invited them to move in

A series of thoughtful daily devotions

Inside you'll find ten tales of slimy monsters

he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep

with a funny quack and an even funnier hair do

Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties Of Desire Color invited them to move inCleopatra's Nose is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's celebrated writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and "women's work" from haute couture to literature to commanding empires. The subjects are iconic (Jackie, the Bronts, Toni Morrison, Anne Frank) and multifarious (tofu and performance art, pornography and platform shoes, kimonos and bulimia); all inspire