5 Biographies e-books
Posted by wblue on 22-03-2019, 18:30 @ English eBooksIt Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
Good Mourning
Delphi Complete Paintings of Amedeo Modigliani
Delphi Complete Works of Giotto
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
2016 | ISBN-10: 1501132849 | 256 Pages | EPUB | 25 MB
New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart.Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences in I Hate Myselfie, the critically-acclaimed book that secured his place as a gifted humorist and keen observer of millennial culture. Fans felt as though they knew him after devouring the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. They were right... almost. In this new collection of original personal essays, Shane goes even deeper, sharing never-before-revealed stories from his life, giving readers a no-holds-barred look at moments both bizarre and relatable, from cult-like Christian after-school activities, dressing in drag, and losing his virginity, to hiring a psychic, clashes with celebrities, and coming to terms with his bisexuality. Every step of the way, Shane maintains his signature brand of humor, proving that even the toughest breaks can be funny when you learn to laugh at yourself.This is Let's Pretend This Never Happened and Running With Scissors for the millennial generation: an inspiring, intelligent, and brutally honest collection of true stories by a YouTube sensation-turned one of the freshest new voices out there.
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
1990 | ISBN: 0500050589 | English | 228 Pages | PDF | 30 MB
Provides insights into the discovery, excavation, and analysis of the tomb and its treasures. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the period, and illustrations with specially commissioned diagrams, charts, and photographs, it is essential reading for everyone interest in ancient Egypt.
Good Mourning
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1476783616, 1476783640 | 288 Pages | EPUB | 2,6 MB
Elizabeth Meyer's "sweet, touching, and funny" (Booklist) memoir reads as if "Carrie Bradshaw worked in a funeral home a la Six Feet Under" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Good Mourning offers a behind-the-scenes look at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City's Upper East Side-mixing big money, society drama, and the universal experience of grieving-told from the unique perspective of a fashionista turned funeral planner.
Elizabeth Meyer stumbled upon a career in the midst of planning her own father's funeral, which she turned into an upbeat party with Rolling Stones music, thousands of dollars worth of her mother's favorite flowers, and a personalized eulogy. Starting as a receptionist, Meyer quickly found she had a knack for helping people cope with their grief, as well as creating fitting send-offs for some of the city's most high-powered residents.
Meyer has seen it all: two women who found out their deceased husband (yes, singular) was living a double life, a famous corpse with a missing brain, and funerals that cost more than most weddings. By turns illuminating, emotional, and darkly humorous, Good Mourning is a lesson in how the human heart grieves and grows-whether you're wearing this season's couture or drug-store flip-flops.
Delphi Complete Paintings of Amedeo Modigliani
2016 | ASIN: B01HR8IV3K, eISBN: 9781786564948 | English | 559 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB
Though he died young in relative obscurity, the works of Amedeo Modigliani are now regarded as some of the most important canvases of the twentieth century. Modigliani's innovative portraits and nudes are characterised by their asymmetrical compositions, elongated figures and monumental use of line. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Modigliani's complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of Amedeo Modigliani - over 350 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Modigliani's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour - highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes a selection of Modigliani's drawings and sculptures - explore the artist's varied works
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
Delphi Complete Works of Giotto
2016 | ASIN: B01DME2L2A | English | EPUB | 36 MB
Revered as the father of European painting and the first of the great Italian masters, Giotto di Bondone was the leading Italian painter of the fourteenth century, whose pioneering works would lead on to the innovations and wonders of the High Renaissance. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Giotto's complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of Giotto - over 200 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Giotto's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour - highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you want to view
* Features three bonus biographies - discover Giotto's artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
Good Mourning
Delphi Complete Paintings of Amedeo Modigliani
Delphi Complete Works of Giotto
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
2016 | ISBN-10: 1501132849 | 256 Pages | EPUB | 25 MB
New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart.Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences in I Hate Myselfie, the critically-acclaimed book that secured his place as a gifted humorist and keen observer of millennial culture. Fans felt as though they knew him after devouring the New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. They were right... almost. In this new collection of original personal essays, Shane goes even deeper, sharing never-before-revealed stories from his life, giving readers a no-holds-barred look at moments both bizarre and relatable, from cult-like Christian after-school activities, dressing in drag, and losing his virginity, to hiring a psychic, clashes with celebrities, and coming to terms with his bisexuality. Every step of the way, Shane maintains his signature brand of humor, proving that even the toughest breaks can be funny when you learn to laugh at yourself.This is Let's Pretend This Never Happened and Running With Scissors for the millennial generation: an inspiring, intelligent, and brutally honest collection of true stories by a YouTube sensation-turned one of the freshest new voices out there.
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
1990 | ISBN: 0500050589 | English | 228 Pages | PDF | 30 MB
Provides insights into the discovery, excavation, and analysis of the tomb and its treasures. Written by one of the world's leading scholars of the period, and illustrations with specially commissioned diagrams, charts, and photographs, it is essential reading for everyone interest in ancient Egypt.
Good Mourning
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1476783616, 1476783640 | 288 Pages | EPUB | 2,6 MB
Elizabeth Meyer's "sweet, touching, and funny" (Booklist) memoir reads as if "Carrie Bradshaw worked in a funeral home a la Six Feet Under" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Good Mourning offers a behind-the-scenes look at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City's Upper East Side-mixing big money, society drama, and the universal experience of grieving-told from the unique perspective of a fashionista turned funeral planner.
Elizabeth Meyer stumbled upon a career in the midst of planning her own father's funeral, which she turned into an upbeat party with Rolling Stones music, thousands of dollars worth of her mother's favorite flowers, and a personalized eulogy. Starting as a receptionist, Meyer quickly found she had a knack for helping people cope with their grief, as well as creating fitting send-offs for some of the city's most high-powered residents.
Meyer has seen it all: two women who found out their deceased husband (yes, singular) was living a double life, a famous corpse with a missing brain, and funerals that cost more than most weddings. By turns illuminating, emotional, and darkly humorous, Good Mourning is a lesson in how the human heart grieves and grows-whether you're wearing this season's couture or drug-store flip-flops.
Delphi Complete Paintings of Amedeo Modigliani
2016 | ASIN: B01HR8IV3K, eISBN: 9781786564948 | English | 559 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB
Though he died young in relative obscurity, the works of Amedeo Modigliani are now regarded as some of the most important canvases of the twentieth century. Modigliani's innovative portraits and nudes are characterised by their asymmetrical compositions, elongated figures and monumental use of line. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Modigliani's complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of Amedeo Modigliani - over 350 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Modigliani's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour - highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you wish to view
* Includes a selection of Modigliani's drawings and sculptures - explore the artist's varied works
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
Delphi Complete Works of Giotto
2016 | ASIN: B01DME2L2A | English | EPUB | 36 MB
Revered as the father of European painting and the first of the great Italian masters, Giotto di Bondone was the leading Italian painter of the fourteenth century, whose pioneering works would lead on to the innovations and wonders of the High Renaissance. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Giotto's complete works in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of Giotto - over 200 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Giotto's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour - highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you want to view
* Features three bonus biographies - discover Giotto's artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order