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Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year 6 reviews
Greg King
Wiley, 2007
o my
just got the book on her daughter the last princess.i hope it is as good as this one was.
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The Splendor of Silence: A Novel 11 reviews
Indu Sundaresan
Washington Square Press, 2007
One of My All Time Favorite Novels
This book is simply fantastic. I couldn't put it down. Sundaresan is a brilliant novelist, with an eye for observation. Her prose is lush, her analogies wonderful, the story and characters heartbreakingly endearing. It was very well executed, the plot moving seamlessly through different story lines. The reader is taken on a breath taking tour of India, the sights and sounds brought to you in ...
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Private Splendor: Great Families at Home5 reviews
Alexis Gregory
Vendome Press, 2006
Amazing book with private views of fabulous splendor
This is a fabulous book. I bought the book because of my connection and time spent at Harewood House in England. The photographs are so fantastic and the text very competent. Which in the case of Harewood is quite an accomplishment since the history is long and quite complicated. Alexis Gregory is to be congratulated on getting all the facts right. I know this home intimately and the photos ...
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City of Splendors: Waterdeep (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Forgotten Realms Supplement)9 reviews
Eric L. Boyd
Wizards of the Coast, 2005
Excellent Guide
This book adds substantial information on one of the key role-playing locations in all the Realms, and also reveals a lot of plots that are going on there. It is written with very easy cross-referencing with other FR material, while also giving some background on the referenced characters. And of course, you get adventure hooks, history background and some very interesting NPCs. This product is a ...
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Stunning Crystal & Glass: The Watercolorist's Guide to Capturing the Splendor of Light8 reviews
Joyce Roletto Faulknor
North Light Books, 2006
Enjoyable!
This is the first book I've been able to follow easily and actually enjoy the whole process. Joyce has a very colorful way of describing the steps and making you feel like you are getting a one-on-one lesson from her. I was so pleased with my own painting results and look forward to my next painting following Joyce Faulknor's descriptive and fabulous book.
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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's27 reviews
R. A. Scotti
Viking Adult, 2006
A real page turner
This book was more than I had hoped for, and it made a very easy read. I couldn't put it down and hated for it to end. I will buy more books from this author.
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Through Gates of Splendor 34 reviews
Elisabeth Elliot
Living Books, 1981
Very Inspirational and Encouraging
This book really makes one question: How much do I truly trust the Lord? What would I be willing to give up should I be called to it? Would I be willing to sacrifice the basic comforts I know and depend on? Would I be willing to sacrifice my life with forethought decision? Even harder for me to think of than the sacrifice of my own life, would I be willing to sacrifice that of my husband, ...
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In Classic Style: The Splendor of American Ballet Theatre1 review
Nancy Ellison
Rizzoli, 2008
Joy Hog Review
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"Clearly, I need to attend the ballet more often. When I think of schlepping to a theatre to see the ballet, I think of "The Nutcracker" and tight tights. This new coffee table book which has just come out (and, seriously, if you don't have a long coffee table then you won't be able to open it; she's a big girl) features glorious photography from the American Ballet Theatre's staple ...
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A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World 5 reviews
Marva J. Dawn
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
"A Royal Waste" is a great investment of your time
This book is very helpful in understanding and interpreting our postmodern culture as it impacts worship. The author describes God as our "Infinite Center", and worship as "immersed participation in all the fullness of God's splendor." She emphasizes the need to "be Church" to our culture. The author also deals candidly with many of the music issues affecting worship today, especially the ...
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A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-188912 reviews
Frederic Morton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980
An engrossing, enticing snapshot
The history of Austria from 1848 to about 1945 is an almost endlessly fascinating topic. As Frederic Morton makes clear, many of the strains that wove together to create the modern world -- in science, medicine, politics, and art -- have their roots in this time and place. In choosing just a few months in the period 1888-1889, Morton isolates a time when the cracks in the Habsburg edifice are ...
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The Splendor of France: Great Chateaux, Mansions, and Country Houses4 reviews
Laure Murat
Rizzoli International Publications, 2004
The Splendor of France
This book is an absolute treasure to anyone who loves French architecture and decoration. It contains spledid photographs of French Chateaux inside and out. While expensive it is worth every cent and then some. A Must!
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Splendor of the Church
Henri De Lubac
Ignatius Pr, 1999
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Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies33 reviews
Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
Brilliant
This is a brilliant book and a helpful opposite to 'orientalism' which argued that the 'bad' West dared to judge other cultures. Here we see that the world also judges the west and is racist against westerners and de-humanizes them based on false assumptions. But the most incisive comment of the book is showing that most anti-western views are themselves products of the west's own pre-occupation ...
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Splendors of Islam: Architecture, Decoration and Design4 reviews
Dominique Clevenot
Vendome Press
Four different approaches to Islam architecture
Islam expanded quickly within a few centuries, embracing a wide area and altering the political and cultural heritage of the entire region. Splendors of Islam examines the visual effects of Islam, considering the structures in contrast with other architectural traditions and examining the role given to various decorative choices and styles. Four different approaches to Islam architecture provide ...
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American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar12 reviews
Harvey Pekar
Ballantine Books, 2003
"Who IS Harvey Pekar?"
This collection of Pekar writings from the 1970s and 80s was issued on the heels of the film "American Splendor," and it collects some of the best of Pekar's earlier work. Although not exclusively chronological, the presentation of the material gives a good idea of Pekar's life from his post-high school days through his meeting and marrying Joyce Brabner. (For a strictly chronological memoir, ...
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The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland8 reviews
Harvey Pekar
Running Press, 1993
Please welcome back Harvey Pekar
This is the second American Splendor Anthology. It features material that was written after the first Anthology came out, plus some older stuff that was left out of the first book. If you like Harvey Pekar's stuff, you will love this book. For people who became interested in Harvey because of the movie based on his life, you will be interested to find the comics based on his David Letterman ...
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Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah4 reviews
Gershom Scholem
Schocken, 1995
prayer book
I enjoy this small book by Herr Doktor Gershom Scholem. "Zohar : The Book of Splendor : Basic Readings from the Kabbalah" is a collection of passages from the Zohar. The Zohar is a five volume set which is the central work in the literature of the Kabbalah. It was written in the late 13th Century CE in Spain. As such, this little book is much too small to be considered as anything but ...
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Captive Splendors: A Novel 5 reviews
Fern Michaels
Ivy Books, 1983
Wonderful book. Another great one of the series.
Captive Splendors is just great. Fern Michaels outdoes herself on this wonderful series of books. You can't put this one down, but than you can't put any of the other of the series down either. Loved it!
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Blazing Splendor: The Memoirs of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche10 reviews
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
North Atlantic Books, 2005
Timeless notes on a time gone by
This volume is wonderfully fresh and accessible. It is like sitting, listening to stories told by a dear friend or relative. There are charming details, remarkable personal observations of many of the greatest lamas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, down through Dzonsar Khyenste, Dilgo Kyentse and the 16th Karmapa. A deep theme throughout is that of the "terton", the gifted soul who ...
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The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Erik Larson
Crown Publishers, 2003
True Crime, Chicago World's Fair
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