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Chasing Matisse

Author : James Morgan
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439167243
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Matisse written by James Morgan and published by Free Press. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who hasn't had the fanthasy of leaving his or her old life behind to start over? What would happen if you gave up your job, city, state, and routine to move to another part of the world? Critically acclaimed writer and aspiring painter James Morgan does just that. Risking everything, he and his wife shed their old, settled life in a lovingly restored house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to travel in the footsteps of Morgan's hero, the painter Henri Matisse, and to find inspiration in Matisse's fierce struggle to live the life he knew he had to live. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part biography of Matisse, Chasing Matisse proves that you don't have to be wealthy to live the life you want; you just have to want it enough. Morgan's riveting journey of self-discovery takes him, and us, from the earthy, brooding Picardy of Matisse's youth all the way to the luminous Nice of the painter's final years. In between, Morgan confronts, with the notebook of a journalist and the sketchpad of an artist, the places that Matisse himself saw and painted: bustling, romantic Paris; windswept Belle-île off the Brittany coast; Corsica, with its blazing southern light; the Pyrénees village of Collouire, where color became explosive in Matisse's hands; exotic Morocco, land of the secret interior life; and across the sybaritic French Riviera to spiritual Vence and the hillside Villa Le Rêve -- the Dream -- where the mature artist created so many of his masterpieces. A journey from darkness to light, Chasing Matisse shows us how we can learn to see ourselves, others, and the world with fresh eyes. We look with Morgan out of some of the same windows through which Matisse himself found his subjects and take great heart from Matisse's indomitable, life-affirming spirit. For Matisse, living was an art, and he never stopped striving, never stopped creating, never stopped growing, never stopped reinventing himself. "The artist," he said, "must look at everything as though he were seeing it for the first time." That's the inspiring message of renewal that comes through on every page of Chasing Matisse. Funny, sad, and defiantly hopeful, this is a book that restores our faith in the possibility of dreams.

Chasing Matisse

Author : James Morgan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416590455
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Matisse written by James Morgan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who hasn't had the fanthasy of leaving his or her old life behind to start over? What would happen if you gave up your job, city, state, and routine to move to another part of the world? Critically acclaimed writer and aspiring painter James Morgan does just that. Risking everything, he and his wife shed their old, settled life in a lovingly restored house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to travel in the footsteps of Morgan's hero, the painter Henri Matisse, and to find inspiration in Matisse's fierce struggle to live the life he knew he had to live. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part biography of Matisse, Chasing Matisse proves that you don't have to be wealthy to live the life you want; you just have to want it enough. Morgan's riveting journey of self-discovery takes him, and us, from the earthy, brooding Picardy of Matisse's youth all the way to the luminous Nice of the painter's final years. In between, Morgan confronts, with the notebook of a journalist and the sketchpad of an artist, the places that Matisse himself saw and painted: bustling, romantic Paris; windswept Belle-île off the Brittany coast; Corsica, with its blazing southern light; the Pyrénees village of Collouire, where color became explosive in Matisse's hands; exotic Morocco, land of the secret interior life; and across the sybaritic French Riviera to spiritual Vence and the hillside Villa Le Rêve -- the Dream -- where the mature artist created so many of his masterpieces. A journey from darkness to light, Chasing Matisse shows us how we can learn to see ourselves, others, and the world with fresh eyes. We look with Morgan out of some of the same windows through which Matisse himself found his subjects and take great heart from Matisse's indomitable, life-affirming spirit. For Matisse, living was an art, and he never stopped striving, never stopped creating, never stopped growing, never stopped reinventing himself. "The artist," he said, "must look at everything as though he were seeing it for the first time." That's the inspiring message of renewal that comes through on every page of Chasing Matisse. Funny, sad, and defiantly hopeful, this is a book that restores our faith in the possibility of dreams.

