Sentences with phrase «fascinating culture by»

Your tour will integrate luxury, a mix of activities you enjoy and immersion into this ancient and fascinating culture by:

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Those four questions are at the core of a fascinating (and slim) new book, Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business, by John Quelch and Emily Boudreau — which grew out of a conference of the same name held in April at Harvard Business School and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

This infographic by phlebotomist.ne t and posted at Infographics Showcase shows a fascinating history of this practice that pervades Japanese culture.

I haven't mentioned Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald, edited by Welty biographer Suzanne Marrs and Macdonald biographer Tom Nolan (the most touching collection of letters I've read in years), or the latest volume in The Complete Letters of Henry James, or Catherine Lampert's superb Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting (which the painter Bruce Herman will be writing about for Books & Culture), or James Curtis's fascinating and beautifully produced William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come.

Assembled by Chris Tanghe, Master Sommelier, the list solidifies the bond between Modern Spain's food and wine culture that Tanghe describes as: «at the same time fiercely traditional and ultra progressive, creating a diverse and fascinating breadth of wines with varying styles.»

What is fascinating about human cultures is that despite every opportunity for us to be swamped by the cultures around us, somehow the cultures are quite strong, as if deflecting the cultures around them.

What is most fascinating — and unfortunately least explored by «All Saints» — is the culture and plight of some of the church's newest congregants, a group of needy political refugees from Myanmar, formerly Burma.

«While some questions remain unanswered by the end, it's still a fascinating look at navigating various cultures» — Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels.

This incredible bundle includes ten fascinating game culture and history books / magazines from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner; two issues of the gaming magazine Kill Screen; Confessions of the Game Doctor by Bill Kunkel; Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson; Killing Is Harmless by Brendan Keogh; Generation Xbox: How Videogames Invaded Hollywood by Jamie Russell; a compendium of indie games by Mike Rose; and Ralph H. Baer's retrospective, Videogames: In the Beginning.

For some readers, discovering the history and culture of Tibet was fascinating: I was mesmerized by the trek to freedom across the Himalayan mountains in winter and the deeply spiritual nature of the grandmother and her husband, a Tibetan monk (Susan S).

«Shors infuses the story with fascinating information about the ancient temple of Angkor Wat and Buddhist and Hindu cultures, but he often loses focus - and the interest of the reader - by deviating from the plot and providing entirely too much detail.»

One of the best ways to experience our region's fascinating culture is by purchasing a joint ticket to the Heritage Center and the Anchorage Museum.

Originally used by the British Monarchy for jaunts to the French Riviera, but now a comfortable base from which to explore Spain, one of the most fascinating of countries and a European fusion of oriental and occidental cultures.

Together with my family, I was lucky enough to explore this incredible nation last year, taking in the fascinating culture, thriving cities and scenic views on a spectacular journey by rail.

Stunning natural beauty — think mist - shrouded mountain peaks flanked by jungle - clad valleys — combine with a fascinating Buddhist culture to make Laos a superb destination for backpackers and independent travellers, while luxury tourists are also well - catered for.

Day trips into the hinterland through terraced rice fields to smoking volcano and crater lakes offer vast panoramas, glimpses of history and a fascinating culture little changed by time.

La Paz, the unffocial capital of Bolivia, is an enormous, sprawling and crazy city, surrounded by misty mountains and packed full of interesting sites and fascinating culture and history.

Explore the history and culture of this fascinating country and take an extraordinary journey through Hungary by train.

Stroll through historic towns and discover arts and culture inspired by the spectacular coastal scenery or the fascinating range of local museums.

You'll find many fascinating ruins of megalithic settlements and burial sites, erected by the Talaiotic culture which left its imprint across the island.

With a script by a famous Japanese writer and a game overflowing with Western pop - culture influences, EarthBound stands out as one of Nintendo's most fascinating localization projects ever.

Brand New offers a fascinating alternative history of art in the 1980s by tracing how a pioneering group of young downtown artists appropriated the tools and psychology of growing consumer culture — advertising, logos, products, even cable TV — to change the landscape of the art world.

Chaired by award - winning illustrator Whitney Sherman, this Critical Seminar in the school's outstanding new MFA Illustration Program explored diverse aspects of our visual culture, and students provided fascinating perspectives.

The huge amount of life, culture and colour that seems to leap out of this beautiful work by photographer Amanda Mustard, only shows just how fascinating and beautiful Egypt truly is.

This special series by acclaimed London photographer Daniel Lewis uncovers the world of sci - fi conventions, bringing us a fascinating insight into a unique culture which continues to grow across the world.

It's a creepy, fascinating concept, and one in keeping with Perry's sustained exploration of the way bodies, in particular black ones, get exploited by digital culture.

Taste comes in to play in the bulk of the exhibition, which explores the acquisition of these works in Venice, their circulation in culture of grotesqueries (fascinating to see an engraving by Raimondi, more famous for his copies after Michelangelo, adorning two sleeping nudes with tiny beasties), as well an gradual influence on later Venetian painters who also sought out extreme, fantastical effects.

There's a quality of William Burroughs's cut - ups to his remorseless, frantic hybrid works of art, like his Soundsystem, which splices together fragments of high and low culture and everyday life, and his brilliant video The March of the Big White Barbarians, which weaves images of London's 20th - century public art - all those clunking metal sculptures by Eduardo Paolozzi - into a hypnotic, endlessly fascinating dream of the city's secret life.

Sixties - era acid - rock posters by Victor Moscoso, for example, position psychedelic art as a kitschy period style, while hippie and avant - garde art cultures converge in a fascinating if tediously meandering 1967 film by Jud Yalkut and Yayoi Kusama that looks as if its makers were tripping as they shot it.

June 26 — Aug 1, 2014 Duro Olowu at Salon 94 Gallery, Bowery New York A fascinating mix of art, fashion, culture and design paying homage to women, «More Material» (shown above) is both an exhibition and pop - up shop presented by British - based, Nigeria - born fashion designer Duro Olowu.

It's a fascinating culture created by a highly motivated and intelligent group of people.