In this innovative approach to Impressionism and its methods, Jonathan Stephenson's instruction enables amateurs the world over to paint like the Impressionists. Vibrantly illustrated in color throughout, both with well-known works of art and step-by-step examples, the book shows how the masters ach[...]

Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison ? a writer so original, he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip [...]