Chasing Aphrodite

Author : Jason Felch
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547538022
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Aphrodite written by Jason Felch and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “thrilling, well-researched” account of years of scandal at the prestigious Getty Museum (Ulrich Boser, author of The Gardner Heist). In recent years, several of America’s leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity? The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world’s richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it had been buying looted antiquities for decades. Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and candid interviews, these two journalists give us a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum, and tell a story of outlandish characters and bad behavior that could come straight from the pages of a thriller. “In an authoritative account, two reporters who led a Los Angeles Times investigation reveal the details of the Getty Museum’s illicit purchases, from smugglers and fences, of looted Greek and Roman antiquities. . . . The authors offer an excellent recap of the museum’s misdeeds, brimming with tasty details of the scandal that motivated several of America’s leading art museums to voluntarily return to Italy and Greece some 100 classical antiquities worth more than half a billion dollars.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “An astonishing and penetrating look into a veiled world where beauty and art are in constant competition with greed and hypocrisy. This engaging book will cast a fresh light on many of those gleaming objects you see in art museums.” —Jonathan Harr, author of The Lost Painting

Jours of Our Lives

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733936415
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Jours of Our Lives written by and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BETH ARNOLD'S Jours of Our Lives is the narrative of one couple's wild-card bet on themselves. In 2002, after living 13 years in their showplace of a Craftsman bungalow in Little Rock, Arkansas, Arnold-a journalist, essayist, and novelist-and her husband, author James Morgan, decided it was time for a change.And what a change they made! When Morgan, a book writer and amateur painter, was stumped for a new book idea, Arnold saw the chance to pull out a dream of hers: to live in France. Arnold's late brother, New York decorator Brent Arnold-whom David Halberstam had called "the talent of his generation"-had given the couple vivid decorating advice when they'd married and moved into their Craftsman house: "Matisse colors and Vuillard patterns." Brent Arnold's advice had turned James Morgan into a devotee of Henri Matisse. So on a day in 2001, when Beth was working with James to help him discover a new book idea, she suggested a facet of artistic life--in this case, Matisse's life--that gripped Morgan: Most people look, but they don't see in the deepest sense of the word. Her idea for him was a book called "Learning to See," in which he would follow in the footsteps of Henri Matisse. The book became Chasing Matisse, and soon the two of them had sold their beloved house in Little Rock and embarked on a life-changing journey through France, Corsica, Morocco, and beyond.Jours of Our Lives, which began life as Beth Arnold's daily blog recounting the soap-opera arc of their crazy and heart-wrenching road trip in pursuit of a creative dream, stands today as a vivid depiction of one couple's brave and unwavering commitment to a life that called them. "Beth Arnold," writes William Whitworth, editor emeritus of The Atlantic, "is a reporter, a novelist, a memoirist, a cook, and a mom, but perhaps most of all she is a wanderer and a gifted travel writer. With wit and offhand ease, Arnold shows us her world: how to get there, where to stay, what it looks like, how it sounds, and what it tastes like."

Nonsense

Author : Jamie Holmes
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0385348398
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Nonsense written by Jamie Holmes and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating look at the surprising upside of ambiguity—and how, properly harnessed, it can inspire learning, creativity, even empathy Life today feels more overwhelming and chaotic than ever. Whether it’s a confounding work problem or a faltering relationship or an unclear medical diagnosis, we face constant uncertainty. And we’re continually bombarded with information, much of it contradictory. Managing ambiguity—in our jobs, our relationships, and daily lives—is quickly becoming an essential skill. Yet most of us don’t know where to begin. As Jamie Holmes shows in Nonsense, being confused is unpleasant, so we tend to shutter our minds as we grasp for meaning and stability, especially in stressful circumstances. We’re hard-wired to resolve contradictions quickly and extinguish anomalies. This can be useful, of course. When a tiger is chasing you, you can’t be indecisive. But as Nonsense reveals, our need for closure has its own dangers. It makes us stick to our first answer, which is not always the best, and it makes us search for meaning in the wrong places. When we latch onto fast and easy truths, we lose a vital opportunity to learn something new, solve a hard problem, or see the world from another perspective. In other words, confusion—that uncomfortable mental place—has a hidden upside. We just need to know how to use it. This lively and original book points the way. Over the last few years, new insights from social psychology and cognitive science have deepened our understanding of the role of ambiguity in our lives and Holmes brings this research together for the first time, showing how we can use uncertainty to our advantage. Filled with illuminating stories—from spy games and doomsday cults to Absolut Vodka’s ad campaign and the creation of Mad Libs—Nonsense promises to transform the way we conduct business, educate our children, and make decisions. In an increasingly unpredictable, complex world, it turns out that what matters most isn’t IQ, willpower, or confidence in what we know. It’s how we deal with what we don’t understand.

