Map Stories
Map Stories

Author: Francisca Matteoli

Publisher: Ilex Press

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781781573778

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Through this magnificent collection of historical maps, travel writer Francisca Mattéoli takes us on a geographical adventure, telling the stories of twenty places and voyages that inspired her and the creation of these fascinating charts. Discover some of the world's most magical places and how they revealed themselves, from the lost trails of the first colonies of the American West to Amundsen's exploration of the South Pole, and the rediscoveries of Petra and Angkor Wat. This unexpected volume will let the curious mind roam the contours of the planet, and discover how the world we know today was made, and un-made.

Island Hotel Stories
Island Hotel Stories

Author: Francisca Matteoli

Publisher: Assouline Books & Gifts

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782843234484

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Islands fascinate us and fill us with wonder. Even just thinking about an island can give people pleasure. everyone dreams of living on an island, perhaps for just a few days, or a month, a year or even forever... Islands fascinate us and fill us with wonder. Even just thinking about an island can give people pleasure. Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman loved Stromboli. Spielberg took Indiana Jones to the jungles of Sri Lanka. Jacques Brel sang the beauty of the Marquesas Islands. Princess Margaret found peace and tranquillity in Mustique. Marlon Brando and Paul-Emile Victor made their homes in Polynesia. Richard Branson and other modern-day adventures have actually bought the islands of their dreams, renting them out or transforming them into island-hotels. Tiny islets or vast expanses, famous or secret, lush and tropical or bare and windswept, they all attract the traveler. This is a book for dreamers, for travelers, and for anyone who wants to learn about the history of these islands and open their minds to adventure, tropical sun, jungles, lagoons, forgotten creeks and fabulous hotels.

Made You Up
Made You Up

Author: Francesca Zappia

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0062290126

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Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. For fans of Silver Linings Playbook and Liar, this thought-provoking debut tells the story of Alex, a high school senior—and the ultimate unreliable narrator—unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion. Alex fights a daily battle to figure out what is real and what is not. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8 Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college. She's pretty optimistic about her chances until she runs into Miles. Didn't she imagine him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. She's not prepared for normal. Can she trust herself? Can we trust her?

Paris Hotel Stories
Paris Hotel Stories

Author: François Simon

Publisher: Assouline Books & Gifts

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782843233685

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If Paris has a heart, its pulse is surely in its grand hotels. Splendid as ocean liners, they are at the hub of the most extravagant lifestyles. This lavish volume brings us twenty-five Paris hotels, written about by a leading French critic of gastronomy and lifestyle.

Grandma Francisca Remembers
Grandma Francisca Remembers

Author: Ann Morris

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0822589192

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Eight-year-old Angelica lives in an apartment in San Francisco with her parents, Anna and Tony. Her Grandma Francisca lives next door. Angelica enjoys spending time with her grandmother after school and on weekends. From Francisca, Angelica learns much about the family and its traditions and values. Grandma Francisca is an active woman who has many different jobs. She grew up in New Mexico with eight brothers and sisters. Her parents were born in the United States, but her grandparents came from Spain. Often when Angelica visits her grandmother, Francisca tells her about her childhood. She plays games with Angelica and teachers her Spanish phrases. Sometimes she and Angelica cook favorite recipes together.

On the Borders of Love and Power
On the Borders of Love and Power

Author: David Wallace Adams

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2012-07-09

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0520951344

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Embracing the crossroads that made the region distinctive this book reveals how American families have always been characterized by greater diversity than idealizations of the traditional family have allowed. The essays show how family life figured prominently in relations to larger struggles for conquest and control.

Bedtime for Frances
Bedtime for Frances

Author: Russell Hoban

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1995-09-29

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0064434516

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Famed for her many adventures, Frances made her debut with this title over thirty years ago. In this first Frances book, the little badger adroitly delays her bedtime with requests for kisses and milk, and concerns over tigers and giants and things going bump in the night. Long a favorite for the gentle humor of its familiar going to bed ritual, Bedtime for Frances is at last available with the warmth of full color enriching Garth Williams’s original nuanced and touching art. ‘Here is the coziest, most beguiling bedtime story in many a day.’—Kirkus Reviews (pointer).