http://www.all-name-brands.net/Gifts,For,Her/page6/ www.all-name-brands.net results for Gifts,For,Her. Compare products and prices in many shops at once. 193510Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:41 +0100 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:41 +0100 en info@www.all-name-brands.net AOS RSS Generator (http://automaticonlineshop.com) http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222373/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222373/ Gifts,For,Her This traditional script portrays Saraswati, the central deity of the Hindu feminine trinity. Nengah Dika creates this intricate work with two hand-carved bamboo rods framing each section which in turn are connected by three sturdy filaments. The etching is done on lovely traditional Balinese "lontar" palm leaf. At the feet of the beautiful and talented Saraswati rests the swan, representing the natural openness needed for true creativity and learning. Lyrical inspiration exudes from her person and her four hands are destined to bear gifts to her devotees. She holds a "rebab" (a musical instrument symbolizing art), a "lontar," or palm book, (a symbol of knowledge), a "genetri," or bell, (portraying everlasting science) and a lotus water lily (the symbol of loveliness and purity.) Twice a year the Balinese pay special homage to Saraswati and her image is a common sight in their households. This piece, with its fine detail and superb craftsmanship, is seeped in cultural heritage and breathtaking in beauty. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:39 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222376/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222376/ Gifts,For,Her Mansfield Park encompasses not only Jane Austen’s great comedic gifts and her genius as a historian of the human animal, but her personal credo as well—her faith in a social order that combats chaos through civil grace, decency, and wit.At the novel’s center is Fanny Price, the classic “poor cousin,” brought as a child to Mansfield Park by the rich Sir Thomas Bertram and his wife as an act of charity. Over time, Fanny comes to demonstrate forcibly those virtues Austen most admired: modesty, firm principles, and a loving heart. As Fanny watches her cousins Maria and Julia cast aside their scruples in dangerous flirtations (and worse), and as she herself resolutely resists the advantages of marriage to the fascinating but morally unsteady Henry Crawford, her seeming austerity grows in appeal and makes clear to us why she was Austen’s own favorite among her heroines. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:39 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222377/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222377/ Gifts,For,Her It's the month of December and Mele Pitman is receiving little surprises at the oddest moments. Sweet, inexpensive gifts in her locker and in her car. "It's just like the Secret Santa at school, Aunty Mele," her twin nieces tell her. But Mele knows she hasn't exchanged names with anyone. Especially not a certain handsome cowboy--because she never consorts with cowboys. Ben Mendoza used to spend his summers visiting his great-uncle's ranch. Now he finds himself the unexpected owner of the neglected ranch. He loves the old place, but he's working himself into exhaustion. Except for Friday and Saturday nights, when he drives into Malino and eats at the small café. The food is great, but the waitress is out of this world. Will Mele figure out who the mystery Santa is before Christmas? Old-fashioned courting is no doubt the perfect method to win Mele's heart. But it eventually takes the whole town to pull it off. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:39 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222379/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222379/ Gifts,For,Her With her first novel, Liars and Saints, award-winning author Maile Meloy more than delivers on the promise of her highly acclaimed debut story collection, Half in Love. This richly textured novel tells a story of sex and longing, love and loss, and of the deceit that can lie at the heart of family relationships. Set in California, Liars and Saints follows four generations of the Catholic Santerre family from World War II to the present. In a family driven as much by jealousy and propriety as by love, an unspoken tradition of deceit is passed from generation to generation. When tragedy shatters their precarious domestic lives, it takes astonishing courage and compassion to bring them back together. By turns funny and disturbing, irreverent and profound, Liars and Saints is a masterful display of Maile Meloy's prodigious gifts and of her penetrating insight into an extraordinary American family and into the nature of human love. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:40 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222381/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222381/ Gifts,For,Her Only five of Emily Dickinson's poems were published while she lived; today, approximately 1,500 are in print. Dickinson's poetry reflects the power of her contemplative gifts, and her deep sensitivity courses through her correspondence as well. Lovingly compiled by a close friend, this first collection of Dickinson's letters originally appeared in 1894, only eight years after the poet's death. Although she grew reclusive in her later years and seldom saw her many friends, she thought of them often and affectionately, as her missives attest. The small cast of daily characters in Dickinson's little world takes on vivid life in the letters, and her famous wit sparkles from every page. