What Becomes
What Becomes

Author: A.L. Kennedy

Publisher: House of Anansi

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0887843050

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A. L. Kennedy's remarkable new collection of stories shows us exactly what becomes of the broken-hearted. She reveals the sadness, violence, hurt, and terror, but also the redemption of love, and she does so with enormous human compassion, wild leaps of humour, and the brilliantly original linguistic skill that distinguishes her as one of the world's finest writers. Always attuned to the moment of epiphany, these twelve stories are profound, intimate observations of men and women whose lives ache with possibility. Each story is a dramatization of the instant in a life that exposes it all; love and the lack of love, hope and the lack of hope. These men and women are perfectly ordinary people whose marriages flounder; who sit on their own in a cinema watching a film with no soundtrack; who risk sex in a hotel with an anonymous stranger. They conceal tenderness and disappointment, vulnerability and longing, griefs and wonders. Devastating and funny, intimate and profound, the stories in What Becomes are further proof that Kennedy is one of the most dazzling and inventive writers of her generation.

Washington, D. C. - Off the Beaten Path
Washington, D. C. - Off the Beaten Path

Author: William B. Whitman

Publisher: Insiders' Guide (CT)

Published: 2004-12

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780762734764

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Go beyond the Mall to see Washington, D.C.'s lesser-known gems with this guide, from the National Museum of Women in the Arts to the peaceful urban forest of Olmsted Woods.

Very Washington DC
Very Washington DC

Author: Diana Hollingsworth Gessler

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2013-06-14

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 161620298X

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A travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, and culture of our nation's capital city. In eye-catching watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the allure that makes Washington DC one of the most visited destinations in the country. In addition to the national landmarks, stirring memorials, and vibrant neighborhoods, there's the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Twilight Tattoo (a military pageant featuring the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team), colorful row houses, famous hotels and restaurants, and more museums than you'll be able to visit in just one trip. Gessler covers the city's most popular attractions but also heads off the beaten path to share hidden gems, like the quirky Albert Einstein Memorial and Eastern Market, where you can dine on bluebucks and browse for flea market finds. Also included are an index of sites and a useful appendix of addresses, Web sites, Metro stops, and phone numbers. Very Washington DC is a picture-perfect guidebook—a one-of-a-kind memento for tourists and a cherished reminder of the city's riches for those who have always lived in America's hometown.

Mr. Boddington's Studio: Washington, DC ABCs
Mr. Boddington's Studio: Washington, DC ABCs

Author: Mr. Boddington's Studio

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1524793515

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Air and Space Museum! Ben's Chili Bowl! Capitol Hill! Based on the chic designs of Mr. Boddington's Studio, this board book brings to the life the ABCs of the capital city, Washington, D.C. This board book teaches the letters of the alphabet with illustrations of people, places, and things unique to nation's capital. It is the perfect gift for policy wonks, politics nerds, and the little ones who love them.

Mondo Dc
Mondo Dc

Author: Jeff Bagato

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2005-04-12

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1463470487

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The Beaten Path
The Beaten Path

Author: Ptolemy Tompkins

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 2001-07-24

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780380978229

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In an America obsessed with quickie enlightenment and wisdom-acquisition, Ptolemy Tompkins is a seeker who has been there and done that. From Black Elk to the Dalai Lama -- from Hun Tun and mescaline to motorcycle Zen and mind at large -- the acclaimed author of Paradise Fever has followed many roads in pursuit of a universal truth. And he has survived to tell the tale. The Beaten Path Ptolemy Tompkins came of age in the '70s -- before Americans began spending uplifting Tuesdays with Morrie or perusing Little Instruction Books. In the wake of a quintessentially New Age childhood as the son of the radical freethinker Peter Tompkins, author of the bestselling The Secret Life of Plants, Ptolemy began a personal quest for enlightenment decades before it became trendy to do so. He gained much valuable insight as he careened from Buddha to the Bhagavad-Gita, from Krishna to Carlos Castaneda. But how much actual "wisdom" he accrued is a matter the author himself admits is up for debate. The Beaten Path is a work of great intelligence that is profound, moving, and hilariously entertaining. In his funny and touching account of a spiritual journey that went wildly off course, the author bares his soul even as he knocks down the gaudy signposts that guide eager pilgrims through today's pop-wisdom landscape. Yet he never loses sight of what is valuable and true in the literature of the spirit. Part gripping personal memoir, part merciless-yet-affectionate critique, and part genuine prescription for the good life, The Beaten Path is a provocative gift from a man who left no page unturned, no odyssey uncompleted, in his determination to find direction and meaning in the cosmos. In exploring what it is that makes so many of his contemporaries actively seek the light of peace and transformation in its most convenient and palatable form, he offers readers a unique, idiosyncratic insight into our modern world. And he has great fun while doing so.

Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path®
Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path®

Author: Judy Colbert

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1461747422

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Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of these two states that other guidebooks just don't offer.

New York Off the Beaten Path®
New York Off the Beaten Path®

Author:

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1493053582

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Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, New York Off the Beaten Path shows you the Empire State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed––from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, forget the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.