![]() Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland With In My Room, Leiter ushers viewers into his private world while retaining his strong sense of mystery. Leiter preferred solitude in life, and resisted any type of explanation or analysis of his work. The prolific Leiter, who painted and took pictures fervently up to his death, worked in relative obscurity well into his eighties. Leiter, who was also a painter, incorporates abstract elements into these photographs and often shows the influence of his favorite artists, including Bonnard, Vuillard and Matisse. Now we are granted a first-time look at this body of work, which Leiter began on his arrival in New York in 1946 and chipped away at over the next two decades. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the 1970s, Leiter planned to make a book of his nudes, but never realized the project in his lifetime. Showing deeply personal interior spaces, often illuminated by the lush natural light of the artist’s studio in New York City’s East Village, these black-and-white images reveal the unique collaboration between Leiter and his subjects. Fed by thrilling recent discoveries from Saul Leiter’s vast archive, In My Room provides an in-depth study of the nude, through intimate photographs of the women Leiter knew. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "Once my character and I have reached an understanding," she explains, "then I begin the detective work-reading old books, old letters, old newspapers, and visiting the places where my subject lived. ![]() In her role as biographer, Jean Fritz researches the past like a journalist, attempting to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character featured in her books. ![]() Since then, her refreshingly informal historical biographies for children have been widely acclaimed as "unconventional," "good-humored," "witty," "irrepressible," and "extraordinary." Generally people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on." Throughout almost four decades of writing about history, Jean Fritz has taken on plenty of people, starting with George Washington in The Cabin Faced West (1958). A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. "The question I am most often asked," Jean Fritz says, "is how do I find my ideas? The answer is: I don't. ![]() ![]() It improves the readability of the story and also makes them seem more impactful, allowing the emotions to come at you with greater impact. The sentences are often broken down into small samples, especially in the shorter vignettes, forcing the reader to take pauses. There are no quotation marks to be found anywhere in this book, which gives it more of an essay feel, though it’s not as formal. Cisneros’s way of structuring her text seems very experimental, even to modern eyes. specific moments in time), their lengths varying from one or two paragraphs to several pages. The House on Mango Street is structured into a forty-four vignettes (i.e. Her expert manipulation of tone, structure and literary devices helps the reader to empathize with Esperanza and ‘slip into her shoes’, so to speak. The heavy-handed plot is supplemented by Cisneros’s brilliant writing style. ![]() ![]() Cisneros reaches deep into her own childhood and weaves a beautiful piece of fiction that deals with themes of caste, race, identity, gender, patriarchy. It follows the life of a 12-year-old Chicana girl, Esperanza Cordero, as she deals with the harsh realities of adolescence and life within the fences of an old-fashioned community. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a coming-of-age story. ![]() ![]() This isn't too surprising, considering its a lighter book, and it has a long time span to cover, but is still slightly disappointing.Ī very interesting bit is the fall of Malta to Napoleon. The book stays with the 'active' part of the order, and doesn't go much into the workings of its European connections, the properties they administered there (and how that changed over the centuries), and recruitment of new members. Sadly, Rhodes does not get the same amount of attention on that subject, but there is some discussion. And while the centerpiece of the later history is what you'd expect the (the Siege of Malta in 1565), there's a very useful discussion of how they came to Malta, and problems of time and money when applied to fortifying the island. In fact, this book is very informative about their time on Rhodes. And unlike Dan Jones' The Templars, it has the bonus that you won't find all of this in any one other place about a broader subject. Okay, overall, it is by no means a bad overview of the history of the Hospitallers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We do our best to ensure all of our customers enjoy a happy shopping experience with however occasionally you may need to return an item. Rooted in the latest research and best practices used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), these techniques help us identify and express our needs clearly and without apology - and unravel a root problem behind codependency, power struggles, anxiety, depression, burnout, and more. In a relatable and inclusive tone, Set Boundaries, Find Peace presents simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life. Licensed counselor, sought-after relationship expert, and one of the most influential therapists on Instagram Nedra Glover Tawwab demystifies this complex topic for today's world. Filled with thought-provoking checklists, questions, writing prompts, and more, THE SET BOUNDARIES WORKBOOK is a valuable tool for everyone who wants to speak up for what they want and need, and show up more authentically in the world. ![]() ![]() But what does that really mean - and what steps are needed to implement them in our daily lives? Sought-after therapist relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab presents clear explanations and interactive exercises to help you gain insight and then put it into action. