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A biography of the great portraitist Frans Hals that takes the listener into the turbulent world of the Dutch Golden Age. Frans Hals was one of the greatest portrait painters in history, and his style transformed ideas and expectations about what portraiture can do and what a painting should look like. Hals was a member of the great trifecta of Dutch Baroque painters alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, and he was the portraitist of choice for entrepreneurs, merchants, professionals, theologians, intellectuals, militiamen, and even his fellow artists in the Dutch Golden Age. His works, with their visible brush strokes and bold execution, lacked the fine detail and smooth finish common among his peers, and some dismissed his works as sloppy. But for others, they were fresh and exciting, filled with a sense of the sitter's animated presence captured with energy and immediacy. Steven Nadler gives us the first full-length biography of Hals in many years and offers a view into seventeenth-century Haarlem and this culturally rich era of the Dutch Republic. He tells the story not only of Hals's life, but also of the artistic, social, political, and religious worlds in which he lived and worked.Voir livre
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the annals of American criminal history, few stories captivate the imagination like that of Forrest Tucker—a man who transformed bank robbery into a profession and prison escape into high art. For sixty remarkable years, Tucker waged an intellectual war against the American penal system, executing an unprecedented 30 escape attempts with 18 stunning successes. This meticulously researched biography takes readers deep into the mind of a criminal genius who refused to be broken by iron bars and concrete walls. From his troubled childhood during the Great Depression to his final, legendary escape from San Quentin Prison—America's most notorious maximum-security facility—Tucker's story reveals the extraordinary power of human will when pitted against impossible odds. More than just a crime story, this book explores the complex psychology of rebellion, the thin line between genius and madness, and the eternal human quest for freedom. Tucker didn't just rob banks; he studied every prison like a scientist, turning each incarceration into a laboratory for innovation. His escapes weren't merely about freedom—they were masterpieces of planning, creativity, and audacious execution. The climactic San Quentin escape, featuring a homemade boat, elaborate disguises, and split-second timing, reads like fiction but stands as documented historical fact. This operation broke a record that had stood unchallenged—no one had ever successfully escaped from San Quentin until Tucker and his accomplices proved that the impossible was merely improbable. Based on extensive research, court records, and firsthand accounts, this book presents Tucker not as a hero or villain, but as a complex human being whose life raises profound questions about justice, freedom, and the price of refusing to surrender one's will to authority.Voir livre
"Memoirs of My Dead Life" by George Moore unfolds as a compelling introspection into the protagonist's past. In this autobiographical novel, Moore navigates the labyrinth of memory, revisiting love affairs, artistic endeavors, and personal struggles. The narrative explores the complexities of identity, regret, and the passage of time with poetic eloquence. As the protagonist reflects on the ghosts of their past, the novel becomes a poignant exploration of the human condition, leaving readers captivated by the timeless themes of life's transient nature and the enduring power of memory.Voir livre
From best-selling author Mike Kavanagh comes a powerful audio documentary about spiritual awakening, personal transformation, and finding purpose. In Spiritual Wayfinders: The Audio Documentary, Mike Kavanagh tells his story of healing and spiritual transformation after a spontaneous awakening ushered in an unexpected phase of darkness and profound personal struggle. Along the way, he is joined by six people who share their own remarkable stories of spiritual transformation — stories that include near death experiences, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, overcoming life-threatening illness, deep meditative practices, and more. Each of these people shaped Kavanagh’s destiny in unique ways, and their stories contain powerful wisdom and guidance for anyone on the path of discovering and living their purpose, and awakening to true inner freedom, well-being, and wholeness. Spiritual Wayfinders is narrated by Mike Kavanagh and includes unscripted true stories from Bill Dolan, Angela DeCraene, Jerry Colonna, Jason Steffen, Tammi Janel, and Jesse Davis. ©2024 Michael Kavanagh (P)2024 Back to the Breath LLCVoir livre
An enlightening and entertaining inside look at the lifestyles of America's extremely wealthy from the bestselling author of "Our Crowd" It's no secret that the rich are different from the rest of us. But the rich, as author Stephen Birmingham so insightfully points out, are also different from the very rich. There's Society, and then there's Real Society, and it takes multiple generations for families of the former to become entrenched in the latter. Real Society is not about the money—or rather, it's not only about the money—it is about history, breeding, tradition, and most of all, the name. The Right People is an engrossing and illuminating journey through the customs and habits of the phenomenally wealthy, from the San Francisco elite to the upper crust of New York's Westchester County. It is a marvelously anecdotal, intimately detailed overview of the lives of the American aristocracy: where they gather and dine; their games and sports, clubs and parties, friendships and feuds; their mating, marriage, and divorce rituals—a potpourri of priceless true stories featuring the Astors, Goulds, Vanderbilts, Vanderlips, Dukes, Biddles, and other lofty names from the pages of the Social Register.Voir livre
'Brave and deeply considered… Her experience, and Transsexual Apostate, shouldn't be dismissed' The Telegraph In a compelling first-hand account of what it means to be a transwoman – and where she feels the impulse comes from – Hayton explains why much of gender identity ideology is, in her view, false and damaging. Once a prominent member of the TUC LGBT+ committee, she charts how her views developed and put her at odds with the majority of trans activists. She issues a compassionate call to move beyond ideological conflicts, and to acknowledge the legitimate concerns that many have with an agenda that asserts that transwomen are women. Hayton's honest, humane and moving book shows that by accepting reality, transwomen can live their best lives based on the truth of who they are – rather than the fantasy of who they are not. 'Brave, unflinching, insightful' - Professor Michael Bailey, author ofThe Man Who Would Be QueenVoir livre
