Fifty Years And Counting

"A highly readable, sweeping, and yet detailed analysis of the African state in all its failures and moments of hope. Crawford Young manages to touch upon all the important issues in the discipline and crucial developments in the recent history of the African continent. This book will be a classic."---Pierre Englebert, author of Africa Unity, Sovereignty, and Sorrow --

Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn't mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in her books. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it--or is the perfect man actually closer than she thinks? Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long she's nearly as rocky as the soil around her small cabin. Long ago she thought she could love, but when the object of her affection up and married someone else, she stopped giving too much of herself away to others. As is so often the case, it's easier to see what's best for others than to see what's best for oneself, and Perdita knows who Tansy should choose. But why would anyone listen to the romantic advice of an old spinster? Saddle up for a heartfelt story of love--love of family, love of place, and the love of a lifetime--from bestselling author Ann H. Gabhart.

The eagerly anticipated first monograph to celebrate the fifty-years-and-counting career of decorating legend Mario Buatta. Influenced by the understated elegance of Colefax and Fowler and the doyenne of exuberant American decor, Sister Parish, Buatta reinvented the English Country House style stateside for clients such as Henry Ford II, Barbara Walters, Malcolm Forbes, and Mariah Carey, and for Blair House, the President’s guest quarters. The designer is acclaimed for his sumptuous rooms that layer fine antiques, confectionary curtains, and sublime colorations, creating an atmosphere of lived-in opulence. This lavishly illustrated survey—filled with images taken for the foremost shelter magazines as well as many unpublished photographs from the designer’s own archive—closely follows Buatta’s highly documented career from his professional start in the 1950s working for department store B. Altman & Co. and Elisabeth Draper, Inc. to his most recent projects, which include some of the country’s finest residences. Buatta shares exclusive insights into his process, his own rules for decorating, and personal stories of his adventures along the way.

Girls Rock! explores the many ways women have defined themselves as rock musicians in an industry once dominated and controlled by men. Integrating history, feminist analysis, and developmental theory, the authors describe how and why women have become rock musicians―what inspires them to play and perform, how they write, what their music means to them, and what they hope their music means to listeners. As these musicians tell their stories, topics emerge that illuminate broader trends in rock's history. From Wanda Jackson's revolutionary act of picking up a guitar to the current success of independent artists such as Ani DiFranco, Girls Rock! examines the shared threads of these performers' lives and the evolution of women's roles in rock music since its beginnings in the 1950s. This provocative investigation of women in rock is based on numerous interviews with a broad spectrum of women performers―those who have achieved fame and those just starting bands, those playing at local coffeehouses and those selling out huge arenas. Girls Rock! celebrates what female musicians have to teach about their experiences as women, artists, and rock musicians.

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‘For every couple who are working on making their relationship to be more joyful and fulfilling… For every single man or woman out there seeking the perfect partner… Learn from true love stories, where mistakes were made, so as a couple you and your partner can correct them and align priorities - Learn about Naomi and Nephat from Kenya, Radhakrishnan and Lathika from India, Tsai Fuzhi and Jia Congyun from China, Reham Bzour and Mohammad Ghanim from Jordan, Caty and Manuel from Mexico, Leina and Iskander Matta from Australia, Linda and Gordon Keyte from England and finally Betty and David Elliot from United States. Learn from these true love stories, where marriages were sustained for decades and decades; the best marriage treasures of advice, collected from wonderful couples around the world. Understand yourself, your beloved and the different phases of life so as to foresee challenges and prepare for your beautiful relationship to last forever. May the force of Love be with you!! Readers: “What I really like about the book is how honest it is. If it were simply a book about the good moments in a couple’s life, then it would be an unrealistic and boring read. Just like how every fictional book is better when there’s conflict, this book also benefits from having the authentic lives of people portrayed without any omission. Married life is complex and layered; the book does a good job in capturing all the nuances of such a life. It may be strongly worded, but I find that to be a positive aspect of the book.” - Dainty Wellington