Traditions and their Transformations in the British Cinema of the 90s, of the 20th Century ... Writing this book was a strange journey over bridges across different cultures. The title is a metaphor of the hybrid, intellectual and anti-spectacular british feature cinema from the end of the 20 th century with affinity to egalitarianism, minimalism of the "short form", archetypal imagery and hedonism. It is a triumph of the expansive yough's counter-culture with it's intrinsic intolerance of authority, power and cliches. The transformation of tradition in the context of instability of the national- ... |
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Master of the sublime: The essential Impressionist. ... No other artist, apart from J.M.W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cezanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye!" who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object. It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Whether it was through his early interest in Japanese prints, his time as a conscript in the dazzling light of Algeria, or his personal acquaintance with the ... |
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This humorous twist on the popular "Questions & Answers" format takes a sideways look at all that is weird and wonderful about prehistoric beasts. Quirky illustrations and humorous text reveal amazing answers. Which fish wore a suit of armour armour? Who had the longest claws? Which bug was a monster? Read on to find out! ... |
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"It is well know to all how much daily problems the Bulgarian people has in these days. However, more dangerous than anything is the tendency to loose identity and national selfconfidence. This is a clearly visible tendency in the inscriptions of foreign languages, mass emigration and the wish for imitation of foreign culture. At other side, the answer to the question, "Why are you ashamed to call youself Bulgarian?" is more than obvious: there is in the present time to be proud of. The above-described situation makes preservation and popularization of Bulgarian History extraordinarily important. If it ... |
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Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. Now, with the islands in turmoil and the people questioning her authority, Amora cannot allow anyone to see her weaknesses. No one can know about the curse in her bloodline. No one can know that she's lost her magic. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul. To save herself and Visidia, Amora embarks on a desperate quest for a mythical artifact that could fix everything, but it comes at a terrible cost. As she tries to balance her loyalty to her people, her crew, ... |
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A Beginner's Guide to Reading the Cards. ... Easy, practical, inclusive and super-positive... this specially commissioned tarot deck with guidebook by Cosmopolitan's TarotBella is for beginners who are nervous about trying tarot themselves. Ever feel as if you don't know which path to take, which decision to make, or what you really want in life? This beginner's guide to using tarot is specifically geared for personal guidance and self-development to help you understand your motivations, strengths, talents and inner wisdom on your journey through life. Whether you are looking for a simple yes or no answer ... |
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Придайте съвсем автентичен вид на вашата приказка като включите в нея кукла за театър "Пощальон" от "The Puppet Company". Тя е мека на допир и има широк отвор в долната част, който е предназначен за ръката на разказвача. А каква ще бъде историята, в която ще участва, зависи само от вас и вашето въображение. Провокирай въображението и актьорските си заложби като се включиш във вълшебният свят на театъра! Как да го направиш? На първо място си избери герой, който най-много се доближава до твоя характер и така ще ти бъде по-лесно да се преобразиш в него. Никога не е било толкова лесно да приемаш образите ... |
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Придайте съвсем автентичен вид на вашата приказка като включите в нея кукла за театър "Ловец" от "The Puppet Company". Тя е мека на допир и има широк отвор в долната част, който е предназначен за ръката на разказвача. А каква ще бъде историята, в която ще участва, зависи само от вас и вашето въображение. Провокирай въображението и актьорските си заложби като се включиш във вълшебният свят на театъра! Как да го направиш? На първо място си избери герой, който най-много се доближава до твоя характер и така ще ти бъде по-лесно да се преобразиш в него. Никога не е било толкова лесно да приемаш образите на ... |
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Придайте съвсем автентичен вид на вашата приказка като включите в нея и кукла за театър "Фермер" от "The Puppet Company". Тя е мека на допир и има широк отвор в долната част, който е предназначен за ръката на разказвача. А каква ще бъде историята, в която ще участва, зависи само от вас и вашето въображение. Провокирай въображението и актьорските си заложби като се включиш във вълшебният свят на театъра! Как да го направиш? На първо място си избери герой, който най-много се доближава до твоя характер и така ще ти бъде по-лесно да се преобразиш в него. Никога не е било толкова лесно да приемаш образите ... |
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The No. 1 "New York Times" Best-Selling Series. "Fables" is the winner of 14 Eisner Awards. ... Who Killed Rose Red? In Fabletown, where fairy tale legends live alongside regular New Yorkers, the question is all anyone can talk about. But only the Big Bad Wolf can actually solve the case - and, along with Rose's sister Snow White, keep the Fabletown community from coming apart at the seams."Fables: Legends in Exile" collects the first five issues of writer and creator Bill Willingham's award-winning "Vertigo" series (superbly illustrated by Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha and ... |
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Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art. After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic ... |
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El Deafo meets "Inside Out" and "Back Again" in this funny, emotional illustrated middle-grade debut novel about immigrating to Australia, being upstaged by an annoying little brother, baking cakes and overcoming loss. When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open ... |