The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her extraordinary and unconventional journey from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour helped forge the idea of modern woman.Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography shows how, more than any previous designer, Chanel became synonymous with a rebellious and progressive style. Her numerous liaisons, whose poignant and tragic details have eluded all previous biographers, were the very stuff of legend. Witty and mesmerizing, she became muse, patron, or mistress to the century's most celebrated artists, including Picasso, Dali, and Stravinsky.Drawing on newly discovered love letters and other records, Chaney's controversial book reveals the truth about Chanel's drug habits, her lesbian affairs, and herGerman lover during World War II.While uniquely highlighting the designer's far-reaching influence on the modern arts, Chaney's fascinating biography paints a more nuanced picture of Coco Chanel than any so far. Movingly, it explores the origins, the creative power, and the secret suffering of this exceptional and often misunderstood woman."
Peer through the jungle undergrowth to spot screeching howler monkeys, trumpeting elephants and growling leopards. Each jungle scene is accompanied by fascinating information about the creatures living there, so you can look, listen and learn! Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life download book the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite. To their surprise, they discover that the sect exists, and is willing to accept them as acolytes. But for each group of four who enter the rite, two must die in order for the others to succeed. 3. Never get caught in a handsome duke's arms. Coding and testing are often considered separate areas of expertise. In this comprehensive guide, author and Java expert Scott Oaks takes the approach that anyone who works with Java should be equally adept at understanding how code behaves in the JVM, as well as the tunings likely to help its performance. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of Java application performance, using the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and the Java platform, including the language and API. Developers and performance engineers alike will learn a variety of features, tools, and processes for improving the way Java 7 and 8 applications perform. Apply four principles for obtaining the best results from performance testing Use JDK tools to collect data on how a Java application is performing Understand the advantages and disadvantages of using a JIT compiler Tune JVM garbage collectors to affect programs as little as possible Use techniques to manage heap memory and JVM native memory Maximize Java threading and synchronization performance features Tackle performance issues in Java EE and Java SE APIs Improve Java-driven database application performance
____________________________
Author: Lisa Chaney
Number of Pages: 448 pages
Published Date: 27 Nov 2012
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Country: New York, NY, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780143122128
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________
Tags:
rar, fb2, download pdf,download epub, kindle, ebook pdf, download ebook, zip, free pdf, book review, download book, paperback, free ebook, iPad, for PC,download torrent Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life by Lisa Chaney rar,download torrent, epub download, iPhone, for mac, Lisa Chaney download pdf, Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life fb2,rarebook, pocket, Read online, mobi, facebook, iOS,
How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development download PDF