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To Blossom and Back

Author : Paul Hopkins

Publisher : Paul Hopkins

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 33,6 MB

Release : 2020-02-17

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN :

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Little did they know about the darkness and torment that would unveil itself as they traveled the path of selfishness and desire? The addiction took hold revealing that the attraction and desire was too strong to deny. No one or nothing could stand in their way as the connection and sex between them was to powerful, strong and too pertinent. The pull to each other was so strong and grew daily, which made them question and doubt and search until one day the line was crossed. They both jumped on the roller coaster of love as they were tossed and turned in an emotional whirlwind. The grip of addiction was too solid and too much, it was heavy handed and took no prisoners.



The Last Affair

Author : Eddie Crooks

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 20,84 MB

Release : 2019-09-04

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0244515328

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In the aftermath of personal tragedy a widow and widower find mutual support which grows into a twilight love affair. The accepted social norms following such events brings the couple into personal conflicts with friends and families. A crisis takes place when the son accuses his mother of having a shabby affair that dishonors the memory of his father. The crisis is finally resolved with a coming together of all three under tragic circumstances.



The Authenticity Principle

Author : Ritu Bhasin

Publisher :

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 48,6 MB

Release : 2017

Category : Authenticity (Philosophy)

ISBN : 9781775016205

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In a society that pushes conformity, how can you be courageously authentic despite fear of judgment? Award-winning leadership and diversity expert Ritu Bhasin gives you the tools to make this happen. This is more than a call to "be yourself"-it's a rally to disrupt the status quo, bring your differences to the light, and help others do the same.



The Thorn and the Blossom

Author : Theodora Goss

Publisher : Quirk Books

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 33,60 MB

Release : 2012-02-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1594745579

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One enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their stories forever. When Evelyn Morgan walked into the village bookstore, she didn’t know she would meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne handed her a medieval romance, he didn’t know it would change the course of his future. It was almost as if they were the cursed lovers in the old book itself . . . The Thorn and the Blossom is a remarkable literary artifact: You can open the book in either direction to decide whether you’ll first read Brendan’s, or Evelyn’s account of the mysterious love affair. Choose a side, read it like a regular novel—and when you get to the end, you’ll find yourself at a whole new beginning.



Grotesque

Author : Justin Edwards

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 44,62 MB

Release : 2013-05-29

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 113410605X

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Grotesque provides an invaluable and accessible guide to the use (and abuse) of this complex literary term. Justin D. Edwards and Rune Graulund explore the influence of the grotesque on cultural forms throughout history, with particular focus on its representation in literature, visual art and film. The book: presents a history of the literary grotesque from Classical writing to the present examines theoretical debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts introduce readers to key writers and artists of the grotesque, from Homer to Rabelais, Shakespeare, Carson McCullers and David Cronenberg analyses key terms such as disharmony, deformed and distorted bodies, misfits and freaks explores the grotesque in relation to queer theory, post-colonialism and the carnivalesque. Grotesque presents readers with an original and distinctive overview of this vital genre and is an essential guide for students of literature, art history and film studies.



Getty Research Journal, No. 11

Author : Gail Feigenbaum

Publisher : Getty Publications

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 13,24 MB

Release : 2019-03-05

Category : Art

ISBN : 1606066080

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The Getty Research Journal features the work of art historians, museum curators, and conservators from around the world as part of the Getty’s mission to promote the presentation, conservation, and interpretation of the world’s artistic legacy. Articles present original scholarship related to the Getty’s collections, initiatives, and research. This issue features essays on the culture of display in eighteenth-century Venetian palaces, the influence of prehistoric cave paintings on American abstract artists, the life and writings of Pauline Gibling Schindler, an unrealized project by Sam Francis and Walter Hopps for a contemporary art venue in 1960s Los Angeles, Harald Szeemann’s early plans for the documenta 5 exhibition, and the notebooks and manuscripts that led to Aldo Rossi’s Scientific Autobiography. Shorter texts include notices on Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala’s illustrations accompanying a tale in Martín de Murúa’s Historia general del Piru, copperplate prints depicting the Qing army’s invasion of Nepal in 1792, the Nazi-era business records of the Gustav Cramer gallery in The Hague, Netherlands, and a proposal for the integration of provenance research into all aspects of museum activities, including a call for cross-institutional databases and international collaborations.



