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Celia's own artistic inspiration was drawn from the natural objects that surrounded her on the remote islands off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Her hand-painted china, illustrated poems, and paintings helped earn much-needed financial support for her family, and also provide the backdrop for Stephan's theory that "art was Celia's passion." This impressive collection of 188 previously unpublished full-color photographs of Celia's art, and new scholarly essays by Norma Mandel, Dennis Robinson, Jane Valiier, and Nancy Wetzel introduce readers to a more wholistic side of this noted woman. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:59 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221782/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221782/ Gifts,For,Her "The Chorus Girl" is a story of the type that made Chekhov famous: keenly-observed, acerbic, and perfectly-paced. Pasha, the chorus girl of the title, is an aging ingénue who is suddenly confronted by the slim, prim and intimidating wife of one of her legion of gift-bearing admirers. Out of guilt and sentimentality, Pasha accedes to the aggrieved wife's demand to return all of the gifts that her husband has given, although this unfaithful husband among the many has given her only two inexpensive items. Not long after the husband arrives at Pasha's flat to discover that his wife has been there and learned of his infidelity, the chorus girl keenly regrets her actions and the tragic-comedy of her life. The dozen stories in this collection also include "Rothschild's Fiddle," which tells the story of Yakov Ivanov, a village undertaker who realizes too late what an angry, hate-filled life he has led, and whose violin lives on after his death. Translator Constance Garnett was a contemporary of Chekhov's, and while her translations of other nineteenth-century Russian authors have sometimes been faulted, her carefully-chosen translations provide near-contemporary English versions of Chekhov's elegant language and incomparable imagery. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:59 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221783/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221783/ Gifts,For,Her The crisp, melancholy stories in I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy showcase Ellen Gilchrist's many gifts: her effortless prose, her empathy and emotional depth, her irrepressible optimism. In the title story, 5-year-old Rhoda Manning (a recurring character in Gilchrist's books) is allowed to go hunting with her father armed with a BB gun. The reader waits for the gun to hit the wrong target, but it never does. The story is about a disaster-free afternoon, although in "Entropy"--told from Rhoda's point of view when she is "old and gray"--we realize disasters arrive in many guises. Other stories enter the lives of Arab terrorists, pregnant teenage girls, hairdressers, and high-school football players. Gilchrist makes each character human--even the terrorist, bitten by bugs and dreaming of Allah as he waits in a tree for his target to appear. Throughout the collection, Gilchrist's voice is soothing and trustworthy, full of hypnotic cadences: "Remorse fell like rain from heaven. The golden rain trees were putting out their leaves." --Ellen Williams Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:59 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221784/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221784/ Gifts,For,Her This two-disc, 31-track set is a full capitulation of the set Barbra Streisand performed over the course of her 2006 tour. Billed as her final run of extensive live performances, the tour had the sense of A Big Event about it from the moment it was first announced. Streisand: Live in Concert does not stint on that feeling of importance, from the extensive, photo-heavy packaging to the pair of jam-packed discs. Covering the entirety of Barbra Streisand's musical career, from 1960s breakthroughs like Funny Girl, Down With Love and People to later career highlights like The Way We Were and Evergreen to a trawl through the catalogue of standards. As always on her live albums, Streisand's extended stage raps are included: two riffs on the author William Saroyan and the art of songwriting are particularly enjoyable. Though perhaps not as spellbinding as Barbra Streisand was at the peak of her musical powers three or four decades before, Streisand: Live in Concert shows how remarkably little her vocal gifts and her skill as a live performer have diminished. Indeed, there's a magical, regal effortlessness to much of this set. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:59 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221785/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221785/ Gifts,For,Her The Chorus Girl is a story of the type that made Chekhov famous: keenly-observed, acerbic, and perfectly-paced. Pasha, the chorus girl of the title, is an aging ingnue who is suddenly confronted by the slim, prim and intimidating wife of one of her legion of gift-bearing admirers. Out of guilt and sentimentality, Pasha accedes to the aggrieved wife's demand to return all of the gifts that her husband has given, although this unfaithful husband among the many has given her only two inexpensive items. Not long after the husband arrives at Pasha's flat to discover that his wife has been there and learned of his infidelity, the chorus girl keenly regrets her actions and the tragic-comedy of her life. The dozen stories in this collection also include Rothschild's Fiddle, which tells the story of Yakov Ivanov, a village undertaker who realizes too late what an angry, hate-filled life he has led, and whose violin lives on after his death. Translator Constance Garnett was a contemporary of Chekhov's, and while her translations of other nineteenth-century Russian authors have sometimes been faulted, her carefully-chosen translations provide near-contemporary English versions of Chekhov's elegant language and incomparable imagery. