![]() ![]() ![]() There are also lots of tips and techniques included which confirms this book a must have and one that I will no doubt be returning to time and time again. Subsequent chapters help to explain such things as the varying sources of light, how light and form are intertwined, understanding the color wheel, how light reacts with surfaces and other elements, as well as explaining various atmospheric effects. The book begins with a chapter on how our understanding of colour and light has evolved throughout history. Gurney, best known for his Dinotopia series, details his understanding of light and colour as gleaned from his years of painting experience and adds further emphasis to each point with examples of his own beautiful paintings. ![]() This book is a wealth of knowledge on not only colour but also light and it’s varying effects. ![]() I’d seen this book mentioned numerous times around the traps and thought that perhaps I should get a copy for myself. I’ve been focused on exploring and understanding value for the last few months and felt it was time to broaden my knowledge on the subject of color specifically. Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, United States, 2015. Colour and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Paperback) James Gurney. One of the latest reads to hit my bookshelf is James Gurney’s Color and Light – A Guide for the Realist Painter. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by Gurney, James and a great selection of related books. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Seattle Times THE WORST HARD TIME is a flat-out masterpiece of historical reportage. The Denver Post Egan's account of the Dust Bowl era is a final, terrible rebuke to the policies of America's dying days of frontier expansion. The San Francisco Chronicle Egan is a passionate and accomplished writer.Read this for history, not inspiration or entertainment. The Baltimore Sun Egan has admirably captured a part of our American experience that should not be forgotten. Boston Globe The Worst Hard Time is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction. USA Today "The Worst Hard Time" provides a sobering, gripping account of a disaster whose wounds are still not fully healed today. The New York Times vivid and gritty piece of forgotten history. ![]() Fierce, humane account of the dreams and extremes that crashed head on during the nearly decade-long calamity of the Dust Bowl., fierce, humane account of the dreams and extremes that crashed head on during the nearly decade-long calamity of the Dust Bowl. ![]() ![]() Cootes debut (written when she was 19) details a twisted love affair between a teenage student and teacher from the nymphets point of view. Was Lolita utterly cunning and "Humbert the innocent" seduced? In Australian writer Cootes provocative variation on a theme tackled many times before, the answer is a disturbing and (nearly) unequivocal yes. ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() Unforgettable, disturbing, and morally complex, Innocents permanently unsettles our notions of innocence, experience, and power, and suggests that we all are culpable. She leaves the aunt and uncle who are her guardians and moves in with her teacher together, they quickly embark on a journey into their darkest desires. But when the perpetrator is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, is she culpable? And if the victim is her thirty-four-year-old teacher, shouldn't he have known better? When the nameless young narrator of Innocents decides to seduce her teacher, she immediately realizes that the power of her sexuality is greater than she ever imagined. Forcing someone vulnerable and naive into a sexual relationship to satisfy a twisted desire is perverted, even evil. Written when Cathy Coote was nineteen, Innocents is a taut, wickedly clever descent into the anatomy of an obsession, the debut of a precociously assured and provocative young literary voice. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the surface, Jovan’s uncle appears to be the Chancellor’s dearest friend, just as Jovan appears to be the Chancellor’s heir’s dearest friend. However, it’s not exactly uncommon for them to be hiding murderous intent underneath their polite veneers-and long ago, one family dedicated themselves to discreetly protecting the Chancellor from subtler methods of dealing death, handing down their knowledge from generation to generation. ![]() Its nobility consider themselves to be quite civilized given their disdain for violence and turmoil. On the surface, Silasta appears to be peaceful. Though it’s mostly set in one city, this thick epic fantasy novel becomes increasingly large and sweeping, beginning with mysteries involving sudden deaths and an unexpected siege that lead to deeper discoveries about the past. It’s also an intimate, character-driven story narrated by two siblings who face deeply personal stakes-from their own survival to that of their friends, their family, and their people-while tenaciously pursuing truth and justice. Despite some slow pacing in the middle, I found City of Lies to be one of this year’s standout novels and am looking forward to the release of the sequel, Hollow Empire, next year. ![]() ![]() Sam Hawke’s debut novel, City of Lies, is the first book in The Poison Wars series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tabitha’s story is the story of a woman who very likely did not “fit” the family mold. We struggle to meet the expectations that come with those roles, especially as our families, ourselves, and the world changes. Whoever our families are, we’ve probably felt that weight-of being someone’s sibling or son or niece or grandchild. I did not live up to the expectations of my mother’s legacy. I was setting up food for volunteers, and one of the women declared to the group, “Kaitlyn can make these desserts look pretty, she’s Debbie’s daughter. My mom worked in churches my whole life-so at every church activity and event, I was “Debbie’s daughter.” In college when I interned for a church where my mom was a beloved leader, I immediately felt the weight of those expectations. For much of my life, I’ve been called “Debbie’s daughter” more than my own name. ![]() ![]() ![]() Todd Borg’s mystery novels have done rather well, receiving all manner of accolades in the process. Todd is best known for a series of mystery novels starring Detective Owen McKenna, his dog, and various other interesting characters. The fact that Todd’s books are set in the Lake Tahoe Area proves as much. That decision and Todd’s love for Tahoe would go on to impact his writing. It was a decision they took after vacationing in the area on a number of occasions. Moving to Tahoe afforded them the opportunity to ski on actual mountains. ![]() The only reason Todd Borg and his wife moved to Tahoe in 1990 was because of their fixation with skiing. