ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALCONY
From Italian balcone, probably from Old High German balko beam.
10 QUOTES WITH «BALCONY»
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balcony.
We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.
The State of the Union may look rosy from the White House balcony or the suites of George Bush's wealthiest donors. But hardworking Americans will see through this president's efforts to wrap his radical agenda with a compassionate ribbon.
I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here.
You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony, a large man made small, a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life, it is - and was - death that ultimately defined him.
I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought: 'You can't rewind the movie. I've spent more than half my life in the Middle East. There have been great moments of horror and depression and loneliness.'
The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.
The sparrow that is twittering on the edge of my balcony is calling up to me this moment a world of memories that reach over half my lifetime, and a world of hope that stretches farther than any flight of sparrows.
It was just a typical London flat, but it was in a great neighborhood. It was across from the Playboy Club, diagonally. From one balcony you could read the time from Big Ben, and from the other balcony you could watch the bunnies go up and down.
The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow Martin Luther King Jr. to stand on a balcony without getting shot still maintains its power to awe and inspire.
Someday when peace has returned to this odd world I want to come to London again and stand on a certain balcony on a moonlit night and look down upon the peaceful silver curve of the Thames with its dark bridges.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALCONY»
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balcony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
balcony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Edible
Balcony: Growing Fresh Produce in Small Spaces
Longtime urban gardener Mitchell shows readers how to transform whatever space they have, from a balcony or rooftop to a fire escape or window box, into a profusion of fresh, seasonal produce.
Joyce Landorf Heatherley writes insightfully about the gift and ministry of affirmation and those people in the balcony who shout words of encouragement to us and spur us on to be what God intends for us.
Joyce Landorf Heatherley, 1989
The clients of a French brothel act out their fantasies while a revolution rages in the city
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The Edible
Balcony: How to Grow Fresh Food in a Small Space ...
Featuring 60 delicious recipes showcasing her home-grown produce, plus plenty of practical advice, The Edible Balcony charts a year in the life of Indira's balcony garden and gives a season-by-season account of the triumphs and challenges ...
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The
Balcony Gardener: Creative Ideas for Small Spaces
Shares ideas for gardening in small spaces, offers techniques on choosing plants, and provides advice for beginners.
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Balcony Stories: Easyread Comfort Edition
This book is a collection of interesting and beautiful stories. Each one is different from the other; unique and peculiar pathos that sometimes mingles with happiness and the little drama that makes the stories stunningly vibrant.
Grace Elizabeth King, 2006
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Screams from the
Balcony
Screams from the Balcony is a collection of letters chronicling Charles Bukowski's life as he tries to get published and work at a postal office, all while drinking and gambling.
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Balcony in Nepal: Glimpses of a Himalayan Village
"This book discovers a universe in one small village. This is a book for the mind and the heart.
Balcony of Europe, which was shortlisted for the 1972 Booker Prize, tells the story of a complacent young Jewish wife from San Francisco and a middle-aged Irish painter who meet in a village on the coast of Spain, beginning an affair during ...
Aidan Higgins, Neil Murphy, 2010
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Balcony, Terrace, & Patio Gardening
Shows how to overcome the special problems faced by the small-space gardener, including wind, shade, pests, working space, and neighbors
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALCONY»
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balcony is used in the context of the following news items.
Teen's condition improves after falling off 4th-floor balcony on …
The managers of an apartment building where a 19-year-old woman fell four storeys on Sunday are asking all residents to stay off their ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Hercules: Woman climbs down balcony to escape two-alarm fire
HERCULES -- A woman climbed down a balcony to escape a two-alarm fire that spread through a condominium complex Sunday night, a fire ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
Berkeley balcony collapse: Aoife Beary's family 'overwhelmed' by …
The family of Berkeley balcony collapse survivor Aoife Beary are "overwhelmed" by the support the student has received since the tragedy. «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
Burglar who fled by leaping off balcony caught
... N.Y. (WKBW) - When a homeowner came home and surprised a burglar, troopers say the burglar leapt off the second floor balcony to flee. «WKBW-TV, Jul 15»
Deteriorating nails fell apart when balcony collapsed in North Carolina
Nails deteriorated by years of exposure to the sand, salt and moisture from the ocean gave way, causing a deck collapse that hurt 24 people as they posed for a ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
Best garden and balcony lighting on a budget
Make the most of your small garden space or balcony with these amazing lighting ideas. They're simple, budget-friendly and will completely ... «Closer, Jul 15»
Man falls to his death off apartment balcony in NYC: cops
A 28-year-old man died after accidentally falling off a sixth-floor balcony in the Lower East Side early Sunday, authorities said. The victim had ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
Fundraising concert for those injured in Berkeley balcony collapse to …
A fundraising concert will be held in Dublin later this month for the seven Irish students injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse. Acts confirmed ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
Berkeley balcony collapse: Could Segue's civil disputes spark …
Last week, District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced that her office would pursue a criminal probe over the June 16 fatal Berkeley balcony ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
The Grateful Dead Say Farewell: The View From the Balcony
I was luckier than most of those outside that stadium: I had a front-row balcony seat at the Capitol, an iconic hall in the live-Dead story. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
