Wonder Of The Age


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Wonder Of The Age


Wonder Of The Age
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Author : John Guy
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2011

Wonder Of The Age written by John Guy and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Painters categories.


Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012.



The Age Of Wonder


The Age Of Wonder
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Author : Richard Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2009-07-14

The Age Of Wonder written by Richard Holmes and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-14 with Science categories.


The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discovery—astronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophical—swiftly follow in Richard Holmes's thrilling evocation of the second scientific revolution. Through the lives of William Herschel and his sister Caroline, who forever changed the public conception of the solar system; of Humphry Davy, whose near-suicidal gas experiments revolutionized chemistry; and of the great Romantic writers, from Mary Shelley to Coleridge and Keats, who were inspired by the scientific breakthroughs of their day, Holmes brings to life the era in which we first realized both the awe-inspiring and the frightening possibilities of science—an era whose consequences are with us still. BONUS MATERIAL: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Richard Holmes's Falling Upwards.



Wonder Of The Age


Wonder Of The Age
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Author : John Guy
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Release Date : 2011

Wonder Of The Age written by John Guy and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art New York this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.


Dispelling the long-held view of the anonymity of Indian artists, this fascinating publication identifies over 40 painters of masterpieces spanning eight centuries.



The Wonder Of Aging


The Wonder Of Aging
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Author : Michael Gurian
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-06-07

The Wonder Of Aging written by Michael Gurian and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Health & Fitness categories.


"Bestselling author and psychologist Michael Gurian, who's guided readers through the world of raising children, turns his attention to aging in this comprehensive, holistic look at the emotional, spiritual, and physical dimensions of life after 50, showing how the reader can learn to embrace and celebrate life as they age"--



Wonder


Wonder
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Author : R. J. Palacio
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2017

Wonder written by R. J. Palacio and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Juvenile Fiction categories.


Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates.



George Washington


George Washington
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Author : John Rhodehamel
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-21

George Washington written by John Rhodehamel and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


Discover the man behind the myth: “The only Washington biography you need…Crisply written, admirably concise, and never superficial.”—TheWall Street Journal As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington’s writings and a curator of the great man’s original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation’s preeminent founding father and first president. In this book, Rhodehamel examines George Washington as a public figure, arguing that the man—who first achieved fame in his early twenties—is inextricably bound to his mythic status. Solidly grounded in Washington’s papers and exemplary in its brevity, this approachable biography is a superb introduction to the leader whose name has become synonymous with America. “A highly entertaining book…The powdered wig, the silly pants, the poker face staring out from crumpled dollar bills: All serve to separate us from our founding father. Rhodehamel’s urgency of prose restores the connection. He also showcases his experience as the former archivist of Mount Vernon by bringing manuscript sources directly to the reader.”—TheNew York Times Book Review



Beyond Grief


Beyond Grief
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Author : Cynthia Mills
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2014-09-23

Beyond Grief written by Cynthia Mills and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Art categories.


Beyond Grief explores high-style funerary sculptures and their functions during the turn of the twentieth century. Many scholars have overlooked these monuments, viewing them as mere oddities, a part of an individual artist's oeuvre, a detail of a patron's biography, or local civic cemetery history. This volume considers them in terms of their wider context and shifting use as objects of consolation, power, and multisensory mystery and wonder. Art historian Cynthia Mills traces the stories of four families who memorialized their losses through sculpture. Henry Brooks Adams commissioned perhaps the most famous American cemetery monument of all, the Adams Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bronze figure was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who became the nation’s foremost sculptor. Another innovative bronze monument featured the Milmore brothers, who had worked together as sculptors in the Boston area. Artist Frank Duveneck composed a recumbent portrait of his wife following her early death in Paris; in Rome, the aging William Wetmore Story made an angel of grief his last work as a symbol of his sheer desolation after his wife’s death. Through these incredible monuments Mills explores questions like: Why did new forms--many of them now produced in bronze rather than stone and placed in architectural settings--arise just at this time, and how did they mesh or clash with the sensibilities of their era? Why was there a gap between the intention of these elite patrons and artists, whose lives were often intertwined in a closed circle, and the way some public audiences received them through the filter of the mass media? Beyond Grief traces the monuments' creation, influence, and reception in the hope that they will help us to understand the larger story: how survivors used cemetery memorials as a vehicle to mourn and remember, and how their meaning changed over time.



