In this exquisite anthology, esteemed poets from America, Italy, and elsewhere follow the renowned Piero Trail, a route through Tuscany and Umbria that features some of the most acclaimed frescoes by the legendary Renaissance painter, Piero della Francesca. The resulting poems—including ones by Henri Cole, Jorie Graham, Charles Wright, and Patti Smtih—capture Piero’s incomparable influence in the artistic, literary, and spiritual worlds, generated as they are by the transcendence of Piero’s timeless powers. Including twelve reproductions of Piero’s frescoes, a foreword by Rosanna Warren, and an introduction by anthologist Dana Prescott, Feathers from the Angel’s Wing is unforgettable collection, a book to be cherished by lovers of art, artists, and the spirits that move them.

Washington, the seat of power in the US, is an all-American city. From its broad avenues, Southern climate and multiple parks and monuments, it's a city to visit all year round. Be inspired to visit this city that is central to American history with the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Washington, a concise, full-color guide to this bustling city that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that DC has to offer.

Inside Insight Pocket Guide Washington:

Where To Go takes you from The White House to Capitol Hill and north to Georgetown.

Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including the Lincoln Memorial, The White House and surrounds, decadent Union Station and the National Museum of American Art and the Portrait Gallery.

Perfect Day provides an itinerary for one day in the city.

What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from shows to spectator sports and shopping, plus nightlife.

Essential information on Washington's culture, including a brief history.

Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine.

Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants.

A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

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Brimming with numerous illustrations and
essays, this lavish book brings together the best
in Mannerist art from the city of Florence, where
the movement was born. Emerging in the early 16th century on the heels of the
Renaissance, the mannerist style arose out of the art
world's attempts to further the incredible achievements of
Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael. Mannerist art comprises
many facets: it is elegant, cultivated, and sophisticated but also
artificial, extravagant, and sometimes even bizarre. Some called
the art of Maniera "the stylish style." Spanning the period from
the return of the Medici in 1512 and the first tentative steps of
the new generation of artists to the definition of the Maniera
in Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists in 1568, more than 120
paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the world's leading
museums are gathered in this book. It features works by Andrea
del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino, and Giorgio Vasari with a special
focus on the work of Pontormo and Bronzino, the central figures
of Florentine mannerism. The developments in art during the
decades in question are closely related to the history of the
city of Florence. Refined elegance and creative extravagance
render the painters of the Maniera a particular phenomenon in
the art of Italy. This beautifully produced and authoritative book
presents the achievements and practitioners of one of the most
intriguing and influential periods in the history of European art.

Traces the movement of the Templars’ secret treasure across North America to where it still resides, protected by a sacred lineage of guardians

• Explains how the Templars found refuge with Native American tribes, intermarrying with the Natives to continue the Holy Bloodline and further the lineage of guardians needed to protect their treasure and secrets

• Reveals new evidence for the existence of Templar settlements and monuments across North America and how these reactivate the continent’s sacred rose lines

• Pinpoints the exact location of the Templar/Holy Bloodline treasure

Many have searched for the lost treasure of the Knights Templar, most famously at Oak Island. But what if the treasure wasn’t lost? What if this treasure--necessary to sanctify the Temple of Solomon and create a New Jerusalem--was moved through the centuries and protected by a sacred lineage of guardians, descendants of Prince Henry Sinclair and the Native American tribes who helped him?

Drawing on his access as Grand Archivist of the Knights Templar of Canada and his own role as a descendant of both Sinclair and the Anishinabe/Algonquin tribe, William Mann examines new evidence of the Knights Templar in the New World long before Columbus and their mission to protect the Holy Bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. He reveals the secret settlements they built as they moved westward across the vast wilderness of North America, evading the European Church and Royal Houses. He explains how the Templars found refuge in the Sacred Medicine Lodges of the Algonquins, whose ceremonies and rituals bear striking resemblance to the initiations of Freemasonry. He reveals the strategic intermarriages that took place between the Natives and the Templars, furthering the Holy Bloodline and continuing the lineage of blood-guardians. The author explores how Sinclair’s journey from Nova Scotia across America also served to reactivate the sacred rose lines of North America through the building of “rose castles” and monuments, including the Newport Tower and the Kensington Rune Stone.

Pinpointing the exact location of the Templar treasure still hidden in North America, the author also reveals the search for Templar sanctuaries to be the chief motivation behind the Lewis and Clark expedition and the murder of Meriwether Lewis.

The seventh volume in the popular Green Lantern series by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Robert Venditti!

The Green Lantern Corps is lost and nowhere in this universe to be found. And over the past few years, the Green Lantern Corps has made a lot of enemies and been the scapegoat for a lot of bad that the Guardians of the Universe caused. Former Corps leader Hal Jordan takes it upon himself to assume the blame for all of the bad that the Green Lanterns have been accused of, and the universe is NOT happy.

A bold new chapter of the Emerald Warrior's mythology is here in GREEN LANTERN VOL. 7. Collects GREEN LANTERN #41-47.

The epic new storyline "TRUTH" continues with the debut of the amazing new creative team of writer Gene Luen Yang (AMERICAN BORN CHINESE) and continuing artists John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson! Superman's biggest secret--his true identity--has remained safe until now. What will happen when the big secret is revealed?

This new graphic novel features critically acclaimed, National Book Award-nominated author Gene Luen Yang in his highly anticipated DC Comics debut! Collects SUPERMAN #40-46, and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015: DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.

For years, the Joker has regarded Batman with a sick, twisted love, thinking that one could never exist without the other. But that's all changed. Now the Clown Prince of Crime is done playing.

He's going to kill Batman. And he's going to do it using those who Batman loves the most: the Justice League

The Joker returns to Gotham City with a deadlier agenda than ever before, using every tool at his disposal to finally kill the Dark Knight. That includes turning Batman's allies against him in the bloodiest brawl that he's ever had to survive.

BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME is the biggest, boldest story that the #1 New York Times best-selling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have told to date. With an ending you won't believe, this graphic novel is a classic in the making.

Collects BATMAN #35-40.


From the Hardcover edition.

After his deadliest battle to date, Batman is bruised, battered and scarred. And forever changed.

Now, on the streets of Gotham, in place of the cape and cowl roams an 8-foot mechanized suit of armor. More powerful than ever before, Batman's pursuit of justice has never been more swift or efficient. But who is the new Dark Knight? And why is he ... or she here?

In the most shocking chapter in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's #1 New York Times best-selling series, comics' greatest creative team throws the most unexpected twist in Batman's history with BATMAN VOL. 8. Collects BATMAN #41-46 and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015: DC COMICS DIVERGENCE #1.

Theaters around the world are dominated by comic book heroes, ice princesses, dystopian love struck teens, and whatever masterpiece Pixar is rolling out. It’s clear that cinema is as healthy as it’s ever been. Oscar worthy directors, indie geniuses and foreign artist are creating stunning, boundary-pushing work. Since the turn of the century, film buffs have been enjoying a golden age of movies. But which are the best of the best? Which are 50 Movies of the 2000s you have to see before you die? Ronald Baez is a director, screen writer and the Program Manager of Miami Film Development Project. He recently completed the full-length feature film: Future86