Author: Daniel J. T. McKay
Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1068691425
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Whimwondery is the academical study of the magickal properties of elemental curiosity and its two sub-particles - whimsy and wonder. For, as perhaps you have felt yourself deep down in your gizzards, in every spark of curiosity, every maddening ponderation, every look of bafflement and inquisitive squint, is power beyond reckoning. Though not, as has been discovered, entirely beyond the capacities of our imaginations. Indeed, as we have sought to know more about Whimwondery, we have slowly stumbled upon its useful, worthy, and practical applications for solving vexsome sundry irks and problems which arouse particular and general bother - from cold custard to the meaning of the universe. This alphabetarium includes a smattering of such curious contraptions from Agatha Aspinal's Auspicious Archaeofuturometer, to Zurishaddai Zirdlestone's Zooshing Zenithender. Though a mere sampling of some of the inventions devised to channel whimwondrous phenomena they are sure to delight and amuse all whom you would care to furnish with such an odd and uncategorizable tome (in no particular order): acquaintances, friends, friends-of-friends, jilted-lovers, distant relations, neighbours, academical colleagues, drinking-pals, the local parson, your mother and other assorted personages. A splendid gift for all of them, most assuredly!
Author: Eric Foster-Whiddon
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666704059
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
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Looking up from his busy life, Misplaced was troubled by what he saw. “I’m not sure how I got here, but this is not where I want to be.” The early-middle-aged entrepreneur was following a path which proved to be much more difficult and costly than anticipated. Invited to join a backpacking trip, Misplaced escaped the pressures of his business for a weekend and learned life-changing lessons on his journey from Here to There. Misplaced: Here, There, and the Journey Between is a mostly true story about difficult paths and personal growth. The allegorical tale follows six men whose names reveal their qualities: Faith, Loyalty, Wisdom, Strength, Resolve, and Misplaced. Join them as they travel their difficult path and perhaps you will gain helpful insight for your own journey from where you are to where you want to be.
Author: Patience Worth
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787309817
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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The story of the invisible author who came to Mrs. John H. Curran and a friend in the summer of 1913 as they sat with a Ouija board across their knees. "Many moons ago I lived. Again I come. Patience Worth is my name." from that time forward a continuo.
Author: Clive Aslet
Publisher: Triglyph Books
ISBN: 9781916355408
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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- Each of the 12 houses will be featured in national and international press to announce the book- In the UK, the media includes Tatler, House & Garden, Country Life, The English Home, and Telegraph Luxury Online- In the US, the media includes Town & Country, Architectural Digest Online, The AD Aesthete Podcast, Air Mail, and DeparturesThis book is a sumptuously produced journey around 12 privately-owned country houses, asking what it is like to live in such places today. What role do they play in the 21st century? For many years after the Second World War, the country house was struggling. Now a new generation of young owners, often with children, has taken over. They're finding innovative ways to live in these ancient, fragile and poetic places. While they treasure the history and beauty of the houses, they're also adapting and enhancing them for a modern era. Old Homes, New Life is a behind-the-scenes account of today's aristocracy, as they reinvent the country house way of life. Each family does this in its own way, maintaining the tradition of individualism, even eccentricity, which is so much associated with country houses. Dylan Thomas's superb yet intimate photographs capture both the inhabitants of these houses and the spaces they occupy - from State dining to family kitchen, walled garden to attic. This feast for the eyes is accompanied by an equally mouth-watering text by Clive Aslet, based on interviews with family members and his long experience of the subject through his years as editor of Country Life. The result is an exclusive tour of a dozen spectacular homes.
Author: Omar Jamil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Arabic Alphabet writing workbook for Kids. Want your kid to learn writing the Arabic Alphabet? This book is a simple and easy-to-follow workbook for kids to help them learn how to properly write, pronounce and read the Arabic Alphabet. The structure of the book: Contains writing execrises for all of the Arabic Alphabet. 2 First papers dedicated to basic handwriting exercises. 1 Paper explaining how to use the book. 29 Papers dedicated to Arabic Alphabet writing. 1 Paper dedicated to each Alphabet. Each Alphabet can be written 18 times. 1 Paper at the end explaining the special Arabic Alphabet and how to pronounce them. How to Use the book: It's really simple, each paper provides you with: A written Arabic Alphabet, with the English equivalent of that Alphabet. An Arabic word that starts with that Alphabet as an example, with an English translation and how to pronounce the Arabic word itself. An illustration for that word. (Your kid can color it since it's in black & white). Low opacity dashed letters to follow through. (Letter tracing). Alphabets that don't exist in the English language and hard for non-native Arabic speakers to pronounce are explained at the end of the book, with instructions on how to pronounce them. Your kid has to simply use a pen and follow through the dashed guide to write that certain Alphabet. We know that repetition helps kids learn better, so in this book, each alphabet is given 18 spots to be written, which will help your kid develop the muscle memory to learn quicker.
