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1 review
David Sylvester

Yale University Press, 2001

Art criticism as an art form.
This is a beautifully written book that I would recommend to any art lover. It is a collection of texts published in various media (radio, TV, magazines, exhibition catalogues)and covering most of the great masters of the 20th century. Sylvester only writes about the artists he likes and does it in an elegant and profound way. If you have ever felt puzzled standing face to face with a "Woman" ...

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

48 reviews

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005

Add It to "Goodnight Moon" and "Where The Wild Things Are" as a Must Have!
Written by Christine Miller, author of How to Sell Used Books on Amazon: The Stay-at-Home Mom's Secret Step-by-Step Guide to Making Thousands of Dollars a Month If you've never experienced a children's book written by William Steig, you're in for a treat. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is one of my favorites thus far. On an especially beautiful day, when Sylvester Duncan is out collecting rocks, ...

Sly Moves : My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live your Dream

63 reviews
Sylvester Stallone, 2005

Motivation to Exercise and Eat Right from Sly Stallone!
Most likely, you are not going to buy and read this book unless you are a fan of Sylvester Stallone. With that said, being a fan, you won't be disappointed. I have enjoyed Stallone's movies for years, and I was especially happy to see a 60 year old Rocky back in the ring, and I'm eagerly awaiting the new Rambo movie where we get to see another hero kicking butt in his sixth decade. Like ...

Sylvester (Harlequin Single Title)

17 reviews
Georgette Heyer

Harlequin, 2004

One of the best Heyer Novels
One of the things I appreciate most about Heyer's works is how carefully she sketches her characters. Of the seven books I have read so far this one is the most complete in it's development of the main protagonists. Sylvester is a most flawed hero but I sympathized with him. Heyer barely touches on the personal tragedy that helped shape him into the politely cold Duke but it was enough to ...

The Reluctant Innkeeper
Geraldine Sylvester

Mill City Press, Inc., 2008

Do you dream of retiring to a small island with beautiful beaches, warm sunshine, relaxing in a hammock with gentle, tropical breezes caressing your skin? Have you ever done something impulsive that turned out to be a great experience? In "The Reluctant Innkeeper," discover what happens when two inexperienced Yankees sail into the laid-back vibe of the Bahamas and how the journey changes their lives forever. Geraldine Sylvester and her ...

Interviews with American Artists

2 reviews
David Sylvester

Yale University Press, 2001

required reading
This book is a treasure: a collection of previously unpublished interviews with luminaries of postwar American art, conducted by a sensitive master of the form. David Sylvester interviewed only artists he knew; his familiarity with their work, and his profound understanding of their aesthetic dilemmas, is evident throughout. Most of the interviews in the volume were conducted between 1960 and ...

The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco

19 reviews
Joshua Gamson

Picador, 2006

Mighty, mighty real
Magic happens where reality and fantasy overlap. It's a space that dance music star Sylvester effortlessly occupied during the outrageous and flamboyant club scene of the mid-70s to early 80s, when those lines were happily blurred on a nightly basis. Gamson does an excellent job of showing Sylvester's `six-degrees of separation' influence - he worked with emerging stars like Bette Midler, ...

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
William Steig

Trumpet, 1969

Sylvester Duncan lived with his mother and father at Acorn Road in Oatsdale. One of his hobbies was collecting pebbles of unusual shape and color. (from book)

Sylvester, The Mouse with the Musical Ear
Adelaide Holl

Golden Books, 2001

James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World
Karen Hunger Parshall

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

Here, in this first biographical study of James Joseph Sylvester, Karen Hunger Parshall makes a signal contribution to the history of mathematics, Victorian history, and the history of science. A brilliant Cambridge student at first denied a degree because of his faith, Sylvester came twice to America to teach mathematics, ultimately becoming one of Daniel Coit Gilman's faculty recruits at Johns Hopkins in 1876 and winning the coveted Savilian ...

The Soft-Hackled Fly and Tiny Soft Hackles: A Trout Fisherman's Guide

9 reviews
Sylvester Nemes

Stackpole Books, 2006

Great Piece on both tying and fishing soft hackles
This little book is a great read--good examples of how to fish the flies and how to tie them. The section on tiny soft hackles is a nice addition. Mr. Nemes's style of writing is pleasant to read as well.

Interviews With Francis Bacon: The Brutality of Fact

5 reviews
David Sylvester

Thames & Hudson, 1988

A fly on the wall
There are some writers who are able to capture the essence of an artist through the interview format (James Lord's sitting for Giocometti is one) and in this book David Sylvester plumbs the depths of Francis Bacon's psyche like no other writer to date. Not only is his short book brilliantly executed in drawing out the artistic temperament and the especial qualities that chewed every aspect of ...

The Book of No One
Richard Sylvester

Non-Duality Press, 2008

In 'The Book of No One - Talks And Dialogues On Non-Duality And Liberation' Richard Sylvester continues to communicate the radical and uncompromising view of non-duality expressed in his first book 'I Hope You Die Soon'. He answers many questions about the nature of non-duality, liberation and enlightenment with clarity and humour.

The Office Girls

5 reviews
Sylvester Stephens

Strebor Books, 2008

Revenge, Friendship and Love
Author Sylvester Stephens penned a novel that gives readers an inside perspective of "Office Girls" from a male perspective. Things are never what they appear to be on the surface, and everyone has something going on in their lives that they keep well hidden. Michael Forrester is a retired NFL player, turned journalist ,turned novelist who has something to prove to Jaline Dandy; or should I ...

Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)
Christine Sylvester

Cambridge University Press, 2002

Christine Sylvester examines the history of feminists' efforts to include gender relations in the study of international relations. Tracing the author's own "journey" through the subject, as well as the work of the other leading feminist scholars, the book examines theories, methods, people and locations which have been neglected by conventional scholarship. It will be of interest to scholars and students of International Relations, Women's and ...

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