I Knew Jim Knew
I Knew Jim Knew

Author: Jim Walrod

Publisher: powerHouse Books

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781576876886

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He's been called "the furniture pimp" by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. He consultedon the period 1970s furniture and interiors for the movie The Ice Storm. For those inthe know he is an absolute design guru. There are few people with a firmerunderstanding of the last 75 years of furniture, interior, graphic, and industrial design,architecture, and where they all meet in popular culture. Until now, unless you werefortunate enough to personally know Jim Walrod, you likely didn't know all theamazing facts about those subjects swimming around in his head. Ask his friendsafter even the most casual conversation with him and they'll shake their head inamazement and say, "I knew Jim knew!" Jim has three passions: self-discovery at his own pace; keen attuning to the offbeat; and compulsive peripatetic activity wherever he is in the world. Through decades of thisspecial combination he has picked up a diverse and quirky array of historical facts thathave simply been forgotten by many, if they ever knew them to begin with! Jim has anuncanny knack for pulling out of thin air during mid-conversation one arcane referenceafter another, such as who the model was for a famous Rolling Stones album cover, astrange book written by Charles Mingus, Liberace's early career, and what Frank Lloyd Wright admitted to later in life. Let I Knew Jim Knew be a fascinating tour inside Jim'shead with the only problem being that we couldn't possibly get to it all!

What She Knew
What She Knew

Author: Gilly Macmillan

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0062413872

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother’s search for her missing son, weaving a taut psychological thriller as gripping and skillful as The Girl on the Train and The Guilty One. In a heartbeat, everything changes… Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason to worry—until Ben vanishes. Police are called, search parties go out, and Rachel, already insecure after her recent divorce, feels herself coming undone. As hours and then days pass without a sign of Ben, everyone who knew him is called into question, from Rachel’s newly married ex-husband to her mother-of-the-year sister. Inevitably, media attention focuses on Rachel too, and the public’s attitude toward her begins to shift from sympathy to suspicion. As she desperately pieces together the threadbare clues, Rachel realizes that nothing is quite as she imagined it to be, not even her own judgment. And the greatest dangers may lie not in the anonymous strangers of every parent’s nightmares, but behind the familiar smiles of those she trusts the most. Where is Ben? The clock is ticking...

Heifetz as I Knew Him
Heifetz as I Knew Him

Author: Ayke Agus

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781574671216

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For the last 15 years of Jascha Heifetz's life, Ayke Agus was his closest companion. She came to him as a violin student in his master class at the University of Southern California, but he singled her out when he heard her play the piano. She became his private accompanist and ultimately his assistant and confidante. A sensitive and astute observer, Agus takes up where previous biographers left off; her book is a loving yet unblinking portrait of an aging master by his disciple.

The Man I Knew
The Man I Knew

Author: Jean Becker

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1538735296

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A heartfelt portrait of President George H.W. Bush—and his post-presidential life—by the confidante who knew him best.

What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew

Author: Henry James

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Published: 1908

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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After her parents� bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. Maisie � solitary, observant and wise beyond her years � is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal, until she is finally compelled to choose her own future. What Maisie Knew is a subtle yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society. Part of a relaunch of three James titles.

Before She Knew Him
Before She Knew Him

Author: Peter Swanson

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0062838172

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Catching a killer is dangerous—especially if he lives next door From the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder . . . Hen and her husband Lloyd have settled into a quiet life in a new house outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Hen (short for Henrietta) is an illustrator and works out of a studio nearby, and has found the right meds to control her bipolar disorder. Finally, she’s found some stability and peace. But when they meet the neighbors next door, that calm begins to erode as she spots a familiar object displayed on the husband’s office shelf. The sports trophy looks exactly like one that went missing from the home of a young man who was killed two years ago. Hen knows because she’s long had a fascination with this unsolved murder—an obsession she doesn’t talk about anymore, but can’t fully shake either. Could her neighbor, Matthew, be a killer? Or is this the beginning of another psychotic episode like the one she suffered back in college, when she became so consumed with proving a fellow student guilty that she ended up hurting a classmate? The more Hen observes Matthew, the more she suspects he’s planning something truly terrifying. Yet no one will believe her. Then one night, when she comes face to face with Matthew in a dark parking lot, she realizes that he knows she’s been watching him, that she’s really on to him. And that this is the beginning of a horrifying nightmare she may not live to escape. . .

