From the acclaimed author of Michelangelo, God’s Architect, a dual biography of two towering artists of the Renaissance, whose decades-long rivalry spurred both to greater heightsIn 1529, Michelangelo was in Venice when he first met Titian, Venice’s famed painter of princes, gods, and goddesses. Coming face-to-face with Titian’s drama-infused, richly colored works, the creator of David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling realized he had met a worthy op...

A sound like the sound of a tempest rolled, And the heart of a people stirred, For the bell of freedom at midnight tolled, Through a fettered land was heard; And the chime still rung From its iron tongue, Steadily swaying to and fro; And to some it came As a breath of flame, And to some as a sound of woe. Rung in Philadelphia upon the announcement of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th. 1776.

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades—and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that fate intervene...

“The spider’s touch—how exquisitely fine!”—Pope.A collection of Lyrics for leisure moments Spun at idle hours by Charles William Wallace.

By one estimate, the U.S. wastes $480 billion annually on healthcare expenditures that don’t improve care. Worse, because of faulty systems – not personnel – up to 98,000 people die every year due to preventable medical errors – and that doesn’t count non-terminal events such as hospital-acquired infections. In Hospital Operations, two leading operations management experts and four senior physicians demonstrate how to apply new OM advances to substantially improve any hospital’s o...

Bonny Janet McKinnon - good-hearted, healthy, quick-witted, and a pretty figure of a lass, though rather proud and vain-followed the baillie in his steps up the social ladder, and while a domestic in the future Lord Provost's house, met handsome, rollicking Alec McKenzie, chief officer of the Sutton Liner Ansonia in the New York trade. ...With a chief engineer who loved her wonderful old compound engines and who was willing to drive them, McKenzie commenced clipping down the Ansonia's runs...

"Prolegomena to the Study of Hegel's Philosophy, and Especially of His Logic" by William Wallace serves as a critical introduction to the complex ideas of Hegel, particularly focusing on his logical framework. Wallace meticulously examines Hegel's dialectical method, aiming to clarify the often opaque terminology and concepts that characterize Hegel's work. By providing a systematic analysis, Wallace seeks to make Hegel's philosophy more accessible to readers, emphasizing the importance of...

The Republican Revolution of 1994 is the wicked seed that killed Nicole Brown Simpson. This seed was planted to produce a hostile, racial climate in America in order to repeal Affirmative Action Legislation that advanced African–Americans and other minorities since the Civil Rights Movement of 1964. Advancements such as higher education, college admissions, and equal employment opportunities had begun to accelerate the extinction of the Political White Man, causing him to become an "Angry ...

In "The Viking Blood," readers can expect a narrative that immerses them in the world of Viking culture, seafaring expeditions, and possibly the exploration of new lands. The story likely follows Viking characters who embark on daring voyages, encountering challenges, battles, and discoveries along the way.Wallace's writing style typically includes vivid descriptions of maritime adventures, detailed depictions of historical settings, and characters who embody the spirit of exploration and ...

Little Nightmares is an anthology consisting of one long novelette and four short stories offering a unique cut on the classic horror and fantasy genre. Two of the stories, "Short Seller" and "Hard Repo," are crime stories with a gruesome slant similar to the grisly fiction published in the old E.C. Comics magazines, Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear. Scratchers is a classic horror story, "Obeah" is a tale of black magic in the Old West and "Witch's Hat Trick" is a ya...

The Complete Works of Frederick William WallaceFrederick William Wallace was a journalist, photographer, historian and novelist. He was the author of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, a now-classic 1924 book about the last days of the Age of Sail in Maritime Canada.This collection includes the following:The Viking Blood

The Essential Works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel gathers the decisive writings of one of modern philosophy's most demanding architects, presenting the movement of thought through logic, nature, spirit, history, art, religion, and the state. Its style is famously dense, dialectical, and systematic: concepts are not merely defined but made to unfold through contradiction, negation, and reconciliation. Read in the context of German Idealism after Kant, the volume reveals Hegel's ambition ...