Cereus Blooms at Night
Title | Cereus Blooms at Night PDF eBook |
Author | Shani Mootoo |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780802144621 |
"This book is a haunting multi-generational novel about the shifting faces of Mala - adventurer and protector, recluse and madwoman. The plot contains sexual violence and mature themes" -- Prové de l'editor.
Blooming at Midnight
Title | Blooming at Midnight PDF eBook |
Author | Deepak Warrier |
Publisher | Notion Press |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2016-02-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9352066804 |
Blooming at Midnight is a collection of short stories that revolve around the sacred shores of Banaras. In this world, where people are in a constant race for supremacy, power, dominance and control, this book brings forth a savoring notion about happiness. Through the book, the author underlines a golden thought, “Happiness is you.” Anything and everything else are mere factors of how much you allow for it. An auto driver, Rajkumar; a domestic help, Shei; a boatman, Vijay; a drunken artist, Banu Desai; a social activist Babu Da; a missing friend Chandra are not mere characters that appear across the fifteen chapters, but are a part of experiences that help break the silence of ignorance.
The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus
Title | The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus PDF eBook |
Author | Lara Hawthorne |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2024-01-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 153623284X |
Hawthorne delivers an exquisitely illustrated picture book about the Saguaro cactus which grows in the Sonoran desert in Arizona and its flower, which blooms only one night a year. Full color.
Midnight Bloom
Title | Midnight Bloom PDF eBook |
Author | Rico Fukiyama |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-07-06 |
Genre | Comic books, strips, etc |
ISBN | 9781569700891 |
Everybody knows Tatsuki -- a star performer at the Academy of Performing Arts School. On stage, he's very expressive and full of energy... but, off stage, he's the complete opposite -- shy and introverted, especially when it comes to his relationships. He once had a crush on someone awhile back, but it ended up being a crash-and-burn. Can Tatsuki get his happy ending this time?
The Rose That Blooms in the Night
Title | The Rose That Blooms in the Night PDF eBook |
Author | Allie Michelle |
Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2019-10-15 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1524859168 |
The Rose That Blooms in the Night is a collection of poems from spoken word poet, yoga instructor, podcaster, and Instagram influencer Allie Michelle. The collection is meant to be a mirror reflecting the love inside of those who read it. It tells the tale of transformational cycles we experience throughout our lives. Falling in and out of love. Feeling lost and rediscovering our purpose. Learning to create a home within our own skin instead of seeking it in other people and places.
The Warmth of Other Suns
Title | The Warmth of Other Suns PDF eBook |
Author | Isabel Wilkerson |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 642 |
Release | 2011-10-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0679763880 |
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this beautifully written masterwork, the Pulitzer Prize–winnner and bestselling author of Caste chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. With stunning historical detail, Wilkerson tells this story through the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, who in 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in Mississippi for Chicago, where she achieved quiet blue-collar success and, in old age, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senate seat; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, where he endangered his job fighting for civil rights, saw his family fall, and finally found peace in God; and Robert Foster, who left Louisiana in 1953 to pursue a medical career, the personal physician to Ray Charles as part of a glitteringly successful medical career, which allowed him to purchase a grand home where he often threw exuberant parties. Wilkerson brilliantly captures their first treacherous and exhausting cross-country trips by car and train and their new lives in colonies that grew into ghettos, as well as how they changed these cities with southern food, faith, and culture and improved them with discipline, drive, and hard work. Both a riveting microcosm and a major assessment, The Warmth of Other Suns is a bold, remarkable, and riveting work, a superb account of an “unrecognized immigration” within our own land. Through the breadth of its narrative, the beauty of the writing, the depth of its research, and the fullness of the people and lives portrayed herein, this book is destined to become a classic.
Grow in the Dark
Title | Grow in the Dark PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Eldred Steinkopf |
Publisher | Cool Springs Press |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2019-05-14 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0760364524 |
Grow in the Dark puts the spotlight on 50 of the best houseplants you can grow in your dim or dark apartment. Author Lisa Eldred-Steinkopf, known as the Houseplant Guru, shares the knowledge she’s gained tending to her own personal jungle of over 1,000 houseplants. Having a south-facing window doesn’t always guarantee you the best light to grow plants—especially if your window faces an alley or a tree-lined street. What’s the point of growing an urban jungle if tall buildings are blocking all your sunshine? This compact guide, designed to look as good on your shelf as it is useful, will help you learn how to make the most of your light so you can reap the physical and emotional benefits of living with plants. Detailed profiles include tips on watering your plants just right, properly potting them, and troubleshooting pests and diseases. You’ll also learn which plants are safe to keep around your pets. Whether you live in a shady top-floor apartment or a dungeon-y garden level, this book will help you grow your plant collection to its healthiest for its Instagram debut.