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The Huffington Post's "Let's Bring Back..." columnist, Lesley M. M. Blume, invites you to consider whatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" but have done away with the much more useful word "acquaintance"? All of these things,...

The evening of May 10, 1970, found a young Watt M. Casey Jr. standing awestruck, only a few feet from Jimi Hendrix as the legendary guitarist tore into his unique arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the stage of San Antonio’s Hemisphere Arena during the Texas leg of his Cry of Love...

Pè far la to vendetta. Sta sigur’, vasta anche ella. VOCERO DU NIOLO. Dans les premiers jours du mois d’octobre 181., le colonel sir Thomas Nevil, Irlandais, officier distingué de l’armée anglaise, descendit avec sa fille à l’hôtel Beauveau, à Marseille, au retour d’un voyage en Italie....

Miguel Ángel, como Leonardo, fue una persona con muchos talentos: escultor, arquitecto, pintor y poeta. Alcanzó la cima de la representación del movimiento muscular, que el entendía como la manifestación de la pasión. Modeló, dobló, retorció y estiró sus dibujos hasta el límite de sus posibilidades....

Im Mittelpunkt dieses historischen Romans steht der Maler Mathis Neithart, der unter dem Namen Matthias Grünewald bekannt wurde. Neben Albrecht Dürer war er der expressivste deutsche Maler an der Wende von der Spätgotik zur Renaissance. Sein großes Hauptwerk - der Isenheimer Altar - entstand 1512-1516...

The ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author Interviews The ALVA Axiom Anthology of Author Interviews features interviews with noteworthy writers and editors discussing their creative roles in publishing and the media. It highlights the differences among their approaches and personalities with the intent...

Raphaël (Raffaello Sanzio) (Urbino, 1483 – Rome, 1520) Raphaël est l'artiste moderne qui ressemble le plus à Phidias. Les Grecs eux-mêmes disaient que ce dernier n'avait rien inventé, mais qu'il avait porté toutes les formes d'art créées par ses prédécesseurs à un tel degré de perfection,...

If you've ever wanted to retain more of your royalties or try publishing e-books but didn't know where to start, this book is for you! Recently e-books have exploded onto the publishing scene, making it easier than ever for writers to break into the market. But many people who read e-books...

Seventeen-year-old Christine Paolilla had her whole life ahead of her…that is, until she murdered her best friends. Award-winning investigative journalist M. William Phelps takes us inside a crime that shocked the nation.   In the summer of 2003, the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Texas was devastated...

The Rubáiyát is a selection of poetry by Persian philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer Omar Khayyám, compiled and translated by English poet Edward Fitzgerald. Though many others have translated their own versions of Khayyám’s poetry, Fitzgerald’s remains the most influential. This digital...

Winner of the 16th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Award for Poetry, 2008 An Eric Hoffer Book Award Winner, 2007 I am always happy to drop everything--pretty nearly--when I make the acquaintance of a new poet as good as E.M. Schorb. James Dickey The poems of E.M. Schorb shine...

In the early 1950s, when television networks did not broadcast regular programming before 11 a.m., radio and newspapers were the most popular and reliable ways for Americans to get their morning news. Then, Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, vice president of programming at NBC, pitched a bold new concept to...

As the title Jar Jar Binks Must Die indicates, Daniel M. Kimmel is not only a film critic with strong opinions, he's also a fan. In this collection of essays, he covers movies from Metropolis (1927), answering the absurd claim that the restoration of this silent classic negated its status as a science...

Do you feel like your partner has become your child? Do you find yourself being his maid, his cook, his manager? Have romance, respect, fun—and sex—been drained out of your relationship? In How Can I Be Your Lover When I’m Too Busy Being Your Mother? Sara Dimerman and J.M....