The Most Beautiful Book in the World

The Most Beautiful Book in the World
Author: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Publisher: Europa Editions
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2009-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1609459946

The international bestselling story collection. “Truth and beauty are here brought together with all the visual beauty and power of a major literary work” (Lire Magazine, France). A cast of extravagant and affecting characters lovingly portrayed by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt animates these eight contemporary fables about people in search of happiness. One of Europe's most popular and bestselling authors, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt captivates the reader with his spirited style and enchanting stories that move effortlessly from the everyday to the fantastical. The eight stories in this collection, his first to be published in English, represent his best and most imaginative storylines: from the touching and surprising love story between Balthazar, a wealthy author, and Odette, a shop clerk, to the tale of a barefooted princess; from the moving title story about a group of female prisoners in a Soviet gulag to the entertaining portrait of a perennially disgruntled perfectionist. Behind each story lies a simple, if elusive, truth: though we may be frequently blind to it, happiness is often right in front of our eyes.

The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful
Author: Mayte Garcia
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0316468967

At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons. In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and the long-distance romance that followed), to their fairy-tale wedding (and their groundbreaking artistic partnership), to the devastating losses that ultimately dissolved their romantic relationship for good. Throughout it all, they shared a bond more intimate than any other in Prince's life. No one else can tell this story or can provide a deeper, more nuanced portrait of Prince -- both the famously private man and the pioneering, beloved artist -- than Mayte, his partner during some of the most pivotal personal and professional years of his career. The Most Beautiful is a book that will be returned to for decades, as Prince's music lives on with generations to come.

The Most Beautiful Story

The Most Beautiful Story
Author: Brynjulf Jung Tjønn
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781592703500

A testament to the power of the imagination and the saving power of storytelling.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Author: Judy Doenges
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780472115617

A beautiful and compelling story of a young girl's struggle to escape a town trapped by conformity and a family on the verge of dissolution

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Beautiful World, Where Are You
Author: Sally Rooney
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374602611

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Beautiful World, Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney, the bestselling author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

For the Most Beautiful

For the Most Beautiful
Author: Emily Hauser
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1681773686

Three thousand years ago a war took place where legends were born: Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. Both men were made and destroyed by the war that shook the foundations of the ancient world.But what if there was more to the tale of these heroes than we know? How would the Trojan War have looked as seen through the eyes of its women? Krisayis, the ambitious, determined daughter of the High Priest of Troy, and Briseis, loyal and passionate princess of Pedasus, interweave their tales alongside Homer’s classic story of the rage of Achilles and the gods of Olympus. What follows is a breathtaking tale of love and revenge, destiny and the determination, as these two brave women, the heroes of the Trojan War, and the gods themselves come face to face in an epic battle that will decide the fate of Troy.A glorious debut full of passion and revenge, loyalty and betrayal, Emily Hauser breathes exhilarating new life into one of history's greatest legends.

Plus Belles Bibliotheques Du Monde

Plus Belles Bibliotheques Du Monde
Author: Georg Ruppelt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2018
Genre: Libraries
ISBN: 9783836573924

In this photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries around the world to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century institutions, private to monastic collections, this is a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning and the stories they tell.

Dad's Maybe Book

Dad's Maybe Book
Author: Tim O'Brien
Publisher: Mariner Books
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0618039708

A bestselling author shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned inwartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons.

All the Beauty in the World

All the Beauty in the World
Author: Patrick Bringley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2024-10-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1982163313

"A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard"--

The Most Beautiful Thing

The Most Beautiful Thing
Author: Kao Kalia Yang
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728404800

A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look. Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving picture book portrays a family with a great deal of love and little money. Weaving together Kalia's story with that of her beloved grandmother, the book moves from the jungles of Laos to the family's early years in the United States. When Kalia becomes unhappy about having to do without and decides she wants braces to improve her smile, it is her grandmother—a woman who has just one tooth in her mouth—who helps her see that true beauty is found with those we love most. Stunning illustrations from Vietnamese illustrator Khoa Le bring this intergenerational tale to life. "A deep and moving reflection on enduring hardship and generational love. . . . Poignant storytelling with stunning visuals."—starred, Kirkus Reviews "A sincere narrative that centers on the power of family love."—starred, School Library Journal Minnesota Book Award Finalist, ALA Notable Children's Book, New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, NPR Best Book of the Year