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The Hand-book Of Water-colours - Paperback

$17.86

by Ltd Winsor and Newton (Created by)This comprehensive guide to watercolour paints and techniques is a must-have for any artist. Filled with tips and tricks from experts at Winsor and Newton, this book will help you take your watercolour skills to the next level.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Wi...

Hebrew People of the Bible: Old Testament - Paperback

$17.26

by Yashar (Author)Discover the rich heritage and profound legacy of the "Hebrew People of the Bible: Old Testament."This enlightening book takes you on a journey through the lives of the remarkable men and women who shaped the course of biblical history. From patriarchs and prophets to kings and heroines, each chapter unveils the extraordinary stories of these influential figures whose faith, leadership, and courage left an indelible mark on the world.Meet Abraham, the father of nations, whos...

Black Artists Shaping the World: Picture Book Edition - Hardcover

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by Sharna Jackson (Author), Marilyn Esther Chi (Illustrator), Zo? Whitley (Contribution by)Featuring full-color reproductions of fourteen artworks and illustrations of the artists at work, this picture book is an ideal introduction to contemporary art for young children, and a fantastic tool for teachers wishing to decolonize and diversify their classroom.Sharna Jackson's experience as a children's author who has worked for over a decade in the cultural sector, both at Tate in London and at S...

Listen to the Music: The Instruments - Hardcover

$23.98

by Mary Richards (Author), Khoa Le (Illustrator)Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through classical music! Covering 10 different, beloved orchestral instruments, from different pieces from around the world, readers hear music composed and can press them to hear clips of musical masterpieces! From Elgar's Cello Concerto, to a violin sonata by Beethoven, this book will teach children about cultural...

The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns - Paperback

$19.46

by Elizabeth Kuhns (Author)Curiosity about nuns and their distinctive clothing is almost as old as Catholicism itself. The habit intrigues the religious and the nonreligious alike, from medieval maidens to contemporary schoolboys, to feminists and other social critics. The first book to explore the symbolism of this attire, The Habit presents a visual gallery of the diverse forms of religious clothing and explains the principles and traditions that inspired them. More than just an eye-opening...

Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make a Roux? - Hardcover

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by Marcelle Bienvenu (Author), Randy Krause Schmidt (Photographer), Emeril Lagasse (Foreword by)Marcelle Bienvenu's highly anticipated new release of her timeless classic, Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? is a treasure trove of over two hundred recipes, now complete with a foreword by Emeril Lagasse and sumptuous color photography capturing the essence of every season.Praised by The New York Times in 2009 as "having what might be the best-named cookbook in America" ...

War Gardening And Home Storage Of Vegetables - Paperback

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by National War Garden Commission (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough t...

I Am God: The 42 Kemetic Affirmations of MA'AT - Paperback

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by Darrius Shaw (Author)Upon delving into the mythology of our ancient forebears, we discover a wealth of wisdom embedded in their societal structures, which offered significant benefits to individuals and early civilizations alike. Ma'at stands out as an unwavering pillar, representing systematic order and balance among these enduring principles. In contemporary times, we reinterpret Ma'at by embracing the 42 negative confessions as daily affirmations, integrating them into the fabric of our...

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by Jen Taylor (Illustrator)Good Night, National Parks board book, with interactive slide-action pages and activity prompts, is a clever way to explore 9 different national parks at night.Good Night, National Parks board book takes you and your toddler on an outdoor adventure as the day ends to explore 9 different national parks in the evening. The interactive activity prompts and 9 slide-action pages add to the explorations with little readers watching shooting stars and colorful sunsets, cou...

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by Etienne Psaila (Author)Dive into the captivating narrative of one of the most iconic names in automotive history with "The Ferrari Story." From the visionary dreams of Enzo Ferrari to the thunderous roar of Ferrari engines dominating racetracks around the world, this book takes you on a thrilling journey through the evolution of the Prancing Horse.Discover the birth of Scuderia Ferrari and the relentless pursuit of excellence that led to the creation of legendary models like the 125 S and ...

