Recently, however, mono has experienced something of a renaissance. Not only is it widely used for advertising and fashion, but more and more enthusiast photographers are also enjoying the benefits of shooting in black & white. The main attraction of working in mono is that by stripping colour from an image, you divorce it from reality so photographs become a more effective means of self-expression. Instead of relying on realism and familiarity, they become abstracts using patterns, textures and the play of light and shade to gain appeal.At a time when colour film technology is at its peak, and the world we live in is more colourful than ever before, the idea of taking pictures in black & white may seem a little strange.
Clinton lives in the year 2561 - a time when people have learnt to travel through time. He works as a collector of expensive antiques, and travels back to Britain in 1993 to buy something - something he can sell for a lot of money when he gets back to his own time. But life is not easy hundreds of years in the past.
NEW LINKS addded, PDF added, SEPARATE MP3 and book, BLACK and WHITE and COLOUR versions - all by Elissa! :-)
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A Brief History of Happiness
By: Nicholas White (University of California, Irvine)
White takes his readers on [a] journey, aiming to reach an appreciation of the nature of happiness. He splendidly suceeds in making the journey as fascinating as it deserves to be. White has produ...
Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a delightfully cacophonous tale that spans 25 years of two families' assimilation in North London. The Joneses and the Iqbals are an unlikely a pairing of families, but their intertwined destinies distill the British Empire's history and hopes into a dazzling multiethnic melange that is a pure joy to read. Smith proves herself to be a master at drawing fully-realized, vibrant characters, and she demonstrates an extraordinary ear for dialogue. It is a novel full of humor and empathy that is as inspiring as it is enjoyable. "White Teeth"is a remarkable piece of postcolonial literature.
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Plan of Attack is a 2004 book by the well known US author and investigative reporter Bob Woodward. It was promoted as "a behind-the-scenes account of how and why President [George W.] Bush decided to go to war against Iraq"
The book's chief contention, which provides the rationale for its title, is that President Bush planned from early in his presidency to remove Saddam Hussein from power by force, rather than making any serious effort to use diplomacy or other means. The book describes White House deliberations implying that if Saddam were removed from power without a military invasion, Iraq would need a foreign-implemented regime change. It focuses mainly on President Bush, Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, General Tommy Franks, and CIA Director George Tenet, as well as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. Other fixtures are White House advisers such as Karen Hughes and Karl Rove.
