Verlag: Gibbs Smith
Melding the region’s time-honored architecture with a multi-faceted design sensibility. While New Englanders previously clung to styles that were understated, interiors now feature dramatic elements. New England Modern highlights bold and vibrant interiors created by ten New England designers, with a modern feel and flow for today’s homeowners.
This “expert and elegantly written” book reveals how dealers have been a major force in art history from the Renaissance to the avant garde (The Guardian, UK). Philip Hook’s riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by weight, to the unassailable hauteur of contemporary galleries in New York, London, Paris, and beyond. Along the way, we meet a surprisingly wide-ranging cast of characters—from tailors, spies, and the occasional anarchist to scholars, aristocrats, and connoisseurs, some compelled by greed, some by their own vision of art—and some by the art of the deal. Among them are Joseph Duveen, who almost single-handedly brought the Old Masters to America; Paul Durand-Ruel, the Impressionists’ champion; Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, high priest of Cubism; Leo Castelli, dealer-midwife to Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art; and Peter Wilson, the charismatic Sotheby’s chairman who made a theater of the auction room. Full of unforgettable anecdotes and astute insight, Rogue’s Gallery offers “a front-row seat and a backstage pass to this arcane and obsessively secretive profession” (Hannah Rothschild, Mail on Sunday, UK).Zum Buch
Germany's award-winning true crime author Adrian Langenscheid kindles heart-pounding reading pleasure with his shocking short stories about true Austrian crimes.It is a breath-taking and deeply harrowing portrait of human abysses that arouses tremendous emotions precisely because of its cool, factually neutral depictions.Ice-cold serial killers, fatal family dramas, tragic kidnappings, vile torture, and unscrupulous abuse: fourteen shocking true-crime short stories about true crime cases from Austria await you on 300 pages.Captivated, stunned, amazed, and moved to tears. You will question everything you think you know about human nature. Life writes horrifying stories, and this book sums them up. Dive into the shocking world of true criminal cases and real crimes!"The tenth book by Adrian Langenscheid proves that things are also pretty bloody in beautiful Austria. As always, riveting to the last page! Franziska Singer (Podcast "Darf's ein bisserl Mord sein?")"Morbid, bizarre, sad...goosebumps!" Leonie-Rachel Soyel (Podcast Couchgeflüster)Zum Buch
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You may know Jimmy Failla as the best dressed man in cable news. A force multiplier of positive energy on the radio who sounds like he gets paid in Tequila and Tide Pods. But he’s also a former New York City Taxi Driver who’s spent countless hours conversing with people from all over this planet and several planets you’ve never heard of. It’s those chats with hobbits, hookers, and time travelers that fill The Cancel Culture Dictionary with the unique perspective and savage self-awareness we need to escape the outrage era society is stuck in. Let’s face it. Life in this country was WAY better before the Smart Phone came along and made us infinitely dumber. Social Media has turned our “shining city on a hill” into a Real Housewives episode on Bravo where every day is a constant cat fight about politics. Weaponized censorship and runaway speech policing has left many people unable to tell the difference between a comedian and a criminal. Although to be fair, sometimes they’re the same, in Bill Cosby’s case. But if there’s one thing we can all be sure of, it’s that spending the past 10 years with our faces glued to our phones has made us crankier, crazier, and much fatter, despite what the Instagram Filters show you. This book is a collection of naughty jokes and nutty people whose stories guide us to a world where we don’t spend all day slugging it out on Twitter, X, or whatever dumb name Elon Musk gives it next time he gets stoned. No, it's not an actual dictionary, although the author should probably spend more time reading one. Think of it as a ridiculous roadmap to a time where life didn’t revolve around the Republican Party and the Democratic Party because we were all too focused on The Keg Party. And unlike other works devoted to the cancel craze, we'll show how the people who lost the most with each celebrity firing were everyday Americans who had nothing to do with it. Cancel Culture and the outrage era have dragged us all into a war on fun. But this book is not a call to arms, girlfriend. If anything, it’s a call to chill the f**k out. So hop in, shut the door, and don’t waste time fiddling with the seatbelt. The way we’re about to drive, it can’t help you anyway.Zum Buch
Lawn Geek: The Ultimate Guide to Lawn Care, Discover the Professional Tricks and Useful Tips on How to Care For Your Own LawnDo you want a lawn that is the envy of your neighbors? Lawn care has become a competition these days because everyone wants to have a lawn that would make their neighbors jealous. But aesthetic and beauty aside, our lawns are a major player in the ecosystem because it covers over 50 million acres of land in the US alone. So it is important to take care of your lawn not just because it makes the outside of your home beautiful but because it is your own piece of earth and you are responsible for it.. This audiobook will teach you all the valuable information you need to know about lawn care. You will learn the tips and tricks used by professional landscapers that you can use for your own lawn. You will also learn how to take care of your lawn without harming the environment. You will learn useful tips on how to take good care of your lawn and have a lawn that is the envy of your neighbors. In this audiobook, the following topics will be discussed:- Starting From Scratch- Grass Varieties- Planting the Seeds- Watering- Fertilizing- Weed Control- Patch Diseases- Aerating Your Lawn- Choosing a Mower- Mowing the Lawn- Grass Clippings- Leaf Removal- Landscaping- Building a WaterfallGrass and lawns are an important part of the environment because it helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help reduce energy consumptions as well because of their cooling effects. And a well-maintained lawn can be a great place for all sorts of living things to thrive and grow as well. To learn more about the professional tricks used by landscapers in taking care of lawns, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!Zum Buch
There are more than 220 million cats in the world, and this book has stories about the world’s favourite pet from all across the globe. From an owner with 96 cats in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to a daring cat-escape from Lebanon to the Middle East, the book tells many fine feline tales. We4 also list over 20 different breeds from around the world, where they’re from and a short description. Truly a global cat reference for any cat-lover.Zum Buch
A final African adventure from the writer whose gimlet eye and effortless prose have brought the world to generations of readers Journeying alone, in what he feels will be his last African journey, Paul Theroux encounters a world increasingly removed from both the itineraries of tourists and the hopes of post-colonial independence movements. Having travelled down the right-hand side of Africa in Dark Star Safari, he sets out this time from Cape Town, heading northwards up the left-hand side, through South Africa and Namibia, to Botswana, heading for the Congo, in search of the end of the line.Zum Buch
