Stark Beauty

Author : Céline Keating
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1647425786
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stark Beauty of Last Things written by Céline Keating and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stark Beauty of Last Things is set in Montauk, the far reaches of the famed Hamptons, an area under looming threat from a warming climate and overdevelopment. Now outsider Clancy, a thirty-six-year-old claims adjuster scarred by his orphan childhood, has inherited an unexpected legacy: the power to decide the fate of Montauk’s last parcel of undeveloped land. Everyone in town has a stake in the outcome, among them Julienne, an environmentalist and painter fighting to save the landscape that inspires her art; Theresa, a bartender whose trailer park home is jeopardized by coastal erosion; and Molly and Billy, who are struggling to hold onto their property against pressure to sell. When a forest fire breaks out, Clancy comes under suspicion for arson, complicating his efforts to navigate competing agendas for the best uses of the land and to find the healing and home he has always longed for. Told from multiple points of view, The Stark Beauty of Last Things explores our connection to nature—and what we stand to lose when that connection is severed.

Author : Frank Noelker
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252071690
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Beauty written by Frank Noelker and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captures the very essence of the problem of zoos. Proceeds from this work will go to the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation.

Author : Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1690 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holstein-Friesian Herd-book written by Holstein-Friesian Association of America and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American Poland-China Record Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Poland-China Record written by American Poland-China Record Association and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harriet Stark
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bacillus of Beauty written by Harriet Stark and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Bacillus of Beauty" by Harriet Stark. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1364 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holstein-Friesian Herd Book written by Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Shorthorn Herd Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 907457758X
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Ansel Adams written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ansel Adams was an American photographer born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902. He is considered one of the most important and influential photographers of the 20th century. Adams developed a passion for photography at a young age and began taking pictures with a Box Brownie camera. His first published photograph appeared in the Sierra Club Bulletin in 1922. Adams is best known for his work in landscape photography, particularly his images of the American West. His black and white photographs captured the rugged beauty of the landscapes and helped to influence how people viewed and appreciated the natural world. Adams was also a writer and a conservationist, and he dedicated much of his life to protecting the environment and promoting conservation efforts. Adams was a pioneer in the use of the zone system, a photographic technique that he developed to ensure consistent exposure and tonality in his photographs. He was also an advocate for the use of large-format cameras that produced high-quality images with sharp detail and tonal range. Adams’ photography was characterized by his use of bold contrasts, deep shadows, and rich textures. His images often featured dramatic skies, natural patterns, or the interplay of light and shadow. His photographs helped to redefine landscape photography as a fine art, and his impact on the field continues to be felt today. Adams died in Monterey, California on April 22, 1984, but his legacy lives on through his photographs and his contributions to the world of photography and conservation.

Author : Katy Kelleher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 198217935X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ugly History of Beautiful Things written by Katy Kelleher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects. Katy Kelleher has spent much of her life chasing beauty. As a child, she uprooted handfuls of purple, fragrant little flowers from the earth, plucked iridescent seashells from the beach, and dug for turquoise stones in her backyard. As a teenager she applied glittery shimmer to her eyelids after religiously dabbing on her signature scent of orange blossoms and jasmine. And as an adult, she coveted gleaming marble countertops and delicate porcelain to beautify her home. This obsession with beauty led her to become a home, garden, and design writer, where she studied how beautiful things are mined, grown, made, and enhanced. In researching these objects, Kelleher concluded that most of us are blind to the true cost of our desires. Because whenever you find something unbearably beautiful, look closer, and you’ll inevitably find a shadow of decay lurking underneath. In these dazzling and deeply researched essays, Katy Kelleher blends science, history, and memoir to uncover the dark underbellies of our favorite goods. She reveals the crushed beetle shells in our lipstick, the musk of rodents in our perfume, and the burnt cow bones baked into our dishware. She untangles the secret history of silk and muses on her problematic prom dress. She tells the story of countless workers dying in their efforts to bring us shiny rocks from unsafe mines that shatter and wound the earth, all because a diamond company created a compelling ad. She examines the enduring appeal of the beautiful dead girl and the sad fate of the ugly mollusk. With prose as stunning as the objects she describes, Kelleher invites readers to examine their own relationships with the beautiful objects that adorn their body and grace their homes. And yet, Kelleher argues that while we have a moral imperative to understand our relationship to desire, we are not evil or weak for desiring beauty. The Ugly History of Beautiful Things opens our eyes to beauty that surrounds us, helps us understand how that beauty came to be, what price was paid and by whom, and how we can most ethically partake in the beauty of the world.

Author : American Hampshire Swine Record Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1204 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swine Record written by American Hampshire Swine Record Association and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: