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- Spans the early work of Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) in the Netherlands, the formative years in and around Paris, and ends with the intense, vibrant studies of peasants and the countryside he produced in the South of France- Makes extensive use of Van Gogh's correspondence to illuminate his artistic development and the personal vision that lies behind his work- Reveals the art as the product of a reflective and idea-driven man who was profound...

Selected as One of the Village Voice's Favorite 25 Books of 2001In this landmark work, historian Vijay Prashad refuses to engage the typical racial discussion that matches people of color against each other while institutionalizing the primacy of the white majority. Instead he examines more than five centuries of remarkable historical evidence of cultural and political interaction between Blacks and Asians around the world, in which they have ...

Provocativeness entertains and titillates. Controversy will have readers buzzing and buying. This short fiction series achieves relevance and sustained power. Prophecy, clairvoyance, eroticism, humor, history, splashed with psychology birth chilling tales. Fiction lovers inhaling this magic will never forget it.

Veterinarian Brent Kelley shares practical information on a broad range of equine ailments and conditions through compelling real-life stories about horses, owners, trainers, and breeders.From fertility to fractures to foot care, The Horse Doctor Is In covers all the topics of concern to horse owners, including disease prevention and treatment, lameness, breeding and foaling, and general horse care and management. Each story conveys valuable i...

Six decades in the lives of five women who grew up in poverty duriing the Depression years. Although they never attain wealth and fame, their lives are enriched because they learned to laugh instead of cry, to make lemonade when life handed them sour lemons.

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Then, without warning, he felt something hard against his back. Suddenly, a light flashed on and Corey saw the gleam of a knife. A hand caught him in an iron grip and spun him around. I mustn't panic, he thought. Terrified, he wrenched free, then turned to head for the back of the cave. Later he was surrounded by complete darkness. He was all alone." 'When the Leaves Fall' is a story about recovery. Seventeen year old Corey, controlled by peer...

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After being abandoned and abused when he was young, Wayne grew-up and appointed himself judge over the whole world. He's hungry for flesh, and thirsty for blood.

Apart from war and conflict, another major hazard facing the soldier is court martial. That of colonel Destry Corrigan, US army in Germany for murder and desertion was no exception

Henry Rains left North Carolina about 1780, for what became Tennessee, with his mother, Mary Ingram, and his stepfather Captain Thomas Lee. Henry Rains settled on what was then Indian land in the Yellow Creek Valley before 1790. Henry Rains

The Reverend Samuel Adams is totally involved in serving the needs of his parish in the rapidly developing town of Afton on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay but over-worked he is forced by his Bishop to take an assistant. She turns out to be a bright, attractive young woman who brings with her a turbulent emotional life. When one of those who has caused her conflicts and who has recently been released from prison, comes back into her life, she...

From the depths of outer space to the tight spaces of the inner mind, the short stories in this collection range from the confessions of a Shakespearian monster, to the rantings of a serial killer who exists outside time and space, and to the bemused thoughts of a man whose world is literally falling apart around him. Moving from the humorous "The World, the Flesh, and Maxwell Harrison" to the horrific "Melissa's Bear" and the cautionary "Prio...

On April 26, 2001, Michael Burns left his home in California. In July, after a journey that took him across the United States, he returned home. Michael is a paraplegic. He cannot walk or stand. He has used a wheelchair since 1967. His van was his only constant companion.

Mayflowers, Sheepshowers is a story about the destruction of an eden, about the rite of passage of a small mixed-blood boy, Tuffy Tomm, who is forced to witness the destruction of his world and his way of life. Set in Oklahoma during the Great Depression the book is on the one hand a mystical foray into Tuffy's idyllic, natural world and on the other a realistic look at poor white sharecroppers, American Indians and a host of interesting and c...

An action-driven approach to assessing, creating, and protecting value " The timing for publication of Eleanor Bloxham’ s Economic Value Management is providential. We are assailed by the reality that the board of directors of leading companies have approved, no, have directed, accounting practices that inflate the reported earnings but that lack economic substance. Audit firms in search of personal wealth have been selling‘ earnings’ from the...

Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of "mind-to-mind transmission" without reliance on texts -- in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings of any religion, and two such works lie at the center of Zen: The Heart Sutra, which monks recite all over the world, and The Diamond Sutra, said to contain answers to all questions of delusion and d...

An extraordinary personal and theological examination of what"s wrong with the crucifixion In an emotionally gripping and intellectually rich combination of memoir and theology, Rita Brock and Rebecca Parker show how emphasizingChrist"s obedience to God and sacrifice on the cross sanctions violence, exacerbates its effects, blesses silence about the abuse of human beings, and hinders the process of recovery--giving the fullest and most powerfu...

A 35-year equestrian veteran provides a logical and consistent series of exercises presented in a fun and appealing way, with clear arena maps and straightforward instructions. For each exercise, Allen covers set-up, how to ride the exercise, steps to make the exercise more difficult, when to move on to the next step, and the benefits of the exercise.

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