Reflection on a Past Life
Reflection on a Past Life

Author: William Nelson Copley

Publisher: Walther Konig

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 9783863354589

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There can hardly be a better introduction to modern art than this humorous yet insightful book by a contemporary personally admitted info this fascinating, occasionally bizarre world through his encounters with key figures such as Man Ray, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and René Magritte. William Copley inherited a fortune as a young man and used his wealth to open a gallery in Beverly Hills shortly after World War II. Financially, the business was a flop, but Copley’s attempt to bring culture to the natives of Hollywood won him a place in the annals of art history. Copley himself was apainter and could well understand the work and thought processes of his heroes and coevals. This essay, written in 1976 for the exhibition ‘Paris-New York’, frankly and engagingly depicts episodes in the lives of Surrealist artists from the perspective of a younger colleague in a portrayal that is at once revealing and intimate. 0.

Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today
Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today

Author: David Chambers

Publisher: CFA Institute Research Foundation

Published:

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1944960163

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Since the 2008 financial crisis, a resurgence of interest in economic and financial history has occurred among investment professionals. This book discusses some of the lessons drawn from the past that may help practitioners when thinking about their portfolios. The book’s editors, David Chambers and Elroy Dimson, are the academic leaders of the Newton Centre for Endowment Asset Management at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

The Purpose of the Past
The Purpose of the Past

Author: Gordon S. Wood

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-03-13

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1440637911

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An erudite scholar and an elegant writer, Gordon S. Wood has won both numerous awards and a broad readership since the 1969 publication of his widely acclaimed The Creation of the American Republic. With The Purpose of the Past, Wood has essentially created a history of American history, assessing the current state of history vis-à-vis the work of some of its most important scholars-doling out praise and scorn with equal measure. In this wise, passionate defense of history's ongoing necessity, Wood argues that we cannot make intelligent decisions about the future without understanding our past. Wood offers a master's insight into what history-at its best-can be and reflects on its evolving and essential role in our culture.

Shadows of Revolution
Shadows of Revolution

Author: David Avrom Bell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 0190262680

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One of the greatest historians of French history reflects on the ways that the French Revolution continues to resonate in France and throughout the world.

Reflections on the Psalms
Reflections on the Psalms

Author: C. S. Lewis

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 006256546X

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A repackaged edition of the revered author’s moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith. In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these timeless poetic verses, he makes clear their significance in our daily lives, and reminds us of their power to illuminate moments of grace.

Sexualities: Past Reflections, Future Directions
Sexualities: Past Reflections, Future Directions

Author: Sally Hines

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-05-09

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1137002786

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This collection examines recent theoretical and methodological debates, shifts in law and policy, and social and cultural changes around sexuality. It sets out new ways of conceptualizing and researching sexuality and explores persistently marginalised and re-traditionalised sexual practices, subjectivities and identities.