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Is the Art World Ready for Graffiti? by Steven Hager Is the Art World Ready for Graffiti? by Steven Hager Feb. 06, 2012 $0.99 1835 words Sample 20%
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I'm a writer, journalist, filmmaker, event producer and counterculture and cannabis activist. I was the first journalist to travel to the South Bronx and document the origins of hip hop. In 1988, I was hired as editor of High Times magazine. I created the Cannabis Cup, a cannabis awards ceremony held every Thanksgiving in Amsterdam, and The Freedom Fighters, the first hemp legalization group. I also created a garage-rock revival band called the Soul Assassins. In 2002 I directed the video shoot that was later released as Live in Amsterdam (Fishbone album). In 2004, I wrote most of the narration for a/k/a Tommy Chong and also appear in the film. My most recent hardback book, The Octopus Conspiracy and Other Vignettes of the Counterculture, was published by Trine Day. Most of my eBooks are available exclusively through smashwords. I also regularly appear at college campuses, sometimes solo, but usually as part of a debate on the legalization of cannabis, alongside former New York City D.E.A. chief Robert Stutman. The event, known as "Heads versus Feds," began in 2001 and has visited more than 200 colleges in ten years, regularly drawing standing-room crowds. Bob and I are known as "The Ultimate Odd Couple," and have become close friends despite the cultural gap between us. The debate is booked by Wolfman Productions in Connecticut.
Spoilers: Selected Film Reviews Part 1 1989-1995 by Anne Billson Spoilers: Selected Film Reviews Part 1 1989-1995 by Anne Billson Feb. 06, 2012 $0.99 31721 words Sample 20%
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Anne Billson, who was born in Southport in 1954, is a film critic, novelist and photographer whose work has been widely published. Her books include studies of John Carpenter's The Thing and Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, as well as horror novels Suckers, Stiff Lips and The Ex. In 1993 she was named one of Granta's "Best Young British Novelists". She has lived in London, Cambridge, Tokyo, Paris and Croydon, and now lives in Brussels.
Four Seasons Birds Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Four Seasons Birds Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $4.99 1893 words Sample 20%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Kevvy als Skater Amigurumi Häkelanleitung by Sayjai Kevvy als Skater Amigurumi Häkelanleitung by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $4.99 1945 words Sample 20%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Kevvy the Skater Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Kevvy the Skater Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $4.99 1937 words Sample 20%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Mini Bande Amigurumi Häkelanleitung by Sayjai Mini Bande Amigurumi Häkelanleitung by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 848 words Sample 20%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Mini Gang Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Mini Gang Amigurumi Crochet Pattern by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 937 words Sample 20%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Patron Amigurumi La Petite Sirène by Sayjai Patron Amigurumi La Petite Sirène by Sayjai Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 939 words Sample 25%
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My name is Sayjai. I have been crocheting for over 20 years. In 2009 I started designing Amigurumi.
Make It Or Break It; Stained Glass For Beginners, 2nd Edition by Phillip McKee Make It Or Break It; Stained Glass For Beginners, 2nd Edition by Phillip McKee Feb. 01, 2012 $7.99 33920 words Sample 15%
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Phillip Curtis McKee, III, took up stained glass to relax himself from the stressful work of a Firefighter/EMT with the Arlington County Fire Department, VA. His skill grew rapidly until he had won two nation-wide competitions. His work was featured in newspaper articles, on TV, and even on the cover of a national publication. But as with everyone in America, the events of 9-11 changed his life forever. Phillip was among the first to respond to the Pentagon and worked for three straight days at the crash site. During the rescue work, he sustained serious injuries in the line of duty, was placed on disability and subsequently retired. After 9-11 stained glass provided him with a way to bring beauty back into a world stained with hatred. Dissatisfied with the quality of beginner’s stained glass books on the market, and determined to bring the joy of stained glass into the lives of others, Phillip wrote this book. Today he creates stained glass art, writes, and manages web sites despite now having to walk with the aide of a cane. Phillip taught Glass Arts at the Art Studios at Fairlington located in Arlington, VA, and operates a full service studio in Fairfax, VA, where he lives with his spouse, Officer Nopadon McKee, MTPD, and their dog, Cloe. He is always happy to answer student questions via e-mail at inquiries@mckeestainedglass.com or on his website. Phillip did his undergraduate studies at Yale University and his graduate studies at Harvard University. He also held a research fellowship at Princeton University. Before becoming a Firefighter/EMT, Phillip was a nationally recognized expert on Internet Fraud, served on a White House Panel on Aging, testified before the FTC, FDA, SEC & DOJ, and was the Asst. Director of the National Fraud Information Center, Washington, DC. For almost 10 years he served on the Board of Directors and was Vice-President of the Yale Club of Washington.
