Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world" ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century & is practically synonymous with the Western world&s visual characterization of Japan Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects his greatest talent was in creating landscapes of his native Edo (modern-day Tokyo) & his most famous work was a series known as "100 Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858) This book provides an introduction to his work & an overview of his career ...

Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last ...

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world" ukiyo-e was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th & 19th centuries & came to characterize the Western world&s visual idea of Japan In many ways images of hedonism ukzyo-e scenes often represented the bright lights & attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) beautiful women actors & wrestlers city life & spectacular landscapes Though he captured a variety of subjects Hiroshige was most famous for landscapes with a final masterpiece series known as " One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (1856-1858) which depicted various scenes of the city through the seasons from bustling shopping streets to splendid cherry orchards This reprint is made from one of the finest complete original sets of woodblock prints belonging to the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo It pairs each of the 120 illustrations with a description allowing readers to immerse themselves in these beautiful Vibrant vistas that became paradigms of Japomisme & inspired Impressionist Post-Impressionist & Art Nouveau artists alike from Vincent van Gogh to James Mc Neill Whistler ...

When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 killing 100000 men women & children a new era in human history opened Written only a year after the disaster John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this heartrending account of six men & women who survived despite all the odds A further chapter was added when forty years later he returned to Hiroshima to discover how the same six people had struggled to cope with catastrophe & with often crippling disease The result is a devastating picture of the long-term effects of one bomb ...

Tracklist A1 Lifnej A2 Xenophotopia B3 Natans B4 -Coda- B5 Berceuse C6 Tardigrada C7 -Nocturne- C8 Aldebaran C9 Inukshuk D10 -Autio- D11 Lysios D12 Acharej CD1 Lifnej 636 CD2 Xenophotopia 703 CD3 Natans 917 CD4 -Coda- 041 CD5 Berceuse 423 CD6 Tardigrada 155 CD7 -Nocturne- 120 CD8 Aldebaran 320 CD9 Inukshuk 503 CD10 -Autio- 136 CD11 Lysios 1414 CD12 Acharej 540 ...

His & Hers Gold Edge Placemats Designed with a golden boarder & script ' Hubby & Wifey' labels these placemats a great gift idea for any newly weds Price is for the set of 2 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The incomparable Terry-Thomas heads the cast of this rare domestic farce directed by Brian Desmond Hurst best-known for the 1951 box-office triumph Scrooge Also starring Carry On legends Kenneth Williams Joan Sims & Kenneth Connor with early film roles for Oliver Reed & Francesca Annis His & Hers is featured here in a new High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charles Lunton; it matters little that most of his experiences are wildly embellished or even entirely fictitious Reggie's latest trip however has proved a little too authentic Having lost his way in the desert & subsequently adopted by a remote Bedouin tribe he has experienced a deep transformation in outlook & personality & one that drives his loyal wife Fran to despair When his pomposity & chauvinism reach alarming new heights she decides immediate & dramatic action is called for! ...

Men are endlessly mystified about the contents of a woman&s handbag their wardrobe & what they read in their magazines equally women don&t understand a man&s need for gadgets power tools & their obsession with sport The His & Hers board game is a celebration of our differences as seen through everyday THINGS Divide your friends into single sex teams & have some FUN celebrating what makes women women & men men His & Hers is definitely not a "rude & crude" game but please note that a few of the questions do have adult content HIS & HERS follows the same hugely successul picture & recognition formula as 2009&s Number One best-selling board game LOGO & 2010&s sister product the family game Best of British Game is For 2 teams Recommended For Ages 16 Plus Box Contains 400 x Question Cards 1 x Playing Board 2 x Playing Pieces 1 x Instruction Leaflet ...

SHORTLISTED for the MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 WINNER of the SALTIRE SOCIETY FICTION BOOK of the YEAR 2016 The year is 1869 A brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty but it falls to the country's finest legal & psychiatric minds to uncover what drove him to commit such merciless acts of violence Was he mad? Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between Macrae & the gallows Graeme Macrae Burnet tells an irresistible & original story about the provisional nature of truth even when the facts seem clear His Bloody Project is a mesmerising literary thriller set in an unforgiving landscape where the exercise of power is arbitrary ...

This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind a heart of gold & a tortured soul' From the day he was born Nick Traina was his mother's joy By nineteen he was dead This is Danielle Steel's powerful story of the son she lost & the lessons she learned during his courageous battle against darkness Sharing tender painful memories Steel brings us a haunting duet between & singular young man & the mother who loved him
- & a harrowing portrait of a masked killer called manic depression Nick rocketed through life like a shooting star He spoke in full sentences at the age of one He was a brilliant charming child who never slept His gift for writing was extraordinary his musical talent promised a golden future But by the time he entered junior high he was hurtling towards disaster His mother tried desperately to get him the help he needed
- the opening salvos for what would become a ferocious battle for his life At once a loving legacy & an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness Danielle Steel's tribute to her lost son is a gift of life hope healing & understanding to us all 'I want to share the story & the pain the courage the love & what I learned in living through it My hope is that someone will be able to use what we learned & save a life with it'

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