Download or read book A Christmas Masterpiece written by Dustin Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Woodland has always believed that Christ is the reason for the Christmas season, and even established her academic career defending its message. But this year, she decided to stop trying. In the mix of her boyfriend's betrayal and the unending voices of cynicism, she doesn't see how she can carry on. Brent Cottrell, a local piano virtuoso, went through a similar experience after a tragic event on Christmas Eve years earlier. When their paths cross at a benefit dinner, Sarah believes he could hold the key to softening her heart. After she's forced to leave the dinner early, she doesn't know if she'll ever see Brent, or the Spirit of Christmas, again.
Download or read book The Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Kathryn Calley Galitz and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental new book is the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings from the encyclopedic collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, one of the largest, most important, and most beloved museums in the world. This impressive volume's broad sweep of material, all from a single museum, makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of this world-renowned institution. More than 1,000 lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpiece paintings, created over 5,000 years in cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically from the dawn of civilization to the present. These works represent a grand tour of painting from ancient Egypt and classical antiquity and prized Byzantine and medieval altarpieces, to paintings from Asia, India, Africa and the Americas, and and the greatest European and North American masters. The Metropolitan Museum of Art includes and introduction and illuminating texts about each artwork written specially for this volume by Kathryn Calley Galitz, whose experience as both curator and educator at the Met makes her uniquely qualified. European and American artists include Duccio, El Greco, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Bronzino, Caravaggio, Turner, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Rembrandt, Brueghel, Vermeer, David, Renior, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, Degas, Sargent, Homer, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, Jasper Johns, and Warhol. The artworks are arranged in rough chronological order, without regard to geography or culture, offering a visual timeline of the history of painting, from the earliest examples on pottery jars made over five thousand years ago to canvases on which the paint has barely dried. Freed from the constraints imposed by the physical layout of the Museum, the paintings resonate anew; and this chronological framework reveals unexpected visual affinities among the works. For those wishing to experience the unparalleled breadth and depth of the Met's collection, or study masterpieces of painting from throughout history, this important volume is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world.
Download or read book Christmas Food and Feasting written by Madeline Shanahan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of Christmas food and feasting in the English-speaking world and tells the story of the evolution of our most cherished festive dishes, from their pagan past to the present. It details the rise of the turkey and ham, the history of our favorite desserts and sweet treats, and the grand tradition of Christmas imbibing.
Download or read book Holiday Spirit written by Wayne Greenough and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanet Blake is a hardboiled, no nonsense Private Eye‹that is, except when it comes to children and holidays. Then, he falls to pieces. Wouldn�t you know it, it is Christmas time and a cute adorable, seven year-old boy enters Thanet�s office and asks for his help. Payment for Thanet�s services? One gumball. Yes, he�s a softy. It seems a man named Holiday Spirit is missing. Holiday Spirit plays a real life Santa Clause€giving presents to everybody he comes across, both adults and children alike, If he can�t be found, there will be no Christmas celebration for countless people. Our favorite booze laden, cigarette smoking, clueless gumshoe sets out to find the man, all the while hoping he�ll be found alive and well.
Download or read book Making Masterpiece written by Rebecca Eaton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emmy Award-winning producer of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! reveals the secrets to Downton Abbey, Sherlock, and its other hit programs For more than twenty-five years and counting, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, the longest running weekly prime time drama series in American history. From the runaway hits Upstairs, Downstairs and The Buccaneers, to the hugely popular Inspector Morse, Prime Suspect, and Poirot, Masterpiece Theatre and its sibling series Mystery! have been required viewing for fans of quality drama. Eaton interviews many of the writers, directors, producers, and other contributors and shares personal anecdotes—including photos taken with her own camera—about her decades-spanning career. She reveals what went on behind the scenes during such triumphs as Cranford and the multiple, highly-rated programs made from Jane Austen’s novels, as well as her aggressive campaign to attract younger viewers via social media and online streaming. Along the way she shares stories about actors and other luminaries such as Alistair Cooke, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Radcliffe, whose first TV role was as the title character in David Copperfield. Readers will also get to know Eaton on a personal level. With a childhood steeped in theater, an affinity for nineteenth century novels and culture, and an “accidental apprenticeship” with the BBC, Eaton was practically born to lead the Masterpiece and Mystery! franchises. Making Masterpiece marks the first time the driving force behind the enduring flagship show reveals all.
