A celebration of the fantasy characters from hundreds of years of myth and legend, tracing the origins of gnomes, goblins, elves, trolls, dragons, etc. The work of many illustrators is used, including Arthur Rackham, Jay Neilsen, Edmund Dulac, etc. as well as many more contemporary artists.

Fantastic People

Allan, Scott

Galahad Books,U.S.

the paramedic

The story takes place in Hollywood FL. and begins with four friends that have grown up together and are now in their late twenty's. Dave Foley has become a homicide detective, Danny has become a Paramedic. Rafe is a drug smuggler that has become a power boat racer, and Wes is a successful developer with ties to the underworld. Danny seems to lead a straight and simple life, but is brutally murdered by having his throat slashed while at home. The mystery deepens when drugs are found at the crime scene. Foley gets the case and finds himself having to team up with his old friend Wes. The cop wants justice but the drug dealer wants revenge. They find themselves at odds with each other as they work to solve the crime. What they don't know is that Danny was mixed up with dirty cops who are raiding the homes of drug dealers and ripping them off. The Leader has become paranoid and goes on a rampage killing everyone in the crew beginning with Danny. After killing the girlfriend of one of the crew members, the Leader discovers he enjoys strangling women. A beautiful reporter from the local news show is following the story and eventually catches the attention of the Leader who becomes infatuated with her. She is also from South FL. and went to high school with Wes. When her life becomes endangered he finds himself still caring about her. Things become complicated when Rafe is suspected of being involved with the dirty cops and Wes must confront him. The murders escalate ending with a dramatic fight in the Everglades and another one of the friends gets killed.

The Paramedic

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Trafford Publishing

Trafford

Do you struggle with social rejection and can't stop thinking you are somehow different? Do you fear trying new things or taking risks for fear of failing and looking foolish? Do you feel you have nothing to contribute to a conversation, so you keep quiet most of the time?   Social rejection is one of the biggest self-defeating behaviors that affect millions of people. In their daily lives, most people are not aware they are making choices and taking actions that are detrimental to their social life.   What this book provides you with is a program full of actionable steps that can you begin to put into action right away…and see real results.  You will learn to identify the triggers and behaviors that perpetuate the cycle of defeat, why you feel inferior, and what you can do get over this and start to live a more fulfilling life.   Life is short. You don’t want to waste any more of it suffering with the pain of living a dysfunctional lifestyle. This book is going to move you from that place of pain to a life you can fully enjoy.  You deserve the best and, when you follow the system I have provided in this book, you will start to see massive results in a short time. Don’t put your life on hold anymore; it is time to make a serious shift in the way you think, behave and act. So take action NOW and shift your mindset to winning!   Here is a preview of what you'll learn...  Crush your self-defeating inferior mindset Break your fear of social anxiety Remove the barriers of a negative mindset focused on fear and integrate a new mindset full of positive energy Make massive changes to your life in just ten minutes a day with simple-to-use actionable steps Lead a more energized lifestyle without feeling trapped Utilize my 20-habit strategy to create positive routines to add more vitality and re-energize your life Reverse disempowering beliefs And much, much more!   Here is more of what you can expect out of this book---   Take immediate action steps against the fear of rejection so you can feel great about yourself again Get over your pain points of jealousy, inferiority, inadequacy and vulnerability Stop trying to measure up to other people and just be who you Break the mindset of the rejectionist and replace it with healthy, positive habits that focus on creating the life you have always wanted Disengage the faulty negative beliefs that kill your motivation Implement powerful strategies that work to replace your worn out techniques that only serve to defeat you Build healthy social relationships with people and get confident with yourself in social settings Learn the 6-step process for creating lasting change and breaking the negative cycle Implement my twelve-habit strategy and build daily routines to keep you from slip-ping back into a lifeless rut.

