Dore's Illustrations for Rabelais

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Generous sampling of Doré’s magnificent illustrations for Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel, including all 60 original full-page illustrations and 192 smaller works—all meticulously reproduced from rare original editions. Captions.

Doré's Illustrations for Rabelais: A Selection of 252 Illustrations by Gustave Doré.

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Doré's Illustrations for Rabelais: A Selection of 252 Illustrations by Gustave Doré.
Gustave] [Doré
Manufacturer: New York: Dover Publications 1978.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000L62W18

The Works of Rabelais Faithfully Translated From the French with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations

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The Works of Rabelais Faithfully Translated From the French with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations
Francois Rabelais
Manufacturer: Privately Printed, Unknown
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RQ12NQ

The Works of Rabelais Faithfully Translated From the French with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations (Two Volume Set)

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The Works of Rabelais Faithfully Translated From the French with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations (Two Volume Set)
Francois Rabelais
Manufacturer: Privately Printed, Unknown
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RPY79S

The Works of Rabelais: Faithfully Translated from the French, with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations By Gustave Dore

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The Works of Rabelais: Faithfully Translated from the French, with Variorum Notes, and Numerous Illustrations By Gustave Dore
Gustave] Rabelais, Francois [Dore
Manufacturer: Privately Printed
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LQSA7S

Gargantua en Chinonais: 1494-1994 : textes de Francois Rabelais illustres par Gustave Dore : exposition itinerante realisee a l'occasion du cinquieme centenaire de la naissance de Francois Rabelais

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Gargantua en Chinonais: 1494-1994 : textes de Francois Rabelais illustres par Gustave Dore : exposition itinerante realisee a l'occasion du cinquieme centenaire de la naissance de Francois Rabelais

Manufacturer: Association des Amis de la Bibliotheque departementale d'Indre-et-Loire
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ASIN: 2950264832

Oeuvres de Rabelais Texte Collationne sur les Editions Originales Avec Une de L'auteur, Des Notes et un Glossaire Par Louis Moland Illustrations de Gustave Dore 2 volumes

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Oeuvres de Rabelais Texte Collationne sur les Editions Originales Avec Une de L'auteur, Des Notes et un Glossaire Par Louis Moland Illustrations de Gustave Dore 2 volumes
Louis Moland and Gustave Dore
Manufacturer: GARNIER FRERES
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TSBLQ0

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Beautiful, Moving, Vibrant, Uncanny, Raw .......2006-01-05

"Ohm Phanphiroj's photography is beautiful, moving, and vibrant, uncanny, raw and provokes in an haunting way. The naturalness and the thrilling erotic atmosphere takes the viewer beyond the boundaries of reality and imagination."--© zebraz

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Hot shots: Photographs
Norman Seeff
Manufacturer: Flash Books
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0825639034

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Hot shots
Good Book
Regular young guys alone and bonding

Happy 2Gether (Hot Shots 3)
Steven Underhill
Manufacturer: Publisher Distribution Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3861872846

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Hot shots.......2007-04-12

Underhill always does a steamy job of presenting gay boys without being pornographic, but some of his other books are better.

Good Book.......2007-03-10

The book is full of picures of men couples. I was hoping for more pics where men are nude but that did not work out. If you want a book of men couples that inspires you this is the book. There is nudity just not as much as I wanted. It is worth it if you get the soft cover.

Regular young guys alone and bonding.......2003-11-06

Young guys in strong embraces, butterfly kissing, smiling, alone and together in black and white, some duotone, some color. No pretensions just guys you'd like to know who'll make you smile. Moderate nudity, none full frontal, but lots of bare torsos. A flip-through delight.

Hot Shots: How to Photograph Beauty That Sells.

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Hot Shots: How to Photograph Beauty That Sells.
J. Barry O'Rourke
Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown
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ASIN: B000UY75U4

Hot shots. (campaign photography): An article from: Campaigns & Elections

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Hot shots. (campaign photography): An article from: Campaigns & Elections
Jeff Crosby , and Scott Newton
Manufacturer: Campaigns & Elections, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Campaigns & Elections, published by Campaigns & Elections, Inc. on September 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1440 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: A well-shot photograph which can effectively convey the electoral message of a contesting candidate is worth a thousand votes or words. Portrait pictures in different locations and in various shapes and sizes can be taken. Photographs which capture candidates in natural conversation with people, their facial expressions and body language can be powerful tools in election symbolism, explaining the election issues in an effective way.

