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Discover the many lives of free-spirited and much-loved Irish Times cookery writer Theodora FitzGibbon ‘I have starved in some of the most beautiful places in the world …’ The Irish Times food writer Theodora FitzGibbon lived a life filled to the brim. Born in London in 1916, her...

Margaret Keane is one of America's most beloved modern artists. Her influence is seen in everything from Woody Allen's "Sleeper" to Weird Al Yankovic's song "Velvet Elvis." While her paintings are well known, few people know about the trouble life she led or her road to redemption. Find out more about her fascinating life and work in this short biography.

“The Eagles” is a legendary band group. This is one of the most popular bands in the history of rock music. Their magical composition made their fans not only in America but also in the every corners of the world.   Till today young star of the world music praise them and...

A existência encontra-se íntimamente associada à identidade de quem somos. Perante este facto, a obra centra-se na perspectiva do autor sobre sua própria experiência de vida, relatando suas vivências mais conturbadas e significativas. A partir daqui, são reveladas relevantes descobertas sobre...

A classic work for artists of all kinds, about reconciling the call of creative work with the demands of daily life, now with a new introduction by Audrey Niffenegger. Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and inspiring journal over a period of seven years, determined...

Louis Kahn was one of the most important architects of the twentieth century, hailed as a master of materials, but also of light. "The plan of a building," he once said, "should be read like a harmony of spaces created in light." Here, in this essay by the legendary art critic Robert Hughes, is Kahn's story.

The Doors were the most popular band of the sixties. The members of the band are as follows, Jim Morrison who is the vocalist, Ray Manzarek who is the keyboardist, John Densmore who is the drummer and Robby Krieger who is the Guitarist. They have given to the world of music a series of hits like ‘The...

Essential Information The Dixie Chicks started оut wіth sisters Martie (born Oct. 12, 1969) and Emily Erwin (born Aug. 16, 1972), who grеw up attending bluegrass festivals and busking for spare chаnge оn Dallas ѕtrееt corners in 1989. Wіth twо additional womеn іn thе grоup, theу wеrе...

Check out this FREE one of a kind book and find out what Russell Simmons has to say about each artists, visual and recording! See what visual artist Shepard Fairey has in common with Young Jeezy or Jay Z! See how we compare each album to its contemporaries and place them in their aesthetic order!...

You know Adrienne Terrell Washington as an award winning journalist. She's covered our nation's capital for decades with her incisive political analysis and reporting, especially on issues important to African Americans. Now discover another side to Adrienne's work - highly personal essays about...

No woman can withstand a man that is captivating, sensitive, informative, and has a fantastic sense of humor, that is neither offensive nor derogatory. Adam Carolla is not a well-known radio talk show host, reaching out to the lonely, depressed, and worried, but he is also a preferred, although partially...

"Engrossing as a novel … throws a clear white light on one of the most spectacular artists of our time." — Chicago Sunday TribuneThis remarkable autobiography began with a newspaper interview the artist gave journalist Gladys March in 1944. From then until the artist's death in 1957, she spent...

Three Masters: Balzac, Dickens, Dostoevsky by Stefan Zweig (translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul, with a chronology of Stefan Zweig's life and a bibliography of works by and about Stefan Zweig in English by Randolph Klawiter; 77,000 words) In these early 20th century literary essays,...

  Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was a Russian landscape artist strongly connected with the Peredvizhniki movement. His paintings are famous for lyrical representation of woods and nature. The masterpieces of this outstanding artist benefit from enormous fame in Russia; the most excellent...