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Aesthetics and the Good Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eaton, Marcia Muelder, PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, This book provides a characterization of the aesthetic that enables the reader to understand what it means to view something aesthetically and how people's lives can be made aesthetically full. Influential philosophical theories of the aesthetic are explored, as well as the profound connection between aesthetic and ethical value.

Scrap Your Stuff: Keepsake Scrapbooking to Capture Special

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Jan Mollet, PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Don't keep memories locked away any longer Scrap Your Stuff helps pack rats and crafters sort, sift, and select treasures to create amazing scrapbook pages. Twenty-eight noted scrapbook artists are featured in this compendium of ideas, allowing for a fabulous range of looks, techniques, and inspiration. Step-by-step instructions and materials lists are included for every project, along with complete materials lists and where-to-buy info. If you collected it, you can scrap it--Scrap Your Stuff shows you how

Exploring Materials: Creative Design for Everyday Objects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alesina, Inna / Lupton, Ellen, PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press, Materials are like words. The richer your design vocabulary, the more distinctive the design solutions you can express. Sketching ideas with a pencil or rendering them with computer software are useful experiences, but there is no substitute for confronting physical forms and materials directly. Exploring Materials is an action-oriented, accessible guide to design thinking that addresses both the 'how' and 'why' of product design. In place of the abstraction of pure forms or the whimsy of virtual objects, it encourages designers to make and test real objects in a studio environment. Best-selling author Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type) and her colleague Inna Alesina examine materials from several points of view, including traditional uses, experimental uses, techniques and directions for prototyping with everyday objects, and environmental implications. Student exercises and inspiring examples from the world of contemporary product design show readers how to use materials as tools for thinking and making. The book opens with two extensive studies: one for a place for sitting and one for a method for carrying. By considering what is needed instead of what specific product can be made, designers examine the methodology of designing. The core of the book is a visual glossary of thirty-two materials from corrugated cardboard to molded felt to plastic film. It highlights the materials' behaviors and properties which suggest different types of structure, surface, and connection and it shows experimental uses of these materials, demonstrating how designers from around the world have exploited their characteristics in inventive ways. The book concludes with a section on making it real, moving beyond the prototype to create a product that can be manufactured and marketed. Exploring Materials contains everything designers need not only to jump-start their design process, but also to follow a project through from idea to prototype to finished object.

Amphoto Black and White Data Guide: A Complete Listing of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schaub, George, PUBLISHER: Amphoto Books, This efficiently organized reference brings together all the latest information on the complete materials needed for taking and developing black and white film and prints.

Quick & Easy Woodworking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shady Oak Press, PUBLISHER: Shady Oak Press, Woodworking is fun, but big projects can take a lot of time. That's not a problem here, because each of these 28 projects can be completed in less than a day--even by a novice The materials shopping list explains what to buy for each project, and then more than 270 color photographs guide woodworkers all the way from cutting and shaping the parts through the assembly process to the final application of a stain, varnish, or other durable finish. There's a spice rack that will add beauty to any kitchen, a solid and functional workbench, desks and tables, a terrific toy box for the kids, window boxes, and a garden bench that will give years of elegant service.

The Big Shrink

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Rosemary / Brown, Richard / Ruttle, Kate, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Essentials of Communication and Orientation and Mobility for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Heubner, Kathleen M. / Prickett, Jeanne G. / Welch, Therese Rafalowski, PUBLISHER: AFB Press, This series was designed to develop resources for educators of children who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, and severely disabled. The Hand In Hand materials emphasize the communication and mobility skills crucial to independence, and provide important information to help service providers do their jobs effectively. Containing contributions from more than 30 nationally recognized experts in the field of deaf-blindness, this groundbreaking information consists of four components that can be used separately or together. An in-service training guide that presents structured information and guidelines for using the Hand In Hand materials with various audiences. Focusing on the needs of the trainer, this manual provides sample blueprints for individual workshops, as well as an overview of training, assessment, and evaluation. Also includes sample forms for conducting a pre-training needs assessment and post-training evaluation.

African Solutions: Best Practices from the African Peer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Petlane, Tsoeu / Gruzd, Steven, PUBLISHER: Jacana Media, The result of research into the policies, programs, and experiences identified as best practices in the Country Review Reports of 12 countries, this volume seeks to understand how these successful policies can be strengthened for use as teaching materials within the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and around the continent. From Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, this study was commissioned and coordinated by the Governance and APRM Program of the South African Institute of International Affairs and contains in-depth explanations of the conceptualization and applications of the best practices included.

