![]() ![]() Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer's career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion "An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer."-Carola Long, Financial Times "McQueen's brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome."-Harper's Bazaar "Excellent."-Huffington Post Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. ![]()
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![]() And that means explaining some things first. I’m supposed to be using formal language, the way we’re taught at school, but I’ve decided that this is my report, and I’m going to tell it my own way. That’s why I’m writing this.īy the way, this is the official version of the notes I took during our mission. But they’re listening now, at last, and they want to know everything that happened. We had to be very clever, and, as usual, none of the grown-ups listened to us until it was almost too late. This is the story of how I – how we – uncovered a Nazi spy in England, solved a murder and joined the Ministry of Unladylike Activity. ![]() Evil can look like a starchy governess, or a kind old lady, or the warden who comes round to check the blackout. I thought that being evil must make you look evil.īut, now that I’m older, I’ve realized that evil can look like anything. I imagined them with scaly, flickering skin and yellow eyes. When the war began, I thought that Nazis might look like the lizards who used to bask on the steps of our Big House, back in Hong Kong. Anything can happen in a war, and anyone can be a hero.Īnd anyone can be evil too. ![]() I am ten years old (nearly eleven), and I have become a spy in order to save the world. 1 From the report of May Wong, WOE operative, 18th December 1940 ![]() ![]() ![]() “The first Noel the angel did say, was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter's night that was so deep. The First Noel Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo.Ĭlassic Christmas carols are perfect for reflecting on the true meaning of the season.Discover how the angels proclaimed Jesus' birth to the frightened shepherds, and then follow the shepherds as they are guided by the star shining in the east to the stable where Jesus was born. But is it really Andy's world she's investigating? Or is it her own? Show book ![]() Intoxicated by Andy's love for this mystery girl, Theo agrees to help him find her, and her unhealthy obsession pulls her into a perilous, mind-bending journey. When she finally gets up the courage to talk to him she discovers why: the Lost Boy, Andy, is waiting for someone who said she'd meet him there. Her most interesting subject is the Lost Boy, a stranger who comes in every day at the same time. Once school starts, Theo finds her best friend has morphed into a flirtatious, short-skirt-clad stranger. She spends the entire summer in a Manhattan cafe, secretly documenting random "subjects." An aspiring filmmaker, she uses a hidden button cam to keep the world at bay. ![]() ![]() The Girl with the Wrong Name Barnabas MillerĮver since The Night in Question left her with a hideous scar and no memory of what happened, Theo Lane has been hiding. ![]() ![]() ![]() To anticipate my verdict : one can again discern in his discussion a basic principle and a method, as well as a final state that these project. In this essay, my concern is Wilde's success in constructing a different theory of self-realization in p_e Profundis. ![]() ![]() In my- view, Wilde's analysis of criticism has enough development and coherence to earn recognition as a theory of criticism, whatever objections one might subsequently raise to the theory. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:ģ95 OSCAR WILDE AS THEORIST: THE CASE OF DE_ PROFUNDIS By Bruce Bashford (SUNY, Stony Brook) Earlier I have argued that Wilde's paradoxically stated position in his two dialogues on criticism, "The Decay of Lying" and "The Critic as Artist," is more consistent than it first appears.1 More specifically, my claim was that in the dialogues Wilde defines a principle by which meanings originate in art and criticism, presents a method by which the critic can elaborate the power of this principle, and describes the particular kind of self-realization that the critic can thereby achieve. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our policy is simple – you have up to 30 days to return your purchase if it’s not suitable or you’ve changed your mind. In some instances, we may be able to dispatch later in the day for next day delivery but this cannot be guaranteed. Next Day Delivery (Please note that orders must be received by 1400hrs for next day delivery. 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We ship chandlery, clothing and marine equipment around the world and always endeavour to get your products to you as quickly and as cost-effectively as possible. ![]() ![]() ![]() More worryingly, the aliens who abducted me are back, and thanks to the translator in my ear, they can find me. ![]() I'm convinced that Aehako can never love me if he knows the full truth. It's hard to push away the sexy, flirtatious Aehako when I long to grab him by his horns and insist he take me to his furs.