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:40 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222383/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222383/ Gifts,For,Her Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War II, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of society--and sanity--in Honolulu, haunted by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Beccah's struggles to reclaim her mother from her past. Slowly and painfully Akiko reveals her tragic story as a "comfort woman" to Japanese soldiers. As Beccah uncovers these truths, she discovers her own strength and the precious gifts her mother has given her.Penguin Readers Guide Bound into every Book Includes: An introduction to the novel A biographical note about the author An interview with the author Provocative discussion questions for reading groups"Combines the familial intimacy of Louise Erdrich's early novels with the fierce magic of Toni Morrison's Beloved. . . . An impressive debut."-- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:40 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222385/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222385/ Gifts,For,Her Comfort Woman is the story of Akiko, a Korean refugee of World War II, and Beccah, her daughter by an American missionary. The two women are living on the edge of society--and sanity--in Honolulu, haunted by Akiko's periodic encounters with the spirits of the dead, and by Beccah's struggles to reclaim her mother from her past. Slowly and painfully Akiko reveals her tragic story as a "comfort woman" to Japanese soldiers. As Beccah uncovers these truths, she discovers her own strength and the precious gifts her mother has given her.Penguin Readers Guide Bound into every Book Includes: An introduction to the novel A biographical note about the author An interview with the author Provocative discussion questions for reading groups"Combines the familial intimacy of Louise Erdrich's early novels with the fierce magic of Toni Morrison's Beloved. . . . An impressive debut."-- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:40 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222387/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222387/ Gifts,For,Her Mansfield Park encompasses not only Jane Austen's great comedic gifts and her genius as a historian of the human animal, but her personal credo as well--her faith in a social order that combats chaos through civil grace, decency, and wit. At the novel's center is Fanny Price, the classic poor cousin, brought as a child to Mansfield Park by the rich Sir Thomas Bertram and his wife as an act of charity. Over time, Fanny comes to demonstrate forcibly those virtues Austen most admired: modesty, firm principles, and a loving heart. As Fanny watches her cousins Maria and Julia cast aside their scruples in dangerous flirtations (and worse), and as she herself resolutely resists the advantages of marriage to the fascinating but morally unsteady Henry Crawford, her seeming austerity grows in appeal and makes clear to us why she was Austen's own favorite among her heroines. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:40 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222389/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222389/ Gifts,For,Her At its essence, Princess Sophia''s Gifts is a true story of a family''s survival in the wake of personal tragedy. Written as a fairy tale, the story provides a way to examine the gifts or personal strengths within everyone, especially those who are different. When a kingdom''s beloved Princess suffers a tragic accident, it underscores the realization that loss can happen to anyone. Princess Sophia chokes on a seed, and her life changes irrevocably. As she hovers somewhere between life and death, the Princess meets spirit women who give her special gifts for her return to life as a severely disabled child. Like all families, the Royal family is devastated by Sophia''s tragedy. Trying to make sense of it, they journey to find a cure. But life will never be the same; in some ways, it may even be better. In a story of unfolding wisdom, the family discovers that not all questions have answers; and that in loss there is also opportunity for growth and healing. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:41 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222391/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page6/10222391/ Gifts,For,Her Guarding the Moon chronicles acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block's anxieties and elations in her first year as a mother. Block writes with tender and raw emotion about the joys and fears in her new life with her Moon Baby, her Baby Buddha, her Girly-Swirl. As she watches her daughter grow and adjust to the world, the author reflects on how her own body and beliefs have changed forever through the miracle of birth and parenting. With beautifully woven, lyrical writing, Block reveals all the gifts her child has given her with immense grace and passion.This treasure of a book is really a love story -- from mother to daughter -- that reminds us that the deepest kind of love makes us vulnerable, joyous, triumphant, and new. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:41 +0100