"Riveting...a visceral approach...resonates with a golden glow that reminds readers of great American novels from the past..." David W. Menefee - BookPleasures.com On a snowy spring night in New York, in 1936, John Ringling, the Great Circus King, exited Madison Square Garden through a dark back alley. He walked out to 49th Street and met an old friend he hadn't seen in decades. Ringling, almost seventy, was disheveled and alone. The two of them sat at a bar near Union Square, where John Ringling recounted the story of the five Ringling brothers, their circus, and John's story as the last one on the lot. Seemingly in ruin then, John Ringling has had the Last Laugh, not only on those who forsook him but on the amusement world and the art world. Michael Lancaster is the great grandson of Charles Ringling, one of the five Ringling brothers. He is a sculptor and a fourth generation artist. He has spent over thirty years listening to the stories of the famed Boys From Baraboo. This is his first novel. It is not just a circus story, although there is a circus story in it; this is an American story.

Covering the history and design of gardens from the earliest known examples to the present day, this is the first comprehensive reference work of its kind. Written by a team of leading specialists and lavishly illustrated throughout, the Companion contains articles ranging from design histories of individual countries and specific terms to biographies of leading designers, patrons, and plant-collectors and information on landscape gardening, public parks, and international exhibitions.

A fun-packed sticker book with over 300 stickers! Use the stickers to let your imagination run wild, transform everyday objects into roar-some dinosaur friends and create your own hilarious characters. This quirky, pun-filled sticker book is ideal for fans of Usborne's sticker books as well as those who have enjoyed the other sticker books in the similar series Cutie Stickers: Create-a-Mermaid and Create-a-Unicorn.