A Taxonomy of Barnacles: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 24 դեկ, 2013 թ. - 384 էջ The Barnacle sisters--Bell, Bridget, Benita, Beryl, Belinda and Beth--have been raised in New York bytheir eccentric, self-made father in a fabulous, gigantic Fifth Avenue apartment that, encrusted with Barry Barnacle's scientific collections, feels like a little piece of the Museum of Natural History transplanted to the other side of Central Park. Now that most of the sisters have come of age, Barry Barnacle proposes a contest, a test of wits and wills that should at long last settle what is to Barry the most essential of all questions: nature, or nurture? Whichever of his daughters can most spectacularly carry on his name will inherit his fortune; the others are out cold. |
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... moment, could not remembera singleoneat which she was particularly good. Of all thegirls, Bell variedmost from her parents. Her IQ was higher,her laugh was louder,and, though neither parent boastedthis trait, herlegswere predisposed to ...
... moment on, hepatrolled thehalls with newvigilance. Hescrutinized the boys asascientist, watching for even themost minor distinctions, hopeful of stifling romance. Gradually, Barry's laboratory moved into his apartment. Friendship ...
... moment, to choose to rollinto a room fora reason that made perfect sense tohim while it seemed, to everyone inhisvicinity, tohave been designedforcomic effect. All of these behaviorscould be expected when Barry adhered to common sense ...
A Novel Galt Niederhoffer. She paused for a moment, as though he had failed to comply with a perfectly reasonable ... moments, Trot stood perfectly still, trying to decide whether standing or sitting was the more appropriate choice ...
... moment, Trot stood alone in the living room, floundering more thanfidgeting. Heregretted, as hehad suspected hewould, his choiceto pair apaleblue shirtwitha brown corduroy jacket. The chaosofthe Barnacle apartment made him wish he had ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |