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  Queen of The Savoy - The...

  Elisabeth Kehoe

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  Born in 1852 in a small coastal town in Scotland, Helen D'Oyly Carte, through academic brilliance and an incredible talent for 'managing chaos', developed and ran the world's foremost top entertainment and hospitality organisation with her husband, Richard D'Oyly Carte (known as D'Oyly). By the age of 30, she was running five Gilbert & Sullivan companies for the Savoy Group in the United States, crossing the Atlantic thirty times, and for the next three decades she ran the Savoy Theatre, the Savoy Hotel, Claridges and Simpson's-in-the-Strand. She was the only one trusted by the prickly, brilliant William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, to keep them from breaking apart, as they so regularly wanted to do. From a conventional upbringing, she chose to remain in London after the emigration of her family to Australia, first as an actress, then working alongside D'Oyly – she took over the reins as he became ill in the late 1880s. Until her death in 1913, she flourished and was famous, interviewed and admired, in a competitive, vibrant London that was the centre of world power and commerce. Queen of The Savoy charts Helen's course from Wigtown to the West End, where running a company with hundreds of employees, led to her fame and fortune. The artists Whistler and Sickert were friends and immortalised her in portraits. She was known in her time as the true founder of the Gilbert and Sullivan franchise and this biography will bring to light, some 110 years after her death, the extraordinary role that she played in one of Britain's greatest success stories.

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  The Tall Short Stories of…

  James Endeacott

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  James Endeacott is the teller of many tales. The Tall Short Stories of James Endeacott range from psychedelic experiences when he was in the band Loop to making dreams come true as a judge on The X Factor, or looking after The Libertines at the beginning of their musical career and hanging out with Robert De Niro lookalikes in New York with The Strokes.

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  Max Factor and Hollywood - A...

  Erika Thomas

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  The story of the makeup artist who changed the film industry—and the world of modern cosmetics. Includes photos.   When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, “make-up” had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first “flexible” greasepaint for film in 1914. With a few careful brush strokes, a lot of innovation, and the kind of luck that can happen only in Hollywood, Max Factor changed the meaning of glamour. His innovations can be experienced in every tube of lipstick, palette of eye shadow, and bottle of nail lacquer used today.    Join author Erika Thomas as she reveals the makeup guru's expert beauty tips and the story of how he created the most iconic golden-era looks that are as relevant today as they were nearly a century ago.

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  The Shaolin Way - 10 Modern...

  Steve DeMasco

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  Born in the projects of Spanish Harlem to a disabled mother and an abusive father, Steve DeMasco spent most of his childhood lost and angry. Drifting from one job to another, he stalked the streets as a troubled youth, barely surviving while all of his peers were either dead or in jail, until he found himself on the steps of the Shaolin Temple.Originating more than 1,500 years ago in ancient China, the Shaolin monks were simple farmers and worshippers of Buddhism who learned to protect themselves from the constant danger of bandits and overlords with a kind of "meditation in motion," a nonlethal form of self-defense that didn't violate their vows of peace. As their legend grew, they became known as the Shaolin Fighting Monks, revered across the land for their spiritual dedication, enlightened message, and amazing fighting skills.DeMasco entered the Shaolin Temple to  battle the demons of his past. But he got more than he bargained for. Besides learning how to wield weapons and take on multiple attackers at once, he discovered an ancient philosophy that helped melt away preconceived notions of the world, and gave him a powerful platform on which to live and grow. In The Shaolin Way, he adapts these teachings for the modern world, singling out ten secrets of survival that can help anyone live a more fulfilled life.

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  At first glance in NFT Investing...

  Sweet Smart Books

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  The world of NFTs and cryptocurrency is filled with technicality and jargon, so much so that it leaves us shaking our heads and shivering at the thought of seeing a trading chart.But you really do not want to be missing out on all the opportunities that come within crypto, stocks, and NFTs.So what do you do?Well, you start at the beginning, and you start very simple.At first glance in NFT Investing for Kids and Beginners is all about beginners, placing down the foundational information that you need to kickstart your investing journey in a fun and simple way! It covers the basics you need to know about crypto, NFTs, stocks, and kickstarting your journey into trading while playing safe.This is a safe space for beginners in a world that seems to be getting infinitely more complicated, and starting your journey without fear. It is perfect for beginners who really want to start out working on cryptocurrencies and NFTs, but really do not know where to start.In the end, you will understand NFTs, crypto, stocks, and the steps you need to take to start:Staying safe while investingUse the right resources and practice trading strategiesBecome a savvy investorThe world is not waiting for anyone, so start your trading and investing journey today!

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  Marriage of heaven and hell the

  William Blake

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  The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they dared so roundly to assert that God spoke to them; and whether they did not think at the time that they would be misunderstood, and so be the cause of imposition. 
  Isaiah answer'd: `I saw no God, nor heard any, in a finite organical perception; but my senses discover'd the infinite in everything, and as I was then persuaded, and remain confirm'd, that the voice of honest indignation is the voice of God, I cared not for consequences, but wrote.' 
  Then I asked: `Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?' 
  He replied: `All Poets believe that it does, and in ages of imagination this firm persuasion removed mountains; but many are not capable of a firm persuasion of anything.'

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