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| "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "A Business Week New York Times Business and USA Today Bestseller Ambitious and readable an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism -The New York Times An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book -The Wall Street Journal A lively panoramic book Against the Gods sets up an ambitious premise and then delivers on it -Business Week Deserves to be and surely will be widely read -The Economist A challenging book one that may change forever the way people think about the world -Worth No one else could have written a book of such central importance with so much charm and excitement -Robert Heilbroner author The Worldly Philosophers With his wonderful knowledge of the history and current manifestations of risk Peter Bernstein brings us Against the Gods Nothing like it will come out of the financial world this year or ever I speak carefully no one should miss it -John Kenneth Galbraith Professor of Economics Emeritus Harvard University In this unique exploration of the role of risk in our society Peter Bernstein argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past Against the Gods chronicles the remarkable intellectual adventure that liberated humanity from oracles and soothsayers by means of the powerful tools of risk management that are available to us today An extremely readable history of risk -Barron's Fascinating this challenging volume will help you understand the uncertainties that every investor must face -Money A singular achievement -Times Literary Supplement There's a growing market for savants who can render the recondite intelligibly-witness Stephen Jay Gould (natural history) Oliver Sacks (disease) Richard Dawkins (heredity) James Gleick (physics) Paul Krugman (economics)-and Bernstein would mingle well in their company -The Australian"
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| "The Data Model Resource Book: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises: v. 1 by Len Silverston, Kent Graziano..." |
| "A quick and reliable way to build proven databases for core business functions Industry experts raved about The Data Model Resource Book when it was first published in March 1997 because it provided a simple cost-effective way to design databases for core business functions Len Silverston has now revised and updated the hugely successful 1st Edition while adding a companion volume to take care of more specific requirements of different businesses This updated volume provides a common set of data models for specific core functions shared by most businesses like human resources management accounting and project management These models are standardized and are easily replicated by developers looking for ways to make corporate database development more efficient and cost effective This guide is the perfect complement to The Data Model Resource CD-ROM which is sold separately and provides the powerful design templates discussed in the book in a ready-to-use electronic format A free demonstration CD-ROM is available with each copy of the print book to allow you to try before you buy the full CD-ROM"
Price: 49.99 |
| "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings by Philip A. Fisher (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Widely respected and admired Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time His investment philosophies introduced almost forty years ago are not only studied and applied by today's financiers and investors but are also regarded by many as gospel This book is invaluable reading and has been since it was first published in 1958 The updated paperback retains the investment wisdom of the original edition and includes the perspectives of the author's son Ken Fisher an investment guru in his own right in an expanded preface and introduction I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his Common Stocks and Uncommon ProfitsA thorough understanding of the business obtained by using Phil's techniquesenables one to make intelligent investment commitments Warren Buffet"
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| "The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve Berges (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Whether you?re a first-time real estate investor or a seasoned professional The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings helps you map out your future find apartment buildings at a fair price finance purchases and manage your properties Now revised and expanded this Second Edition includes tax planning advice case studies of real acquisitions and appendixes that add detail to the big picture Plus it includes a handy glossary of all the terms investors need to know helpful sample forms that make paperwork quick and easy and updated real estate forecasts With this comprehensive guide at hand you?ll find profits easy to come by"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills by Christine B. Feak, John M. Swales (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Like its predecessor the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience the purpose of the paper and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology analytic group discussion and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features language focus sections that address linguistic elements as they affect the wider rhetorical objectives; and helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities Among the many changes in the third edition newer longer and more authentic texts and examples greater discipline variety in texts (added texts from hard sciences and engineering) more in-depth treatment of research articles greater emphasis on vocabulary issues revised flow-of-ideas section additional tasks that require students to do their own research more corpus-informed content The Commentary has also been revised and expanded"