Citation Details
Title: Hot shots. (campaign photography)
Author: Jeff Crosby
Publication: Campaigns & Elections (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1993
Publisher: Campaigns & Elections, Inc.
Volume: v14 Issue: n4 Page: p34(3)

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Hot Shots, How to Photograph Beauty That Sells

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ASIN: B000GZRF1Q

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Big fan of Adams, but this book ...

glorious

Short Quck Laughs

Not what I was expecting.

Hilarious fun for an Anglophile

The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be
Douglas Adams , and John Lloyd
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0307236013
Release Date: 2005-04-19

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Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal with a Naugatuck(3) without causing a Toronto(4)? Will you suffer from Kettering(5) this summer?

Probably. You are almost certainly familiar with all these experiences but just didn’t know that there are words for them. Well, in fact, there aren’t—or rather there weren’t, until Douglas Adams and John Lloyd decided to plug these egregious linguistic lacunae(6). They quickly realized that just as there are an awful lot of experiences that no one has a name for, so there are an awful lot of names for places you will never need to go to. What a waste. As responsible citizens of a small and crowded world, we must all learn the virtues of recycling(7) and put old, worn-out but still serviceable names to exciting, vibrant, new uses. This is the book that does that for you: The Deeper Meaning of Liff—a whole new solution to the problem of Great Wakering(8)

1—The feeling of aluminum foil against your fillings.

2—The way people stand when examining other people’s bookshelves.

3—A plastic packet containing shampoo, mustard, etc., which is impossible to open except by biting off
the corners.

4—Generic term for anything that comes out in a gush, despite all your efforts to let it out carefully, e.g., flour into a white sauce, ketchup onto fish, a dog into the yard, and another naughty meaning that we can’t put on the cover.

5—The marks left on your bottom and thighs after you’ve been sitting sunbathing in a wicker chair.

6—God knows what this means

7—For instance, some of this book was first published in Britain twenty-six years ago.

8—Look it up yourself.

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Big fan of Adams, but this book ..........2007-07-08

I am a big fan of Dougles Adams books, at least in general.

But this book is, at best, only marginally funny. Others have explored this topic, and with better results.

The problem here is that Adams tries to make funny sounding words for things that don't have a name (like that little twist between link sausages), but constrains himself to using the names of small cities and towns from around the world. Occasionally, he hits a home run, but most of the words are strike outs.

Disapointed.

PS the 'name' for hte link between sausages is kerry. Why, I don't know, and I have no idea why some think this is humorous.

glorious.......2007-01-16

This book was superb, anyone who is a fan of Adams will appreciate it's wit, it's ingenuity, and it's intense sarcasm. Absolutely necessary to complete you Douglas Adams collection.

Short Quck Laughs.......2006-08-26

In a hurry stressed out... just read a couple quick definitions it will lighten your mood it does mine

Not what I was expecting........2005-08-24

This book is set up as a dictionary. If you enjoy reading dictionaries, then please purchase this book. The humor was lost on me because of the format.

Hilarious fun for an Anglophile.......2002-05-17

As said previously, this book (and the sibling) are hilarious fun for anglophiles and wordsmiths alike...

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Jack Lemmon was one of our most beloved movie stars. A two-time Academy Award winner, he appeared in dozens of memorable films, including such classics as Some Like It Hot, Mister Roberts, The Odd Couple, Grumpy Old Men, Missing, The Apartment, and The China Syndrome. On-screen, he came across as a kind of "everyman"—audiences loved him because they felt they knew him, because he was on of them.

In A Twist of Lemmon, Chris Lemmon shares family tales, intimate father-son conversations, and anecdotes from and about his dad. The result is a vivid and enchanting portrait of a less-than-perfect father who in some ways assumed a greater reality for his fans than he did for his son. Chris writes about the difficulty of growing up in a broken home, the treasured time spent with his father, and the friendship that evolved as they came to share their passions for both music and golf. This very personal portrait provides new insight into a man who charmed millions with his rascal's smile and his very human vulnerability.

When Jack Lemmon died in 2001, the world lost one of its favorite actors, but Chris Lemmon lost the man he had admired above all others. A Twist of Lemmon is his warm and moving and often very funny celebration of his larger-than-life father.

Joining Chris in his tribute are a number of the people who worked with Jack Lemmon over thy years, including actor Kevin Spacey. In his foreword, Spacey writes, "He was a credit to his profession because he was a man whose humanity was bigger than his talent. And when you think for a moment about the size and depth of that talent, then you begin to understand how seriously he took his role as a human being."

