The Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting - 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 Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting write by Michael Rips. This book was released on 2020-04-21. The Golden Flea: A Story of Obsession and Collecting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A lovable oddball cast of characters is at the heart of this treasure-hunt through the last days of one of the greatest flea markets on earth. "[Rips] has humanity, humor and the gift of a limpid, agile, unpretentious prose style.… A captivating portrait.”—Ben Downing, Wall Street Journal Across America and around the world, people wander through flea markets to search for lost treasures. For decades, no such market was more renowned than the legendary Chelsea flea market, which sprawled over several blocks and within an old garage on the west side of Manhattan. Visitors would trawl through booths crammed with vintage dresses, rare books, ancient swords, glass eyeballs, Afghan rugs, West African fetish dolls, Old Master paintings, and much more. In The Golden Flea, the acclaimed writer Michael Rips takes readers on a trip through this charmed world. With a beguiling style that has won praise from Joan Didion and Susan Orlean, Rips recounts his obsession with the flea and its treasures and provides a fascinating account of the business of buying and selling antiques. Along the way, he introduces us to the flea’s lovable oddball cast of vendors, pickers, and collectors, including a haberdasher who only sells to those he deems worthy; an art dealer whose obscure paintings often go for enormous sums; a troubadour who sings to attract customers; and the Prophet, who finds wisdom among all the treasures and trash. As Rips’s passion for collecting grows and the flea’s last days loom, he undertakes a quest to prove the provenance of a mysterious painting that just might be the one.
The Golden Flea
The Golden Flea - 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 Golden Flea write by Michael Rips. This book was released on 2020-09. The Golden Flea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The captivating story of Manhattan's legendary Chelsea Flea Market.
Justinian's Flea
Justinian's Flea - 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 Justinian's Flea write by William Rosen. This book was released on 2007-05-03. Justinian's Flea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the acclaimed author of Miracle Cure and The Third Horseman, the epic story of the collision between one of nature's smallest organisms and history's mightiest empire During the golden age of the Roman Empire, Emperor Justinian reigned over a territory that stretched from Italy to North Africa. It was the zenith of his achievements and the last of them. In 542 AD, the bubonic plague struck. In weeks, the glorious classical world of Justinian had been plunged into the medieval and modern Europe was born. At its height, five thousand people died every day in Constantinople. Cities were completely depopulated. It was the first pandemic the world had ever known and it left its indelible mark: when the plague finally ended, more than 25 million people were dead. Weaving together history, microbiology, ecology, jurisprudence, theology, and epidemiology, Justinian's Flea is a unique and sweeping account of the little known event that changed the course of a continent.
The Golden Flea
The Golden Flea - 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 Golden Flea write by Tullio Pinelli. This book was released on 1953. The Golden Flea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Acid for the Children
Acid for the Children - 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 Acid for the Children write by Flea (Musician). This book was released on 2019. Acid for the Children available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chronicles his life from his birth in Australia and upbringing on the streets of Los Angeles through his rise to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee." --
