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Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breunig, LeRoy C. / Shattuck, Roger / Suleiman, Susan Rubin, PUBLISHER: MFA Publications, Poet, critic, impresario, gadfly, visionary, tastemaker: more than anyone, Guillaume Apollinaire embodies ong>theong> frenzied art world ong>ofong> Paris in ong>theong> early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms and antipathies, and his remarkable acumen, make him still today ong>theong> most evocative commentator on ong>theong> intellectual ferment ong>ofong> ong>theong> time. In he championed Picasso and in he promoted Braque in reviews that were amazingly sharp and prescient. He first identified ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Delaunay, Duchamp, and Rousseau, coined ong>theong> word "Surrealism," and almost singlehandedly pushed Cubism into ong>theong> mainstream. With a new preface by Roger Shattuck, this edition ong>ofong> Apollinaire on Art is ong>theong> only collection in English ong>ofong> ong>theong>se seminal and ever fresh ong>writingsong>.

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dalai Lama / Mehrotra, Rajiv, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, An inspiration to millions ong>ofong> people worldwide, ong>theong> Dalai Lama has long wanted one book that he could recommend as a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Now, for ong>theong> first time, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" brings togeong>theong>r ong>theong> best ong>ofong> ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas ong>writingsong> on all aspects ong>ofong> life from work to meditation. Divided into four sectionsaong>Theong> Vision, Buddhist Perspectives, Practice, A World in Harmonya"ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" contains eloquent applications ong>ofong> ong>theong> principles ong>ofong> ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas uniquely compelling voice. Covering topics such as ong>theong> quest for human happiness, foundations ong>ofong> Buddhism, Karma, focusing ong>theong> mind, ethics and society, ong>theong> Buddhist perspective on ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> Jesus, and much more, "ong>Theong> Essential Dalai Lama" will be ong>theong> perfect gift for anyone who wishes to have one source for ong>theong> Dalai Lamaas teachings or who seeks an introduction to ong>theong> philosophy and practice ong>ofong> Buddhism.

Experimental Cinema, the Film Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Wheeler / Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Experimental Cinema, ong>Theong> Film Reader" brings togeong>theong>r key ong>writingsong> on American avant-garde cinema to explore ong>theong> long tradition ong>ofong> underground filmmaking from its origins in ong>theong> s to ong>theong> work ong>ofong> contemporary film and video artists. ong>Theong> "Reader" traces ong>theong> development ong>ofong> major movements such as ong>theong> New American Cinema ong>ofong> ong>theong> s and ong>theong> Structuralist films ong>ofong> ong>theong> s, examining ong>theong> work ong>ofong> key practitioners and recovering neglected filmmakers. Contributors focus on ong>theong> ways in which underground films have explored issues ong>ofong> gender, sexuality and race, and foreground important technical innovations such as ong>theong> use ong>ofong> Super 8mm and video. Each section features an editor's introduction setting debates in ong>theong>ir context. ong>Theong> book concludes with a valuable filmography ong>ofong> key films available.

The Art of War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tzu, Sun / Sawyer, Ralph D., PUBLISHER: Fall River Press, An illuminating new look at ong>theong> classic primer on warfare. Distinguishing itself from many previous versions, this contemporary translation ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu's landmark text acknowledges ong>theong> work first and foremost as a masterpiece ong>ofong> military strategy. Translator Ralph Sawyer provides ong>theong> most detailed introduction and commentary yet ong>ofong>fered on ong>theong> text, its author, and his age. Get inside ong>theong> head ong>ofong> Sun-Tzu, and find out which significant historical battles influenced his thinking. Sawyer's exhaustive biographical research helps you separate ong>theong> myth from ong>theong> elusive man himself. Immerse yourself in ong>theong> mindset ong>ofong> ong>theong> Chinese military organization through an extensive overview ong>ofong> its history as well as its tactical use ong>ofong> chariots, horse and cavalry, armor and shields, and swords. Several supplementary sections illuminate relevant portions ong>ofong> ong>theong> recently discovered tomb texts and "lost ong>writingsong>," reputed to be earlier variants ong>ofong> ong>theong> standard version. A glossary identifies figures and terms for ong>theong> convenience ong>ofong> readers unfamiliar with Chinese history and ong>writingsong>.

Between Heaven and a Hard Place: A Divine Paradox

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bittman, Stew, PUBLISHER: Lionhearted Publishing, A LionHearted Publishing Spiritual Path Edition. ong>Theong> spiritual/healing path comes complete with its pitfalls and pratfalls, its pity parties and power trips, its puns and poetry, its problems and paradoxes. Dr. Stew experiences ong>theong>m all on his journey from his head to his heart, and shares ong>theong>m with wit and wisdom, inspiration and irreverence. This warm and honest travelogue will be an inspiration to anyone who knows ong>theong>ir thoughts ong>ofong>ten get in ong>theong> way ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir dreams. Dr. Stew lives his dream inside and outside his chiropractic practice. ong>Theong> principles ong>ofong> Life are ong>theong> beacon on his long, strange trip, and are ong>theong> thread that holds it all togeong>theong>r. Barley...

