hachette book group nov 2007 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nearly every aging woman has a complicated relationship with her body. For Keeps, an inspirational collection of personal essays from writers on their ever-changing bodies, will resonate with every maturing woman. Editor Victoria Zackheim brings together women with unique voices who have all struggled, at one time or another, to make peace with the bodies that at times they don't even recognize as their own. From a mastectomy that renewed one woman's lease on life, to the emergence of gray hairs and wrinkles, each woman addresses aging, illness, injury, and life circumstances with humour and grace.These empowering essays explore the many ways that aging can be a positive, revealing transformation Ultimately, For Keeps challenges every woman to rethink the way she sees her body through various life-altering changes in order to lead a more healthy, satisfying, and productive life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drawing on Churchill's manuscripts and correspondence, David Reynolds paints an even more admirable portrait of the man.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Ansel Adams sublime photographs of trees are the subject of this beautiful and elegant homage to the most graceful form in nature. 50 tritone photos. Little, Brown and CompanyLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 440 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs presents the full spectrum of Adams' work in a single volume for the first time, offering the largest available compilation from his legendary photographic career. Beautifully produced and presented in an attractive landscape trim, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs will appeal to a general gift-book audience as well as Adams' legions of dedicated fans and students.The photographs are arranged chronologically into five major periods, from his first photographs made in Yosemite and the High Sierra in 1916 to his work in the National Parks in the 1940s up to his last important photographs from the 1960s. An introduction and brief essays on selected images provide information about Adams' life, document the evolution of his technique, and give voice to his artistic vision.Few artists of any era can claim to have produced four hundred images of lasting beauty and significance. It is a testament to Adams' vision and lifetime of hard work that a book of this scale can be compiled. Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs is a must-have for anyone who appreciates photography and the allure of the natural world.