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Mario Buatta : Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration (0847840727)

The eagerly anticipated first monograph to celebrate the fifty-years-and-counting career of decorating legend Mario Buatta. Influenced by the understated elegance of Colefax and Fowler and the doyenne of exuberant American decor, Sister Parish, Buatta reinvented the English Country House style stateside for clients such as Henry Ford II, Barbara Walters, Malcolm Forbes, and Mariah Carey, and for Blair House, the President's guest quarters. The designer is acclaimed for his sumptuous rooms that layer fine antiques, confectionary curtains, and sublime colorations, creating an atmosphere of lived-in opulence. This lavishly illustrated survey-filled with images taken for the foremost shelter magazines as well as many unpublished photographs from the designer's own archive-closely follows Buatta's highly documented career from his professional start in the 1950s working for department store B. Altman & Co. and Elisabeth Draper, Inc. to his most recent projects, which inclu...

The Big Lie about Reading Glasses : A Retired Family Doctor's Journey to Understand and Overcome Presbyopia (9781545017715)

Presbyopia is not irreversible like it was proclaimed for so long. That is the big presbyopia lie. Glasses and contact lenses or surgery are not the only valid options. My presbyopia was addressed successfully (careful choice of words here) with eye drops made of natural elements and lifestyle changes. These eye drops are protected by a trade secret. The book in bullet points: Eye exercises do not work Reading glasses are worsening the eye condition called presbyopia (need to use reading glasses after the age of 40) LASIK and conventional eye surgery against presbyopia carry risks (like halos, infection, inhability to drive at night and blindness) Using reading glasses makes the problem of presbyopia worst faster. This simple read is written in a very accesible format filled with anecdotes. But do not be fooled by the simple style of the author, you will learn a lot about the aging process of the eyes and sight and will discover natural ways to overcome the need for reading glasses. ...

Donald Writes No More (0870679686)

The Eddie Stone Biography of the great Donald Goines, addict, thief, pimp, pusher, hoodlum, bootlegger, and a writer the mainstream press and critical journals only discovered in recent years. The complete Donald Goines story! Product details Format Paperback | 237 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 19mm | 160g ...

Hallo, Hier spricht Edgar Wallace! : Die Geschichte der Kriminalfilmserie 1959-1972. Mit e. Vorw. v. Gerhard F. Hummel u. e. Essay v. Hans-Dieter Schütt (3896026453)

Die 'Edgar-Wallace'-Filme gehörten in der 60er Jahren zum Spielplan eines jeden Filmtheaters. Selbst nach 30 Jahren erfreuen sich die Klassiker des Kriminalfilms großer Beliebtheit. Die Filme wurden mit viel Sinn für schwarzen Humor und mit herausragenden Darstellern gruselig-brillant inszeniert. Für den Autor ist die Wallace-Forschung inzwischen zu einer Lebensaufgabe geworden. In mühevoller kleinarbeit fügte Joachim Kramp dieser Ausgabe des Wallace-Buches zusätzliche Informationen und eine Unmenge von neuen Bildern hinzu und schuf so diese neue überarbeitetge Fassung - 'den Director's Cut'. Product details Format Paperback | 400 pages ...

Degas' World : The Rage for Change (9780642334015)

Drawing on the National Gallery of Australia's extraordinary European prints collection, Degas' World includes works by Degas and his contemporaries including Pierre Bonnard, Mary Cassat, Paul Cezanne, Honore Daumier, Paul Gauguin, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, August Rodin, Alfred Sisley and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. These artists changed the direction of art at the end of the 19th century towards art that was revolutionary, independent and modern. Product details Format Paperback | 28 pages Dimensions ...

The American Home Book : With Directions and Suggestions for Cooking, Dress, Nursing, Emergencies, House Furnishing, Home Education, Home Reading, Etc (Classic Reprint) (9780484349703)

Excerpt from The American Home Book: With Directions and Suggestions for Cooking, Dress, Nursing, Emergencies, House Furnishing, Home Education, Home Reading, Etc A Practical Education Economy of Time What to do with the Memory How to cultivate the Memory Things that impair the Memory Memorandum Books, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ...

Claudii Ptolemaei Opera Quae Exstant Omnia, Volume 1, part 2 (9781293755631)

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Product details Format Paperback | 638 pages ...

Physics Galaxy 2020-21 : Advanced Illustration in Physics (9788193975633)

Advanced Illustrations in Physics by seasoned expert Ashish Arora is a valuable asset for the Advanced Illustrations in Physics by seasoned expert Ashish Arora is a valuable asset for the aspirants of JEE Advanced examination. The book covers more than 700 advanced problems with illustrations. Detailed explanations have been included with video solutions so that students are able to grasp the fundamental examination edge of JEE Advanced. Every illustration is based on specific experimental analysis and practical situations from real life, so that students can understand how questions are framed in competitive exams. All illustrations are divided in several topics covering the syllabus of Advanced Physics for JEE. Features 700+ advanced problems illustrated with explanations Practical problems included from real life Video solutions included to help students grasp concepts better Product details ...