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Book A Portrait of Olivia

    Book Details:
  • Author : J. P. Bowie
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 0595381030
  • Pages : 214 pages

Download or read book A Portrait of Olivia written by J. P. Bowie and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old axiom of "What you see is what you get" cannot be said to apply to Olivia Winters, the seemingly gracious and vivacious daytime television host whom Peter Brandon is commissioned to paint after he and his partner, Jeff Stevens, appear on her popular show. Peter quickly discovers that underneath the veneer of warmth and sophistication, is a bitter and vindictive woman-with an ego bigger than the lavish Beverly Hills penthouse she owns. Her perfect world, however, starts to unravel when she receives threatening letters from a religious fanatic, and when her blackmailing ex-boyfriend attempts to reenter her life. Jeff, hired to investigate the source of the threats, is convinced that Patricia Hastings, the mother of their close friends, Emily and Anthony, may very well be the perpetrator. Patricia is particularly incensed when her son and daughter are interviewed by Olivia on the subject of child abuse-something Patricia has long denied her children suffered. Challenged by Olivia to counter her children's stories, an enraged Patricia physically attacks Olivia in front of a studio audience. Olivia seeks to benefit from the resulting media frenzy, but a murder and a suicide deflate her plans. She turns her fury on those around her, but is silenced when confronted by a vengeful killer-with only Peter's erratic psychic ability to prevent another murder. A Portrait of Olivia, the fifth in the Portrait series, is another entertaining mix of mystery, thrills, chills and the complexity of love and friendship.

Book In the American West

Download or read book In the American West written by Richard Avedon and published by Harry N Abrams Incorporated. This book was released on 1985 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of American fashion and art photography turns his artistry to capturing--in a series of photograph portraits--the cowboys, roustabouts, drifters, gamblers, bar girls, and others who characterize the modern Western experience

Book The Art of Olivia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Olivia De Berardinis
  • Publisher : Ozone Prod Limited
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780929643069
  • Pages : 107 pages

Download or read book The Art of Olivia written by Olivia De Berardinis and published by Ozone Prod Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've seen her art in the pages of Playboy Magazine and in dozens of other publications, on calendars, book covers, limited edition prints, greeting cards, and movie posters. Now, for the first time, Olivia's work has been compiled into one deluxe book. Included are over 100 drawings and paintings, many previously unpublished, spanning the past fifteen years.

Book Olivia Saves The Circus

Download or read book Olivia Saves The Circus written by Ian Falconer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's show-and-tell time at Olivia's school and she's telling her class about the time she went to the circus and all the performers were sick... so Olivia had to do everything. She tamed the lions, balanced on stilts, juggled and even played the clown. 'Was that true?' Olivia's teacher asks. 'Quite true,' says Olivia. 'Are you sure Olivia?' 'To the best of my recollection,' she says.

Book This Is Grime

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hattie Collins
  • Publisher : Hachette UK
  • Release : 2016-09-08
  • ISBN : 1473639298
  • Pages : 440 pages

Download or read book This Is Grime written by Hattie Collins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In British music, you have indie, rock... Grime is now one of those pillars. It's a foundation of British music.' - Stormzy Shortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2017 13 years ago, from the depths of Bow E3, the voice of a generation emerged. It was dark, it was angry, it was loud, it was unapologetic. It was provocative and fiercely independent. It was the brittle sound of disillusionment, resentment and despair, but also the voice of hope... This Is Grime. Written by Hattie Collins (i-D, the Guardian, The Sunday Times), an authority on Grime who has documented the scene since its beginnings, and accompanied by beautiful images shot by award-winning photographer Olivia Rose solely for the book, THIS IS GRIME will have unrivaled access to the artists and influencers who have created and cultivated the culture over the past fifteen years. Telling their stories and the story of this musical culture - one of the most significant working class British subcultures of its time - in tandem.

Book Starlight

    Book Details:
  • Author : Olivia Wildenstein
  • Publisher : Twig Publishing
  • Release : 2021-12-28
  • ISBN : 9781948463485
  • Pages : 450 pages

Download or read book Starlight written by Olivia Wildenstein and published by Twig Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANGELIC FACT NUMBER 100: Having wings doesn't make one noble; it simply makes one fly. Naya and Adam have nothing in common. Besides black wings. The same birthday. And fathers who are as close as brothers. But nothing else. Sweet, diligent Naya has always abided by the rules. Arrogant, uncivil Adam has made it his life's mission to break each one. She is the beloved daughter of an archangel. He is the guilds' resident bad boy . . . well, bad fletching. When Naya thrusts herself in Adam's life to request a place on his clandestine team of guardians, he turns her away. The last thing his unsanctioned squad needs is an archangel's attention, and the last thing he needs is a bubbly, blonde distraction with a sinful voice and soulful eyes. Problem is, Naya suddenly, and inexplicably, becomes the only thing he wants. Fans of steamy supernatural romance will want to scroll up and one-click to start reading the enemies-to-lovers trilogy finale today.