Pultrusion for Engineers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Starr, Trevor, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Pultrusion is a major growth sector of the FRP composites industry, and one which is increasingly penetrating the civil engineering market. With this in mind, Pultrusion for Engineers presents an inexpensive, comprehensive, authoritative-yet fully readable-- book on the subject. With contributions from international experts, the book fills the need for a comprehensive survey of pultrsion and provides architects, consulting and structural engineers, designers, specifiers, and purchase managers with information about the unique properties of pultruded profiles as engineering materials and demonstrates many of their new and exciting applications.

A Traveller's History of England

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Daniell, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Interlink Books, "This compact volume... delivers a solid, comprehensive and entertaining overview of England's history... a delightful source." ?Library Journal A Traveller's History of England deals with all the major periods of English history and gives a comprehensive and enjoyable survey of England's past from prehistoric times right through to the present.

Characterization in Shakespeare

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wells, Stanley, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of Shakespeare criticism. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains a section of reviews of the previous year's textual and critical studies and of major British performances. The books are illustrated with a variety of Shakespearean images and production photographs. The current editor of Survey is Peter Holland. The first eighteen volumes were edited by Allardyce Nicoll, numbers by Kenneth Muir and numbers by Stanley Wells. The virtues of accessible scholarship and a keen interest in performance, from Shakespeare's time to our own, have characterised the journal from the start. For the first time, numbers 1-50 are being reissued in paperback, available separately and as a set.

Understanding and Applying the Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McQuilkin, J. Robertson, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, A solid introduction to the ins and outs of biblical hermeneutics, without the intimidation that often accompanies this subject. With the help of this revised edition, pastors, students and laypersons need no prior knowledge of biblical exegesis to create their own Bible commentaries.

Pulvirenti

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oliva, Achille Bonito / Pulvirenti, Giuseppe, PUBLISHER: Charta, This book presents Molds, a series of abstract works by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Pulvirenti realized between and . Using traditional sculptural materials like iron, aluminum, and bronze, Pulvirenti examines the staging of reality by creating objects that demonstrate their practical futility.

Studies in Short Fiction Series: Tillie Olsen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frye, Joanne, PUBLISHER: Twayne Publishers, This is the only series to provide in-depth critical introductions to major modern and contemporary short story writers worldwide. Each volume offers: -- A comprehensive overview of the artist's short fiction -- including detailed analyses of every significant story -- Interviews, essays, memoirs and other biographical materials -- often previously unpublished -- A representative selection of critical responses -- A comprehensive primary bibliography, a selected bibliography of important criticism, a chronology of the artist's life and works and an index

The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephen L Sass, PUBLISHER: Skyhorse Publishing Company Incorporated, NA

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role of women and minorities in establishing the canon of American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The essays in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical and historical interpretation of the novel that reflects the best of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments and prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms of popular melodrama and heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. The individual essays examine the influence of Stowe's novel on the characterization of women in the American novel and on later women writers, the role of women in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges between Stowe and her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin and the tradition of the Gothic novel, and the characterizations of blacks in this novel and in later works.

Hispanic American Heritage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Teacher Created Materials Inc / Shepherd, Michael, PUBLISHER: Teacher Created Resources, Explore the history and traditions of Hispanic Americans through a wide range of activities.

Writing Desk Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Made by cabinetmaker Alex Martin in . This writing desk for Walter Blackie, for The Hill House, Helensburgh, is considered to be one of Mackintosh's most accomplished pieces of furniture design. Three working designs exist for this piece (all in the collection of Glasgow University), showing the desk's evolution and reflecting discussions that must have taken place between Mackintosh and Blackie. The ebonised wood is inlaid with luxurious materials that reflect the composite shapes of the desk: squares of mother-of-pearl on the doors, and dotted lines of ivory along the top curves. The result is a piece of furniture with proportional and musical harmony.