The The "Tara" Bridal Headdress - Create An Heirloom! by Kristin Shea Jan. 29, 2012 $4.95 699 words Sample 20%
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Kristin Shea is an author and illustrator residing in Reno Nevada. She has been creating stories for her children and now her grandchildren for all of their lives. She also designs and produces digital "How To" products in an enhanced ebook format.
Anne Billson on Film: collected columns from the Guardian 2010 by Anne Billson Anne Billson on Film: collected columns from the Guardian 2010 by Anne Billson Jan. 28, 2012 $0.99 21635 words Sample 20%
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Anne Billson, who was born in Southport in 1954, is a film critic, novelist and photographer whose work has been widely published. Her books include studies of John Carpenter's The Thing and Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, as well as horror novels Suckers, Stiff Lips and The Ex. In 1993 she was named one of Granta's "Best Young British Novelists". She has lived in London, Cambridge, Tokyo, Paris and Croydon, and now lives in Brussels.
Art After Midnight: The East Village Scene by Steven Hager Art After Midnight: The East Village Scene by Steven Hager Jan. 27, 2012 $3.99 35969 words Sample 25%
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I'm a writer, journalist, filmmaker, event producer and counterculture and cannabis activist. I was the first journalist to travel to the South Bronx and document the origins of hip hop. In 1988, I was hired as editor of High Times magazine. I created the Cannabis Cup, a cannabis awards ceremony held every Thanksgiving in Amsterdam, and The Freedom Fighters, the first hemp legalization group. I also created a garage-rock revival band called the Soul Assassins. In 2002 I directed the video shoot that was later released as Live in Amsterdam (Fishbone album). In 2004, I wrote most of the narration for a/k/a Tommy Chong and also appear in the film. My most recent hardback book, The Octopus Conspiracy and Other Vignettes of the Counterculture, was published by Trine Day. Most of my eBooks are available exclusively through smashwords. I also regularly appear at college campuses, sometimes solo, but usually as part of a debate on the legalization of cannabis, alongside former New York City D.E.A. chief Robert Stutman. The event, known as "Heads versus Feds," began in 2001 and has visited more than 200 colleges in ten years, regularly drawing standing-room crowds. Bob and I are known as "The Ultimate Odd Couple," and have become close friends despite the cultural gap between us. The debate is booked by Wolfman Productions in Connecticut.
The Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company by Sasha Anawalt The Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company by Sasha Anawalt Jan. 27, 2012 $4.99 164141 words Sample 8%
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Sasha Anawalt is director of USC Annenberg Arts Journalism Programs, including the Masters degree in Specialized Journalism (The Arts) program, a partnership with the five arts schools at USC that she helped create and launch in 2008. She is a lecturer on the Annenberg School of Journalism faculty. Anawalt also directs the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program, which in 2011 produced Engine29.org, a site for experimental projects and best-thinking practices in arts journalism. Anawalt’s best-selling cultural biography, “The Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company” (Scribner, 1996), will be re-issued in January 2012 as an e-book, timed to coincide with the release of a feature film documentary. “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance,” by director Bob Hercules, is heavily based on her book. From 2005 to 2011, Anawalt directed the NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater, where this past spring she created and built with Douglas McLennan, Engine28, the pop-up newsroom. In October 2009, she co-produced with McLennan the first-ever National Summit on Arts Journalism, a one-day virtual and real conference in Annenberg Auditorium. Anawalt was the first chief dance critic for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and the LA Weekly and, for nearly a decade, was the voice of “Dance Notes” at KCRW, National Public Radio. Her reviews and features can be found in the archives of The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, SoHo Weekly News, Montreal Gazette, Dance Magazine, TV Guide, KUSC and MSNBC-online sites. Anawalt served on the 2006 and 2007 Pulitzer Prize Committee juries for criticism. She is a frequent host and speaker for the dance series at the Music Center and at USC’s Visions and Voices. She is a board member of USC Fisher Museum of Art, the LA Stage Alliance, and Art Sanctuary in Philadelphia. She also serves on the advisory board of Jacaranda: Music at the Edge of Santa Monica. A native of New York City and graduate of Barnard College, Anawalt lives in Pasadena with her husband; they have three children.
