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Gainsborough: a portrait
By James Hamilton. 2017
Thomas Gainsborough was a gentle and empathetic family man, but had a volatility that could lead him to slash his…
paintings, and a loose libidinous way of speaking, writing and behaving that shocked many deeply. James Hamilton reveals Gainsborough in his many contexts: the easy-going Suffolk lad; the rake-on-the-make in London; and the top society-portrait painter. 2017.Seventy-four-year-old actress, activist, and work-out guru offers tips for making the most of what she calls Act III of life,…
which begins at age sixty. Lists eleven ingredients of successful aging, including reflecting on one’s past, caring about the bigger picture, being physically active, and eating healthfully. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.Résilience et personnes agées
By Boris Cyrulnik, Louis Ploton. 2014
" Des contributions qui montrent que la résilience, concept développé par B. Cyrulnik, est possible chez les personnes âgées :…
apprendre à donner un sens aux épreuves qui ont marqué une existence, transmettre des leçons de vie aux plus jeunes, etc. Cette vision optimiste de la vieillesse participe de la résilience en favorisant les liens affectifs et en donnant du sens à l'existence. "Wild and woolly: tails from a woodland studio
By Linda Johns. 2000
Linda Johns, a full-time painter and sculptor, has opened her heart and the doors of her woodland home and studio…
in rural Nova Scotia to a constant stream of stray and wounded creatures - some of them have moved in permanently. In "Wild and Woolly", she records a year lived in harmony with the seasons and - not always harmoniously - with her many furred and feathered companions. 2000.We were brothers: a memoir (Southern voices)
By Barry Moser. 2016
Brothers Barry and Tommy Moser were born of the same parents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, slept in the same bedroom, went…
to the same school, and were both poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older, their perspectives and their paths grew further and further apart. The brothers began to think so differently that they could no longer find common ground. After one particularly fractious conversation when Barry was in his late fifties and Tommy was in his early sixties, their fragile relationship fell apart. With the raw emotions that so often surface when we talk of our siblings, Barry recalls how they were finally able to traverse that great divide and reconcile their troubled brotherhood before it was too late. 2016.Vivre cent ans
By Marie Noëlle Blais, Bertrand Busson, Justine Latour. 2017
Que faut-il manger pour maximiser sa longévité? Quelle est la place de l'amour et de l'activité physique dans la vie…
des gens qui vivent longtemps? Douze centenaires québécois livrent leurs conseils pour vivre plus de cent ans. Claire Sigouin, 102 ans, conduit toujours sa Honda Civic et joue à la pétanque une fois par semaine. Aldéric Parent, chante dans sa maison en Gaspésie, et croit en la bonté des hommes. Monsieur Mohyeddin, 111 ans, s'entoure de ses petits-enfants et dort toujours la tête au nord et les pieds au sud. René Bureau, paléontologue, estime qu'il faut nourrir ses passions et aimer follement. Les soeurs Gaudreau, qui ont vécu ensemble jusqu'à 105 et 103 ans, prônent l'amitié sororale et la générosité. Au-delà des conseils des centenaires, Vivre cent ans propose une plongée en apnée dans l'intimité de douze personnalités inspirantes, admirables. 2017."Dans ce livre, le docteur Éric Simard avec la participation de plusieurs collaborateurs scientifiques expérimentés, nous démystifient le vieillissement et…
partagent avec nous une approche intégrée pour rester en santé longtemps. 2016.Vermeer's hat: the seventeenth century and the dawn of the global world
By Timothy Brook. 2008
A painting shows a military officer in a Dutch sitting room, talking to a laughing girl, while in another, a…
woman at a window weighs pieces of silver. These pictures offer a remarkable view of a rapidly expanding world. Moving outward from Vermeer's studio, Brook traces the web of trade that was spreading across the globe, and shows how the urge to acquire foreign goods was refashioning the world more powerfully than we have yet understood. Explicit descriptions of violence. c2008.Une femme
By Anne Delbée. 1982
Pour la première fois, un livre nous révèle la vie extraordinaire de Camille Claudel. Soeur ainée de l'écrivain Paul Claudel,…
Camille a connu, en tant que femme et en tant qu'artiste (sculpteur), un destin hors du commun. 1982.Tout pour être heureuse
By Priscille Deborah, Julia Pavlowitch-Beck, Élise Bergeron. 2015
" Comment se donner le droit d'exister quand son frère de neuf ans vient de mourir d'une maladie incurable? Prisonnière…
de ce drame familial, Priscille Deborah peine à donner un sens à sa vie. Longtemps, elle se refuse au bonheur. Jeune mariée et professionnelle brillante, elle est rattrapée par la dépression. L'amour des siens n'y peut rien: à bout de forces, elle se jette devant le métro. Sauvée par miracle, elle se réveille sur un lit d'hôpital amputée des deux jambes et d'un bras. Elle est un bloc de désespoir, d'amertume et de honte. Son salut vient de plusieurs rencontres. Elle retrouve la force de vivre, cesse de sauver les apparences, solde les comptes du passé et renoue avec sa passion de toujours: la peinture. En quelques années, elle devient une artiste exposée dans le monde entier. Aujourd'hui, avec son compagnon et ses deux filles, Priscille Deborah a enfin trouvé le bonheur. Oui, chaque heure est une lutte acharnée contre le handicap. Mais Tout pour être heureuse témoigne d'une incroyable histoire de résilience, de création et d'amour. Je suis tombée amoureuse de la vie. "The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
By Russell Freedman. 2005
In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor…
Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights. Junior High. 2005.The unknown Matisse: a life of Henri Matisse: the early years, 1869-1908
By Hilary Spurling. 2001
Hilary Spurling presents an account of Matisse's early life, from his beginnings as the son of shopkeepers in Flanders through…
his impoverished days as a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Tracing Matisse's life through his thirties, Spurling describes how the artist's stubborn northern temperament helped sustain him through many challenges, both artistic and financial, as he found his way as a painter. 2001.The shameful life of Salvador Dalí
By Ian Gibson. 1998
Biography of the twentieth-century surrealist Spanish painter. Gibson describes Dalí's escapades in Europe, New York, and Hollywood. Explores his confused…
sexual relationships with poet García Lorca and others, and the role of the painter's superstitious wife, Gala. Examines Dalí's major accomplishments, all achieved before age forty; summarizes events preceding his death in 1989. 1998.The rare and the beautiful: the art, loves, and lives of the Garman sisters
By Cressida Connolly. 2004
The scandalous, bohemian Garman sisters were famous for their passion for the arts, defiance of convention, and the power to…
turn heads and break hearts. Kathleen, an artist's model and aspiring pianist, was the lover of sculptor Jacob Epstein; Mary married poet Roy Campbell; and Lorna became the lover of poet Laurie Lee and of painter Lucian Freud. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.The perfect house: a journey with the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio
By Witold Rybczynski. 2002
An appreciation of the residential work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The author provides a detailed analysis, both historical and…
architectural, of ten of the 30 villas attributed to Palladio. Includes biographical detail, precise descriptions of design elements, and insights into daily life in the 16th century. 2002.The milk lady of Bangalore: an unexpected adventure
By Shoba Narayan. 2018
When Shoba Narayan, a writer and cookbook author who had lived for years in Manhattan, moves back to Bangalore with…
her family, she befriends the milk lady, from whom she buys fresh milk every day. These two women from very different backgrounds bond over not only cows, considered holy in India, but also family, food, and life. After Narayan agrees to buy her milk lady a new cow (she needs one and Narayan can afford it, so why not?), they set off looking for just the right cow. What was at first a simple economic transaction becomes something much more complicated, though never without a hint of slapstick. 2018.The paper garden: an artist {begins her life's work} at 72 (Maple leaf audio)
By Molly Peacock. 2011
Celebrated poet Molly Peacock explores the remarkable life of 18th-century British gentlewoman-turned-artist Mary Delany. In the 1770s, at the age…
of 72, the twice-widowed and nearly broke Delany turned her interest in botany into beautiful paper "mosaick" flowers still revered today. 2011.The many deaths of Tom Thomson: separating fact from fiction
By Gregory Klages. 2016
Commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the death of the renowned Canadian landscape painter Tom Thomson, the book offers a…
review of the historical record, testimony, and archives about the artist's tragic and mysterious demise. Putting the whole range of theories under examination, the author separates truth from legend in this great Canadian mystery. 2016.The life of William Morris
By J. W Mackail. 1995
William Morris was a poet, an artist, a manufacturer and a socialist whose works and ideas had a great effect…
on Victorian art, design and industry. This biography was first published within a few years of his death and remains the primary biographical source on his life and work. 1995.The last mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the hidden history of Hollywood
By Dennis McDougal. 1998
Biography of one of Hollywood's most powerful moguls who joined the industry at the beginning of talking films and could…
singlehandedly make or break a career. Wasserman was also a confidant to other powerful people; politicians and businessmen as well as Mafia bosses, as the head of Universal Studios. Some strong language. c1998.