![]() ![]() I will hold this novel close for the rest of my life' Jessie Burton, author of The Minaturist 'If ever a novel rightly deserves its "five millions copies sold" achievement, it is this dazzling little masterpiece. Tense yet perfectly-paced and filled with the beauty of life's colours, Girl with the Pearl Earring is a masterpiece in its own right. ![]() one of those rare novels where all the decisions made by the author appear inevitable and right' Rose Tremain 'Timeless, delicate and as exquisitely measured as one of Vermeer's paintings. Vivid and captivating, this timeless modern classic has become a successful film and an international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold around the world now with a new introduction by the author. ![]() But then he gives her his wife's pearl earrings to wear for a portrait, and a scandal erupts that could threaten Griet's future. When servant girl Griet catches his eye, she soon becomes both student and muse. But who? What is she thinking as she stares out from one of the world's best-loved paintings? Johannes Vermeer can spot exceptional beauty. OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'A phenomenon' Jessie Burton 'Dazzling' Daily Mail 'Truly magical' Guardian Those eyes are fixed on someone. ![]()
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![]() This wasn’t financially feasible for many of the smaller distillers, making them susceptible to purchase by larger distilleries.ģ. ![]() During WWII, bourbon distillers were obliged to create industrial alcohol. World War II was largely responsible for the conglomeration of bourbon brands. ![]() “Bourbon was a matter of national health and security for the time.”Ģ. “During Prohibition, everyone was ‘sick’ and they needed medicinal whiskey,” Minnick says. In the same era, the Spanish Influenza was spreading rampantly, and whiskey was believed to be the only treatment. While alcohol was outlawed in the U.S., you could still get your hands on it in some states by claiming a medical need. In some ways, Prohibition made illness seem widespread. Here are just a few of the things we learned.ġ. Last week, in an exclusive chat with Tales 365 members, he spoke with us about bourbon’s past, present and future. Writing with style and expertise, Minnick’s extraordinary knowledge of all things bourbon has warranted numerous awards and accolades. His books, “Whiskey Women,” “Bourbon Curious,” and most recently, “Bourbon: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of American Whiskey,” are esteemed collections of in-depth whiskey history, culture and insights on enjoying the spirit. Fred Minnick is perhaps the foremost name in bourbon writing. ![]() ![]() ![]() The snow glows white on the mountain tonight So yes, this is totally my song, and it should be your song too. ♥ Kita bisa menjadi siapa saja, bisa melakukan apa saja, bisa lolos dari kejaran siapa pun juga. Jika kalian bisa melakukannya, aku bisa dengan yakin berkata pada kalian, "You're one great writer."ĭalam kehidupan, kita dibatasi oleh rasa takut, kurangnya kemampuan, dan peraturan. Jadi, tantanglah diri kita hari ini, sanggupkah kita membuat cerita yang tidak ada hubungannya dengan diri kita, kepribadian kita, minat kita, kehidupan kita. Namun, jika kita terus-menerus menulis tokoh utama yang mirip dengan diri kita, kemampuan kita tidak bakalan berkembang dan karya kita akan menjadi karya yang "begitu-begitu saja". Sebagai penulis fiksi, kita selalu tergoda untuk menuliskan cerita dengan tokoh utama yang mirip dengan diri kita sendiri. ![]() Kata-kata yang, sungguh, powerful banget-dan menjadi panduan utamaku dalam menulis. Pada saat itulah Sir Arthur Conan Doyle menjawab para haters tersebut dengan kalimat terkenal tersebut: "The doll and its maker are never identical." Boneka dan pembuatnya tidaklah sama. Waktu menerbitkan cerita tentang Sherlock Holmes yang merendahkan Auguste Dupin, sang penulis mendapat banyak surat haters lantaran dianggap menghina detektif dari Perancis tersebut, padahal Dupin sudah ada bahkan sebelum kata "detektif" ada ( salute to Edgar Allan Poe for that!). ![]() ![]() Ungkapan ini kudapatkan dari Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. "The doll and its maker are never identical." ![]() ![]() ![]() Seuss Stories, RankedĬarrell’s voice as Gru in the Despicable Me franchise grew into a broad caricature, but his vocal performance as the Mayor is actually more empathetic. Their relationship is genuinely funny, as the two veteran comic actors can make almost any line sound goofy. Horton is mocked by the animal community and feels like a naive outsider, and the Mayor has the difficult task of managing his 99 daughters and one son JoJo (Jesse McCartney). The changes don’t affect the intentionality of Seuss’ original work, but reinforce the same themes by showing how Horton ( voiced by Jim Carrey) forms a personal relationship with the overworked Mayor of Whoville, Mayor Ned McDodd (Steve Carell). ![]() However, the 2008 film does a great job at extending the story in a way that made sense. ![]() ![]() ![]() Adam and Eve after the Pill examines as no book has before the seismic social changes caused by the sexual revolution. ![]() Her chapters range across academic disciplines and include supporting evidence from contemporary literature and music, women's studies, college memoirs, dietary guides, advertisements, television shows, and films. Anscombe and novelist Tom Wolfe and a host of feminists, food writers, musicians, and other voices from across today's popular culture, Eberstadt makes her contrarian case with an impressive array of evidence. Drawing