In this first book of its kind written about Jack Lemmon, that "human being" comes fully alive—as an actor, a father, and a best friend. It is a heartwarming and discerning look at a true American legend.

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A Twist of Lemmon and a Touch of Class.......2007-01-19

CL pays the ultimate tribute to his father in this classy portrayal of the supremely gifted father and the somewhat lonely but not lost son trying to sort out a complicated relationship made more complex amidst the mixed fortunes born of fame and celebrity and the tensions and heartaches that always come with divorce. This is a wonderful read that confirms much of the positive image that most people hold of the elder Lemmon while affirming the deep love that father and son were able to share in an environment that has split so many other families apart. Jack Lemmon was without doubt driven in terms of his career, but the measure of the man is that he reserved a part of himself for his son that was theirs and theirs alone.

both tart and sweet, it's Lemmonade.......2006-12-18

Recommended: A Twist of Lemmon: a Tribute to My Father, by Chris Lemmon

Chris Lemmon writes as though chatting with a friend, about the father he loved. I was drawn in by the humanity of the man and the honesty of his son, the author. According to Chris, Jack Lemmon was like an ornery little boy, a little like my own father. Both father and son were aware of Jack's strengths and shortcomings (drinking, a temper, over-dedication to his career). I think Jack Lemmon is probably recognizable in some person in everyone's life. STAR is not the picture drawn here.

There is some language that a few sensitive folks may find offensive; I did say he was ornery didn't I? However,I believe if those folks read on, they will be glad they did. There's nothing really vulgar, but some humor is pretty worldly. Chris says that one of his father's favorite lines to the nurses, even near the end, was "Wanna take a peek at Stiffy?" Alternating from hospital room to scenes from Jack's life Chris Lemmon creates a complete picture of the man without ever going Hollywood neon.

Jack Lemmon's son remembers his father.......2006-10-21

A twist of Lemmon is Chris Lemmon's literate, deeply-felt tribute to his father, the unique Jack Lemmon. CL wrote partly for his children, who must have liked his elk- and poodle-stories better than his golfer's yarn (but tell this to a golfer), partly because it helped him heal the big loss he felt.

An extraordinary insight into people's nature presented his highly-gifted father with a career that lasted half a century. Two oscars, eight nominations, best actor in Cannes (twice). There were times when he stood alone. His Billy-Wilder-films have no equal but he was proud of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 1962 and SAVE THE TIGER 1973 - he suffered creative agonies and was never happier. A committed democrat and environmentalist. "Experts" smiled at his breath-taking performance in THE CHINA SYNDROME 1979 - three weeks later fiction came true. No other film, except MISSING 1982 - about a father who searches for his son in Chilean morgues - made more headlines.

Many anecdotes revolve around "America's sweetheart" who wrecked jaguars and ferraris, did not make the cut at Pebble Beach and was chased by moose, eagles, bobcats and bears. He had great moral courage, though: The fact that he suffered painful operations during his childhood did not keep him from entering the navy (many heroes stayed in Hollywood) and make dangerous stunts. Too few films catch his "quirky, unpredictable, sweet devil side". He was one of Hollywood's most exciting stars.

A tribute is no platform for criticism and while CL drops many hints most of his concerns remain unspoken. Nobody could accuse CL of "nepotism". JL made it by himself and expected the same of his son. That he played small parts in his father's films is perfectly legitimate. It was a proud moment when his father was in the front row "applauding, whistling, wiping away a tear". Daddy's amazement that junior worked hard enough to buy a car is the book's comic highlight (the Paris-brothel-episode is not bad either). How I wish that CL could have protected his generous, trusting and compassionate father from all those well-meaning people who asked him favors and harmed his career (the man of flesh & blood belonged to his family but his reflexion on celluloid belongs to us). Neither could he influence his father's eating habits (cheeseburgers) despite a warning shot: CL lost his mother Cynthia Stone to cancer in 1988 (his book is of course a tribute to both parents who remained optimists to the end).

His parents divorced when he was three, both remarried and he commuted between two patchwork-families with younger sisters. He and his father had fishing-trips to Alaska ("it was only during those times that I felt he really belonged to me"), jam-sessions, golf. He excuses his father's "inadvertent irresponsibility" - he woke his father up with a triple-martini when he was six - but is still haunted by "that empty chair at dinner-table" and felt "in the doghouse" when separated from his father. He did not grow up in his father's household and survival was difficult for a son-of-the-first-marriage who was a teenager during the hippie-era. JL's second family was part of his everyday life and "the only person I think he ever did commit to totally was Felicia" - his second wife. "Pop and Felicia had been partying hard the night before...an airborne ashtray had sliced pop's forehead". JL's private life is still terra incognita (or "treasure island" for biographers).

