The Great White Palace
by Tony Porter
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In 1986 Tony Porter and his wife had successful careers as fashion consultants in London's West End. On holiday in the West Country, they fell in love with and gave up everything to buy Burgh Island, off the coast of Devon, with its near-derelict, long-forgotten Art Deco hotel. Over the next ten years they labored to restore it to its former glory and transformed it into the beautiful, luxurious place it is today. Since the hotel's inception in 1929, the rich and famous have been holidaying show more there and this is an affectionate and entertaining reminder of the giddy delights of a bygone era. show lessTags
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Tony Porter is an educator, activist, and lecturer. He is the cofounder of the organization A Call to Men. He is both nationally and internationally recognized as a leading voice on male socialization, the intersection of masculinity and violence against women, and healthy, respectful manhood. Tony's 2010 TED Talk has been named by GO magazine as show more one of the "Top 10 TED Talks Every Man Should See." show less
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Agatha Christie; Tony Porter; Beatrice Porter
- Important places
- Burgh Island, Devon, England, UK
Classifications
- Genres
- Travel, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 942.3592 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales Southwest England, Channel Islands Devon
- LCC
- DA690 .B927 .P67 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z
- BISAC
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- 19
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- 1,336,673
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- (4.67)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