Rejection Reset: A Strategic Program For Restoring Social Confidence, Reshaping Your Inferior Mindset and Thriving In a Shame-Free Lifestyle (Embrace Your Rejection)

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Are You Tired of Living in Mediocrity While Watching Everyone Else Succeed? Is Your Fear of Failure Keeping You Trapped With Limited Choices In Life? Are Looking For a Way Out But Every Attempt Turns to Frustration? I know how you feel. Life doesn’t work out the way we think it will. When it doesn’t we feel helpless, hopeless and bitter. You Can Beat Your Fear.Empower Your Fear focuses in on leveraging what scares you, applying real strategies to get you unstuck, and doing the things that scare you no matter where you are at in life. My motto is: “It’s never too late if you start today.” As we will see in this book, the problem isn’t about “getting rid of the fear” that is controlling you; it’s adapting to your fear and leveraging it as a motivator to take action. The fear is here to stay; how you respond to it ultimately decides your level of success.Will you allow yourself to keep living a mediocre lifestyle full of disappointment? Are you ready to take action and change your future? My name is Scott Allan , and for years I lived a fearful lifestyle. Everything about me was mediocre: My choices and actions were defined by what the world expected and not what I could deliver. I knew I could do and be so much more but I was too scared to do anything. I had become paralyzed with self-doubt and defeated by lack of confidence. Eventually I changed my life with one ultimate decision that made all the difference. Now, I have written a book to help you get to where you want to be and dig yourself out of the rut that is holding you back. You can stay where you are at or you can start your journey today. Let me show you how. Here is a sneak peek at what we are going to learn: 
<ul>
<li>How to beat resistance when it shows up to trap you into doing nothing</li>
<li>How to debunk the lies keeping you stuck</li>
<li>How to never have regret anything ever again</li>
<li> How to stop passing fearful messages onto others</li>
<li>Overcome the 7 Bad habits making you live in fear</li>
<li>Optimize your daily routine for focused success and reduce anxiety</li>
<li>Use the Big Elastic Strategy to break out of your comfort zone</li>
<li>How to build intention, planning, focus and implementation into your daily work and life</li>
<li>How to stop lying to yourself that it’s okay to be afraid</li>
<li>How to discover and build your personal tribe of heroes</li>
<li>How to rise above your conditioned beliefs about mediocrity</li>
<li>How to make empowering choices without fearful outcomes</li>
<li>How to turn your deepest doubts into actionable tasks that break anxiety and worry</li>
<li>How to seek out those relationships that encourage growth and development</li>
<li>How to take the biggest risk you have ever wanted</li>
<li>What it means to have an abundant mindset, and why you must abandon your fear of loss</li>
<li>How to remove paralyzing thoughts that keep you stuck</li>
<li>How to apply Viktor Frankyl’s Life Lessons to handling anything that happens to you</li>
<li>How to Create BIG MAGIC in your life and live the life you’ve always visioned</li>
</ul> The time for making excuses is at an end. The time for doing something about it is NOW Do you want to take your life to the next plateau? Are you ready to do the things you have always feared doing? Empower Your Fear and Take Total Charge of Your Life TodayScroll up, hit the buy button and start reading TODAY!

Empower Your Fear: Leverage Your Fears to Rise Above Mediocrity and Turn Self-Doubt Into a Confident Plan of Action

Business & Money

Business Culture

Is the fear of rejection holding you back from taking massive action? Do you refrain from asking for what you want because of getting a NO? Do you depend on the opinions of others to define your self-worth? I know rejection hurts. We take it personally when people fail to give us what we desire the most. But getting rejected is a state of mind. It has power over you if you let it in by believing the worst. You can learn to free yourself from the feeling of shame and the fear of loss. By taking action in the face of fear, you release yourself from an emotional rollercoaster and learn to live your life with confidence. In Rejection Free, you will learn how to … choose yourself first no matter what people think of you. ask for what you want without the fear of hearing NO. break free of rejection in any situation that calls for you to be brave and confront your fears. stop trying to please the wrong people and pay attention to the right ones. realize that rejection isn’t all about you (and how inspiring this is!). put an end to the trap of predictability and the ways it hurts your chances for success. overcome your self-doubt and become great at asking for what you want the most. supercharge your confidence and take charge of your life. desensitize yourself to rejection so you can handle anything that comes your way! Debunking the Lies Rejection is full of lies we believe about ourselves. One of the first steps to recovery and creating a rejection-free lifestyle is breaking away from these lies by becoming totally honest with ourselves. Aligning our thoughts and ideals with the reality of the situation makes less resistance for ourselves. The lies are what keep you trapped and continue the pattern of living in rejection hell. A Roadmap to Freedom When you avoid being rejected, you eliminate all possibilities of losing, looking bad, or failing completely. You play it safe. You look for the non-fail, safe methods that are guaranteed to reduce your failure rate. By not risking, you risk more. By hiding, you stay afraid. This book offers a way out of your pain by working through the stages of rejection. Learn to Ask For Anything There is a price to pay for not asking. By trading in your pride and fear of embarrassment, you could be giving up large sums of money (asking for a raise), your freedom (asking for time off), and the opportunity to thrive instead of survive. if you don’t ask that person out on a date, someone else will; if you don’t ask for more money in your work, you’ll have less money; if you don’t ask for support, you end up doing it alone; if you don’t ask how it’s done, you’ll end up doing it the wrong way Desensitize Your Fear Doing the things that scares you numbs your fear of rejection. By taking action and breaking out of your fearful comfort zone, you condition your mind and senses to move forward and break all mental obstacles holding you back. What could you do with your life if nothing was in your way? The answer: You could do anything and everything! Choose your life and live to the max, ask for everything you want and overcome your greatest fears holding you back!