Inventing God's Law: How the Covenant Code of the Bible Used and Revised the Laws of Hammurabi - Paperback

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by David P. Wright (Author)Most scholars believe that the numerous similarities between the Covenant Code (Exodus 20:23-23:19) and Mesopotamian law collections, especially the Laws of Hammurabi, which date to around 1750 BCE, are due to oral tradition that extended from the second to the first millennium. This book offers a fundamentally new understanding of the Covenant Code, arguing that it depends directly and primarily upon the Laws of Hammurabi and that the use of this source text occurr...

Our Lady of Prompt Succor and the Battle of New Orleans - Hardcover

$21.76

by Jsb Morse (Author)Step into the rich and miraculous history of New Orleans and discover how a small group of French Ursuline nuns received Divine Assistance through their patroness, Our Lady of Prompt Succor. This engaging children's book highlights the ardent charity of the Ursuline Sisters from their arrival in Louisiana in 1727 and their impact on pivotal moments in the city's history.Remarkably vivid illustrations capture the unwavering faith of the Sisters and the extraordinary events...

Rembrandt. the Complete Self-Portraits - Hardcover

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by Marieke de Winkel (Author), Volker Manuth (Author)Few devotees of the form can approach Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn's radical contributions to self-portraiture. Challenging the conventions enshrined by his predecessors, Rembrandt transformed the art into a fully realized medium capable of communicating emotional depth rather than favorably immortalizing one's likeness in the finest trappings of luxury. With more than 80 works spanning paintings, etchings, and drawings, the Dutchman's li...

Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park - Hardcover

$18.22

by Lori Alexander (Author), Jenn Ely (Illustrator)How did the Joshua Tree National Park in California come to be? Meet Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, an artist, activist, and environmentalist, whose determination saved the desert and helped to create the park, in this STEAM picture book. Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especial...

Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Paperback

$25.58

by Brendan Gill (Author)"Genius, egotist, mythomaniac, sexual rebel, master of media manipulation, the legendary Wright comes alive in all his cantankerous complexity. . . . A delight from cover to cover."--Kirkus Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works-among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum--earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earne...

Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living - Hardcover

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by Neil Levine (Editor), Elizabeth Jacobs Aitken (Essay by), Michael Desmond (Essay by)Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living is edited by Wright scholar and noted author Neil Levine and features essay contributions by all three Jacobs children (Susan, Elizabeth, and William), as well as new scholarly essays by Levine and Michael Desmond. Additionally, the book includes new biographies of Katherine and Herb Jacobs, as well as scores of never-before-published photogra...

The Car Is Architecture - A Visual History of Frank Lloyd Wright's 85 Cars and One Motorcycle - Paperback

$21.54

by Richie Herink (Author)Cars were one of Frank Lloyd Wright's great obsessions, along with Architecture and Japanese Prints. The last two have been well documented, but the Cars have not been covered at all ... until this book. This unique visual history of Wright's 85 cars and one motorcycle uses original magazine ads to describe the make and model of each vehicle. They are presented in the order in which they were purchased. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Y...

Food to Die for: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places - Hardcover

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by Amy Bruni (Author), Julie Tremaine (With)Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns, giving you stories and a recipe from each place.Whether you're in the mood for Lizzie Borden's meatloaf or want to serve up spooky...

The Book of Enoch: Tr. From the Ethiopic, With Intr. and Notes, by G. H. Schodde - Hardcover

$43.46

by Enoch (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, a...

The Complete Work of Rembrandt: History, Description and Heliographic Reproduction of All the Master's Pictures, With a Study of His Life and His Art; - Hardcover

$52.42

by Wilhelm Von 1845-1929 Bode (Author), 1606- Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn (Created by), C. (Cornelis) 186 Hofstede de Groot (Created by)This stunning collection of the complete works of Rembrandt offers a one-of-a-kind look at the life and art of one of the world's greatest painters. Featuring detailed descriptions and high-quality reproductions of all of the master's works, this book is a must-have for art lovers and history buffs alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being cul...

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by Bruce Jones (Author)The world's bestselling Grand Prix handbook is back for the new season.This is the definitive guide to Formula 1 in 2024. A complete examination of all the teams racing this season (from Red Bull and Mercedes to Ferrari and McLaren), every driver (including Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc) and all the tracks featured in the packed Grand Prix calendar.Also including a full review of the 2023 season and a breakdown of the new rules and regulations for 2...

