Results for 'vern'

1. Laurence Bergreen

Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future

“Fascinating. … Engaging. … Drake’s story is both dramatic and timely.” — New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice, on In Search of a Kingdom “A dramatic tale of discovery. ... A comprehensive look at Drake, in all his contradictions. ... A lively and compelling history of a man whose blend of audacity, piety and cruelty changed the world.” — San Francisco Chronicle on In Search of a Kingdom “Vivid. … Entrancing. ... The accounts of Drake’s circumnavigation and his subsequent naval career are very good indeed. They will surely delight aficionados of imperial history and anyone keen on real-life adventure stories.” — Wall Street Journal on In Search of a Kingdom “Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.” — New York Times Book Review on Over the Edge of the World “Bergreen’s vivid account benefits from extensive research and his own navigation of the Strait of Magellan and other key parts of the route. But it’s the epic survival drama that grips, spanning mutiny, torture and Magellan’s death in the Philippines.” — Los Angeles Times on Over the Edge of the World

1. Vernon Duke

Passport to Paris and Los Angeles Poems

1. Robert Ernest , Vernède

Letters to His Wife

Letters to His Wife is a collection of letters written by British artist Robert Ernest Vernède during his travels through Europe in the early 20th century. With a mixture of humor, insight, and heartfelt emotion, Vernède offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a European artist and traveler in the years leading up to World War I. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

1. Joachim , Moroder

Die Kraft der Form

Mit dieser Monografie soll das künstlerische Schaffen von Rudolf Moroder-Rudolfine und seiner Frau Finy Moroder-Martiner in Erinnerung gerufen und gewürdigt werden. Die kreative Tätigkeit der beiden Künstler aus dem Grödnertal kann man als Selbstfindung bezeichnen. In ihrem Werk steckt die Suche nach grundsätzlichen Antworten auf Fragen des Daseins. Dabei schufen sie Werke abseits der traditionellen Grödner Holzschnitzkunst. Das leidenschaftliche Gestalten und die Suche nach Neuem war stets Inhalt ihres Lebens. Rudolf und Finy Moroder waren ab 1949 über mehrere Jahrzehnte Mitglieder des Südtiroler Künstlerbundes. Für beide war der Künstlerbund eine wichtige Plattform, die den Dialog und den Gedankenaustausch mit den Künstlerkollegen ermöglicht hat. Durch den Südtiroler Künstlerbund haben sich über Ausstellungen, Studienreisen und Symposien befruchtende Verknüpfungen zum offenen Kulturgroßraum ergeben.

Hollywood Heroines

For general readers as well as scholars in film and/or gender studies looking for biographical information about women in film history.

1. Burt Kearns

SHEMP!

The definitive biography of Shemp Howard, an original member of the Three Stooges that Library Journal calls "a complete portrait of a talented character actor," Kirkus Reviews calls an "illuminating… reworking of the Stooges mythology" and Patton Oswalt praises as "the only book you will ever need to read about anything.... [T]here is ONLY SHEMP!"