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final instalment of the beloved Slammed series. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas, and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances, and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. ![]() Download or read book Slammed written by Colleen Hoover and published by Simon and Schuster. Laykens father died suddenly, leaving her to gather every. now it is time to hear from Will's point of view. Book Synopsis Slammed by : Colleen Hoover. Colleen Hoover Collection 5 Book Set (Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope). ![]() ![]() ![]() This anthology is a treat to delight and haunt the horror connoisseur. Themes of the uncanny tie Ito’s work together, but there are a number of different modes on display, from body horror to macabre romance and even cheeky autobiography. This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Itos. Even when things get graphic, there’s a measured elegance to the visual style that creates an emotional impact that would be lost with a more splattery approach (not that there’s anything wrong with a splattery approach, mind you). Read Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]() There’s something deeply effective about Ito’s deliberate-yet-delicate illustration style the brings an eeriness to his outrageous subject material. Venus in the Blind Spot is another terrific entry in Viz Media’s ongoing series of Ito translations, lovingly presented in hardcover with color inserts. Fortunately for cranky skeptics like me, Ito’s short story work has become more widely available in English translations and damn folks, this gnarly shit hits the spot (provided your idea of “the spot” includes obsession, disease, and necrophilia). The film adaptations of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki and Tomie are solidly… fine… but never inspired me to delve into his comics. ![]() I’ll confess that I haven’t got the special love for late-90s J-horror that many folks seem to have. Venus in the Blind Spot book by Junji Ito ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points on all Collectibles Dumping Debt Rated: G (General Audience) See Customer Reviews Can you imagine being 100 debt free How would it feel to have no payments at all-no credit card payments, no car payments. ![]() ![]() embittered, ambitious intellectual Malachi (“Buck”) Mulligan, medical student and japer extraordinary a minor character named Haines. Here three young men are living together: Stephen Dedalus. Ulysses opens early on a summer morning (June 16, 1904) on an old tower outside Dublin. At that, however, the main outlines of the story are plain. ![]() Lacking the sleuth-nose, the slot-trained paws of scholarship, even an intelligent reader will miss much the first time over the ground. 5, 1931), the plain reader can now literally find out what Ulysses is all about. But thanks to the exploratory works of critics, and notably such an exegetical commentary as Stuard Gilbert’s James Joyce’s Ulysses (TIME, Jan. Arrogant Author Joyce gives them no help, lets them sink or swim. What is it all about? Trusting readers who plunge in hopefully to a smooth beginning soon find themselves floundering in troubled waters. But Ulysses is far from being “just another dirty book.” Judge Woolsey decided that its purpler passages are “emetic,” rather than “aphrodisiac” that the net effect of its 768 big pages is “a somewhat tragic and very powerful commentary on the inner lives of men and women.” But even granting Ulysses a bill of moral health an intelligent adult may well smite his brow and cry: With the exception of medical books and out & out pornography, the only book of modern times that can compare with it for outspokenness in barnyard and backhouse terms is the late D. ![]() ![]() Is it dirty? To answer the man in the street in his own language, Yes. ![]() ![]() While all this is going on, Gaby is busily campaigning and rethinking her love life. Or even like.” During the week before the election, a delightful and diverse cast of middle school students with a wide range of backgrounds and interests concocts a series of elaborate schemes to make sure the Scantron-counted ballots will produce honest results. 3 of the Greene Code of Conduct: “Never con for love. And her twin brother, Charlie, Jackson’s best friend, is worried about her electoral chances. ![]() ![]() Trying to go straight, troublemaker Jackson Greene succumbs to the lure of the con when it appears Maplewood Middle School’s student-council election is being rigged against his friend Gaby de la Cruz.Īlthough Gaby’s been angry at Jackson for more than four months, the two could be more than just friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’d had a few half hearted false starts the year before, but never gave it much serious consideration until I completed that book. I fell in love with writing with that story. I was bored, with nothing to occupy myself since the tv and internet temporarily shut off. My first book, The VaDorok I wrote in January. I tried for years to make money from my paintings and sculptures, but it never was particularly profitable, although I did make some money. Have you always wanted to become an author?Īctually my first passion was art. I just recently relocated from my home state Alaska to Florida. It has helped me when it comes to research, but I often think of it as my debt pile. Surprisingly when I attended university I got a degree in history with a minor in literature. I probably spend close to as much time reading as I do writing, just because I love following all of the adventures and romances my favorite authors spin on their stories. ![]() |