September 1919: Twenty-years-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together. But in 1917 Will laid down his guns on the battlefield & declared himself a conscientious objector an act which has brought shame & dishonour on the Bancroft family. The letters however are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He holds a secret deep within him. One that he is desperate to unburden himself of to Marian if he can only find the courage. Whatever happens this meeting will change his life
- forever.
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By placing abstract art within its political & cultural history Anna Moszynska elucidates a form that since its origin has bewildered its admirers & detractors alike. She offers the reader a comprehensive trajectory of abstraction-- from the radically new pictorial language of Bella & Delaunnay to the visceral spirituality of Kandinsky & Mondrian to the geometrically-obsessed artists of the 1930s & 1940s. The author takes us from the origin of the movement during the First World War to the post-World War II Zeitgeist that emphasized personal expression & finally the revival of Abstraction practiced by Neo-Geo among others in the 1980s. A succinct & deftly written account of abstraction Moszynska offers both an overview of the philosophy of the movement as well as analyses of the approaches of individual artists. ...

Up until now a veil of mystery surrounded the techniques used to create great abstract paintings. ABSTRACT PAINTING TECHNIQUES & STRATEGIES lifts that veil to reveal the exact methods behind the masterworks. Now students & professional artists can stop guessing & start building on the techniques of the great abstract artists to create their own innovative new work. Two clear comprehensible sections let artists focus quickly on their specific areas of interest. The first section on Traditional Painterly Abstraction (brush & easel painting) looks at pictorial space brushwork paint quality & collage. The second section on Post-Painterly Modern Abstraction (non-easel painting) considers options ranging from the pour-&-spatter techniques of Jackson Pollock to the staining scraping & abrading of modern acrylic artists. Step-by-step recipes for key approaches show every artist how to get the best aesthetic results freeing them to move forward philosophically. ...

Learn to Paint Abstracts forms part of the best-selling Collins Learn to Paint series providing a clear & simple introduction to a truly dynamic style of painting that is attracting more & more interest among amateur artists. Laura Reiter provides a clear & accessible introduction to abstract painting explaining in simple terms how to paint popular subjects in a less representational way. Several simple ways of approaching an abstract painting are demonstrated using watercolour acrylics pastels & collage to create abstracts from simple doodles. Practical exercises useful tips & several step-by-step demonstrations are included. It is the perfect book for those who desire an entrance into abstract art or want to broaden their artistic horizons. ...

Written by residents for residents the Abu Dhabi Explorer is a captivating guide to life that bridges the gap between practical living & working guides & inspirational destination-specific travel guides. From paperwork to partying the Abu Dhabi Residents Guide covers everything a new resident needs to know about living working & making the most out of life in this fast-growing exciting city ...

When it comes to relationships Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. & when it comes to girls named Katherine Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times to be exact. On a road trip miles from home this anagram-happy washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail & an overweight Judge Judy
- loving best friend riding shotgun
- but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship avenge Dumpees everywhere & finally win him the girl. Love friendship & a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising & heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself. From the New York Times" bestselling author of " The Fault in Our Stars" & " Looking for Alaska" John Green. John has a huge online presence through his 1.1 million Twitter followers & You Tube channel Vlogbrothers which has been viewed over 200 million times & has 660 000 subscribers making it one of the most successful online channels in history."

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1833: the industrial age is sweeping through England & the Stephensons are planning the greatest engineering scheme ever undertaken- a railway line from Liverpool to London. At Morland Place Nicholas had hoped that his brother Benedict had been banished forever but railway fever has brought Benedict back to Yorkshire as an engineer on the Leeds & Selby line. It is a lonely life & he fears he will never be wealthy enough to marry his new love Miss Fleetham. Nicholas fears that Benedict is not only a threat to his inheritance but to Morland Place itself as plans to bring the railway to York will desecrate the estate. The conflict between the brothers mirrors the nation's battle between the old & new but the Morland feud seems certain to end in tragedy & no-one the victor. ...

AC/DC moved to Britain from Sydney in 1975 & soon set up a residency at Londons Marquee Club. Their short hair (including the odd mullet) loud rock & attitude chimed well with the lingering pub rock & soon-to-be punk crowd. They werent really a band for guitar solos & singer Bon Scott was the original bike-riding speed-snorting fighting man. An ex-convict he lived life fast & short; he died in February 1980 just before BACK IN BLACK their huge-selling album took off & the second period of AC/DC (with Brian Johnson as lead vocalist) was ushered in. BACK IN BLACK has gone on to sell 45 million copies worldwide & as the band have become a global phenomenon so their reclusiveness has increased. Mick Wall the don of heavy metal writing seeks to penetrate the wall around the Young brothers & write the first authoritative in-depth critical account of AC/DC. ...

Formed in 1973 by brothers Angus & Malcolm Young AC/DC has become one of the most popular bands in history. This massive new title follows the band from its roots in Sydney Australia to its most recent releases & sold out world tours. No stone is left unturned from the bands formation & early club gigs to its astounding worldwide success. More than 400 illustrations include handbills posters backstage passes & vinyl from around the globe as well as rare candid & performance photography. Sidebars from top rock scribes examine all studio releases & delve into the guitar gear of the Young brothers. The result is an awesome tribute to the band renowned for a live wire stage show & a sonic attack that have attracted fans from all rock camps. ...

For centuries the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think. Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley & the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homel&. But he is far from safe as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of the First Lord's spies is a dangerous game. & he has not yet learned to use the furies making him especially vulnerable. When the attack comes it's on two fronts. A sudden strike threatens the First Lord's life & threatens to plunge the land into civil war. While in the Calderon Valley the threat faced from the Marat is dwarfed by an ancient menace. & Tavi must learn to harness the furies if he has any chance of fighting the greatest threat Alera has ever known.. . ...