This book is a must-read for horse-lovers, featuring stories and extracts from classic and contemporary writers who share a deep understanding of these majestic creatures. Each piece is carefully selected to appeal to readers who cherish the close bond between humans and horses. The black-and-white illustrations by Victor Ambrus add a beautiful touch, making this book not just a collection of stories but a stunning visual experience as well.

If you're an actor seeking to refine your craft or simply love the art of acting, "Training of the American Actor" could provide you with invaluable insights. It speaks to the constant evolution of acting techniques, offering a glimpse into the teachings of legendary figures like Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler. It's more than a manual; it's a historical journey through the transformative methods that have shaped American theater and film. Whether you're looking to explore different acting methodologies or deepen your understanding of the discipline, this study is a rich resource that connects theory with practice.

Imagine reconnecting with the world beyond your phone screen. "It Started With A Tweet" delivers a much-needed digital detox in the most delightful way—a romantic comedy set in the English countryside. Anna Bell charmingly crafts a tale about finding love and laughter offline that could make you consider if there's more to life than a timeline refresh. If you've ever felt tethered to your tech, Daisy's story could show you there's a charming escape.

Synopsis:
Anna has studiously avoided her Aunt Rose—the woman she once loved more than anyone else in the world—ever since the night Rose betrayed Anna and her mother, Rose's own fatally ill sister. In the sixteen years that have passed, Anna has built another life for herself far from her hometown on Maryland's eastern shore, but she can't forgive or forget. Now another betrayal, by a faithless lover, has brought Anna back to her family's restaurant, where Rose needs her estranged niece's help—and trust—more than ever before. Determined to leave as soon as the struggling business is back on its feet and her own hurt is healed, Anna joins Rose in the kitchen of the Bella Sorella, resolved to remain unaffected by Rose's longing to undo the past. But Anna's resistance could blind her to a true and unexpected love that's reaching out to grab her by the heart. New York Times bestselling author patricia gaffney's Flight Lessons is a poignant, funny, and wise story of truth, loyalty, and the bonds that shape, sustain, and ultimately uplift us.

About the Author:

Patricia Gaffney's novels include The Goodbye Summer, Flight Lessons, and The Saving Graces. She and her husband currently live in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania.

Author: Patricia Gaffney
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
Publisher: Earthlight
Publication Date: 30 Jun 2003

Clever, funny and romantic too, with a story any sporting widow will relate to, The Good Girlfriend's Guide to Getting Even is Anna Bell's brilliant follow-up to the bestselling and much-loved The Bucket List to Mend a Broken HeartA hilarious new romantic comedy from the author of It Started With A Tweet and The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart, for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella When Lexi's sport-mad boyfriend Will skips her friend's wedding to watch football - after pretending to have food poisoning - it might just be the final whistle for their relationship. But fed up of just getting mad, Lexi decides to even the score. And, when a couple of lost tickets and an 'accidentally' broken television lead to them spending extra time together, she's delighted to realise that revenge might be the best thing that's happened to their relationship. And if her clever acts of sabotage prove to be a popular subject for her blog, what harm can that do? It's not as if he'll ever find out . . . ----- 'Romantic and refreshing' Mhairi McFarlane 'A fun, bouncy, brilliant tale' Heat 'Funny, relatable and fabulously written' Daily Express

Meet the Lake sisters ...'Fresh, funny and hugely entertaining'CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect book!'HEIDI SWAIN' C racking, cosy, emotional and witty'KIRSTY GREENWOOD'You are all going to completely fall in love with this story'HOLLY MARTIN'A feel-good hoot of a read'HEATThe BRAND NEW feel-good, kick-ass novel about sisterhood and second chances. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella , Lindsey Kelk , Mhairi McFarlane and Anna Bell .****They're fixing up their childhood home. It's going to get messy.When Willow Lake asks her daughters for help renovating the family home, each has a reason to hesitate about returning to Maplewood . . .For quiet and bookish Emmy going back to the town that ridiculed her fills her with dread.The youngest Noelle is perfectly comfortable in herself now , but once wanted to fit in so badly that she walked away from her first love. A first love who still lives in Maplewood.And outspoken Rae is painfully aware of how much the townspeople hurt her little sisters growing up. She didn't protect them then, but there's no way she'll let history repeat itself.The sisters agree to go home and make the best of it. After all if they've changed over the years, it's possible the townspeople have too . . . isn't it?The BRAND NEW feel-good, kick-ass novel about sisterhood and second chances. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk, Mhairi McFarlane and Anna Bell.Praise for Lisa Dickenson' PERFECT ' - Miranda Dickenson' FLAWLESS ' - Holly Martin' Sprinkled with humour ' - Cathy Bramley' HILARIOUS ' - Fabulous' Will have you laughing out loud... A must read ' - Daily Express' DELICIOUS ' - Jo Thomas' A classic ' - Sun' SPARKLING ' - Sunday Express' Feisty, fun, and fierce! ' - Ali McNamara' HEART-WARMING ' - Red' Perfect poolside reading ' - The Lady' LOVELY ' - Marie Claire' UPLIFTING ' - Bella