Island Affair

Author : Priscilla Oliveras

Publisher : Zebra

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 36,15 MB

Release : 2023-04-25

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1420156098

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“This is Us” meets “The Wedding Date”…Latinx style! When social media influencer Sara Vance is stranded sans her flaky boyfriend just before a Key West family vacation, a meet-cute with Cuban-American firefighter Luis Navarro in the parking lot of the airport is the answer to her prayers. With Luis as her fake fiancée for the week, Sara can maintain her “perfect” image IRL. But what happens when the fake starts feeling so real? Gorgeously repackaged in mass-market, Island Affair from USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras is the ultimate beach read! Sought-after social media influencer Sara Vance, in recovery from an eating disorder, is coming into her own, with a potential career expansion on the horizon. Despite the good news, her successful siblings (and their perfect spouses) have a way of making her feel like the odd one out. So, when her unreliable boyfriend is a no-show for a Florida family vacation, Sara recruits Luis Navarro—a firefighter paramedic and dive captain willing to play the part of her smitten fiancé . . . Luis’s big Cuban familia has been in Key West for generations, and his quiet strength feeds off the island’s laidback style. Though guarded after a deep betrayal, he’ll always help someone in need—especially a spunky beauty with a surprising knowledge of Spanish curse words. Soon, he and Sara have memorized their “how we met” story and are immersed in family dinners, bike tours, private snorkeling trips . . . sharing secrets, and slow, melting kisses. But when it’s time for Sara to return home, will their fake relationship fade like the stunning sunset . . . or blossom into something beautiful?



Genesis

Author : Joseph Youngblood

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 25,49 MB

Release : 2009-03-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1469107163

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Two lovers from different races in pre-history India meet in a time of danger and fall in love. They share a life of adventure but eventually die. Though separated by death, their spirits live again at various times throughout history, though never together. When they are finally reunited, it is a time of disaster for humankind. Humanity has advanced far enough to destroy itself, and it does. A nuclear accident triggers a global conflict between superpowers that destroys humanity along with almost all life on Earth. The lovers, reincarnated in the twenty-first century are selected to be placed into suspended animation and sent on a journey through space and time. Their task is to return to Earth in a distant future and reestablish life on the planet. They accomplish this with the help of a converted Space Schuttle, a Space Station and microcomputers implanted in their bodies to enhances their physical and mental abilities and prolong their lives. To succeed in their mission, they must find ways to overcome loneliness, hardship, and danger from radiation mutated decedents of humankind who are now the dominate species on Earth.



Beyond the Lines

Author : Joshua Brown

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 36,25 MB

Release : 2023-04-28

Category : Art

ISBN : 0520939743

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In this wonderfully illustrated book, Joshua Brown shows that the wood engravings in the illustrated newspapers of Gilded Age America were more than a quaint predecessor to our own sophisticated media. As he tells the history and traces the influence of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, with relevant asides to Harper's Weekly, the New York Daily Graphic, and others, Brown recaptures the complexity and richness of pictorial reporting. He finds these images to be significant barometers for gauging how the general public perceived pivotal events and crises—the Civil War, Reconstruction, important labor battles, and more. This book is the best available source on the pictorial riches of Frank Leslie's newspaper and the only study to situate these images fully within the social context of Gilded Age America. Beyond the Lines illuminates the role of illustration in nineteenth-century America and gives us a new look at how the social milieu shaped the practice of illustrated journalism and was in turn shaped by it.



THE BLOSSOM AND THE MUSKET

Author : Andrew Earl

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 29,61 MB

Release : 2011-08-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1479740187

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Based in the upper North Island, New Zealand during the period of the Maori wars 1830’s to 1860’s the heroes belong to the small brave Militia that roamed these parts led by the main characters John Tripp and the head scout Tarata. Victoria Lynn sailed from England to assist with her uncle’s family at William Glenn Station becoming romantically involved with John Tripp. Interwoven amongst unbroken countryside and raging wars known as the ‘Battles of the North Island’, small gangs of looters, murderers and ship-jumpers appear along with natural disasters – volcano and earthquake – a young love weaves its way.