Victoria: 3276 books

Russian countryside is some of the world’s most lovely, from the celebrated explosions of wild flowers that fill its forests in the spring, to the icy winter tundra that defeated the advances of Napoleon and Hitler, and provided the backdrop for the drama of many of Russian literature’s celebrated...

Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. An unlimited source of inspiration where artists can search for the expression of the infinite, death remains the object of numerous...

En associant le mot rocaille, référence aux formes alambiquées des coquillages, à l’italien baroco, les Français donnèrent naissance au terme de « rococo ». Apparu au début du XVIIIe siècle, il s’étendit rapidement à l’ensemble de l’Europe. Extravagant et aérien, le Rococo répondait...

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur l’attaque de Pearl Harbor en moins d’une heure ! Nous sommes le 7 décembre 1941, il est 7 h 58 lorsque les premières bombes japonaises sont larguées sur Pearl Harbor, surprenant tout l’équipage. Quatre minutes plus tard, les Américains ripostent,...

La campagne russe est l’une des plus charmantes du monde pour ses célèbres étendues de fleurs sauvages qui lui donnent un air de forêt au printemps, pour les hivers polaires de la toundra qui triomphèrent sur l’avancée de Napoléon ou Hitler et qui seront le cadre de nombreuses scènes célèbres...

Martha Graham’s name was internationally recognized as part of the modern dance world, and though trends in choreography continue to change, her influence on dance as an art form endures. In this, the first extended feminist look at the modern dance pioneer, Victoria Thoms explores the cult of Graham...

The world of our dreams is something more than our reality. It is in a dream where we can find ourselves in any point of space and time, where we learn secrets of the part, essence of the present and possibilities of the future. It is only in dreams where we can meet those who are no more with us,...

The sequel to Mixon's popular The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual, her new book, The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner's Manual, explores in detail the complex crafts of character development and plot structure, explaining and illuminating exactly how the greats have done...

Lo había dejado todo por Rome. La mujer sin la que no podía vivir. Pero ¿podría cumplir mi promesa y darle la espalda a todo? ¿De verdad podría renunciar a ser un dominante? ¿O la arrastraría conmigo a la oscuridad fuera como fuera?

En el instante en que el látigo estuvo en mi mano, estallé. No podía alejarme. Necesitaba aquello. El hombre contra el que he luchado durante tanto tiempo ha vuelto, más salvaje que antes. ¿Seguirá queriéndome Rome? ¿O se marchará?

Sé que no voy a cambiar nunca. Nací en la oscuridad y ahí es exactamente donde me quedaré. Rome es dulce, amable y vainilla. Pero yo cambiaré todo eso. Le mostraré quién soy de verdad. Y le pondré ese diamante negro en el dedo.

Seven Secrets of Successful People has inspiring reviews, testimonials and time- proven success strategies that will catapult you from ordinary to extra-ordinary, passionate to purpose-driven and mediocre to magnificent! It has seven powerful Chapters which progresses like a stair-case and outlines fundamental...

This ebook is a surefire way to allow you to improve and master your self-confidence. There are times in our lives where things do not go our way. Instead of hiding and crying over bad experiences you have had in the past, use the experiences as tools for self-improvement and increased confidence. With...

In this richly detailed and imaginatively researched study, Victoria Bynum investigates "unruly" women in central North Carolina before and during the Civil War. Analyzing the complex and interrelated impact of gender, race, class, and region on the lives of black and white women, she shows how their...