on sociologists Pitirim Sorokin, Carle Zimmerman, and others philosopher G.E.M. But what has been the result? This ground-breaking book by noted essayist and author Mary Eberstadt contends that sexual freedom has paradoxically produced widespread discontent. Perhaps nothing has changed life for so many, so fast, as the severing of sex and procreation. Secular and religious thinkers agree: the sexual revolution is one of the most important milestones in human history. ![]() ![]() But it seemed more like an opening chapter than a closing one, so shortly before ADWD was published my editor and I agreed to remove it from DANCE and shift it over into WINDS. ![]() Then it was going to be the concluding Arya chapter in A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Then it was supposed to be a part of A FEAST FOR CROWS, after I abandoned the five year gap and split the books. Originally, it was intended to be the opening Arya chapter after the infamous "five year gap," her first appearance in A DANCE WITH DRAGONS as initially conceived. The first draft was written more than a decade ago. “I mentioned that this chapter had quite a history. In a post last year GRRM details how he is using a chapter from those 500 pages. ![]() I have a couple of concerns with the elimination of April 2000 – Summer 2001 from the Writing Period fact section. ![]() ![]() Sì lo rivolge solo a lei ma nessuno sa veramente chi egli sia. Ma tutto può cambiare se arriva al college uno studente misterioso dallo sguardo di giada. I vecchi abiti neri non le sono d’aiuto così come i suoi occhi diversi, uno verde e uno viola. Per Meredith Spencer detta Spilla, il gioco si fa duro. ![]() ![]() E’ dura sentirsi in difficoltà perchè frequenti un antico college esclusivo solo per beneficenza. Ma nessun prepotente riuscirà mai a volare in alto quanto le grandi ali del sogno e dell’amore. L’adorabile Spilla subisce la ferocia del più forte sul più debole che vige anche nei college per studenti ricchi. Il suo libro precedente, Dark Angel, ha ottenuto un riscontro positivo tra il pubblico. Scrittrice del riscatto e della rivincita, le sue protagoniste hanno sempre una battaglia da combattere e sempre,įanny Goldrose porta la vita di periferia della sua gioventù tra gli esseri magici di cui scrive senza che i temi dellaĭifficoltà risultino per questo meno toccanti. ![]() Salve a tutti, lettori incalliti oggi vi segnalo l’uscita per Mamma Editori del libro Cuore di Strega di Fanny Goldrose. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bulldog Drummond and Richard Hannay territory, surely? Which we know that Christie can't do. Oh, and let's not forget the secret society that meets behind closed doors, whose members are masked so not even they know who the other members are. ![]() Secret plans, evil foreigners, marvellous cars with running boards and powerful engines, the joint threats of Germany and Communist Russia, house parties, young men wandering round with loaded revolvers and plucky young women-they're all there by the bucketload. So why am I suggesting that anyone would want to read The Seven Dials Mystery? After all, it has all the ingredients of the classic 1920s thriller, as exemplified by A. ![]() Things that everybody knows about Agatha Christie: she produced a lot of books that still outsell the competition she was the greatest plotter of the classic detective story she did a vanishing act and turned up amnesiac in Harrogate, identified by the banjo player in the hotel band she wrote the longest-running play in theatrical history, The Mousetrap and she couldn't write thrillers. ![]() ![]() He spent more than a week on the witness stand, revealing hidden secrets of the American political system, and then endured a merciless cross-examination. This was Roosevelt’s final fight to defend his political legacy and perhaps regain his fading stature. Accounts from inside and outside the courtroom combined with excerpts from the trial transcript give us Roosevelt in his own words and serve as the heart of Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense. The spectacle of Roosevelt defending himself in a lawsuit captured the imagination of the nation, and more than fifty newspapers sent reporters to cover the trial. The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him. Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. The book gives special acknowledgment and thanks to OHA and its staff. ![]() ![]() ![]() Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense: The Courtroom Battle to Save His Legacy by Dan Abrams and David Fisher (about the Syracuse libel trial involving Roosevelt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Baroque art was a drastic contrast to the austere, stark and boring Protestant religion. The Catholic Church commissioned art in the Baroque style to retain followers during the Protestant Reformation. RELATED ARTICLE: 8 Intriguing Facts to Know about Caravaggio The origins of Baroque and Rococo movements ![]() Whereas the Baroque style exudes a masculine energy and presence, Rococo art has a more demure, very beautiful, feminine aura. Though connected through their nautical word origins and general style, their differences are notable and important. The Secret Message, François Boucher, 1767, Oil on Canvas, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Baroque comes from the Portugese word barroco which means flawed pearl. Rococo, which relates to the French words, Rocaille (mussel) and Coque (seashell) is actually a divergence from the previous Baroque style. These styles may seem almost indistinguishable but they have distinctive differences. ![]() |