Minute Motivators for Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stan Toler, PUBLISHER: Dust Jacket, A minute's worth ong>ofong> reading could lead to a lifetime ong>ofong> excellence. In pointed and practical readings, Stan and Linda Toler have supplied ong>theong> ingredients for an award winning recipe for living in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong>se brief ong>writingsong> boost confidence and a positive approach to each day. Minute Motivators for Women is a minute ong>ofong> inspiration and encouragement for you--for ong>theong> busy woman you are, and ong>theong> woman you want to be.

Contradiction and Conflict: The Popular Church in Nicaragua

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabia, Debra, PUBLISHER: University Alabama Press, Sabia examines ong>theong> complex interaction ong>ofong> religious belief and political inspiration among internal divisions ong>ofong> Nicaragua's popular church. Contradiction and Conflict explores ong>theong> rich history, ideology, and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> popular church in Nicaragua. From careful assessments within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> Nicaragua's revolutionary period (s-), this book explains ong>theong> historical conditions that worked to unify members ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian faith and ong>theong> subsequent factors that fragmented ong>theong> Christian community into at least four identifiable groups with religious and political differences, contradictions, and conflicts. Debra Sabia describes and analyzes ong>theong> rise, growth, and fragmentation ong>ofong> ong>theong> popular church and assesses ong>theong> effect ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christian base communities on religion, politics, and ong>theong> nation's social revolutionary experiment.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on ong>theong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice and courage, ong>ofong> despair and determination, and ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

Advances in Psychopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carman, John S. / Lydiard, R. Bruce / ong>Goldong>, Mark S., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, ong>Theong> book focuses on ong>theong> prediction and optimization ong>ofong> pharmacological treatment ong>ofong> psychiatric patients. Topics covered include ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> accurate psychiatric diagnosis, medical problems which can mimic psychiatric illness, and ong>theong> interface between psychiatric illness and opiate addiction and alcoholism. Current literature on predicting responses to antidepressants, lithium, antipsychotics and antianxiety agents is summarized. This practical guide also ong>ofong>fers details on ong>theong> state-ong>ofong>-ong>theong>-art uses ong>ofong> blood levels in psychiatric practice for each class ong>ofong> drugs as well as oong>theong>r useful information in tables, graphs and flow charts.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, For over a century ong>theong> ten-volume Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible has been ong>theong> definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Old and New Testaments, togeong>theong>r with ong>theong> Old Testament Apocrypha, according to ong>theong> Authorized and Revised English Versions, and with constant reference to ong>theong> original tongues.... Articles have been written on ong>theong> names ong>ofong> all Persons and Places, on ong>theong> Antiquities and Archaeology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, and Natural History, on Biblical ong>Theong>ology and Ethic, and even on ong>theong> obsolete or archaic words occurring in ong>theong> English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor ong>ofong> ong>theong> Expository Times and is also well known for editing ong>theong> Encyclopaedia ong>ofong> Religion and Ethics, ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> Christ and ong>theong> Gospels, and ong>theong> Dictionary ong>ofong> ong>theong> Apostolic Church.

Garden Party: Collected Writings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strong, Roy C. / Oman, Julia Trevelyan, PUBLISHER: Frances Lincoln Ltd, A collection ong>ofong> Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects ong>ofong> gardens and gardening. A mixture ong>ofong> old and new, ong>theong> articles ong>ofong>fer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?," Strong moves on to look at ong>theong> art ong>ofong> gardening in relation to oong>theong>r arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes ong>theong> reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

A 6th Bowl of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canfield, Jack / Hansen, Mark Victor, PUBLISHER: Health Communications, Jack and Mark's latest batch ong>ofong> wisdom, love and inspiration will warm ong>theong> hearts and nourish ong>theong> souls ong>ofong> all readers, wheong>theong>r ong>theong>y are "tasting" Chicken Soup for ong>theong> first time, or have dipped ong>theong>ir "spoons" many times before. In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> all ong>theong> books in ong>theong> original Chicken Soup series, this volume focuses on love; parents and parenting; teaching and learning; death and dying; perspective; overcoming obstacles; and eclectic wisdom. Contributors to "A 6th Bowl ong>ofong> Chicken Soup for ong>theong> Soul" include: Erma Bombeck, Edgar Guest, Jay Leno, Rachel Naomi Remen, Robert A. Schuller, Dr. James Dobson, Dolly Parton and Cathy Rigby. A 6th Bowl is guaranteed to make anyone looking for inspiration and renewal an eternal "soup lover." Readers will discover that ong>theong>re is only one "recipe" for compassion, wisdom, inspiration and love: Chicken Soup for ong>theong> Soul.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in ong>theong> series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, ?ong>theong> fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith, ? and its relation to ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith: ong>theong> triune life ong>ofong> God; ong>theong> Person ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>r, ong>theong> Son and ong>theong> Holy Spirit; creation; ong>theong> Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with God here and hereafter. McDonough relies on ong>theong> ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> church, and ong>theong> spiritual ong>writingsong> ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity as a secret?ong>theong> Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes ong>theong> pattern for true Christian living.

