false 3045 0 0 female Chadera 536714 0684862751 9780684862750 4 <![CDATA[Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175621075m/536714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175621075s/536714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/536714.Barbie_Chronicles_A_Living_Doll_Turns_Forty 3.61 38 A THOROUGHLY GROWN-UP LOOK AT A TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSE OF OUTSTANDING PROPORTIONS

To some she's a collectible, to others she's trash. In The Barbie Chronicles, twenty-three writers join together to scrutinize Barbie's forty years of hateful, lovely disastrous, glorious influence on us all. No other tiny shoulders have ever, had to carry the weight of such affection and derision and no other book has ever paid this notorious little place of plastic her due. Whether you adore her or abhor her, The Barbie Chronicles will have you looking at her in ways you never imagined.

]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 1999 270016 034545118X 9780345451187 3 <![CDATA[The Four Temperaments: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173299433m/270016.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173299433s/270016.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270016.The_Four_Temperaments_A_Novel 3.52 31 Oscar Kornblatt has been a first violinist with the New York City Ballet for so many years that he scarcely notices the throngs of eager young dancers who fill the ranks of the corps de ballet. But Ginny Valentine catches his eye, and when he comes to know her he becomes utterly enchanted by her. One night when Ruth, his quietly independent wife, is away, he brings Ginny back to his Upper West Side apartment and the two become lovers.

While the affair doesn’t last, Oscar’s attachment to Ginny continues to flourish. He invites her to join his family for Thanksgiving dinner, where she meets and falls in love with Oscar’s eldest son, Gabriel, home from San Francisco for the holiday. Gabriel, married to a beautiful, highly unstable woman, finds himself falling under Ginny’s spell. As the bonds of the family begin to erode, Ruth takes drastic and shocking measures to salvage what is most precious to her: her baby granddaughter, Isobel.

Set against the glamorous, exciting world of the New York City Ballet, The Four Temperaments explores the ways in which love and marriage are tested. Through its unforgettable cast of characters, this novel reveals how the demands of the flesh can suddenly, almost inexplicably, turn lives upside down. With the assurance and virtuosity of a seasoned storyteller, Yona Zeldis McDonough presents the powerfully sexy story of two adulterous affairs and imbues them with an irresistible emotional undercurrent.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2002 183209 044842889X 9780448428895 3 <![CDATA[Who Was Harriet Tubman?]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172516485m/183209.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172516485s/183209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/183209.Who_Was_Harriet_Tubman_ 3.88 25 3045 3.56 210 45 2002 5976461 1439102538 9781439102534 11 <![CDATA[Breaking the Bank]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5976461.Breaking_the_Bank 3.41 22 MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING

Mia Saul is down on her luck. Dumped by her husband, jettisoned from her job, and estranged from her adored older brother, she and her young daughter, Eden, have had to make a downscale move to a crummy apartment, where their neighbors include a tough young drug dealer and a widower who lets his dogs use the hallways as their own personal litter box. Juggling a series of temporary jobs, wrangling with her ex-husband over child support, and trying to keep pace with Eden's increasingly erratic behavior have left Mia weary and worn out.

EXCEPT WHEN IT IS

So when a seemingly functional ATM starts handing Mia thousands and thousands of dollars -- and not deducting the money from her account, because it sure isn't in there -- she isn't about to give it back. Her newfound cash stash opens up a world of opportunity, and a whole lot of trouble. Worried friends, family, and in-laws start questioning her judgment about everything, and the cops really, really want to know where all that cash is coming from. And then there's Patrick, a man Mia most definitely would never have met if things hadn't spun out of control. Mia is beginning to think that maybe somebody, somewhere, is trying to teach her a lesson about what matters in life, and what doesn't....]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2009 6553172 067001091X 9780670010912 10 <![CDATA[The Doll Shop Downstairs]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6553172-the-doll-shop-downstairs 3.24 21 Nine-year-old Anna and her sisters don’t mind helping out in their parents’ doll repair shop because once the chores are done, the fun can begin. Although the dolls aren’t theirs to keep, the girls can play with them—carefully—until Papa fixes each doll and returns it to its owner.

