Portrait of the writer

Chinese Portrait: 1860 to the Present

As the first academic publication focused on the Taikang photography collection, this book explores both the mechanics of portraiture and its psycholo

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The Inherent Genius of Sylvester Stallone: Hollywood's Most Under Appreciated Writer

*** 100% of the royalties from the sale of this book are donated to www.HireHeroesUSA.org to help Veterans find jobs *** His life story is the stuff of legend. The man with the funny face and the funny voice who created his own ticket to fame and fortune.

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Writer's Toolbox: Creative Games and Exercises for Inspiring the 'Write' Side of Your Brain

Features a 64 page booklet with exercises and instructions that focus on a 'right brain' approach to writing. This kit includes sixty exercise sticks

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People Person: From the bestselling author of Queenie and the writer of BBC´s Champion - Candice Carty-Williams

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of QUEENIE comes a propulsive story of heart, humour, homecoming, and about the truest meaning of family you can get when your dad loves his jeep more than he loves his children. <p>If you could choose your family, you wouldn't choose the Penningtons Dimple, Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie and Prynce are half-siblings who don't have m...

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Autumn of the Middle Ages

This is a portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. Regarded as an historical classic by many scholars,

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Underground / Human Portrait - Rudolf Prekop

Anotace: For several years Rudo Prekop has been photographing studio portraits of personalities who have contributed significantly to the qualitative shift in our society in terms of culture, society, mentality, morality and humanity in general. Along with the book, a travelling exhibition of large-format photographs is being prepared. Generational confrontation in the ...

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Underground / Human Portrait - Rudolf Prekop

<p>For several years Rudo Prekop has been photographing studio portraits of personalities who have contributed significantly to the qualitative shift in our society in terms of culture, society, mentality, morality and humanity in general. Along with the book, a travelling exhibition of large-format photographs is being prepared. Generational confrontation in the l...

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Self-Portrait with Nothing

'Fraught and deeply moving...the work of a genuinely exciting new talent.' — Booker Prize winner, George Saunders.

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Wood Engravers' Self-Portrait

The first major study of Dalziel Brothers, a Victorian image-making firm that made a phenomenal contribution to mass visual culture. -- .

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Underground / Human Portrait - Rudolf Prekop

For several years Rudo Prekop has been photographing studio portraits of personalities who have contributed significantly to the qualitative shift in our society in terms of culture, society, mentality, morality and humanity in general.

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Alive in the Writing

Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his p

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Doctor for Rural America

A balanced portrait of an overlooked pioneer and her work in healthcare.

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On Family

An intimate look at family life through portrait photography and interviews.

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Little Book of England

An affectionate portrait of England with plenty of self-deprecating English humour and unknown stories

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The Twist of a Knife: A gripping locked-room mystery from the bestselling crime writer - Horowitz Anthony

Anotace: By global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new locked-room mystery with a key that only Hawthorne can find.`EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS` Sunday Times`Funny, addictive and clever, and the crime fighting duo of Hawthorne

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The Twist of a Knife: A gripping locked-room mystery from the bestselling crime writer - Anthony Horowitz

<p>By global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new locked-room mystery with a key that only Hawthorne can find.'EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS' Sunday Times'Funny, addictive and clever, and the crime fighting duo of Hawthorne</p>

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Planet of Viruses

Celebrated science writer Carl ZimmerÂ’s classic book, updated in a new edition, is an eye-opening look at Covid-19 and the many other viruses that sh

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Hills Remember

A compelling and varied compilation that pays testament to a master writer.

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School

Both a needed exorcism of academia and a comedic portrait of the artist seeking some means to survive.

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Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism

In the spring of 1900, British archaeologist Arthur Evans began to excavate the palace of Knossos on Crete, bringing ancient Greek legends to life just as a new century dawned amid far-reaching questions about human history, art, and culture. With Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism, Cathy Gere relates the fascinating story of Evans' excavation and its long-term effects...

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Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision

Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation--complete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliography--at last makes this book available to the English-speaking world. Hadot carefully examines Plotinus's view...

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Duke Ellington's America

Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the l

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On Divorce

On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and rec

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Who Am I?

This book is designed to help us create a psychological portrait of ourselves with the use of some far more unusual, oblique, entertaining and playful

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The Story of China: A portrait of a civilisation and its people (1471175987)

Kniha - autor Michael Wood, 624 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná China's story is extraordinarily rich and dramatic. Now Michael Wood, one of the UK's pre-eminent historians, brings it all together in a major new one-volume history of China that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand its burgeoning role in our world today. China is the olde...

