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Author : Christian Becksvoort
Release : 2018-11-07
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Book Rating : 035/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Shaker Inspirations by : Christian Becksvoort
Download or read book Shaker Inspirations written by Christian Becksvoort. This book was released on 2018-11-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Scott Frank
Release : 2016-01-26
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 04X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Shaker by : Scott Frank
Download or read book Shaker written by Scott Frank. This book was released on 2016-01-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Roy Cooper, stoic, unassuming “errand runner” for various New York criminals. Roy arrives in Los Angeles to shoot a man named Martin Shine a week after a powerful earthquake has knocked out cell service, buckled the freeways, and thrown L.A. into chaos. Roy doesn’t know who Shine is or why he has to die, but he does his job and does it well. Except for one thing: after the hit, Roy can’t find where he parked his car. Wandering the streets of North Hollywood, he stumbles upon a jogger getting mugged and beaten by four young gangbangers. Despite his attempt to simply put his head down and walk away, Roy winds up in the middle of another killing. Things get more complicated when the murdered jogger turns out to be a controversial mayoral candidate. Roy himself is shot twice, hospitalized in critical condition, and mistaken for a hero when a local resident leaks a video that goes viral. Now meet the rest of the cast of characters, including Kelly Maguire, a disgraced LAPD detective with an anger management problem and strange feelings about L.A.’s newest hero; Science, the teenage gangbanger/shooter, who needs to keep Roy quiet about what he’s seen; Mayor Miguel Santiago, who finds himself facing accusations that he’s just had his opponent whacked; Albert Budin, Roy’s onetime mentor and one of the scariest, creepiest characters in recent crime fiction; and myriad criminals, politicians, and cops who all need Roy to disappear—preferably forever. Finally, meet Scott Frank, who has created not just one of the most entertaining novels of the year but also one of the most surprising. This first novel is fun and funny as well as moving and textured, nuanced and powerful. Shaker is the debut work of fiction by a major new storyteller.
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Release : 2004
Genre : Gardening
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Book Rating : 110/5 ( reviews)
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Author : Stephen Bowe
Release : 2007-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Selling Shaker by : Stephen Bowe
Download or read book Selling Shaker written by Stephen Bowe. This book was released on 2007-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simple yet striking lines of Shaker design grace much of the furniture we see in high-end department stores, and beautiful examples of it adorn the pages of Architectural Digest and House Beautiful. How did this style evolve from its origins in a humble, small religious community to the international design phenomenon it is today? This illustrated study explores the emergence of the Shaker style and how it was vigorously promoted by scholars and artists into the prominence it now enjoys. The heart of the Shaker style lies in the religious movement founded in the eighteenth century, where Stephen Bowe and Peter Richmond begin their chronicle. From there, the authors chart the evolution of the style into the twentieth century—particularly in the hands of design media, scholars, and art institutions. These Shaker “agents” repositioned Shaker style continuously—from local vernacular to high culture and then popular culture. Drawing on a rich array of sources, including museum catalogs, contemporary design magazines, and scholarly writings, Selling Shaker illustrates in detail how the Shaker style entered the general design consciousness and how the original aesthetic was gradually diluted into a generic style for a mass audience. A wholly original and fascinating study of American design and consumption, Selling Shaker is a unique resource for collectors, scholars, and anyone interested in the cultural history of a design aesthetic.
Author : John Kassay
Release : 1980
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Rating : 756/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of Shaker Furniture by : John Kassay
Download or read book The Book of Shaker Furniture written by John Kassay. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England
