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A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY Alison and Veronica meet amid the nocturnal glamour of 1980s New York: one is a former modelling sensation, stumbling away from the wreck of her career, the other an eccentric middle-aged proofreader with a meticulous eye. Over the next twenty years their friendship will encompass narcissism and tenderness, exploitation and self-sacrifice, love and mortality. Moving seamlessly between the glamorous and gritty '80s, when beauty and style gave licence to excess, and the broken world of the decade's survivors twenty years later, Gaitskill casts a fierce yet compassionate eye on the two eras and their fixations. Veronica masterfully evokes the fragility and mystery of human relationships in a world where love is rife with frightening artificiality. Evocative, raw and entirely unique, Veronica was shortlisted for the prestigious 2005 National Book Award in the USA.
Veronica the hippopotamus lives with her large family on the cool muddy river bank, swimming in its clear waters. But she is not happy. She dreams of becoming a conspicuous hippopotamus, even perhaps, a famous one, noticed by everyone. So she sets off, looking for adventure. In the city she discovers that there are many confusing rules about how you can move around, where you can sleep and what you can eat, and that police stations are not made with hippopotamuses in mind. Will she find her way back to her safe, muddy home? And will her dream of becoming a conspicuous hippopotamus ever be realized?
"What a sense you have for finding trouble and entering into it."Veronica Lake remains one of Hollywood's greatest icons, from movies like Sullivan's Travels and The Blue Dahlia. Her trademark 'peek-a-boo' blonde hairstyle, partly hiding one eye, is a legend in its own right, but her blend of beauty, ice cool persona and dry comedic style makes the actress a timelessly magnetic screen personality.The persona hid a tumultuous personal life, and this memoir holds nothing back. Born Connie Ockleman, the actress owed the soubriquet 'Veronica Lake' to a producer's inspiration. She was a tough Brooklyn kid, with an ambitious stage mother calling the shots in her early life. After early successes in beauty pageants, the diminutive Connie headed to Hollywood, where, despite her headstrong nature, she became Hollywood's biggest 'it' girl of the 1940's.But after brushes with the casting couch (she didn't succumb), a string of doomed marriages, troubled relationships with her children, and remarkable stardom and fortune, Veronica Lake suffered a rapid fall from grace--ending up bankrupt and alcoholic in New York City. Happily she rediscovered her acting career in live theatre and enjoyed living in Miami for most of her final years, before she died aged only 50 in 1973.This remarkable memoir (1969), a slalom of highs, lows, comedy and heartbreak, was co-written with Donald Bain. It has been out-of-print, rare and sought-after for many decades. Dean Street Press is proud to reissuse it now, with a new introduction by broadcaster and writer Eddie Muller.
Veronica is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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Veronica is a young (18-year-old) girl who recently graduated from high school and plans to attend college. Loneliness is her best companion. She has a quiet personality and spends the majority of her time reading. She decides to embark on an adventure with no set destination in order to see the world from another point of view. As she continues, different perspectives, including her romantic awakening, start to fill the void in her mind. As she drives through the streets and wanders around, she finds herself in places she has never been before. A quiet, empty motel, a cafe with old-fashioned people in a deserted area--entering all these becomes a discovery for her. The calm atmosphere and sudden downpour of rain bring a sense of nostalgia to her life. However, meeting a captivating college student named Olivia in the Ozarks brings a different flow of emotions into her life. The book is divided into twelve chapters with an epilogue, each titled after an art form that Veronica's feelings resonate with, which is mostly songs and sometimes poetry.
Chosen Ones: The New Novel from New York Times Best-Selling Author Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth
William Morrow Company
2020
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Best Book of April from Time, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Fortune, Business Insider, Marie Claire, PopSugar, PureWow, Tor.com, Huffington Post, BookRiot, Literary Hub, Buzzfeed, Amazon's Editors' Pick, Apple Books, IndieNext, LibraryReads"A stunning thriller/fantasy/sci-fi chimera like nothing I've read before." -- Blake Crouch"A hugely imagined, twisty, turning tale that leads through the labyrinths of magic and war to the center of the heart." -- Diana GabaldonThe masterful first novel for adults from the mega-selling author of the Divergent franchiseFifteen years ago, five ordinary teenagers were singled out by a prophecy to take down an impossibly powerful entity wreaking havoc across North America. He was known as the Dark One, and his weapon of choice--catastrophic events known as Drains--leveled cities and claimed thousands of lives. Chosen Ones, as the teens were known, gave everything they had to defeat him.After the Dark One fell, the world went back to normal . . . for everyone but them. After all, what do you do when you're the most famous people on Earth, your only education was in magical destruction, and your purpose in life is now fulfilled?Of the five, Sloane has had the hardest time adjusting. Everyone else blames the PTSD--and her huge attitude problem--but really, she's hiding secrets from them . . . secrets that keep her tied to the past and alienate her from the only four people in the world who understand her.On the tenth anniversary of the Dark One's defeat, something unthinkable happens: one of the Chosen Ones dies. When the others gather for the funeral, they discover the Dark One's ultimate goal was much bigger than they, the government, or even prophecy could have foretold--bigger than the world itself.And this time, fighting back might take more than Sloane has to give.
This chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Students Susan and Larry find themselves as guests enticed to the Brabissant mansion by it's dissolute caretakers the lonely Mackeys. Struck by Susan's strong resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, long-dead daughter of the family for whom they work, the older couple gradually induce her to impersonate Veronica briefly to solace the only living Brabissant, her addled sister who believes Veronica alive.-2 women, 2 men
Veronica's Room
Samuel French, Inc.
2011
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Thriller New Revised Edition Characters: 2 male, 2 female Interior Set This chilling mystery thriller by the author of Rosemary's Baby explores the thin line between fantasy and reality, madness and murder. Students Susan and Larry find themselves as guests enticed to the Brabissant mansion by it's dissolute caretakers the lonely Mackeys. Struck by Susan's strong resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, long- dead daughter of the family for whom they work, the o
Veronica Violin is ready for a grand tea party with fancy hats and tea cakes galore But the guest of honor is missing...where is Molly? Veronica Violin, with the help of the String family, set out on a quest to find her favorite dolly. She checks the backyard with Victor Viola. Chelsea Cello drives her to Banjo Beach. Donald Double Bass takes her to Granny Fiddle's Ice String Shop. Can they find Molly before it is too late to have a tea party?The Music Town Tales Series features a world where instruments come to life before your very eyes Children will delight in the rhyming text and colorful images. Adults will enjoy the educational aspects of introducing children to musical themes and instrument recognition in a fun, fresh way. Look for additional titles in the Music Town Tales Series, and don't forget to check out Author Melinda Logan on Facebook.
Veronica and her brother Bryan, along with the rest of their family, move to gorgeous Malibu, California, and soon find themselves involved in a baffling mystery! Their new friend's mansion was burlarized, and they concentrate on tracking down the thief. From eerie underwater encounters, to dark mysterious caves they soon find themselves on a wild adventure! During a Beach Benefit Carnival to raise money to save the local hot spot, Malibu Pier from destruction, Veronica discovers there is a lot more going on at Malibu Beach than meets the eye, and the serial burglar may be closer than she thinks!
Veronica the Vulture
Lefd Designs
2020
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Veronica the Vulture is looking for something very important which begins with the letter 'v'. Join her on her adventure as she meets various 'v' friends along the way. Can they help her find what she is looking for?Veronica the Vulture is an educational book for children of all ages to aid in their development of the letter 'v' vocabulary. This engaging story infused with vibrant illustrations will make learning fun for everyone
Veronica's Veil: Poems, Prayers, and Promises of the Holy Face Devotion
Donna Sue Berry
Donna Sue Berry
2018
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Who is Saint Veronica?She is called Veronica, the compassionate woman who took pity on Christ when she saw him fall beneath the weight of the wooden cross, and who watched his bloody body racked from torture, his face covered with blood, sweat, and spittle as he carried that same cross up the hill to Calvary to die. Courageously, using her veil to wipe away the blood and muck, she was rewarded by the image of his face impressed upon the cloth, a sign of Jesus' gratitude for her mercy. But who was she, and where did she come from? The Catholic Church says she is a Saint whose Feast Day is celebrated February 4th, and she is recognized as the woman in the sixth Station of the Cross. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH MORE
This is the Companion Prayer Book for Veronica's Veil, Poems, Prayers, and Promises of the Holy Face Devotion.
Veronica Forrest-Thomson was an innovative poet and literary theorist, whose work is only now beginning to attract the attention it merits. Her aesthetic is founded on engagements with the criticism of William Empson and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, and develops through an early assimilation of structuralist and poststructuralist thought, including the seminal work of Roland Barthes, Julia Kristeva and Jacques Lacan. In her referentially rich poetry, Forrest-Thomson engages with the full range and history of poetry in English in her explorations of three themes: identity, the nature of experience, and the representation of both British and American contemporary poets, including those usually known as the language poets: North American writers who, since the 1970’s, have explored a related poetics. This study provides the first sustained consideration of Forrest-Thomson’s poetry, and of the relationships between her work and that of the language writers. It all culminates in an overview of the project of Language writing and its important contribution to contemporary ‘avant-garde’, and shows that Forrest-Thomson’s body of work, both poetry and poetics, deserves to be considered as one of the most remarkable achievements of the late twentieth century.