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Signed, Mata Hari: A Novel
In the cold October of 1917 Margaretha Zelle, better known as Mata Hari, sits in a prison cell in Paris awaiting trial on charges of espionage The penalty is death by firing squad. As she waits, burdened by a secret guilt, Mata Hari tells stories, Scheherazade-like, to buy back her life from her interrogators. From a bleak childhood in the Netherlands, through a loveless marriage to a Dutch naval officer, Margaretha is transported to the forbidden sensual pleasures of Indonesia. In the chill of her prison cell she spins tales of rosewater baths, native lovers, and Javanese jungles, evoking the magical world that sustained her even as her family crumbled. And then, in flight from her husband, Margaretha reinvents herself: she becomes an artist's model, circus rider, and finally the temple dancer Mata Hari, dressed in veils, admired by Diaghilev, performing for the crowned heads of Europe. Through all her transformations, her life's fatal questions--- was she a traitor, and if so, why?---burns ever brighter..
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Here They Come
Here They Come is the lyrical, startling and poignant third novel from Yannick Murphy, a National Endowment for the Arts award winner and one of the freshest voices in American fiction today. Splitting time between a ramshackle apartment and a lonely hot dog vendor, the observant thirteen-year-old who stands steadily at the center of Here They Come gives lyrical voice to an unforgettable instant —1970s New York, stifling, violent and full of life. Balanced between her enigmatic siblings, detached parents, and a quiet sense of the surreal, she recounts a year of startling moments with dark humor and deadpan resilience. .
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Trompe L'Oeil Panels and Panoramas: Decorative Images for Artists and Architects
A vividly illustrated and richly detailed manual for crafting decorative trompe l'oeil motifs and murals. From the co-author of the popular Handbook of Painted Decoration comes an advanced exploration of expert trompe l'oeil art and technique. Following the designs and step-by-step illustrations of an award-winning French decorative painter, interior designers and decorators will learn how to refine their skills as well as build new techniques to expand their repertoire. The book provides numerous designs that can be duplicated, as well as inspiration for designers to fashion their own creations. Covering a wide range of subject matter, from monumental landscapes to ornamental friezes, Yannick Guégan demonstrates the execution of elegant wood, marble, natural, and figurative motifs for decorative panels and panoramic murals. He integrates fine French methods and traditions-such as the incorporation of classical capitals and temples-with contemporary style and innovation, depicting each step from first sketch to finished product in full color. This is an excellent instruction manual as well as reference tool for anyone working in interior design and decoration. 300 color illustrations, 8 gatefolds..
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In a Bear's Eye
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The World Tomorrow
Where is this planet headed? Are we at the dawn of a climatic catastrophe? According to scientists the world over, this has never been more possible But what are the consequences of these menacing forces of nature? What would happen to our world, our cities, our most familiar landscapes? Using the most up-to-date, most sophisticated technical photographic effects, here, for the first time, is a mind-numbing, awesomely stunning re-creation of six scenarios. What is the possible future of our planet? Rising oceans, a new glacial era, the “sixth extinction,” lands of fire, a human revolution? See for yourself..
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Big Bill Blues: Big Bill Broonzy's Story as Told to Yannick Bruynoghe
Big Bill Broonzy's story as told to Yannick Bruynoghe With 9 pages of half-tone illustrations and four drawings by Paul Oliver.
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Ahwoooooooo!
One moonlit night, Little Wolf wakes and knows he is ready. This is the night he will learn how to howl. But who can teach him? Mother and Father Wolf are too busy, and none of the other animals know how. There is someone, though, who has been howling for many years. He is old and gray. He is wise and patient. And he has a grandson who wants very much to learn how to howl. Grandfather's encouraging words and Little Wolf 's strong, sonorous first howl are sure to inspire readers to discover the howl within themselves..
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Acting in an Uncertain World: An Essay on Technical Democracy (Inside Technology)
A call for a new form of democracy in which "hybrid forums" composed of experts and laypeople address such sociotechnical controversies as hazardous waste, genetically modified organisms, and nanotechnology..
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