A Day in the Life
Title | A Day in the Life PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Greenfield |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2009-06-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0786748001 |
A Day in the Life is the story of how the ideal marriage between two young and extraordinarily beautiful members of the English upper class fell apart as the psychedelic dreams of the sixties gave way to the harsh, hard-rock reality of the seventies. A tender, moving, and often harrowing look at the moment in time when the counterculture collided with the international jet set, A Day in the Life captures the spirit of that era and the people who lived through it with unerring accuracy and heartfelt precision. When Tommy Weber and Susan “Puss” Coriat, London’s most beautiful couple, were married in 1964, it was the fitting end to a storybook romance. But the fast cars Tommy loved to race, their celebrity friends, and the huge trust fund Puss had inherited masked a tortured truth—both had suffered through oppressive and neglectful childhoods and were now caught up in a wildly extravagant lifestyle that neither Puss’ inheritance nor Tommy’s increasingly desperate schemes could support. Six years later, Puss found herself wandering around India with her two sons while Tommy, who was now smuggling drugs to survive, lived in London with a stunning young actress. A Day in the Life is also the stirring account of how the couple’s tow sons—one of whom is the well-known actor Jake Weber—somehow managed to survive a childhood that would have destroyed those of lesser spirit. An unbelievable true-life tale that often reads like a novel, A Day in the Life follow the fortunes and misfortunes of one remarkable family while also introducing us to an extensive cast of supporting characters that includes Keith Richards, Anita Pallenberg, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Charlotte Rampling, as well as many of the movers and shakers who helped create the “Swinging London” scene.
A Day in the Life of America
Title | A Day in the Life of America PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Smolan |
Publisher | Harper San Francisco |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Contains color and black and white photographs taken over a twenty-four hour period in the United States.
The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings
Title | The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Princeton Architectural Press |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2007-07-05 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 9781568987040 |
This title chronicles the life of Albert Hastings, an octogenarian living alone in a small flat in Wales. Bert's writing is paired with Deveney's photographs and together they tell a story of fulfilment, lonliness, hope and beauty.
One Day of Life
Title | One Day of Life PDF eBook |
Author | Manlio Argueta |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 1991-01-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0679732438 |
Celebrated for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, One Day of Life depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador. 5:30 A.M. in Chalate, a small rural town: Lupe, the grandmother of the Guardado family and the central figure of the novel, is up and about doing her chores. By 5:00 P.M. the plot of the novel has been resolved, with the Civil Guard's search for and interrogation of Lupe's young granddaughter, Adolfina. Told entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family, One Day of Life is not only a disturbing and inspiring evocation of the harsh realities of peasant life in El Salvador after fifty years of military exploitation; it is also a mercilessly accurate dramatization of the relationship of the peasants to both the state and the church. Translated from the Spanish by Bill Brow
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
Title | A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Barfield |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2021-03-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 153446722X |
Packed with comics, diagrams, and “secret diaries,” this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things—from hearts to farts to coconuts—and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers. Join the hilarious exploration of “a day in the life” of nearly 100 things on Earth. Find out what exactly your tongue does all day long, how a Japanese knotweed destroys everything in its path, and why no two snowflakes are ever the same. From the gross and smelly to the beautiful and fascinating, this book is a treasure trove of entertaining information.
2030
Title | 2030 PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Zuckerman |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009-03-19 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 039918726X |
Winner of the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award for a Non-fiction book Global events and new technology change how we live from moment to moment. So, what will our world be like in twenty years? Come take a look as futurists Amy Zuckerman and James Daly examine what a kid?s daily life might be like in the year 2030. Inspired and informed by trends and scientifi c and technological research, 2030 is not only a peek at some cool future gadgets (talking dog collars, cars that drive themselves), but also a thoughtful examination of how our lives might be impacted as we adjust to environmental change.
A Day in the Life of Japan
Title | A Day in the Life of Japan PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Smolan |
Publisher | Harper San Francisco |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN |
Captioned photographs depict Japanese life during one twenty-four hour period in 1985.