Collar to Cleavage is a compelling read a book that invites the reader to share a series of interweaving life journeys. From a childhood in Wales to an adulthood of international proportions; from one country to another
- visiting putting down roots some in exotic far-flung places some in places where you would not want to live by choice. Then to a personal journey which explores the motives & struggles of the human heart. It deals with life transitions both spiritual & emotional; it challenges readers to examine how we process not only the joys but the difficulties & surprises that life has in store. This humorous & autobiographical account will resonate with everyone in some way. Readers are invited to reflect on their own issues in a wonderfully charming & light-hearted way & are introduced to larger-than-life characters from Swansea to Sumatra from enigmatic Japan to a chicken factory in New Zeal&. The book gives an intimate insight into the cultures of the Middle & Far East especially the role of women. The authors zest for life in all its fullness is infectious. She deals with the past
- the aching loneliness of a marriage her life as a corporate wife the shock of a cross-cultural adoption & exploring a life as a priest; we find that in her honesty we are able to understand ourselves better. Change is inevitable life changes happen. The book is a tale of her life but it may also be used as the basis for deeper thoughts & discussions on the appropriate sections. Collar to Cleavage will appeal mainly to female readers of autobiographies.

...

How does one identify the antiques of tomorrow in the contemporary jewelry market those pieces that appeal to modern taste but also have the stamp of timeless collectible? Joanna Hardys selection of truly imaginative makers & pieces

Includes:: works to suit all tastes from the more traditional to the adventurous providing authoritative answers & expert direction in this hugely exciting & fast-developing market. In-depth profiles of 40 established & emerging contemporary artists from across Europe & the United States is complimented by useful background information about materials & techniques & a guide on how to take care of precious pieces. This title

Features: a concise reference section with biographical information for the artists; contact info for important galleries museums & art dealers; fairs events & schools; & a price guide to cover all collecting budgets will help the reader decide in which pieces to invest when confronted with such vast choice. This book is part of the Collect Contemporary" series which offers expert advice by leading specialists in the field who have many years experience in the auction market & a vast knowledge of the subject."



...

When recession takes hold people traditionally think about their possessions & what they can sell. This time round anyone can turn things of value into cash partly thanks to e Bay & this manual about 20th century collectables will provide all the guidance needed. Written with verve by TVs Jamie Breese this innovative manual covers everything from the obvious to the obscure whether Action Man or action comics Marilyn Monroe or Madonna Hornby or horse brasses
- a truly remarkable range of modern collectables is covered.
...

When I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published to widespread acclaim in 1969 Maya Angelou garnered the attention of an international audience with the triumphs & tragedies of her childhood in the American South. This soul-baring memoir launched a six-book epic spanning the sweep of the authors incredible life. Dedicated fans & newcomers alike can follow the continually absorbing chronicle of Angelous life: her formative childhood in Stamps Arkansas; the birth of her son Guy at the end of World War II; her adventures travelling abroad with the famed cast of Porgy & Bess; her experience of living in a black expatriate colony in Ghana; her intense involvement with the civil rights movement including her association with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X; & finally the beginning of her writing career. Angelou has chronicled her remarkable journey & inspired people of every generation & nationality to embrace life with commitment & passion. ...

Dorothy Parker more than any of her contemporaries captured the spirit of her age in her writing. The decadent 1920S & 1930s in New York were a time of great experiment & daring for women. For the rich life seemed a continual party but the excesses took their emotional toll. With a biting wit & perceptive insight Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day & exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Her own life exemplified this duality for a while she was one of the most talked-about women of her day she was also known as a masochist whose passion for unhappiness knew no bounds". As philosopher Irwin Edman said she was "a Sappho who could combine a heartbreak with a wisecrack". Her dissection of the jazz age in poetry & prose is collected in this volume along with articles & reviews." ...

Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English M. R. James is an unlikely producer of ghost-stories. An eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton & Cambridge his classic supernatural tales have lost none of their power to unsettle & disturb. They draw on the terrors of the everyday in which documents & objects unleash terrible forces often in closed rooms & night-time settings where imagination runs riot. Lonely country houses remote inns ancient churches or the manuscript collections of great libraries provide settings for unbearable menace from creatures seeking retribution & harm. Stories that were first read aloud in Jamess study late on Christmas Eve have the power to haunt us still. This book presents all of Jamess published ghost stories including the unforgettable Oh Whistle & Ill Come to You My Lad & Casting the Runes & an appendix of Jamess writings on the ghost story. Darryl Joness introduction & notes provide a fascinating insight into Jamess background & his mastery of the genre he made his own. ...

This revised collection gathers together Charles Causleys poetry spanning a period of more than fifty years &

Includes::

...

This volume contains all the major lyric poems reflecting the diverse moods & phases of this important & inspiring poet from He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" & " The Lake Isle of Innisfree" to " Sailing to Byzantium."" ...

In gathering four decades of work Hugo Williams Collected Poems" brings back into print a vast body of material long since unavailable
-
...

This edition of Larkins poems presents his four published books The North Ship" " The Less Deceived" " The Whitsun Weddings" & " High Windows" in their original sequence. The text also

Includes:: an appendix of poems that Larkin published in other places from his juvenilia to his final years. Preserving everything that he published in his lifetime this collection of poems returns readers to the book Larkin might have intended if he had lived."

...