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The critically acclaimed author of Conquering Gotham presents a compelling account of the Eiffel Tower's creation and a superb portrait of Belle Epoque France. As Eiffel held court that summer atop his one-thousand-foot tower, a remarkable host of artists and personalities - Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Gauguin, Whistler, and Edison - traveled to Paris and the Exposition Universelle to mingle and make their mark. Like The Devil in the White City and David McCullough's accounts of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, Eiffel's Tower combines technological and social history to create a richly textured portrayal of an age of aspiration, dreams, and programs. "Enjoyable history of one of the world's greatest monuments and some
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Gideon's memoir, a hilariously probing account of personal growth and stasis, is her attempt to answer that existential query, "Is this all there is?" At 44, she chronicles a year in which she confronts both the fantasies of her receding youth and the realities of midlife with a husband, a child, and a dog (one of whom runs away). Epiphanies abound, and the author takes those small lessons and effectively analyzes them in ways useful to a wide readership. Women in particular will appreciate her musings on motherhood: "There comes a time in every mother's life when it becomes very clear that your child is a much better person than you are." "Refreshing and sassy, with more than a dash of tenderness thrown in." |
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Upcoming Events in September:
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JILL JONNES will read and discuss
MELANIE GIDEON will read from|
80 West Portal, San Francisco, CA
94127 | (415) 564-8080 |
