Sleeping with Dogs: A Memoir by Yares, Riva - 2011

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Next Turn Productions, 2011-05-02. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Scottsdale, Ariz: Next Turn Productions, 2011. Hardcover. VG (Like New; one of our copies is signed by the author.). Bright red cloth, red & illus. dust jacket, 214 pp., many BW & color illus. The memoir of internationally known gallery owner and philanthropist Riva Yares. Readers follow her from Israel to America and through her adventures in the art world.

Next Turn Productions, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 11x8x0. Sleeping with Dogs is the title of the new memoir by internationally-known gallerist and philanthropist, Riva Yares. The reason for this title becomes apparent as we travel with Yares through her fascinating life. She lives on the edge, searching for artistic perfection and engaged in personal intrigue. Having spent her childhood in fear of bombing on the volatile stage of the Isreali war, she emerged from the ruins to become a leading patron of the arts dispelling destruction and embracing creation. Yares s steady determination and fearlessness combined with a perceptive and innate understanding of what great art is, have led her to the highest pinnacle of success. She tells her story with lively humor and succinct honesty. The book is divided into three sections. The first vividly relates her coming of age in the Isreali underground against the backdrop of war. The second section is the story of coming to America. The… Read More

Scottsdale, AZ: Next Turn Productions, 2011-05-02. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed. Inscribed and signed (first name only) by Yares on half-title page with a purple felt tip and dated July 2011, 1st printing (full # line), As New/Very Good, dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj shows light edge wear top edge.