Pierre-auguste Renoir
Written as if it were a child`s own class report, a title written with humor and insight takes readers through the life of an Impressionist artist who at first was so unpopular that his paintings were attacked with umbrellas but later became one of the world`s best-loved painters. Simultaneous.
Silk Umbrellas
Your trembling is good, Noi, said Kun Ya. That's the way the butterfly moves. Let the movement spread to your whole body, not just your fingers. Paint with all of you. Become the butterfly.
Eleven-year-old Noi is learning to paint like her grandmother. She and her older sister, Ting, spend many rapt hours in the jungle watching as Kun Ya paints delicate silk umbrellas to sell at the market. But one day Kun Ma and Kun Pa announce that Ting must start working at a local radio factory to help support the family. As the days and weeks pass, Noi anxiously sees her own fate reflected in her sister's constricting world. Can Noi find a way to master her fear of failure and stand up for her gift -- and Kun Ya's tradition -- before the future masters her?
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The Little Book That Beats the Market
Two years in MBA school won`t teach you how to double the market`s return. Two hours with THE LITTLE BOOK THAT BEATS THE MARKET will. Let Joel Greenblatt, Founder and Managing Partner at Gotham Capital (with average annualized returns of 40
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The Little Book That Beats the Market
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