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Braving the Minnesota Wilderness - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Joyce Leddy (Author)Braving the Minnesota Wilderness The journey of the Soderberg family from Sweden to early Sandstone and the Gunflint Trail.A saga of one Swedish immigrant family that so loved the beauty and adventure of the Minnesota wilderness that they were willing to risk its dangers and withstand its hardships. Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2024

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Report copyright infringementby Charles H. Spurgeon (Author)Charles H. Spurgeon's Whole Bible Commentary provides an in-depth and accessible analysis of the entire Bible, blending scholarship with heartfelt devotion. Spurgeon guides readers through the Scriptures with clear explanations, offering insight into their historical, spiritual, and moral context.Each book of the Bible is examined with a pastoral focus, delivering practical applications, theological insights, and a deeper understandi...

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Report copyright infringementby Terry Virgo (Author), Newfrontiers-USA (Prepared by), Pinnacle Creative Ltd (Illustrator)This is an autobiography by Terry Virgo, and the story of Newfrontiers. This fascinating account tells of Terry's conversion as a teenager, his subsequent baptism in the Spirit and his call from God to serve him as a Bible teacher and church leader. Number of Pages: 276 Dimensions: 0.62 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: March 03, 2008 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Mulvahill (Author)When the Nazis arrest Nicole Cassin's parents and seize their art gallery in Paris in 1941, Nicole vows revenge and joins the Resistance. Years later, living in New York, she is haunted by her lost past and hires an art historian to find her family's stolen paintings, among which is a portrait of her mother by Matisse. The whereabouts of the stolen art prove elusive but the search for them leads to another more unexpected discovery. A mo...

From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Eriksen (Author) Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They re...

The Book of Jubilees: A Timeless Chronicle of Sacred History and Divine Law

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Report copyright infringementby Moses (Ancient Jewish Tradition) (Author), Tim Zengerink (Translator)What if there was a text that illuminated the mysteries of sacred history, divine law, and God's covenant with humanity?The Book of Jubilees: A Timeless Chronicle of Sacred History and Divine Law presents a modern translation of one of the most fascinating works of ancient Jewish tradition. Attributed to Moses, this text is said to have been revealed by angels, chronicling the events of the wo...

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Report copyright infringementby Patricia Eunji Kim (Author)In The Art of Queenship in the Hellenistic World, Patricia Eunji Kim examines the visual and material cultures of Hellenistic queens, the royal and dynastic women who served as subjects and patrons of art. Exploring evidence in the interconnected eastern Mediterranean and western Asia from the fourth to second centuries BCE, Kim argues that the arts of queenship were central to expressions of dynastic (and sometimes even imperial) con...

Camp!: The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World - Hardcover

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by Paul Baker (Author)By the bestselling author of Fabulosa! and Outrageous!, this reappraisal of camp across time and in all its glorious forms shows how this inescapable part of popular culture has also played an important role in equality movements as a form of protest or resistance. The following things have seemed impossibly camp to me at one point or another: a doll whose body acts as a cover for a toilet roll, a peacock chair, a wig being pulled off and flushed down the toilet, a tantr...

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America - Hardcover

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by Richard Rothstein (Author)In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation--that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes clear that it was de jure segregation--the laws and policy dec...

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 - Hardcover

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by Robert Middlekauff (Author)The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing to the election of George Washington as first president, Robert Middlekauff offers a panoramic history of the conflict between England and America, highlighting the d...

Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Alan Taylor (Author)In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of "free land." Over the last generation, historians have broadened our understanding of colonial America by adopting both a trans-Atlantic and a trans-continental perspecti...

100 of the Greatest Sculptures in the Western World

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Lawrence Holt (Author)"Art is like chocolate to the brain." ...Dr. Gene Cohen, George Wash. Univ.---------------------------------------------------This is an illustrated summary of 100 of the 'greatest sculptures' in the Western World. Primary criteria for selection is frequency of favorable review within 153 art references... by art scholars, historians, and museum curators.[where these authorities do not agree, divergent opinions are included. On occa...

