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Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs
With the bridge of entry provided by Ken Pienkos and Staff from the
new Oxford Library, Whisperings Along the Octoraro is a
transformational journey of poetry replete with photographs through
the rolling hills of Chester County from its early roots, Indian
Hannah with its bucolic farms, Frozen in Time teaming with
wildlife: Reinventing Wilderness, Wildlife on the Brink of
Discovery; its Amish in Tradition; its celebrated artists like
Andrew Wyeth "On Meeting Face to Face," and its artisans,
"Marquetry" as well as the plight of the homeless man in "Who Will
Take You in, Arvin?" It's a celebration of the enduring values
which have been promulgated by the attributes of the thrifty
Hausfrau in "Nana's Jewels" and "Kitchen Life" with a penchant for
Goethe and Shiller, and the philosophical father in "The Art of
Pipe Smoking." Interspersed within are Love Knots, Spun Jewels, and
Natural Wonders, "The Maternal Spinster: " Is there a way, we can
duplicate your fail-safe instincts, delicate sensory hairs, or the
silken threads of your woven nursery, maternal spinster with your
fine lines of sensibilities? Let Freedom Ring is an affirmation of
the spirit of Americans, stirring the fires of a core
belief--united we're free, divided we fall--duty-bound for
freedom's call, while the "Peace Rose" containing the colors of
many roses beckons the young to circumvent old battlelines drawn
The meaning of life is confronted in When is it Time to Die first
with our favorite pets, then the people we love best. Stripped
bare, defenses lowered, we can absorb the beauty around like a
flower past its bloom all shriveled up except for the essence
reflected in the soft forgiving light of the moon.......but
evenstrategy has certain bounds, deciding the perfect time to go,
God alone is discriminating saving soul by soul. The photographs
serve to capture the essence of the area with a special ethereal
warmth and glow illuminating from the eloquence within.
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Earth
(Hardcover)
Peter Wilson
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R1,334
Discovery Miles 13 340
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The perfect hilarious and heartwarming gift for the festive season!
When the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced a contest for
the funniest animal photo, they received entries from all over the
world. Now authors and the original Award founders Paul
Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam showcase the best of the best - as
well as some never before seen - to present the most joyful
photographs of wildlife ever printed. A pelican losing its lunch; a
three-headed giraffe; a meerkat having a rough day... this is the
must-have book that is perfect for animal lovers of all stripes!
World War II is one of the first conflicts to be extensively
recorded in detail by both combatants and journalists, and many
iconic photos of the fighting and battlefields have been passed
down to us today. But how do these battlefields look now, following
the extensive rebuilding of the postwar era? Featuring 75
battlefield sites divided by wartime theatre, World War II
Battlefields allows the reader to explore well-known battle
locations today and compare them to images captured during the
height of the conflict. Examine the huge concrete bunker at Fort
Eben Emael, Belgium, captured by German glider troops in May 1940
and still intact today; see the beaches at Tarawa atoll, a scene of
fierce fighting between the US Marines and the Japanese defenders
in 1943; or the streets of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the
centre of a bloody battle between the II SS Panzer Korps and the
Red Army; explore the Norman village of Villers-Bocage, where a few
German Tiger tanks halted the advance of the British 7th Armoured
Division a week after the D-Day landings; see the twin-medieval
towers of the bridge at Remagen on the Rhine river, made famous in
photos and movies; see the dozens of Japanese ships sunk in Truk
Lagoon following comprehensive American air attacks, and today a
popular dive site; and examine Monte Cassino monastery in Italy,
destroyed by Allied aerial bombing and since completely rebuilt as
a place of pilgrimage.
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Cinza/Gray
(Hardcover)
Matangra, Flavio Matangrano
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R1,626
R1,309
Discovery Miles 13 090
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Texas City
(Hardcover)
Albert L Mitchell
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R719
R638
Discovery Miles 6 380
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