Internship Insider by Gavin Ricketts Internship Insider by Gavin Ricketts Jan. 27, 2012 $2.50 6772 words Sample 20%
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Gavin Ricketts is a Producer and Director who has worked on a variety of broadcast and corporate work. His first job in the industry was as the Production Runner on the feature The Full Monty, filmed in Sheffield, where he was studying for an MA in Film Production. Gavin then broke into television, working on Film 99 with Jonathan Ross. After working his way to producer level, he set up his own company, Napoleon Creative (named after his Pug) to produce high quality video and animation work for a range of clients. Having read thousands of CVs over the years, Gavin set up the cv4.tv website and his Clearly Creative CV workshops to help crew members express their skills, making it easier for employers to read, helping them get more work. Considered an ‘expert’ in creative recruitment, he is regularly asked to present his ideas at industry events and film festivals.
Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs by Venice Kichura Drawing Realistic Animals from Photographs by Venice Kichura Jan. 25, 2012 $1.99 7163 words Sample 20%
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Venice Kichura is a freelance writer who writes for several websites and has been published in print media. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Venice holds a Bachelor of Science in English and History. She started her writing career as a feature writer for a South Florida newspaper where she also wrote a weekly column. Venice has been published in several print publications, including “Connecticut Parents Magazine", “God Allows U-Turns”, "Pentecostal Evangel","Sonlight Christian Newspaper" and others. She’s written more than 1,000 internet articles which have been published in sites such as Suite 101 and Associated Content. As a writer for Demand Media since 2008, she's written numerous articles for websites such as "Garden Guides" and others. Venice has a passion for encouraging others in their Christian walk and has written book reviews for the Christianity section of About.com.
Building a Home in a Silo by Glenn W. Worthington Building a Home in a Silo by Glenn W. Worthington Jan. 21, 2012 $0.99 3081 words Sample 30%
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My book, "Genuine Diamonds Found in Arkansas," is now in its third printing. I have written numerous articles for magazines including Gold Prospectors, Lost Treasure, Rock and Gem, Mother Earth News, Contemporary Christian, Western & Eastern Treasure, and The Kansas City Star Magazine. I was featured on the front cover of the Sept/Oct, 2010, issue of Gold Prospector Magazine. I have also written, hosted, and produced a DVD called, "How To Find Genuine Diamonds in Arkansas."
Sea Essentials by massimo conti Sea Essentials by massimo conti Jan. 20, 2012 Free! 1671 words Read a sample
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Massimo Conti B. 1967 | Photographer from 1990 Conti has an amazing ability and mastery in the use of light and shadow as well as an excellent sensibility in the composition of the feminine figure. His approach to the study of Grace, Softness, Sensuality, Simplicity and The Spirit as intertwined with Nature is pure passion. He says that his primary source of inspiration is nature. This statement comes at no surprise at all since in many of his anthropomorphic figures and fine art works we find different traces of nature: cliffs, stones, woods, shells and the sea are major elements that everything is composed with extreme rigor and care for details; perhaps his true art is simply in the placement of the models since they often become authentic, beautiful, exquisite living sculptures during the shooting session. The singularity of his work is in the originality of his forms and it is interesting to note that, although we are 150 years beyond the birth of photography there are still artists able to create new shapes and new emotions.
