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| Author | : Tarek Eltayeb |
| Publisher | : American University in Cairo Press |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1617971618 |
After coming to Vienna from Sudan to win a better life for himself, Hamza struggles to escape from the margins of society and the stigma of the immigrant. Following several years of hardship, his fortunes begin to change when he meets Sandra, a young Austrian woman, who shows him the Palm House. In this famous Viennese greenhouse, the frost of Hamza's heart begins to thaw, and he slowly opens himself to Sandra, revealing his bitter yet beautiful past in Sudan and beyond. This masterful novel draws on the 1001 Nights as well as Sudanese folk traditions, and demonstrates the remarkable power of storytelling to overcome even the most dire circumstances. Critically acclaimed across the Arab world, this novel can be read on its own, or as a sequel to Eltayeb's first novel, Cities without Palms (AUC Press, 2009).
| Author | : Ṭāriq Ṭayyib |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9774164822 |
After coming to Vienna from Sudan to win a better life for himself, Hamza struggles to escape from the margins of society and the stigma of the immigrant. Following several years of hardship, his fortunes begin to change when he meets Sandra, a young Austrian woman, who shows him the Palm House. In this famous Viennese greenhouse, the frost of Hamza's heart begins to thaw, and he slowly opens himself to Sandra, revealing his bitter yet beautiful past in Sudan and beyond. This masterful novel draws on the 1001 Nights as well as Sudanese folk traditions, and demonstrates the remarkable power of storytelling to overcome even the most dire circumstances. Critically acclaimed across the Arab world, this novel can be read on its own, or as a sequel to Eltayeb's first novel, Cities without Palms (AUC Press, 2009).
| Author | : Kate Teltscher |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2020-07-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1529004861 |
'A glorious green adventure story.' Ann Treneman, The Times 'Books of the Year' 'The most enthralling historical book I’ve read this year.' Claire Tomalin, New Statesman 'Books of the year' Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in the world today. Seemingly weightless, vast and yet light, the Palm House floats free from architectural convention, at once monumental and ethereal. From a distance, the crowns of the palms within are silhouetted in the central dome; close to, banana leaves thrust themselves against the glass. To enter it is to enter a tropical fantasy. The body is assaulted by heat, light and the smell of damp vegetation. In Palace of Palms, Kate Teltscher tells the extraordinary story of its creation and of the Victorians’ obsession with the palms that filled it. It is a story of breathtaking ambition, of scientific discovery and, crucially, of the remarkable men whose vision it was. The Palm House was commissioned by the charismatic first Director of Kew, Sir William Hooker, designed by the audacious Irish engineer, Richard Turner, and managed by Kew’s forthright curator, John Smith, who battled with boilers and floods to ensure the survival of the rare and wondrous plants it housed.
| Author | : Brendan Sayers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Conservatories |
| ISBN | : 9781843511823 |
A monograph of black and white photographs, taken in the great Palm House at the National Botanical Gardens in Dublin. It beautifully illustrates the house as it was prior to its restoration, capturing cluttered green exotic jungle, worn by time and held high in affection by its many visitors.
| Author | : Sumi Sarkar |
| Publisher | : Archway Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2020-06-16 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1480890006 |
On an uneven dirt road, a child rides home, guided by the tall palm tree by his house. In Bangladesh, it is the boy’s beacon of happiness and safety. Everyone in the land admires the palm tree. Its sugary sap is a delightful nighttime treat for animals, and it gives the gift of shade. My House by the Tall Palm Tree will help American parents of Bangladeshi descent connect their children with their heritage through words and pictures. The vivid illustrations depict the different lifestyles in America and in Bangladesh. It’s time to come home, even just in the imagination, to the house by the big palm tree.
