Milkweed Matters: A Close Look at the Life Cycles Within a Food Chain, , Connors Lisa

Автор: Connors Michael
Название: Havana Modern: Twentieth-Century Architecture and Interiors
ISBN: 0847843467 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847843466
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: A revealing collection of astonishingly fresh and undiscovered midcentury architecture and interiors in Havana.

Автор: Connors Michael
Название: The Splendor of Cuba: Five Hundred Years of Architecture and Interiors
ISBN: 0847835677 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847835676
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: An unprecedented tour of stunning and architecturally significant Cuban palacios, mansions, and private homes that have been meticulously preserved, previously un-photographed, and inaccessible to visitors. At a time when more travelers are rediscovering Cuba, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a different view of the island's cultural achievements. It presents not the Cuba of Castro's era, with its derelict buildings and peeling paint, but the opulent world of the Spanish Creole aristocracy of the colonial period, with its Mudejar craftsmanship and baroque palacios, the sugarcane plantations (ingenios) and coffee plantations (cafetales), and classically inspired grand mansions. Exceptional preservation work has kept these villas in the magnificent state in which they were first envisioned.
The photographs, shot exclusively for this book, show examples in each area of the island-from the interiors and exteriors in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Pinar del Rio to close-up details of courtyards, balconies, galleries, balustrades, grilles, and louvered doors in Trinidad, Matanzas, and Holguin. One featured home is Finca Vigia ("Lookout House"), the former residence of Ernest Hemingway.

Автор: Connors Jimmy, Yaeger Don
Название: The Outsider LP
ISBN: 0061285250 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061285257
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 20190.00 T
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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.

Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the publics adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S.

Open, competing against players half his age.

More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire.

When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.

This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.