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  How To Backpack - Your Step By...

  HowExpert

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  If you want to discover how to backpack from a real life backpacker, then get the "How To Backpack" guide now. 
  In this step-by-step guide, you will find out tips and lessons about backpacking the right way. 
  - How to plan backpacking trips. 
  - Find out what to do before the backpacking trip. 
  - How to get visa, papers, and insurance the affordable way. 
  - How to prepare for backpacking. 
  - How to sleep, eat, and have fun while backpacking. 
  - How to manage your money for backpacking. 
  - How to travel alone safe. 
  - Basic survival guide tips. 
  - Know exactly what to do when you arrive in a new place. 
  - Special backpacking tips and tricks. 
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  James McNeill Whistler

  Patrick Chaleyssin

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  Whistler suddenly shot to fame like a meteor at a crucial moment in the history of art, a field in which he was a pioneer. Like the impressionists, with whom he sided, he wanted to impose his own ideas. Whistler’s work can be divided into four periods. The first may be called a period of research in which he was influenced by the Realism of Gustave Courbet and by Japanese art. Whistler then discovered his own originality in the Nocturnes and the Cremorne Gardens series, thereby coming into conflict with the academics who wanted a work of art to tell a story. When he painted the portrait of his mother, Whistler entitled it Arrangement in Grey and Black and this is symbolic of his aesthetic theories. When painting the Cremorne Pleasure Gardens it was not to depict identifiable figures, as did Renoir in his work on similar themes, but to capture an atmosphere. He loved the mists that hovered over the banks of the Thames, the pale light, and the factory chimneys which at night turned into magical minarets. Night redrew landscapes, effacing the details. This was the period in which he became an adventurer in art; his work, which verged on abstraction, shocked his contemporaries. The third period is dominated by the full-length portraits that brought him his fame. He was able to imbue this traditional genre with his profound originality. He tried to capture part of the souls of his models and placed the characters in their natural habitats. This gave his models a strange presence so that they seem about to walk out of the picture to physically encounter the viewer. By extracting the poetic substance from individuals he created portraits described as “mediums” by his contemporaries, and which were the inspiration for Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Towards the end of his life, the artist began painting landscapes and portraits in the classical tradition, strongly influenced by Velázquez. Whistler proved to be extremely rigorous in ensuring his paintings coincided with his theories. He never hesitated in crossing swords with the most famous art theoreticians of his day. His personality, his outbursts, and his elegance were a perfect focus for curiosity and admiration. He was a close friend of Stéphane Mallarmé, and admired by Marcel Proust, who rendered homage to him in A La Recherche du Temps Perdu. He was also a provocative dandy, a prickly socialite, a demanding artist, and a daring innovator.

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  Campervan Kama Sutra - Outback...

  John Perrier

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  This true story tells of one family’s hilarious journey through Australia’s rugged outback countryside. 
  Our intrepid adventurers work their way through numerous mishaps, including, but not limited to, an ill-advised river crossing, an inappropriately packed roof rack and some truly horrible singing. 
  During their journey they stumble across a motley assortment of characters such as a confused check-in clerk, a grey nomad with an eye for detail regarding torches, and several Crazy Germans. 
  While reading Campervan Kama Sutra, you’ll not only fall in love with Australia’s vast, ever-changing countryside, but you’ll also delight in the tragicomedy that arrives with unerring regularity. You’ll laugh until something hurts. 
  *P.S. There was no dog.

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  How To Raise Hamsters - Your...

  HowExpert, Kate Boyd

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  If you want to learn how to raise hamsters the right way, then get the “How To Raise Hamsters” guide now. 
  This guide provides many helpful facts and tips about hamsters and it is all conveniently in one guide, rather than having to search the internet and books for reliable information you can easily find out how to care for hamsters from this easy to read, step by step book. It provides information on all the important parts of hamster care, such as diet, which is commonly something that many hamster owners are unsure of. Diet plays a large part in whether or not you will raise healthy hamsters so this is important to understand. 
  It gives detailed information on how frequently vegetables and other foods should be fed, and which hamster seed mixes are best. The type of sand to choose and the proper wheel size are other important aspects that hamster owners should be aware of. Many owners don’t know of the dangers of having small wheels or of using sand sold for hamsters and chinchillas. Many other things you need to know if you’re going to raise a hamster are included in this course, from basic care, to less known things like information on how to care for sick hamsters, information on wet tail, diabetes, and what antibiotics are toxic to hamsters. 
  Many of these things are difficult to find accurate information on, so it really is valuable. Often times you will find conflicting information on the internet, which can be annoying and confusing to new owners. This guide will clear up any confusion. 
  About the Expert 
  Kate Boyd has been keeping hamsters for seven years, from Campbell’s Russians, to Winter Whites, and Syrians. It all started when she was in a pet shop and saw two little Campbell’s Russians, and after getting them she did a lot of research in books and on the internet, and still ended up doing things wrong due to bad info. 
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  Word Nerds Unite! - The...

  Webb Garrison

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  Why are spectacularly successful movies called blockbusters? Why does "putting your best foot forward" mean you hope to make a good impression? Why is rowdy and prankish behavior called horseplay and what does it have to do with the rarity of horses? Word Nerds Unite! shares 200 fascinating word meanings for fans of Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games. 
  You've probably used words or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But you'll be surprised and interested to discover the fascinating and sometimes curious origins to these fun sayings! 
  In Word Nerds Unite! you'll find:200 quirky, interesting words, phrases, and colloquial termsBackstory for these colorful sayings still used todayHow some of our favorite expressions have evolved through the years 
  You'll discover such fascinating word and phrase origins for:handwriting on the wallplay for keepsraining cats and dogsbreak the icebull's eyeand many more! 
    
  Word Nerds Unite! is perfect for word lovers, Wordle enthusiasts, homeschoolers, and anyone curious about the illuminating history of 200 words that pepper our everyday dialogue and how they gained contemporary use. Organized by subject, each chapter begins with a quote, an introductory paragraph, and a list of what you'll discover!

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  German Light Cruisers of World...

  Gerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke

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  “An immensely interesting look” at the Emden, Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln, Leipzig, and Nürnbergships “from drawing board to destiny” (War History Online).   The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed.   This volume is devoted to the six ships from Emden to Nürnberg that were built between the wars. They were primarily intended for commerce-raiding, but the war gave them few opportunities for such employment, although they did provide useful support for key naval operations in the Baltic and North Sea. Two were lost in the 1940 Norway campaign, but the remainder survived for most of the conflict.   “A ship-by-ship history of the cruisers. The text is supported by an excellent collection of plans and photographs. Overall this is a very impressive history of a fairly unimpressive set of warships.”—HistoryOfWar.org

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