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Gabriel Allon novels volume 12
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When a body is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned to secretly investigate the death that has been ruled a suicide--a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage.
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 20
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Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into Venice for a much needed holiday with his wife and two young children. But when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is summoned to Rome by the Holy Father's loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati. A billion Catholic faithful have been told that the pope died of a heart attack. Donati, however, has two good reasons to suspect his master was murdered. The Swiss Guard who was standing watch outside the...
3) Mortdecai
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Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost Nazi gold. Meanwhile he is being chased by several angry groups of people.
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Spenser novels volume 47
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"Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions. The heist was legendary, still talked about twenty years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable...
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"With more than 150 easy-to-follow illustrations, Drawing Faces is the perfect guide for aspiring artists looking to develop their portrait skills. Start off simple with directions to sketch basic facial features. By the end, you will have gained the knowledge you need to make your characters' faces as realistic as possible, including learning to draw: side profiiles, lifelike portraits, vivid expressions, and much more!"--Back cover.
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Features works from great artists through the ages including Zhang Zeduan, Rothko, and Botticelli; examines the story behind each piece; and explores the social context of each.
A sumptuous, visual guided tour of 66 of the world's greatest paintings, each examined in unrivaled depth. Ranging from works by Zhang Zeduan, a 12th-century Chinese master, to modern masterpieces by Rothko and Anselm Kiefer, this book provides an excellent visual introduction...
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"It's 1958, and Evelyn Elizabeth Grace Murphy has not left the Pinnacle Hotel in fourteen months. She suffers from agoraphobia, and what's more, it's her father's hotel, and everything she needs is there. Evelyn's always been good at finding things; she discovered her mother dead in a Manhattan alleyway fifteen years earlier. Now she's finding trouble inside her sanctuary. At a party for artist Billie Bell, his newest work is stolen, and Evelyn's...
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"Filled with creative prompts, practical exercises, and step-by-step projects, The Little Book of Rock Painting provides an interactive, creative approach to learning the art of painting on rocks and stones of all shapes and sizes. From choosing the right tools and materials to understanding the basics of using acrylic, paint pens, inks, and more, beginning artists will delight in the variety of techniques and designs at their fingertips."--Back cover....
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New expanded 2019 Edition. The single best collection of photography of Banksy's street work that has ever been assembled for print. If that isn't enough there are some words too. You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat covers his entire street art career, spanning the late '90s right up to the `Seasons Greetings' Christmas 2018 piece in Port Talbot, Wales. This new edition includes his self-destructing `Love is in the Bin' intervention, which according...
13) Naïve Art
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Until the end of the 19th century Naïve Art, created by untrained artists and characterised by spontaneity and simplicity, enjoyed little recognition from professional artists and art critics. Naïve painting is often distinguished by its clarity of line, vivacity and joyful colours, as well as by its rather clean-cut, simple shapes, as represented by French artists such as Henri Rousseau, Séraphine de Senlis, André Bauchant and Camille Bombois....
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Want to understand the nitty-gritty details of watercolor painting? Susan Miller has crafted the all-in-one watercolor painting guide for those wanting to put their best foot forward. This has all the best watercolor painting tips and tricks for beginners. With this watercolor painting handbook in your possession, the results are going to be breathtaking.
15) The confessor
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 3
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In the wake of a Munich writer's assassination, Mossad agent Gabriel Allon and Vatican priest Pietro embark on dangerous journeys that reveal long-buried secrets affecting the fates of millions of people.
16) Shadowman
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Official documentary about '80s street art pioneer Richard Hambleton, known as the godfather of street art. This plunges viewers into the chaotic life of a forgotten artist, from early fame as a painter and denizen of the Lower East Side through his struggles with heroin, to his surprising comeback as street art exploded to become one of the most popular and lucrative art movement in the world.
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"When the Chatsworth Library closes indefinitely, Dodie Fairisle loses her sanctuary. How is a small-town art teacher supposed to cope without the never-ending life advice and enjoyment that books give her? Well, when she's as resourceful and generous as Dodie, she turns her sunroom into her very own little lending library. At first just a hobby, this lit lovers' haven opens up her world in incredible ways. She knows books are powerful, and soon enough...
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Includes a variety of exercises that explore the game's aspects and use them to teach lessons. Begin the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator. Then, use this knowledge to venture off onto the six different quests that encourage child and adult participation. These "gamified" labs will allow your child to earn stickers and badges as rewards as they...
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Readers will learn the basics of drawing a variety of breeds, including the long-haired Yorkshire terrier and the large German shepherd. Easy-to-follow directions with picture guides help readers sketch, shade, and add color to each dog drawing. Colorful photographs accompany interesting facts, introducing readers to details about owning a dog as well as caring for them.
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