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Washington DC The Capital In Watercolors A wonderful collection of watercolor paintings of this beautiful and powerful city, showcasing the sublime and amazing sites through the beauty of the brush stroke...Get it now!
Art comes in many shapes and sizes and many different forms. And one person’s art is often someone else’s object of derision. But what we can all agree on is that Art exists, that it’s something perhaps unique to humankind but very definitely evokes a deep reaction whether of ‘wow!’ or ‘what?’ In this volume we take Art as our subject and have it reviewed and explored by other Artists, by Classic Poets. True Art ignites an individual response or a collective awareness. Our DNA seems to cultivate that. When we engage with Art the results are at times as surprising as they are interesting. In the words of Keats, Shakespeare, Wharton, Chatterton and very many others Art is seen and understood both as that individual reaction and a collective experience. Art is where it’s at. 01 - The Poetry of Art - An Introduction 02 - The Man With the Blue Guitar by Wallace Stevens 03 - Botticlelli’s Madonna in the Louvre by Edith Wharton 04 - Before a Painting by James Weldon Johnson 05 - Sonnet 20 - A Woman's Face with Nature's Own Hand Painted by William Shakespeare 06 - Sonnet 24 - Mine Eye Hath Played the Painter and Hath Steeled by William Shakespeare 07 - Sonnet 83 - I Never Saw That You Did Painting Need by William Shakespeare 08 - Art and Heart by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 09 - Colors by Stephen Vincent Benet 10 - I Have Colours in My Head by Daniel Sheehan 11 - I Would Not Paint a Picture by Emily Dickinson 12 - To the Painter, To Draw Him a Picture by Robert Herrick 13 - On Mr Alcock of Bristol, an Excellent Miniature Painter by Thomas Chatterton 14 - On the Portrait of Two Beautiful Young People by Gerard Manley Hopkins 15 - Portrait d'une Femme by Ezra Pound 16 - To a Beautiful Female Portrait by Henry Alford 17 - The Portrait by Ford Madox Ford 18 - Her Portrait Immortal by Richard Le Gallienne 19 - My Last Duchess by Robert Browning 20 - Portrait of My Father As a Young Man by Rainer Maria Rilke 21 - On a Portrait of Dante by Giotto by James Russell Lowell 22 - Written Under a Portrait of Keats by John Boyle O'Reily 23 - On Seeing the Elgin Marbles For the First Time by John Keats 24 - Jade by Edith Wharton 25 - Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley 26 - An Inscription for Zheng Shujin's Painting by Qiu Jin 27 - The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus 28 - Rome - Building a New Street in the Ancient Quarter, April 1887 by Thomas Hardy 29 - How Many Paltry Foolish Painted Things by Michael Drayton 30 - To the Painter of an Ill Drawn Picture of Cleone by Anne Kingsmill-Finch 31 - An Art Critic by Ambrose Bierce 32 - A Portrait by Richard Brinsley SheridanMostra libro
The Kakatiya Dynasty emerged as a formidable power in the Deccan region of India, leaving behind a rich legacy of military strength, administrative brilliance, and cultural contributions. Their origins can be traced back to the 10th century, though historical records regarding their early rulers remain scarce. Initially, the Kakatiyas served as feudatories under the Rashtrakutas and later the Western Chalukyas, gradually expanding their influence over the Telugu-speaking region. The name "Kakatiya" is believed to have originated from their association with the goddess Kakati, a form of Durga, who was worshipped as their family deity. The earliest known ruler, Venna or Beta I, established the dynasty’s foundation, but it was during the reign of Prola I that the Kakatiyas started asserting their independence. Prola II played a crucial role in strengthening their foothold by resisting Chalukyan dominance and expanding Kakatiya control over the eastern Deccan. During this period, the Deccan was a contested space where multiple regional powers sought dominance. The Kakatiyas capitalized on the declining influence of the Western Chalukyas, strategically aligning themselves with or resisting various rulers to carve out an independent identity. Their stronghold was initially located in Hanamkonda, which later evolved into the grand city of Warangal, a center of Kakatiya power and cultural patronage.Mostra libro
OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all. Greatest Drama Shows Cling to the edge of your seat for the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Green Hornet, The Third Man. Hear classic stores brought to radio by celebrity casts such as Brave New World with William Conrad, The Pickwick Papers starring Orson Welles, and so many more. 100 great Drama classics in ten volumes. Volume 1 Adventures Of Frank Race 5-1-49 The Adventure of the Hackensack Victory with Tom CollinsAdventures Of Frank Race 5-8-49 The Adventure of the Daring Debutante with Tom CollinsAdv. Of Sherlock Holmes 11-12-45 Speckled Band with Basil Rathbone and Nigel BruceAdv. Of Sherlock Holmes 11-19-45 Double Zero with Basil Rathbone and Nigel BruceThe Amazing Mr. Tutt 7-5-48 Advice to A Young Lawyer with Will WrightThe Amazing Mr. Tutt 8-23-48 The Liberty of Jail with Will WrightBig Town 9-14-48 Blind Justice with Edward Pawley and Fran CarlonBig Town 9-21-48 Final Payment with Edward Pawley and Fran CarlonBold Venture 4-9-51 Opium Smuggling with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren BacallBold Venue 4-16-51 Johnny Rice Story with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren BacallMostra libro
"An innovative and unusual account of Star Trek’s lost voyages that makes for a fascinating alternate history." — Brian J. Robb in Sci-Fi Bulletin SPACE. THE FINAL FRONTIER. THESE WERE ALMOST THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE. We think we know the history of Star Trek. Born at the height of 1960s popular culture, the five-year mission of Captain James T. Kirk and his crew faced early cancellation, bounced back with a series of beloved movies in the 1980s and gave way to a fleet of successful sequels and spin-offs that kept on exploring strange new worlds. In Lost Federations: The Unofficial Unmade History of Star Trek, author A. J. Black tells a different story. This is an alternate history of the franchise, one filled with roads not taken, from early 1960s feature-films and spin-offs, the original sequel Star Trek: Phase II in the 1970s, via epic planned movies such as Planet of the Titans and into many untold episodes, arcs and character stories from The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, all the way through to the modern era. Bringing together pre-existing material over decades for the first time in one space, plus some new reflections from Star Trek writers and analysis of how it all fits into the wider cultural trends of the last sixty years, Lost Federations invites you to boldly explore a history you may not already know...Mostra libro
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL BOOK. This is a summary & it does not accompany the official. "Kasher in the Rye" by Moshe Kasher is a hilarious memoir of the life of rising comedian Moshe Kasher, who survived a tumultuous journey through addiction, psychoanalysis, and a chaotic childhood. From his early drug use at age 12 to stints in mental institutions and a move to Oakland initiated by his unconventional mother, Kasher's life reads like a mix of Augusten Burroughs and David Sedaris, with a strong Jewish twist. Despite the harrowing experiences, the book finds humor in the darkest moments, offering a brutally honest and laugh-out-loud funny perspective on a turbulent life.Mostra libro
Progressive and libertarian, anti-Communist and revolutionary, Democratic and Republican, quintessentially American but simultaneously universal. By the late 1980s, rock music had acquired a dizzying array of political labels. These claims about its political significance shared one common thread: that the music could set you free. Rocking in the Free World explains how Americans came to believe they had learned the truth about rock 'n' roll, a truth shaped by the Cold War anxieties of the fifties, the countercultural revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the sixties and seventies, and the end-of-history triumphalism of the eighties. How did rock 'n' roll become enmeshed with so many different competing ideas about freedom? And what does that story reveal about the promise-and the limits-of rock music as a political force in postwar America?Mostra libro
