The Jewel Box Book

Author : Anna Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780385610018
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box written by Anna Davis and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1927. The city is buzzing with life and at the centre of it all is 30-year-old Grace Rutherford. By day, Grace is a copy-writer at one of Londons biggest advertising agencies but by night she leads a double life as Diamond Sharp, the sharp-tongued author of a racy newspaper gossip column. Diamond Sharp on The Charleston:Last night a louche gentleman wreaked violent Charleston on me. They dance it dandily in Paris so how much longer is it going to be before the Londoner learns how to do it properly?But, although on the face of it Grace is a party girl without a care in the world, she is struggling with a troubled home life and lives in fear that her sister Nancy will discover a guilty secret she is keeping.And when Grace meets two enigmatic Americans who are sworn enemies, she is drawn into a nest of secrets, lies and love which will turn her life upside down and change it for ever.

Author : Tim Blackburn
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 164283274X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box written by Tim Blackburn and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plastic box with a lightbulb attached may seem like an odd birthday present. But for ecologist Tim Blackburn, a moth trap is a captivating window into the world beyond the roof terrace of his London flat. Whether gaudy or drab, rare or common, each moth ensnared by the trap is a treasure with a story to tell. In The Jewel Box, Blackburn introduces these mysterious visitors, revealing how the moths he catches reflect hidden patterns governing the world around us. With names like the Dingy Footman, Jersey Tiger, Pale Mottled Willow, and Uncertain, and at least 140,000 identified species, moths are fascinating in their own right. But no moth is an island—they are vital links in the web of life. Through the lives of these overlooked insects, Blackburn introduces a landscape of unseen ecological connections. The flapping of a moth’s wing may not cause a hurricane, but it is closely tied to the wider world, from the park down the street to climatic shifts across the globe. Through his luminous prose and infectious sense of curiosity, Blackburn teaches us to see—and respect—the intricate web of nature in which we’re all caught. The Jewel Box shows us how the contents of one small box can illuminate the workings of all nature.

Author : Joanne Victorie Wiertella
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976371007
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box Book written by Joanne Victorie Wiertella and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to antique Art Metal, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Arts and Crafts, and Revival Period jewel boxes, The Jewel Box Book is the first book to provide easy reference for the spellbound collector or charmed novice. Over 500 rich color photos accompany this fascinating narrative about the history, styles, composition, and sales of jewel boxes manufactured in America between 1900-1925.Readers will appreciate detailed information about manufacturers that include Jennings Brothers, Weidlich Brothers, Benedict Manufacturing Company, Rogers Silver Plate Company, Kronheimer & Oldenbusch, and The Art Metal Works (known today for the Ronson trademark), and others.Explanations about design motifs and the "Language of Flowers" provide the perfect complement to these stories of the jewel boxes that once adorned dressing tables at the turn-of-the-century and continue to delight aficionados.

Author : C. Michelle Mccarty
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781481107150
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box written by C. Michelle Mccarty and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in the Sixties while Motown hits filled the airwaves, naïve Jill Novak acknowledged her knack for choosing losers when boring Husband Number One vanished, leaving her to support their two-year-old. Afflicted with planning deficit disorder, the perpetual daydreamer soon morphs from small town Jill to sophisticated big city Cherie, but a new name does not a better future bring. In 1969 Houston, Cherie encounters a rogue's gallery of characters unlike those from her small Texas hometown; a drop-dead gorgeous transsexual, a snarling wannabe Mafia hit-man, a hairy cop who incorporates fondling girls into his job, and a ditzo neighbor whose desire for friendship borders on stalking. But it is two distinctly different men—a middle-age gregarious gambler and a twenty-something gruff intellectual—who jump on board her turbulent thirty-year roller coaster ride and journey with her into the 21st Century and womanhood. A tough and tender Texas-sized romance with a mild metaphysical slant, The Jewel Box highlights moments from the mystical, laid-back Age of Aquarius through the materialistic, high-speed Internet era. Music and references to the times/political climate convey the nations rocky terrain (and subsequent growth) parallel with that of the main character. This is a story of an engaging and open-hearted woman with no plan, making her way through life by fits and starts, and ultimately succeeding by turning out to be stronger than she thought. The Jewel Box reminds us that true love rarely runs smooth, true friendship never wavers, occasionally everyone screws up, and sometimes slipping off track and conquering rough terrain can make the final destination even more satisfying.

Author : Genevieve Ferraro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781320004107
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box® Home written by Genevieve Ferraro and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340830130
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buried Treasure written by Victoria Finlay and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intrepid journey to uncover the secret histories of precious stones. Victoria's search takes her to Egypt to find the lost emerald mines of Cleopatra, to the Australian opal fields with their underground towns, to Burma where she is spied on by the military junta, and to a secret location to meet the world's best diamond cutter. She reveals the wealth of human stories behind gemstones, and discovers, with the advent of synthetics, an industry on the brink of crisis.

Author : Monique de Varennes
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
ISBN 13 : 0307983595
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box Ballerinas written by Monique de Varennes and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'LL TAKE TWO!" That's what Bibi Branchflower says about everything. She has two houses, two hats (exactly alike), and two silly dogs. But she doesn't have a single friend. When she comes across a beautiful jewel box, of course she wants two of them. Though there's only one like it in all the world, inside two dancers spin. Perfect! The shopkeeper explains that the box is enchanted—all who look on the ballerinas will see sorrow in their faces. Soon Bibi becomes more concerned with her sad ballerinas than with worldly riches. What will make them happy? It is her love that finally transforms them into living, breathing, happy children—and gives Bibi two real friends.

Author : Marianna Mayer
Publisher : Puffin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780803707375
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Jewel Box written by Marianna Mayer and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 1990-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cursed with bad luck, a courageous young girl sets out in search of adventure, her only protection a little jewel box that she is to open only when in danger of death.

Author : Thomas Hobbs
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
ISBN 13 : 9780881928020
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewel Box Garden written by Thomas Hobbs and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could describe your garden as a jewel box full of beautiful plant treasures? In this sequel to the bestselling Shocking Beauty, garden impresario Thomas Hobbs shows you how. The Jewel Box Garden is a luscious, full-color book that features 160 new and startling photos by renowned garden photographer David McDonald. Hobbs explains his philosophy of gardening and life, or as he puts it, "Life As We Dream It Could Be." In his own provocative and highly original way, he encourages gardeners to tap into their creativity and invest their heart and soul in creating oases of beauty -- intimate spaces where they can escape the pressures of modern life.

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Clue in the Jewel Box written by Carolyn Keene and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: