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Author : Richard Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2002-03-19
The Cloud Sketcher written by Richard Rayner and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-19 with Fiction categories.
In a tiny village in Finland, Esko Vaananen is at the brink of despair -- he loves a woman he can never have. Suddenly, in the magical light of the aurora borealis, he has a vision of an impossibly tall building rising gracefully from the frozen lake and disappearing into the clouds above him. This pilvenpiirtaja -- "cloud sketcher" or skyscraper -- sparks a lifelong quest for beauty in Esko. He will pursue and protect these two passions -- his vision and his love -- no matter how great the cost, for the rest of his life. It is a journey that leads him into the Bolshevik revolution and the Jazz Age nightclubs of New York City and to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster -- all in the pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love.
The Cloud Sketcher
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Author : Richard Rayner
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2001
The Cloud Sketcher written by Richard Rayner and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
Spanning two continents and three decades, The Cloud Sketcher is an epic tale of love, murder and revenge. Police stand ready to make an arrest as the Ile de France liner docks at New York Harbour in 1929. The passengers assume that it is notorious bootlegger Paul Mantilini who is to be taken away. But Mantilini walks down the gangplank a free man and instead it is Esko Vaananen the police arrest - a celebrated architect, and by all accounts a shy and mild-mannered young man. Born a peasant in rural Finland at the turn of the century, Esko, the son of an outcast Bolshevik, dreamed of skyscrapers and of a beautiful and tragic Russian aristocrat named Katerina. His entire life has been spent pursuing and protecting these twin passions, no matter how great the cost. It is a journey that has led him into the battlefields of the Bolshevik revolution and the jazz-age nightclubs of New York City, and finally, to strike a Faustian bargain with a ruthless gangster - all in pursuit of artistic perfection and impossible, unattainable love. And now he stands accused of murder... A grand and unashamedly romantic literary epic, The Cloud Sketcher moves from the battle of Tampere to the incredible danger of working on 'the high steel' of skyscraper shells, from Prohibition to the remarkable intersection of organized crime, finance and the arts in 1920s New York, powerfully evoking an era gone by.
Los Angeles Without A Map
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Author : Richard Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Odyssey Editions
Release Date : 2013-10-25
Los Angeles Without A Map written by Richard Rayner and has been published by Odyssey Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-25 with Fiction categories.
Barbara, a Playboy bunny, is delectable. Richard loves her. He abandons his life in London, a steady girlfriend, and a job, and flies to Los Angeles in search of Barbara and the romanticized America he's seen only in the movies. Richard obsessively pursues Barbara through a series of misadventures that take him from photography sessions in the desert to encounters with men in gorilla suits and "surf Nazis." Eventually he succeeds in wooing her, and they marry, bathed in the neon lights of Las Vegas. But their happiness unravels, and Barbara skips out. Richard determines to win her back; then he, too, takes flight, as the happy ending he had envisioned for their lives fades to black in the film capital of the world. Brilliantly candid and comedic, Richard Rayner's ironic first book is a cult favorite—later filmed starring David Tennant, Julie Delpy and Johnny Depp—and a dazzling travelogue of love, loss, and all destinations in between.
The Urban Sketcher
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Author : Marc Taro Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-09-30
The Urban Sketcher written by Marc Taro Holmes and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-30 with Art categories.
Make the world your studio! Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town. Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes. • 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor. • Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed. • Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more. • Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels. Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.
The Blue Suit
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Author : Richard Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Odyssey Editions
Release Date : 2013-10-25
The Blue Suit written by Richard Rayner and has been published by Odyssey Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard Rayner had a peripatetic childhood, and it seemed he found some sense of place when he attended Cambridge University. The study of philosophy combined with an obsession with books, however, served as the catalyst for a bizarre life of crime. Mounting debts propelled the author into a series of adventures, as he plundered bookstores for elusive first editions, forged checks, and acted as an accomplice in a Keystone Kops-like attempted bank robbery. In a memoir that's "compelling, edgy, painfully alive" (Times Literary Supplement), like "stripped-down Dostoevsky" (Time), this is the personal story, both tragic and comic, of an absence of identity and a long checkered past of crimes and misdemeanors.
A Sketcher S Tour Round The World
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Author : Robert Elwes
language : en
Publisher: London : Hurst and Blackett
Release Date : 1854
A Sketcher S Tour Round The World written by Robert Elwes and has been published by London : Hurst and Blackett this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Australia categories.
Drake S Fortune
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Author : Richard Rayner
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2003-10-14
Drake S Fortune written by Richard Rayner and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
His scam was as simple as it was brazen. Before and during the Great Depression, Oscar Hartzell persuaded tens of thousands of Midwesterners to part with millions of dollars to start a legal fund that would see the mythical fortune of Sir Francis Drake restored to his rightful heir. In return for their contributions, donors would get shares in the riches, estimated to be worth $100 billion. The money of course went in the pocket of Hartzell, who transformed himself into a hedonistic English aristocrat even as the folks back home continued to see him as a hero. As he recounts this amazing tale, Richard Rayner tells the larger history of cons in America. We have always had a soft spot for the crafty or larger-than-life swindler, and with Drake’s Fortune, Rayner offers a delightful portrait of a uniquely American character.
New York
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
New York written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with New York (N.Y.) categories.
Another City
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Author : David L. Ulin
language : en
Publisher: City Lights Books
Release Date : 2001-09
Another City written by David L. Ulin and has been published by City Lights Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09 with Fiction categories.
Thirty-seven Los Angeles authors contribute stories, poems and essays about contemporary LA.
Freehand Drawing And Discovery
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Author : James Richards
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-02-04
Freehand Drawing And Discovery written by James Richards and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-04 with Architecture categories.
Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a "both/and" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills in conjunction with digital tools on real-world projects. Illustrated with nearly 300 full color drawings, the book includes a series of video demonstrations that reinforces the sketching techniques.