![]() ![]() Kaplan effectively portrays the triumphant-tragic man whose achievements and failures, laughter and anger, reflect a crucial generation in our past as well as his own dark, divided, and remarkably contemporary spirit. Clemens, he was the star who married an heiress, built a palatial estate, threw away fortunes on harebrained financial schemes, and lived the extravagant life that Mark Twain despised. ![]() ![]() As Mark Twain, he was the Mississippi riverboat pilot, the satirist with a fiery hatred of pretension, and the author of such classics as Tom Sawyer andHuckleberry Finn. Clemens and Mark Twain brings to life a towering literary figure whose dual persona symbolized the emerging American conflict between down-to-earth morality and freewheeling ambition. Mark Twain, the American comic genius who portrayed, named, and in part exemplified America's "Gilded Age," comes alive in Justin Kaplan's extraordinary biography. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Cathy Dillon of The Irish Times called it "perfect gift for a colour enthusiast". ![]() Lily Le Brun of The Economist found the book's design visually appealing and helpful for referencing. NPR listed it on its Best Books of 2017 list. The book was generally well-received by critics. Each page is bordered by a stripe of the color it discusses for easy visual identification, even when the book is closed. There are a total of 75 essays in the book. Each chapter is composed of short, two to four page, essays on different shades of its respective color, discussing an interesting aspect of science, history, art, or culture relating to the shade. Clair writes for British magazine Elle Decoration, is organized in a series of chapters by color, arranged from white to black. Clair which explores the cultural and social history of colours. The Secret Lives of Colour is a 2016 non-fiction book by British writer Kassia St. 2016 non-fiction book The Secret Lives of Colour ![]() ![]() ![]() OL9750190W Page_number_confidence 93.27 Pages 314 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210129131740 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 358 Scandate 20210126080238 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780439935258 Tts_version 4. Urn:lcp:carlosisgonnaget0000emer:lcpdf:fa0bc279-ed8a-4ae0-9ac7-3e4be7f131d6 Photo Content from Kevin EmersonAuthor of the EXILE series, THE ATLANTEANS series, THE FELLOWSHIP FOR ALIEN DETECTION, the OLIVER NOCTURNE series and CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:49:37 Boxid IA40049412 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() |