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:50:59 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221786/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221786/ Gifts,For,Her Set in late 15th century Italy, in the Renaissance Florence of Machiavelli and the Medicis, Romola is the most exotic and adventurous of Eliot's novels. It charts the career and martyrdom of the religious leader Savonarola, who rebelled against the humanist spirit of the age.George Eliot's Romola, writes Robert Kiely in his Introduction, embodies the author's wrestling with her own best theories of history and human nature as a creative experiment of the highest order. Set in Florence in 1492, a time of great political and religious turmoil, Eliot's novel blends vivid fictional characters with historical figures such as Savonarola, Machiavelli, and the Medicis. When Romola, the virtuous daughter of a blind scholar, marries Tito Melema, a charismatic young Greek, she is bound to a man whose escalating betrayals threaten to destroy all that she holds dear. Profoundly inspired by Savonarola's teachings, then crushed by the religious leader's ultimate failure, Romola finds her salvation in noble self-sacrifice. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition.George Eliot's humanity colors all her other gifts--her humor, her morality, and her exquisite rhetoric. --Henry James Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221787/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221787/ Gifts,For,Her PGraduating from high school is a big step for any girl. She is leaving her childhood behimd and beginning the rest of her life. She is alsoleaving her mother's protective circle of love and guidance. One of the greatests gifts a mother can give her daughter at this pivotal moment in her life is good counsel. InIAnd One More Thing Before You Go.../IMaria Shriver, bestselling author, acclaimed journallist, First Lady of California, and mother of two daughters, provides a loving and heartfelt guide for girls as they go off to college.PExpanded from a speech given to her young friend Ally's graduation class, Maria speaks as a wiser, more experienced girlfriend, but also as both the daughter of a mother whose advice she still seeks and as the mother of the daughters for whom she wishes a fulfilling and happy life. In this stirring and inspiring guide, Maria talks to young women about how to find abundance and emotional richness, and how not to overlook life's most special gifts. Her ten rules offer a firm grasp on what's really important in life.PThoughtful, compassionate, and filled with love,IAnd One More Thing Before You Go.../Iwill make every mother cry and every daughter stop and think about her mother's words.P Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221788/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221788/ Gifts,For,Her The Chorus Girl is a story of the type that made Chekhov famous: keenly-observed, acerbic, and perfectly-paced. Pasha, the chorus girl of the title, is an aging ingnue who is suddenly confronted by the slim, prim and intimidating wife of one of her legion of gift-bearing admirers. Out of guilt and sentimentality, Pasha accedes to the aggrieved wife's demand to return all of the gifts that her husband has given, although this unfaithful husband among the many has given her only two inexpensive items. Not long after the husband arrives at Pasha's flat to discover that his wife has been there and learned of his infidelity, the chorus girl keenly regrets her actions and the tragic-comedy of her life. The dozen stories in this collection also include Rothschild's Fiddle, which tells the story of Yakov Ivanov, a village undertaker who realizes too late what an angry, hate-filled life he has led, and whose violin lives on after his death. Translator Constance Garnett was a contemporary of Chekhov's, and while her translations of other nineteenth-century Russian authors have sometimes been faulted, her carefully-chosen translations provide near-contemporary English versions of Chekhov's elegant language and incomparable imagery. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221789/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221789/ Gifts,For,Her Young Winchal Eldras is a Wayfinder, one of the gifted few of G'il Rim who have the ability to locate anything: a lost ring, the way home, a blue dress in the marketplace, a lost child. Finding is a valuable talent in this city that sits dangerously close to the Rift, a mysterious, unexplored chasm. When the Rift claims his little sister in a bizarre accident, though, Win is reduced to a Wayfinder who's lost his way.PBut suddenly there's no time for grief--the plague has come to the Heartland. And only healing water from the Well of Life, on the other side of the Rift, can stop it. A prophecy commands that Win must make the terrible journey to seek the Well. But no one has ever braved the dangers of the Rift and returned to tell about it! To make matters worse, Win suddenly has a traveling companion in Lady Kala, a prized-and royally stubborn--Tazi hound with a few gifts of her own. A Wayfinder with no direction can't possibly manage this imperious creature from the King's kennels, much less save a civilization on the edge of destruction.POr can he? Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +0100 http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221790/ http://www.all-name-brands.net/openeurl/page9/10221790/ Gifts,For,Her Synopsis: Join the Care Bears as they use fun, magic and heart to give the most extravagant gift of all - Caring! The Gift of Caring The Care Bears help a young girl make the perfect gifts for her friends, while Beastly and Shreeky try to stop them! Birthday Bears Blues When the Care Bears forget Birthday Bears birthday, they become trapped in a maze by No Heart. The Long-Lost Care Bears When the Care Bears discover two long-lost Bears, they work for a heartwarming reunion! The All-Powerful Mr. Beastly Beastly uses No Hearts broken amulet to try to capture Tenderheart and Brave Heart while they are on a caring call. Desert Gold Hugs and Tugs try to help Brave Heart and Shreeky from getting a map, which will lead them to a valley of gold. Grin & Bear It When No Heart banishes Beastly, he tries to join the Care Bears but discovers being a good guy is more than he can stand. The Turnabout When No Heart traps the Care Bears in a fog, they use their hearts to shine their way out. Features: Cast /Crew: Studio: Lionsgate Production Year: 1988 Release Date: 2006-03-28 Length: 88 Rating: NR Region: 1 Packaging: Keep Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-DL Item Code: 18865 UPC: ;012236188650 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:00 +0100