She Caves To Conquer

She Caves To Conquer Review

She Caves To Conquer

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The intrigue of caves on two continents. A young woman escapes the hated, pitying gossip of her Midwest community when she moves halfway around the globe to one of the most bizarre landscapes on earth. When a family death summons her back, she leaves with vivid memories of searchers and sojourners who live in caves and underground dwellings that have been occupied for nearly 4,000 years. She also leaves with nagging questions about the father of the girls she tutored in the Turkish family with whom she has lived. Once back in Freedom County, USA, she makes an effort to face the dilemma of the ghastly tragedy in her family, a memory that she has shut out of her mind for nearly a decade.You will not be disappointed with She Caves To Conquer

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Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home

Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home Review

Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home

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This gogeously illustrated book is the only major work to document the hip and inventive design of the mid-twentieth century, a period that today reigns unchallenged among style setters as well as a new generation of home owners and collectors. There is no hotter style today than the cooler than cool work of modern designers and archtitects from the 1940s and 50s. Endlessly inventive and emminently livable, mid-century modernism has an optimism and confidence born of postwar abundance, and a spirited elegance that appeals powerfully fifty years later. In CLASSIC MODERN, design expert Deborah Dietsch introduces readers to the basic tenets of modern design and explains how the simple yet inspired forms typical of this style were so readily disseminated into mainstream American culture. Filled throughout with enticing examples of mid-century pieces from such timeless designers as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, and George Nelson, this beautiful book recaptures the excitement of the period's brilliant designs.You will not be disappointed with Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home

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In both homes and furnishings, the modern look, known for its clean, spare lines and inventiveness, elicited strong opinions--which is exactly what classic designers like Ray and Charles Eames, George Nelson, Eero Saarinen, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe intended. Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern at Home celebrates the work of these innovators and the longevity of their designs as we move into a new millennium.

Starting off with side-by-side photos, we see several modern houses when they were originally built and how they now appear. They look both futuristic and contemporary in the companion photos and are impressive in the way they integrate easily into the outdoors. The first section of the book concentrates on the "flexible system of elements tailored to the climate and topography of a certain site" and "interior spaces [which] flowed into one another, rather than being divided by separate boxes connected by hallways." The second section invites you to tour especially significant or evocative modern estates, some of which are inhabited and others which are showpieces. Particularly interesting is the curved glass Palm Springs home of Raymond Loewy, designer of the Coca-Cola bottle, which is arranged around a free-form pool lapping the desert. A subsequent chapter examines modern architecture in the suburbs where the midcentury influence can be seen on a smaller, less expensive--but not less impressive--scale.

The photos show the sophisticated appeal of midcentury modern and illustrate the careful placement furniture for the greatest effect. And for those who want to know more about the furniture and the architects, the author has included lists of "where to buy" and biographies in the back of the book. --Dana Van Nest

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Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects

Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects Review

Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects

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This volume reveals a major trend taking place today in visual and material culturethe radical appropriation of consumer goods as raw material for art- and object-making. A growing number of artists, craftspeople, and designers are realigning traditional craft practices with already manufactured objects and materials to marry the uniquely handmade with the uniformly mass-produced. Published to coincide with a show at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon, Manufactured offers an arresting look at the new crossover of craft, art, and design, and an exciting new cultural genre.You will not be disappointed with Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects

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Enchanting Fairy Tales of the East: The Second Hand Dream (Volume 1)

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Enchanting Fairy Tales of the East: The Second Hand Dream (Volume 1)

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These fairy tales are based on very old Eastern European and Asian fairy tales, most of which are unknown to the West. The classic fairy tales we know today, such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, were originally passed on orally from generation to generation until eventually they were written down, such as by the Brothers Grimm, only to name the most popular example. These Eastern European fairy tales (a lot of them are from the former Soviet Union), too, were eventually passed on in writing, but they are not as widely known as the classic tales. This is the first volume of a series in which these beautiful stories, based on their German editions, are being retold in English in order to make them more widely available, and not lost.You will not be disappointed with Enchanting Fairy Tales of the East: The Second Hand Dream (Volume 1)

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Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year

Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year Review

Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year

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Power, pageantry, and pride



Queen Victoria ruled the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, covering one fourth of the earth's land surface, reigning over subjects on every continent, and exercising undisputed mastery of the oceans in between. She was the "Grandmother of Europe," with descendants occupying the thrones of half a dozen nations, and more to come. The very era in which she lived already bore her name. In June 1897, her proud and prosperous nation marked her sixtieth year on the throne of England with the most lavish display of pomp, circumstance, wealth, and affection in its history.

Twilight of Splendor presents a breathtaking portrait of a sovereign and her empire at the height of their global power. Focusing on the spectacle of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, it combines a thrilling account of that massive celebration with an intimate exploration of Victoria's world--her splendid palaces and possessions, the grand banquets and balls she hosted, her immense wealth, the politicians and courtiers who did her bidding, her confidence and assertiveness as a ruler, her surprising personal humility, and her perpetual state of mourning for her beloved husband, Prince Albert.

Based on hundreds of published and unpublished sources from the period, including Queen Victoria's private correspondence and personal journals, Twilight of Splendor is must reading for Anglophiles, Victorian-history buffs, and anyone interested in the golden age of monarchy.
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The first book to portray the queen and her court in the last years of her reign
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Contrasts the queen's private and public images in her efforts to solidify the monarchy
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Exposes the queen's difficult relations with her children
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Explores the queen's relationship with her extended European royal relatives
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Draws together for the first time hundreds of disparate sources
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Includes a number of rare photographs complementing the textYou will not be disappointed with Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year

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Dead Man Running: An Eric Ward Mystery (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries)

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Dead Man Running: An Eric Ward Mystery (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries)

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Following the devastating impact of foot-and-mouth disease, hill-farmer Paddy Fenton is facing financial ruin. When a casual acquaintance offers to lease one of his outbuildings for cash, the temptation of making a little money on the side is too good to turn down. He agrees - and doesn't inquire too closely into what might be happening there. It's the worst decision Fenton has ever made. A police raid on his barn uncovers the production of 'smokies' - illegal meat manufacturing - and the farmer is accused as an accessory. The criminal underworld that Fenton has unwittingly entered stretches far beyond the local countryside. It is down to lawyer Eric Word to rescue Fenton but it soon becomes apparent that meat manufacturing is the least of their worries. Botched operations, a divided and corrupt workforce, and a bleak landscape filled with desperate and disillusioned characters provide the backdrop for Ward's chilling journey into the dark underworld of the north, where it is not always clear who is running, or exactly whom they are running from.You will not be disappointed with Dead Man Running: An Eric Ward Mystery (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries) (Eric Ward Mysteries)

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Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space

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Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space

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Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space presents color theory in terms of design principles such as balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, unity, and variety. The text is infused with insights into how people perceive color, and helps the young interior designer focus on the user experience of a space. The text shows how important color is in the grand scheme of interior design, and how early in the planning process color should be considered. Original illustrations showing residential, corporate, hospitality, retail, medical, educational, dining,You will not be disappointed with Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space

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