Chanel: Collections and Creations - Hardcover

$38.40

by Danièle Bott (Author)Chanel's combination of tradition, originality, and style has always made it the most seductive of fashion labels. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards. Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models, and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of her name and embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic of Chanel. The book explores five c...

The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience - Hardcover

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by Nikole Hannah-Jones (Author), The New York Times Magazine (Author)An illustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story. Here, in these pages, Black art provides refuge. The marriage of beautiful, haunting and profound words and imagery creates an experience for the reader, a...

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by Bertha Adele Penny (Author), Constance Taylor (Compiled by)Cruise Alaska aboard the Steamer NorthwesternDiscover what it was like to travel to Alaska in the early 1900s.These are the stories told by America's writers and editors as they visited Alaska's cities, glaciers, mines and farmlands at the end of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909."There is a subtle illusive, intangible something that grips the heart of the visitor to Alaska."The delightful story, told in the voice of turn...

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by Bruce Gordon (Author)A "wonderful...highly comprehensive" (John Barton, author of A History of the Bible) global history of the world's best-known and most influential book For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus's departing instruction to go out into the world, the Bible has been a book in motion from its very beginnings, and every community it has encountered has read, heard, and see...

Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie - Hardcover

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by James Cooke Mills (Author)Relive one of the most significant naval battles of the War of 1812 with this gripping historical account. Follow the life and career of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry as he leads the American fleet to victory over the British on Lake Erie, a pivotal moment in American history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States ...

A Northern Confederate at Johnson's Island Prison: The Civil War Diaries of James Parks Caldwell - Paperback

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by James Parks Caldwell (Author) A college graduate at 16 and a founder of the Sigma Chi fraternity, Caldwell entered the Confederate Army as an artillery lieutenant. He fought at Shiloh, Port Hudson and other campaigns before being captured in 1863 and imprisoned on Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie, near Sandusky, Ohio. He kept a daily diary for 18 months, describing the prison food and conditions, as well as his classical and intellectual interests. The book features letters, a poem, notes, a...

Scraps From the Prison Table, at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island - Paperback

$29.94

by Joe Barbiere C. S. a. (Author)Scraps From the Prison Table, at Camp Chase and Johnson's Island Number of Pages: 400 Dimensions: 0.82 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: January 25, 2012

Cosmic Astrology: The Book of Answers - Paperback

$28.45

by Athena Keen (Author)Journey into the cosmos with cosmology and metaphysics. Cosmic Astrology: The Book of Answers opens a world of ancient and modern thought, where microcosm meets macrocosm. From the fractal symmetry that defines the sacred geometry of the natural world to the celestial bodies that shift like clockwork in the sky, explore the subtle rhythms that connect all motion. Unearth tales of ancient esoterica in harmony with the psychology and physics of great modern minds like Jun...

The Complete Guide to Labyrinths: Tapping the Sacred Spiral for Power, Protection, Transformation, and Healing - Paperback

$20.48

by Cassandra Eason (Author)A universal symbol of transformation, the labyrinth was created in ancient times to represent humankind's search for the core of divinity. Unlike a maze, which may have a confusion of tracks leading in all directions, a labyrinth has a single, winding pathway that spirals inward to the center. In The Complete Guide to Labyrinths, renowned British psychic and folklorist Cassandra Eason explores the mystery of this sacred symbol and explains how to harness its power ...

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by Smedley D. Butler (Author)2024 Reprint of the 1935 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Butler was a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler discusses how business interests commercially benefit from warfare. After Butler retired from the US Marine Corps in October 1931, he made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speec...

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by Olive Senior (Author)The popular West Indian migration narrative often starts with the "Windrush Generation"in 1950s' England, but in Dying to Better Themselves Olive Senior examines an earlier narrative: that of the neglected post-emancipation generation of the 1850s who were lured to Panama by the promise of lucrative work and who initiated a pattern of circular migration that would transform the islands economically, socially and politically well into the twentieth century.West Indians ...