Download or read book Vanities of the Eye written by Stuart Clark and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanities of the Eye investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was the focus of much debate. In medicine, art theory, science, religion, and philosophy, sight came to be characterised as uncertain or paradoxical - mental images no longer resembled the external world. Was seeing really believing? Stuart Clark explores the controversial debates of the time - from the fantasies and hallucinations of melancholia, to the illusions of magic, art, demonic deceptions, and witchcraft. The truth and function of religious images and the authenticity of miracles and visions were also questioned with new vigour, affecting such contemporary works as Macbeth - a play deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion. Clark also contends that there was a close connection between these debates and the ways in which philosophers such as Descartes and Hobbes developed new theories on the relationship between the real and virtual. Original, highly accessible, and a major contribution to our understanding of European culture, Vanities of the Eye will be of great interest to a wide range of historians and anyone interested in the true nature of seeing.
Download or read book Building Kitchen Cabinets and Bathroom Vanities written by Steve Cory and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Often the most costly part of a renovation is the cabinetry. Save precious time and money by following the expert guidance and step-by-step instructions in Building Kitchen Cabinets and Bathroom Vanities. Learn to build and install beautiful, sturdy, custom cabinets that will transform your kitchen and bathrooms. Here's the secret: cabinets and vanities are surprisingly easy to build. For a fraction of the cost to buy, you will learn to make professional, high-quality, sturdy cabinets with this heavily illustrated guide. Each project--in a variety of styles: Shaker, slab, cottage--is depicted in great detail with easy-to-follow instruction, so even a novice with basic tools can build each component. More advance construction techniques are also explored to appeal to pro-level builders."--Provided by publisher.
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Download or read book Vanity written by C.F.Douglas and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Kinsford family, owners of Vanity Fashions Inc. are embroiled in an attempt to takeover their company and destroy their legacy and their name. Brock, the founder and CEO of Vanity is married to Janelle Kinsford, a powerful woman from the world of old money and a woman who is a force to be reckoned with. She will stop at nothing to protect not only her family and the company, but also the deeply guarded secrets she carries. The story is a rollercoaster ride of passion, secrets, desires and the battle to save not only a company but a family as well."
Download or read book The Bonfire of the Vanities written by Tom Wolfe and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the #1 bestseller that will forever define late-twentieth-century New York style. "No one has portrayed New York Society this accurately and devastatingly since Edith Wharton" (The National Review) “A page-turner . . . Brilliant high comedy.” (The New Republic) Sherman McCoy, the central figure of Tom Wolfe's first novel, is a young investment banker with a fourteen-room apartment in Manhattan. When he is involved in a freak accident in the Bronx, prosecutors, politicians, the press, the police, the clergy, and assorted hustlers high and low close in on him, licking their chops and giving us a gargantuan helping of the human comedy, of New York in the 1980s, a city boiling over with racial and ethnic hostilities and burning with the itch to Grab It Now. Wolfe's novel is a big, panoramic story of the metropolis that reinforces the author's reputation as the foremost chronicler of the way we live in America. Adapted to film in 1990 by director Brian De Palma, the movie stars Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, and Morgan Freeman.
Download or read book Vanities of the Eye written by Stuart Clark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-29 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the relationship between the real and the virtual.
Download or read book Golden Vanity written by Rachel Pollack and published by Gateway. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth was finally entering the galaxy... The 'Allies' had arrived, sweeping down from the stars to offer a jaded Earth the marvels of the cosmos. And Earth had gone crazy. Farmers sat back to wait for Vita Flakes to fall from the sky. New York City drank itself into a permanent starstruck stupor. Blissed-out teenagers wandered into the Great Mexican Defoliation Desert to wait for the New Gods to bear them off to the astral plane... But the 'Allies' weren't in the business of trading something for nothing. This impertinent little marketworld might fetch a nice price on the interstellar auction block... particularly if a runaway wondergirl named Golden Vanity was tossed into the bargain!
Download or read book So You Want to Build a House written by Don Lohnes and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For starters, this book is not a technical manual; it is a guide of what to consider prior to making the first steps towards achieving your goal of a comfortable living space for you and your family. It looks at the issues of the site or location of your home in some detail and provides samples of what to consider for the location, slope, soil type, and other issues that may have an effect on the cost of construction. It describes how to select your architect or home designer and how to prepare a space program. It briefly describes building codes and regulations. It discusses what to look for in preparing your excavation for your foundation and takes a look at various types of floor and wall construction methods. It describes several roofing options and looks at options for windows and doors, electrical, and mechanical installations, plus interior finishes. It also briefly discusses landscaping options and describes what to consider in securing financing for your home and the items that financial institutions may require. It provides a sample schedule of a typical home construction process.
Download or read book You Got It Because You Received It written by Barrie Glover and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You got it because you received it. If you are missing something good, it’s not God’s fault. God has given you all good things, but if you are missing something, then you have not received it. You must receive what is given to you in order for it to be in your possession. God has healed your physical body and mind, but if you are sick, then you have not received what God has done for you. God has already made you rich by Christ, but if you are living poorly, then you have not received his wealth. God is a god of grace, which means that he has given all things to us freely, but we must receive those things by faith. The natural man cannot receive things from the Spirit of God. Within this book, I tell you how to receive everything that God has given to you.
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Download or read book The Catholic Bible Personal Study Edition written by Jean Marie Hiesberger and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 2433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The essential resource for Scripture students"--Cover.
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Download or read book Sex and Vanity written by Kevin Kwan and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • The author of the international phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes us from Capri to NYC, where a young woman finds herself torn between two men—and two very different cultures. "Another riveting tale of privilege, culture and romance ... extravagant fashion and deceit, resulting in one truly modern love story." —CNN On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish, disapproving cousin Charlotte. The daughter of an American-born Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white side, and she adamantly denies having feelings for George. But several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, where Lucie is weekending with her new fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment building, and, ultimately, herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world—and her heart. Moving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion, Sex and Vanity is a truly modern love story, a daring homage to A Room with a View, and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.
Download or read book Moses Choice written by Jeremiah Burroughs and published by The Northampton Press. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work by the English Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs (1599‒1646) is based on Hebrews 11:25: "choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." It is a masterful treatise on suffering and self-denial. This is the first modern edition of this rare work since its initial printing in 1641.
Download or read book At Last I Can Witness written by Robert Davis and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are one of the millions of Christians who love the Lord but have held back from sharing your faith even when you wanted to, At Last, I Can Witness is the book you have been waiting for! At last you'll be able to share Jesus with those in your personal Jerusalem – your family, relatives, and friends, with compassion and confidence! You'll fearlessly reach out to your Judean neighbors and co-workers with the Good News you have been longing to give them! You'll also learn how to reach the fellow travelers in your personal Samaria - your 'frequent flyer' contacts...and even your enemies to introduce them to your best friend - and theirs! And, if you dare, you may even venture out to the uttermost parts of (your) world to take the gospel 'to every creature!' Find out how you can go bowling (or fishing, camping, picnicking...) for Jesus!; how to 'let your fingers do the walking' - while dialing the Good News!; how to write letters - for God!; you'll even learn how to beat the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses at their own game!; and for those who love a mystery...the tract that nobody is using! In short, you'll learn how to witness to anyone, anywhere, anytime – and love doing it! At Last, I Can Witness will make the thought of sharing the Good News good news to you!
