Burning Forest: The Art of Maria Frank Abrams is a crucial addition to the literature of modernism in America and its expression among European exiles such as Maria Frank Abrams (b. 1924) in Seattle during the mid-twentieth century. With a preface by Peter Selz and foreword by Holocaust expert Deborah E. Lipstadt, Matthew Kangas's new monograph deepens our vision of how Pacific Northwest art developed and flourished. In this lavishly illustrated study, art critic Matthew Kangas chronicles Abrams's evolution from adored child artist to Holocaust survivor to second-generation Northwest School artist and late-blooming geometric abstract painter. Drawing intensively upon the artist's interviews and oral histories, as well as family archives and photographs, Kangas makes the case for Abrams as an overlooked transitional figure in Pacific Northwest art: from "mystic" adherent to sophisticated, European-inspired modernist.

Burning Forest: The Art of Maria Frank Abrams

Arts & Photography

Kangas, Matthew

Individual Artists

Book Pub Network

The Deadly Confidante chronicles the chilling case of Robin Lee Row, a woman accused of setting her house on fire and causing the death of her husband and two young children. It also tells the agonizing story of Joan McHugh, Robin's friend, who wrestled with issues of trust, loyalty and the value of friendship in the face of incriminating evidence. The Deadly Confidante is the culmination of years of tireless research; the author skillfully compiled reports, court records, police interviews and in-depth research in retelling the story. Was Robin Lee Row a compassionate mother or was she a cold and calculating killer? A provocative, must read true-crime story with an unforgettable outcome.

Deadly Confidante

Biographies & Memoirs

Poore, Nancy Whitmore

True Crime

The heir to successful cotton empires in the south, Bill Wilson earned a reputation as a freewheeling high roller who gets what he wants—until he meets Judy Freeman, a captivating woman who refuses his advances. Bill sets out to win the lady’s heart, but his dishonesty and excess lead him down a road of self-destruction that threatens to destroy the family’s legacy. Vicious Mind is a captivating murder thriller that keeps you guessing to the very end.

Vicious Mind

Literature & Fiction

Papajohn, Plato

United States

Collects ninety-nine essays by young American voters on such topics as the war in Iraq, gender equality, and the place of organized religion in politics.

What We Think: Young Voters Speak Out

Teen & Young Adult

On the wild ocean coast of Washington State you'll find enormous sea stacks at Point of Arches, Shi Shi Beach. The rocks loom high and dark over the water, like the backs of ancient mythical creatures. When Jaxon and Allie encounter the Shi Shi dragon, they are quickly befriended by the whole dragon family. But no one is safe from the thieving, temperamental dragon Zorg and his strange brood. Allie and Jaxon will need all the ingenuity they can muster--as well as the help of Niji, the dragon foundling--to defeat the dark-winged Zorg and restore peace to Shi Shi Beach.

Dragon Fire: Ocean Mist

Children's Books

Palka, Yvonne

Animals

Maggie Mae, a beagle, likes to wear different colors and kinds of shoes as she does different things throughout the day.

My Dog Wears Shoes And Her Name Is Maggie Mae

Fitzgerald, Laurie

A fast moving adventure with a touch of mysticism and a bit of romance. Tim and Jamie Lasher are twin brothers and best friends who for years have suspected that their lives were being influenced by an unknown force. When they discover a horrifying secret buried deep in an ancient forest, renegade CIA agents are dispatched to capture them before they reveal their findings to the media. The President of The United States is monitoring the situation but can't help Tim and Jamie without endangering the nation. But maybe The President isn't the highest power watching...

The Undoing

Villelli, T. R.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE - those quantifiable hard skills on your resume that validate your suitability for a certain job or career - are important to achieving professional success. But the benefits of education and experience can be neutralized if not complemented by another, just as essential set - that of soft skills. Soft skills are those that, when acquired and applied, influence attitude, behavior, and character in a positive way. They work synergistically with hard skills to create a powerful vehicle that moves you toward your goals. However, while hard skills are easily measured, soft skills are more difficult to assess and sometimes perceived as open to interpretation - a common rationale used by those who tend to apply these skills on a sliding scale. In Living Well Working Smart, authors Sue Mackey and Laura Tonkin remove any ambiguity surrounding the validity and application of soft skills. For each soft skill they cite - forty-one in all, ranging fro

Living Well, Working Smart: Soft Skills for Success

Tonkin, Laura

Mackey, Sue

Business & Money

Touring in Italy becomes 'tranquillamente' when you take along The Essential Guide for Driving in Italy as your traveling companion. Within these pages you will find everything you need to know, quickly and easily the rules of the road and those trouble spots to avoid, a time-tested itinerary for the optimum Italian experience and tips on visiting the country s most enchanting sights. It s all here, at your fingertips, just waiting to show you la dolce vita for which Italy is so famous.

The Essential Driving Guide for Italy: A Non-nonsense Guide to the Ins and Outs of Driving in Italy and Sicily (Essential Guide to Driving in Europe, 1)

Travel

Strandoo, Orv

Europe

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Burning Forest: The Art of Maria Frank Abrams

Deadly Confidante

Vicious Mind

What We Think: Young Voters Speak Out

Dragon Fire: Ocean Mist

My Dog Wears Shoes And Her Name Is Maggie Mae

The Undoing

Living Well, Working Smart: Soft Skills for Success

My Dog Wears Shoes And Her Name Is Maggie Mae

The Essential Driving Guide for Italy: A Non-nonsense Guide to the Ins and Outs of Driving in Italy and Sicily (Essential Guide to Driving in Europe, 1)