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  Bob and Ray

  Carl Amari

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  Carl welcomes legendary TV writer David Pollock. David has written a book called Bob and Ray, Keener than Most Folks, which chronicles the careers and lasting influence of the famous comedy duo. Plus, classic radio from Bob and Ray, the Green Hornet, and Peter Lorre.A Falcon Picture Group audio production.

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  Minimalism - The Complete Guide...

  Rebecca Morres

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  This is a 3-book bundle, which addresses various subtopics, including but not limited to these: 
    
    
  Book 1: Minimalism has become a popular topic, and not for nothing! Minimalism lies at the core of a life filled with more contentment and inner peace. Many people have attested to this fact, and it is for that reason why this guide has been put together to enlighten you about the many advantages that minimalism has. 
    
  Aside from the obvious benefits, we will also focus on common questions and answers, the true meaning of minimalism, lifestyle choices that can rejuvenate your spirit, and Feng Shui wisdom to optimize your living space. 
    
    
    
  Book 2: Everyone is different, and there is nothing wrong with that. 
    
  However, what does this mean for the application of minimalist principles?  
    
  It means that minimalism is a stretchable concept that can be mixed into our everyday lives and into our personal lifestyle and choices. It also means that minimalists can be categorized, more or less, into different types. All these topics will come to light in this comprehensive book. Aside from that, the history of minimalism will briefly be explained, as well as the main steps for beginners to take. 
    
    
  Book 3: Are you a minimalist? Maybe you are. Look at the checklist inside the book to find out! 
    
  This book, however, doesn’t just contain a checklist. It also lists clever techniques to minimalize your costs, your items, and even your digital usage of media and screen time. Other helpful tips will come in the form of Feng Shui basics, simplification in the home, and optimizing your minimalist plan for the future. 
    
  If any of these topics interest you even in the least, then I encourage you to take a look at this great book, filled with wisdom.

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  Aubrey Beardsley

  Patrick Bade

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  Born in 1872, Aubrey Beardsley was, along with Oscar Wilde, an emblematic figure of the decadence that marked the end of Queen Victoria's reign. Largely self-taught, Beardsley's drawings initially show the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites, such as Burne-Jones and Rossetti. Later, he adopted a more radical and innovative style, illustrating Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and participating in the creation of The Yellow Book magazine.
  But it was through his dark and erotic drawings, notably for Oscar Wilde's Salome, that he best evoked the troubled atmosphere of the time. Stricken with tuberculosis, Beardsley died prematurely at the age of 25. He left behind numerous illustrations, which had a great influence on the artists of Art Nouveau.
  The Author: With an original layout, Patrick Bade explores the equivocal universe of Beardsley, the "fin de siècle" artist par excellence. Through illustrations that shocked his contemporaries, the draughtsman boldly defied Victorian morality to become a privileged witness of his time.

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  Bay Bridge - History and Design...

  Donald MacDonald, Ira Nadel

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  “A must-have for any design, architecture, or Bay Area enthusiast.” —Front Door/HGTV   An innovative landmark a quarter century in the making, the eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge represents the latest spectacular chapter in the history of this storied structure. The new bridge’s architect, Donald MacDonald, teams up with author Ira Nadel to create this illuminating book. With friendly text and charming illustrations, Bay Bridge reveals the design decisions that have shaped the evolution of the bridge over the last century—from the history of the original bridge, through the planning of the new span, to the construction of its signature 525-foot-high white tower. This volume offers a fascinating read for San Francisco devotees, architecture buffs, and tourists.   “Evokes all the mythic splendor and danger of the ‘Titan of Bridges’ . . . As the architect of the new eastern span of the bridge, MacDonald brings intimate knowledge of the technical, political, and geological hurdles involved in its construction.” —ForeWord Reviews

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  Finding the Raga - An...

  Amit Chaudhuri

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  Amit Chaudhuri, novelist, critic, and essayist, is also a musician, trained in the Indian classical vocal tradition but equally fluent as a guitarist and singer in the American folk music style, who has recorded his experimental compositions extensively and performed around the world. A turning point in his life took place when, as a lonely teenager living in a high-rise in Bombay, far from his family's native Calcutta, he began, contrary to all his prior inclinations, to study Indian classical music. Finding the Raga chronicles that transformation and how it has continued to affect and transform not only how Chaudhuri listens to and makes music but how he listens to and thinks about the world at large. Offering a highly personal introduction to Indian music, the book is also a meditation on the differences between Indian and Western music and art-making as well as the ways they converge in a modernism that Chaudhuri reframes not as a twentieth-century Western art movement but as a fundamental mode of aesthetic response, at once immemorial and extraterritorial. Finding the Raga combines memoir, practical and cultural criticism, and philosophical reflection with the same individuality and flair that Chaudhuri demonstrates throughout a uniquely wide-ranging, challenging, and enthralling body of work.

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  The Young H G Wells - Changing...

  Claire Tomalin

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  From acclaimed literary biographer Claire Tomalin, a complex and fascinating exploration of the early life of the influential writer and public figure H. G. WellsHow did the first forty years of H. G. Wells's life shape the father of science fiction?From his impoverished childhood in a working-class English family and determination to educate himself at any cost to his complicated marriages, love affair with socialism, and the serious ill health that dominated his twenties and thirties, H. G. Wells's extraordinary early life would set him on a path to become one of the world's most influential writers. The sudden success of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds transformed his life and catapulted him to international fame; he became the writer who most inspired Orwell and countless others and predicted men walking on the moon seventy years before it happened.In this remarkable, empathetic biography, Claire Tomalin paints a fascinating portrait of a man like no other, driven by curiosity and desiring reform, a socialist and a futurist whose new and imaginative worlds continue to inspire today.

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