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Obrazová reprodukce The Soul of The Rose (Vintage Female Portrait) - John William Waterhouse, 26.7x40 cm

Nejlepší výběr obrazových reprodukcí pro opravdové milovníky umění. Ručně vybírané reprodukce slavných umělců za dostupné ceny a ve vysoké kvalitě. Obraz The Soul of The Rose (Vintage Female Portrait) - John William Waterhouse vám vytiskneme ve zvoleném rozměru na matný fotopapír s gramáží 230 g/m². Možnost tisku také jako obraz na plátně, fototapeta nebo samolepka. Možno...

Gen Z, Explained

An optimistic and nuanced portrait of a generation that has much to teach us about how to live and collaborate in our digital world.

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Divided Fictions

In this study of Burney, Straub not only describes and analyzes the disturbing transition of a writer's self-awareness as a woman and a literary artis

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Selected Philosophical and Scientific Writings

Though most historians remember her as the mistress of Voltaire, Emilie Du Chatelet (1706-49) was an accomplished writer in her own right, who publish

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Ocean of Static

In her long-awaited poetry debut, award-winning digital writer and artist J.R. Carpenter transforms the dense, fragmented archive of the North Atlanti

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Paris. Portrait of a City - Jean Claude Gautrand (EN)

The vivid history of the capital of love and photography

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By the Rivers of Mazovia

Mikhoel Burshtin's novel paints an unforgettable portrait of a community-delicate, tenacious, and vulnerable: Poland, 1935, under the shadow of the Na

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Writer and Occasion in Twelfth-Century Byzantium

This is the first comprehensive study of occasional writing in Byzantium, focusing on the literary output of Constantine Manasses. It argues that, alt

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Poets a Writers Complete Guide to Being A Writer

The definitive source of information, insight, and advice for creative writers.

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Hold Still : A Portrait of our Nation in 2020 - neuveden

Anotace: A unique collective portrait of the United Kingdom during the national lockdown of 2020.Introductory text by The Duchess of Cambridge.Focused on three key themes - Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness, this book presents a unique portrait of the UK during the 2020 lockdown, through 100 community photographs.The net proceeds from the sale of t...

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Rome. Portrait of a City - Giovanni Fanelli (EN)

Rome is the city where past and present, spectacle and the everyday collide around every corner; where Baroque drama flourishes alongside ancient classical wonders; where necks crane to admire Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; and where Fellini immortalized la dolce vita. This photographic portrait of Rome brings you all the history and all the wonders of an incomparable cul...

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642 Things to Write About: Young Writer's Edition

This guided notebook includes 642 prompts that cover just about everything. Perfect for the budding young writer, full of fun and inspiration, and a f

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The Portrait Photographer´s Manual - Oba-Smith Cian

Anotace: A comprehensive introduction to the styles and techniques of portrait photography. Through simple projects on subjects such as `Making Self-Portraits` and `Capturing Personal Moments` as well as captivating profiles of twenty internationally acclaimed photographers, Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson give you a visual tour of the medium. Perfect for the aspiring po...

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Money, Morals, and Manners

Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michele Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class--the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and att...

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The Portrait Photographer´s Manual - Cian Oba-Smith

<p>A comprehensive introduction to the styles and techniques of portrait photography. Through simple projects on subjects such as 'Making Self-Portraits' and 'Capturing Personal Moments' as well as captivating profiles of twenty internationally acclaimed photographers, Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson give you a visual tour of the medium. Perfect for the aspiring por...

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History of the Tudors in 100 Objects

An intimate portrait of Tudor England captured, revealed and explored in 100 defining objects

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On Women: A new collection of feminist essays from the influential writer, activist and critic, Susan Sontag - Susan Sontag

‘A brilliant, glittering intelligence’ Sunday TimesOn Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women, a crucial aspect of her work that has not until now received the attention it deservesWritten during the height of second-wave feminism, Sontag's essays remain strikingly relevant to our contemporary conversations. At times powerfully in ...

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True Story of Lu Xun

A biography of the celebrated Chinese writer of the 20th century, Lu Xun. It seeks to set aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the decades s

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Out of the Blue

A book that will rivet, amuse, and occasionally infuriate blues aficionados. It is a raucous and intimate portrait of the blues scene at a pivotal mom

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Collins Classics) - James Joyce

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.' Autobiographical in tone, Joyce's tale of Stephen Dedalus' journey into adulthood explores the intell...

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Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror

A book of poems by the world's celebrated poet.