His moving description of his father's last fight ("I never heard him complain once...his only concern during the final days was for us, his family") and his desperate attempts to tell the dying father what he did not say to the living one are the highest points in CL's book. Chemotherapy; radiation; the reprieve; devastating surgeries; colostomy; morphine; the respirator. But CL also writes: "He had too much pride to let us know if he was suffering". Memories of his fater who held him after his mother's burial counterpoint his account. He makes also an alarming confession: "I remember feeling hurt that no one had told him...that I'd been out there with him through those many weeks he's been unconscious" although he admits: "We'd all remained in a state of utter denial".

CL holds out to the end and his real, great merit is that he does without rose-colored-glasses because he understands that his father, about whom Kevin Spacey said that his humanity was even bigger than his talent, deserves the truth. I hope this book becomes a best-seller!

A character actor pays homage to his famous movie star father.......2006-09-13

Actor Chris Lemmon,not as famous as his late movie star father Jack pays homage to the elder Lemmon in this book. The elder Lemmon has done quite a few films throughout his career with his late longtime friend Walter Matthau. Chris' mother divorced Jack when Chris was a toddler. Chris became a cast member of one of Fox's first sitcoms,Duet,which ran from April 1987 to August 1989. Duet was then spun off as Open House which ran for nearly a year. Chris' character Richard Phillips and his wife Linda,played by Alison LaPlaca, were respectively,a patio furniture salesman and an executive film producer. Richard quit the retail business and became a cocktail lounge pianist. On the spin-off Linda went into real estate. Post-Duet-OH,Chris has had a series of guest roles on various shows. Hundreds of people,including Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones,attended memorial services for Jack in 2001. Jack was 75 years old when he passed away. I dedicate this book to Jack's memory.

well written but..........2006-09-02

depressing as each chapter starts with a final illness segment. Without that it would have been a MUCH better and more enjoyable book. It may have been cathartic and healing for Chris, but not so for me.

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Rhythm, riots, and revolution;: An analysis of the Communist use of music, the Communist master music plan,
David A Noebel
Manufacturer: Christian Crusade Publications
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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USEFUL RESOURCE, GREAT IDEAS.......2007-03-25

What do you need to run a Mage chronicle in the city of Boston? You probably want to know some of the highlights of the town, what's worth seeing and doing, the known history of the place. You might also want to know the secret history of the place, who the movers and shakers are, and what plots are going on. Maybe some secrets to show and tell.

BOSTON UNVEILED covers almost all of this. My only complaint, and the only omission from the book, is something of a tourist guide to the town; what is there to see and do. Although it is simple enough to google that information these days, I always appreciated that in my Cthulhu citybooks, and I really wish it had been included for those of us too lazy to look it up ourselves. Otherwise, BOSTON UNVEILED has got it all.

BOSTON begins with the secret history of the place (city and colony), what went on behind the Sleeper scenes, how power was gained and lost. It sets up the power structure and conflicts described in the next chapter, which takes up the bulk of the book. The Boston consilium is described, both the people and the protocols. All of the cabals in Boston are described (person by person) and how they interact with each other. This section also includes local Banishers, Seer groups, and Tremere. The neighborhoods are also described in terms of their magical potential.

By far the best section was on Story hooks - the other stuff. Many were good, but the story of The Prince of 100,000 Leaves blew my mind. A lot of the content of gaming books is somewhat arbitrary - you can make up the stats for your own cabal of mages, write your own consilium procedure, your own architecture, etc. But then you read something that is genius and that you could never have made something so good - it makes the whole book worth reading by itself. I refuse to spoil anything of the legend, except to say that it ties into the Salem Settlement hinted at in the core book.

There is also an adventure that is sort of interesting - a Nepalese spirit that consumes souls and then rebirths one of them. Don't know that I would run it, but the ideas are worth pilfering.

BOSTON UNVEILED is a great citybook, and of course you can always transplant all of the characters to a city of your choosing. The off the map stuff is by far the best content and definitely worth the purchase price for story ideas.

Monet unveiled: A new look at Boston's paintings : [catalogue of the exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Monet unveiled: A new look at Boston's paintings : [catalogue of the exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Claude Monet
Manufacturer: Museum of Fine Arts
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ASIN: 0878461213

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