Elizabeth Gilbert
Author
Language
English
Description
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker--a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable...
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated...
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Coming September 22nd From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights...
5) Stern men
Author
Language
English
Description
The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and City of Girls
Off the coast of Maine, Ruth Thomas is born into a feud fought for generations by two groups of local lobstermen over fishing rights for the waters that lie between their respective islands. At eighteen, she has returned from boarding school-smart as a whip,...
Off the coast of Maine, Ruth Thomas is born into a feud fought for generations by two groups of local lobstermen over fishing rights for the waters that lie between their respective islands. At eighteen, she has returned from boarding school-smart as a whip,...
Author
Language
English
Description
At the end of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity, but also never to get legally married. The U.S. government gave them a choice: either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackles her fears of marriage.
Author
Language
English
Description
[In this book, the author] explores the true story of Eustace Conway, who left his comfortable suburban home at the age of seventeen to move into the Appalachian Mountains, where for the last twenty years he has lived, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he trapped, and living off the land. A charismatic and romantic figure, both brilliant and tormented, brave and contradictory, restless and ambitious, Conway has always seen himself...
8) Pilgrims
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
210 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Objetiva
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
236 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
Portuguese
Description
The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum--marry or he cannot enter the country again--and how she tackled her fears through research and reflection on the institution of marriage.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Physical Desc
xviii, 285 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author chronicles how the U.S. government gave her and her Brazilian-born lover, Felipe, an ultimatum--marry or he cannot enter the country again--and how she tackled her fears through research and reflection on the institution of marriage.
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"While unpacking boxes of old family books recently, Elizabeth Gilbert rediscovered a dusty, yellowed hardcover called At Home on the Range, originally written by her great-grandmother, Margaret Yardley Potter. Having only been peripherally aware of the volume, Gilbert dug in with some curiosity, and soon found that she had stumbled upon a book far ahead of its time. Part scholar and part crusader for a more open food conversation, Potter espoused...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xx, 264 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Power, leadership coach Kemi Nekvapil reveals how power built internally is stronger and more enduring than that bestowed externally--and introduces a new framework for cultivating it from the inside out. Through the principles of Presence, Ownership, Wisdom, Equality, and Responsibility, this book invites readers to choose power for themselves and on their own terms. Drawing on stories from her own life and from the lives of leaders, gamechangers,...
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Library Edition.
Physical Desc
26 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Watch Me Draw Cinderella's Enchanted World features many of the favorite characters from Disney's beloved classic fairy tale, Cinderella. Kids can join the Fairy Godmother, Jaq, Gus, and others as they share in Cinderella's magical transformation. While children follow along, they will learn how to draw subjects featured in each scene, including a coach, a clock, and a palace.
Publisher
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
303 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the ten years since its electrifying debut, Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers share their inspiring stories.
18) Eat pray love
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Edition
High definition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
After a painful divorce, a woman decides to travel to Italy, India, and Indonesia to discover the benefits of food, prayer, and true love.
19) Eat pray love
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A happily married woman who is trying to get pregnant realizes that her life needs to go in a new direction. After a very painful divorce, she risks everything and embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
True stories inspired by one of the most iconic, beloved, bestselling books of our time
In the ten years since its electrifying debut, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers—people as...
In the ten years since its electrifying debut, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers—people as...
