The Roses And The Oasis

Author : Andrew H. Knapp
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781460255209

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The Roses and the Oasis by Andrew H. Knapp Pdf

Hope is No Longer in the Future. It is Here and Now Within Your Grasp. This book describes the dramatic story detailing the circumstances surrounding the development of mysterious chronic pain and the difficulties encountered in finding a clear diagnosis. After unsuccessful conventional drug and physical therapy treatments, the author discovered various alternative methods of treatment which proved highly effective in treating fibromyalgia and chronic pain syndromes. The story reveals the fact that people actually can get true and lasting relief from fibromyalgia and chronic pain to live a comfortable life again.

Author : Monty Don,Derry Moore
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781473666504

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Paradise Gardens by Monty Don,Derry Moore Pdf

'Lavish ... a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens' Washington Post As seen on the highly acclaimed BBC2 series Monty Don's Paradise Gardens, a glorious celebration of the richness of Islamic culture through some of the most beautiful gardens on earth. In the Islamic tradition, a garden with its central elements of water, the scent of fruit trees, and places for rest and reflection, celebrate heaven on earth. Paradise gardens play a central role in everyday life in the Islamic world, yet little is known about them. Monty Don and acclaimed photographer, Derry Moore, set off on a journey to find out more about the principles and immersive delights of paradise gardens and how a very different culture and climate has influenced garden design round the world. Their journey covers twenty-nine gardens from the Real Alcazar and the Alhambra in Spain, and Le Jardin Majorelle in Morocco, to Highgrove and a Mughal garden in Bradford in England. There are some spectacular and rarely seen examples such as Pasargadae and the Maidan in Isfahan, Iran, the birthplace of paradise gardens, as well as the more renowned examples such as Turkey's Topkapi Palace and the Amber Palace and Taj Mahal in India. 'A garden, green and filled with water is heaven on earth - it is paradise.' Monty Don ALSO BY MONTY DON & DERRY MOORE JAPANESE GARDENS: A JOURNEY An exploration of the exquisite beauty and fascinating history of the most beautiful and famous gardens across Japan, from Kenrok-en to the Zen gardens of Tokyo. 'A fabulous, bonsai-filled book' Daily Mail

Author : William C. Welch
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781461602897

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Antique Roses for the South by William C. Welch Pdf

"Belinda's Dream", "Katy Road Pink" and "Georgetown Tea." The names alone evoke images of glorious cottage gardens and arching trellises laden with perfumed blossoms. Offering gardeners hardiness and ease of care, some roses have even lived for decades untended. All provide their admirers with years of pleasure and enticing fragrances. In this revised edition, rose expert Bill Welch updates the latest information and top sources for antique roses. The improved Antique Roses for the South is filled with gorgeous images and offers chapters on care and propagation, landscaping and arranging, and rose crafts. The comprehensive dictionary lists more than 100 of these magnificent flowers, complete with helpful descriptions.

Author : John Robb
Publisher : Random House
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781448118793

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The Stone Roses And The Resurrection of British Pop by John Robb Pdf

'The Stone Roses have become folk heroes, frozen in time. And their story, with roots in punk through post-punk, scooter boys, skinheads, Northern Soul, psychedelia, acid house and Madchester, is everything that is great about British street culture.' Reni. Mani. Ian Brown. John Squire. Names that will forever be remembered for creating their defining album The Stone Roses and a unique but inimitable baggy style. Their phenomenal story was first documented by the man who was with them every step of the way: John Robb. And now, in this special edition of his acclaimed and intimate biography, Robb brings the ultimate rock 'n' roll tale fully up to date.

Author : Mick Middles
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857127891

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Breaking Into Heaven: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of The Stone Roses by Mick Middles Pdf

In 1989, The Stone Roses exploded onto the music scene at the forefront of a new wave of music from Manchester. The Roses’ music – an exhilarating mixture of sixties’ pop, rock and dance – made them the UK’s most talked-about group, while their first album, The Stone Roses, is now revered as one of the finest débuts of all time. The band’s flared trousers, baggy t-shirts and floppy fringes were copied by a generation, and their 1990 gig at Spike Island in front of 30,000 people became legendary. Then, with the world at their feet, and a multi-million-dollar record contract signed, the Stone Roses disappeared only to come back 15 years later even bigger and better. Their story truly is one of resurrection.

Author : N. L. Ferguson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Gift books
ISBN : HARVARD:RSLYBZ

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The Oasis by N. L. Ferguson Pdf

Author : Jon Stratton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317171225

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Britpop and the English Music Tradition by Jon Stratton Pdf

Britpop and the English Music Tradition is the first study devoted exclusively to the Britpop phenomenon and its contexts. The genre of Britpop, with its assertion of Englishness, evolved at the same time that devolution was striking deep into the hegemonic claims of English culture to represent Britain. It is usually argued that Britpop, with its strident declarations of Englishness, was a response to the dominance of grunge. The contributors in this volume take a different point of view: that Britpop celebrated Englishness at a time when British culture, with its English hegemonic core, was being challenged and dismantled. It is now timely to look back on Britpop as a cultural phenomenon of the 1990s that can be set into the political context of its time, and into the cultural context of the last fifty years - a time of fundamental revision of what it means to be British and English. The book examines issues such as the historical antecedents of Britpop, the subjectivities governing the performative conventions of Britpop, the cultural context within which Britpop unfolded, and its influence on the post-Britpop music scene in the UK. While Britpop is central to the volume, discussion of this phenomenon is used as an opportunity to examine the particularities of English popular music since the turn of the twentieth century.

