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John Hopkins

    John Hopkins est la force créatrice derrière la bande dessinée Lost Cactus. Son œuvre, alimentée par une imagination caféinée et un don pour voir l'absurdité comique en toute chose, tisse un mélange de science-fiction, de paranormal et de technologie avec des intrigues culturelles et politiques. Ses bandes dessinées ont été comparées à Pogo et Calvin & Hobbes. Au-delà des bandes hilarantes, Hopkins élargit l'univers de Lost Cactus avec une riche tapisserie d'histoires courtes, d'essais humoristiques, de peintures, d'esquisses et de notes détaillées, élevant ses collections au-delà des compilations humoristiques typiques.

    The Golden Ellipse
    Fashion drawing
    The Tangier Diaries
    Leathered
    Land Without Echoes
    Carnets du Nil Blanc
    • Carnets du Nil Blanc

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      Tous deux fraîchement diplômés de Princeton, John et Joe sont davantage affamés de littérature que de nourritures terrestres, et ils ont la ferme intention de tourner le dos à tout ce qu'on attend d'eux aux États-Unis : un mariage, un bon job, une visite hebdomadaire aux parents. Ainsi s'embarquent-ils pour un long voyage qui les mènera de Munich à Nairobi sur une moto BMW immaculée, baptisée en l'honneur du périple : le Nil Blanc. Objet littéraire singulier, ces carnets de voyage constituent un roman de formation itinérant. En même temps qu'ils arpentent champs de ruines gréco-romaines, villages de Bédouins ou capitales du tiers-monde, les deux amis font l'apprentissage de l'altérité, de la solitude, et, aussi, des inévitables désillusions au détour du chemin. L'opulente nature africaine est ici magnifiée sous une plume d'une fougue et d'une franchise irrésistibles qui ont le charme de ses vingt ans.

      Carnets du Nil Blanc
    • Land Without Echoes follows the intertwining lives of strong-willed Daisy and her Arturo against the backdrop of sweltering, thriving Morocco, through their many misadventures and yearning to meet once again.

      Land Without Echoes
    • The autobiography of one of the most talented, charismatic and popular racers ever to grace the sport of motorcycle racing.

      Leathered
    • The Tangier Diaries

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      4,0(10)Évaluer

      Tangier, the white city poised atop the dark continent which turns out to be the continent of light. Tangier in the 60s and 70s was a fabled place. This edge city, the Interzone, became muse and escapist s dream for artists, writers, millionaires and socialites, who wrote, painted, partied and experienced life with an intensity and freedom that they never could back home. Into this louche and cosmopolitan world came John Hopkins, a young writer who instantly became a part of the bohemian Tangier crowd with its core of Beats that included William Burroughs, Paul and Jane Bowles and Brion Gysin, as well as Tennessee Williams, Jean Genet, Yves Saint Laurent, Barbara Hutton and Malcolm Forbes. Those intoxicating decades Tangier s Golden Years are long gone. Grand old houses that once sparkled with life are shuttered and dark and most of the eccentrics who once lived and loved in the city have died. But here, in the pages of Hopkins cult classic, all the decadence and flamboyance of those days is brought to life once more."

      The Tangier Diaries
    • Fashion drawing

      • 176pages
      • 7 heures de lecture
      4,1(28)Évaluer

      To become a successful fashion designer, you will need to develop your drawing skills, but for any career in fashion it is important to have an understanding of the basic principles of good fashion drawing.Basics Fashion Design 05: Fashion Drawing presents a fresh perspective on the basic principles and practices of contemporary drawing styles, applied to a fashion context.The book takes a practical approach in discussing the process of fashion drawing, offering advice on the selection of materials and media and advising on their different uses and applications. It also considers the theory and history of fashion drawing, and the range of styles used by contemporary designers; from quick sketches to sophisticated digital pieces.This discussion is accompanied by interviews with designers and illustrators, a glossary, resources directory and templates.

      Fashion drawing
    • Set against a backdrop of supernatural intrigue, the story follows a clandestine organization that manipulates humanity from the shadows. This science fiction action-adventure novel combines thrilling elements with a gripping plot, exploring themes of power, control, and the hidden forces shaping our world. As the characters navigate a web of secrets, they confront not only external dangers but also the complexities of their own motivations and alliances.

      The Golden Ellipse
    • Foodimentary

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
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      Translating the success of his popular food holiday blog into book format, John-Bryan Hopkins makes Foodimentary a celebration of (mostly) American food, pairing 365 delicious recipes with corresponding food fests.

      Foodimentary
    • "Now moving swiftly southwards through thorn and cactus country--cattle country--towards real heat and, perhaps, renewed creativity." While writing a novel set in South America, John Hopkins travelled back there to "reacquaint himself with the scene". In 1972-3, he travelled by train, bus and boat from Mexico City to the centre of the continent, through Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua and on to Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Hopkins travelled slowly, deliberately, savouring every experience along the way. But the journey was fraught with his angst-ridden strivings to write his novel and with the troubled love he had for Madeleine, his travelling companion. In these heat-scorched, tequila-infused pages, Hopkins paints a sultry, exquisite portrait of South America and in so doing masters an art that he believed would forever elude him.

      The South American Diaries
    • One of the most influential books in Christian history, this collection of psalms has been a cornerstone of worship for centuries. This edition features English translations in poetic meter, making it easy to read and sing. Perfect for a scholar of religious history or anyone interested in the history of Christian worship.

      The Whole Book Of Psalms, Collected Into English Metre,