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The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art

Author : Guerrilla Girls
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014025997X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art written by Guerrilla Girls and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] tart, funny, lurid little bomb of a book. It's all p.c., of course, but not at all predictable, and a lot of righteous information gets dispersed in record time." -- BUST Magazine We were Guerillas before we were Gorillas. From the beginning, the press wanted publicity photos. We needed a disguise. No one remembers, for sure, how we got our fur, but one story is that at an early meeting, an original Girl, a bad speller, wrote 'Gorilla' instead of 'Guerilla.' It was an enlightening mistake. It gave us our mask-ulinity. Ever wonder about the abundance of naked male statues in the Classical section of your favorite museum? Did you know medieval convents were hotbeds of female artistic expression? And how did those "bad boy" artists of the twentieth century make it even harder for a girl to get a break? Thanks to the Guerrilla Girls, those masked feminists whose mission it is to break the white male stronghold over the art world, art history--as we know it--is history. Taking you back through the ages, the Guerrilla Girls demonstrate how males (particularly white males) have dominated the art scene, and discouraged, belittled, or obscured women's involvement. Their skeptical and hilarious interpretations of "popular" theory are augmented by the newest research and the expertise of prominent feminist art historians. "Believe-it-or-not" quotations from some of the "experts" are sprinkled throughout, as are the Guerrilla Girls' signature masterpieces: reproductions of famous art works, slightly "altered" for historic accuracy and vindication. This colorful reinterpretation of classic and modern art, as outrageous as it is visually arresting, is a much-needed corrective to traditional art history, and an unabashed celebration of female artists.

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie

Author : Dick Riley
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826413758
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie written by Dick Riley and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 400,000 copies sold! If you are a mystery buff, an Agatha Christie fan, an occasional Christie reader or an acquaintance of any of the above, this book is for you and all your fortunate friends The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie, on the 25th anniversary of Agatha Christie's death, continues as a grand salute to the queen of mysteries. It is filled with wonderful and surprising things about her books, her characters, the movies and plays based on them, and Dame Agatha herself. Original contributions by some sixty writers celebrate the Christie touch. Take your pick among thse intriguing features and speculations: -Surviving an English country weekend - if you had the advice of Hercule Poirot - A guide to the Christie poisions, as well as the cruder methods of genteel mayhem - The "other" Agatha Christie who wrote romantic novels - A murder victim's (!) first-person account of a Christie Mystery Weekend - The Hercule Poirot Double-Crostic and other puzzles That's a taste. There's much more - and witty plot summaries of all Christie's novels, plays, and many of her short stories. (But no endings, of course!) This treasury is more than entertainment - it is also a personal reference work for Christie fans. And there are scores of movie posters, film stills, illustrations and a Christie mystery map, too.

The Mitford Bedside Companion

Author : Jan Karon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101218789
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Mitford Bedside Companion written by Jan Karon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have treasury filled with original essays and personal photos from Jan Karon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Mitford series. For the millions of fans who love the Mitford Years novels, this lushly illustrated keepsake will be the perfect book to curl up with. What was that Uncle Billy joke about the census taker? Where was that beautiful prayer Father Tim offered? The Mitford Bedside Companion will make it easy to find the greatest of the countless gems that grace each of Karon's novels. Fans will relish favorite scenes, casts of characters, a Mitford crossword puzzle, and a bevy of original essays by Karon on everything from the life of a writer to her grandmother's secret to good health. With a color insert of family photos and Karon's early Mitford drawings, as well as new illustrations, this is a beautifully packaged volume everyone will cherish.

The Magic of Sleep

Author : Michael Acton Smith
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241987474
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Magic of Sleep written by Michael Acton Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have spent decades optimising our waking hours, but what about the precious hours after we doze off (or try to)? The Magic of Sleep tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep but were too tired to ask. As the most active time for our brains and the most important element to a calmer, happier life, sleep has become the topic of our times. Drawing on the success of Calm, the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation, Michael Acton Smith writes the ultimate guide to good sleep. Beautifully illustrated and packed with fascinating facts and anecdotes, this book contains life-changing tips. At once a bedside companion and a sleeping aide, The Magic of Sleep will be your solution to a better sleeping life, improving each of your waking hours. - Reduce your sleepless nights by finding the perfect soundtrack for dozing off - Learn the new science of sleep, including how to create ideas while you're asleep - Discover the best recipes for home-made drinks that will make you drowsy - Get to know your subconscious by starting a sleep journal and exploring lucid dreaming It's time to optimize sleep.

The Italian Crooners Bedside Companion

Author : Richard Grudens
Publisher : celebrity profiles publilshing
ISBN 13 : 9780976387701
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book The Italian Crooners Bedside Companion written by Richard Grudens and published by celebrity profiles publilshing. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides insight into the lives of Italian musical personalities and features over 100 photos. This compendium explores the musical world of Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Dean Martin, Julius La Rosa, Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, Don Cornell, Bobby Darin, Louis Prima, Lou Monte, Russ Columbo, and many others.

