Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
There's no shortage of good Shakespearean biographies. But Stephen Greenblatt, brilliant scholar and author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, reminds us that the "surviving traces" are "abundant but thin" as to known facts. He acknowledges the paradox of the many biographies spun out of conjecture but then produces a book so persuasive and breathtakingly enjoyable that one wonders what he could have done if the usual stuff of biographical inquiry--memoirs, interviews, manuscripts, and drafts--had been at his disposal. Greenblatt uses the "verbal traces" in Shakespeare's work to take us "back into the life he lived and into the world to which he was so open
Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Transportation
Choose among twenty-two craft projects, such as race car photo holder, human bulldozer, or tissue box bus, while touring through the world of transportation.
Francoise Gilot met Picasso during the German occupation of Paris, she was twenty-one, he was sixty-two. For nearly a decade, Gilot shared her life with this giant of the art world, giving birth to two of his children, working as his model, and sharing his world. This uniquely candid and vivid memoir takes readers behind the Piccasso legend to meet the man.
From the Push Off, to the Tick Tack Attack, from the Backside Ollie Grab to the Pop Shove It - whether you skateboard already and just want some insider tips, or you are interested in learning from scratch, this book is for you. Discover everything you need to know, from basic techniques to advanced skills and tactics. Includes: a look at the best equipment to buy; how to choose a board and look after it properly; customising equipment; and skate competitions and skate parks around the world Learn from the best! Pick up tricks from the experts, get up close to some extreme images of top stars in action, and get some info on the history of boarding.