Italian Comics in the New Millennium. Vol. 1. Continuity and Innovation

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Report copyright infringementby Alessio Aletta (Editor)The first issue of a two-volume collection, this book explores the transformation of Italian comics in the new millennium, offering a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape of "fumetti" through both historical and contemporary lenses. The book examines iconic serials from Disney Italia and Sergio Bonelli Editore, alongside innovative auteur-driven works, providing readers with an in-depth look at how Italy's most influential com...

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Report copyright infringementby T Hornaday William (Author)"The Extermination of the American Bison" is a seminal work authored through William T. Hornaday, a renowned American zoologist and conservationist. This influential ebook serves as a powerful exposé at the near-destruction of the American bison, or buffalo, at some stage in the past due nineteenth century. In this compelling work, Hornaday meticulously documents the catastrophic decline of the American bison population, which had onc...

Nature's Wild: Love, Sex, and Law in the Caribbean

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Report copyright infringementby Andil Gosine (Author)In Nature's Wild, Andil Gosine engages with questions of humanism, queer theory, and animality to examine and revise understandings of queer desire in the Caribbean. Surveying colonial law, visual art practices, and contemporary activism, Gosine shows how the very concept of homosexuality in the Caribbean (and in the Americas more broadly) has been overdetermined by a colonially influenced human/animal divide. Gosine refutes this presuppose...

The Materiality of Early Christ Devotion: Artistic Innovation at Four Archaeological Sites

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce W. Longenecker (Author)In the fourth and fifth centuries CE, Christian artistry began to flourish, as elite patrons sponsored decorative initiatives for basilica churches throughout the Mediterranean basin. But what about the first three centuries? Living prior to the Constantinian age of tolerance, did Christ followers of that period engage in artistic expressions that externalized their theological hopes and convictions?The question can best be answered...

The Photobook: From Talbot to Ruscha and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby Patrizia Di Bello (Editor), Colette Wilson (Editor), Shamoon Zamir (Editor)The photograph found a home in the book before it won for itself a place on the gallery wall. Only a few years after the birth of photography, the publication of Henry Fox Talbot's "The Pencil of Nature" heralded a new genre in the history of the book, one in which the photograph was the primary vehicle of expression and communication, or stood in equal if sometimes conflicted partnershi...

Contemporary British Artists of African Descent and the Unburdening of a Generation

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Report copyright infringementby Monique Kerman (Author)This book explores the notable roles that contemporary British artists of African descent have played in the multicultural context of postwar Britain. In four key case studies-- Magdalene Odundo, Veronica Ryan, Mary Evans, and Maria Amidu--Monique Kerman charts their impact through analysis of works, activities, and exhibitions. The author elucidates each of the artists' creative response to their unique experience and examines how their ...

Greek Mythology Coloring Book: Gods, Heroes and Legendary Creatures of Ancient Greece

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Report copyright infringementby Lauren Chloe (Author)Learn a bunch of new things about Old Greek culture. This adult coloring book will show you how to eliminate stress and pent-up tension from your life, and in the process, you'll also learn something new.Each illustration features Gods, ancient objects, legendary creatures and much more.The pages are printed single side to avoid color bleed.Key benefits: Stress relieving and relaxing drawing. Form of art therapy that can take your mind of...

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Report copyright infringementby Jen Racine (Author)Color your way through the beautiful state of California in this comprehensive coloring book. Iconic symbols like the flag and seal along with state nature symbols are creatively drawn by illustrator, Jen Racine. Illustrated maps show regions of the state along with the most populous cities. Each region is represented with a scene of what is unique to that area. Learn the most important cultural and historic eras of California and color the s...

Violence in Art: Essays in Aesthetics and Philosophy

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Report copyright infringementby Darren M. Slade (Editor), Amy Schwartzott (Contribution by), Jay Hollick (Contribution by)In celebration of both academics and artists, this volume anthologizes essays and depictions dedicated to the theme of violence in art. Introducing industry leaders and scholars from the disciplines of art, humanities, and education, these essays make a unique contribution to the aesthetic and philosophical study of violence, with commentary accompanying several never-befo...

New York's Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Algeo (Author)In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours. Alfred Beach had the perfect solution: build a giant pneumatic tube underneath Broadway from the Battery to Harlem. Air pressure would shoot passengers up and down the island in clean, quiet carriages. But Beach was up against the operators of the horse-drawn streetcars a...