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen

Author : Carol J. Adams
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826429335
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen by : Carol J. Adams

Download or read book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austen written by Carol J. Adams and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastically vast and witty companion to everything you need to know about Jane Austen, presented in a wonderfully fun and entertaining style which will appeal to all readers.

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Shakespeare

Author : Dick Riley
Publisher : Continuum
ISBN 13 : 9780826412508
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (125 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Shakespeare by : Dick Riley

Download or read book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Shakespeare written by Dick Riley and published by Continuum. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the same winning formula as The New Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie (more than 300,000 copies sold) and The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes (1999), this all-new companion to Shakespeare will present The Bard in a new and exciting way in a new century. For students, scholars, theater lovers, and scholars - nearly everyone! - this book wraps some 400 years of Bardology into a lively and often unexpected package.In their witty and inimitable way, Dick Riley and Pam McAllister examine the whole dramatic canon, play by play, including dramas of disputed authorship. (The long poems and sonnets are also covered.) Included are inside stories on theater and film productions, "alternate" interpretations of the plays, Shakespeare's status around the world, the clubs and societies, the mysterious life - and even the question that has plagued critics almost from the day he put down his quill: whether Shakespeare even wrote the works attributed to him.

The James Bond Bedside Companion

Author : Raymond Benson
Publisher : Crossroad Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 837 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The James Bond Bedside Companion written by Raymond Benson and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on with total page 837 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New revised digital edition of the classic 007 reference book from the 1980s, complete with a new Foreword by the author. THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION is an encyclopedic celebration of 007, who is still the world’s most popular secret agent. The only book to cover all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume, it includes: a) An intimate portrait of Ian Fleming as remembered by his friends and colleagues; b) a character study of James Bond—his background and early life, his clothing and other personal habits, his preferences in food and drink, his attitudes toward women and marriage; c) The by-products of Bondmania and the merchandising of 007; d) Detailed analyses of every James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, as well as those written by other authors through the 1980s; e) A critical look at the 007 film series—the producers, screenplays, directors, actors, soundtracks, and special effects; f) over 100 photographs; g) An Introduction written by Ernest Cuneo, perhaps Fleming’s closest American friend; h) And enough facts, figures, and miscellaneous Bondian trivia to satisfy even the most ardent fan. THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION covers the Bond films through The Living Daylights (1987) and the novels through John Gardner's Scorpius. BIO: Raymond Benson is the highly acclaimed author of twenty-five books, six original James Bond 007 novels, three film novelizations, three short stories, and two anthologies on Bond. He is a sought-after lecturer on film genres and history. Writing as David Michaels, Benson is a New York Times best-selling author, an Edgar Alan Poe Award nominee, and a Readers' Choice Award winner.

Women on Divorce

Author : Penny Kaganoff
Publisher : Harvest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780156004626
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Women on Divorce written by Penny Kaganoff and published by Harvest Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with healing insights, bracing humor and inner strength, this notable compilation will be immensely helpful to any woman or man who has ever divorced, or is going through a divorce, or wants to stay married.

Bedside Companion for Gardeners

Author : Jane Mcmorland Hunter
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1849947139
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Bedside Companion for Gardeners written by Jane Mcmorland Hunter and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mix of fact and fiction, fantasy and experience, the Bedside Companion for Gardeners is a treasure trove of green-fingered inspiration where practical advice blends seamlessly with poetry and prose from intrepid gardeners past and present. Dip in and out of this collection with an entry for every night of the year that draws on writing through the ages and from across the globe. The Bedside Companion for Gardeners incorporates practical advice from the 17th-century gardening diarist John Evelyn; inspiring prose from Elizabeth von Arnim and John Milton; astute commentary from Horace Walpole on William Kent and Nancy Mitford on the vulgarity of a Surrey garden. Kipling offers practical advice, while Tennyson waxes lyrical on an Arabian night garden. The perfect gift for any gardener, this magical book is an invaluable source of inspiration and guidance to revisit throughout the year.

Bachelor Brothers' Bedside Companion

Author : Bill Richardson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550545173
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Bachelor Brothers' Bedside Companion written by Bill Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vampire's Bedside Companion

Author : Peter Underwood
Publisher : Peter Underwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vampire's Bedside Companion written by Peter Underwood and published by Peter Underwood. This book was released on 1975 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vampire’s Bedside Companion is a riveting compendium of new facts and fiction on the ‘undying’ theme of vampirism. Here is a new theory on the genesis of Dracula (surely literature’s most compelling and macabre figure?); thoughts on allusions to vampirism in Wuthering Heights; first-hand experience of Vampires in Hampstead, London; publication for the first time of the story of a fifteenth-century Vampire Protection medallion that Montague Summers presented to the author; an account by a professor of English at Dalhousie University of a visit to ‘Castle Dracula’ in Transylvania - The Vampire’s Bedside Companion contains these and a wealth of other hitherto unpublished material on a subject that is of enduring interest: The Vampire Legend. To many people, vampires are creatures only of legend and fantasy with no reality outside the pages of books. Others, who have studied the folklore of many countries and the continuing reports of vampirism, maintain that there is extensive evidence not only that vampires once existed but that, in fact, they still do exist. In this fascinating book the author, himself an acknowledged expert on the Occult, presents true accounts of vampire infestation in England, America, Ireland, Hungary, China and France. Records of vampires and vampirism are, he claims, as old as the world and as recent as yesterday. Four new, existing and authentic vampire fictional stories by Peter Allan, Crispin Derby, Richard Howard and James Turner complete this compelling companion for dark nights, solitude and howling winds! Illustrated with my striking photographs, The Vampire’s Bedside Companion also contains original and evocative drawings by Geoffrey Bourne-Taylor. It is a must for all students of the occult and every reader of the macabre.

