Painting for a blind man

Painting for a Blind Man

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Blind Man's Garden

Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help and care for wounde

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Love is Blind

Love is Blind is William Boyd's sweeping, heart-stopping new novel -- set at the end of the 19th century, it follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life.When Brodie is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly different new chapter in...

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Love Is Blind - neuveden

Anotace: `Boyd on form is the ultimate in immersive fiction, and Love is Blind is Boyd at the top of his game . . . magnificent` Sunday Times This is William Boyd`s sweeping, heart-stopping new novel. Set at the end of the 19th century, it follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a...

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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (0099512823)

Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, 436 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Haruki Murakami, 436 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightw...

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Island of the Colour-blind

From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.

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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Murakami Haruki

Anotace: A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightwatchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him; a couple's relationship is unbalanced after dining exclusively on exquisite...

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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Haruki Murakami

<p>A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightwatchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him; a couple's relationship is unbalanced after dining exclusively on exquisite crab ...

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Nature, Man and Woman

'The perfect guide for a course correction in life' Deepak ChopraTo be forever looking beyond is to remain blind to what is here In this engaging and

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Self-Portrait - Man Ray

<p>In this remarkable autobiography, Man Ray - painter, photographer, sculptor, film maker and writer - relates the story of his life, from his childhood determination to be an artist and his technical drawing classes in a Brooklyn high school, to the glamorous and heady days of Paris in the 1940s, when any trip to the city 'was not complete until they had been &quo...

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Piačka (anglicky, slovensky) - Petránsky Ľudovít

Anotace: Monografická publikácia venovaná tvorbe slovenského výtvarníka, ilustrátora, maliara, grafika a tvorcu poštových známok Igora Piačku.Výpravná, bohato ilustrovaná publikácia mapuje tvorbu a život slovenského výtvarníka Igora Piačku (1962), pričom dôraz je na poslednej dekáde. Knižná ilustrácia, maľba, grafika, kresba, známková tvorba - to všetko sú záujmové oblas...

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A Drop of Patience

At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Here Ludlow Washington will suffer for eleven years, until his prodigious musical talent provides him an unlikely ticket back into the world. The property of a band, playing for down-and-outs in a southern dive, Ludlow's pioneering flair will take him to New York and the very top of th...

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A Drop of Patience - William Melvin Kelley

Anotace: At the age of five, a blind African-American boy is handed over to a brutal state home. Here Ludlow Washington will suffer for eleven years, until his prodigious musical talent provides him an unlikely ticket back into the world.<br> <br> The property of a band, playing for down-and-outs in a southern dive, Ludlow's pioneering flair will take hi...

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Secrets of The Krays - My Life in The Firm

He was, for many years, a close and trusted henchman of the Krays, and was the man who drove Ronnie to the Blind Beggar pub the night that George Corn

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Reading & Training

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the first masters of modern short stories and modernist poetry. But he is best remembered for his strange style of horror, with characters who cannot be forgotten. A man who drains away his wife’s life to make his painting seem alive; an animal lover who becomes obsessed by a cat; a young man obsessed by an old man’s blue eye; and a man hypnotize...

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Batman v Superman Dynamic 8ction Heroes Akční figurka 1/9 Superm

Beast Kingdom introduces its all new D.A.H. (Dynamic 8ction Heroes) proportional figure series, comprised of 1/9th scale action figure with fine design, highly realistic exterior, and professional painting which recreates all of the character's details. A wide variety of parts allowing for more play, giving you brand new options for your collection.Beast Kingdom's all new...

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Folk Tales

The most beautiful Czech classic fairy tales, such as “Princess Goldie”, “Cook, Mug, Cook!”, “Mr. Long, Mr. Broad and Mr. Sharpeye”, “The Gingerbread House” or “The Seven Ravens”. Josef Lada (1887 – 1957) was Czech painter, author, illustrator and dramatist. He was born in a small village of Hrusice in a cobbler's family. Entirely self-taught, he created his ...