The Seven Year Old Wonder Book


The Seven Year Old Wonder Book
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Author : Isabel Wyatt
language : en
Publisher: Floris Books
Release Date : 2020-04-30

The Seven Year Old Wonder Book written by Isabel Wyatt and has been published by Floris Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with Juvenile Fiction categories.


Every night, before Sylvia goes to sleep, she whispers a magic spell to the rhyme-elves. In the morning her Wonder Book is filled with beautiful pictures and poems of her adventures and the extraordinary stories she has heard. There is nothing Sylvia loves more than stories; so every day she asks her mother, the old woodsman and even her fairy friend Sister-in-the-Bushes to tell them to her. They weave magical stories of clever princesses, far-away kingdoms, courageous knights, kind children and graceful fairies. During the day, Sylvia also has her own adventures: planting a fairy tree, meeting St Nicholas and venturing into the deep woods. But as she comes closer to her special seventh birthday, there is one extraordinary adventure left. This enchanting collection of tales, charmingly told by Isabel Wyatt, takes us through the highlights of the year as Sylvia and her friends celebrate festivals and birthdays.



The Wonder Wall


The Wonder Wall
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Author : Peter Gamwell
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2017-05-17

The Wonder Wall written by Peter Gamwell and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-17 with Education categories.


Learn the four conditions most effective for fostering creativity Sometimes our attempts to foster creativity can actually stifle it. Author Peter Gamwell, a former teacher and superintendent who has spent more than three decades studying creativity, shares a fresh perspective on how to nurture creativity, innovation, leadership, and engagement in a variety of settings. You’ll learn how to: Tap the creative and leadership potential in everyone Think bigger by moving from a deficit model of thinking to a strength-based approach Develop the lost arts of listening and storytelling to optimize learning Handle the inevitable pushback and fear that transformational change can bring "I love this book. I am a huge fan of storytelling, and this book is one great story blended with cutting-edge academic work in the field of human mind and creativity. In The Wonder Wall Peter Gamwell and Jane Daly bring together decades of firsthand experience in creativity, leadership and learning into this volume that I indeed will, as the authors suggest, read twice. I would urge you to do the same if you want to be in the frontline of finding ways to improve your schools." —Pasi Sahlberg, Author Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland, Helsinki, Finland "Take everything you know about learning and turn it upside down. It is there that you will find Peter Gamwell, Jane Daly and their Wonder Wall of creativity wallowing in wisdom. Yes, we have three imperatives, and four conditions, and therein you will find a treasure trove of ideas for creativity. You don’t have to leave the school system to upend it. Just read Wonder Wall and you will be swept along into doing things that engage all students and teachers. You will even get ideas about how to evaluate creativity. The timing is perfect. Go beyond skills and knowledge, light the sparks that lead to learning. Be excited about the limitless possibilities of education." —Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada "Be brilliant at what you′re best at. Build on your strengths. Belong to something. These are the three imperatives that this great book sets out for young people and those who teach them. It does so with wit, wisdom, up-close experience and a magnificent capacity to tell a good tale of why all people in schools really matter. This book is its own Wonder Wall. When you′ve closed your Ken Robinson book, open this next. You′ll not be disappointed." —Andy Hargreaves, Brennan Chair in Education Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA



Terror And Wonder


Terror And Wonder
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Author : Blair Kamin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-11

Terror And Wonder written by Blair Kamin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11 with Architecture categories.


Collects the best of Kamin's writings for the Chicago Tribune from the past decade.