Rachel Cobb Mistral

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Damiani Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Photography
ISBN : 8862086180

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Rachel Cobb: Mistral by Anonim Pdf

Mistral is a portrait of Provence seen through its legendary wind. Photographer Rachel Cobb illustrates the effects of this relentless wind that funnels down the Rhône Valley, periodically gusting to 120 km per hour--hurricane strength on the Beaufort wind force scale. The region has, accordingly, adjusted to accommodate the mistral's impact. Some houses are built the traditional way, with few or no windows on the windward side and the main entrance on the sheltered side. Heavy stones hold down terra-cotta roof tiles. Rows of trees lining fields create windbreaks to shield crops. Cobb spent years chasing this capricious wind, challenging herself to photograph the invisible. As she became sensitive to its rhythms and effects, Cobb realized the mistral was not just a weather phenomenon; it was an integral part of the fabric of Provençal life. It was everywhere, yet always unseen. Mistral captures this invisible force of nature through its effects: a leaf caught in flight, a bride tangled in her veil, spider webs oriented to withstand the wind and grapes lashed by powerful gusts ("You can taste the wine better when the mistral blows," a Châteauneuf-du-Pape winemaker says). Writers have also tried their hand at conjuring this ungraspable phenomenon. Excerpts from writings by Paul Auster, Lawrence Durrell, Jean Giono and Frédéric Mistral are included in this volume, a luminous evocation of nature's unseen power.

Author : John Rohrbach
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780300215397

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That Day by John Rohrbach Pdf

"Rather than the proverbial melting pot, Wilson asks us to recognize a West that is at least a place where, against a backdrop of aridity and expansive space, diverse lives can and do coexist." --John Rohrbach Renowned photographer Laura Wilson has captured the majesty, as well as the tragedy, of her home region of Texas and the wider West for more than three decades. A former assistant to Richard Avedon, she has published her work to wide acclaim over the past twenty-five years. As seen in this extraordinary book, Wilson's subjects range from legendary West Texas cattle ranches to impoverished Plains Indian reservations to lavish border-town cotillions. Also featured are compelling portraits of artists who are associated with the region, including Donald Judd, Ed Ruscha, and Sam Shepard. The unforgettable images in That Day, most of which are previously unpublished, tell sharply drawn stories of the people and places that have shaped, and continue to shape, the nation's most dynamic and unyielding land. Text from Wilson's journals accompanies the photographs, recalling her personal experiences behind the camera at the moment when a particular image was captured. With her incisive eye, Wilson casts a fresh light on the West--a topic of enduring fascination.

Author : Nick Waplington
Publisher : Damiani Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Design
ISBN : 8862082959

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Alexander McQueen by Nick Waplington Pdf

"Nick Waplington: Alexander McQueen", Tate Britain exhibition 10 March - 17 May 2015. This major exhibition is the result of a unique collaboration between the artist Nick Waplington (b 1965) and the acclaimed fashion designer Alexander McQueen (1969-2010). In 2009, Waplington was given unprecedented access to McQueen's idiosyncratic creative journey as he prepared his final Autumn/Winter collection, Horn of Plenty. McQueen conceived the Horn of Plenty collection as an iconoclastic retrospective of his career in fashion, reusing silhouettes and fabrics from his earlier collections, and creating a catwalk set out of discarded elements from the sets of his past shows. Their collaboration reveals a raw side of the fashion world, juxtaposing Waplington's candid images of McQueen's intense and theatrical working process with rigorously produced photographs of recycling plants and landfills, creating a powerful commentary on destruction and creative renewal".--Tate website.

Author : Suzanne Koven
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781324007142

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Letter to a Young Female Physician by Suzanne Koven Pdf

A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2021 A poignant and funny exploration of authenticity in work and life by a woman doctor. In 2017, Dr. Suzanne Koven published an essay describing the challenges faced by female physicians, including her own personal struggle with "imposter syndrome"—a long-held secret belief that she was not smart enough or good enough to be a “real” doctor. Accessed by thousands of readers around the world, Koven’s “Letter to a Young Female Physician” has evolved into a deeply felt reflection on her career in medicine. Koven tells candid and illuminating stories about her pregnancy during a grueling residency in the AIDS era; the illnesses of her child and aging parents during which her roles as a doctor, mother, and daughter converged, and sometimes collided; the sexism, pay inequity, and harassment that women in medicine encounter; and the twilight of her career during the COVID-19 pandemic. As she traces the arc of her life, Koven finds inspiration in literature and faces the near-universal challenges of burnout, body image, and balancing work with marriage and parenthood. Shining with warmth, clarity, and wisdom, Letter to a Young Female Physician reveals a woman forging her authentic identity in a modern landscape that is as overwhelming and confusing as it is exhilarating in its possibilities. Koven offers an indelible account, by turns humorous and profound, from a doctor, mother, wife, daughter, teacher, and writer who sheds light on our desire to find meaning, and on a way to be our own imperfect selves in the world.

Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521841320

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The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture by C. W. E. Bigsby Pdf

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Author : Anaïs Nin
Publisher : Sky Blue Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452405841

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House of Incest by Anaïs Nin Pdf

The House of Incest, Anais Nin's famous prose poem, was first published in Paris in 1936 and immediately drew attention from the era's prominent writers, including Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell. While written in English, it is considered a landmark work in the French surrealist tradition and one of the most unique books in 20th century literature.

Author : Havelock Ellis
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338078803

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My Life by Havelock Ellis Pdf

Havelock Ellis was a British physician, psychologist and writer, social reformer and progressive intellectual who studied the history of human sexuality. Together with Albert Moll and Richard von Krafft-Ebing he was one of the founders of sexology. He co-authored the first English medical textbook on homosexuality in 1897 and also published works on various sexual practices and inclinations, as well as transgender psychology; he is also credited with having first introduced the terms narcissism and autoeroticism, later also adopted by psychoanalysis. The use of events from his inner and outer life and the discussion of his wife's life led him to write his own autobiography. He also claims that the autobiography was written to help others gain insight not only into his life, but into life itself.

Author : Diagram Group
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Amusements
ISBN : 1552978052

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How to Hold a Crocodile by Diagram Group Pdf

Explains how to do practical and improbable things, such as how to roast an ox, handle a hamster, photography a fish, play the bagpipes, and vanquish a vampire.].

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1886212511

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American Photography 35 by Anonim Pdf

American Photography 35 presents the year's best photographs from 2018 as selected by a jury of photography experts. From over 7,000 images submitted to our annual competition, the jury selected only 344 photographs to be presented in the oversized, beautifully printed, deluxe, hardcover, 384-page annual award book. The jury included: Jessica Dimson, The New York Times Magazine; Dustin Drankowski, Mashable; Lea Golis, Apple; Rosey Lakos, Godfrey Dadich; Natasha Lunn, Airbnb; Eve Lyons, The New York Times; and Thea Traff, Time.

Author : Mary Prince
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486146935

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The History of Mary Prince by Mary Prince Pdf

Prince — a slave in the British colonies — vividly recalls her life in the West Indies, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape in 1828 in England.

Author : Lee Server
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781438109121

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Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers by Lee Server Pdf

Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.

Author : Siri Hustvedt
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781473682184

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The Delusions of Certainty by Siri Hustvedt Pdf

Prizewinning novelist, feminist, and scholar Siri Hustvedt turns her brilliant and critical eye toward the metaphysical issues of neuropsychology in this lauded, standalone volume. Originally published in her collection A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women, The Delusions of Certainty exposes how the age-old, unresolved mind-body problem has shaped - and often distorted and confused - contemporary thought in neuroscience, psychiatry, genetics, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary psychology.

Author : Nubar Alexanian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0966973313

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Gloucester Photographs by Nubar Alexanian Pdf

Author : Christian Hänggi
Publisher : Diaphanes
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Music in literature
ISBN : 3035802327

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Pynchon's Sound of Music by Christian Hänggi Pdf

Pynchon's Sound of Music is dedicated to cataloging, exploring, and interpreting the manifold manifestations of music in Thomas Pynchon's work. An original mix of close and distant readings, this monograph employs a variety of disciplines--from literary studies and musicology to philosophy, media theory, and history--to explain Pynchon through music and music through Pynchon. Encyclopedic and eclectic in its approach, Pynchon's Sound of Music discusses the author's use of instruments such as the kazoo, harmonica, and saxophone and embarks on close readings of the most salient and musically tantalizing passages. Zooming out to a bird's eye view, Christian Hänggi puts Pynchon's historical musical references and allusions into perspective to trace the trends and tendencies in the development of the author's interest in music. A treasure trove for fans and an invaluable source for future scholarship, this book includes the Pynchon Playlist, a catalog of over 900 musical references in Pynchon's oeuvre, and an exhaustive index of more than 700 appearances of musical instruments.

Author : David Carson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : 1841931209

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Great Book of World Facts, Lists and Quizzes by David Carson Pdf

This quiz book contains over 600 pages crammed with questions that will challenge the nimblest of minds and stretch the limits of your trivia knowledge.