Beading Fun 'n Stuff by Bonnie Gibson Beading Fun 'n Stuff by Bonnie Gibson Jan. 18, 2012 $2.99 26934 words Sample 20%
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Levis-Fox Art Gallery e-journal #1 by Natalia Levis-Fox Levis-Fox Art Gallery e-journal #1 by Natalia Levis-Fox Jan. 18, 2012 Free! 285 words Read a sample
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Expert: laughter & art therapy, psychology of wellness, finding love, healing jealousy, emotions & quality of life; NLP Practitioner, Transformations International Consulting & Training Ltd, New Zealand with Dr. Richard Bolstad 2. «Self-transformation», Master-class by Steve Andreas, USA-Poland, 2003 3. «Multimedia methods in correction cognitive disorders», Master-class» Brain Train IVA, Sweden-USA, 2005 4. Doctorial Course in Pedagogical Psychology 2007-2010 Dissertation theme: Multimedia methods in self-regulation Languages: English. Russian, French, Italian (written), Latin Publications: 18 scientific articles, 2 scientific monographies Books: 1.“The Secret of Healing Jealousy” (smashwords) 2. "The Love Formula" (amazon) 3. “How to Create Love” (smashwords) 4. "Laugh at them" (translated into French & Russian, smashwords) 5. "Setting Goals that Work for You" (smashwords) 6. "Fear Loss Erotica Method" (smashwords) Translated: from English into Russian and puplished 3 books by Richard Bolstad Hobbies & interests: Skiing, helicopters, travelling, Italian opera, painting, sewing, knitting, gardening
Images that Sell by David Bigwood Images that Sell by David Bigwood Jan. 17, 2012 $2.99 4835 words Sample 20%
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Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society Member of Australian Society of Authors
The Anna Hat - Ebook, Patterns, Video Instruction by Kristin Shea The Anna Hat - Ebook, Patterns, Video Instruction by Kristin Shea Jan. 17, 2012 $4.95 81 words Sample 15%
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Kristin Shea is an author and illustrator residing in Reno Nevada. She has been creating stories for her children and now her grandchildren for all of their lives. She also designs and produces digital "How To" products in an enhanced ebook format.
Learn To Make The Madison Hat by Kristin Shea Learn To Make The Madison Hat by Kristin Shea Jan. 16, 2012 $4.95 87 words Sample 15%
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Kristin Shea is an author and illustrator residing in Reno Nevada. She has been creating stories for her children and now her grandchildren for all of their lives. She also designs and produces digital "How To" products in an enhanced ebook format.
Where the Ocean Took Us by Kelly Girl Waterhouse Where the Ocean Took Us by Kelly Girl Waterhouse Jan. 16, 2012 Free! 3529 words Read a sample
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Kelly Waterhouse (aka Kelly Girl) grew up in Minnesota, practically in the middle of a corn field next to one of the 10,000 lakes within the state. Not afraid to get her toes wet, she relocated to Seattle, Washington shortly after graduating from college in the early 90’s. It was there she met a man named Kelly, who became her husband and taught her how to sail in the briny waters of the Puget Sound. That is when their vision to cruise beyond the protected coast began. During their journey, Kelly Girl kept journals and wrote travel logs that covered over 30 countries. Her website kept land based fans posted with stories and photos of the trip which tracked Moorea’s locations around the globe. The author’s narratives of the voyage have been published in Latitudes and Attitudes and Latitude 38 sailing magazines and travel blogs. An accomplished world circumnavigator, Kelly’s journey is one that many people can’t imagine or even know where to begin in order to live it themselves. Kelly shares their story of how they reached their dream.
Images of Eastbourne & Beachy Head by Paul Powici Images of Eastbourne & Beachy Head by Paul Powici Jan. 16, 2012 $1.99 1052 words Sample 20%
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Anne Billson on Film: collected columns from the Guardian 2009 by Anne Billson Anne Billson on Film: collected columns from the Guardian 2009 by Anne Billson Jan. 16, 2012 $0.99 20596 words Sample 20%
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Anne Billson, who was born in Southport in 1954, is a film critic, novelist and photographer whose work has been widely published. Her books include studies of John Carpenter's The Thing and Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, as well as horror novels Suckers, Stiff Lips and The Ex. In 1993 she was named one of Granta's "Best Young British Novelists". She has lived in London, Cambridge, Tokyo, Paris and Croydon, and now lives in Brussels.