īut I've got a terrible secret-a few of them, actually. Human women are treasured here, and one alien in particular has made it clear that he's interested in me. But when Aehako comes along, everything changes.Īs one of the humans stranded on the ice planet, I should be happy that I have a new home. Kira plans on remaining single on this alien planet-she doesn't want a mate anyway. Barbarian Lover- Ice Planet Barbarians, Book 3 by Ruby Dixon (6) 1034.78. Barbarian Lover- Ice Planet Barbarians, Book 3 by Ruby Dixon (5) 8479.53. Barbarian Lover- Ice Planet Barbarians, Book 3 by Ruby Dixon (4) 2377.07. The third novel in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, an international publishing phenomenon-now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue! Barbarian Lover- Ice Planet Barbarians, Book 3 by Ruby Dixon (3) 2563.77. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. The Dreamer Wakes by Cao Xueqin About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, He was aware, too, of his own delicately coloured lights casting their softness behind him.” Gerald could see, not far ahead, the rich blue and the rose globes of Ursula’s lanterns swaying softly cheek to cheek as Birkin rowed, and iridescent, evanescent gleams chasing in the wake. Then the lovely darkness fell again, the lanterns and the little threaded lights glimmered softly, there was a muffled knocking of oars and a waving of music. In the distance, the steamer twanged and thrummed and washed with her faintly–splashing paddles, trailing her strings of coloured lights, and occasionally lighting up the whole scene luridly with an effusion of fireworks, Roman candles and sheafs of stars and other simple effects, illuminating the surface of the water, and showing the boats creeping round, low down. “A dozen or more boats on the lake swung their rosy and moon–like lanterns low on the water, that reflected as from a fire. ![]() ![]() ![]() In one scene, Xerxes tries to convince Leonidas to surrender after the first day of fighting at the pass of Thermopylae. Moreover, Miller invents some sarcastic Spartan dialogue of his own, which would not be out of place in Sayings of the Spartans. Plutarch also notes that at Thermopylae, “When someone was saying: ‘It isn’t even possible to see the sun because of the Persians’ arrows,’ Leonidas said: ‘How pleasant then, if we’re going to fight them in the shade.’” While this particular exchange is left out of 300, the idea of Persian arrows blocking out the sun is included in a descriptive caption. Plutarch reports that when Xerxes wrote to Leonidas to surrender his arms, Leonidas replied, “Come and take them.” Miller interprets this anecdote into modern English idiom when his Leonidas tells the Persians to “come and get it.” For instance, Plutarch's Sayings of the Spartans records some of the terse, "laconic" quips attributed to famous Spartans. ![]() Miller Captures the Laconic Spirit of the Spartansģ00 is also faithful to the Spartan ethos, as passed down in the Greco-Roman tradition. ![]() 472 BC) is the earliest example of this, just as 300 is among the most recent. Indeed, the Battle of Thermopylae, and the other engagements of the Persian wars, marked the beginning of Greek cultural stereotypes toward so-called “barbarians." Aeschylus' contemporary tragedy The Persians (c. ![]() ![]() It tells the story of two families who were close to each other because of shared culture and the common experience of adapting to a new culture, but who are beginning to drift apart due to reasons which become evident as the story progresses. This section deals mostly with their childhood and is written in a first person address from Hema to Kaushik. The entire story of Hema and Kaushik is divided into three parts. Two decades after Kaushik's family stays with Hema's as houseguests, they meet again by chance, just days before they are to enter into completely different phases of their lives, and they discover a strong connection with one another. The story revolves around two people who, despite being childhood acquaintances and their families being old friends, lead drastically different lives. Jhumpa Lahiri Part Two: "Hema and Kaushik" ![]() Home Unaccustomed Earth Wikipedia: Part Two: “Hema and Kaushik” ![]() ![]() Throughout his time traveling he would write verses and poems about his life, notable for its conversational style and unusual perception of the world around him. In his mid-twenties, he decided to leave Szechuan and became something of a wanderer, getting married at some point, meeting various well-known Chinese personalities and giving away a good part of his family wealth. He is said to have taken part in many duels in his youth and was considered a master in martial arts. ![]() He was an avid reader, devouring the popular Confucian works of the time, and a skilled swordsman by the time he reached his twenties. Li Po was born in Central Asia and moved to Sichuan province when he was five years old. He and fellow poet Du Fu were responsible for a golden time in Chinese writing, exploring relationships, the natural world, as well as the pleasures of wine. Born in the middle of the Tang Dynasty in 701, Li Po was one of the most prominent writers of his time in China, developing poetic art and producing about 1000 poems in his life time. ![]() |