Things We Nearly Knew
Things We Nearly Knew

Author: Jim Powell

Publisher: Picador

Published: 2018-01-11

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1760558656

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There's a bar at the crossroads on the way out of town. Or the way in, depending on whether you're coming or going. Marcie and her husband have run it for years. They had children once, but not any more. After thirty years of marriage, there aren't many secrets left. Couples often tell themselves that, although it's not always true. Arlene appeared in the bar one day not long before Franky Albertino came back, thinking she'd find someone she'd once known, looking for a man named Jack. Franky was hoping that people might have forgotten the mess he left the first time around. Both of them were wrong. Women were always Franky's problem. Women and money. What Arlene's problem is isn't clear. It's obvious she has a history, but then which of us doesn't? As Arlene gets closer to finding Jack - her father? Her lover? - the bar becomes a scene of a great unravelling; secrets buried a lifetime ago are dragged into the light. In Things We Nearly Knew, Jim Powell invites us to consider how much we know about the ones we love and finally asks: would you want to know the truth?

This I Know
This I Know

Author: Jim Dant

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-07

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9781635280364

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Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Members of the LGBTQ community may have learned the tune as children, memorized the words, and delighted in the idea of being cherished by God and guarded by scripture. But somewhere along the way, someone in the church turned the Bible into a weapon and Jesus into an inaccessible friend.

Real James Dean
Real James Dean

Author: Peter Winkler

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1613734743

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In the decades following his death, many of those who knew James Dean best––actors, directors, friends, lovers (both men and women), photographers, and Hollywood columnists––shared stories of their first-person experiences with him in interviews and in the articles and autobiographies they wrote. Their recollections of Dean became lost in fragile back issues of movie magazines and newspapers and in out-of-print books that are extremely hard to find. Until now. The Real James Dean is the first book of its kind: a rich collection spanning six decades of writing in which many of the people whose lives were touched by Dean recall their indelible experiences with him in their own words. Here are the memorable personal accounts of Dean from his high school and college drama teachers; the girl he almost married; costars like Rock Hudson, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, and Raymond Massey; directors Elia Kazan, Nicholas Ray, and George Stevens; entertainer Eartha Kitt; gossip queen Hedda Hopper; the passenger who accompanied Dean on his final, fatal road trip; and a host of his other friends and colleagues.

I Remember Atticus
I Remember Atticus

Author: Jim M. Perdue

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 9781892542205

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"The stories in I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know range from ancient to contemporary, exploring the origins of our modern civil justice system and revealing its deep spiritual and philosophical roots. Author Jim M. Perdue takes inspiration from Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird to remind us of the qualities of faith, freedom, equality, courage, and perseverance that inform the American spirit--values without which justice cannot prevail. In this entertaining and instructive book, we learn of a prophet who divines a rule of legal procedure so fundamental today that many lawyers do not know its ancient origins. We see a single brave juror more than three centuries ago lead his fellows to defy the authorities and go to jail rather than deliver a false verdict. We read of a courageous lawyer defending a man condemned and convicted by the forces of wealth and power before even being tried. We begin to understand the true meaning of heroism when we read of a judge who ignores the malicious bigotry of his community to set aside an unjust verdict. And we learn what perseverance means from the actions of a small group of taxpayers enduring the most trying of circumstances in a quest for equality that transforms American society. These and other stories help us appreciate the unique role of the citizen jury in our democracy. Though he struggled in vain for his client and his cause, Atticus Finch fought to make the jury system work because he knew that the independent jury is fundamental to our freedoms. Perdue's stories remind us why. I Remember Atticus is more than a collection of inspiring stories. It is also an indispensable resource for the trial lawyer seeking more effective persuasion techniques. Perdue gives generously of his wealth of trial experience to show how novices and veterans alike may use our core values for practical advocacy. And he does so in a way that entertains, informs, and inspires"--Provided by publisher.