Then World War I begins, and an embargo on German-made goods, including the parts Papa needs to repair the dolls, threatens to put the family’s shop out of business—until Anna’s idea to make dolls from scratch saves the day.

This tenderly written, delightfully illustrated storybook will remind readers of beloved classics from childhood like the All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor.

]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2313577 3.35 49 22 2009 494058 0684873923 9780684873923 3 <![CDATA[All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175213604m/494058.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175213604s/494058.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/494058.All_the_Available_Light_A_Marilyn_Monroe_Reader 3.33 15 No star in any genre has affected the world as deeply or has lasted as long without fading as Marilyn Monroe. This thought-provoking and wide-ranging collection of essays examines the undiminished incandescence of Marilyn Monroe -- the impact she has had on our culture, the evolution of her legend since her death, and what she tells us now about our lives and times -- and includes previously unpublished work from some of America's best writers, such as: Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Elliot Dark, Albert Mobilo, Marge Piercy, Lore Segal, Lisa Shea, and many more.

From her troubled family beginnings to the infamous $13 million auction held at Christie's in New York City, All the Available Light paints an unforgettable portrait of Marilyn as you've never seen her before.

This extremely rare cover photo was taken c. 1954, on the set of The Seven Year Itch.

]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2002 84928 0448431041 9780448431048 1 <![CDATA[Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171058021m/84928.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171058021s/84928.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84928.Who_Was_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_ 4.08 12
Illustrated by Carrie Robbins.
Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2003 6694884 0805081925 9780805081923 2 <![CDATA[Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6694884-louisa 3.12 8 Little Women was published in 1868 it was an instant success. Louisa drew on her experiences in writing the novel, but there’s a lot more to her rags-to-riches story. Louisa came from a family that was poor but freethinking, and she started teaching when she was only seventeen years old. But writing was her passion. This informative biography captures the life of a compassionate woman who left an indelible mark on literature for all ages.]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 942552 3.12 8 2 2009 1593278 0385503628 9780385503624 1 <![CDATA[In Dahlia's Wake]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185598051m/1593278.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185598051s/1593278.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1593278.In_Dahlia_s_Wake 3.14 7

Rick and Naomi fell in love in college, married soon afterward, and weathered the setbacks in their lives—including Naomi’s repeated miscarriages—secure in their love for one another. With the birth of their daughter, Dahlia, everything finally glides into place. Their renovated brick house in Brooklyn is close to Rick’s podiatry practice, and when Dahlia is old enough for kindergarten, Naomi begins teaching at the private school where her daughter is enrolled. Then, in a single unbelievable moment, their close-knit life is utterly shattered. While on an outing with Rick, Dahlia is killed in a bizarre automobile accident, and Rick and Naomi retreat into grief-stricken isolation.

A moving portrait of ordinary people in heartbreaking circumstances, In Dahlia’s Wake explores the ache of loss and the search for solace. In herdesperate desire to find a remedy, Naomi leaves her teaching job to volunteer at the hospital where Dahlia died and finds herself drawn to Michael McBride, the doctor who delivered the devastating news. Rick, haunted by guilt about the accident and tormented by Naomi’s emotional and physical withdrawal, falls into an affair with his office manager, the divorced mother of a young son. The distance between Rick and Naomi widens until another twist of fate and the unexpected insight offered by Naomi’s mother—who struggles with her increasing bouts of memory loss—awaken them to the value of their own lives and to the true meaning of family.]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2005 4417 0448437430 9780448437439 0 <![CDATA[Who Was John F. Kennedy?: Who Was...?]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165436129m/4417.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165436129s/4417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4417.Who_Was_John_F_Kennedy_Who_Was_ 3.67 6 Who Was...? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.]]> 3045 3.56 210 45 2004