Rejection Free: How To Choose Yourself First and Take Charge of Your Life By Asking For What You Want

Self-Esteem

Feeling emotionally paralyzed from taking action because you’re afraid of a negative outcome? Failed once too many times and now you’re afraid to try? Is your fear of the future preventing you from doing what you really want?We all get stuck sometimes. This feeling of ‘I’m not going anywhere’ can last for weeks, months or even years. Some people struggle to break free because they meet a wall of heavy resistance that prevents them from moving forward. Only by confronting your fears can they be removed. It’s easy to fall into a rut when fear takes over and you feel trapped by your own mental paralysis. The fear of failure keeps us from pursuing our impossible dreams. Unknowingly and subconsciously, many people feed into their self-doubt every minute of the day with addictions, limiting beliefs, worn-out thoughts, and out-of-control behaviors that destroy character. Download: Do It Scared — Charge Forward With Confidence, Conquer Resistance, and Break Through Your Limitations. When you choose to Do It Scared, you are embracing the key to your freedom. Now you can break free of the old habits and negative emotions keeping you trapped. Written by bestselling author Scott Allan, Do It Scared will show you how to: <ul>
<li>Recognize the distractors keeping you stuck</li>
<li>Control your internal conversation and talk back to your negative voice</li>
<li>Make intentional decisions that put you in control of your life</li>
<li>Let go of your excuses stopping you from taking action</li>
<li>Turn negative thoughts into positive choices</li>
<li>Stop believing in you limiting beliefs and create a limitless mindset</li>
</ul>Here’s the fact: You can do anything you desire by taking consistent action even when you’re scared. You can take action...act confident...change your habits and your life.Don’t be held back by your self-doubt ever again.We hold ourselves back for many reasons: fear of failure, not being able to measure up, or looking stupid. So instead of doing it scared we do nothing at all and life passes us by. You have two choices: you can either do it scared, or do nothing at all. One path can bring you everything you’ve ever wanted. The other will continue to bring you more of what you’ve always had. By reading Do It Scared today you will be able to: <ul>
<li>create an action plan for doing anything scared</li>
<li>stop hanging out with the wrong people and build your tribe of successful winners</li>
<li>forge amazing relationships with the right people</li>
<li>take risks and overcome limiting beliefs</li>
<li>build fearlessness into your lifestyle</li>
<li>stop focusing on your regret</li>
</ul>The fear of taking action leads to inaction. The fear of looking stupid triggers avoidance mechanisms If we fail to take action to achieve the things we desire most, we miss out on greater opportunities down the road. You might be scared to try something now, but how will you feel if somebody else beats you to it and they succeed where you could have? You can finally stop thinking, “Am I really good enough?” Take action now...put an end to the self-doubt holding you back and take total charge of your life. Get started today on Doing It Scared and take control of your fear? Scroll up to the top of the page and hit the BUY NOW button.

Do It Scared: Charge Forward With Confidence, Conquer Resistance, and Break Through Your Limitations.

