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| Author | : Tom Wolfe |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 756 |
| Release | : 2010-04-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1429960698 |
The Bonfire of the Vanities defined an era--and established Tom Wolfe as our prime fictional chronicler of America at its most outrageous and alive. With A Man in Full, the time the setting is Atlanta, Georgia--a racially mixed late-century boomtown full of fresh wealth, avid speculators, and worldly-wise politicians. Big men. Big money. Big games. Big libidos. Big trouble. The protagonist is Charles Croker, once a college football star, now a late-middle-aged Atlanta real-estate entrepreneur turned conglomerate king, whose expansionist ambitions and outsize ego have at last hit up against reality. Charlie has a 28,000-acre quail-shooting plantation, a young and demanding second wife--and a half-empty office tower with a staggering load of debt. When star running back Fareek Fanon--the pride of one of Atlanta's grimmest slums--is accused of raping an Atlanta blueblood's daughter, the city's delicate racial balance is shattered overnight. Networks of illegal Asian immigrants crisscrossing the continent, daily life behind bars, shady real-estate syndicates, cast-off first wives of the corporate elite, the racially charged politics of college sports--Wolfe shows us the disparate worlds of contemporary America with all the verve, wit, and insight that have made him our most phenomenal, most admired contemporary novelist. A Man in Full is a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.
| Author | : Andrew Barlow |
| Publisher | : Three Rivers Press (CA) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : American wit and humor |
| ISBN | : 9781400050727 |
Authored by two of the funniest twentysomethings writing today, this absurdist take on the oldest joke in the book--the yo mama snap--is warped, witty, ironic, and, frankly, sad in places.
| Author | : Norman Mailer |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Artist couples |
| ISBN | : 9780349108322 |
The author sets out to capture Picasso's early life in this biography, exploring the originality of his art and ambition. At the heart of the interpretation is Picasso's first great love, Fernande Olivier, with whom the artist lived for seven years - a period which included his most revolutionary works. Fernande is given her own voice by way of excerpts from her candid memoirs. Including the artist's friendships with Apollonaire and Gertrude Stein, the book evokes the atmosphere of bohemian life in Paris in the early 1900s.
| Author | : Joseph Heller |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2011-08-18 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1849836515 |
Imagine an author who has become a legend in his own lifetime - all because of the novel he wrote in the first flush of youth. Novelist Eugene Pota is a cultural icon of the twentieth century, struggling to write what will be the last novel of his career. But what to write about when, like so many noted authors before him, all of Pota's output since that first, landmark novel has been scrutinized and dissected - and found wanting? PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST, AS AN OLD MAN follows Pota's efforts to settle on a subject for his final work. In his search, Heller - through Pota - pays homage to his favourite authors and discusses the problems that have plagued so many writers whose later works failed to live up to the successes of their first: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, Jack London, Joseph Conrad, to name but a few. It is a rare and enthralling look into the artist's search for creativity, a search that comes at a point in life when impotence - both sexual and spiritual - has become a frustrating fact. Joseph Heller must have known that this would be his final novel; it stands as a fitting testament to the life and works of a leading light in modern literature.
| Author | : James Joyce |
| Publisher | : The Floating Press |
| Total Pages | : 395 |
| Release | : 2010-06-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1775417891 |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is semi-autobiographical, following Joyce's fictional alter-ego through his artistic awakening. The young artist Steven Dedelus begins to rebel against the Irish Catholic dogma of his childhood and discover the great philosophers and artists. He follows his artistic calling to the continent.
| Author | : Chris Knight |
| Publisher | : Rocky Nook, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2017-07-13 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 1681982161 |
Without light, there is no photograph. As almost every photographer knows, the word “photograph” has its roots in two Greek words that, together, mean “drawing with light.” But what is less commonly acknowledged and understood is the role that shadow plays in creating striking, expressive imagery, especially in portraiture. It is through deft, nuanced use of both light and shadow that you can move beyond shooting simply ordinary, competent headshots into the realm of creating dramatic portraiture that can so powerfully convey a subject’s inner essence, communicate a personal narrative, and express your photographic vision.
In
The Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Crafting Light and Shadow, Chris Knight addresses portraiture with a unique approach to both light and shadow that allows you to improve and elevate your own portraiture. He begins with the history of portraiture, from the early work of Egyptians and Greeks to the sublime treatment of light and subject by artists such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. Chris then dives into a deep, hands-on exploration of light, shadow, and portraiture, offering numerous lessons and takeaways. He covers:
• The qualities of light: hard, soft, and the spectrum in between
• The relationships between light, subject, and background, and how to control them
• Lighting patterns such as Paramount, Rembrandt, loop, and split
• Lighting ratios and how they affect contrast in your image
• Equipment: from big and small modifiers to grids, snoots, barn doors, flags, and gels
• Multiple setups for portrait shoots, including those that utilize one, two, and three lights
• How color contributes to drama and mood, eliciting an emotional response from the viewer
• How to approach styling your portrait, from wardrobe to background
• The post-processing workflow, including developing the RAW file, maximizing contrast, color grading, retouching, and dodging and burning for heightened drama and effect
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• How all of these elements culminate to help you define your personal style and create your own narrative
| Author | : John Blades |
| Publisher | : Penguin Mass Market |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
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| Total Pages | : 628 |
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| Author | : PREM P.BHALLA |
| Publisher | : V&S Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2012-11-15 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 9350573121 |
Everybody has a natural urge to be popular among his peer group: young people want to be the centres of attraction among their school, college friends;working people wish to be spoken well of in their professional circles; and, of course, all grown-ups wish to hit it off well with the opposite sex! Now, you too can cultivate an image of poise, positivity and personal charm and make way into others hearts with this book! The book offers pointers that include: *Power of perseverance and positivity *Developing personal magnetism, poise and manners *Cultivating healthy habits *Tackling personal and sexual problems *Enjoying love, marriage and fatherhood *Succeeding at the workplace *Handling people and improving efficiency *Recognising the importance of recreation *And growing old gracefully Finally, the book gives practical guidelines on how the complete man can discover peace, happiness and contentment. Indeed, the book is an excellent guide to male Personality Development, cutting across all age- groups. #v&spublishers
| Author | : Henry James |
| Publisher | : e-artnow |
| Total Pages | : 1250 |
| Release | : 2015-03-31 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 8026833740 |
This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Novels of Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady + The Wings of the Dove + What Maisie Knew + The American + The Bostonian + The Ambassadors + Washington Square and more (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Confidence Roderick Hudson The Ambassadors The American The Awkward Age The Bostonians The Europeans The Golden Bowl The Other House The Outcry The Portrait of a Lady The Princess Casamassima The Reverberator The Sacred Fount The Spoils of Poynton The Tragic Muse The Whole Family The Wings of the Dove Washington Square Watch and Ward What Maisie Knew The Ivory Tower (Unfinished) The Sense of the Past (Unfinished) The Portrait of a Lady is one of James's most popular long novels, and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who in "affronting her destiny", finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. “The Wings of the Dove” tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honorable motives, while others are more self-interested. “The American” is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Henry James (1843–1916) was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