Book Olivia Bee  Kids in Love  Signed Edition

Download or read book Olivia Bee Kids in Love Signed Edition written by and published by Aperture Direct. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia Bee is celebrated for her dreamy, evocative portraits and landscapes rich with implied narratives of intimacy, freedom and adventure. Olivia Bee: Kids in Love showcases two bodies of photographic work, including the series "Enveloped in a Dream" that first brought Bee recognition as a teenager. This first series offers a visual diary of girlhood friendship and the exploration of self, showcasing Bee's unique ability to convey the bittersweet nostalgia of adolescence on the brink of adulthood and new possibilities. The second set of images, "Kids in Love," is drawn from recent work and continues Bee's photographic chronicle of her circle of friends and new loves, capturing both the pleasures and terrors of the fleeting passage of romanticized youth. While the work continues to evolve, what remains constant is her seductive use of color and photographic artifact, as well as the immediacy and charge of each image. Bee gives voice to the self-awareness and visual fluency of the millennial generation. Experiences are sharply felt, and easily communicated and shared, generating visual records that render these memories as significant as the moments themselves. Tavi Gevinson, founding editor of the online magazine Rookie and Bee's frequent collaborator and model, writes about the work and about the role of images as social currency in today's image-driven world.

Book Mark Twain  a Portrait

Download or read book Mark Twain a Portrait written by Edgar Lee Masters and published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers. This book was released on 1966 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Olivia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Virginia C. Andrews
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 0671007602
  • Pages : 387 pages

Download or read book Olivia written by Virginia C. Andrews and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of two sisters, sensible and reliable Olivia and flighty and beautiful Belinda, are changed forever by "the tragic night that their father would forbid them to speak of ever again."--Jacket

Book Olivia

    Book Details:
  • Author : V. C. Andrews
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999-07-05
  • ISBN : 9780684851723
  • Pages : 373 pages

Download or read book Olivia written by V. C. Andrews and published by . This book was released on 1999-07-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia Logan was always the sensible one. The responsible sister. She would be the one to take over the family business. She would become the resilient caretaker of the Logan family - whether she wanted to or not. But Belinda, her younger sister, belonged only to herself. Flighty, flirtatious and possessed of a beauty that promised her a privileged life, Belinda was lavished with attention. Mother and Father, family friends, boys from school, they all adored Belinda. And as she matured into a young woman, her beauty became even more haunting. Then came the fateful night, when Olivia was awakened by the low whistle of the wind off the ocean... a whistle that became an unearthly wail coming from Belinda's bedroom. It was the tragic night that their father would forbid them to speak of ever again. The night they would never forget. The night that would send generations of Logans down an unavoidable path of lies, deceit and heartbreak.

Book The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film

Download or read book The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film written by Drewey Wayne Gunn and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film (2005), scholar Drewey Wayne Gunn examined the history of gay detectives beginning with the first recognized gay novel, The Heart in Exile, which appeared in 1953. In the years since the original edition's publication, hundreds of novels and short stories in this sub-genre have been produced, and Gunn has unearthed many additional representations previously unrecorded. In this new edition, Gunn provides an overview of milestones in the development of gay detectives over the last several decades. Also included in this volume is an annotated list of novels, short stories, plays, graphic novels, comic strips, films, and television series with gay detectives, gay sleuths of secondary importance, and non-sleuthing gay policemen. The most complete listing available—including the only listing of early gay pulp novels, present-day male-to-male romances, and erotic films—this new edition brings the work up to date with publications missed in the first edition, particularly cross-genre mysteries, early pulps, and some hard-to-find volumes. The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and Annotated Bibliography lists all printed works in English (including translations) presently known to include gay detectives (such as amateur sleuths, police detectives, private investigators, and investigative reporters), from the 1929 play Rope until the present day. It includes all films in English, subtitled or dubbed, from the screen version of Rope in 1948 and the launch of the independent film Spy on the Fly in 1966 through the end of 2011. Complete with two appendices—a bibliography of sources and a list of Lambda Literary Awards—and indexes of titles, detectives, and actors, this extensively revised and updated reference will prove invaluable to mystery collectors, researchers, aficionados of the subgenre, and those devoted to GLBTQ studies.

Book Essence of Women

    Book Details:
  • Author : Olivia Womack
  • Publisher : Amherst Media, Inc
  • Release : 2017-10-15
  • ISBN : 1682032892
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Essence of Women written by Olivia Womack and published by Amherst Media, Inc. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are numerous reasons why a woman would schedule a boudoir portrait session. Some clients book a photo session to celebrate the fact that they’ve conquered a medical condition; others do so to mark a milestone (e.g., a wedding or divorce, an important birthday, or perhaps a college graduation). Still others do so to challenge stereotypes and celebrate the skin they are in; they’ve come in to accept and honor their age, shape, or size. Finally, some women seek to have boudoir portraits made with others—perhaps sisters or best friends—to document their interpersonal relationships with the women closest to them. In this book, photographer Olivia Womack (Cape Canaveral, Florida) teaches you how to gather knowledge about the reasons that led clients to your door and offers tips for helping women to step out of their comfort zones to create striking images that a tailored to the individual and celebrate her unique beauty. -- Olivia Womack