Author: Anne Stokes
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
ISBN: 9781787552807
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"[...] this is a book to pick up and dream about having a dragon curled up on your lap by the fire in these winter nights." — SFcrowsnest Anne Stokes is a phenomenally popular artist in the field of gothic and magical fantasy, with fans all over the world. Her roots in design and illustration have led to supremely well-crafted paintings that have been licensed for use on all manner of merchandise and her followers eagerly await each new piece. This long-overdue book showcases Anne’s oeuvre in all its glory, accompanied by illuminating text about Anne and her inspirations, techniques and processes. The book is divided into thematic sections covering the full range of subjects that she has portrayed: her early work (like that for Dungeons & Dragons), the dark and the gothic, dragons, unicorns, fairies, mermaids and all that is mystical and magical. From the dark allure of Summon the Reaper to the opalescent beauty of Stargazer, this is a real treat for all fans and anyone who loves fantasy and stunning art in general.
Author: Max O'Rell
Publisher: London : F. Warne and Company
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Chapter 15 gives derogatory description of Aboriginal physical characteristics; habitation; begging; police tracking; skill of North Queensland Aboriginal people at boomerang throwing; Photograph of Aboriginal people from North Queensland with shields; practice of castration of male children considere to be inferior.
Author: The Firm of Oliver Cope Architect
Publisher: Triglyph Books
ISBN: 9781916355415
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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An award-winning architecture firm practicing in the heart of New York City, Oliver Cope Architect has been building exceptional homes since 1988. One of the premier residential firms in the country, they have earned a reputation for creating one-of-a-kind residences of the highest quality, crafted to meet the specific needs and desires of their clients. The firm's unique combination of technical and artistic expertise results in projects that appear timeless, effortless and appropriate to their sites and surroundings. From Park Avenue apartments to historic brownstones, to houses large and small, they draw on their collective knowledge and experience to help clients realize homes. Here, in their first book, they share a selection of those homes with the world. Including drawn plans for all of the projects, original sketches illuminating the process, and richly illustrated with commissioned photography throughout. This book is not only about a collection of homes, but the team behind them, and the way that they build.
Author: Natalie Livingstone
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250280206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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In The Women of Rothschild, Natalie Livingstone reveals the role of women in shaping the legacy of the famous Rothschild dynasty, synonymous with wealth and power. From the East End of London to the Eastern seaboard of the United States, from Spitalfields to Scottish castles, from Bletchley Park to Buchenwald, and from the Vatican to Palestine, Natalie Livingstone follows the extraordinary lives of the Rothschild women from the dawn of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twenty-first. As Jews in a Christian society and women in a deeply patriarchal family, they were outsiders. Excluded from the family bank, they forged their own distinct dynasty of daughters and nieces, mothers and aunts. They became influential hostesses and talented diplomats, choreographing electoral campaigns, advising prime ministers, advocating for social reform, and trading on the stock exchange. Misfits and conformists, conservatives and idealists, performers and introverts, they mixed with everyone from Queen Victoria to Chaim Weizmann, Rossini to Isaiah Berlin, and the Duke of Wellington to Alec Guinness, as well as with amphetamine-dealers, suffragists and avant-garde artists. Rothschild women helped bring down ghetto walls in early nineteenth-century Frankfurt, inspired some of the most remarkable cultural movements of the Victorian period, and in the mid-twentieth century burst into America, where they patronized Thelonious Monk and drag-raced through Manhattan with Miles Davis. Absorbing and compulsive, The Women of Rothschild gives voice to the complicated, privileged, and gifted women whose vision and tenacity shaped history.
Author: Marco Iuliano
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788897083399
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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