The Island of Allure
Author | : Jackson Gregory |
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Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1928 |
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Author | : Jackson Gregory |
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Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1928 |
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Author | : Jackson Gregory |
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Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1931 |
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Author | : Christopher L. Cirillo |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2010-11-29 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1452089531 |
A No. 1 Amazon.com Bestseller Caribbean-Travel Book, Spanish Wells Bahamas | The Island, The People, The Allure, is written for those who want to explore a true outpost island paradise. In addition to providing the travel-planning essentials necessary to enjoy a perfect vacation, Christopher Cirillo introduces you to some of the fascinating people that make this two-mile island special, from top archaeologists to quilters, shopkeepers to lobster divers. Hell take you beneath the waves at the Devils Backbone coral reef and bring you face-to-face with the islands resident manatees. Packed with over 50 photos and illustrations, the pages come to life as Cirillo unearths four centuries of the islands rich history, examines the unique culture, and shares some of the legends that surround Spanish Wells and the people that call the island home. To learn more go to www.SpanishWellsBook.com. Here, read updated information about the island, enjoy color photographs from Spanish Wells and other beautiful destinations, contact Bestselling Author Christopher Cirillo and follow along as he explores incredible destinations and shop for unique gifts in his on-line store where every purchase benefits worthwhile causes and local artisans from around the globe.
Author | : Mary D. Sheriff |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2018-08-16 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 022648324X |
In Enchanted Islands, renowned art historian Mary D. Sheriff explores the legendary, fictional, and real islands that filled the French imagination during the ancien regime as they appeared in royal ballets and festivals, epic literature, paintings, engravings, book illustrations, and other objects. Some of the islands were mythical and found in the most popular literary texts of the day—islands featured prominently, for instance, in Ariosto’s Orlando furioso,Tasso’s Gerusalemme liberata, and Fénelon’s, Telemachus. Other islands—real ones, such as Tahiti and St. Domingue—the French learned about from the writings of travelers and colonists. All of them were imagined to be the home of enchantresses who used magic to conquer heroes by promising sensual and sexual pleasure. As Sheriff shows, the theme of the enchanted island was put to many uses. Kings deployed enchanted-island mythology to strengthen monarchical authority, as Louis XIV did in his famous Versailles festival Les Plaisirs de l’île enchantée. Writers such as Fénelon used it to tell morality tales that taught virtue, duty, and the need for male strength to triumph over female weakness and seduction. Yet at the same time, artists like Boucher painted enchanted islands to portray art’s purpose as the giving of pleasure. In all these ways and more, Sheriff demonstrates for the first time the centrality of enchanted islands to ancient regime culture in a book that will enchant all readers interested in the art, literature, and history of the time.
Author | : John Zilcosky |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1487504187 |
Sports are the most popular spectator events in the history of the world. This volume demonstrates how sports shape societies and individuals. The essays offer critical new insights and historical case studies from historians, theorists, literature scholars, and athletes.
Author | : Alan P. Lightman |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1101871865 |
In this meditation on religion and science, Lightman explores the tension between our yearning for permanence and certainty, and the modern scientific discoveries that demonstrate the impermanent and uncertain nature of the world. As a physicist, he has always held a scientific view of the world. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea he was overcome by the sensation that he was merging with a grand and eternal unity, a hint of something absolute and immaterial. This is his exploration of these seemingly contradictory impulses, and the journey along the different paths of religion and science that become part of his quest. -- adapted from publisher info.
Author | : Danielle Santiago |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2011-05-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1416579524 |
A superstar in urban lit, Essence bestselling author Danielle Santiago concludes her gripping Harlem trilogy with a sizzling, streetwise novel about an all-female drug cartel. Twenty-year-old Arnessa didn’t grow up on the streets. But when her mentally ill mother abandons her and her older brother is murdered, Arnessa has no choice but to hustle just to keep herself and her little sister alive. Kisa “Kane” Montega, on the other hand, has a wonderful marriage, two beautiful children, and lives in a stunning home on the outskirts of Charlotte. Her cousin, Kennedy, has spent two years away from the volatile music industry, focusing on her children and building a solid foundation with her rap star fiancé, Chaz. But in spite of their success, both Kane and Kennedy are gravitating back to their old ways and the game they thought they’d left behind. After a chance meeting, Arnessa goes from being a low-level dealer to partner in their cartel. But the bigger their empire gets, the more haters they have to contend with—and the more each one of them stands to lose. Sexy, suspenseful, and unflinching, Danielle Santiago’s Allure of the Game gives fans exactly what they’ve been hoping for—a deeply satisfying conclusion to an unforgettable trilogy, packed with insight into the mean streets she knows so well.
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Publisher | : Youguide International BV |
Total Pages | : 109 |
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Author | : John Crouch |
Publisher | : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1771601612 |
Featuring over 35 adventures on 13 different islands, each route includes a map and detailed information on local history, topography, aesthetics, places of interest, type of road, general route condition, level of difficulty, start and end points, checkpoints along the way and plenty of full-colour photographs. All of the text and accompanying information is fun, accessible, clearly laid out and easy to use. Readers can escape to the following unique destinations: CANADA Salt Spring Island Pender Island Mayne Island Galiano Island Gabriola Island Denman Island Hornby Island Quadra Island USA San Juan Island Lopez Island Orcas Island Whidbey Island Shaw Island
Author | : Don Hibbard |
Publisher | : Princeton Architectural Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781568985749 |
"Designing Paradise : The Allure of the Hawaiian Resort follows the history of tourist destinations in the Hawaiian Islands, the motivations that shaped their formation, and the buildings and landscapes that are the embodiments of this paradise of the Pacific. Comprehensively illustrated with drawings, ephemera, archival images, and contemporary photographs, Designing Paradise examines the most magnificent and culturally rich architecture to emerge in the Hawaiian Islands and provides insight into the essence and allure of Hawai'i. The resorts presented here are more than places of shelter or destinations; they exemplify the aloha spirit and the idyllic mythos of Hawai'i."--BOOK JACKET.