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  Cassatt and artworks

  Nathalia Brodskaïa

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  Mary was born in Pittsburgh. Her father was a banker of liberal educational ideas and the entire family appears to have been sympathetic to French culture. Mary was no more than five or six years old when she first saw Paris, and she was still in her teens when she decided to become a painter. She went to Italy, on to Antwerp, then to Rome, andfinally returned to Paris where in 1874, she permanently settled. 
  In 1872, Cassatt sent her first work to the Salon, others followed in the succeeding years until 1875, when a portrait of her sister was rejected. She divined that the jury had not been satisfied with the background, so she re-painted it several times until, in the next Salon, the same portrait was accepted. At this moment Degas asked her to exhibit with him and his friends, the Impressionist Group, then rising into view, and she accepted with joy. She admired Manet, Courbet and Degas, and hated conventional art. 
  Cassatt’s biographer stressed the intellectuality and sentiment apparent in her work, as well as the emotion and distinction with which she has painted her favourite models: babies and their mothers. He then speaks of her predominant interest in draughtsmanship and her gift for linear pattern, a gift greatly strengthened by her study of Japanese art and her emulation of its style in the colour prints she made. While her style may partake of the style of others, her draughtsmanship, her composition, her light, and her colour are, indeed, her own. There are qualities of tenderness in her work which could have been put there, perhaps, only by a woman. The qualities which make her work of lasting value are those put there by an outstanding painter.

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  Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things

  Cy Tymony

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  The author of Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things is back with an all-new compendium of creative inventions you can make at home.  Did you know that your standard issue of Sports Illustrated  can be turned into more than twenty useful gadgets? In Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things, Cy Tymony reveals how an ordinary magazine can become many extraordinary gadgets such as a compass, hearing aid, magnifier, peashooter, and bottle opener. Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things covers forty educational and unique projects that anybody can successfully complete with simple household items. The book includes a list of necessary materials, detailed sketches, and step-by-step instructions for each gadget and gizmo. Among the sneaky schemes are:  * Creating a electroscope out of a glass jar  * Turning a drinking cup into a speaker  * Using an AM radio as a metal detector  * Making a spy gadget jacket with over twenty individual sneaky uses ranging from a siren and whistle to a walkie-talkie and voice recorder

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  Abbott and Costello: Costello...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  Lou has got another traffic ticket. Lou borrowed Bud's car and accidentallu ruined it. Bud's house burned down. Someone has kidnapped Bud's wife. They will pay Bud to take her back. The Legion wants Lou to join them. It turns out to be the Foreign Legion. They are in the desert. They are looking for a camel to escape. They make a joke about Camels carrying them for 5 years.

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  American Missiles - The Complete...

  Brian D. Nicklas

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  This remarkable guide provides for the first time an illustrated listing of almost 200 of Americas most powerful missiles. With information on all aspects of the missiles specifications, including the speed and capacity of the explosives used in its warhead, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the US Armys projectile hardware. 'American Missiles: The Complete Smithsonian Field Guide' draws heavily on the Herbert S. Desind Photo Collection, a resource of more than 110,000 images recently catalogued at the National Air and Space Museum. Of interest to both the specialist and the aviation enthusiasts, this book demonstrates the evolution of American missile design over the last forty years in an accessible and entertaining format.

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  Supernavigators - Exploring the...

  David Barrie

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  A globetrotting voyage of discovery celebrating the navigational superpowers of animals—by land, sea, and sky 
  Animals plainly know where they're going, but how they get there has remained surprisingly mysterious—until now. 
  In Supernavigators, award-winning author David Barrie catches us up on the cutting-edge science. Here are astounding animals of every stripe: Dung beetles that steer by the light of the Milky Way. Ants and bees that rely on patterns of light invisible to humans. Sea turtles and moths that find their way using Earth's magnetic field. Humpback whales that swim thousands of miles while holding a rock-steady course. Birds that can locate their nests on a tiny island after crisscrossing an ocean. 
  The age of viewing animals as unthinking drones is over. As Supernavigators makes clear, a stunning array of species command senses, skills—and arguably, types of intelligence—beyond our own. Weaving together interviews with leading animal behaviorists and the groundbreaking discoveries of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, David Barrie reveals these wonders in a whole new light.

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  Climate Adaptive Gardening - The...

  Kelvin Mason

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  This book covers a range of methods to create a sustainable garden with a low carbon footprint that will continue to thrive as the climate changes in the future. It includes ideas and suggestions on how to design and maintain a low-carbon garden that is still both colourful and productive.

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