Vincent: 2487 books

I pull on my balaclava and step onto the bridge wing. It’s loud outside: I can hear the rumbles of nine vessels’ engines and the hiss of ten water cannons … Suddenly the bridge is full of refugees from the upper deck. They are blocking my view out the back windows, but their faces – afraid, excited,...

Vincent van Gogh is best known for two things - his sunflowers and his ear-cutting. But there are many other ways of knowing this remarkable son of a Dutch pastor, who left his chill homeland for the sunshine of Arles in the South of France; and left us over a thousand frank letters of struggle and...

Le nouveau livre de M. VINCENT DEL REY, par l’auteur d’« Henri IV et les femmes. De l’amour à la mort », nominé au Prix Hugues Capet 2O1O. Ce qu’en pensent les lecteurs (extraits) : - « Un vrai régal sur le fond et la forme. Je l’ai dévoré ! » Marie-Pierre. - "Un livre...

Though completely unappreciated during his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of the most recognizable names in the art world today. Though it would make sense that Van Gogh's life would be greatly undocumented, this is not the case. "The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh" is a collection of the...

The incarnation of the myth of a cursed artist, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is a legend who became a reference for modern art. An Expressionist during the Post-Impressionist movement, his art was misunderstood during his lifetime. In Holland, he partook in the Dutch realist painting movement by studying...

Inspired by the author’s childhood in Ireland and his life with his loving family, Vincent’s Prayer explores themes of childhood and youth, love and marriage, and illness and sanity. Vincent’s Prayer is a startlingly personal collection of poems that seeks to bring hope and enjoyment to the...

There is an art to capturing a photo that tells a story. You need to know what belongs in the frame and what to leave out, what to emphasize in the photo that adds to the story, and how to use light, shape, and color all to express meaning while lending aesthetic value to the image itself. Vincent...

Harl Vincent (October 19, 1893 – May 5, 1968) was the publication name of Harold Vincent Schoepflin, an American mechanical engineer and science fiction author. He was published regularly in science fiction "pulp" magazines. In this ebook: Vulcan's Workshop Creatures...

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s childhood was a life of transient poverty. Her mother Cora, who was separated for many years from, and finally divorced in 1904, her father Henry Tolman Millay, moved Edna and her two sisters constantly from town to town during their upbringing. The family would finally...

“Surely, one must be either undiscerning, or frightened, to love only one person, when the world is so full of gracious and noble spirits.” Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of the most popular and respected poets in America. She is noted for both her dramatic works,...

Incarnation du mythe de l’artiste maudit, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) est devenu une référence de l’art contemporain. Expressionniste pendant le courant postimpressioniste, son art fut incompris tout au long de sa vie. Vincent van Gogh réalisa plus de 2000 œuvres mais n’en vendra qu’une...

Even at a young age, Vincent's obsession with money and his love of attention were preeminent traits. Because of it, his life would be forever changed and nowhere near mediocre. He recognized he was quite different from his peers and quickly sensed that he was twice as advanced, albeit in streetwise...

The Sundays of author Dennis Michael Vincents youth were not spent in a church building; he admits to attending church only about a dozen times during his childhood. Instead of knowing God, Vincent ran from him. And, then, at age eighteen, God chased Vincent down and saved him. In God is Real...

In a story that has been called "heartbreaking and heart-healing," Eleanor Vincent shares an inspiring true story of courage, creativity, faith, and sheer tenacity as she seeks to find balance after unthinkable tragedy. A New York Times Best Seller (#9 on Nonfiction e-Book List 8/4/13),...