2010, ISBN: 9780547501956

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Harper Collins, 2003. First Edition, Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good. NICE BOOK! FIRST EDITION. VERY MILD WEAR ON DUSTJACKET, A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS, NO MARKING IN TEXT. Description: M… Mehr…

Harper Collins, 2003. First Edition, Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good. NICE BOOK! FIRST EDITION. VERY MILD WEAR ON DUSTJACKET, A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS, NO MARKING IN TEXT. Description: Michael Korda's "Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and about the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years. It is filled with intimate portraits of the kind of people, rich or poor, Eastern or Western, famous or humble, whose lives continue to revolve around the horse. How is it that the horse, neither a pet nor, strictly speaking, a working animal, has managed to survive and even thrive in the modern world, and whence comes our fascination for this creature, which is at once fragile and immensely strong, docile yet amazingly swift, friendly but still at heart wild? Korda has spent his entire life around people who love horses -- in fact he met his wife, Margaret, while they were both riding in New York's Central Park. His book is a loving tribute to a shared obsession that takes the reader far afield, whether it's foxhunting in Virginia, the rodeo in Madison Square Garden, the world of competitive riding, or the simple enjoyment of a daily, early-morning ride in the country. Indeed, many of the "characters" in his book -- which, like the works of the great nineteenth-century British sporting novelistSurtees, whom Korda so admires, is as much about horsesas "horse people" -- are the horses he (and Margaret) have owned, loved, ridden, and sometimes lost, to old age or disease, over the years. Readers who love horses will appreciate the often touching portraits of such animals as Tabasco, Margaret's elderly Thoroughbred, whom she rescued from life as a hack in Central Park; True Grit, the strong-minded mare who hated joggersand dogs; Hustle, the kindly gentleman of a quarterhorse who never put a foot wrong, even when he lost one eye to cancer; and Margaret's favorite, Nebraska, an Appaloosa mare (nicknamed "Miss Braveheart") who went on to win innumerable medals, ribbons, and awards, and whose untimely death is told in one of the most poignant scenes in the book. It is also about many people, from prisoners who rehabilitate broken-down racehorses to famous riders (such as William Steinkraus, who rode in five Olympics and won four medals, including the individual gold in Mexico City in 1968), farriers, vets, horse dealers of all kinds, and little girls with their ponies. Horses have a way of taking over one's life, and Horse People is the story of that obsession -- of people who love horses, or know horses, or make their living from horses, or who just plain can't imagine what life would be like without horses. Korda is an unparalleled storyteller, and his book is intensely personal and seductive, a joy for everyone who loves horses -- though even those who have never ridden will be happy to saddle up and follow him through the world of horses, horse people, and the riding life., Harper Collins, 2003, Silhouette, October 1986. Paperback. Good - Trade. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book., Silhouette, Harper Perennial. 0061979198 LIKE NEW!!! Has a small black line on edge of pages. . Fine. 1899-12-30., Harper Perennial, 1899-12-30, Tarset UK: Bloodaxe Books. Like New. 2004. First Edition. 1852246456 Softcover Import.. 159 pp like new / softcover ., Bloodaxe Books, 2004, Harlequin, August 2011. Paperback. Good - Trade. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book., Harlequin, New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2001. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Earlier Printing. Slightly slanted with a small tear at the top of the spine, which also has light creases. Pages are tight and clean. A wonderful read. I almost forgot. There's a small date stamped on the top of the book. THE TROUBLE WITH MARY IS . . . She's unemployed. Her huge Italian family is driving her crazy. Her love life is nonexistent. In fact, she needs a life! So Mary decides to open a restaurant in Baltimore's Little Italy. And despite her mother's assurances that she will fail, the place is a big success--until the local paper delivers a scathing review of her pizza, pasta, and chocolate cannolis. Food critic Dan Gallagher hates Italian food--and his column shows it. Now Mary would like nothing more than to serve Dan on a steaming platter. Problem is, Mary is the most delectable woman Dan has ever met. And Dan is the most exasperating man Mary has ever encountered. And the trouble with chemistry is, neither one can resist it.., Ballantine Books, 2001, Pocket, December 1991. Paperback. Good - Trade. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book., Pocket, Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 2010 Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine brown and white pictorial dj. Giftable. Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex --but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? This powerful and gripping novel, explores what this might have been like from Peter’s point of view. What was it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, first to hate her and then to find yourself falling in love with her? Especially with your parents and her parents all watching almost everything you do together. To know you’re being written about in Anne’s diary, day after day? What’s it like to start questioning your religion, wondering why simply being Jewish inspires such hatred and persecution? Or to just sit and wait and watch while others die, and wish you were fighting. 341 pp. ., Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 2010<

2010, ISBN: 9780547501956

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 2010. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine brown and white pictorial dj. Giftable. Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret an… Mehr…

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 2010. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine brown and white pictorial dj. Giftable. Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex --but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? This powerful and gripping novel, explores what this might have been like from Peter's point of view. What was it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, first to hate her and then to find yourself falling in love with her? Especially with your parents and her parents all watching almost everything you do together. To know you're being written about in Anne's diary, day after day? What's it like to start questioning your religion, wondering why simply being Jewish inspires such hatred and persecution? Or to just sit and wait and watch while others die, and wish you were fighting. 341 pp., Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 2010, 0<

ISBN: 9780547501956

Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex--but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Dogar explores wh… Mehr…

Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex--but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Dogar explores what this might have been like from Peter's point of view. Media > Book<

ISBN: 9780547501956

Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex--but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Dogar explores wh… Mehr…

Everyone knows about Anne Frank and her life hidden in the secret annex--but what about the boy who was also trapped there with her? In this powerful and gripping novel, Dogar explores what this might have been like from Peter's point of view. Media > Book<