![]() ![]() Her illustrations have been part of Nike, Médicos Sin Fronteras and Absolut Vodka actions. She has executed the illustrations and scenery for the musical “T’estimo, ets perfecte, ja et canviaré” directed by Elisenda Roca, the poster for the theatre play “La Carnisseria” (Marta Solé), the typography for “Animals de Companyia” (Estel Solé), illustrations for the english musician Jacko Hooper, for the French Baden Baden and for the catalan Inspira. She also imparts workshops about visual rhetoric and illustration (Libreria La Central de Barcelona, Ó! Galeria de Porto, Libreria Mequierovivir de Pamplona, Wabi Sabi Gallery de Sevilla, La Nau Oliva de Figueres). Her mural paintings can be seen at: Hotel Alberta (Barcelona), Restaurant Gratallops (Tarragona), Deuvedés Videoculb (Barcelona). ![]() ![]() Honey lemon big hero 6 wallpaper, La la land lyrics another day of sun. Her illustrations have been published in: Diari Ara, El País, Revista Kireei, Revista Calle 20, Ling, ESCAC, RACC, Caràcters. La sed paula bonet, Capitalism 19th century representative publications. She completed her art studies thanks to a few grants at Santiago de Chile, New York and Italy. Since 1994 her style was oil painting but her impulsive character made her to change the brushes and paintings to Indian ink, water colours and pens. She was born in Vila-real (Spain) in 1980 and coursed Fine Arts at Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. When seeing one of her illustrations one just can stop and ask oneself which hands did those wonderful portraits.It is amazing because it has passed just 4 years since Paula started to draw. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Bill Bryson’s name came to me, and I picked up one of his books. After reading, some information-laden books like – Homo Sapiens, History of Jerusalem and Contagious- I decided to read a “fun” book. The best part though is his writing, is astonishingly affectionate and delightfully breezy. Think of history meets comedy meets cynicism. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bryson, he is known for showing a country in his unique way. But some or the other book kept me away from it. I had heard a lot about Bill Bryson’s writing and always wanted to pick it up.
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LibriVox recording of North and South, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. ![]() ![]() ![]() His paternal grandfather was León María Guerrero y Leogardo, a distinguished botanist, Malolos Congress delegate and member of the first Philippine Assembly. ![]() His sister, Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, would also be grow up to be a journalist and one of the most preeminent figures in Philippine letters. Alfredo León Guerrero and Filomena Francisco, the first Filipino woman pharmacist. Leoni, as his family called him, was born on 24 March 1915 in Ermita, Manila to one of the nation's most prominent families. His then controversial advocacy of Asia for the Asians and espousal of a realistic re-examination of relations with the United States are now commonly accepted as being ahead of their time. Recto, he became Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs during the Magsaysay administration. A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Guerrero III, was a Filipino diplomat and novelist, and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco, GCrM KGCR (Ma– June 24, 1982), better known simply as Leon Ma. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hepburn and Grant in Bringing Up Baby, or Rosalind Russell and Grant in His Girl Friday have the exact same pitch, intelligence, wit and farce with a love story at the centre of it all. 'Funny and heartwarming, a gem of a book.' - Marian Keyes 'The Rosie Project is 1930s screwball comedy updated for 2013. 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She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. ![]() But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tikvah and Ruby meet one summer day right before the outbreak of the 2nd intifada, in the Galilean valley that separates the segregated villages in which they live. ![]() Hope Valley is the story of two women, one Jewish-Israeli and one Palestinian-Israeli, who come together to form the unlikeliest of friendships. At her lowest, Hope meets Joy, a quirky mentor offering ancient truths of physical health and spiritual peace that will change Hope’s and Lana’s lives forever. Comedy ensues as Hope mimics Lilith’s alpha female style, storming through life solving her problems and losing weight-that is until her new inauthentic persona leads to catastrophe. Hope turns to her preternaturally trim friend, Lilith, for help. Looking into the mirror, Hope and Lana have in mind a continually altering ideal of beauty defined always as thinner than they are in the moment. But in her dance world, finesse in motion requires mastery of body, which, for Lana, spirals into obsession. ![]() Hope’s teenage niece, Lana, has a physique Photoshop can’t touch. The fact that she’s a graphic artist who manipulates images of women’s bodies for a living only makes matters worse. You will never see your body the same again. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not too long before she’s employed once more, this time by one of the worst villains on earth. And with social media and viral videos, she can control that appearance. By tallying up the human cost these caped forces of nature wreak upon the world, she discovers that the line between good and evil is mostly marketing. When people start listening to the story that her data tells, she realizes she might not be as powerless as she thinks.īecause the key to everything is data: knowing how to collate it, how to manipulate it, and how to weaponize it. With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the hands of a hero is far from unique. And, to her horror, compared to the other bodies strewn about, she’s the lucky one. ![]() But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called “hero” leaves her badly injured. But is it really worse than working for an oil conglomerate or an insurance company? In this economy?Īs a temp, she’s just a cog in the machine. Working for a monster lurking beneath the surface of the world isn’t glamorous. ![]() Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. ![]() ![]() ![]() and Puerto Rico that offer educational improvement, yet often reinforce inequality or are subverted by existing social policy. His past and present research focuses on educational reform movements in the U.S. ![]() His academic work focuses on K-12 education policy. He has worked with students at various levels in the Hartford area to develop their academic interests, abilities, and skills. He believes that teaching and learning should be connected to each student’s interests, the communities related to our study, and the scholars that have come before us. ![]() Before coming to Trinity, Robert was a K-12 educational researcher and teacher. graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in sociology and he has a Master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and from Trinity College in American Studies. ![]() ![]() Not only did I enjoy the slow burn but I also enjoyed the characters themselves.Ĭatalina was funny, strong, and tried to protect her heart as best as possible while Aaron was kind, very handsome, and oh so swoon-worthy. And let me tell you, all this enemies-to-lovers theme definitely didn’t disappoint. Right from the beginning, there was obvious chemistry between Catalina and Aaron that evolved throughout the story. Of course, she declines the offer at first but just until there is no other option left. ![]() The book started right with the main male character and colleague she dislikes the most Aaron offering her to be her date to the wedding. The main character Catalina Martín is in desperate need of a wedding date for her sister’s wedding in Spain. I have been wanting to read The Spanish Love Deception for so long and I am so happy I finally did. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once in France, however, the siblings prove to be no match for their selfish, snappish relations and the decadent artificiality of the Parisian aristocracy. Louise's mission is to obtain her rightful inheritance from her grandmother's cousin, Charlotte. In 1779, their weak-willed father, Maurice, acquiesces to his second wife's wishes by sending them abroad to live with their French cousins. Louise and Robert Brien, sister and brother, come from a long-established family of Catholic gentry, one whose rights to their ancestral lands are tolerated only because of their connections to powerful English relations. ![]() Wherever they go, they continue to love and yearn for a land that didn't always welcome them. Its soil remains in their blood, even though they seek a new start elsewhere, even though their old lives brought them little happiness. Memories of Ireland haunt her novel's characters. Noted Irish writer Eilís Dillon's novel expresses the adventurous spirit and plaintive longing found in those words. Wild Geese… the romantic name given to Irish Catholics who fled their homeland for France and elsewhere in the wake of continued persecution in the 17th and 18th centuries. More on the strong female protagonist theme.ĭillon, Eilís.A visual preview of the spring and summer seasons.Reviews of obscure books: Eilís Dillon's Wild Geese. ![]() |