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Subtitled "The Photographic Eye of Jack E. Thompson, Reflections Through A Special Lens is a tribute to the author's late father. Jack Thompson was a well-known photographer and newspaper editor in Parry Sound, Ontario. The author, Stephen Thompson, has assembled 50 of his father's black and white photographs of the rocks, clouds, trees, wind and water, and some birds, insects and plants, of the Parry Sound area on Georgian Bay. The photos of this...
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The first critical biography of one of the twentieth-century's towering literary figures.
Stephen Spender was a minor poet, but a major cultural influence during much of the century. Literary critic, journalist, art critic, social commentator, and friend, end of the best-known cultural figures of the modernist and postmodernist periods (Yeats, Woolf, Sartre, Auden, Eliot, Isherwood, Hughes, Brodsky, Ginsberg-a "who's who" of contemporary literature)....
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A biography of a Victorian-era woman who grew up as the daughter of novelist Charles Dickens-and found a creative career of her own. Katey Dickens was born into a house of turbulent celebrity and grew up surrounded by fascinating, famous, and infamous people. From a very young age, she knew her vocation was to be an artist. Lucinda Hawksley charts the life of a celebrated portrait painter who redefines our preconceptions about Victorian women. Living...
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A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock's greatest talents: Prince.
Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph. Karlen interviewed Prince for three Rolling Stone cover stories, wrote "3 Chains o' Gold," Prince's "rock video opera," as well as the...
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I worked, toured, and recorded with Duke Ellington for the last two years of his life – a period that was the highlight of my career. In my memoirs, The Essence and Duke Ellington, I aim to convey the spirit within the heart of the jazz musician, particularly Duke Ellington. I want to show what drove him and other musicians, past and present, to play and compose this wonderful music. I also depict Duke Ellington's greatness as a human being, not...
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This is the story of women caught up in the tumultuous art scene of the early twentieth century, some famous and others lost to time.
By 1910 the patina of the belle poque was wearing thin in London. Artists were on the hunt for modern women who could hold them in thrall. A chance encounter on the street could turn an artless child into an artists model, and a model into a muse.
Most were accidental beauties, plucked from obscurity to pose in the...
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The 1st installment in a 3-part oral history, Welcome to the Silver Factory introduces the members of Andy Warhol's inner circle and their dazzling world of art, parties, drugs, and drama In the 1st volume of this fascinating oral history based on her documentary Andy Warhol's Factory People, Catherine O'Sullivan Shorr illuminates the early years of Andy Warhol's Factory scene through interviews with the artist's collaborators, close friends, and...
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Provocative and original, this fresh look at Leonardo da Vinci's formative years in Florence and Milan provides a radically different scenario of how he created his signature style that would transform Western art forever.
The traditional view of Leonardo da Vinci's career is that he enjoyed a promising start in Florence and then moved to Milan to become the celebrated court artist of Duke Ludovico Sforza. Young Leonardo presents a very different...
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The 2nd volume of an intimate oral history, Speeding into the Future vividly recounts how Andy Warhol and his superstars revolutionized both the art world and the nature of celebrity in the mid-1960s Spanning from 1965 through 1966, 2 years that could be considered the pinnacle of Andy Warhol's creative output, Speeding into the Future features firsthand accounts of life inside the Silver Factory. Powered by a steady supply of amphetamines, Quaaludes,...
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Real Stories from Wildly Creative Women
"If you need an extra boost of bravery, read this book! If you want to simply feel more positive about the world, read this book!" -Sherry Richert Belul, founder of Simply Celebrate and author of Say It Now
#1 New Release in Interviews, Photography Criticism & Essays, and Photojournalism
Angela LoMenzo combines stunning photography and powerful real stories documented from interviews with a diverse group...
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Quelles images évoque son nom? Une femme anéantie, «suspendue entre ciel et terre», comme disait Mme de Sévigné, n'ayant ni le goût ni le courage d'écrire, une malade qui, étendue languissamment sur son lit de martyre, gardait tout juste la force de soupirer: «C'est assez que d'être». Et encore? Un cœur sentimental dont tous les mouvements furent consacrés à l'amitié et à un amour unique, si éthéré qu'il demeure le plus pur de...
13) Poesía Barata
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Aunque quisiera expresar con la mayor sabiduría y elocuencia lo que ha significado para mi escribir este libro, no le haría justicia, por que aunque intente convencerle a usted, querido lector, de indagar en este tomo, lo único que conseguiría es desarmar la esencia de la poesía, la cual, no tiene cadenas, no tiene motivos, no tiene limites.Este libro desentraña mis adentros y los expone para darle un solo significado … Existir
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Angela Gregory is considered by many the doyenne of Louisiana sculpture and is a notable twentieth century American sculptor. In A Dream and a Chisel, Angela Gregory and Nancy Penrose explore Gregory's desire, even as a teenager, to learn the art of cutting stone and to become a sculptor. Through sheer grit and persistence, Gregory achieved her dream of studying with French artist Antoine Bourdelle, one of Auguste Rodin's most trusted assistants and...
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A breathtaking visual celebration of the award-winning landscape photographer's work, accompanied by candid commentary.
With photographs from every continent, this book from a three-time Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the very best of his extensive portfolio.
David Noton also offers amateurs and professionals alike the opportunity to learn about his techniques and equipment, and find out how to achieve similar results in their own work....
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A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children's author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers. Acclaimed biographer Jeremy Treglown cuts no corners in humanizing this longstanding immortal of juvenile fiction. Roald Dahl explores this master of children's literature from childhood-focusing...
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The glitter and glitz of Mardi Gras in New Orleans draw people in, year after year. Floats, throws, and music all make memories that last a lifetime. In this joyful volume of photographs and essays, renowned photographer Judi Bottoni and Mardi Gras expert Peggy Scott Laborde capture some of the best moments from today's Mardi Gras celebrations. From the Twelfth Night Revelers heralding the start of Carnival season to Zulu and Rex bringing it to a...
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Too drastic, too crazy, too "out there," too early, too late, too damaged, too much. Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. She has become, unwittingly, a figurehead for women's unexpressed rage, and stands at the center of many worlds. She inhabited Andy Warhol's Factory scene, circulated among feminists and the countercultural underground, charged men money for conversation, despised "daddy's girls," and outlined a vision for radical...
19) Mozart: A Life
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On the occasion of Mozart's two hundred and fiftieth birthday, read Maynard Solomon's Mozart: A Life, universally hailed as the Mozart biography of our time.
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On an Eardisley farm, in conservative, rural mid Wales, lives Dean Goodwin-Evans aka Boo La Croux: farmer, organiser of Hereford Pride, professional hairdresser, son of an Aston Villa footballer, husband of Paul, lover of horses, and Miss Drag UK 2021.
This book explores the day-to-day life of the UK's only known drag farmer through images taken by award-winning photographer, Billie Charity.
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