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| "Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernismThe publication of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step toward theorizing the postmodern Moving away from the MarxistFreudian approaches that had concerned him earlier Baudrillard developed in this book a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditureBaudrillard uses the concepts of the simulacra - the copy without an original - and simulation These terms are crucial to an understanding of the postmodern to the extent that they address the concept of mass reproduction and reproduceability that characterizes our electronic media cultureBaudrillard's book represents a unique and original effort to rethink cultural theory from the perspective of a new concept of cultural materialism one that radically redefines postmodern formulations of the body"
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| "Derek Jarman's Garden" |
| "Derek Jarman created his own garden in the flat bleak expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness Kent A passionate gardener from childhood he combined his painter's eye his horticultural expertise and his ecological convictions to produce a landscape which mixed the flint shells and driftwood of Dungeness; sculptures made from stones; the area's indigenous plants; and shrubs and flowers introduced by Jarman himself This book the last he ever wrote is his own record of how this garden evolved from its beginnings in 1985 to the day of his death in 1994"
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| "Reading Maya Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Maya Painting" |
| "Presented here for the first time is a compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are also building blocks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture Organized thematically the symbols touch on many facets of the Maya world from the natural environment animals plants the heavens to the metaphysical landscape of gods myths and rituals Using over five hundred line drawings and photographs Andrea Stone and Marc Zender show how to identify these signs understand their meaning and appreciate the novel ways they appear in art In addition to providing a clear and accessible introduction to Maya art linguistics and writing the authors also offer many new and exciting interpretations Lavishly illustrated fully cross-referenced and indexed this remarkable and innovative guide will prove an invaluable tool for those wishing to see Maya art perhaps for the first time through the eyes of ancient scribes and artists"
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| "Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave (British Museum) Hardcover" |
| "Hokusai created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life right up to his death at the age of ninety Publications have hitherto presented his long career as a chronological sequence This book takes a fresh approach based on innovative scholarship thematic groupings of works are related to the major spiritual and artistic quests of Hokusai&39;s lifeHokusai&39;s personal beliefs are studied here through major brush paintings drawings woodblock prints and illustrated books The book gives due attention to the contribution of Hokusai&39;s daughter Eijo (Oi) an accomplished artist in her own right Hokusai continually explored the mutability and minutiae of natural phenomena in his artHis late subjects and styles were based on a mastery of eclectic Japanese Chinese and European techniques and an encyclopaedic knowledge of nature myth and history Mount Fuji was the most significant model for Hokusai in his quest for immortality This collection of Hokusai&39;s works draws on the finest to be found in Japan and around the world making this the most important publication for years on Hokusai and a uniquely valuable overview of the artist&39;s late career"
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| "Islamic Art and Architecture" |
| "Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China this text is a guide to the arts of Islam From the supreme confidence of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the scores of exquisite buildings of Ottoman Istanbul; from the elegant palace complex of the Alhambra in Granada to the splendours of 17th-century Isfahan; from the virtuosity of Persian painting in the 15th century to the vivid ceramic tradition of Ottoman Iznik the evolution of the range of Islamic arts is explored Supported by a glossary of Islamic terms a timeline and maps which untangle the complex history of Islamic dynasties and their artistic achievements the book traces the architecture calligraphy book illumination painting ceramics textiles metalwork and other art forms of this prolific civilization whose works survive in abundance"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Graphic Design: A Concise History" |
