"Since the 1960's, the artist Sol LeWitt has been elaborating and extending the
notion of the Modernist grid in his ... in the significance of the artist's thought
process, rather than the artwork's physical appearance, as the basis for meaning.
... A wall drawing from 1975, All Combinations of Arcs from Corners and Sides;
Straight, Not- Straight, and Broken Lines, uses ... The increasingly exuberant wall
drawings from the 80's to t ..."
"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home.“One of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the strongest and most affecting works in [Isabel Allende’s] long career.”—The New York Times Book Review In t ..."
"New York Times Bestseller Worldwide bestselling “dazzling storyteller” (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil.In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident—which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love stor ..."
"From New York Times and internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende, an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during the Second World War.In 1939, as Poland falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco’s parents send her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent mansion in San Francisco. There, as t ..."
"Named one of the most anticipated novels of the year by New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Harper s Bazaar, Publishers Weekly, The Huffington Post, and more. From New York Times and internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende, an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during the Second ..."
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Drink Time! In the Company of Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Memoir द्वारा Dolores Payas, AmandaHopkinson Digital, 112 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2014 द्वारा Bene Factum Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-909657-63-2, ISBN: 1-909657-63-8
"They came in and out of the Leigh Fermor house in Greece in droves, and it was
said that at least eight of them kept Joan company in her final hours. She died in
June 2003, at the age of ninety-one, ... Their adventures in the Antilles bore fruit
in Patrick Leigh Fermor's first book, The Traveller's Tree, which was published in
1950. There followed years of round tours and distant ... Time of Gifts in 1977;
Three Letters from the A ..."
"Seven Decades of Photography is Wolf's newest collection of his masterful black and white prints and presents a selection of photographs spanning more than seven decades, selected by Wolf himself. Some of them are iconographic, others have never been published before, but each and every one of them conveys key elements of his attitude as a photographer: curiosity, fascination, and spontaneity, as well as genuine concern and respect for ..."
""People Apart: 1950s Cape Town Revisited" offers a rich and fascinating insight into South Africa at the brink of the apartheid through Bryan Heseltine's previously unpublished photography of the 1940s and 50s. The photographs offer a unique glimpse into the lives of South Africans who would feel the full force of apartheid through the 1950s and beyond, showing some of the dreadful housing conditions that existed on the periphery of the ..."
"Cet ouvrage retrace à travers plus de mille images l'histoire de ces 150 dernières années qui ont formé le monde dans lequel nous vivons aujourd'hui."
"The fascinating black-and-white and color photographs in this volume lead observers through almost two centuries of the history of photo journalism. Including both everyday life and the grandest events, the ideals and fears of the decades are conveyed through an exciting perspective. The book will captivate you with its varied and striking images. Viewers will be touched, shocked, amused, or even moved to tears. Photo Journalism is a mu ..."
"One of the few freelance female photographers who came to prominence in the early 20th century, between the wars, Gerti Deutsch was born in Vienna and fled to London in 1938, where her career flourished in exile. This exhibition catalog, with over a hundred black-and-white images, is the first to offer insight into Deutsch's complete photographic work. Shooting with a Leica, Deutsch documented the political and social environment in the ..."
"In the spring 2010 issue of "Aperture," celebrated Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin and writer Scott Anderson explore the "Iraqi Diaspora," through photographs and poignant interviews with refugee families in Jordan and Syria; poet and critic Alan Gilbert considers Walid Raad's conceptual documentary projects; Gerry Badger introduces John Gossage's first work with color photography, the series "Map of Babylon" and "The Thirty-Two Inc ..."
"The internationally bestselling author pens a haunting psychological thriller involving cruelty, secrets, and murder at an exclusive private school .Luisa, a renowned mystery writer, is beginning her new novel, a story of psychological suspense that centers on the suspicious death of a child at an elite private day school. The author has a close familiarity with her setting: her thirteen-year-old daughter, Elba, is about to begin her ac ..."
"Though translation is a vital part of any vibrant literary culture, no practical guide to the process of translating foreign works into English and preparing them for publication has yet been made available to prospective translators, editors, or readers. In February 2008, editors and translators from the US and UK came together at the British Council in London to discuss "best practices" for translation of literary works into English. ..."
"Eug ne Atget by Gerry Badger, Matthew Brady by Mary Panzer, Martin Chambi by Amanda Hopkinson, Gustave Le Gray by Sylvie Aubenas, Jacob Riis by Bonnie Yochelson New collection of pocket-sized photography books representing fabulous value"
"Jane Brettle captures the diversity of Scotland's Police forces in this group of work by highlighting the differences in geography, population density and community across the country and the challenges that these bring. This group of photographs clearly shows the extent of the Scottish Police's work including community liaison, armed response, forensics, detective and mounted personnel. Brettle captures the individuality of the officer ..."
"The Devil and Miss Prym is the conclusion to the trilogy And on the Seventh Day which began with By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept and the hugely popular Veronika Decides to Die. Each of the three books focuses on a week in the life of ordinary people faced with a major life-changing force; be it love, death or power, it is Coelho's firm belief that "the profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame". The Devil ..."