A Photographer's Guide to the Puuc Route by Seldom Scene Photography A Photographer's Guide to the Puuc Route by Seldom Scene Photography Jan. 15, 2012 $2.99 14027 words Sample 30%
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This is the Smashwords home page for Eric Seale, photographer and author at Seldom Scene Photography. Come along with me as I help you make your best photographs in all sorts of interesting, far-flung places!
A Photographer's Guide to Uxmal by Seldom Scene Photography A Photographer's Guide to Uxmal by Seldom Scene Photography Jan. 15, 2012 $2.99 12464 words Sample 30%
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This is the Smashwords home page for Eric Seale, photographer and author at Seldom Scene Photography. Come along with me as I help you make your best photographs in all sorts of interesting, far-flung places!
14 Fun Facts About the White House: A 15-Minute Book by Caitlind Alexander 14 Fun Facts About the White House: A 15-Minute Book by Caitlind Alexander Jan. 15, 2012 $0.99 3064 words Sample 20%
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Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series. She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.
14 Fun Facts About the Washington Monument: A 15-Minute Book by Caitlind Alexander 14 Fun Facts About the Washington Monument: A 15-Minute Book by Caitlind Alexander Jan. 15, 2012 $0.99 2666 words Sample 20%
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Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series. She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.
From Point & Shoot to DSLR: A Compact Guide to Transitioning to an Interchangeable-Lens Camera by Bob Gallimore From Point & Shoot to DSLR: A Compact Guide to Transitioning to an Interchangeable-Lens Camera by Bob Gallimore Jan. 14, 2012 $0.99 7289 words Sample 20%
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When They Go and You Do Not: A Blog and Plays about Dying and Coming Back to Life by Susan Merson When They Go and You Do Not: A Blog and Plays about Dying and Coming Back to Life by Susan Merson Jan. 12, 2012 $9.99 32717 words Sample 20%
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Actress/writer Susan Merson has appeared in numerous television shows, plays and in the film casts of LOST IN YONKERS (Aunt Gert), THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, PHENOMENON and TERMINATOR 3! Involved as actress/writer with new plays and playwrights since the early 70's she has several solo pieces to her credit (as writer/ performer) (REFLECTIONS OF A CHINA DOLL, CLARICE COHEN'S TRIBAL TALES OF LOVE, (JWTP Commission), THE LOVES OF SHIRLEY ABRAMOWITZ ETC) as well as full length and one act plays that have been performed nationally. She won a Best Actress Award in l999 in performance with colleague Sherry Glaser's solo piece, FAMILY SECRETS. She served as Resident Playwright for the Jewish Women's Theatre Project in Los Angeles, California for three seasons. Her JWTP commission, A BOUNTY OF LACE, about sex and violence in the midst of war, has had subsequent readings around the country. HAIR: A REMINISCENCE was presented by the Fountain Theatre in LA. WHAT REMAINS, a play about the true story of the murder of a prominent Midwestern rabbi, is slated for a Detroit production next year. Screenplay SWIMMING UPSTREAM is under option to Jimola Productions. YOUR NAME HERE: An Actor/ Writer's Guide to Solo Performance came out in January 2005 and she has traveled nationally offering workshops in conjunction with the book. Susan has served as the Producing Director of the Jewish Women's Theatre Project, Artistic Director of the Streisand Festival, Associate Producer at the Fountain Theatre and co founder and chief moderator (20 years) of the LA Writers Bloc, established with award winning writers Jane Anderson and Donald Margulies. She regularly teaches yoga. Susan received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Vermont in July 2003. She teaches Playwriting at Cal State Fullerton and is the Founding Program Director of the NY ARTS Summer Conservatory Program(www.nyartsstc.blogspot.com). This New Play Intensive was created in partnership with NYARTS/ Ohio Wesleyan University and the Ensemble Studio Theatre. She has been a proud member of EST since her first play, REFLECTIONS OF A CHINA DOLL, was produced there in 1977. Her novel DREAMING IN DAYLIGHT came out in 2009. Other fiction has been published in NICE JEWISH GIRLS, edited by Marlene Marks, Penguin; JEWS IN AMERICA, Hugh Lauter Levin; Lilith Magazine, Democrats Soul and additional journals. Check out the website at www.susanmerson.com.