| "The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and most important in the history of 20th-century visual culture Created to inform identify and promote graphic design has evolved from its roots in the development of printing to become a profession and a discipline in its own right This authoritative documentary history begins with the poster and goes on to chart the development of word and image in brochures and magazines advertising corporate identity television and electronic media and the effects of technical innovations such as photography and the computer A new final chapter in this revised edition covers the international development and leading practitioners in graphic design over the past ten years exploring in particular the revolutionary impact of digital technology Designers and companies discussed here include Tibor Kalman David Carson Jeffrey Keedy Edward Fella Pierre di Sciullo Fontshop Tomato LettError Design Writing Research Gerard Unger Fred Smeijers and Cornel Windlin"
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| "Performance Art : From Futurism to the Present" |
| "First published in 1979 the latest edition of this pioneering study in the World of Art series surveys a full century of performance from the Futurist manifesto of 1909 to the second decade of the new millennium Art historian and gallery curator Rose Lee Goldberg explains how a medium once used only in sporadic outbreaks of artistic dissent has become over the course of a century a vital and integral part of the contemporary mainstream and a global phenomenon"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Graffiti and Street Art" |
| "This concise and accessible survey the latest title in Thames & Hudsons renowned World of Art series is set to become the definitive popular guide to graffiti and street art The traditional letter-based graffiti that appeared on the streets of Philadelphia and New York over forty years ago launched a global art movement that has evolved into two distinct disciplines While both thrive illegally and challenge the concept of public space the new wave of street art puts greater emphasis on figures abstraction symbols and formal techniques This book explains the terms and language of graffiti and street art from tags and throwies to culture jamming and subvertising as well as their multiple influences and sub-genres Organized thematically it traces the origins and evolution of graffiti and street art and explores the motivations and practices of the leading exponents; the relationship between these art forms and the urban environment; their interactions with (or rejection of) the market and the world of commercial galleries; and their increasingly important role in visual culture as a whole"
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| "Photography as Contemporary Art" |
| "This book provides an introduction to contemporary art photography identifying its most important features and themes and celebrating its exciting pluralism through an overview of its most important and innovative practitioners The nearly 250 photographers whose work is reproduced in the book range from established artists such as Isa Genzken Jeff Wall Sophie Calle Thomas Demand Nan Goldin and Sherrie Levine to emerging talents such as Walead Beshty Jason Evans Lucas Blalock Sara VanDerBeek and Viviane Sassen This new edition brings the story of contemporary art photography up to date with a new introduction outlining the evolution of photography from documentary tool to art form and an updated final chapter focusing on the younger generation of artists who emphasize the technical and material properties of photography employ it as part of a wider pan-media practice or respond to evolving new modes of dissemination in the digital age"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Digital Art" |
| "This third updated and expanded edition of Christiane Pauls acclaimed book investigates key areas of digital art practice that have gained in prominence in recent years including the emergence and impact of location-based media interactive public installation augmentive and mixed reality social networking and file-sharing and tablet technologies It explores themes raised by digital artworks such as viewer interaction artificial life and intelligence political and social activism networks and telepresence and issues surrounding the collection presentation and preservation of digital art It also looks at the impact of digital techniques and media on traditional forms of art such as printing painting photography and sculpture as well as exploring the ways in which entirely new forms such as internet and software art digital installation and virtual reality have emerged as recognized artistic practices"
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| "Art Since 1989" |
| "The years since 1989 have seen a complete untethering of what art can be who makes it and where it can be found which has been matched by a reassessment of art's appropriate place in society and the financial value that should be attached to it In this new book in the World of Art series Kelly Grovier surveys the dynamic developments in art practice worldwide since 1989 going in search of those artists who have undertaken to shape a fresh visual vocabulary and whose work reflects on these turbulent years The book's ten chapters examine the key themes in contemporary art from portraiture in the age of face transplants and facial recognition software to political activism science and religion Artists discussed include Jeff Koons Louise Bourgeois Damien Hirst George Condo Marlene Dumas Sean Scully Cindy Sherman Banksy Ai Weiwei Antony Gormley Christo and Jean-Claude Jenny Holzer Chuck Close and Cornelia Parker The final chapter a timeline traces the evolution of art practice in this period by looking closely at one key artwork from each year"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Abstract Expressionism (World of Art) Paperback" |
