Benjamin Wood
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English
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Ben Wood is a larger-than-life figure, an American architect who re-imagined both the heart of New York and the heart of Shanghai and in this unique memoir, he tells a thousand outrageous and wonderful stories from the back blocks of the American South in the 1950s through to the glittering skylines of the 21st century. His design of the Xintiandi area of Shanghai set the standard for urban renewal across all of China's cities, but that's just the...
2) The ecliptic
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2016.
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English
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From the award-winning author of The Bellwether Revivals comes a "gorgeous and harrowing work" (Emily St. John Mandel) set on a mysterious island, where artists strive to recover their lost gifts—and where nothing is quite as it seems.
Situated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living...
Situated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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For twenty years, Daniel Hardesty has borne the emotional scars of a childhood trauma which he is powerless to undo, which leaves him no peace. One August morning in 1995, the young Daniel and his estranged father Francis--a character of irresistible charm and roiling self-pity--set out on a road trip to the North that seems to represent a chance to salvage their relationship. ... But with every passing mile, the layers of Fran's mendacity and desperation...
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English
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In the early 1950s Presbyterian missionaries John and Madge Wood accepted the call to Ometepec, Mexico. Along with their young sons, they served the people faithfully and selflessly. Tragically, their time was cut short when John and Madge's plane crashed in the remote mountains. They left behind five young boys, ages four to fourteen. Fifty years later, those sons and their families held a reunion in the family homestead to celebrate the rich legacy...
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