up

Author: Toni Schlesinger

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-04-17

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 156898670X

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A flop house, a pumping station, a maid's room, a homeless center, a former brothel, a Richard Meier building, a circus trailer, a sail boat, a skyscraper, buildings named Esther and Loraine—just a few of the places New Yorkers call home. For the past eight years writer Toni Schlesinger has been bringing us these "conversation places" in her weekly column in the Village Voice. Through her incisive questioning, original writing, and comic parallel reveries, Schlesinger creates miniature documentaries on the lives, passions, hopes, and heartbreaks of many of New York City's millions


Evenings at Five

Evenings at Five

Author: Gail Godwin

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0345461037

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Seven months after the unexpected death of her husband, Rudy, Christina reflects on their nearly thirty years of life together, the vital bond between them, and her grief, from the perspective of their long-time ritual of getting together every evening at five o'clock to share drinks and their mutual love of language and music. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.


New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

Author: Nikki Van Noy

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1451667876

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An authorized biography of supergroup New Kids on the Block—tracking their rise, fall, and triumphant return as one of the biggest acts of all time (with a special focus on the fans who have supported them every step of the way). Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. They set the bar for every boy band that followed and changed the course of pop music forever. In the 1980s, for millions of young girls around the world, they were gods. But behind the scenes, they were just kids. In this authorized biography of the band, the New Kids tell it all to rock author Nikki Van Noy. “What distinguishes this from similar biographies is Van Noy’s inclusion of the voices of dozens of NKOTB fans both in the story itself—commenting on events from a fan’s perspective—and sharing personal tales of kindnesses shown by the band members at the end of each chapter” (The Boston Globe). With frankness and honesty, each New Kid recalls nearly thirty years of experience with the group, both on and off the stage. Like a time machine, this book will take you right back—giving you an inside look at the New Kids like you’ve never seen them before.


British Folk Tales

British Folk Tales

Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland

Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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Comprehensive retelling of the great body of British folk tales, by the poet, storyteller and winner of the 1985 Carnegie Medal.


Tell A New Story

Tell A New Story

Author: Carrie Rowan

Publisher:

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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Tell A New Story: 5 Simple Steps to Release Your Negative Stories and Bring Joy to Your Life(TM) Why do we keep telling ourselves the same negative stories and expecting our life to yield different results? The stories we tell ourselves and others hold us back and keep us stuck on repeat. Are you ready to own your power, live joyfully, and passionately manifest your dreams? Let's tell that story! Tell A New Story offers an easy-to-follow five-step approach using the S-T-O-R-Y acronym to help uncover your patterns and transform the way you think and talk about yourself. Rowan weaves a tapestry of powerful emotions through personal storytelling. She expounds on struggles that teach lessons on how to dissolve the habits that hold you back from living your dream life. Rowan will help you recognize the patterns that are keeping you stuck in the same old story, and instead, guide you to rewrite a new and empowering version of yourself that you love. Tell a New Story includes: ✓Enlightening exercises to illuminate the stories that keep you stuck ✓Guided Meditation audios to declutter your mind and return you to your true power ✓Enchanting original songs enliven the emotional energy of Rowan's personal journey to healing By the end of the book, you will have clear action steps, guidance, and inspiration to discover your TRUE self and finally live the life that you desire and dream. CARRIE ROWAN is an award-winning singer/songwriter and author. She is a certified coach and founder of the STORY method. Rowan is also a teacher and speaker uniquely combining the power of provocative storytelling with live music. Rowan spent a decade working for Fortune 500 companies before jumping off the corporate ladder to pursue her creative endeavors and inspire others to follow their passions. She is a published writer in Spirit of Change Magazine and has been a featured artist for Baystate Parent magazine, New England Cable News Coffeehouse Series, and the Natural Living Expo. For more information please visit CarrieRowan.com.


New York Waterways

New York Waterways

Author: Susannah Ray

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781910566275

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-An exploration of life on and alongside New York City's waterways New York City is defined by water, yet many of its shorelines are largely unknown. Photographer Susannah Ray spent more than two years exploring these shores and waterways that New Yorkers utilize year-round to fish, swim, sit and daydream. The resulting images, inspired by Walt Whitman's poetry, take us on a seasonal journey past sheltered bays, under great bridges and over deep rivers to give us a new perspective on a mega-city we thought we knew so well. In a city so often considered to be racing forward, Ray's work serves as a powerful reminder that the communal human connection to water is as present today as it always has been.


The New York Stories of Henry James

The New York Stories of Henry James

Author: Henry James

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2011-08-17

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 1590174321

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Henry James led a wandering life, which took him far from his native shores, but he continued to think of New York City, where his family had settled for several years during his childhood, as his hometown. Here Colm Tóibín, the author of the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel The Master, a portrait of Henry James, brings together for the first time all the stories that James set in New York City. Written over the course of James’s career and ranging from the deliciously tart comedy of the early “An International Episode” to the surreal and haunted corridors of “The Jolly Corner,” and including “Washington Square,” the poignant novella considered by many (though not, as it happens, by the author himself) to be one of James’s finest achievements, the nine fictions gathered here reflect James’s varied talents and interests as well as the deep and abiding preoccupations of his imagination. And throughout the book, as Tóibín’s fascinating introduction demonstrates, we see James struggling to make sense of a city in whose rapidly changing outlines he discerned both much that he remembered and held dear as well as everything about America and its future that he dreaded most. Stories included: The Story of a Masterpiece A Most Extraordinary Case Crawford’s Consistency An International Episode The Impressions of a Cousin The Jolly Corner Washington Square Crapy Cornelia A Round of Visits


The Invisible Spy (The Forgotten Five, Book 2)

The Invisible Spy (The Forgotten Five, Book 2)

Author: Lisa McMann

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2022-11-08

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0593325451

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X-Men meets Spy Kids in the thrilling second installment in The Forgotten Five fantasy/adventure series that began with the instant New York Times bestseller Map of Flames. The forgotten five have made it to Estero to search for their missing supernatural criminal parents. With the help of their new allies, Lada and The Librarian, they’ve managed to find Birdie and Brix’s mother, Elena, and free her from captivity in the presidential palace. Now the president’s henchmen are searching everywhere for the children who broke out Elena, driving the group into hiding in the ancient underground tunnels beneath the city. Meanwhile, President Fuerte is making headlines for his nighttime flights to other countries accompanied by an invisible man. But why would the president who outlawed supernaturals be working with the people he supposedly hates? And could it be that some of the five’s own parents are helping him? The fantasy adventure that began with the New York Times and Indie bestseller Map of Flames continues as the five join the fight against the oppression of supernaturals in Estero, face off against an unexpected enemy, and undertake a new mission that will put all of their abilities—and their loyalties—to the test.


World's Shortest Stories

World's Shortest Stories

Author: Steve Moss

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780613237857

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A compilation of the best entries in the annual Fifty-Five Fiction writing contest held by New Times in San Luis Obispo, this volume offers more than 150 masterpieces of brevity in writing! Enjoy mysteries, love stories, and creepy ironies in less time than it takes to tie your shoe.