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Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school - in her 60s - to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful, demands of a life fully lived.

You’ve almost certainly laughed at Scovell’s jokes—you just didn’t know it until now. Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic...

Alekos wants to be a mighty Greek soldier like Achilles! Despite being too small to fight, he stows away on a military ship. When an opportunity to ask his hero how to learn bravery and be a fierce warrior arises, will he be brave enough to take it?

Annie Jump Navarro has won numerous Internet poker championships under the handle supernova. When the funding of online gambling accounts becomes illegal, most of Nova's assets are frozen. Her sponsors will only continue to support her if she can win a championship bracelet at one of the live events of the World Series of Poker. She heads for Vegas, where she meets Vesper Blake, an ambitious but jaded casino host who has seen too many fools flock to the strip only to leave broke and humiliated. Will Vesper be able to successfully coach the volatile Nova to win at live poker?

A hundred years. Thousands of women. One extraordinary pond. I have learned about peacocks and terrapins, giant cobras and booming widgeons; I have heard about celebrity spottings and al-fresco lovemaking and digestive biscuits. These things make up the history of the Ladies’ Pond, but they...

Elias Canetti escribió que en las escasas ocasiones en que las personas logran liberarse de las cadenas que las atan suelen, inmediatamente después, quedar sujetas a otras nuevas. Mary, una niña de quince años que vive con su familia en una granja de la Inglaterra rural de 1830, tiene el pelo del color de la leche y nació con un defecto físico en una pierna, pero logra escapar momentáneamente de su condena familiar cuando es enviada a trabajar como criada para cuidar a la mujer del vicario, que está enferma.

In honor of our second anniversary, Carina Press brings you four gripping novellas by some of genre fiction's hottest voices! Explore interstellar space, get caught up in a caper, dabble in the paranormal and solve a murder aboard a cruise ship in this collection of stories reflecting the variety of our books!

The most thrilling work yet from the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Newlyweds and Lost and Wanted, a stunning new novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year “A big-hearted...

Amid the violent last days of the glittering Russian monarchy, a princess on the run finds her heart where she least expects it. 1917, Petrograd. Fleeing the murderous flames of the Russian Revolution, Princess Svetlana Dalsky hopes to find safety in Paris with her mother and sister. But the...

The ""wonderfully talented"" (Dwight Garner, New York Times) author of Mislaid returns with a fierce and audaciously funny novel of families—both the ones we’re born into and the ones we create—a story of obsession, idealism, and ownership, centered around a young woman who inherits her...

It's London, 1879, and the hapless members of the Explorers Club must confront their most lethal threat yet: the admission of a woman into their hermetically-sealed ranks. But the intrepid Phyllida Spotte-Hume turns out to be the least of their troubles, in this hilarious farce starring members of the original Broadway cast.

I have three cardinal rules: Never mix business with pleasure. Never let a woman spend the night. Never date a woman with kids. Kids freak me out. God only knows how many this baby daddy has. Man, what was I thinking when I was in college? Me, Drake Hanson. Aka Donor 5262. It was a piece of cake and $1,500 a month for my deposits (in sperm bank speak) came in handy. I just didn't think about the consequences. One day, some kid is going to call me Daddy, and I'm going to get hit up for child support.

A Recommended Book of 2019 from Vulture and Esquire Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals—a daughter for Pam and Daniel, a solo hit single for...

Take Two with Connie and Nell is a lively, conversational podcast where two film lovers dive into one or more movies each episode. From classics to new releases, we share insights, debates, and plenty of laughs as we unpack what makes cinema so captivating.

Nell talks about topics that are important to her, informational and relevant to owning and being with horses.

Another jewel, another death... It seems like Castillac just can't catch a break. All the villagers desire is peace and quiet, but what they get in January 2009 is global financial upset and yet another murder. And their top detective has something else on her mind just now....(sshh! no spoilers!). How will the village find justice this time?

Join Molly Brown as she embarks on her sophomore year at Wellington College, navigating the ups and downs of university life alongside her friends at Queens Cottage. With each challenge, from academic pressures to personal growth, Molly discovers the resilience and camaraderie that define her journey as a young woman finding her place in the world. This captivating tale is summarized by Debbie R. Baker Robinson. Previous book in the series Molly Browns Freshman Days. Next book in the series audiobook in progress, not yet available.

Join Molly Brown as she embarks on an exciting journey away from Kentucky for the very first time, stepping into the vibrant world of Wellington University. Faced with the challenges of college life and a touch of homesickness, she discovers the power of friendship as she meets a diverse group of new friends who help her navigate this new chapter. (Ann Boulais) Stay tuned for the next adventure in the series Molly Browns Sophomore Days.

Nell & Sißmeier - Die Zweite Meinung Wie steht es wirklich um Deutschland? Die beiden BSW-Politiker Malte Nell und Elias Sißmeier nehmen kein Blatt vor den Mund und diskutieren die Themen, die viele bewegen, aber oft zu kurz kommen. Ohne Scheuklappen, ohne Angst vor unbequemen Fragen – dafür mit klarer Haltung. Im Gespräch mit Experten, Politikern und kritischen Köpfen diskutieren sie die Themen, die anderswo ausgeblendet werden – ungeschönt und ohne Denkverbote. Von Außenpolitik über Wirtschaft bis Medienkritik: Nell & Sißmeier liefern die fehlenden Perspektiven. Direkt und ...

In this tale of two writers, Nell Stevens interweaves her own life as a twenty-something graduate student with that of the English author, Elizabeth Gaskell. Although they are separated by more than 150 years, Nell finds herself drawn to the Victorian novelist by their shared experiences of...