Three Years with Sylvia

Three Years with Sylvia
Author: Mike Hoare
Publisher: Paladin Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781581607338

The author fully expects the title of this book to lead the reader to expect an account of the goings-on between a man and his mistress. In a sense, that is what it is. Sylvia is a large ex-Baltic trading yacht who made outrageous demands on her lover's heart and pocket. For three years Mike Hoare and his family made her their home, sailing round the western Mediterranean in Sylvia and visiting many ports in Spain, France and North Africa, seeking and finding romance and adventure, strange places and great people. Three Years with Sylvia is written in a lively style, and interspersed in the narrative are many anecdotes of the sea and sailors, and of earlier voyages undertaken by Hoare. Scattered here and there are also golden nuggets of truth about sailing and life.

A Passion for Him

A Passion for Him
Author: Sylvia Day
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0758290632

In this Georgian-era romance by the #1 bestselling author of the Crossfire Series, a woman meant for another man succumbs to temptation. STRANGER He wears a mask . . . and he is following her. Staring at her like no other man since Colin. But Colin is dead and Amelia believes she will never again shiver with pleasure, never again sigh his name. LOVER Until her masked pursuer lures her into a moonlit garden and offers a single, reckless kiss. Now she is obsessed with discovering his identity. Perfectly attuned to his every desire, his every thought, she will not stop until she knows his every secret. Praise for A Passion for Him “Terrific. Readers will have a passion for Sylvia Day’s fine historicals.” —Midwest Book Review “Brilliantly blends danger and desire into an intrigue-rich, lushly sensual love story.” —Booklist

The Letters of Sylvia Beach

The Letters of Sylvia Beach
Author: Sylvia Beach
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2010-04-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 023151784X

Founder of the Left Bank bookstore Shakespeare and Company and the first publisher of James Joyce's Ulysses, Sylvia Beach had a legendary facility for nurturing literary talent. In this first collection of her letters, we witness Beach's day-to-day dealings as bookseller and publisher to expatriate Paris. Friends and clients include Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, H. D., Ezra Pound, Janet Flanner, William Carlos Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, and Richard Wright. As librarian, publicist, publisher, and translator, Beach carved out a unique space for herself in English and French letters. This collection reveals Beach's charm and resourcefulness, sharing her negotiations with Marianne Moore to place Joyce's work in The Dial; her battle to curb the piracy of Ulysses in the United States; her struggle to keep Shakespeare and Company afloat during the Depression; and her complicated affair with the French bookstore owner Adrienne Monnier. These letters also recount Beach's childhood in New Jersey; her work in Serbia with the American Red Cross; her internment in a German prison camp; and her friendship with a new generation of expatriates in the 1950s and 1960s. Beach was the consummate American in Paris and a tireless champion of the avant-garde. Her warmth and wit made the Rue de l'Odéon the heart of modernist Paris.

Life in the Ocean

Life in the Ocean
Author: Claire A. Nivola
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-03-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1466808756

Sylvia Earle first lost her heart to the ocean as a young girl when she discovered the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in her backyard. As an adult, she dives even deeper. Whether she's designing submersibles, swimming with the whales, or taking deep-water walks, Sylvia Earle has dedicated her life to learning more about what she calls "the blue heart of the planet." With stunningly detailed pictures of the wonders of the sea, Life in the Ocean tells the story of Sylvia's growing passion and how her ocean exploration and advocacy have made her known around the world. This picture book biography also includes an informative author's note that will motivate young environmentalists. Life in the Ocean is one of The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012

Scandalous Liaisons

Scandalous Liaisons
Author: Sylvia Day
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617730556

