![]() Every color has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking." -Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type: A Book About Fonts "A kaleidoscope of charming, discursive essays. "A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. "This passionate and majestic compedium will leave you bathed in the gorgeous optics of light." - Elle Across fashion and politics, art and war, the secret lives of color tell the vivid story of our culture. ![]() Clair has turned her lifelong obsession with colors and where they come from (whether Van Gogh's chrome yellow sunflowers or punk's fluorescent pink) into a unique study of human civilization. ![]() From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history. Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers." -NPR, Best Books of 2017 The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. One of USA Today' s " 100 Books to Read While Stuck at Home During the Coronavirus Crisis " A dazzling gift for Mother's Day, the unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He would work for a solid couple month then take a break with traveling and then after his adventures were over it was back to writing,” said his wife, Christine Smith. ![]() “His life was dedicated to writing, nothing would interfere. On Sept. 1., , was the marking of the second anniversary of his death as friends, family, and faculty still mourn of his passing and great accomplishments at the Joan C. Professor Jean Edward Smith was an author of many scholarly articles and more than a dozen books including the book John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, that brought him to Marshall University. Smith was a renowned biographer, and political scientist that helped restore luster to the harmful reputations of underrated presidents. “He never lost his way of his chapters, always knowing the direction he was going and never leading off,” Bob Bender, vice president and executive director at Simon & Schuster, said. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Praise for Return Fire, the sequel to Moving Target:"Readers will root for Cassie and stay with her to the nail-biting end." - Kirkus Reviews Praise for Moving Target:"A grand adventure! The spunky heroine must decipher riddles, follow clues, and make life-or-death decisions. ![]() The spear's been stolen by people who want to use it for their own dark purposes.Can Cassie recapture the spear before it's used against her? And will she be able to undo the harm she's caused, or will she only cast the world into greater chaos? Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Return Fire is a nonstop, action-packed adventure, full of mystery and intrigue, that will take you on a wild and wonderful ride across Italy. It produced a chain reaction - and now, in her visions of the future, Cassie sees chaos and death spreading across Rome.With the help of her friend Asher, Cassie is determined to fix the future she's created. And despite knowing the dangers of such a powerful object, she uses it to shape the future and save her father's life.The consequences of that small choice are larger than Cassie could ever have imagined. WHO WILL CONTROL DESTINY?Cassie Arroyo has the ability to use the Spear of Destiny. ![]() The thrilling sequel to Moving Target! When a young girl can determine the destiny of the world, the wrong choice could lead to disaster. ![]() ![]() He began by recalling his childhood in Lexington, Mass., and his roots as an artist. “Visual communication is a two-way street: We all meet the artist halfway,” McCloud said. ![]() Illustrated with a fast-moving backdrop of nearly 300 slides, Thursday afternoon’s talk was by turns whimsical, philosophical, and hilarious. McCloud’s talk referenced his books and a popular TED talk, but went beyond the comics format to examine the nature of visual perception. Presented by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the talk was introduced by Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of the Institute, and was followed by a discussion with Shigehisa Kuriyama, the faculty director of the institute’s humanities program and a confirmed fan. The locally rooted comic artist and theorist, well-known for his 1993 book “Understanding Comics,” drew a capacity house to the Knafel Center for a talk on “Visual Storytelling, Visual Communication.” ![]() And the way we experience them isn’t just the stuff of comic book art, but the essence of life itself, according to Scott McCloud. ![]() ![]() ![]() July 4, 2022, marked the 246th anniversary of this document. Declaration of Independence was signed into law, thus declaring the original 13 colonies free from British rule and paving the way for the formation of the United States of America. ![]() law, while helping build the economic foundation that would allow the United States to become one of the wealthiest countries. Over the next three centuries, multitudes of enslaved Africans would go on to endure some of the most oppressive, degrading and inhumane treatment in world history under the rule of U.S. In August 1619, about 20 enslaved Africans aboard an English ship called “White Lion” arrived from present-day Angola on the shores of what is now Hampton, Virginia. history and presents a unique opportunity to explore the primary cause behind its great wealth. This year represents a pivotal moment in U.S. Kristen Mullen (University of North Carolina Press, 2020) ![]() ![]() Near fine in very good dust jacket.Ĭondition: Very good in good jacket. Jacket with several closed tears, including a long closed tear on front panel near spine, many repaired with tape on verso, some chipping to spine ends and corners. Faint soiling to boards, some bumping to corners. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings by Lawson. ![]() Original quarter tan cloth, red pictorial paper boards. A wonderful work, in which the beauty of nonconformity still reads as subversive. Although he hadn't meant for the book to carry an ideological message, Leaf received angry letters claiming he was "deliberately corrupting children of an impressionable age" (quoted in Davis). ![]() ![]() The first collaboration of Lawson and Leaf, FERDINAND was a hit with children but caused controversy among adults: the story of the bull who would rather smell the flowers than fight with the other bulls was read politically in the context of the Spanish Civil War. First English edition of the pacifist children's classic, banned in Franco's Spain at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. To email me, please use the below 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. ![]() If you're interested in reviewing a book of mine before release date, please contact the appropriate publisher. Hey Guys! Please note: I don't send out ARCs for review. ![]() ![]() ![]() Londoners may find themselves able to take or leave it, but it's very popular in Druhástrana, the far-away (or, according to many sources, non-existent) land of Harriet Lee's early youth. And then there's the gingerbread they make. ![]() For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories, beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe. The prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy Snow Bird, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours, and Peaces returns with a bewitching and imaginative novel. "ildly inventive… prose is not without its playful bite." – Vogue "Exhilarating.A wildly imagined, head-spinning, deeply intelligent novel." - The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() Saleh′s version of the Mahabharata published by Balai Pustaka in 1949. He played a significant role in enriching the world of wayang with references to the land of its origin, which he adapted from M. Kosasih (1919–2012) experienced great success with Indonesian audiences while also being loyal to the episodes of the Indian epic. No one would disagree with that, but if this is true, can the same be said of the Indonesian comics that have dealt with the Mahabharata? ![]() ![]() Even those who know next to nothing about wayang nevertheless know the five pandawa. There is also the intellectual aspect: Indonesian viewers appear engrossed in what we might call the ″philosophy″ of the series.Īnother reason behind the craze might be the fact that the Mahabharata is not at all foreign for Indonesian television viewers. ![]() Many reasons explain the popularity of this Indian wayang, from the glamour of the actors, who look almost like Indian film stars, to the ″royal″ setting of the series, which has captured viewers′ dreams with its lustre. This comes not long after viewers enjoyed the ″Mahadeva″, the prelude to the ″Mahabharata″. Indonesians are currently crazy about the ″Mahabharata″ series screening on AnTV. ![]() ![]() ![]() Both of them needed to work on their communication skills! I wanted to smack both of them upside the head a lot! Bray's internal dialogue would have calmed some of Becs fears and feelings and vice versa. Becs and Bray have no clue that this new job will lead to complications, not to mention barely restrained desires. After Becs loses her job, Bray offers her a new one, working for him. Bray would get coffee there every morning so that he could see Becs and her smile. Becs worked in the coffee shop in Bray's building. Becs (Rebecca) is a curvy, sassy bombshell from the wrong side of the tracks and a virgin. Bray is a gorgeous, obsessive, billionaire alpha and a virgin. Unwrap a complete list of books by Alexa Riley and find books available for swap. ![]() There are a lot of feels in this story, so be prepared. Becs and Bray were awesome characters and you could really relate to their feelings. ![]() |