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House Of Grand Illusions
Trompe l'oeil is a French phrase meaning "to fool the eye", and it's the name of an art-form which is all about illusion, subterfuge and fun. The technique involves using the laws of perspective to create an impression of depth on flat walls, [... more]
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Dorothy Weaver
In this delightful memoir, Jean Renoir, the director of such masterpieces of the cinema as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game, tells the life story of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great Impressionist painter. Recounting ... [... more]
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Randolph Weaver
In this delightful memoir, Jean Renoir, the director of such masterpieces of the cinema as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game, tells the life story of his father, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great Impressionist painter. Recounting ... [... more]
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Susan Glickman
When Roughing It in the Bush was published in 1852, it created an international sensation, not only for Susanna Moodie's "glowing narrative of personal incident," but also for her firm determination to puncture the illusions European land- [... more]
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Zachary Karabell
Fourteen Centuries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Conflict and Cooperation In a narrative that is at once thoughtful and passionate, hopeful but without illusions, award-winning historian Zachary Karabell reveals the history of peaceful ... [... more]
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Neil Bissoondath
Neil Bissoondath was born in Trinidad, and lives in Quebec. He is the author of several award-winning works of fiction, including A Casual Brutality, Digging Up the Mountains, The Innocence of Age, and in non-fiction, Selling Illusions. He is ... [... more]
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Henrik Ibsen
Here, in a single volume, are four major plays by the first modern playwright, Henrick Ibsen. Ghosts -the startling portrayal of a family destroyed by disease and infidelity. The Wild Duck -- A poignant drama of lost illusions. An Enemy Of The ... [... more]
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