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  Letters to Gwen John

  Celia Paul

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  Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John centers on a series of letters addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John (1876–1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul. John spent much of her life in France, making art on her own terms and, like Paul, painting mostly women. John's reputation was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother, Augustus John, and her lover Auguste Rodin. Through the epistolary form, Paul draws fruitful comparisons between John's life and her own: their shared resolve to protect the sources of their creativity, their fierce commitment to painting, and the ways in which their associations with older male artists affected the public's reception of their work. 
   
   
   
  Letters to Gwen John is at once an intimate correspondence, an illuminating portrait of two painters, and a writer/artist's daybook, describing Paul's first exhibitions in America, her search for new forms, her husband's diagnosis of cancer, and the onset of the global pandemic. Paul, who first revealed her talents as a writer with her memoir, Self-Portrait, enters with courage and resolve into new unguarded territory—the artist at present—and the work required to make art out of the turbulence of life. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Sustainability and Eco-friendly...

  Rebecca Andrews

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  Your indispensable guide to navigating the route toward a more eco-conscious and sustainable way of life is "Sustainability and Eco-friendly Practices: Embracing Green Living for a Better Future: Practical Tips for a Sustainable Lifestyle." With environmental issues becoming more pressing by the day, this book provides many useful tips, perceptive approaches, and motivational tales to assist you in implementing meaningful changes in your day-to-day activities. 
  Explore the fundamentals of sustainability and discover how our daily decisions impact the environment. Every chapter offers comprehensive advice on important subjects like cutting waste, encouraging recycling, implementing renewable energy sources, and using sustainable transportation. Find out how small changes to your lifestyle, garden, and house may positively impact the environment. 
  Examine sustainable food habits, such as growing vegetables, minimizing food waste, and selecting organic and locally produced foods. Discover the value of conserving water and how to use practical water-saving methods indoors and outdoors. This book supports policy changes, community initiatives, and individual acts that contribute to a greener future. 
  "Sustainability and Eco-friendly Practices" is a call to action for everybody who wants to impact the environment positively, not just a guidebook. Regardless of your experience level or desire to learn more, this book offers the motivation and resources to adopt a green lifestyle and build a brighter future for future generations.

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  Design of Everyday Things The:...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Don Norman.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  The Design of Everyday Things explores the principles behind effective design, emphasizing the importance of user-friendly products and environments. It highlights how good design enhances usability and how poor design can create frustration. Through practical examples, the book shows how thoughtful design can improve the interaction between people and objects, making everyday life more intuitive and enjoyable.

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  The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima...

  Usac Engineers

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  On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan and invasion of Japanese-occupied Manchuria. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war.

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  Only Wanna Be with You - The...

  Tim Sommer

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  In 1985, Mark Bryan heard Darius Rucker singing in a dorm shower at the University of South Carolina and asked him to form a band. For the next eight years, Hootie & the Blowfish—completed by bassist Dean Felber and drummer Soni Sonefeld—played every frat house, roadhouse, and rock club in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, becoming one of the biggest independent acts in the region. 
   
   
   
  In Only Wanna Be with You, Tim Sommer, the ultimate insider who signed Hootie to Atlantic Records, pulls back the curtain on a band that defied record-industry odds to break into the mainstream by playing hacky sack music in the age of grunge. He chronicles the band's indie days; the chart-topping success—and near-cancelation—of their major-label debut, cracked rear view; the year of Hootie (1995) when the album reached no. 1, the "Only Wanna Be with You" music video collaboration with ESPN's SportsCenter became a sensation, and the band inspired a plotline on the TV show Friends; the lean years from the late 1990s through the early 2000s; Darius Rucker's history-making rise in country music; and one of the most remarkable comeback stories of the century. Featuring extensive new interviews with the band members, some of their most famous fans, and stories from the recording studio, tour bus, and golf course, this book is a must-listen for Hootie lovers and music buffs.

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  A Very Byzantine Journey -...

  J. Richard Smith

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  From the earliest days of the Church, Christians have used icons—images of Christ—to engage with the story of their faith. However, icons are far more than ancient pictures of Jesus: they are windows on the holy and transcendental, and they tell the New Testament story in a way that makes it real even to those exploring it from a distance.
  
   
  Knowing that this is a story based in geographical fact, J. Richard Smith has visited many of the places where the New Testament story happened, and here he takes us along on his travels tracing the story of icons, to places like Jerusalem, Athens, Istanbul and Cairo, and also to the final resting place of the Cloth of Edessa hidden in the hills in southern Italy. Combining spiritual writing, art history and travelogue, J. Richard Smith invites us to discover that there is more to icons than meets the eye.

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