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Folk Tales - K.J. Erben, B. Němcová

The most beautiful Czech classic fairy tales, such as “Princess Goldie”, “Cook, Mug, Cook!”, “Mr. Long, Mr. Broad and Mr. Sharpeye”, “The Gingerbread House” or “The Seven Ravens”. Josef Lada (1887 – 1957) was Czech painter, author, illustrator and dramatist. He was born in a small village of Hrusice in a cobbler's family. Entirely self-taught, he created his own style ...

The Murder Map : DI Jack Frost series 6 - Miller Danny

Anotace: When art dealer Ivan Fielding is found dead of a heart attack in his home, surrounded by the treasures he`s collected all his life, it doesn`t initially seem like a case for Detective Inspector Frost and the Denton police force. But then signs of a burglary are discovered, and Frost senses there`s more to the story than meets the eye - even though the only thing...

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Murder Map

When art dealer Ivan Fielding is found dead of a heart attack in his home, surrounded by the treasures he's collected all his life, it doesn't initially seem like a case for Detective Inspector Frost and the Denton police force. But then signs of a burglary are discovered, and Frost senses there's more to the story than meets the eye - even though the only thing taken was...

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The Murder Map : DI Jack Frost series 6 - Danny Miller

<p>When art dealer Ivan Fielding is found dead of a heart attack in his home, surrounded by the treasures he's collected all his life, it doesn't initially seem like a case for Detective Inspector Frost and the Denton police force. But then signs of a burglary are discovered, and Frost senses there's more to the story than meets the eye - even though the only thing ...

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Caravaggio. The Complete Works. 40th Anniversary Edition - Sebastian Schütze

<p>Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, Caravaggio is now considered one of the greatest influences in all art history. This neat catalogue raisonné reproduces all of Caravaggio’s paintings as well as a number of dramatic details of his boundary-breaking realism. Five accompanying chapters trace Caravaggio’s artistic daring and his equally dramatic life.</p>...

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Messenger, THE GIVER QUARTET 3 - Lowryová Lois

Anotace: The fascinating third companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. His community once welcomed newcomers, but something sinis...

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Messenger (The Giver, #3) - Lois Lowry

<p>The fascinating third companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. His community once welcomed newcomers, but something sinist...

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All the Light We Cannot See - Doerr Anthony

Anotace: SOON A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES - from director Shawn Levy, starring Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger and Marion Bailey, with Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo, and introducing Aria Mia Loberti. WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION ...

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All the Light We Cannot See, 1. vydání - Anthony Doerr

<p>SOON A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES - from director Shawn Levy, starring Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger and Marion Bailey, with Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo, and introducing Aria Mia Loberti. WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION ...

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Say You´ll Be My Jaan: The must read fake engagement romcom of the year - the perfect feel good pick me up! - Kumar Naina

Anotace: "Think of it like Tinder. Except your parents are the algorithm" Meghna has tried everything to find her jaan: blind dates, the dreaded apps, even attempting conversations with strangers. Everything except arranged marriage. Then Seth, her best friend and the-one-who-got-away, asks her to be his "best man" and suddenly her parent's tas...

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ZZ Top: Original Album Series Vol.2 (5x CD) - CD (8122794476)

Hudební CD - ZZ Top je americká hard rocková skupina, která vznikla v roce 1969 v texaském Houstonu. Členy kapely jsou Billy Gibbons (zpěv a kytara), Dusty Hill (baskytara a zpěv) a Frank Beard (bicí) ZZ Top je americká hard rocková skupina, která vznikla v roce 1969 v texaském Houstonu. Členy kapely jsou Billy Gibbons (zpěv a kytara), Dusty Hill (baskytara a zpěv) a Fr...

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Cruelty - Roald Dahl

<p>'Cruelty has a human heart . . .'</p> <p>Even when we mean to be kind we can sometimes be cruel. We each have a streak of nastiness inside us. In these ten tales of cruelty master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how and why it is we make others suffer.</p> <p>Among others, you'll read the story of two young bullies and the boy they torment...

