The Wonder Book Of Firemen And Fire Engines

The Wonder Book of Firemen and Fire Engines

Lisa Peters

Wonder Books

Celine Dion is the most successful female singer in the world. In just two years, she sold more than 50 million albums. And then along came TITANIC and her themesong, 'My Heart Will Go On', which has received more radio play than any other piece of music in history. Celine's income for 1997 has been estimated at $55 million. But it hasn't always been like this. Now, for the first time, you can read the story of Celine's rise and rise. Drawing on 15 years of research material as well as first-hand encounters with the singer herself, Lisa Peters, gets up close and personal, revealing what really drives Celine Dion. It's a sensational book, as sensational as the career which has made Celine Dion a legend of our times.

Celine Dion : The Complete Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Headline Paperbacks

One of the most gifted of the historic California plein-air painters, Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) utilized the animated brushwork, vibrant palette, and shimmering light of Impressionism, but his powerful imagery was unique among artists of his generation. While his contemporaries favored a quieter, more idyllic representation of the natural landscape, Payne was devoted to subjects of rugged beauty. Largely self-taught, he found inspiration and instruction in nature itself. His majestic, vital landscapes, informed by his reverence for the natural world, are imbued with an internal force and an active dynamism. An avid traveler, Payne was among the first painters to capture the vigor of the Sierra Nevada, and his travels through the Southwest resulted in equally magnificent depictions of the desert. In Europe he rendered the towering peaks of the Alps and the colorful harbors of France and Italy. His unending quest to convey the ""unspeakably sublime"" in his landscapes won him widespread acclaim-one prominent critic called him a ""poet who sings in colors."" Released in conjunction with the traveling exhibition organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey presents more than 125 reproductions of Payne's paintings, drawings, and decorative arts, as well as rarely seen photographs from the artist's travels and selections from his personal collection of compositional studies. Essays by Peter H. Hassrick, Lisa N. Peters, Scott A. Shields, Jean Stern, and Patricia Trenton trace Payne's development as he traveled the world, discovering magnificence in diverse settings ranging from the California coast, the Sierra Nevada, and the stark Southwest desert to the Swiss Alps and the harbors and waterways of Europe. A richly researched chronology by Shields presents the biographical influences that shaped Payne's illustrious career.

Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey

Arts & Photography

Scott Shields

Peter Hassrick

Pat Trenton

Jean Stern

History & Criticism

Pomegranate Communications

Fire Fighters & Fire Engines

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

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