| "Abstract Expressionism is the most important art movement since the Second World War Although it is often considered a revolution in painting alone for the images created by such leading figures as Jackson Pollock Clyfford Still Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko remain altogether extraordinary its radical spirit extended further encompassing the sculpture of David Smith and Aaron Siskinds photography Along with other key artists such as Barnett Newman and Franz Kline these artists formed a nucleus united not just against the tensions of American society from the 1930s onwards but also in their aim to forge diverse new visual languages David Anfam explores the movement in terms of its political implications and rich cultural contexts bringing many fresh insights to the works themselves Taking into account a wealth of scholarship this new edition also has nearly one hundred works reproduced in colour"
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| "Egyptian Art" |
| "An insightful volume delving into the enduringly compelling art of ancient Egypt from a new historical perspective"
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| "Cave Art" |
| "Deep underground hidden from view some of humanity's earliest artistic endeavours have lain buried for thousands of years The most ancient artworks were portable objects left on cave floors Shell beads signal that 100000 years ago humans had developed a sense of self and a desire to beautify the body; ostrich eggshells incised with curious geometric patterns hint at how communities used art through the power of symbols to communicate ways of doing things and bind people together In time people came to adorn cave walls with symbols some abstract others vivid arrangements of animals and humans Often undisturbed for tens of thousands of years these were among the first visual symbols that humans shared with each other However as archaeologist Bruno David reveals we have ways of unlocking their secrets Sometimes these lie in the art itself sometimes lying on the ground or buried beneath where people have left traces of what they did footprints of the ancestors In pictures and words David tells the story of this mysterious world of decorated caves from the oldest known 'painting kits' found virtually intact after their use 100000 years ago in South Africa to the magnificent murals of the European Ice Age that are so famous today Showcasing the most astounding discoveries made in the past 150 years of archaeological exploration Cave Art explores these creative achievements from our remotest ancestors to recent times and what they tell us about the human past and ourselves today"
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| "Turner in His Time" |
| "Here is the ultimate one-volume story of Turner's life and work Superb colour plates illuminate Turner's range dramatic views of the sea or mountains sweeping landscapes architecture imaginary scenes from history and legend panoramas of contemporary towns while the fruits of his travels not just over Britain but also in France Switzerland Germany and Italy are presented in the context of his life In the most attractive work for a wide audience ever published the text reveals the man the illustrations his genius"
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| "Art & Religion in the 21st Century" |
| "Contrary to the expectations of 20th-century rationalists religion has not faded away in the 21st century but roared back onto the scene with renewed vitality This survey shows how religious themes and images continue to permeate the work of contemporary artists from across the globe Some exploit the shock potential of religious imagery but many also reflect deeply on spiritual matters The introduction outlines the debates and controversies that the art-religion connection has precipitated throughout history Each of the ten chapters opens by introducing a theme followed by a selection of works of art that develop that theme The book encompasses a wide range of media and genres from sculpture to street art and considers faith in its broadest sense from Islam and Christianity to Aboriginal mythology and meditation"
Price: 21.49 |
| "Cats Galore : A Compendium of Cultured Cats" |
| "Susan Herbert's delightful feline re-imaginings of famous scenes from art theatre opera ballet and film have won her a devoted following This unprecedented new compilation of her best paintings provides an irresistible introduction to her feline world An array of cat characters take the starring roles in a variety of instantly recognizable settings The masterpieces of Western art retain their distinctive styles while being cleverly filled with furry faces and pussycat tails Cats then take to the stage in Shakespearean dramas and lavishly staged opera productions The final stop is Hollywood where cats are cast in everything from big-budget epics to cult classics emulating the timeless glamour of the golden age of cinema From Botticelli's Birth of Venus through Puccini's Tosca to James Dean and Lawrence of Arabia Susan Herbert's brilliantly observed feline dramatis personae are a joy to discover"
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| "The World New Made: Reshaping Figurative Painting in the Twentieth Century" |