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Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Silva Daniel

Anotace: In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace. ...

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Folk Tales (České pohádky v angličtině) - Karel Jaromír Erben; Božena Němcová; Josef Lada

Anotace: The most beautiful Czech classic fairy tales, such as “Princess Goldie”, “Cook, Mug, Cook!”, “Mr. Long, Mr. Broad and Mr. Sharpeye”, “The Gingerbread House” or “The Seven Ravens”. Josef Lada (1887 – 1957) was Czech painter, author, illustrator and dramatist. He was born in a small village of Hrusi...

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Folk Tales - Karel Jaromír Erben

<p>The most beautiful Czech classic fairy tales, such as “Princess Goldie”, “Cook, Mug, Cook!”, “Mr. Long, Mr. Broad and Mr. Sharpeye”, “The Gingerbread House” or “The Seven Ravens”. Josef Lada (1887 – 1957) was Czech painter, author, illustrator and dramatist. He was born in a small village of Hrusice in a cobbler's family. Entirely self-taught, he created his own ...

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The Marriage Game - Desai Sara

Anotace: A recommended read from Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Magazine, and Bustle!After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he...

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The Marriage Game - Sara Desai

<p>A recommended read from Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Magazine, and Bustle! After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, h...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3

The beloved danmei/Boys Love wuxia novel series from China that inspired the donghua (animated series) streaming in English!In this historical tale, a Daoist martial artist must begin a journey of healing and self-reflection as he resists the temptations of the powerful leader of a demonic sect.Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing his skills a...

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With You Forever: Bergman Brothers 4 - Liese Chloe

Anotace: AxelRooney Sullivan is sunshine incarnate. Warm, bright, always smiling, she`s the last person I have any business desiring. I`ve done everything possible to keep my distance... until a charades game gone wrong brought that to a grinding halt.Since then, steering clear of Rooney has been impossible, and the woman who was once avoidable has become the last thing ...

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With You Forever: Bergman Brothers 4 - Chloe Liese

<p>Axel Rooney Sullivan is sunshine incarnate. Warm, bright, always smiling, she's the last person I have any business desiring. I've done everything possible to keep my distance... until a charades game gone wrong brought that to a grinding halt. Since then, steering clear of Rooney has been impossible, and the woman who was once avoidable has become the last thin...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 2 - Shi Meng Xi

Anotace: Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing his skills and spirit, leading his sect with martial talent, beauty beyond measure, and an earnest heart. His polar opposite, Yan Wushi, leads one of the most powerful demonic sects and is said to be unrivalled in his strength and cunning. Yan Wushi believes in the inherently selfish nature of all...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 2 - Meng Xi Shi

<p>Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing his skills and spirit, leading his sect with martial talent, beauty beyond measure, and an earnest heart. His polar opposite, Yan Wushi, leads one of the most powerful demonic sects and is said to be unrivalled in his strength and cunning. Yan Wushi believes in the inherently selfish nature of all ...

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Michelangelo - Štěpán Neuwirth

<p>Italian-born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564) was a tormented, prodigiously talented, and God-fearing Renaissance man. His manifold achievements in painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and engineering combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces that changed art history forever. Famed biographer Giorgio Vasari considered ...

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Bourdain: In Stories - Laurie Wooleverová

<p>An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best </p> <p>When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives...

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Piačka

Monografická publikácia venovaná tvorbe slovenského výtvarníka, ilustrátora, maliara, grafika a tvorcu poštových známok Igora Piačku. Výpravná, bohato ilustrovaná publikácia mapuje tvorbu a život slovenského výtvarníka Igora Piačku (1962), pričom dôraz je na poslednej dekáde. Knižná ilustrácia, maľba, grafika, kresba, známková tvorba – to všetko sú záujmové oblasti autor...