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Irreducibility of the Human Person

Presents a philosophical portrait of human persons on which we are entirely irreducible to anything non-personal, by synthesizing claims from many str

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tri�ko p�nsk� Day Of The Dead - Circle Portrait - IMPACT - IMPACT - DOD06

p�nsk� origin�ln� tri�ko s p�edn�m potiskem. Ofici�ln� produkt k filmu Day of the Dead, z roku 1985r. Barva: �erven�. Slo�en�: 100% bavlna. Zna�ka: IMPACT MERCHANDISING. Orienta�n� rozm�ry v centimetrech cca.: (OBVOD je 2x ���ka) �

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Young Adult ELI Readers 3/B1: The Portrait Of A Lady + Downloadable Multimedia - Henry James

<p>She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.? One sleepy summer, an American woman arrives in England, and wakes everybody up. Isabel Archer is an interesting woman. Everybody thinks so. She is an independent woman. Everybody agrees. And she changes the lives of everyone she meets in England. But will England change her? Syll...

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Portrét pana W.H. /The Portrait of Mr. W. H. - Oscar Wilde

Největší literární záhada všech dob konečně vyřešena! Známý spisovatel Oscar Wilde objevil a se svou obvyklou bravurou literárně zpracoval převratnou teorii o tom, kdo byl oním tajemným panem W. H., kterému největší básník a dramatik všech dob William Shakespeare věnoval své úchvatné Sonety. Tato sličná novela se čte jako detektivka a potěší jak literární znalce, tak i mi...

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Portrét pana W.H. /The Portrait of Mr. W. H. (978-80-86573-19-9)

Kniha – autor Oscar Wilde, 80 stran, česky Největší literární záhada všech dob konečně vyřešena! Známý spisovatel Oscar Wilde objevil a se svou obvyklou bravurou literárně zpracoval převratnou teorii o tom, kdo byl oním tajemným panem W. H., kterému největší básník a dramatik všech dob William Shakespeare věnoval své úchvatné Sonety. Tato sličná novela se čte jako detek...

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Oxford World´s Classics The Portrait of a Lady Oxford University Press

nové vydání klasické anglické četby ...

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Portrét pana W.H. / The Portrait of Mr. W.H. - Oscar Wilde

Novela Oscara Wildea.

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Portrét pana W.H. / The Portrait of Mr. W.H. - Wilde Oscar

Největší literární záhada všech dob konečně vyřešena! Známý spisovatel Oscar Wilde objevil a se svou obvyklou bravurou literárně zpracoval převratnou teorii o tom, kdo byl oním tajemným panem W. H., k

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Portrét pana W.H. / The Portrait of Mr. W.H. - Oscar Wilde

<p>Největší literární záhada všech dob konečně vyřešena! Známý spisovatel Oscar Wilde objevil a se svou obvyklou bravurou literárně zpracoval převratnou teorii o tom, kdo byl oním tajemným panem W. H., kterému největší básník a dramatik všech dob William Shakespeare věnoval své úchvatné Sonety. Tato sličná novela se čte jako detektivka a potěší jak literární znalce,...

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Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh – A Portrait of the Compassionate Life

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Portrét pana W.H. /The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

Literární záhada všech dob konečně vyřešena! Známý spisovatel Oscar Wilde objevil a se svou obvyklou bravurou literárně zpracoval převratnou teorii o tom, kdo byl oním tajemným panem W. H., kterému největší básník a dramatik všech dob William Shakespeare věnoval své úchvatné Sonety. Tato sličná novela se čte jako detektivka a potěší jak literární znalce, tak i milovníky r...

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Italy 1900. A Portrait in Color

Delve into Italy at the turn of the last century in this fascinating collection of photochromes and vintage-colored prints. Through Venice, Rome, Pisa

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Liberation Day: From ´the world´s best short story writer´ (The Telegraph) and winner of the Man Booker Prize - George Saunders

<p>'One of the best science fiction short stories to be published in the 21st century so far' SFX Review 'Saunders is funny and kind as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the best' Anne Enright, Guardian 'A triumph of storytelling' i paper 'A joy. 'Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart' Daily Mail ____________ The first short story collec...

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Liberation Day: From ´the world´s best short story writer´ (The Telegraph) and winner of the Man Booker Prize - Saunders George

Anotace: `One of the best science fiction short stories to be published in the 21st century so far` SFX Review `Saunders is funny and kind as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the best` Anne Enright, Guardian `A triumph of storytelling` i paper`A joy. `Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart` Daily Mail____________The first short story collection ...

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