| Author | : Anthony Denzer |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013-04-16 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 0847840050 |
The first comprehensive study of the development of solar house design in the United States and around the world. The Solar House explores the development of solar residential architecture over the course of the twentieth century and up to the latest designs today. The solar house is often understood as a product of the 1970s, and few people are aware of the influential experimental solar houses which were constructed during the previous four decades, beginning with the work of masters of twentieth-century architecture such as Richard Neutra, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Paolo Soleri, Louis Kahn, Pietro Belluschi, Edward Durell Stone, and Harwell Hamilton Harris, and continuing with more recent innovations like the German Passivhaus movement and the Heliotrope, the first house to produce more energy than it consumed, and the U.S.-based Solar Decathlon, conceived as a living demonstration laboratory and recently expanded to include contests in Europe and China. Not only are these innovative projects the models for architects exploring environmentally conscious design today, they hold the imagination of the wider public, beginning with the idealism of the 1960s, the pragmatism that accompanied the energy crisis of the 1970s, and continuing into the twenty-first century with the demand for environmentally sustainable living. The first complete study of solar house design through the decades, this volume is a must-have resource for designers today.
| Author | : Aerin Lauder |
| Publisher | : Assouline Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 5 |
| Release | : 2019-09-01 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1614288623 |
Early in the 1900s, one-time oil baron Henry Morrison Flagler took interest in the Southern coast of Florida and began developing an exclusive resort community. Establishing a railroad that would allow easier access to the area, he went on to build two hotels—his hope was that America’s first families would come to populate the area. This modest community would later evolve into an iconic American destination, hosting British royalty, American movie stars, and becoming the home-away-from-home to some of the country’s leading families. As the century continued, Palm Beach established itself as a luxury hideaway synonymous with old-world glamour and new-world sophistication. In this splendid volume, longtime resident and Palm Beach social fixture Aerin Lauder takes us through her Palm Beach. From favorite restaurants like Nandos and Renatos, to favorite houses like La Follia and Villa Artemis, she takes us to the elite shopping of Worth Avenue and the scenic walkways of the Lake Worth trail, all the while relating to us the histories, faces, and places that have become so identified with Palm Beach.
| Author | : Salma Khadra Jayyusi |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1096 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780231132541 |
Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers' formal inventiveness as well as their intense exploration of various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, poverty, and the Palestinian experience in modern times. Salma Khadra Jayyusi, a renowned scholar of Arabic literature, has included short stories and excerpts from novels from authors in every Arab country. Modern Arabic Fiction contains writings stretching from the pioneering work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz and the stories of contemporary Arab writers. In addition to familiar names such as Mahfouz, the anthology presents excerpts from writers well known in the Arab world but just beginning to find an audience in the West, including early twentieth century Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, whose historical epics were eye-openers for generations of Arab readers to the achievements of medieval Islamic civilization; Yusuf Idris's complex and brilliant portrait of Egypt's poor; 'Abd al-Rahman Muneef's searing exploration of the ecological and social impact of oil production; Palestinian writer Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's sophisticated description of the dilemma's of modern Arab intellectuals; and Jamal al-Ghitani's impressive employment of mythical time and the continuity of the past in the present. Jayyusi provides biographical information on the writers as well as a substantial and illuminating introduction to the development of modern Arabic fictional genres that considers the central thematic and aesthetic concerns of Arab short story writers and novelists.
| Author | : Angeliki Stamatopoulou-Pedersen |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 39 |
| Release | : 2019-02-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1546260536 |
This early childhood book is written from a mother's point of view with the purpose of helping children with hearing loss and their families at the critical mainstream stage. There is an emphasis through the different components in the book for broader understanding of hearing loss such as how classroom tactics and facilitation of communication at the educational level help. When young children get exposed to differences in others, they learn tolerance, empathy and create new ways of learning. For the educators, they will have in their hands a tool to start conversations with their students about hearing loss.
| Author | : David Simpson (photographer.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2010-12-01 |
| Genre | : Arboretums |
| ISBN | : 9780982870402 |
Glass House of Dreams celebrates the City of Baltimore's landmark Victorian glass palace, one of the surviving architectural treasures in historic Druid Hill Park. An extensive collection of original lithographic postcards illustrate the history of this 1888 botanical conservatory, the second oldest glass house in America. The book's author, Margaret Haviland Stansbury, is founder of the non-profit Baltimore Conservatory Association that worked with the City to bring this Victorian jewel back to life. The original Palm House featuring 175 glass windows, many of them curved, is once again packed with exotic flora from around the world. The real excitement of this book is a portfolio of stunning new photographs by David Simpson. Simpson's cutting-edge photographs not only capture the elegance of this architectural gem, but also present us with intimate images that portray the beauty of its individual plants and flowers. This book, celebrating the past, present and future of The Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens, will be released in Fall 2010.
