The importance of Sikh History is being felt more and more keenly every day. Sikhism as one of the religious systems of the world, perhaps has the most recent origin and yet the remarkable progress which it made in the land of its birth within three short centuries is quite unique.
The year 2019 is a special one for Sikhs around the world as it marks the 550th Birth Anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. With an effort to celebrate this year, we have reproduced this worthy book so that we can learn about Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji's life and teachings and tread on a path of righteousness, truth and devotion.
The book has the following chapters pertaining to the Guru's life -
- Birth and times
- Early Life
- Business
- Resignation
- First Disciple and Companion
- Travels
- A Few Anecdotes from His Travels
- Last Days and Death
- The Creed of Guru Nanak
- The Church of Guru Nanak
- The Method of Guru Nanak
- The Personality of Guru Nanak.
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New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools.
In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:
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New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.