"A discussion of the 100 most significant animated features produced in the U.S. and the U.K. Each entry includes a synopsis, production history, a summary of the critical response, commentary on the writing, animation, background art, music and/or songs,the voice actors in addition to influence, and so much more"--

In its excesses and extravagances, in its sharp distinctions between the very rich and the very poor, 1700 has its parallels to the cultural climate of today: cheek-by-jowl brutality and civility, hazards and promise. 1700: Scenes from London Life is more than a snapshot of a particular time and place, it is a detailed portrait of the complexity of urban civilization. As the eighteenth century dawned, London was straddling the medievalism of its past and the booming industrialism and colonialism

Learn how to stitch all your favourite flowers, leaves and foliage, with this is collection of tutorials for 200 embroidered flowers and foliage. Discover how to stitch beautiful blooms including roses, daisies, daffodils, pansies and buttercups as well as more exotic blooms.

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Editorial cartoonists are an endangered species, and even in their heyday they were rare birds -- at the top ranks of print journalism, only a few hundred such jobs existed worldwide in the 20th century. Yet those who wielded the drawing pen had enormous influence and popularity as they caricatured news events and newsmakers into "ink-drenched bombshells" that often said more than the accompanying news stories. Bill Sanders, working in a liberal tradition that stretches back to Thomas Nast and i