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William Tell's apple-shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a motif in a number of legends in Germanic folklore (and has been connected with non-European folklore).
The bulk of Theodor Seuss Geisel's books were published under the name of Dr. Seuss.The exceptions include Great Day for Up!, My Book about ME, Gerald McBoing Boing, The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary (credited to the Cat himself), 13 books credited to Theo. LeSeig, Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! and I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!, though all were in fact illustrated and written ...
The Nose Book by Al Perkins – 1970 (the 2002 edition replaces McKie's illustrations with new ones by Joe Mathieu) My Book About Me by ME, Myself with some little help from my friend Dr. Seuss – 1969; The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss (writing as Theo. LeSieg) – 1968 (the 1999 edition replaces McKie's illustrations with new ones by Joe Mathieu)
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Gessler was intrigued by Tell's famed marksmanship, but resentful of his defiance, so he devised a cruel punishment. Tell and his son were both to be executed; however, he could redeem his life by shooting an apple off the head of his son Walter in a single attempt. Tell split the apple with a bolt from his crossbow. Gessler then noticed that ...
The World of Apples received outstanding reviews upon its release, and according to biographer Blake Bailey "some of the best reviews of Cheever's career." [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Literary critic Lynne Waldeland reports that Larry Woiwode of the New York Times Book Review praised the volume as "an extraordinary book, a transfiguring experience for the ...
Apple Music released a $450 coffee-table book of its top 100 albums. The book, limited to 1,500 copies, includes album analyses and facts. ... the design book is going for more than 10 times its ...
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