She’s your best friend. She knows all your secrets. That’s why she’s so dangerous.A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.It starts with a simple favor—an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, she happily says yes. Nicky and her son, Miles, are classmates and best friends, and the five-year-olds love being together—just like she and Emily. A widow and stay-at-home mommy blogger living in woodsy suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a sophisticated PR executive whose job in Manhattan demands so much of her time.But Emily doesn’t come back. She doesn’t answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong—Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily’s husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It’s the least she can do for her best friend. Then, she and Sean receive shocking news. Emily is dead. The nightmare of her disappearance is over.Or is it? Because soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing—not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor—is as simple as it seems.A Simple Favor is a remarkable tale of psychological suspense—a clever and twisting free-fall of a ride filled with betrayals and reversals, twists and turns, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge. Darcey Bell masterfully ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page. Don't miss the film version starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding!

Alternate cover edition located here and here ."They were New Orleans' gen de couleur libre - the copper-skinned half-castes who lived recklessly and loved passionately, trapped in a world between black and white.Marcel - the young, blue-eyed scholar, sensitive, and longing always for Paris. Marie - his breathtakingly beautiful sister, cursed with the ability to pass for white. Cristophe - novelist and teacher, the idol of all the young gens. Anna Bella - light in skin, African in feature, chosen for the white man."-from the back cover-

Synopsis:
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\n\nA sharp, witty and hugely entertaining debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada is The Nanny Diaries set in the world of high fashion.\n\nWelcome to the dollhouse, baby!\n\nWhen Andrea first sets foot in the plush Manhattan offices of Runway she knows nothing.\n\nShe's never heard of the world's most fashionable magazine, or its feared and fawned-over editor, Miranda Priestly. But she's going to be Miranda's assistant, a job millions of girls would die for.\n\nA year later, she knows altogether too much:\n\nThat it's a sacking offence to wear anything lower than a three-inch heel to work. But that there's always a fresh pair of Manolos for you in the accessories cupboard.\n\nThat Miranda believes Hermes scarves are disposable, and you must keep a life-time supply on hand at all times.\n\nThat eight stone is fat.\n\nThat you can charge cars, manic

Review:

It's a killer title: The Devil Wears Prada. And it's killer material: author Lauren Weisberger did a stint as assistant to Anna Wintour, the all-powerful editor of Vogue magazine. Now she's written a book, and this is its theme: narrator Andrea Sachs goes to work for Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor of Runway magazine. Turns out Miranda is quite the bossyboots. That's pretty much the extent of the novel, but it's plenty. Miranda's behavior is so insanely over-the-top that it's a gas to see what she'll do next, and to try to guess which incidents were culled from the real-life antics of the woman who's been called Anna "Nuclear" Wintour. For instance, when Miranda goes to Paris for the collections, Andrea receives a call back at the New York office (where, incidentally, she's not allowed to leave her desk to eat or go to the bathroom, lest her boss should call). Miranda bellows over the line: "I am standing in the pouring rain on the rue de Rivoli and my driver has vanished. Vanished! Find him immediately!" This kind of thing is delicious fun to read about, though not as well written as its obvious antecedent, The Nanny Diaries. And therein lies the essential problem of the book. Andrea's goal in life is to work for The New Yorker--she's only sticking it out with Miranda for a job recommendation. But author Weisberger is such an inept, ungrammatical writer, you're positively rooting for her fictional alter ego not to get anywhere near The New Yorker. Still, Weisberger has certainly one-upped Me Times Three author Alex Witchel, whose magazine-world novel never gave us the inside dope that was the book's whole raison d' etre. For the most part, The Devil Wears Prada focuses on the outrageous Miranda Priestly, and she's an irresistible spectacle. --Claire Dederer

Format: Paperback
Edition: Media tie-in
Number of Pages: 400
Publisher: HarperCollins s Ltd (GB)
Publication Date: 22 Aug 2011

Could YOU survive a digital detox? Daisy Hobson lives her whole life online. But when her social media obsession causes her to make a catastrophic mistake at work, Daisy finds her life going into free-fall . . . Her sister Rosie thinks she has the answer to all of Daisy's problems - a digital detox in a remote cottage in Cumbria. Soon, too, Daisy a welcome distraction there in Jack, the rugged man-next-door.But can Daisy, a London girl, ever really settle into life in a tiny, isolated village? And, more importantly, can she survive without her phone?Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella, It Started With A Tweet is the hilarious new romantic comedy from the author of The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart.