Mary Morris Knihy

A volume in which rich and unexpected seams of precious materials await discovery' - The Guardian

"From the author of the classic memoir Nothing to Declare, a new travel narrative examining healing, redemption, and what it means to be a solo woman on the road."-- Provided by publisher

In this hilarious anthology 50 top travel writers, novelists and journalists, including Isabel Allende, Jan Morris, Barbara Kingsolver, Paul Theroux, Mary Morris, Dominique Lapierre, Eric Hansen, Rick Steves, Tony Wheeler and Helen Gurley Brown, tell the stories of their greatest travel disasters. Most of the writers of these original essays are contributing their royalties to Oxfam America, the international relief organization. Guaranteed to whet your appetite or make you cancel your reservations.

At the center of ordinary circumstances gone awry and love warped by bad timing is urban planner Deborah Miles, her philandering husband Mark, her rebellious brother Zapp, her midwestern parents, and a handsome filmmaker.

A comprehensive and up-to-date digest of contemporary words and phrases from the authors of the internationally syndicated column "Words, Wit and Wisdom". Lively, provocative, and illuminating, this accessible compendium is essential for anyone who wants to speak and write with confidence.

Die Musik war ihre einzige Liebe – bis sie einander fanden. Amerika, um 1920: Fasziniert von der neuen Musik, die ganz Chicago erobert, widersetzt sich Benny Lehrman dem Willen seines Vaters und kämpft darum, Pianist werden zu dürfen. Im Nachtclub der Familie der jungen Pearl findet er Zuflucht, Freundschaft – und erlebt seine erste Liebe. Doch schon bald steht er vor der Wahl zwischen der Musik und denen, die ihm nahestehen. Das dramatische Schicksal zweier Familien in den Roaring Twenties – so mitreißend wie eine Nacht voller Musik. „Eine schillernde Geschichte voller Poesie und Feuer.“ New York Times.

Schlaflose Nächte - bk1559; Goldmann Verlag; Mary Morris; pocket_book; 1995