Tag: Festival

Beacon for change how the 1951 Festival of Britain shaped the modern age


Free Download Barry Turner, "Beacon for change: how the 1951 Festival of Britain shaped the modern age"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1845135245 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 0.5 mb
The 1951 Festival of Britain brought both excitement and optimism to the drab post-war years of rationing and austerity. This book explores the intentions of its creators, recounts the effect of its satellite festivals all over Britain, and records how it transformed London’s South Bank with buildings such as the Royal Festival Hall and the futuristic Skylon, spawned the Miss World contest, introduced Britons to Scandinavian design and even offered them their first experience of soft lavatory paper.

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The Festival of Vision and Fire


Free Download Logan Miehl, "The Festival of Vision and Fire"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1080983007 | EPUB | pages: 446 | 2.2 mb
A bewitching winter festival. A time of fateful dreams and mystic divination. A perilous search for the truth.After narrowly escaping the Otherworld, Róisín is determined to reclaim control over her life. But despite her efforts to ignore her shadowed past-and her supposed faerie blood-she soon discovers that the fae are far from finished with her.Pursued by mysterious attacks, Róisín must navigate the treacherous lines between friend and enemy, and learn what it means to trust.The Festival of Vision and Fire is the second book in the compelling new Faerie Festival Series. There are deceptions to vanquish, allegiances to form, and an unraveling Kingdom to save. The Celtic winter festival of Imbolc has begun.

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DOCTOR WHO FESTIVAL OF DEATH


Free Download Jonathan Morris, "DOCTOR WHO: FESTIVAL OF DEATH"
English | 2013 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 1849905231 | EPUB | 0,8 mb
A fourth Doctor adventure, featuring the Doctor as played by Tom Baker and his companions Romana and K-9. The Beautiful Death is the ultimate theme-park ride: a sightseeing tour of the afterlife. But something has gone wrong, and when the Doctor arrives in the aftermath of the disaster, he is congratulated for saving the population from destruction, something he hasn’t actually done yet. He has no choice but to travel back in time and discover how he became a hero. And then he finds out. He did it by sacrificing his life.

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Portland Rose Festival


Free Download George R Miller, "Portland Rose Festival"
English | 2013 | pages: 130 | ISBN: 1531664946, 0738596140 | EPUB | 59,8 mb
At the end of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905, the president of the Portland Street Fair and Carnival Association, E.W. Rowe, presented the idea of an annual festival to Portland mayor Harry Lane. From that idea came the first Rose Festival, called the Rose Carnival and Fiesta, held June 20-22, 1907. It was hailed as a huge success. "There is no reason in the world why Portland should not hold a rose festival every year," remarked the Oregonian on June 21. "Everyone will be happier and better all the rest of the year for the festival of roses." And indeed, that has been the case. From just a three-day event, the Rose Festival has expanded over the years to include many activities covering several months every spring and summer.

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