The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman’s World) The Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France. 1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen—children’s libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she becomes consumed with learning her fate. In her obsessive research, she discovers that she and the elusive librarian have more in common than their work at New York’s famed library, but she has no idea their paths will converge in surprising ways across time. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the power of literature, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change.
The voyage -- Capital, kin, and connections -- Balancing the books -- Continuity and change -- The Collins Company -- Breaking community, building class -- For their own good.
In this in-depth examination of the relationship between exercise and psychological constructs information is presented from a wide variety of disciplines, including neuroscience and public health.
This volume is the first in-depth study of the relationship between Hollywood and its financiers from the early film entrepeneuers who established the trade at the turn of the century, through the present day multinational, diversified film coporations that dominate the communication/entertainment industry of the world. Specific case studies are drawn from primary sources and crucial questions of financial control and corporate power are examined in light of their broader implications for media production and distribution.
Rivals in love, business, and life, Abbie Lawson and Rachel Farr are bound together by a fateful secret: born on the same day, their father the same man, and only one of them is legitimate.
The new series, They Changed the World, is intended to give history life by retelling the stories of certain people who lived in the past, in language that readers at the junior-high level can understand. The present volume, the first in the series, contains accounts of the lives of some 75 men and women whose actions and discoveries helped shape the modern world. These people were explorers, adventurers, settlers, warriors, priests, and scientists, some well known, others virtually forgotten. They include not only Europeans and Americans but also Asians, Africans, and Native Americans. Thoroughly illustrated. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Features complete profiles of the nation's 249 most-toured schools. It's easy these days to find out about college campuses on the Internet, but nothing beats hitting the road and seeing a campus with one's own eyes: sizing up the dorms, eating a meal in the cafeteria, sitting in on a class, checking out the neighborhood, and getting a true-to-life preview of the next four years. This new edition of Visiting College Campuses is the one-stop source for plotting a college journey, whether it's by plane, train, or automobile. The Princeton Review's profiles of the 249 most-toured campuses include: - Maps and precise directions to get there by any mode of transportation - Nearby hotels, motels, B&Bs, and resorts for every budget - The best and worst times to visit each campus - Dates and times when campus tours are available - How to arrange an overnight stay in a dormitory - Information on meeting professors, admissions officers, and coaches Visiting College Campuses also gives readers mileage charts by state and region, so they'll know exactly how far those targeted schools are from one another and how many campuses can be covered each day of the trip. Month-by-month academic calendars let readers know when school is in session, so they won't show up to find an empty campus. Customized trips help to avoid hassles and disappointments, and allow prospective students to get the most out of their time.
Snowbound Village, Connecticut, is full of holiday charm, especially at the mall's Christmas Collectibles Shop where romance is in the air."--P. [4] of cover.
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