People And Pearls
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People And Pearls
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Author : Ki Hackney
language : en
Publisher: Harper
Release Date : 2000-09-19
People And Pearls written by Ki Hackney and has been published by Harper this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-19 with Design categories.
Pearls -- small white beads of purity and perfection. It is no wonder that they have fascinated and bewitched cultures the world over for thousands of years. But just what is it about this ancient gem that has so closely bonded it to our lives, our culture, and our bodies? People and Pearls explores and reveals the power of pearls, with their remarkable ability to bestow upon their wearer a sense of mystery, elegance, and grace. It offers a personal look at the world's most celebrated jewel through portraits of the most memorable personages throughout civilization to have worn them -- from Queen Elizabeth to Uma Thurman, from Josephine Baker to Marilyn Monroe. It recounts the stories of particular strands of pearls that have such an enthralling history about them that they seem to take on a life of their own. Embellishing the text are more than one hundred lavish illustrations, photography as unique as the subject of the book: These are seductive, beautiful works of ail. Some are humorous. Some are as snapshots from a personal diary. Some are breathtakingly romantic, such as the portrait of Kiki de Montparnasse wearing only her pearls. And some -- like the timeless elegance of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's -- are dreamlike visions that are simply unforgettable. Masterfully written and beautifully designed, People and Pearls is not only a cultural, historical, and personal look at the magic of pearls-it is the definitive photographic book on the subject.
Pearls People And Power
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Author : Pedro Machado
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-27
Pearls People And Power written by Pedro Machado and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-27 with History categories.
Pearls, People, and Power is the first book to examine the trade, distribution, production, and consumption of pearls and mother-of-pearl in the global Indian Ocean over more than five centuries. While scholars have long recognized the importance of pearling to the social, cultural, and economic practices of both coastal and inland areas, the overwhelming majority have confined themselves to highly localized or at best regional studies of the pearl trade. By contrast, this book stresses how pearling and the exchange in pearl shell were interconnected processes that brought the ports, islands, and coasts into close relation with one another, creating dense networks of connectivity that were not necessarily circumscribed by local, regional, or indeed national frames. Essays from a variety of disciplines address the role of slaves and indentured workers in maritime labor arrangements, systems of bondage and transoceanic migration, the impact of European imperialism on regional and local communities, commodity flows and networks of exchange, and patterns of marine resource exploitation between the Industrial Revolution and Great Depression. By encompassing the geographical, cultural, and thematic diversity of Indian Ocean pearling, Pearls, People, and Power deepens our appreciation of the underlying historical dynamics of the many worlds of the Indian Ocean. Contributors: Robert Carter, William G. Clarence-Smith, Joseph Christensen, Matthew S. Hopper, Pedro Machado, Julia T. Martínez, Michael McCarthy, Jonathan Miran, Steve Mullins, Karl Neuenfeldt, Samuel M. Ostroff, and James Francis Warren.
Pearls For Little People
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Author : Pearls
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
Pearls For Little People written by Pearls and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with categories.
Revealing Eden
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Author : Victoria Foyt
language : en
Publisher: Sand Dollar Press Incorporated
Release Date : 2012
Revealing Eden written by Victoria Foyt and has been published by Sand Dollar Press Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Bildungsromans categories.
A modern day Beauty and the Beast tale about a white skinned pearl in a world of dark skinned coals.
Pearls For Little People
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Pearls For Little People written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with categories.
The Book Of Why
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Author : Judea Pearl
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-05-15
The Book Of Why written by Judea Pearl and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Philosophy categories.
A pioneer of artificial intelligence shows how the study of causality revolutionized science and the world 'Correlation does not imply causation.' This mantra was invoked by scientists for decades in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused another, such as smoking and cancer and carbon dioxide and global warming. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by world-renowned computer scientist Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed cause and effect on a firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for the first time, showing how it allows us to explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It is the essence of human and artificial intelligence. And just as Pearl's discoveries have enabled machines to think better, The Book of Why explains how we can think better.
