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  Allie Aller's Stained Glass...

  Allie Aller

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  The author of Crazy Quilting shares new techniques for capturing the style of stained glass in cozy quilts, bedcovers, wallhangings, and more. 
   
  Quilt designer Allie Aller spent years developing her own techniques for mimicking the look of stained glass. Surprisingly simple and endlessly inspiring, her methods produce stunningly beautiful results. In Allie Aller’s Stained Glass Quilts, she shares her secrets—from design sources and strategies to step-by-step instruction in various “glass and leading” techniques. Allie also includes six stained glass style quilt projects to get you started.

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  Lost and Found Sound - Radio...

  Kitchen Sisters, Jay Allison

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  On January 1, 1999, All Things Considered aired the first in a series of richly layered stories that trace the soundtrack of the 20th century.  Broadcast weekly through 1999, continuing monthly through 2000, Lost & Found Sound chronicles, reflects, and celebrates the human experience in rare recordings and "sonic snapshots" submitted by listeners. Blending the historic with the everyday, the monumental with the personal, this is evocative, haunting, eclectic listening—endangered sounds, shifting accents, vanishing voices, home recordings, and audio artifacts that reveal a sense of place and mark the passage of time.Contents:Tony Schwartz: 30,000 Recordings Later• Quest for Sound: Gettysburg Eyewitness• Fishman, Fishman Cigar Stories, narrated by Andy Garcia• Carnival Talkers• LBJ and the Helium-Filled Astronauts• Listening to the Northern Lights• West Virginia Steam Trains• Tennessee Williams: The Pennyland Recordings• Sound Restoration• The Partridge Family Grand Tour

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  Ralph Fiennes on Coriolanus...

  Ralph Fiennes

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  In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The result is a masterclass on playing the role, invaluable for other actors and directors, as well as students of Shakespeare - and fascinating for audiences of the play.
  In this volume, Ralph Fiennes discusses his experience playing Shakespeare's least sympathetic hero, the title role in Coriolanus in Jonathan Kent's 2000 production.
  This interview, together with the others in the series (with actors such as Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart), is also available in the collection Shakespeare on Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles by Julian Curry, with a foreword by Trevor Nunn.
  'absorbing and original... Curry's actors are often thinking and talking as that other professional performer, Shakespeare himself, might have done' TLS

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  Folk Masters - A Portrait of...

  Barry Bergey

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  Portraits of one hundred recipients of the United States’ highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, caputred in their element. 
   
  Discover one hundred of the greatest folk artists practicing in the United States in Folk Masters: A Portrait of America. Over the past twenty-five years, photographer Tom Pich has traveled the country to the homes and studios of recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor given to folk and traditional artists in the nation. His portraits give us a glimpse into their art, their process, and their culture. While each image tells a story on its own, Barry Bergey, former Director of Folk and Traditional Arts at the National Endowment for the Arts, provides further insight into the lives of each featured artist as well as the remarkable stories behind each photograph. Folk Masters honors again the extraordinary women and men who simultaneously take the traditional arts to new heights while ensuring their continuation from generation to generation. 
   
  “This beautiful, informative, and exquisitely produced book features 100 extraordinary traditional artists from across America, each a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship—the nation’s highest award for excellence in the folk and traditional arts. Folk Masters is a stunning tribute to the great diversity of cultures and artistic traditions that enrich our country.” —Marjorie Hunt, Folklife Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage 
   
  “Folk Masters documents and honors the extraordinary women and men who take traditional arts to new heights while also ensuring their continuation from generation to generation.” —The Library of Congress 
   
  “Folk Masters is visual, emotional, and inspirational. Here is a portrait of America many Americans never see and may not believe actually exists. Pich and Bergey have done an admirable job of conveying their vision.” —Journal of Folklore Research

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  Whistler The: What Makes a Murderer

  Gladys Thornton, Audrey Totter,...

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  There comes a time when a meek stock broker gets fed up with his humdrum life and chucks it all for romance and adventure in Florida...and actually finds both!

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  Chinese Paintings During The...

  Tom Geng

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  The Song Dynasty (960-1279) was divided into two stages: the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. Song Dynasty painting entered the ranks of handicraft industry and commerce, and established a closer relationship with more people. A group of skilled professional painters have sold their works as commodities in the market. There are already professional shops selling books and pictures. The calligraphy and painting market has been prosperous and developed. The calligraphy and painting works in this period also have the characteristics of the times.
  
  With flowers and birds as the theme, this book mainly contains the famous flowers and birds paintings of Song Dynasty. Each of them is a masterpiece and handed down from generation to generation. It is worth watching and collecting.
  
  Reader comments
  
  I like the paintings of Song Dynasty very much. Their paintings are so beautiful. Every painting and calligraphy of Song Dynasty collected in this book is worth watching carefully. I like this book very much.
  ——David
  
  I'm very interested in Chinese culture, especially the culture of Song Dynasty. This book is very characteristic. It includes the paintings of flowers and birds in Song Dynasty. It is very professional and interesting.
  ——Steven
  
  The paintings in this book are so beautiful. I have never seen such paintings. They are really different.
  ——Alexande
  
  
  It's hard to imagine. I can't believe it. Was it really painted by people thousands of years ago? What they painted was so beautiful.
  ——Lucas
  
  I like Chinese culture very much. This book is very helpful for me to understand Chinese culture. If you are also interested in Chinese culture, I suggest you also read this book.
  ——Isabella
  
  
  The painting style of this book is different from what I read before. I think it may be a unique painting in China. This book is really a unique experience for me.
  ——Madeline
  
  If you are interested in oriental culture, you must read this book. The oriental culture here does not only refer to China. I think the painting style of the whole East has been influenced by China. Through this book, you can have a better understanding of the whole oriental culture.
  ——Liu Qingdong

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