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For This My Glory is a historical fiction novel written by Paul Bailey. The story is set in the mid-16th century and follows the life of the Italian Renaissance artist, Benvenuto Cellini. The book is divided into three parts, each detailing a different period in Cellini's life.The first part of the book focuses on Cellini's early years as a young artist in Florence. It describes his apprenticeship with the goldsmith, Francesco Castoro, and his introduction to the world of art and politics in the city.The second part of the book covers Cellini's time in Rome, where he worked for Pope Clement VII and created some of his most famous works, including the Perseus statue. The book also delves into Cellini's personal life, including his relationships with women and his run-ins with the law.The final part of the book details Cellini's later years, including his time in Paris and his return to Florence. It also explores his final masterpiece, the bronze crucifix for the Duomo in Florence.Throughout the book, Bailey brings Cellini's world to life with vivid descriptions of the art, architecture, and politics of the time. The novel also explores themes of love, ambition, and the struggle for artistic expression in a world dominated by power and politics. Overall, For This My Glory is a richly detailed and engaging portrait of one of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
They say that the language of an individual is a window to their psyche. What we think and the words we use tell others (and ourselves), in great detail, what we believe our role in the world is all about and define our potential for success. Unfortunately, most of us are unaware of how negative or dysfunctional our language can be and how it sets unconscious limits upon ourselves. We give little though to the words that come out of our mouth and almost completely ignore how those words may be self-destructive, and become the self-fulfilling prophecy of our success or failure. In this book, you will come to understand how language defines the very essence of who you are by examining the words most often associated with personal achievement and how you use them. You will understand and identify the words to avoid - the words to use - and the words that you will need to change so as to help you realize your true potential. Come find out how you can easily tap into the brilliance that lies within you for greatness. And in doing so, you can begin living a life that is truly transformational and inspirational.
Although DELIVER ME FROM EVA opens with the breeziness of a mystery/romance novel typical for the 1930's & 40's, it quickly descends into a tale of madness and depravity. Mark Allard, a young lawyer with bright prospects, has just married Eva. It was a whirlwind romance and following the nuptials he finds that he knows very little about his bride. After an all too brief honeymoon in San Francisco, Mark drives Eva to her family's estate in Pasadena so that he can meet his new in-laws. Mark is instantly struck by the cool, beguiling beauty of Thalamus. Expecting a pleasant weekend, he instead finds himself prisoner of a clan of brilliant New Age whackos who seek eternal enlightenment through addictive chiropractics. At turns grotesque, unpredictable and darkly humorous, DELIVER ME FROM EVA is regarded as one of the best horror/ crime novels of the 20th Century. It is a non-stop, head-spinning, cover-to-cover read.
This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.
Advice in layman's terms for vehicle owners who want to better understand the automotive body/collision repair process. Learn ways to recognize and obtain quality repairs from shops and insurers.
Ethics In Particular by Paul Bailey is an attempt to pose the right questions; to allow us to formulate behavior that helps guide us in an age of medical miracles, religious doubt and business chaos.
New and experimental ways to capture landscape in acrylics. Landscape artist Paul Bailey's fascination with the natural world is sensationally conveyed in his colourful and semi-abstract paintings. In Experimental Nature in Acrylics, he reveals his techniques for the first time - making it simple for readers to produce their own work that is abstract, evocative and full of vivid colour. Through easy-to-follow explanations and step-by-step demonstrations, Paul describes how to manipulate the medium in surprising - yet often simple - ways. Readers will learn how distil craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers or flat, open-skied wilderness in striking and unusual colour palettes. There are tips on how to paint organic shapes and using abstract elements in the natural landscape as the basis for a painting, and how to create a compositional sense of rhythm. Paul's beautiful and contemporary work appears throughout the book and acts as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering and splattering the paint. As well as showing how to build layer upon layer, the process of construction and how to tease a sense of movement from a static image. This essential guide is a must for anyone wishing to augment their understanding of the acrylic medium and appreciation of composition and colour, and to liberate their own beautiful paintings.
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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.
The story of a gentle, reserved widow who is exposed by bereavement to the alien world outside her home.
Ma Jianzhong, advisor to a main Qing government official, was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. This translation of his essays aims to contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.
Reissue to follow up publication of Paul Bailey's new novel Kitty and Virgil. Both 'Peter Smart's Confessions' and 'Gabriel's Lament' were shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Examines the various kinds of censorship which have oppressed homosexual men and women. Discussing artists as diverse as Marcel Proust, Benjamin Britten, WH Auden and Terence Rattigan, Saki and Ronald Firbank, this book explores the true nature of "camp" and the rich tradition of subversive and comic art created by the censoring of the sexual.
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