"Oh, those naughty rakes. With their wicked winks, sensual smiles, and bad boy habits, you just can't take them out in polite society. But who wants to go out when you can stay in. . .? Stolen Pleasures Sebastian Blake, Earl of Merrick, long ago fled the responsibilities of his title to become the infamous pirate, Captain Phoenix. But the booty he's just captured on a merchant ship is a fierce tempered minx who claims to be a bride. . .his bride, married to him by proxy on behest of their fathers. He could shame his hated family and return his beautiful wife untouched, but no treasure has ever proved more tempting to Sebastian, and making their marriage a true one--in every sense--is his one urgent desire . . . Lucien's Gamble Lucien Remington's reputation as a debauched libertine who plays by no one's rules--in business or the bedroom--is well deserved. He gets what he wants, social repudiation be damned. But society can keep from him the one thing he truly desires, the untouchable Lady Julienne La Coeur. Until she sneaks into his club dressed as a man and searching for her irresponsible brother. Suddenly she's in Lucien's grasp, his to take, and his mind is filled with the most wickedly sinful thoughts. A gentleman would walk away from the temptation she presents. But then, Lucien has never claimed to be a gentleman. . . Her Mad Grace Hugh La Coeur never wanted to be the Earl of Montrose. Wine, women, and a hefty wager are preferable to responsibility of any kind. It's certainly preferable to spending the night in an eerie, neglected mansion owned by a legendary madwoman. The duchess's companion, the fiercely independent Charlotte, is another matter altogether. Hugh would be happy to spend as many nights in her bed as possible. He knows she's hiding terrible secrets, but for once in his life, Hugh has the desire to take on someone else's burden as his own, no matter what the danger. . . They're mad, bad, and totally irresistible. . .

Sylvia & Aki

Sylvia & Aki
Author: Winifred Conkling
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 158246345X

Young Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle. Young Aki Munemitsu never expected to be sent away from her home and her life as she knew it. The two girls definitely never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected on a Southern California farm in a way that changed the country forever. Who are Sylvia and Aki? And why did their family stories matter then and still matter today? This book reveals the remarkable, never-before-told story—based on true events—of Mendez vs. Westminster School District, the California court case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education at the national level.

Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz

Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz
Author: Gail Crowther
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982138424

"A dual biography of poets, friends, and rivals Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton"--

Sylvia Beach And The Lost Generation

Sylvia Beach And The Lost Generation
Author: Riley Noel Fitch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1983
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780393302318

Noel Riley Fitch has written a perfect book, full to the brim with literary history, correct and whole-hearted both in statement and in implication. She makes me feel and remember a good many things that happened before and after my time. I'm glad to have lived long enough to read it. --Glenway Wescott

Executive Presence

Executive Presence
Author: Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0062246909

Are you “leadership material?” More importantly, do others perceive you to be? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, a noted expert on workplace power and influence, shows you how to identify and embody the Executive Presence (EP) that you need to succeed. You can have the experience and qualifications of a leader, but without executive presence, you won't advance. EP is an amalgam of qualities that true leaders exude, a presence that telegraphs you're in charge or deserve to be. Articulating those qualities isn't easy, however. Based on a nationwide survey of college graduates working across a range of sectors and occupations, Sylvia Hewlett and the Center for Talent Innovation discovered that EP is a dynamic, cohesive mix of appearance, communication, and gravitas. While these elements are not equal, to have true EP, you must know how to use all of them to your advantage. Filled with eye-opening insights, analysis, and practical advice for both men and women, mixed with illustrative examples from executives learning to use the EP, Executive Presence will help you make the leap from working like an executive to feeling like an executive.

Forbidden Entry

Forbidden Entry
Author: Sylvia Nobel
Publisher: Nite Owl Books
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0983970246

Spirited, flame-haired reporter Kendall O'Dell's plans to spend her vacation sightseeing with her family go up in smoke after the bodies of a young couple are discovered inside their camper on a closed Forest Service road high the snow-covered Bradshaw Mountains of Arizona. Evidence at the scene suggests an unfortunate accident, but then comes the shocking news that one of the victims is the cousin of her best friend, Ginger King. When Kendall is informed about a tragic event in the young woman's background and discovers that there have been two other questionable deaths in the same area, she becomes suspicious and decides to follow up herself. Her investigation leads her to the hidden community of Raven Creek, populated by a host of shadowy characters, and she puts her life on the line to uncover the dangerous and startling secret. Coming soon: Deadly Sanctuary, the first installment of the Kendall O'Dell Mystery Series, will be released as a self-titled film in Spring, 2015!