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Report copyright infringementby E. C. Woodley (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Ihor Holubizky (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Tobi Bruce (Foreword by)PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NOTABLE BOOK, FALL 2025 Louis de Niverville (1933-2019) was a painter and collagist. His experimental and thought-provoking art, often mislabelled as "surrealist," defied simple categorization. The ninth of thirteen children, young Louis was sent to a sanatorium in Ottawa for treatment of spinal tuberculosis at age six. He remained th...

Utopian Ruins: A Memorial Museum of the Mao Era

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Report copyright infringementby Jie Li (Author)In Utopian Ruins Jie Li traces the creation, preservation, and elision of memories about China's Mao era by envisioning a virtual museum that reckons with both its utopian yearnings and its cataclysmic reverberations. Li proposes a critical framework for understanding the documentation and transmission of the socialist past that mediates between nostalgia and trauma, anticipation and retrospection, propaganda and testimony. Assembling each chapte...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Warren (Author), Warren Peter (Author)A descriptive inventory, with numerous drawings and photographs, of more than 3,500 stone vases from the Minoan civilisation of ancient Crete. With few exceptions, Dr Warren has studied the vases in corpora. He arranges them into types, discusses the various stones used and their sources, methods of manufacture, the probable usage and purpose of the vases, and their relation to metal and clay vessels. A special study ...

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Report copyright infringementby Whitney Museum of American Art (Created by)This stunning collection of paintings by Frank Duveneck showcases the work of one of America's most beloved artists. Spanning Duveneck's career from the mid-19th to early 20th century, this collection includes many of his most iconic works.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 Unite...

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Report copyright infringementby Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (Author), Lionel Strachey (Author)Step into the captivating world of 18th-century France with "Memoirs of Madame Vig?Lebrun," a first-hand account by the celebrated artist Marie Louise Elisabeth Vig?Lebrun. This meticulously prepared edition offers a unique window into the life of a remarkable woman who achieved international acclaim as a portrait painter. Vig?Lebrun's memoirs provide invaluable insights into the artistic and socia...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark A. Cheetham (Author)Kant, Art, and Art History: Moments of Discipline is the first systematic study of Kant's reception and influence on the visual arts and art history. Arguing against Kant's transcendental approach to aesthetic judgment, Cheetham examines five "moments" of his influence. The final chapter focuses on Kant's "image," both in contemporary and posthumous portraits, with respect to his status as the image of philosophy within a disciplinary h...

The Royal Bavarian Castles: Herren Chiemsee, Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Linderhof And Berg

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Report copyright infringementby Hans Steinberger (Author), Franz Speiser (Translator)The Royal Bavarian Castles: Herren Chiemsee, Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, Linderhof And Berg is a book written by Hans Steinberger. It is a comprehensive guide to the five magnificent castles located in the Bavarian region of Germany. The book provides an in-depth look at the history, architecture, and design of each castle, as well as the stories behind their creation.The castles covered in the book inclu...

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Report copyright infringementby Sonny Seals (Author), Andrew Young (Foreword by), Doug Thompson (Contribution by)Author BiographySonny Seals (Author) SONNY SEALS is the coauthor, with George S. Hart, of the award-winning Historic Rural Churches of Georgia (Georgia), published in 2016. Also with George S. Hart, he is a cofounder of Historic Rural Churches of Georgia, a nonprofit formed in 2013 for the purpose of researching and documenting some of Georgia's most historic and architecturally s...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Fry (Author)""Cezanne: A Study of His Development"" by Roger Fry is a comprehensive exploration of the life and work of French post-impressionist artist Paul Cezanne. The book examines the various stages of Cezanne's artistic development, from his early Impressionist-inspired works to his later, more abstract creations. Fry delves into Cezanne's techniques, such as his use of color and form, and discusses the artist's influence on the development of moder...

Queer Beauty: Sexuality and Aesthetics from Winckelmann to Freud and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby Whitney Davis (Author)The pioneering work of Johann Winckelmann (1717-1768) identified a homoerotic appreciation of male beauty in classical Greek sculpture, a fascination that had endured in Western art since the Greeks. Yet after Winckelmann, the value (even the possibility) of art's queer beauty was often denied. Several theorists, notably the philosopher Immanuel Kant, broke sexual attraction and aesthetic appreciation into separate or dueling domains. In t...