Download or read book Comfort and Joy written by Mary Hickey and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make Christmas come alive in these festive quilts! Bestselling author Mary Hickey shares her signature style in designs that will instantly fill your home with the holiday spirit. Find a world of Christmas joy in pieced and appliqued delights featuring angels, snowmen, and sparkling stars Choose from 14 projects in various sizes, including lap quilts, table runners, and a unique banner Find bright colors mixed with traditional designs, all sure to be cherished each time the calendar turns to the holidays
Download or read book Disney Tim Burton s The Nightmare Before Christmas Sticker Art Puzzles written by Arie Kaplan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen challenging sticker puzzles featuring favorite moments and characters from Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas await on these pages! Puzzle your way through spooky scenes from the iconic film with Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Sticker Art Puzzles! Each of the 15 delightfully frightful puzzles in this book features full-color art of your favorite characters and moments from the beloved double-holiday film. To solve a puzzle, you’ll need to fit more than 100 sticker shapes into a tessellated grid. When you’re done, you’ll have a glossy art poster to frame and hang on your wall. In the spirit of the haunting holiday, this book features a glow-in-the-dark cover, plus a bonus glow-in-the-dark puzzle of Oogie Boogie inside! Ideal for fans of the movie and puzzle enthusiasts alike, this book will provide hours of enjoyment as you complete each scene.
Download or read book The Dial written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wolf Hall Bring Up the Bodies PBS Masterpiece E Book Bundle written by Hilary Mantel and published by Picador. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 1265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winners of the Man Booker Prize and hugely successful stage plays in London's West End and on Broadway, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies bring history to life for a whole new audience having now been adapted into a six-part television series by the BBC and PBS Masterpiece. Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell novels are the most formidable literary achievements of recent times. Wolf Hall begins in England in 1527. England is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, master of deadly intrigue, and implacable in his ambition. Bring Up the Bodies unlocks the darkly glittering court of Henry VIII, where Thomas Cromwell is now chief minister. Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn and has fixed his eye on the demure Jane Seymour. Anne has failed to give England an heir and rumors of her infidelity creep through the court. Over a few terrifying weeks, to dislodge her from her throne, Cromwell ensnares Anne in a web of conspiracy—acting to save his life, serve his king and secure his position. But from the bloody theater of the queen's final days, no one will emerge unscathed.
Download or read book The Poster written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Stories Behind Great Traditions of Christmas SC Fcs written by Zondervan Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating stories and origins behind Christmas traditions such as the colors of red and green, the Christmas tree, caroling, nativity scenes, the Yule log, gift-giving, stockings, advent wreaths, mistletoe, and holly.
Download or read book Bring Up the Bodies The Conclusion to PBS Masterpiece s Wolf Hall written by Hilary Mantel and published by Picador. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winners of the Man Booker Prize and hugely successful stage plays in London's West End and on Broadway, Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies bring history to life for a whole new audience having now been adapted into a six-part television series by the BBC and PBS Masterpiece. "One of the greatest achievements of modern literature."—Man Booker Prize Committee Bring Up the Bodies unlocks the darkly glittering court of Henry VIII, where Thomas Cromwell is now chief minister. Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn and has fixed his eye on the demure Jane Seymour. Anne has failed to give England an heir and rumors of her infidelity creep through the court. Over a few terrifying weeks, to dislodge her from her throne, Cromwell ensnares Anne in a web of conspiracy—acting to save his life, serve his king and secure his position. But from the bloody theater of the queen's final days, no one will emerge unscathed.
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