Modern Paint Effects: A Guide to Contemporary Paint Finishes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sloan, Annie, PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, Modern Paint Effects is a colorful exploration of the newest paint products and how to use them to achieve exciting effects in the home. Illustrated with dozens of specially commissioned full color photographs, Modern Paint Effects is materials-based and technique-oriented and opens with a detailed examination of the newest materials: Pearlized Paint; Matte Paint; Glossy Glaze Paint; Metallic Paint; Sparkly Paint; Graphite Paint; Mid-sheen Paint; Marmorino. Annie Sloan then demonstrates various decorative techniques using the new paint products, suggesting innovative applications and dynamic color combinations including: Colorwashing; Sparkle paint; Combing; Sponge rollers; Dragging; Spotted stone; Glazing checks; Stamping; Hand-painted stripes; Stencilling and reverse stencilling; High gloss paints; Incising; Stippling; Masking; Using a long-pile roller; Matte paints; Using crackle medium; Rubbing back; Using pattern and (distressing) texture; Semi gloss paintsand many more. A glossary and a list of suppliers of these new products round out this excellent and inspirational decorating resource.

Energy: Its Use and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinrichs, Roger A. / Kleinbach, Merlin H., PUBLISHER: Thomson Brooks/Cole, What is the impact of such energy issues as global warming, radioactive waste, and municipal solid waste on the individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT answers these questions, emphasizing the physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment, and explaining the basic physical principles behind the use of energy, including the study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within the context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

The World of Fashion Merchandising: Instructor's Manual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolfe, Mary G., PUBLISHER: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher, The World of Fashion Merchandising brings to life the business aspects of the fashion world. It presents the basics of market economics, textiles, design, and promotion. This exciting new text gives an in-depth view of the entire textile/apparel/retail soft goods chain and offers a comprehensive study of retail fundamentals and strategies for retail success. Hundreds of full-color photos make the world of fashion real for fashion merchandising students. -- Describes the latest concepts of manufacturing, mass customization, and niche specialization; trends in globalization, and the environment issues. -- Explains new computer technologies, such as robotic manufacturing, automatic replenishment of merchandise, and Internet retailing. -- Provides knowledge about the many career opportunities related to fashion that will help students enter a career in the world of fashion. -- Includes chapter learning objectives and review materials to aid learning and an extensive end-of-text glossary of fashion and apparel terms.

Popular History of Priestcraft in All Ages and Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howitt, William, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing, Two Evil Principles: Kingcraft and Priestcraft; Paganism; Mythology of the Assyrians and Syrians; Establishment of Monkery (monks); Popish Arrogance and Atrocities; Jesuits and Inquisitors; English Church; Ministerial Plan of Irish Church Reform; Clerical Incomes; Evils of the system of Church Patronage; Retrospect view of of the Effects of Priestcraft.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Frank / DC Comics / Janson, Klaus, PUBLISHER: DC Comics, A tour de force of powerful storytelling and intense characterization, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" is the tale of a tortured man's effort to save a city spiraling into chaos. An aging, time-worn Batman struggles with the acceptance of a new Robin while facing the latest generation of vicious, hyper-violent criminals. Old foes like the Joker and Two-Face add to the maddening mayhem which Batman must face and somehow conquer. Even Batman's relationship with his friend and ally Superman takes a fresh and inventive turn that would have been unthinkable outside of Frank Miller's richly imagined vision of the Dark Knight's future. This tenth anniversary edition features 28 pages of sketches, art, text material and an introduction by the author.

Primary Sources

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allman, Melinda, PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, "The Thirteen Colonies "series explores the roots of the United States of America. Each book in the series traces the history of a colony -- its earliest European arrivals, its indigenous people, and its growth. Vivid detail brings to life the day-to-day existence of colonial Americans, with all its hardship and toil. The growing discontent with British rule, and the reasons behind it, are explained clearly, along with accounts of each colony's role in the Revolution and in the forging of a new nation. Each volume is enhanced with a multitude of lively primary and secondary source quotations, and a separate volume of primary source materials provides firsthand accounts of the nation's early history in the words of the people who lived it. Included are: Primary and secondary source quotations Footnotes Illustrations and timelines Annotated bibliographies

Psychic Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cosimano, Charles / Cosimano, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Here is a full discussion and explanation of how to build and use radionic devices to increase psychic powers. Learn how to inexpensively and easily construct devices which will improve intuition and ESP abilities. All the devices can be made from easily obtainable materials, and no electricity is used.

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