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Unlock the secrets of color - learn how and why it has been used in art over the centuries This vibrant and compelling book uses 240 artworks as case studies to tell the story of ten individual colors or color groups. It explores the history and meaning of each color in art, highlighting fascinating tales of discovery and artistic passion, and offering easily accessible explanations of the science and theory behind specific colors. From Isaac Newton's optics to impressionist theory, from the dynamics of Josef Albers to the contemporary metaphysics of Olafur Eliasson, this book shows how color paints our world.
THE INSTANT TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Over thirty years ago, Linda McCartney first blazed the trail for meat-free cooking, and around the table of the family home in East Sussex, she shared the pleasure that eating compassionately could bring. Now Paul, Mary and Stella bring Linda's kitchen up to date, re-inventing her best-loved recipes for the plant-based cook, alongside their favourite family stories and the dishes that they now eat at home. The original food pioneer, Linda McCartney believed in great tasting, wholesome, meat-free food, and embraced kindness and compassion in everything she did. Her legacy lives on in Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen, a collection of over 90 simple, fresh ...
Winner of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards, this compelling novel explores truth and lies, guilt, grief and love. 'So where does the truth lie?' said Jeremiah. 'Huh, truth lies. Truth lies,' I said, giving up before I started, knowing I could never explain. Months after her life has been brought to a standstill, Catriona Stuart is embarking on a painful search for the truth. The truth about her boyfriend, Jeremiah, and his dangerous brother Simeon. The truth about her mother, about her past, and most of all about herself and her secret and why her world fell apart.
Five former friends have a big secret. One that has been haunting them for years. The friendship has fallen apart as a result. And now the big blow. They meet again at their ten-year class reunion and old feelings return. But someone knows their secret and wants to punish them for their past.
“My whole body tensed up. I couldn’t wait to get to the end. Amazing!" — Editor, Gatekeeper Press A Cape Cod historical romance set during the Vietnam War era filled with passion, secrets, conflicts, and an old romance about to be rekindled… Ideal for readers of Nicholas Sparks, Debbie Macomber, and Elin Hilderbrand. Filled with anger and regret after her alcoholic husband comes home and admits to having an affair, Lilly Conroy decides to take her son John to spend the summer at her family's beach house in the town of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts near Cape Cod. There, she hopes to muster the strength to reinvent herself and focus on building a new life away from a marriage filled with heartache and disappointment. As the summer unfolds, the heat is on. Old flames are reignited, but what is found could be lost again... As passion burns, a secret looms that could ultimately tear two people apart… But will it? If you love old-flame romances, detailed descriptions of the place and time, the beauty of building a new life from the ashes, and unexpected plot twists, this novel is for you!
My book is simply about how groups and singers got their names. Many started with a variety of different names before becoming the name we are all familiar with. For example, would you be able to name the group that started with the following names: The Blackjacks, the Quarrymen, Johnny and the Moondogs, the Beat Brothers? Those were early names of the group we now know as the Beatles! And there are so many others.
American pioneers experienced many astounding, challenging, risky encounters in their westward trek across America from Vermont to California in Conestoga wagons in the middle of the 19th Century. They witnessed spectacular scenery such as lakes, rivers, waterfalls and diverse terrain in crossing the American wilderness. They met up with many Indian Tribes. Some Indians were hostile and others were helpful during unique Indian encounters. The terrain changes were abrupt, fascinating and challenging as they trekked by the Great Lakes, crossed might rivers, the vast prairies, fertile, green land, the arid plateau country and hot, dry deserts. They encountered wild bears, packs of ravaging coyotes, wolves and poisonous snakes. They traversed steep, rugged mountains with deep crevasses on foot. There are romances, tragedies, adventures and intriguing pioneer experiences and trials. In Westward Pursuit the author describes authentic, realistic, pioneer experiences as they pursue a very risky journey through the American wilderness. The author has developed exciting, intriguing incidents between the main characters among the pioneers in the twelve-month trek across America.
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Mofe Esiri was an only child of his widowed mother. Born and raised in America, he was being celebrated as the most successful young writer in Africa’s history. He was the first African to top The New York Times Bestseller List, and USA Today extended Bestseller List. His novel also made the Top 100 Amazon.com All-time Bestselling Desires, unrivalled by his colleagues of African origin. Omotola Benson was the face of a popular brand of beauty soap. She was a combination of exceptional beauty, brain, spirit and character. A fair picture for a man’s eyes to fall upon. She held the world to a standstill when she won the Supermodel of the Planet Contest, the biggest and most reputable models...