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Excerpt from Aus Meinem Garnison-Feld-und Reiseleben, Vol. 1: Erinnerungen Eines Norddeutschen OfficiersStia gervito vor ben Sliufenben bin. ®olbig unb flar füllte bann baä eble Stab ben %eeber, nicbt etma ein 6pibglaß um'3u nippen, ionbern ein ©laß, an? ben1 man einen flaftertiefen @bren trunf 'tbun founte, unb feine ¿äiertelftunbe berging, menn mir ba? 81mmer betreten, ba trataucb bie gute 8aune alß unficbtbarer (öaft berein unb nabn1 s"läla...

Excerpt from Aus Meinem Garnison-Feld-und Reiseleben, Vol. 1: Erinnerungen Eines Norddeutschen OfficiersStia gervito vor ben Sliufenben bin. ®olbig unb flar füllte bann baä eble Stab ben %eeber, nicbt etma ein 6pibglaß um'3u nippen, ionbern ein ©laß, an? ben1 man einen flaftertiefen @bren trunf 'tbun founte, unb feine ¿äiertelftunbe berging, menn mir ba? 81mmer betreten, ba trataucb bie gute 8aune alß unficbtbarer (öaft berein unb nabn1 s"läla...

Noto per i suoi prodigiosi talenti, la personalità magnetica e la raffinatezza politica, Lorenzo de' Medici fu al tempo stesso un grande statista, un poeta rinomato e un leggendario mecenate. Seppe circondarsi dei più grandi artisti a lui contemporanei, tra cui Leonardo, Botticelli, Poliziano e Michelangelo. Riuscì a trasformare Firenze nella capitale della cultura d'Europa, ma anche al culmine del suo trionfo non mancarono le contraddizioni: ...

One of The Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 "An engrossing read…a historically and psychologically rich account of the young Picasso and his coteries in Barcelona and Paris" (The Washington Post) and how he achieved his breakthrough and revolutionized modern art through his masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.In 1900, eighteen-year-old Pablo Picasso journeyed from Barcelona to Paris, the glittering capital of the ar...

During the period of national isolation, a mathematical tradition called wasan flourished in Japan. Its practitioners produced results comparable to those of mathematicians of the European Enlightment. This companion volume to Unger's earlier translation of solutions by Aida Yasuaki (1747-1817), focuses on problems that he likely used as a teacher.

There Are No Two Marrows" explores, with great humour, a real modern-day dilemma. Archie, a somewhat eccentric retired coal miner with traditional northern passions and pastimes, informs his family, out of the blue, that he intends to take his own life and wants their help in celebrating it. The story traces his reasons, the impact of his decision on his dysfunctional family life, the reaction of the community and the realisation that the best...

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The mass protests that erupted in China during the spring of 1989 were not confined to Beijing and Shanghai. Cities and towns across China were engulfed by demonstrations. In this book, people who were on the spot that spring describe and analyze the upsurges of protest that erupted around them.

Self-contained treatment supplements standard texts by focusing on analytical methods for determining crack-tip stress and strain fields. Topics include plastic zone transitions, environmental cracking, more. "Recommended." - Applied Mechanics Review.

The geometry problems colorfully inscribed on sangaku plaques that survive in shrines and temples throughout Japan have long fascinated those who appreciate the beauty of geometric figures and enjoy challenging puzzles. Aida Yasuaki (1847-1817) was one of the most prolific originators of the wasan tradition that produced them. Instead of presenting and solving problems using modern techniques, Unger presents Aida's own solutions, transcribing ...

The life of perhaps the most famous, most revolutionary artist in history, told through the story of six of hismagnificent masterpieces.

The Divine Woman, Released by MGM, 1928 starring Greta Garbo is considered a "Lost Film" Only a short nine minute sequence with Russian subtitles has survived, discovered in 1993 at the Gosfilmofond, Moscow. Unfortunately it was stored in the same MGM backlot vault as another "Lost" film "London After Midnight" and both were destoyed by a fire. Adapted from the 1925 play Starlight by Gladys Unger which starred Doris Keane, the plot is loosely...

A lively biography of the political thinker from the 16th century, Niccolo Machiavelli.

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