Miki's Sex Blossoms by L. L. Ryan Miki's Sex Blossoms by L. L. Ryan Jan. 12, 2012 $2.99 737 words Sample 10%
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About the Author L. L. Ryan is the pen name for a man woman couple that has written 107 books across a wide eclectic of genres. They have picked this pen name for their more erotic books less these books detract from their non-sexual books. ******* Their other sexual books now in development include: Sex with an Older Woman The Sexual Curse of Petite Alice When Sexual Genes Mutate Native Girl, a Sexual Escape Directly Wire Your Libido The Evolution of Sex Sexual Experiments Sex in Ancient Churches The True Story
Ontario's Old Mills by Harold Stiver Ontario's Old Mills by Harold Stiver Jan. 11, 2012 $9.99 31532 words Sample 20%
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8 Types Of Natural Light That Will Add Drama To Your Photographs by Anne McKinnell 8 Types Of Natural Light That Will Add Drama To Your Photographs by Anne McKinnell Jan. 10, 2012 Free! 4109 words Read a sample
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Anne McKinnell is a full-time travelling photographer. After 17 years self-employed in software development, Anne decided to change her life by starting a new business and going on the road. While she calls British Columbia home, she now lives in an RV and travels around North America photographing beautiful places. She writes about travel, photography and how changing your life is not as hard as it seems. Follow Anne’s travels on her blog at http://annemckinnell.com.
Her Black Body I Treasure by Quinton Veal Her Black Body I Treasure by Quinton Veal Jan. 10, 2012 $2.99 2482 words Sample 15%
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Quinton Veal is a native of Saint Louis, and a student at Southwestern Illinois College. He designed the covers of Grandmere's Secret, Immortal 3: Stealer of Souls and Probe. He is currently writing his second book of poetry, United Souls.
New York Covered Bridges by Harold Stiver New York Covered Bridges by Harold Stiver Jan. 09, 2012 $6.99 7903 words Sample 20%
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Michigan Covered Bridges by Harold Stiver Michigan Covered Bridges by Harold Stiver Jan. 09, 2012 $3.99 3335 words Sample 20%
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Learn Digital Photography - Traditional and Underwater by Shai S Bitton Learn Digital Photography - Traditional and Underwater by Shai S Bitton Jan. 08, 2012 $9.99 18755 words Sample 20%
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I am a Canadian from Toronto, Ontario. Where I've attended University. I have interests in different things and always eager to explore new things. Thus said I've started in the computer field. Where attended college to achieve my Computer Engineering. I've developed in computers for a while. Through out the years I've become interested in Business where I've entered into business school for an M.B.A. and accounting degree. As an Aquarius I am a person of reason and truth. The courses of philosophy in university attracted me to get into Philosophy. Where I've majored in Philosophy. This has opened my mind and thought. Viewing things in many different ways. To reason, analyse, questions and argue on issues. This mind thinking has developed my mind to argue and debate. Which enough said. Lead me to attend in Law School. As a litigator I've had hands on, on many issues and encounters in life. Interesting, appealing rewarding. During these years I've started in one of my sport activities. Scuba Diving. Starting as a diver only in Toronto, Ontario. I've found this to be my favourite passion. Including underwater photography. To make things short I am presently a Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor and Photographer. Simply! getting people to engage in the passion that lead me to drop everything and pursue my unknown passion for the underwater environment.