Matisse on the Loose

Author : Georgia Bragg
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0375892621
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Matisse on the Loose written by Georgia Bragg and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kid. A famous painting. A cool moment. A prison sentence? Have you ever done something you shouldn’t have? But you’re a good person and you don’t think that it’s going to cause any real harm? But then something bad happens and it turns out that you were wrong? Welcome to Matisse’s world. Matisse has finally got the chance to come face to face with the work of his namesake, the great French painter Henri Matisse. The museum where his mom works as head of security is hosting a Matisse exhibit. Matisse thought it would be cool to hang his own artwork—a copy of a famous Matisse painting, Portrait of Pierre—on the museum wall just for a minute. But then a tour group thinks that it’s a real Matisse. So now Matisse’s painting hangs in a museum—while the priceless original hangs on Matisse’s eccentric family’s den wall. A sixth grader should not get caught up in a museum heist. But . . . what if he does?

Undercover Star

Author : Jackie Keswick
Publisher : Jackie Keswick
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Undercover Star written by Jackie Keswick and published by Jackie Keswick. This book was released on with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You should see what these jeans are doing to his arse. He should have fangirls!" Art Detective Josh Ingram and rock star Matisse Vervein have different careers, different lives, and personalities that are poles apart. They're opposites in every way. Right? Josh's boss and Matisse's manager don't think so. They throw the two together in a hunt for an art thief, hoping that opposites will attract rather than repel and two lonely, frustrated men will find their HEA. Sparks fly when Josh and Matisse meet. Insults fly as they try to work together. Can they stop judging each other by their job descriptions and find love on the playlist? Undercover Star is a contemporary MM romance with a touch of mystery. If you like quirky romantic pairings, attraction with attitude, and an epic declaration, then this one's for you.

Matisse

Author : Rebecca A. Rabinow
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588394670
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Matisse written by Rebecca A. Rabinow and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2012 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Throughout his long career, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) continually expanded the boundaries of his art. By repeating images in pairs, trios, and series, he conducted an ongoing dialogue with his earlier works in order to, as he put it, "push further and deeper into true painting." In this fresh approach to a much-studied artist, prominent scholars from the United States and Europe examine more than sixty works in concise chapters that focus on this aspect of Matisse's working process. From early pairs such as Young Sailor I and II (1906) and Le Lexe I and II (1907-8) through a series of late studio scenes from Vence (1946-48), Matisse is shown revisiting a given theme with the aim of devising innovative, often radical, solutions to such problems as how to portray light, handle paint, select colors, and manipulate perspective. New technical studies of the early paired works and photographs documenting the evolution of his later paintings help to elucidate Matisse's complex evolution. In numerous excerpts from letters and interviews, he is revealed as an artist who regularly questioned himself and his methods, a man of powerful intellect who regarded each new painting as an adventure. A significant addition to art historical literature, Matisse: In Search of True Painting is a revelatory study of a seminal figure in 20th-century modernism."--Page 4 of cover.

Elantris

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765381028
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Elantris written by Brandon Sanderson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving in the kingdom of Arelon to enter a marriage of state, princess Sarene discovers that her intended has died and that she is considered his widow, leaving her a lone force against the imperial ambitions of a religious fanatic.

Chasing the Milky Way

Author : Erin E. Moulton
Publisher : Philomel books
ISBN 13 : 0399164499
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Chasing the Milky Way written by Erin E. Moulton and published by Philomel books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of "Tracing Stars" delivers a moving story about how a mother's mental illness affects her childrenNand the way her children's band together to get through it.

