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Seriously...I'm Kidding

Author : Ellen DeGeneres

Publisher : Grand Central Publishing

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 30,3 MB

Release : 2011-10-04

Category : Humor

ISBN : 0446585033

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~b~>With the winning, upbeat candor that has made her show on of the most popular and honored daytime shows on the air, beloved talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres shares her views on life, love, and American Idol. "I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I'm saying is, let us begin, shall we?" Seriously... I'm Kidding is a lively, hilarious, and often sweetly poignant look at the life of the much-loved entertainer as she opens up about her personal life, her talk show, and more. PRAISE FOR Seriously... I'm Kidding "DeGeneres's amiably oddball riffs on everything from kale to catwalks to Jesus will make fans smile." -- People "Whatever the topic, DeGeneres's compulsively readable style will appeal to fans old and new." - Publishers Weekly "Fans will not be disappointed...[DeGeneres's] trademark wit and openness shine through and through." -- Kirkus/DIVspan



Albion's Seed

Author : David Hackett Fischer

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 981 pages

File Size : 17,9 MB

Release : 1991-03-14

Category : History

ISBN : 019974369X

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This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.





Art Nouveau Journal

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Publisher :

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 50,50 MB

Release : 2021-06

Category :

ISBN : 9781441337740

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160 lined pages - 5" wide x 7" high (12.7 cm wide x 17.8 cm high) - Bookbound hardcover - Elastic band closure (unless otherwise noted) - Archival/acid-free 120 gsm paper - Inside back cover pocket. Gold foil, embossed, gold gilded edges.



The Unbroken Thread

Author : Kathryn Klein

Publisher : Getty Publications

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 49,34 MB

Release : 1997-01-01

Category : Art

ISBN : 0892363819

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Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area’s indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many that are now considered rare. The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection and to document current use of textile traditions in daily life and ceremony. The book contains 145 color photographs of the valuable textiles in the collection, as well as images of local weavers and project participants at work. Subjects include anthropological research, ancient and present-day weaving techniques, analyses of natural dyestuffs, and discussions of the ethical and practical considerations involved in working in Latin America to conserve the materials and practices of living cultures.



The Silver Canvas

Author : Bates Lowry

Publisher : Getty Publications

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 43,68 MB

Release : 2000-02-03

Category : Art

ISBN : 0892365366

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By the middle of the nineteenth century, the most common method of photography was the daguerreotype—Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre’s miraculous invention that captured in a camera visual images on a highly polished silver surface through exposure to light. In this book are presented nearly eighty masterpieces—many never previously published—from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s extensive daguerreotype collection.



The Night Circus

Author : Erin Morgenstern

Publisher : Anchor

Page : 389 pages

File Size : 17,34 MB

Release : 2011-09-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0385534647

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.



Out Of Control

Author : Kevin Kelly

Publisher : Basic Books

Page : 666 pages

File Size : 28,66 MB

Release : 2009-04-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 078674703X

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Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.



Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five: The Last Olympian

Author : Rick Riordan

Publisher : Disney Electronic Content

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 45,73 MB

Release : 2009-05-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1423131991

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All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.



Nevada

Author : Imogen Binnie

Publisher : Picador

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 37,2 MB

Release : 2022-09-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1761263498

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Maria, a trans woman in her thirties, is going nowhere. She spends her aimless days working in a New York bookstore, trying to remain true to a punk ethos while drinking herself into a stupor and having a variety of listless and confusing sexual encounters. After her girlfriend cheats on her, Maria steals her car and heads for the Pacific, embarking on her version of the Great American Road Trip. Along the way she stops in Reno, Nevada, and meets James, a young man who works in the local Wal-Mart. Maria recognizes elements of her younger self in James and the pair quickly form an unlikely but powerful connection, one that will have big implications for them both. This hilarious, groundbreaking cult classic inspired a whole literary movement, and is now published in the UK for the very first time.