The "Spicer" of Life

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Author: D. S. Mullis
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2008-06-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1452052859

The "Spicer" of Life is a book of inspirational poetry. Much of the contents has been written about family, friends, and different situations in life. It is a compilation of poems written over the course of many years. The purpose of the book is to encourage readers to know that 'variety is the spice of life', and that Jesus is the "Spicer", who brings that variety to our lives!

Figure Drawing

Figure Drawing
Author: Jake Spicer
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2021-07-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781578184

*** 'Figure Drawing is structured like an art school course and is every bit as rewarding.' Artists and Illustrators Informative and instructive, this comprehensive guide will give you all the tools you need to draw the human figure, from life and from a screen. While many books focus on just one aspect of figure drawing, this manual unites the skills of observation, expression and understanding in one coherent approach. Beginning with the key principles of observation, Figure Drawing will help you to build a strong foundation of skills to make well-observed, proportionally accurate drawings. As the book progresses you will explore processes and exercises that move beyond the purely observed to express the gesture, form and substance of your model. Photographic and illustrative examples throughout the book support your learning at every step. Clear step-by-step tutorials provide a practical understanding of the key materials, skills and ideas in figure drawing. A comprehensive anatomical reference section, broken down into manageable zones, deepens your knowledge of the human form. The book is a Swiss-bound paperback, designed to lie flat when open and in use.

Ants

Ants
Author: Eleanor Spicer Rice
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1647000041

Nature’s most successful insects captured in remarkable macrophotography In Ants, photographer Eduard Florin Niga brings us incredibly close to the most numerous animals on Earth, whose ability to organize colonies, communicate among themselves, and solve complex problems has made them an object of endless fascination. Among the more than 30 species photographed by Niga are leafcutters that grow fungus for food, trap-jaw ants with fearsome mandibles, bullet ants with potent stingers, warriors, drivers, gliders, harvesters, and the pavement ants that are always underfoot. Among his most memorable images are portraits—including queens, workers, soldiers, and rarely seen males—that bring the reader face-to-face with these creatures whose societies are eerily like our own. Science writer Eleanor Spicer Rice frames the book with a lively text that describes the life cycle of ants and explains how each species is adapted to its way of life. Ants is a great introduction to some of the Earth’s most successful creatures that showcases the power of photography to reveal the unseen world all around us.

Life Drawing in 15 Minutes

Life Drawing in 15 Minutes
Author: Jake Spicer
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-02-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1781573646

Drawing expert Jake Spicer introduces you to the most important skill in the artist's repertoire: life drawing. From understanding relationships and proportions and considering basic anatomy, to learning about mark-making and tonal values, Jake takes you through the process of drawing the most rewarding of subjects: life class remains a key component of nearly every art degree in the UK. With step-by-steps and techniques derived from his proven life-class methods, Jake gives you the skills to create beautiful life drawings quickly, successfully and, ultimately, in only 15 minutes.

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants

Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants
Author: Eleanor Spicer Rice
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2017-08-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 022644581X

In this witty, accessible, and beautifully illustrated guide, Eleanor Spicer Rice, Alex Wild, and Rob Dunn metamorphose creepy-crawly revulsion into myrmecological wonder. Dr. Eleanor?s Book of Common Ants provides an eye-opening entomological overview of the natural history of species most noted by project participants. Exploring species from the spreading red imported fire ant to the pavement ant, and featuring Wild?s stunning photography, this guide will be a tremendous resource for teachers, students, and scientists alike. But more than this, it will transform the way we perceive the environment around us by deepening our understanding of its littlest inhabitants, inspiring everyone to find their inner naturalist, get outside, and crawl across the dirt?magnifying glass in hand.

People of Pascua

People of Pascua
Author: Edward H. Spicer
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780816529674

Back in Print! "Sketches the history and culture of the Tucson area Yaqui and contains case studies of a number of the informants. What constituted 'Yaquiness' in Pascua was mainly a common language, a shared historical tradition, and an aberrant form of Catholic Christianity laced with Yaqui concepts. This clearly and concisely written book is very important in its own terms as an early example of the use of life histories in ethnology and as a significant contribution to Yaqui studies."—Choice "Spicer's methodology included biography as a means to better understand Yaqui behaviors, choices, and attitudes about others. . . . Marvelously written and should benefit a diverse readership."—Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Lost Dog

Lost Dog
Author: Kate Spicer
Publisher: Ebury Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-01-30
Genre: Human-animal relationships
ISBN: 9781785039201

The Sunday Times top ten bestseller 'Lost Dog is already one of my books of the year. Spicer writes like a dream...You will love it.' India Knight, Sunday Times 'Sharply observed and deeply funny, it's one of the best, most enjoyable books of 2019 so far' British Vogue What did Fleabag do next? One morning, you wake up and wonder what has happened to your life. Then you realise: you happened to yourself. Kate is a middle aged woman trying to steer some order into a life that is going off the rails. When she adopts a lurcher called Wolfy, the shabby rescue dog saves her from herself. But when the dog disappears, it is up to Kate to hit the streets of London and find him. Will she save him, as he has saved her - or will she lose everything? As she trudges endlessly calling his name in the hopeless hope she may find him, she runs into other people's landscapes and lives, finding allies amongst psychics, bloggers and mysterious midnight joggers. Trying to find her dog tests her relationship, and her sanity, to its limits - and gets her thinking about her life, and why things have turned out as they have for her. A brilliant, life-affirming memoir, Lost Dog is a book like no other about the myth of modern womanhood.

Draw People in 15 Minutes

Draw People in 15 Minutes
Author: Jake Spicer
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1250140900

Yes, you can draw! And Draw People in 15 Minutes will show you how. By the time you finish this book you'll have all the skills and the confidence you need to sketch people on the move or on the couch. Professional art instructor Jake Spicer takes you through every aspect of drawing from life, from sketching bodies in a busy public space to drawing a model from real life or a photograph. Carefully crafted exercises break down the drawing process into easily digestible parts, while step-by-step tutorials demonstrate how you can create a full-length portrait in just 15 minutes. With advice on everything from materials to use to how to get a person's proportions right, including how to draw hands, feet, and fabric, this is the complete course for anyone who's ever wanted to draw people.

Testamentality, Transcryption

Testamentality, Transcryption
Author: Larry Kearney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781949966688

"Memoir of the mid sixties in San Francisco the author meets Jack Spicer and his circle of poets and artists"--

Clark Gable, in Pictures

Clark Gable, in Pictures
Author: Chrystopher J. Spicer
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011-10-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786487143

From the very beginning of Clark Gable's screen career, the life of the glamorous film star came under the scrutiny of the camera. While audiences are familiar with the public Gable as seen through the studio lens, the private Gable as seen in photos taken by members of the public, friends, and family is much less known. This collection of candid photographs, many of them published here for the first time, has been compiled by biographer Chrystopher J. Spicer from his archives and from sources around the world. As with Spicer's acclaimed centenary biography Clark Gable (McFarland, 2002), this volume provides rare insight into the life of the man behind the star.