Costumes and Textile Designs of India by Parul Bhatnagar Costumes and Textile Designs of India by Parul Bhatnagar Jan. 08, 2012 $75.00 28086 words Sample 20%
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A woman’s desire is to be unique – she is the goddess that is not idolized. She is deity that is not adored. She is commotion, the calm. She is mystery, the tempest. She is celestial and earthy, innocent and erotic. Thirteen years ago, I decided to spend some time Going around India. Inspiration was on every street corner. Colors, fragrance, the architecture – I was captivated, enthralled and hypnotized. True to my wish for freedom, I brought inspiration from different culture, which became my aspiration for Research on “Fibers.” Married into an Education environment, with a family of Educationist. I developed a keen foresight for creative and innovative teaching an eye for details and passionately writing about different Fibers, Textiles and Costumes. I have a rich experience of 33 years in the field of Textile and Management; have been Advisor to Hastshilp Vikas Nigam, Government of M P., participating actively in several National and International Workshops, Seminars and Conferences. Have authored, contributed articles and edited more then fifteen of books on Textiles, have a number of research papers to my credit where I have also been awarded the best paper award. Have guided more than 170 design projects, providing technical assistance to Small Scale Industries, Government of India. I am a member of Board of the Studies and an Examiner to six Indian universities. I have successfully completed a UGC Minor Research Project and have been one of the pioneers for developing vocational courses in Textiles through e learning for Distance Education; at present I am Coordinator of Department of Textile Designing at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Deemed University) Agra, India. I can be reached at parulpb@gmail.com ,
How to Knit Slippers by Janis Websdale How to Knit Slippers by Janis Websdale Jan. 04, 2012 Free! 661 words Read a sample
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Quietly living my life along with my husband and two kids (the other is on her own now) in a small town close to Grande Prairie, Alberta. I keep myself occupied with making stuff, thinking about stuff, and thinking about making stuff. I also keep active with a fairly busy outdoor life with lots of camping and fishing. You could say that I am a: compulsive knitter, dedicated beadweaver, occasional crocheter, now and then tatter, sometime second hand store stalker, and rare garage saler.
Det viktigaste när man skriver enligt skalden Uno H Böijer by Björn Björkegren Det viktigaste när man skriver enligt skalden Uno H Böijer by Björn Björkegren Jan. 01, 2012 Free! 301 words Read a sample
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I väntan på juridiskt korrekt bolagisering av Firma Björkegren Mat&Kultur i samarbete med SYNTES FÖRLAGSVERKSAMHET, Textkollektivet A-4:an samt Reservoar och Majorna Moisture, så lägger jag ut några kortare texter här. God läsning på er allihop! /B
Artifice and The Ideal: Classical Figuration Today by Elsie Russell Artifice and The Ideal: Classical Figuration Today by Elsie Russell Jan. 01, 2012 Free! 15425 words Read a sample
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Elsie Russell was born in 1956 in Nevers, France, of French and American parents. Her mother, Andrée Déscharnes, was a traditional painter of still lifes, as well as a textile designer for the ancient French line of Nobilis in Paris, and later with Gloria Bucé in New York where she specialized in intricate floral and botanical wallpapers and fabrics. Déscharnes got her artistic training first in Nevers, then went on to become a wartime graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris. Elsie Russell's father, Alfred Russell, was also a painter, who began his career as an abstract expressionist, gaining recognition on both sides of the Atlantic in the early post war years. Beginning in the Fifties, dissatisfied with the direction abstraction was going in with its recent commercialization and alienation from the human condition, he switched to a figurative style inspired by the art of Hellenistic Greece as well as that of Picasso of the Twenties. He had been studying for a doctorate at Columbia University under art historian Margarete Bieber and the study of Greek art and thought opened up new avenues for understanding the modern dilemma. Russell became an important member of the art scene at this time, as a member of "the Club", frequented by Wilhelm De Kooning, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, and particularly, Stanley William Hayter of Atelier 17 in Paris and New York, where Russell was immersed in a dynamic that would shape the rest of the century. Alfred Russell's new direction towards figuration quickly brought a rift with many of this circle of artists and his influence shifted to a more esoteric group, the new figurative artists coming out of New York, many coming out of Alfred Russell's legendary courses at Brooklyn College, CUNY, where he would teach for the next twenty-five years. Here, he helped restore the traditional program, reviving the study of anatomy, and adding the drawing of sculpture and the copying old master paintings in