2005, ISBN: 9780743273329

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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; Penguin Classics Series, 1987. 477 pages; 21 cm. First published, 1550. Tight, clean copy. Browning. "Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) was an accomplished paint… Mehr…

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; Penguin Classics Series, 1987. 477 pages; 21 cm. First published, 1550. Tight, clean copy. Browning. "Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) was an accomplished painter and architect, but it is for his illuminating biographies that he is best remembered. Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, he traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and Michelangelo's painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art. George Bull's introduction discusses Vasari's life and influences, and the political and historical background of sixteenth-century Florence. This volume also includes notes on the artists by Peter Murray and a list for further reading." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Penguin Books; Penguin Classics Series, 1987, 3, New York: Free Press; Simon & Schuster, 2005. xvi, 462 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Genealogical tables on lining papers. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Browning. First printing. Fine DJ. "Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since Peter the Great. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of history's supreme leaders. He freed the serfs, yet launched vicious wars. He engaged in the sexual exploits of a royal Don Juan, yet fell profoundly in love. He ruled during the 'Russian Renaissance' of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev -- yet his Russia became the birthplace of modern terrorism. His story could be that of one of Russia's greatest novels, yet it is true. It is also crucially important today. It is a tale that runs on parallel tracks. Alexander freed 23 million Russian slaves, reformed the justice system and the army, and very nearly became the father of Russia's first constitution and the man who led that nation into a new era of western-style liberalism. Yet it was during this feverish time that modern nihilism first arose. On the sidelines of Alexander's state dramas, a group of radical, disaffected young people first experimented with dynamite, and first began to use terrorism. Fueled by the writings of a few intellectuals and zealots, they built bombs, dug tunnels, and planned ambushes. They made no less than six unsuccessful attempts on Alexander's life. Finally, the parallel tracks joined, when a small cell of terrorists, living next door to Dostoevsky, built the fatal bomb that ended the life of the last great Tsar. It stopped Russian reform in its tracks. Edvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Delving deep into the archives, he raises intriguing questions about the connections between Dostoevsky and the young terrorists, about the hidden romances of the Romanovs, and about the palace conspiracies that may have linked hard-line aristocrats with their nemesis, the young nihilists. Alexander's life proves the timeless lesson that in Russia, it is dangerous to start reforms, but even more dangerous to stop them. It also shows that the traps and dangers encountered in today's war on terrorists were there from the start." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Free Press; Simon & Schuster, 2005, 4<

2005, ISBN: 9780743273329

From back cover: "These terrific projects are simpler and quicker to make than full-size quilts - especially with the easy-to-follow patterns and step-by-step instructions.""Making a wear… Mehr…

From back cover: "These terrific projects are simpler and quicker to make than full-size quilts - especially with the easy-to-follow patterns and step-by-step instructions.""Making a wearable quilt does not require a great deal of expense. Materials in the home such as outdated clothing and remnants from previous sewing projects are ideal for the piecing of the quilt.""Bonus: You get instructions on how to adapt patchwork patterns to clothing designs you may have on hand...increasing and decreasing the sizes of patterns..."Very Good condition. Both covers have light bumping (barely noticeable tiny scratches). Light edge and corner wear. The top of the closed book pages have some speckles. I noted 3 pages that had small bottom corner creases. Text is clean and binding is as new. Lots of black & white illustrations with block of color photos in the center.224 pages including Index., Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, 1993, 3, New York: Free Press; Simon & Schuster, 2005. xvi, 462 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Genealogical tables on lining papers. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Browning. First printing. Fine DJ. "Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since Peter the Great. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of history's supreme leaders. He freed the serfs, yet launched vicious wars. He engaged in the sexual exploits of a royal Don Juan, yet fell profoundly in love. He ruled during the 'Russian Renaissance' of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev -- yet his Russia became the birthplace of modern terrorism. His story could be that of one of Russia's greatest novels, yet it is true. It is also crucially important today. It is a tale that runs on parallel tracks. Alexander freed 23 million Russian slaves, reformed the justice system and the army, and very nearly became the father of Russia's first constitution and the man who led that nation into a new era of western-style liberalism. Yet it was during this feverish time that modern nihilism first arose. On the sidelines of Alexander's state dramas, a group of radical, disaffected young people first experimented with dynamite, and first began to use terrorism. Fueled by the writings of a few intellectuals and zealots, they built bombs, dug tunnels, and planned ambushes. They made no less than six unsuccessful attempts on Alexander's life. Finally, the parallel tracks joined, when a small cell of terrorists, living next door to Dostoevsky, built the fatal bomb that ended the life of the last great Tsar. It stopped Russian reform in its tracks. Edvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Delving deep into the archives, he raises intriguing questions about the connections between Dostoevsky and the young terrorists, about the hidden romances of the Romanovs, and about the palace conspiracies that may have linked hard-line aristocrats with their nemesis, the young nihilists. Alexander's life proves the timeless lesson that in Russia, it is dangerous to start reforms, but even more dangerous to stop them. It also shows that the traps and dangers encountered in today's war on terrorists were there from the start." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Free Press; Simon & Schuster, 2005, 4<

