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Scrooge is the meanest old man you're likely to meet - and his story opens on a winter's day as cold as his heart. But Scrooge is in for a shock. In this retelling of the classic tale by Charles Dickens, three Christmas spirits take Scrooge on a ghostly journey through life. Coming face to face with his past and present is bad enough, but what of his terrifying future?

PAUL C?ZANNE (1839-1906) is an important figure in the progressof modern European painting. In his dedicated concern with form andstructure, he stands apart from the mainstream of Impressionistpainting, extending its range into a new art of visualanalysis. Cézanne, sensitive and shy, shunned the Parisian café society ofhis fellow artists, preferring to live and work alone in his nativeProvence which provided the inspiration for so many of hispaintings. Less immediately appealing to a wider audience than, forexample, Monet and Degas, Cézanne is nonetheless of immenseimportance through the influence he exerted on so many of theartists who followed him, such as Picasso and Matisse. Blessed with financial independence through the efforts of hisbanker father, he fortunately enjoyed a freedom to pursue his artwithout the demands of making a living felt by so many of hisfellow artists.

Fun-to-play, easy piano arrangements of 21 perennial favorites include "Danny Boy," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "My Wild Irish Rose," "The Wearing of the Green," "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," and much more (many include lyrics). Beginning pianists of all ages will enjoy this spirited and modestly priced collection of classic Irish airs.

What are the 100 greatest rock 'n' roll albums of all time? In its popular, provocative series, VH1 offers up its own definitive list of the greatest albums ever recorded. Here, in an essential book for any music freak, geek, or fan just looking for a guide to fill in the blanks on the next trip to the CD store, are the reasons why. Various writers working in diverse styles, from the utterly personal to the academic, explain why these albums matter and what distinguishes them from the many thousands of black platters and silver discs that have been released since the birth of rock 'n' roll. Featuring artist commentary and rare nuggets of info, highlighting key tracks and including album credits, these essays will have you seeking out some of the albums you missed and rushing back to old favorites to listen to them with new ears.

British embroiderer Blackburn has taught creative embroideryfor many years and especially enjoys working with beginningstudents of the art. This book distills the content of her classesand is an ideal textbook for the aspiring embroiderer workingalone. Beginning with a chapter on simple stitches, she moves to"pure embroidery," which she defines as "the execution of neatstitching for the sake of the stitch, without the interruption ofadded fabrics or other techniques." Successive chapters coverJacobean embroidery (crewel work), cut work, shadow work, quilting,texture and manipulation, design and presentation, design sources,and free-machine embroidery. Especially interesting are thechapters on painting fabric and on using gardens as inspiration fordesigning original pieces. Ideas for learning projects abound andare illustrated most effectively in full-color photographs. Highlyrecommended for large public library and academic textilecollections. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Rembrandt - a never-ending experience Rembrandt the thinker:The structural conception of Rembrandt's early pictures The encounter between observer and subject From interpretation to observation:The Night Watch Observation as comprehension:The Staalmeesters The search for life in the picture:Susanna and the Elders The mystery of the revealed form:The Jewish Bride Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669: Chronology

The Editors of |LIFE America's favorite picture magazine,published a complete retrospective, organized chronologically andfilled with more than 150 photographs.

萨尔瓦多.达利(1904-1989) 1904年5月11日生于西班牙菲格拉斯，1989年1月23日逝世。西班牙超现实主义画家和版画家，以探索潜意识的意象著称。达利是二十世纪伟大的超现实主义画家，他与毕加索、马蒂斯一起被认为是二十世纪有代表性的三个画家。 达利长达70年的艺术生涯充满了传奇色彩。他是一位具有卓越天才和想象力的画家。在把梦境的主观世界变成客观而令人激动的形象方面。达利的个性引起许多争议，他的生活本身就是一个十足的超现实主义者。那些怪事和怪诞言论里，给"巨匠们打分"已经成为达利的品牌。他在各种各样的语言中造就了超现实主义这一个专有名词，去表示一种无理性的、色情的、疯狂的而且是时髦的艺术。没有人能够否认得了他那无尽的才能、想象能力或者他所显示的强烈信心。 达利是一位多产艺术家，一生创作了1500多幅画