museums to the established training. The Russell home was an atelier itself, with two working artists, incoming students, artists from all walks of life and Andree made sure to guide her daughter as early as possible with the basic foundations for drawing, seeing form and color. Alfred took Elsie, as well as his students, to the museums for advance study sessions, drawing from sculpture and understanding the elements of the great painting techniques and elements of composition and expression. In Paris, he would go to Atelier 17 and make copper engravings and etchings with Hayter and show his daughter the basics of the burin, dry point etching, preparing the paper, inking and using the press. Once again, immersing in the atelier system. Another factor that runs through the life of the Russell family is the connection to Salvador Dali, through his relationship to Andrée's brother, the photographer and art book writer Robert Désharnes, who was the lifelong biographer and secretary to this stellar artist. Both Andrée and Elsie had continuous contact with the master, working with him in Spain and New York and getting casual instruction and advice from him in art as well as philosophy and even science. Elsie spent her adolescence mostly in Italy, first with her parents and some of Alfred's students, then when Alfred and then Andrée became ill, Elsie was enrolled at St Stephen's boarding school in Rome, where she graduated in 1974. Elsie attended the Baudry Atelier Préparatoire aux Ecoles d'Arts in Paris, and studied anatomy and life drawing with Robert Beverly Hale at the Art Student's League of New York. Elsie also attended Pratt Institute, then worked as gallery assistant and manager for two New York galleries, Tatischeff Galleries on 57th Street and Alexander Milliken Gallery on Prince Street, Soho. It was during this period that Elsie, who continued her studies independently, realized that now that her father was no longer teaching, there were no American Beaux Arts Atelier- type academies where a complete discipline could be followed. Elsie, with Alfred's Brooklyn College colleague Milet Andrejevic and Alfred's student Edward Schmidt, laid the groundwork for a New York Ecole des Beaux Arts which was to later become the New York Academy of Art in 1982. This dream came into being thanks to the efforts of collector and philanthropist Stuart Pivar and an elite group of American art historians and museum professionals such as David B. Lawall of the Bayley Museum in Charlottesville, VA, and Prof. Albert Boime of UCLA, author of The Academy and French Painting in the Nineteenth Century. One thing Elsie wanted to include in this new school was to have, along with large Academy classes, a focus on on smaller intensive atelier type classes with close supervision and collaboration with the teacher to set a working discipline as example beyond an academic environment, just as Elsie had had during her formative years. She emphasized this approach during her time as teacher for the NY Drawing Association and later in NYAA. Also, this approach emphasizes a freer creativity, away from the encroachment of stale, narrow academic boundaries, a crucial personal stylistic formation that is today a modern necessity. In 1983, after her work founding the New York Academy, Elsie Russell, at 25 had her first one person exhibit at the Bayley Museum in Charlottesville -- the first non-university diploma carrying artist to do so. The exhibit filled the large central room of the Thomas Jefferson designed museum and was surrounded on all sides with masterpieces of American 18th and 19th century neo-classicism. Shortly thereafter Elsie settled in New Orleans, Lousiana, where she painted an 18 foot mural for the French quarter mansion of Dr. Brobson Lutz, and regularly worked on commissioned portraits and small works as well as continuing her explorations into a modern interpretation of pre-classical and classical mythological themes. This led to the 1987 Boise Gallery of Art, Idaho, exhibit, Modern Myths:Classical Renewal, that went on to tour the Northwest. (Yellowstone Art Enter, Billings Montana, Washington Sate University Museum of Art in Pullman and Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland California.) In 1988 Elsie Russell relocated back to New York, where she became involved in the figurative painting revival happening there, and in 1995, in the development of the Internet with a web museum and in writing articles and organizing web involvement for the new figuration with an exhibit and general awareness. Exhibiting regularly until 2000, Elsie then added fiction to her interests with a novel, In Over Her Head, completed in 2007 that was an Amazon Fiction competition Semifinalist out of thousands of entries. In 2010, Elsie Russell returned to her motherland of France to establish her life in Avignon, France, a long held dream. There she paints in a large 15th century studio in what was a building that was the stables of the nearby palace of Good King Rene (1409-1480), Comte de Provence, king of Naples, Jerusalem and Aragon, who was himself a great Renaissance humanist and art patron. Across the street is the site of the Chapelle Ste. Clare, where the poet Petrarch met his true but unrequited love, Laura, and launched the Humanist Renaissance in Europe.
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