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Piačka (anglicky, slovensky)

Monografická publikácia venovaná tvorbe slovenského výtvarníka, ilustrátora, maliara, grafika a tvorcu poštových známok Igora Piačku. Výpravná, bohato ilustrovaná publikácia mapuje tvorbu a život slovenského výtvarníka Igora Piačku (1962), pričom dôraz je na poslednej dekáde. Knižná ilustrácia, maľba, grafika, kresba, známková tvorba – to všetko sú záujmové oblasti autora...

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Bukovacova panna / Bukovac&apos;s Virgin - Tomáš Císařovský

Anotace: Figurína malířské panny naslouchající Allenu Ginsbergovi, hrající si s bratry Čapky, jako postava obrazu Františka Kupky, společnice Vítězslava Nezvala či Jiřího Koláře, ale také jako Salome nesoucí hlavu svého tvůrce - samotného malíře. Tomáš Císařovský získal pro svůj nejnovější cyklus zdatnou múzu. Navíc věčnou, je totiž nesmrtelná, protože nikdy nebyla ani ž...

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Bukovacova panna / Bukovac´s Virgin - Tomáš Císařovský

<p>Figurína malířské panny naslouchající Allenu Ginsbergovi, hrající si s bratry Čapky, jako postava obrazu Františka Kupky, společnice Vítězslava Nezvala či Jiřího Koláře, ale také jako Salome nesoucí hlavu svého tvůrce - samotného malíře. Tomáš Císařovský získal pro svůj nejnovější cyklus zdatnou múzu. Navíc věčnou, je totiž nesmrtelná, protože nikdy nebyla ani ži...

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Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Daniel Silva

<p>In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace. ...

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Say You´ll Be My Jaan: The must read fake engagement romcom of the year - the perfect feel good pick me up! - Naina Kumar

<p>'A warm, smart, sexy, and absolutely charming debut' COLLEEN HOOVER, It Ends With Us-----"Think of it like Tinder. Except your parents are the algorithm"Meghna has tried everything to find her jaan: blind dates, the dreaded apps, even attempting conversations with strangers. Everything except arranged marriage.Then Seth, her best friend and the-one-who-...

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Selected Piano Pieces (Schumann)

Robert Schumann „Scény dětství“ op. 15 (1838), "Album pro mladé" op. 68 (1848) a „Lesní scény“ op. 82 (1848/1849) hrají hlavní roli při výuce hry na klavír, protože zaujímají důležité místo při přechodu od klavírních metod k velké klavírní literatuře. Zároveň poskytují úžasný úvod do světa romantismu. Když Schumann skládal „Scény dětství“, ještě nebyl ženatý s C...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 4 - Shi Meng Xi

Anotace: The beloved danmei/Boys` Love wuxia novel series from China that inspired the donghua (animated series) streaming in English! In this historical tale, a Daoist martial artist must begin a journey of healing and self-reflection as he resists the temptations of the powerful leader of a demonic sect.Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 4 - Meng Xi Shi

<p>The beloved danmei/Boys' Love wuxia novel series from China that inspired the donghua (animated series) streaming in English! In this historical tale, a Daoist martial artist must begin a journey of healing and self-reflection as he resists the temptations of the powerful leader of a demonic sect.Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing ...

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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 1 - Meng Xi Shi

<p>The beloved danmei/Boys' Love wuxia novel series from China that inspired the donghua (animated series) streaming in English! In this historical tale, a Daoist martial artist must begin a journey of healing and self-reflection as he resists the temptations of the powerful leader of a demonic sect. Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honi...

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All the Light We Cannot See - Doerr Anthony

Anotace: A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six. Her father builds a perfect miniature of their Paris neighbourhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. But when t...

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All the Light We Cannot See, 1. vydání - Anthony Doerr

<p>A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six. Her father builds a perfect miniature of their Paris neighbourhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. But when th...

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Capturing the British Landscape

This book presents the life and work of the Victorian landscape painter AlfredAugustus Glendening (1840–1921). With beautiful illustrations of his pictures, showinga timeless countryside, it explores Glendening’s rapid rise from railway clerk toacclaimed artist.Whilst critics often reviewed his exhibited works, very little has been written aboutthe artist himself. Here, n...

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