2005, ISBN: 9780743273329

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Free Press], Alexander II The Last Great Tsar Edvard Radzinsky gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 480 Seiten - Verlag: Free Press (11. Oktober 2005) - … Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Free Press], Alexander II The Last Great Tsar Edvard Radzinsky gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 480 Seiten - Verlag: Free Press (11. Oktober 2005) - Sprache: Englisch - Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 15,7 x 4,1 cm - BibliothekenExemplar mit üblichen Stempeln aber einem tadellosen Schutzumschlag Edvard Radzinsky ist berühmt sowohl als Biograph und Dramatiker. Alexander II. war Russlands Lincoln - er befreite die Leibeigenen, versprach einen neuen, liberalen Staat für alle, aber wurde von einer bestimmten Gruppe von terroristischen Anarchisten ermordet. Alexander II. Nikolajewitsch (russisch Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич; * 17.jul./ 29. April 1818greg. in Moskau; † 1.jul./ 13. März 1881greg. in Sankt Petersburg) war 1855 bis 1881 Kaiser[1] von Russland aus dem Haus Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp. Alexander II. wurde 1818 als Sohn des Kaisers Nikolaus I. und der Kaiserin Alexandra Fjodorowna geboren. Er wurde unter der Leitung des Dichters Wassili Schukowski erzogen. Sein Charakter wurde als friedlich, weise und wohlwollend, aber auch wankelmütig und wenig tatkräftig beschrieben. Als Alexander II. am 1.jul./ 13. März 1881greg. mit seiner Begleitmannschaft den Michailowski-Palast in einer Kutsche verließ, wurde diese nach nur wenigen Metern beim Sankt Petersburger Gribojedow-Kanal von einer mit Dynamit gefüllten Dose getroffen. Der Kaiser überstand die Explosion unverletzt und wollte in Richtung Winterpalast gehen. Doch als der Urheber des Attentats, der Student Nikolai Ryssakow, überwältigt wurde, rief er dem Kaiser zu: "Freuen Sie sich nicht zu früh!". Ein zweiter Attentäter warf eine weitere Sprengbombe, die vor den Füßen des Kaisers explodierte. Für den Herrscher kam jede Hilfe zu spät, er starb nach wenigen Stunden an seinen schweren Verletzungen an beiden Beinen. Sein damals zwölfjähriger Enkel, der spätere Zar Nikolaus II., war Zeuge der Bluttat, die von der Untergrundorganisation Narodnaja Wolja (Volkswille) durchgeführt wurde. An der Stelle des Anschlags ließ sein Sohn Alexander III. die Auferstehungskirche bauen. Sein Grab befindet sich wie das aller Romanows in der Peter-und-Paul-Kathedrale. Verfilmung Im Spielfilm Katja, die ungekrönte Kaiserin (Frankreich 1959, Regie Robert Siodmak) wird die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Alexander II. und Jekaterina erzählt. Der Zar wird von Curd Jürgens, Jekaterina (Katja) von Romy Schneider gespielt, DE, [SC: 2.90], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, privates Angebot, 215x135 mm, 480, [GW: 650g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / 19. Jhdt.]<