Author : DerekB. Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351556873

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Musical Style and Social Meaning by DerekB. Scott Pdf

Why do we feel justified in using adjectives such as romantic, erotic, heroic, melancholic, and a hundred others when speaking about music? How do we locate these meanings within particular musical styles? These are questions that have occupied Derek Scott's thoughts and driven his critical musicological research for many years. In this selection of essays, dating from 1995-2010, he returns time and again to examining how conventions of representation arise and how they become established. Among the themes of the collection are social class, ideology, national identity, imperialism, Orientalism, race, the sacred and profane, modernity and postmodernity, and the vexed relationship of art and entertainment. A wide variety of musical styles is discussed, ranging from jazz and popular song to the symphonic repertoire and opera.

Author : Karl Whitney
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781474607421

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Hit Factories by Karl Whitney Pdf

After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music. Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol: at various points in the past these cities have all had distinctive and highly identifiable sounds. But how did this happen? What circumstances enabled those sounds to emerge? How did each particular city - its history, its physical form, its accent - influence its music? How were these cities and their music different from each other? And what did they have in common? Hit Factories tells the story of British pop through the cities that shaped it, tracking down the places where music was performed, recorded and sold, and the people - the performers, entrepreneurs, songwriters, producers and fans - who made it all happen. From the venues and recording studios that occupied disused cinemas, churches and abandoned factories to the terraced houses and back rooms of pubs where bands first rehearsed, the terrain of British pop can be retraced with a map in hand and a head filled with music and its many myths.

Author : Brian Chapman
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857126924

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Stone Roses: 'Talking' by Brian Chapman Pdf

Manchester’s Stone Roses woke up a stagnant late-Eighties music scene with an eponymous debut album of danceable rock that set the charts ablaze and remains a fixture in critics’ lists today. The UK went mad for them but legal hassles, family responsibilities and personal problems ensured it was downhill from then on. Ian Brown, John Squire and Mani Mounfield remain powerful forces in British rock today, and now you can read about their trials and tribulations first hand. Here are The Stone Roses in their own words.

Author : Tara Guerard
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781423613930

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Southern Weddings by Tara Guerard Pdf

From the Southeast's preeminent wedding designer, Tara Guérard, comes Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South. This unique book puts readers on the most coveted guest lists to the most spectacular events, and goes behind the scenes for an insider's look at how these glamorous affairs come to be. Southern Weddings showcases 10 splendid weddings, and shares the tools-and tricks-of the trade Tara has learned from over a decade of working in the event world. Each of the weddings featured in the book are beautiful, yet markedly different from one another-from a seaside soirée to country club chic to rustic plantation. Each section is peppered with behind-the-scenes shots of Tara and her crew as they work their magic. With secrets, tips and advice galore, practical how-tos and easy-to-digest text paired with stunning photography, Southern Weddings is destined to become the classic resource for brides who wish to capture the entertaining traditions of the Old South with a decidedly modern flair. Southern Weddings features an extensive resource section with info on: Caterers Cake makers Wedding dresses and designers Floral designers Room design and layout The details that make the event

Author : Moad
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781781264508

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Paper Folded Flowers by Moad Pdf

Author : Florists' Review
Publisher : Florists' Review
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11
Category : Bridal bouquets
ISBN : 097148600X

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101 Wedding Bouquets by Florists' Review Pdf

Author : Daniel Rachel
Publisher : Orion
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781409180739

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Don't Look Back In Anger by Daniel Rachel Pdf

The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was 'coming home' and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour's defeat in 1992 through to New Labour's historic landslide in 1997, Don't Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. But it was also an era of false promises and misplaced trust, when the weight of substance was based on the airlessness of branding, spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the 'people's princess' and 9/11 - an event that redefined a new world order. Through sixty-eight voices that epitomise the decade - including Tony Blair, John Major, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Tracey Emin, Keith Allen, Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Irvine Welsh and Steve Coogan - we re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history. Today, in an age where identity dominates the national agenda, Don't Look Back In Anger is a necessary and compelling historical document.

Author : Inger Palmstierna
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781632200945

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Practical Rose Gardening by Inger Palmstierna Pdf

In Practical Rose Gardening, author Inger Palmstierna shares two of her special interests with us: modern roses, where the assortment is ever changing, and how one can use roses in a garden together with other plants. These are two fascinating areas she covers from top to bottom, so you can create a beautiful garden brimming with roses. Palmstierna begins by explaining the difference between a “modern rose” versus an “old-fashioned” variety. She then aids readers in selecting the right type of rose for their garden by providing detailed information on more than fifty popular rose varieties—pick your favorites by color or the type of environment in which each species thrives. Roses that grow as ground cover, for example, are easy to look after and are attractive on slopes and larger areas; roses that climb are perfect for a trellis or arch; and roses that grow as bushes are sturdy and can flower several times a season. And if you’d prefer to grow your roses in a pot on a balcony or terrace, you’ll also learn how to care for them in winter! After you’ve learned which plants work best as companions to your roses, Palmstierna launches into the ever-important care of your roses, explaining the simplest ways to plant and prune. You’ll also master how to buy and select the best plants from shops and garden centers and deal with common rose problems, including improving the soil and dealing with pests. Start growing your beautiful, thriving rose garden today!