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Author | : Don Terbush |
Publisher | : Author House |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2005-06-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 146347363X |
Some people call it "earthquake weather," but during the Great Depression in a suburb just outside of Los Angeles, Joe Hodge knew them as "shaker days." In Joes world, such a day foreshadowed more than earthquakes; it meant personal catastrophe was also on the way-after all, Joes mother had died on a shaker day. Its the summer of 1933, and further tragedy, a trio of bullies, first love, and a revealed family secret are about to rock Joes world even more. Prepare to be transported to a time when life was hard, Hollywood was glamorous, and a boy discovered the truth. Shaker Days is a riveting tale that will warm your heart long after youve reached the end.
Author | : Scott Frank |
Publisher | : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2016-01-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 038535004X |
Meet Roy Cooper, stoic, unassuming “errand runner” for various New York criminals. Roy arrives in Los Angeles to shoot a man named Martin Shine a week after a powerful earthquake has knocked out cell service, buckled the freeways, and thrown L.A. into chaos. Roy doesn’t know who Shine is or why he has to die, but he does his job and does it well. Except for one thing: after the hit, Roy can’t find where he parked his car. Wandering the streets of North Hollywood, he stumbles upon a jogger getting mugged and beaten by four young gangbangers. Despite his attempt to simply put his head down and walk away, Roy winds up in the middle of another killing. Things get more complicated when the murdered jogger turns out to be a controversial mayoral candidate. Roy himself is shot twice, hospitalized in critical condition, and mistaken for a hero when a local resident leaks a video that goes viral. Now meet the rest of the cast of characters, including Kelly Maguire, a disgraced LAPD detective with an anger management problem and strange feelings about L.A.’s newest hero; Science, the teenage gangbanger/shooter, who needs to keep Roy quiet about what he’s seen; Mayor Miguel Santiago, who finds himself facing accusations that he’s just had his opponent whacked; Albert Budin, Roy’s onetime mentor and one of the scariest, creepiest characters in recent crime fiction; and myriad criminals, politicians, and cops who all need Roy to disappear—preferably forever. Finally, meet Scott Frank, who has created not just one of the most entertaining novels of the year but also one of the most surprising. This first novel is fun and funny as well as moving and textured, nuanced and powerful. Shaker is the debut work of fiction by a major new storyteller.
Author | : Priscilla J. Brewer |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780874514001 |
An engaging social history & introduction to the Shakers as both individuals & members of a movement.
Author | : Charles R. Muller |
Publisher | : Schiffer Classic Reference Boo |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780764317392 |
Clearly a labor of love and a definitive reference. The attribution of chairs as Shaker and the association of a chair with a particular community is based on the authors' consideration of oral tradition, provenance, place of discovery, visual examination, evaluation of design features, historic photographs, and information found in written sources. Abundantly illustrated with carefully chosen photos and purposeful drawings. 9x12" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Martha A. Hulings |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Watervliet (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : 9780317172522 |
Author | : Mary Lyn Ray |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Picture books |
ISBN | : 9780152769215 |
An inspired vision of the work, devotion, and song that shaped the great Shaker experiment, Mary Lyn Ray's lyrical text, Jeanette Winter's inspired illustrations, and seven songs from Shaker collections combine to provide an enchanting book. Full color.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Architectural photography |
ISBN | : 9781935001607 |
Presents Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a living history museum in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, that interprets the life of the Shakers that lived in the village until 1923. Provides information for visitors about Shaker crafts, dining, educational programs, events, history, lodging, and more.
Author | : Stephen Bowe |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1846310083 |
The simple yet striking lines of Shaker design grace much of the furniture we see in high-end department stores, and beautiful examples of it adorn the pages of Architectural Digest and House Beautiful. How did this style evolve from its origins in a humble, small religious community to the international design phenomenon it is today? This illustrated study explores the emergence of the Shaker style and how it was vigorously promoted by scholars and artists into the prominence it now enjoys. The heart of the Shaker style lies in the religious movement founded in the eighteenth century, where Stephen Bowe and Peter Richmond begin their chronicle. From there, the authors chart the evolution of the style into the twentieth century—particularly in the hands of design media, scholars, and art institutions. These Shaker “agents” repositioned Shaker style continuously—from local vernacular to high culture and then popular culture. Drawing on a rich array of sources, including museum catalogs, contemporary design magazines, and scholarly writings, Selling Shaker illustrates in detail how the Shaker style entered the general design consciousness and how the original aesthetic was gradually diluted into a generic style for a mass audience. A wholly original and fascinating study of American design and consumption, Selling Shaker is a unique resource for collectors, scholars, and anyone interested in the cultural history of a design aesthetic.
Author | : GlendyneR Wergland |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 542 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1351548794 |
In the late eighteenth century a small Shaker community travelled to America under the leadership of ?Mother Ann? Lee. The American communities they founded were based on ideals of pacifism, celibacy and gender equality. The texts included in this edition come from first-hand accounts of life in the Shaker communities during the nineteenth century.
Author | : Robert C. Opdahl |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9781584653608 |
A unique collection of Shaker songs and dances that keeps alive this important musical heritage