Bøger af Gareth Thomas

**WINNER British Sports Book Awards SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR****Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award**Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon. He was a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural identity, a sacred code. It was no mere ball game. It gave him everything, except the freedom to be himself.This is the story of a man with a secret that was slowly killing him. Something that might devastate not only his own life but the lives of his wife, family, friends and teammates. The only place where he could find any refuge from the pain and guilt of the lie he was living was on the pitch, playing the sport he loved. But all his success didn t make the strain of hiding who he really was go away. His fear that telling the truth about his sexuality would lose him everything he loved almost sent him over the edge.The deceit ended when Gareth became the world s most prominent athlete to come out as a gay man. His gesture has strengthened strangers, and given him a fresh perspective. Gareth s inspiring and moving story transcends the world of sport to tell a universal truth about feeling like an outsider, and facing up to who you really are.

An Echo of Glory: Tottenham Hotspur in the 21st Century is the story of how Spurs emerged from a stagnant period in the 1990s to once again compete for the highest honours. Taking us through the twists and turns of recent times, author Gareth Thomas sheds new light on one of the most tumultuous periods of the club's history.

Novel set in 1930s London and Wales against the background of approaching war and the fight against Fascism in Spain. Historical romantic fiction which documents the real contribution of Glamorgan and the Rhondda to the International Brigade.

Botanical Drawing Plates - Draw flowers & plants the classical way This amazing book has over 250 beautiful vintage botanical plates from the 19th century. If you are feeling brave images can be taken out and framed for décor. Yes if you wish these images can be mounted and framed to make stunning decorative artworks for the home and office. All pages are printed in full color graphics and this is a genuine coffee table quality art book Each image is full color, full page on white.Great as a coffee table picture book.An extravagant gift for botanically inclined friends.Many different vintage flowers, plants and bugs.Can be referenced in art and design projects.Get a copy today for artistic friends.

The Bargue drawing course is one of the most popular classical art drawing courses in the world.Draw from the same Bargue art plates as artistic masters like Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh and thousands more artists.Traditionally the art student would copy master drawings and then plaster casts of sculptures and monuments and then finally from life.The Charles Bargue master drawings are a series of prints ranging from simple to more advanced drawing. Training the eye of the student to understand the effects of light and shadow, the illusion of form.I totally support the point of view of French art teachers of the 19th century that fine art students need to study the rich traditions of the classical art.French schools at that time advocated the following sequence of art education: Drawing copies of classical art platesCopying drawings by the Old MastersDrawing classical casts - busts and figuresDrawing live modelsThe 20th century brought various "isms" into art, and many art students become disillusioned with art education as it is practiced today.Copying the Old Masters and studying their art is an important part of traditional art education. Copying classical masterpieces will develop a proper artistic taste and style. I believe that thousands of fine art students will improve greatly from such exercises. These plates were created as a part of an intensive drawing course system designed by the late great draftsman, artist, and painter Charles BargueDuring my atelier training these lessons were integrated in the curriculum (as I'd imagine with most ateliers around the world) and taught as a means of refinement of observational skills in the practice of drawing.Benefits are perpetual in the entire scope of the artist's development.To have the ability to accurately record what the eye sees removing deviation or mental hindrance, I'd say is the basic principle behind this drawing system.Once this is gained the artist is in a better position to integrate their imagination in a precision controlled manner.Should you buy a copy of this book?If you're really serious about improving drawing skills, and you're willing to put in some hard hours of practice, then yes, you should definitely buy it.If you just love drawing and have cash to burn, you should buy it.If you're in the habit of buying art instruction books but you cant really draw that much, this book isn't going to magically help you draw better.But neither is any art book.Charles Bargue is mostly remembered for his "Cours de dessin", one of the most influential classical drawing courses conceived in collaboration with Jean-Léon Gérôme. The course, published between 1866 and 1871 by Goupil & Cie, comprised 197 lithographs printed as individual sheets, was to guide students from plaster casts to the study of great master drawings and finally to drawing from the living model. The Charles Bargue Drawing Course is used by many academies and ateliers which focus on Classical Realism. Among the artists whose work is based on the study of Bargue's plate work are Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh, who copied the complete set in 1880/1881, and (at least a part of it) again in 1890.This book contains the plates from the original "Cours de dessin" digitally restored to more faithfully repesent the original plates as they appeared when new.

Chars was a nice girl when she was young, all pretty and good and made from sugar and spice. Then she grew up and boys started to look at her differently. When her old friends, the twins reenter her life, they direct her towards a new career in taking advantage of her power over men. Within a short stretch of time she goes from her humble background as a waitress in a cafe to dancer and then a stripper. The money starts to roll in. She seemed to be on top of the world. If only I had realised. This is not a story about love and romance. This is not a story about redemption. This is a warning about the world we live in.

This is a major English study of the novels of the Spanish Civil War. The book is based on an analysis of some eighty Spanish novels, written in Spain and abroad (in exile) during the Franco period (1936-1975), in which the Civil War is the major theme.