Pearls
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Author : Ken Mellor
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2011-03-03
Pearls written by Ken Mellor and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with Self-Help categories.
Pearls by Ken Mellor is a wise companion that we can take with us on our paths through life to spiritual awakening. Each of the 60 pearls offers us the opportunity to pause and reflect on aspects of ourselves or our spiritual unfolding. The book can be used for daily meditation, for guidance on issues that arise at different stages of our progress, or to prompt us to persist when we would rather not. It covers a wide range of issues, so everyone interested in their spiritual development is likely to find some value here.
Pearls
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Author : Christine Petersen
language : en
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Release Date : 2013-08-15
Pearls written by Christine Petersen and has been published by ABDO Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This title introduces young readers to pearls, the gem formed inside the shell of an oyster! Learn how pearls are formed and where they are found. Historic and modern collection methods are detailed, both natural and cultivated. The use of pearls as a gemstone is examined including different colors. See how artisans and lapidaries create beautiful and useful jewelry with this beautiful gem. Finally, a list of tools and tips will set young rock hounds up to unearth their own treasures. Glossary words in bold, an index, and phonetic spellings for those hard-to-pronounce geologic terms enhance and supplement the text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The Nagasaki Pearls
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Author : Jill Vedebrand
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-22
The Nagasaki Pearls written by Jill Vedebrand and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-22 with Fiction categories.
The Nagasaki Pearls is the dramatic and intimate story of three families from Japan, Sweden, and Brazil, who cross the seas on a voyage that they hope will lead them to the lost pearls of the Takahashi family. Years ago, when Leif from Sweden and Georgio from Brazil were young sailors, they rescued a Japanese sea captain from a shipwreck and he gave them a precious set of pearls before he died. Without knowing their significance, they sold them, and the money completely transformed their lives. Now, twenty years later, Taru Takahashi is determined to get his family’s heirloom pearls back. The pearls have been in his family for centuries and should never have been sold. He begins his search by travelling to Rio de Janeiro with Mariko, his seventeen-year-old granddaughter,to find Georgio, one of the two sailors who were given the pearls. On the other side of the world in Sweden, Leif and Ella, their fifteen-year-old daughter, Helen, and nineteen-year-old son, Jörgen, are drawn into the search, at a time when their own lives are in turmoil. When the families unite in the quest for the pearls, no one knows, or even suspects, how their journey will end. Comments From The Readers: "The Nagasaki Pearls by Jill Vedebrand is a very, very good read. I was kept involved and excited from the beginning to the end." by: Rosemary Boyle. Largs. Ayrshire. Scotland. "I love the feeling of the characters in The Nagasaki Pearls, who are real people and concerned about real things, relationships, jobs. The characters pull you in to the story because you know how they feel, because you would feel the way that they feel. I felt that I knew these people. I loved it." by: Sharon Compton, Santa Monica CA
The People Of Japan
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Author : Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The People Of Japan written by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Japan categories.
"Pearl S. Buck, with her special gift for making Westerners not only understand but feel an empathy for Asian life, presents the people of postwar Japan. Here they are--rich and poor, businessmen and professionals, farmers, students, aristocrats--as only she knows them. It is life itself that she shows us--in Tokyo, where bar girls replace the courtly geisha, and youth dances to the modern beat; in the back country, in the five-story ladder farmhouses; in towns where a new bustling spirit animates the streets, while family life holds to the old patterns. Here are the college man and the emancipated young girl, whose marriage is still arranged; the great movie star, who bows at home to her honored mother-in-law; the men in pursuit of gambling and strip-tease, who turn with equal fervor to the quiet of meditation in the shrine garden. Here are all the contrasts, the paradoxes and inconsistencies--and the enduring loyalties and customs--that make up Japanese life in the mid-twentieth century"--From publisher description.