Book Olivia s Story

Download or read book Olivia s Story written by Kate William and published by Sweet Valley. This book was released on 1992 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Follow your heart ... Olivia Davidson's offbeat style sets her apart from the other students at Sweet Valley High. And until now, her mother has always encouraged Olivia in her artistic pursuits. But ever since Olivia started spending time with James Yates, another intense artist, Mrs. Davidson has been pushing Olivia to change her ways and begin thinking about college and earning a living. Then, Olivia's career-oriented cousin Emily comes to town, and it's more than Olivia can take. Emily's got her whole life planned and organized in color-coded files; meanwhile, Olivia doesn't even have the money to buy a paintbrush! She's ready to give up her art and James forever. Then Mrs. Davidson reveals a startling secret about her own past that forces Olivia to make what could be the most difficult and important decision of her whole life.

Book Speaking Pictures

    Book Details:
  • Author : Virginia Mason Vaughan
  • Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 0838641822
  • Pages : 237 pages

Download or read book Speaking Pictures written by Virginia Mason Vaughan and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speaking Pictures explores the complex negotiations between seeing and hearing essential to the audiences' experience in any dramatic performance. Ranging chronologically from the Middle Ages to the present, the essays consider a variety of methods that help us recuperate the visual impact of theatrical spectacle before the age of video archives. The anthology takes its discussion of performance beyond the physical space of the theater to examine texts that were meant to be spoken but not literally performed, such as medieval pageantry and closet dramas of the nineteenth century. Many essays focus on the Early Modern English stage, particularly the challenges of recapturing the totality of the original audience's experience in London's open air theaters by the examination of stage directions, text, and archival evidence. The collection concludes with a discussion of the contemporary actor's challenge in physicalizing the language of Early Modern plays, especially Shakespeare's

Book The Scandal of Images

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marguerite A. Tassi
  • Publisher : Susquehanna University Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9781575910857
  • Pages : 278 pages

Download or read book The Scandal of Images written by Marguerite A. Tassi and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Elizabethan England, dramatists and painters were both achieving the greatest degree of artistic excellence yet witnessed, but they were also in a state of transition, vying for social status and patronage, as well as struggling against religious reformers' accusations of idolatry and eroticism. This interdisciplinary study brings to light the radical, inventive ways in which dramatists such as Shakespeare, Lyly, and Marston appropriated painting and subtly competed with painters to advance their own art and defend theater against Puritan attacks. They transformed painting into a provocative stage property and trope that enhanced the language of their scripts and the audience's imaginative participation in the drama. At the same time, they reflected a profound ambivalence towards painting by staging scenes with painters and pictures that emphasized the dangerous powers inherent in visual images and image-making.

Book Olivia s Curtain Call

Download or read book Olivia s Curtain Call written by Lyn Gardner and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia and her friends are auditioning for a production of 'Romeo and Juliet' in the West End. It makes Olivia realise just how much she wants to be an actress, like her mum was. But her father asks her to perform with him in a high-wire stunt instead. How can she choose between her parents? And love is in the air at the Swan School of Theatre and Dance. But when the curtain falls, will everyone get their fairytale happy ending?

Book Eli

    Eli

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sedona Venez
  • Publisher : Sedona Venez
  • Release : 2021-02-20
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 145 pages

Download or read book Eli written by Sedona Venez and published by Sedona Venez. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli has been obsessed with curvy Olivia for years, but she’s far from your ordinary woman. Not only is she a mobster’s daughter, but she’s also the best thing that has ever happened to Eli. The only thing worth remembering since his return from war. Forced to keep his distance, he struggles with the constant reminder that she is the one who got away. That is until he discovers she is the mark of a hit, and he needs to move quickly before it’s too late. There’s just one complication. He’s the man responsible for taking her out. Eli is a standalone novel in the Wolf Elite Shifters series by Sedona Venez. If you love riveting storytelling, former military shifters, and paranormal romance that never quits, then you’ll love the Wolf Elite Shifters series. Click to continue this thrilling paranormal romance shifter series today! Keywords: paranormal romance, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, shifter romance, bear shifters, steamy romance, shifters, alpha heroes, alpha shifters, myth, mythology, love story, werewolf, werewolf romance, action adventure, vampire, witch, demon, devil, psychic, shapeshifter, alpha, vampires, vampire series, shapeshifter werewolf romance, fantasy, lycan, mate bond, vampire, vampire romance, immortal, vampire slayer, fae, T.S. Joyce, Terry Bolryder, Harmony Raines, Zoe Chant, Regine Abel, Roxie Ray, Lee Savino, Renee Rose, Milly Taiden, Laurel K. Hamilton, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Gena Showalter, K.F. Breene, Shannon Mayer, Ruby Dixon, JR Ward, J.R. Ward, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs, Vampire Diaries, Twilight, Crave, Tracy Wolff, The Vampire Diaries, Bella Forrest, A Shade of Vampire, Harry Potter, witch, wizard, fated mates