The Antiques - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Antiques write by Kris D'Agostino. This book was released on 2017-01-10. The Antiques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A family reunites after the death of its patriarch just as a hurricane tears through town in this “sparklingly funny novel about love, power, money, and adult siblings finding the beating heart of what matters most: one another” (People). On the night of a massive hurricane, three estranged siblings learn that their father is dying. For the first time in years, they convene at their childhood home in upstate New York, where the storm has downed power lines, flooded houses, and destroyed the family’s antique store. The Westfalls are no strangers to dysfunction. But never have their lives felt so out of control. Armie is living in their parents’ basement. In Manhattan, Josef, a sex-addicted techie, is struggling to repair his broken relationship with his daughters. Their sister, Charlie, who works in Hollywood as a publicist for a wayward young actress, just learned that her son has been expelled from preschool. Amid the storm, they come together to plan their father’s memorial service, only to learn his dying wish—they must sell his priceless Magritte painting. As their failures are laid bare, they discover that hope often lurks in the darkest of places. And so, too, can hilarity. Complete with an irresistible plot and deeply flawed, affectionately rendered characters, Kris D’Agostino’s “sharp, funny [novel] conveys the disorienting and ever-shifting effects of grief” (The New York Times) and the unexpected epiphanies that emerge in chaos. This “darkly humorous portrait of the American family under duress…balances scathing and humorous commentary on the foibles of family with keen insight” (Publishers Weekly). Perfect for “fans of funny family dysfunction novels like Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You...and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s The Nest” (Booklist), The Antiques is a heartbreaking, nimble, laugh-out-loud funny send-up of modern family life.
Homesteading the Plains
Homesteading the Plains - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Homesteading the Plains write by Richard Edwards. This book was released on 2017. Homesteading the Plains available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment. Homesteading the Plains reexamines old data and draws from newly available digitized records to reassess the current interpretation's four principal tenets: homesteading was a minor factor in farm formation, with most Western farmers purchasing their land; most homesteaders failed to prove up their claims; the homesteading process was rife with corruption and fraud; and homesteading caused Indian land dispossession. Using data instead of anecdotes and focusing mainly on the nineteenth century, Homesteading the Plainsdemonstrates that the first three tenets are wrong and the fourth only partially true. In short, the public's perception of homesteading is perhaps more accurate than the one scholars have constructed. Homesteading the Plainsprovides the basis for an understanding of homesteading that is startlingly different from current scholarly orthodoxy. "--
The New York Times Book of Antiques
The New York Times Book of Antiques - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New York Times Book of Antiques write by Marvin D. Schwartz. This book was released on 1975. The New York Times Book of Antiques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Coffee Antiques
Coffee Antiques - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coffee Antiques write by Edward C. Kvetko. This book was released on 2000-01-01. Coffee Antiques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explore the world of coffee antiques with over 500 color photographs illustrating more than a thousand items. From grinders to coffee cans, posters to coffee makers, this is a varied collection from around the world, covering over 100 years and ranging from the most mundane to the most exotic. The items in each photo are carefully described, and a current market value is given for each.
Antiques Roadshow Primer
Antiques Roadshow Primer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Antiques Roadshow Primer write by Carol Prisant. This book was released on 1999-01-01. Antiques Roadshow Primer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tells how to investigate the history of furniture, silver, jewelry, clocks, toys, and books, and how to select an appraiser