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes

Author : Dick Riley
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 : 9780826411402
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Sherlock Holmes written by Dick Riley and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A light-hearted guide to the world of Sherlock Holmes, the London of his day, Doyle's stories, and actors who have played the part of Holmes, packed with little known facts, capsule summaries of stories, and bandw illustrations. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Frankenstein

Author : Carol J. Adams
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Frankenstein written by Carol J. Adams and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bolt-necked monster opens his eyes, lifts himself from his laboratory table, then lurches and stumbles toward his creator. Do we know this image because we are movie-watchers? When we imagine Frankenstein's monster, do we draw upon Mary Shelley's description? Or Boris Karloff's iconic look from the 1931 film by James Whale? Whether as cliche or icon, the monster clearly not only escaped from Victor Frankenstein's laboratory, but also from the pages of Shelley's book to roam unimpeded through our cultural psyche. New in the acclaimed Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair series, this guide provides the interested and curious, the serious and the ghoulish, with a new and unimaginable understanding of the Frankenstein legend. Written by an acclaimed social critic, The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Frankenstein takes us from Mary Shelley's creation to the latest film adaptations and comic-book re-creations. The book includes 200 images, many seldom seen, along with maps, puzzles, and brain-teashers--whether your brain was misplaced in a scientist's lab or not!

Erotic Review Bedside Companion

Author : Rowan Pelling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780755310296
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Erotic Review Bedside Companion written by Rowan Pelling and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Erotic Review is a literary phenomenon. Still only in its third year, it has over 20,000 subscribers, a circulation of 30,000 and a readership of 100,000, even though it is not available in newsagents. It attracts writers of the calibre of Auberon Waugh, Arnold Wesker, Alain de Botton, Michael Bywater, Claus von Bulow, Lizzie Speller and Victoria Coren, amongst many others. Artists and cartoonists from Steven Appleby and Michael Heath to Ken Pyne queue up to contribute their work. And yet it only covers one subject - sex. Witty, provocative and intelligent, the Erotic Review has made sex the subject of many a chattering class dinner party. THE EROTIC REVIEW BEDSIDE COMPANION brings together the best contributions from the magazine's archives, as well as providing plenty of new material for its faithful devotees.

Calm

Author : Michael Acton Smith
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241284503
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Calm written by Michael Acton Smith and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book is a shorter version of the paperback, with the same beautifully designed content excluding the practical exercise pages - perfect to dip in and out, and choose which bits work best for you. Join the Calm revolution. Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime... There has never been a more important time to rediscover your pause button. Calm is the book that will show you how to take back a little bit of peace, space and all-important calm. This book contains the simple tools, tricks and habits that will change the rest your life. It is a practical and pleasurable guide to twenty-first century mindfulness. Regular meditation is medically proven to be good for you - it increases focus and creativity, productivity and job satisfaction, mental and even physical health. But in reality most of us don't have time to sit on a cushion with our eyes closed for half an hour every day. And many people associate meditation with hard work and huge lifestyle shifts: you might be imagining Buddhist monks locked in a mountain retreat and living off gruel... This is where Calm comes in. Calm is about simple, achievable habits that work with the demands of your busy life instead of pretending those demands don't exist. Calm does not require specialist training: it uses abilities that every single one of us is born with, like creativity, spontaneity and simply noticing the world around you. Calm is not a set of rules that you need to worry about following or breaking. It is inspirational, practical and non-prescriptive. Onerous, time-consuming meditation might seem out of reach but everyone can achieve calm - including you. Calm combines extracts from fascinating neurological research with wisdom from history's great thinkers and the real-life experiences of individuals across the globe. It demystifies mindfulness and shows you the many simple ways to be mindful while carrying on with your life. It is also a beautifully crafted object, filled with artwork and artistry, that will change your perspective by showing you the pleasures of the world anew. Take a walk with nowhere to go, savour a chocolate on the tip of your tongue, plant a seed, doodle aimlessly, turn off your mobile phone for five short minutes. Smile, breathe and go slowly. Michael Acton Smith has written a game-changing book, one that will finally balance everyone's need for calm with the realities of modern life. Join the Calm revolution. Calm your mind; change your world. Calm.com @calm

Ingrid Pitt Bedside Companion for Ghosthunters

Author : Ingrid Pitt
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849942455
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Ingrid Pitt Bedside Companion for Ghosthunters written by Ingrid Pitt and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blends actual places, events, and characters with cinematic portrayals of fictional and factual monsters.