A Year in Provence

Author : Peter Mayle
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307755495
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book A Year in Provence written by Peter Mayle and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.

If These Walls Had Ears

Author : James Morgan
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446565091
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book If These Walls Had Ears written by James Morgan and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-26 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of 501 Holly in Little Rock and the seven families that have called it home from the 1920s to the present, recounting personal drama and fond memories against the background of America's social and cultural history. Includes b&w photos. For general readers. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

In Montmartre

Author : Sue Roe
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0143108123
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book In Montmartre written by Sue Roe and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published: London: Fig Tree, [2014].

Leading with My Heart

Author : Virginia Kelley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671522957
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book Leading with My Heart written by Virginia Kelley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virginia Clinton Kelley takes readers from her girlhood on a farm to her first night in the White House to her fight against breast cancer, which took her life in 1994. Kelley tells her story with courage, honesty and humor.

Stronger in the Broken Places

Author : James Lee Witt
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 1466869682
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Stronger in the Broken Places written by James Lee Witt and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, how to manage your business in the face of challenge, change, and potential disaster For James Lee Witt, the man who rebuilt America's emergency response system, the most inspiring and effective lessons--about responsibility, team building, planning, and taking action--have guided real-life heroes through extraordinary situations. These lessons can be applied to business to guide you through the pressures you face each week--or once in a career or a lifetime. Whether describing earthquake preparation in California, moving a Missouri town out of a floodplain, or shoring up walls and spirits after the Oklahoma City bombing, Witt captures the moments when leaders step forward, how they motivate others, and what they need to triumph over adversity. Witt's home-spun wisdom teaches us to "Tear Down the Stovepipes" to build effective teamwork by thinking horizontally, not vertically; to find energizing people who improve morale, whether a V.P.'s secretary or a key client, since "A Lightning Rod Works Both Ways"; and to establish systems for capturing what happens--what goes right and what goes wrong--to ensure that every challenge leaves you "Stronger in the Broken Places." To bring home the ten lessons in this inspiring and useful book, Witt shares examples and strategies from corporations--from Malden Mills and Intel to Swissair and Kmart--who have overcome crisis by applying the same principles to their business every day.

Gringos in Paradise

Author : Barry Golson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416547835
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Gringos in Paradise written by Barry Golson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Year in Provence meets Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House in this lively and entertaining account of a couple's year building their dream house in Mexico. In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an award-winning article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn't afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia were taking part in the growing trend of retiring abroad. They sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, and moved to one of those idyllic hot spots, the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita on Mexico's Pacific coast. With humor and charm, Golson details the year he and his wife spent settling into their new life and planning and building their dream home. Sayulita -- population 1,500, not including stray dogs or pelicans -- is a never-dull mixture of traditional Mexican customs and new, gringo-influenced change. Before long, the Golsons had been absorbed into the rhythms and routines of village life: they adopted a pair of iguanas named Iggy Pop and Iggy Mom, got sick and got cured by a doctor who charged them sixteen dollars a visit, made lasting friends with Mexicans and fellow expatriates, and discovered the skill and artistry of local craftsmen. But their daily lives were mostly dedicated to the difficult yet satisfying process of building their house. It took them almost six months to begin building -- nothing is simple (or speedy) in Mexico -- and incredibly, they completed construction in another six. They engaged a Mexican architect, builder, and landscape designer who not only built their home but also changed their lives; encountered uproariously odd bureaucracy; and ultimately experienced a lifetime's worth of education about the challenges and advantages of living in Mexico. The Golsons lived (and are still living) the dream of many -- not only of going off to a tropical paradise but also of building something beautiful, becoming a part of a new world, making lasting friends, and transforming their lives. As much about family and friendship as about house-building, Gringos in Paradise is an immensely readable and illuminating book about finding a personal paradise and making it a home.

Matisse on Art

Author : Henri Matisse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780520200371
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Matisse on Art written by Henri Matisse and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ed : Brooklyn College and City University of New York, Revised edition, Includesnew texts, introduction, biography, overview.