Low self-esteem damaging your confidence? Want to eliminate the power of negative emotions? Do you feel shy, awkward, and disconnected from people? 
If so, you could learn the skills and strategies to put an end to self-defeating behaviour starting today.
Relaunch Your Life takes you by the hand and guides you through the four mindsets that are failing you. You will learn to overcome fear and uncertainty, remove your issues with low self-esteem, and and put an end to the negative emotions stopping you from living the life you really want.Build your self-worth and become good enough for anybody <ul>
<li>Overcome feelings of defectiveness</li>
<li>Handle the fear of rejection and inferiority beliefs</li>
<li>Break the cycle of self defeat that is keeping you trapped</li>
<li>Learn to trust yourself and others</li>
<li>Reinvent your lifestyle and change the way you are living</li>
<li>Confront your fears of vulnerability</li>
</ul>
Relaunch Your Life will help you move you from a place of perfection toward imperfection, and convert negative emotions holding you back to positive emotions that are focused on self-love and the ability to accept who you are as a person of true value. In this book I’ll share with you my best strategies that have helped me to: <ul>
<li>Become more confident with the eye contact and positive body control
</li>
<li>Stop comparisons that destroy self-esteem
</li>
<li>Build an amazing self-image
</li>
<li>Interact directly with people without feeling overwhelmed
</li>
<li>Achieve greater satisfaction and fulfillment in my personal relationships</li>
<li>Stop demanding perfection from myself and others</li>
<li>Build greater trust in both myself and relationships with friends and family</li>
</ul>Download: Relaunch Your Life: Break the Cycle of Self-Defeat, Destroy Negative Emotions and Reclaim Your Personal Power Our negative patterns, thoughts, and behaviors keep us trapped, miserable, and frustrated. The steps in this book encourage you to take action, recognize your negative patterns, and then apply strategies for personal recovery. By reading Relaunch Your Life you’ll also be able to: <ul>
<li>Get over abandonment issues</li>
<li>Stop being invisible and let the world see you for all you are.</li>
<li>Reinvent how you feel about your self-image;redefine your image</li>
<li>Build the self image you want</li>
<li>Interact with people without feeling overwhelmed</li>
</ul>You can eliminate your connection to negative behaviour and learn to live a more fulfilling, happier, and freedom-rich lifestyle. Are you ready to Relaunch Your Life and be everything you’ve ever wanted? Why wait to start living your life? Scroll up to the top of the page right now and click the BUY NOW button.

Relaunch Your Life: Break the Cycle of Self Defeat, Destroy Negative Emotions and Reclaim Your Personal Power (Bulletproof Mindset Mastery Series)

Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867), arguably the most important French landscape artist of the mid-nineteenth century and a leader of the so-called Barbizon School, occupies a crucial moment of transition from the idealizing effects of academic painting to the radically modern vision of the Impressionists. He was an experimental artist who rejected the traditional historical, biblical, or literary subject matter in favor of “unruly nature,” a Romantic naturalism that confounded his contemporaries with its “bizarre” compositional and coloristic innovations. Lavishly illustrated and thoroughly documented, this volume includes five essays by experts in the field. Scott Allan and Édouard Kopp alternately examine Rousseau’s diverse techniques and working procedures as a painter and as a draftsman, as well as his art’s mixed economic and critical fortunes on the art market and at the Salon. Line Clausen Pedersen’s essay focuses on Mont Blanc Seen from La Faucille, Storm Effect, an early touchstone for the artist and a spectacular example of the Romantic sublime in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek’s collection. This catalogue accompanies an eponymous exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from June 21 to September 11, 2016, and at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek from October 13, 2016, to January 8, 2017.

Unruly Nature: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau

Arts & Photography

Kopp, Edouard

History & Criticism

J.paul Getty Museum

“I am convinced that the true collector does not acquire objects of art for himself alone. His is no selfish drive or desire to have and hold a painting, a sculpture, or a fine example of antique furniture so that only he may see and enjoy it. Appreciating the beauty of the object, he is willing and even eager to have others share his pleasure.” —J. Paul Getty, The Joys of Collecting, 1965 Rooted in a passion for the Italian Renaissance as well as Dutch and Flemish Baroque works, the original collection of J. Paul Getty (1892–1976) has been transformed over four decades to include seminal pieces by celebrated masters such as Masaccio, Titian, Parmigianino, Cranach, El Greco, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Poussin, Canaletto, Fragonard, Turner, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Monet, van Gogh, Cézanne, and Ensor. Masterpieces of Painting: J. Paul Getty Museum surveys more than one hundred of the most exquisite and significant paintings displayed in the museum’s famed, daylight suffused galleries. Vibrant full-color illustrations and engaging descriptions of these masterworks reveal their fascinating histories and cultural, social, and religious meanings. Sure to enchant and edify all art lovers, this book is a spellbinding tour through the history of Western painting.

Masterpieces of Painting: J. Paul Getty Museum

Gasparotto, Davide

Woollett, Anne T.

Kerber, Peter Björn

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