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First published in 1865, Mary Mapes Dodge's "Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates" is an endearing children's story about a hard-working, honorable Dutch boy and the challenges he faces as a result of his family's poverty. Hans dreams of entering a big ice-skating race with his sister Gretel so that he may win the beautiful silver skates he desires. Yet, he is also very concerned for his father, who has been injured from a fall off of a dike and in...
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The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) is the eleventh novel in L. Frank Baum's beloved Land of Oz series. According to the author, the story began with a letter from a young reader and soon took on a life of its own.
When Princess Ozma goes missing from her palace in the Emerald City, and the instruments upon which Glinda the Good Witch and the Wizard of Oz are nowhere to be found, Dorothy bravely gathers a group of trustworthy companions in order to solve...
3) The Inferno
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The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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"Rewards and Fairies" is a historical fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1910. The book consists of a series of short stories set in historical times with a linking contemporary narrative. Dan and Una are two children, living in the Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own home Bateman's. They have encountered Puck and he magically conjures up real and fictional individuals from Sussex's past to tell the children some aspect of its history...
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Drop into vibrant illustrations of the game's heroes, villains, and environments that evoke nineties cartoon nostalgia! Hop in and race through a wealth of production materials from early concept art to finely tuned combat and mission structure throughout late development stages. This book is filled to the brim with unique development insights and also revisits the franchise's classic titles, which informed an all new, battle-ready era of 'Toad! Rare...
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The Master Chief is back. The legendary super soldier returns in Halo Infinite. 343 Industries and Microsoft are building the biggest and most visually spectacular Halo yet. Halo Infinite debuts on the Xbox family of consoles, including Xbox Series X, Microsoft's latest and most powerful game console. To take full advantage of its prodigious graphical prowess, 343 Industries built an all-new, next-generation game engine, giving their world-class artists...
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Discover the unique joys of pastel painting with this easy-to-use guide to one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums. More than 100 visual sequences reveal key techniques such as mixing, blending, scumbling, sgraffito, hatching and feathering. Includes tips on composing your painting, using color, adding highlights and shadows, and creating textured effects. Step-by-step demonstrations show how to approach a range of subjects from landscapes...
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Artists and Money Handbook is the third ebook in a series by Maud Guilfoyle, and is loaded with ideas and tips for generating income, saving money and creating abundance. Artist to Artist Handbook and Art School Portfolio Handbook are the first two ebooks in this series. The author has worked as an artist for thirty years and openly shares wisdom and resources gained from her experience selling art, prints online, writing and teaching. Far from a...
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True Stories about Dogs and Cats by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
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...
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Además del trabajo de campo desarrollado durante varios años, los antecedentes de este ensayo corresponden a una búsqueda con la que se ponen en diálogo el material teórico y el trabajo de campo. La doble articulación deviene de una reflexión teórica sobre la imagen y el desarrollo de una práctica del dibujo que encuentra resonancia con el trabajo de campo etnográfico. Es así como llego a presentar las imágenes como textos significativos...
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This hard-to-find study by a Victorian-era architect presents precise and detailed renderings of antiquities from Greece and southern Italy. Scottish artist, architect, and jeweler James Cromar Watt (1862–1940) belonged to the Royal Institute of British Architects. This volume is the product of on-site studies he conducted in 1893 in Athens, Palermo, and Naples. His painstaking drawings, most of them full size, recapture the delicacy and precision...
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A través de esta propuesta editorial digital interactiva denominada "El nacimiento del Universo Kuna",el autor,la Editorial Universidad Nacional de Colombia,la Universidad Nacional de Colombia,la Facultad de Artes y la Escuela de Diseño Industrial esperan contribuir a recuperar y mantener vivos los valores expresivos de las molas (es decir,los artefactos comunicativos de los indígenas kunas de Colombia y Panamá), asícomo los valores estéticos...
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This hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for artists to keep handy and reference often. The stylish design of this book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners, and provides useful tips for more advanced readers.
With its great flexibility, acrylic paint can mimic the appearance of oils, tempera, and watercolors in unique ways,...
18) Charlotte Temple
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Charlotte Temple by Mrs. Rowson
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This Argumentative Essay study guide is created by Pamphlet Master for students everywhere. This tool has a comprehensive variety of college and graduate school topics/subjects which can give you what it takes to achieve success not only in school but beyond. Included in the pamphlet are: - What is Argumentative Essay? - Formal vs. Informal Arguments - Sample Argumentative Essay - Deductive arguments - Standard argument types - Inductive arguments...
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The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail by Frank Gee Patchin
Excerpt from The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico: Or the End of the Silver Trail:
A guide was to meet and conduct them the mountains of the Zuni range and: so the southern borders of the state.
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