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is committed to the idea that the mind and brain can be understood only by seeing them in the broadest possible context, that of the whole of our physical and spiritual existence, and of the wider human culture in which they arise – the culture which helps to mould, and in turn is moulded by, our minds and brains. Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Consultant Emeritus of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital, London, a former research Fellow in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, and a former Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. ![]() What can knowledge of the hemispheres contribute to our understanding? The sacred is simultaneously the profoundest aspect of human experience and the hardest to articulate. ![]() The truth is far more interesting – indeed fascinating and revelatory and helps make sense of what is happening to us in the modern world. Iain McGilchrist, world-famous philosopher, author and psychiatrist, discusses the links between neurology, spirituality and consciousness.Įverything you thought you knew about hemisphere differences is false. This one-day Seminar will be focused on his new book, The Matter with Things. ![]() Join the author and scholar for lectures, questions and conversation ![]() ![]() More surprises and delights, gods and demons, and laughs and tears await in this immensely satisfying conclusion to the wild ride that began with the lighting of a lamp. ![]() The most unexpected answer will come from a most unexpected place. Their quest to get in will have them calling on old friends, meeting new allies, and facing fearsome trials, like…performing in a rock concert? When the moment of confrontation finally arrives, it’s up to Aru to decide who deserves immortality, the devas or the asuras. But how can Aru, Mini, and Brynne hope to defeat him without their celestial weapons? The Sleeper and his army are already plundering the labyrinth, and the sisters can’t even enter. Will the Sleeper gain immortality or be stopped once and for all? *”Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore, feminism, and witty dialogue for an End of Time) The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nectar of immortality, which will grant him infinite power. You can read this before Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.īest-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking conclusion to Roshani Chokshi’s New York Times best-selling Pandava quintet. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5) written by Roshani Chokshi which was published in. ![]() ![]() Brief Summary of Book: Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5) by Roshani Chokshi ![]() ![]() ![]() She has parents, friends, and other people who will be damaged if she dies. Here I am thinking die, die, die already be with him. ![]() Her time is near, she must make a choice. The girl Abby has to die to complete her ghostly mate Caspian, as seen in other books. This book had me cheering for somebody to die. This is a young adult series that is sure to please any reader that picks it up and is definitely worth reading especially given the popularity of the show Sleepy Hollow. This whole series puts a great spin on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and brings it to life in a way that will have readers mourning the ending of this trilogy. This story is just as much a page turner as the first two book proved to be. ![]() Readers will not be disappointed with the way this series wraps up. It ties up all the threads that tied this trilogy together with a very satisfying ending. This is a wonderful ending to this trilogy. Caspian is the love of her life but is that love worth dying for? Abbey is going to have to decide just what is most important to her as she learns about the dark fate that links her with Caspian. She now has some very difficult decisions to make. ![]() Abbey is finally learning the full truth of what ties them together and to the town of Sleepy Hollow. Contemporary, Sleepy HollowAbbey knows that her destiny is with Caspian. ![]() ![]() ![]() Except for this she was an altogether praiseworthy person, particularly so because she was extremely fond of her granddaughters, the little sea princesses. Therefore she flaunted twelve oysters on her tail while the other ladies of the court were only allowed to wear six. She was a clever woman, but very proud of her noble birth. ![]() The sea king down there had been a widower for years, and his old mother kept house for him. This is a wonderful sight to see, for every shell holds glistening pearls, any one of which would be the pride of a queen's crown. Its walls are made of coral and its high pointed windows of the clearest amber, but the roof is made of mussel shells that open and shut with the tide. From the deepest spot in the ocean rises the palace of the sea king. ![]() ![]() All sorts of fish, large and small, dart among the branches, just as birds flit through the trees up here. No indeed! The most marvelous trees and flowers grow down there, with such pliant stalks and leaves that the least stir in the water makes them move about as though they were alive. Now don't suppose that there are only bare white sands at the bottom of the sea. It goes down deeper than any anchor rope will go, and many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea. Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid or `Den lille Havfrue' (1837)įar out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. ![]() |