| "Figurative painting is due a reappraisal In this passionately argued volume the distinguished writer and artist Timothy Hyman cuts a new path through the tangle of twentieth century art The World New Made explores the work of more than fifty individual painters presenting a collective 'Resistance' who together offer a human-centred alternative to the dominance of the Abstract or the Conceptual in conventional narratives of modern art Structured not as a survey but as in-depth studies of more than 130 specific artworks this lavishly illustrated book brings these often-marginalized artists centre-stage not just Alice Neel and Balthus Max Beckmann and Frida Kahlo but also Marsden Hartley and Charlotte Salomon Bhupen Khakhar and Jacob Lawrence A rich cast is brought to life partly through their own writings As the author argues 'All across the world isolated artists found new idioms for human-centred painting in the midst of modern life'Starting out from the 'reinvention of representation' that followed Cubism (with artists that include Leger Chagall and Carra) The World New Made guides the reader through the 'New Thingness' Neue Sachlichkeit where individuals as various as Dix Grosz and Burra rejected Expressionist histrionics A new emphasis on the artist as protagonist emerges in painters ranging from Pierre Bonnard to Stanley Spencer while visionaries and 'Outsiders' (such as Rabindranath Tagore Ken Kiff and Henry Darger) present new challenges In the aftermath of Abstract Expressionism in the work of artists from R B Kitaj to Leon Golub and William Kentridge a new 'history painting' is glimpsed This powerful new book distilled from many decades of looking painting and writing assembles the free spirits who offer a counter-argument to Western formalism and a foundation for the figurative painters of the twenty-first century It comes with 158 illustrations"
Price: 21.49 |
| "Landscape of Man (Rev)" |
| "This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day and shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy and religion of each civilization A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's The Atlanta Historical Garden is included"
Price: 14.49 |
| "The City Shaped : Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History" |
| "Cities are among the most enduring and remarkable of human artefacts This study explains how and why cities took the shape they did Professor Kostof focuses on a number of themes - organic patterns the grid the city as diagram the grand manner and the skyline - and interprets the hidden order of urban patterns Photographs historical views and specially commissioned drawings depict a global mosaic of citybuilding the shaping of medieval Siena; the creation of New Delhi as the crown of the Raj; the remodelling of Moscow as the self-styled capital of world socialism and the transformation of the skyline as religious and civic symbols yield to the towers of corporate business"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Shakespeares Cats" |
| "Painting in her familiar and highly popular style this imaginative artist presents an irresistible array of well-known characters in the great Shakespearean plays from the tragic Romeo and Juliet to the mischievous Titania from the beautiful Cleopatra to the roguish Falstaff In thirty-two entrancing paintings Susan Herbert opens up an unsuspected world of Shakespeare interpreted by cats with all their winning ways Her many devoted admirers will find this collection full of the charm and humor of her earlier books; and newcomers to her art will be surprised and enchanted by the finesse she brings to this portrait gallery of cats in unusual guises 32 color illustrations"
Price: 5.99 |
| "David Hockney's Dog Days" |
| "The perfect gift for Hockney fans and dog lovers everywhere "David Hockney&39;s Dog Days" now in a gift edition is an album devoted to two of the artist&39;s closest friends his dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie This beautiful and engaging book includes almost all of Hockney&39;s paintings and drawings of his two companions dozens of new illustrations created specially for this book and a text by the artist himself"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Factory Records: Complete Graphic Album" |
| "This is the definitive overview of the artwork of the seminal Manchester-based Factory label covering its iconic record sleeves posters ephemera venues and packaging After a foreword by the late founder of Factory Tony Wilson an introductory essay discusses the label's role in bringing design to the mainstream Thereafter the book is organized as a generously illustrated catalogue arranged by the famous Factory reference system Factory Records as part of the story has been given its own reference number - Fac 461 - making it a collectable item in its own right"
Price: 17.49 |
| "Magnum Magnum" |
| "Here is the popular yet complete paperback edition of the hugely acclaimed Magnum Magnum which was an instant sellout on first publication in 2007 It celebrates sixty years of the vision imagination and brilliance of Magnum photographers in over 400 photographs by the acknowledged greats of photography in the 20th century and the rising stars of our time Each photographer is represented by six of their works as chosen by and including a critical text by another member Including biographies of the featured photographers a history of Magnum Photos by Brigitte Lardinois and a bibliography of Magnum books Magnum Magnum makes available to a wider audience one of the greatest photography anthologies of recent years an essential book for anyone interested in photography or the world depicted by it"
Price: 16.99 |
| "Great Life Photographers (Reduced Format Edition)" |
| "This is a volume of living history the history of our times as seen by the photographers who captured it It is the most comprehensive anthology of Life photography ever assembled and illustrates the strengths that made many of these individuals famous and Life great This book an enormous international success in hardback is now available in a new compact paperback edition"
Price: 12.49 |
