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CT275.E37 A3 2000. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by American author Dave Eggers. Published in 2000, the book chronicles Eggers' experiences following the sudden death of both his parents and his subsequent responsibility for raising his younger brother, Christopher "Toph" Eggers. The memoir, noted for its postmodern ...
56555113. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961) is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor. A primary source for the novel is Michelangelo's ...
The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. [5][6][7] Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [8] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or ...
Paris is filled with beautiful churches and cathedrals. From rose windows to relics, these are the 10 most famous churches in Paris worth visiting.
With Twisters, Chung puts all his faith in the big-screen idea, and in the staggering beauty of the open sky. Maybe that’s a gamble. Or maybe it’s just a way of looking up and out, a way of ...
Tim Goodman praised the writing, acting, and cinematography, pointing out the "visual adventurousness" of the series. Goodman went on to call the show's visuals as "a combination of staggering beauty – the directors make use of numerous wide-angle landscape portraits — and transfixing weirdness."
BA, Emerson College. MD and PhD, University of Kansas. PhD, City University of New York. Notable work. Easy Beauty. Chloé Cooper Jones is a Thailand-born American memoirist, academic, and journalist. [1] Her work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, GQ, The Verge, VICE, Bookforum, New York Magazine and The Believer.
Spanish. German. Box office. $4.7 million [2] Stealing Beauty (French: Beauté volée; Italian: Io ballo da sola) is a 1996 drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, and Rachel Weisz. Written by Bertolucci and Susan Minot, the film is about a young American woman who travels ...