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On October , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>theong> season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> storm worsened and ong>theong>y were forced to take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk to ong>theong> bottom ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>theong> population ong>ofong> ong>theong> Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> this loss on a society that, with ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>goldong> rush, was already in decline.

Prayers and Poems of Inspiration

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ideals Publications Inc, PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, ong>Theong> uplifting prayers and inspirational poems ong>ofong> great men and women are presented in this volume with ong>theong> stories ong>ofong> ong>theong> authors' lives and full-page color photographs.

The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Wendell / Wirzba, Norman, PUBLISHER: Shoemaker & Hoard, Essential essays from Wendell Berry's ong>writingsong> on agrarianism, agriculture, and community.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>theong> moral justification for which was that ong>theong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>theong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading and slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>theong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>theong>re has been little research, such as ong>theong> German colonies and ong>theong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>theong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>theong> ong>Goldong> Coast. Some focus on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>theong> ong>theong>mes considered is ong>theong> role ong>ofong> slaves in ong>theong>ir own emancipation, ong>theong> short and long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> League ong>ofong> Nations, and ong>theong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa today.

Art Embroidery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maidment, Liz, PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch, In this book Liz Maidment explains how she chooses her subjects, ong>theong> process ong>ofong> getting togeong>theong>r ong>theong> necessary fabrics, colours, and patterns, and ong>theong> mixture ong>ofong> meditation and inspiration that goes into ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> her landscapes.

The Brontes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Felicia, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, Excellent introduction to ong>theong> background ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes Outlines ong>theong>ir lives and cultural background. Explores important places and people in lives ong>ofong> ong>theong> four Brontes and ong>theong> effect on ong>theong>ir ong>writingsong>. Examines four ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes' major works: "Jane Eyre, Vilette, ong>theong> Tennant ong>ofong> Wildfell Hall" and "Wuong>theong>ring Heights" ong>Theong> Brontes are a literary phenomenon. ong>Theong> novels, poetry and prose ong>ofong> Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell have made a lasting contribution to English literature. ong>Theong>ir brief lives, marred by illness, violence, and early death, have added to ong>theong>ir fascination. Felicia Gordon's account provides an excellent introduction to ong>theong> life and works ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brontes by examining in detail ong>theong>ir bleak and isolated childhood and its effect on ong>theong>ir writing, setting ong>theong> Brontes' work clearly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir times. This sympaong>theong>tic account ong>ofong> ong>theong> harsh lives ong>theong> Brontes provides a fascinating and enlightening introduction to those wanting to read ong>theong>ir works. Felicia Gordon is at ong>theong> Cambridgeshire College ong>ofong> Arts and technology.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Casey, Karen, PUBLISHER: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services, Find inspiration and guidance for dealing with ong>theong> challenges and new experiences ong>ofong> recovery in ong>theong> ong>writingsong> from a woman who cares about oong>theong>rs. This beloved author writes about self-esteem, friendships with oong>theong>r women, hope, attitudes about life and relationships, and more. Her words help bridge ong>theong> gap between self and Higher Power, between loneliness and sharing ong>theong> emotions ong>ofong> recovery. Almost three million recovering women turn to ong>theong>se meditations each day.

Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drain, Richard, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Twentieth Century ong>Theong>atre" is an inspired handbook ong>ofong> ideas and arguments on ong>theong>atre. Richard Drain gaong>theong>rs togeong>theong>r a uniquely wide-ranging selection ong>ofong> original ong>writingsong> on ong>theong>atre by its most creative practitioners-- directors, playwrights, performers and designers, from Jarry to Grotowski and Craig to Caryl Churchill. ong>Theong>se key texts span ong>theong> twentieth century, from ong>theong> onset ong>ofong> modernism to ong>theong> present, providing direct access to ong>theong> thinking behind much ong>ofong> ong>theong> most stimulating ong>theong>atre ong>theong> century has had to ong>ofong>fer, as well as guidelines to its present most adventurous developments. Setting ong>theong>ory beside practice, ong>theong>se ong>writingsong> bring alive a number ong>ofong> vital and continuing concerns, each ong>ofong> which is given full scope in five sections which explore ong>theong> Modernist, Poltical, Popular, Inner and Global dimensions ong>ofong> twentieth century ong>theong>atre. "Twentieth Century ong>Theong>atre: A Sourcebook" provides illuminating perspectives on past histopry, and throws fresh light on ong>theong> sources and development ong>ofong> ong>theong>atre today. This sourcebook is not only an essential and versatile collection for students at all levels, but also ong>ofong>fers a feast ong>ofong> ideas for anyone interested in or engaged in ong>theong>atre.

The Rottweiler Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elsden, Judy / Elsden, Larry, PUBLISHER: Howell Books, This contemporary view focuses on ong>theong> temperament ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rottweiler and ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> understanding how its mind works. Drawing on thirty years ong>ofong> experience in ong>theong> breed, ong>theong> authors provide a complete guide to character and behavior traits and illustrate ong>theong> correct way to rear, train, and show ong>theong> dog.

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