Screen Of Kings

Author : Craig Clunas
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780231407
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Screen of Kings written by Craig Clunas and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screen of Kings is the first book in any language to examine the cultural role of the regional aristocracy – relatives of the emperors – in Ming dynasty China (1368–1644). Through an analysis of their patronage of architecture, calligraphy, painting and other art forms, and through a study of the contents of their splendid and recently-excavated tombs, this innovative study puts the aristocracy back at the heart of accounts of China’s culture, from which they have been excluded until very recently. Screen of Kings challenges much of the received wisdom about Ming China. Craig Clunas sheds new light on many familiar artworks, as well as work that have never before been reproduced. New archaeological discoveries have furnished the author with evidence of the lavish and spectacular lifestyles of these provincial princes and demonstrate how central the imperial family was to the high culture of the Ming era. Written by the leading specialist in the art and culture of the Ming period, this book will illuminate a key aspect of China’s past, and will significantly alter our understanding of the Ming. It will be enjoyed by anyone with a serious interest in the history and art of this great civilization.

Author : Yvonne Griggs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 140814400X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Screen Adaptations: Shakespeare's King Lear written by Yvonne Griggs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This close study of film adaptations of King Lear looks at several different versions (mainstream, art-house and cinematic `offshoots') and discusses: the literary text in its historical context, key themes and dominant readings of the text, how the text is adapted for screen and how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text. There are many references to the literary text and screenplays and the book also features quotations from directors and critics. There is plenty of discursive material here to support student work on both film and literature courses.

Author : Lisbeth Kaiser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593225430
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?: A Who Was? Board Book written by Lisbeth Kaiser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the latest addition to the Who HQ program: board book biographies of relevant and important figures, created specifically for the preschool audience! The #1 New York Times Bestselling Who Was? series expands into the board book space, bringing age-appropriate biographies of influential figures to readers ages 2-4. The chronology and themes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s meaningful life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and work of one of the most influential civil rights activists of our time.

Author : Kelly Marie Crampton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Savior on the Silent Screen written by Kelly Marie Crampton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Caleb Magyar
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
ISBN 13 : 1426335334
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Kings written by Caleb Magyar and published by National Geographic Kids. This book was released on 2019 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "They're kings wielding scepters and sitting on thrones, they're presidents and prime ministers leading their nations, or they're CEOs, scientists, sports stars, artists, and others who are changing the world. Welcome to The Book of Kings, where being a regal royal doesn't just mean wearing a crown." -- back cover.

Author : Frederick Bligh Bond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roodscreens and Roodlofts written by Frederick Bligh Bond and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Taylor Caldwell
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504039017
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captains and the Kings written by Taylor Caldwell and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller: Sweeping from the 1850s through the early 1920s, this towering family saga examines the price of ambition and power. Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh is twelve years old when he gets his first glimpse of the promised land of America through a dirty porthole in steerage on an Irish immigrant ship. His long voyage, dogged by tragedy, ends not in the great city of New York but in the bigoted, small town of Winfield, Pennsylvania, where his younger brother, Sean, and his infant sister, Regina, are sent to an orphanage. Joseph toils at whatever work will pay a living wage and plans for the day he can take his siblings away from St. Agnes’s Orphanage and make a home for them all. Joseph’s journey will catapult him to the highest echelons of power and grant him entry into the most elite political circles. Even as misfortune continues to follow the Armagh family like an ancient curse, Joseph takes his revenge against the uncaring world that once took everything from him. He orchestrates his eldest son Rory’s political ascent from the offspring of an Irish immigrant to US senator. And Joseph will settle for nothing less than the pinnacle of glory: seeing his boy crowned the first Catholic president of the United States. Spanning seventy years, Captains and the Kings, which was adapted into an eight-part television miniseries, is Taylor Caldwell’s masterpiece about nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America, and the grit, ambition, fortitude, and sheer hubris it takes for an immigrant to survive and thrive in a dynamic new land.

Author : Fodor's
Publisher : Fodor's Travel
ISBN 13 : 1400005604
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fodor's Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks written by Fodor's and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s e-book guide to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon national parks. To get your bearings in the parks, browse through a brief overview of each park and peruse full-color maps of the region. You’ll develop an immediate sense of each park’s awe-inspiring landscape as you flip through a photo album of vivid full-color photographs. Move on to read more about each park and find all of the essential, up-to-date details you expect from a Fodor’s guide: from the best dining and lodging in the area to must-see hikes and scenic drives, Fodor’s has it all. Discover two great Central California parks in one e-book. Shimmering waterfalls and the soaring granite monoliths of Half Dome and El Capitan are some of the classic images you’ll see in Yosemite’s 748,000 acres. Ancient evergreens tower over visitors among the jagged mountain slopes of Sequoia and Kings Canyon, which cover more than 850,000 acres combined. Note: This e-book edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

Author : Morgana Bevan
Publisher : C Bevan Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between Takes: A FREE Enemies-to-Lovers Movie Star Romance written by Morgana Bevan and published by C Bevan Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A steamy movie star romance from Welsh romance author, Morgana Bevan. ✓ An actor who needs a babysitter ✓ An assistant who’s out of their depth ✓ A workplace romance ✓ and off the charts chemistry “So I’m clear: you want me to babysit an off-the-rails actor for six months?” When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Or, at least, that's what I'm telling myself. My family moved, my ex took my friends when he left, and my job is suddenly uninspiring. There's a silver lining in here somewhere, I'm sure... It comes, eventually, in a strange package; a last-minute job that's slightly outside my comfort zone, a long way away. Dealing with a movie star can't be that hard, can it? He's hot, of course. And a mess, no doubt. Hates me and wants to be left to self-destruct alone, apparently. But it's my job to turn it around, turn him around and when I find myself falling for more than just the job, it gets tricky. The lights are better here, more magical, and I'm not sure if it's his lack of charm or the prospects for the future but I can almost taste that lemonade... or can I? Between Takes is a slow burn steamy enemies-to-lovers, boss-assistant romance. It is the first book in the Kings of Screen series. If you enjoy irresistible damaged heroes and take no-nonsense heroines caught in a workplace romance, you'll love Between Takes.

Author : California. Dept. of Fish and Game
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report written by California. Dept. of Fish and Game and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some years have statistical summary.