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| "Scotland the Dreich : A Celebration of All That is Dreich" |
| "This book is a celebration of all that is dreich To my mind the images in this book are uplifting and joyful There is nothing miserable about dreich A sunny day has no more right to exist than a dreich one Here then are fifty dreich images accompanied by fifty equally dreich captions"
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| "We are Not Afraid" |
| "Devastated by the series of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people - the deadliest attacks on France since World War II - Lustiger a German journalist living in Paris set out to find answers to the questions that obsessed her why has our generation bred Jihadists what motivates such attacks and what changes can we make to society to prevent the rise of hate crimes During the three-month state of emergency declared in France during which public demonstrations were banned and police were granted permission to carry out searches without a warrant Lustiger reflects on the deep divide between government and governed between the privileged few and the 'children of the banlieues' who grew into terrorists She explores the elite Grandes Ecoles in which of the 3000 applicants a mere 120 get in - producing a long line of Prime Ministers MPs senators Euro-ministers and bosses of major private companies She asks 'How can things possibly work when virtually a whole nation feels like it's standing on the outside?' This essay in French translation and entitled Terror has been awarded the Horst Bingel Prize for 2016 The biennial award celebrates literature which combines literary quality with social and political commitment"
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| "A Kind of Magic: Art Deco Vanity Cases" |
| "After 1918 post-war euphoria spread across Europe and America Technology was changing the pace of life and aeroplanes motorcars and ocean liners were making the world a smaller place with improved communications Some were making their fortunes and for those who could afford it it was an exciting time of cocktail parties nightclubs and jazz Fashion was Paris elegance the Paris Expo of 1925 and Art Deco with the lure of the avant-garde; but much of the wealth was in America represented by the jazz age glamour The Great Gatsby and Hollywood And the emancipated wealthy fashionable woman of means wanted newly-designed jewellery and accessories decorated with contemporary motifs to reflect her new status The vanity case the ultimate jewelled fashion accessory was designed and made mostly in Paris by the skilled designers and craftsmen who understood that the fashionable modern woman needed a practical solution to containing her lipstick powder compact cigarettes lighter theatre tickets keys and all the other small paraphernalia about her person Made of precious metals including platinum and gold with inlays of lacquer gemstones mother of pearl jade or enamel these &39;reticules&39; took hundreds of hours of patient craftsmanship to complete and were very very expensive Objects of desire to be passed round and shown off at gatherings of the super-rich they became miniature status symbols to be seen with at the opera or restaurant"
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| Witchborn |
| "It's 1577 When her mother is burned at the stake for witchcraft Alyce flees to London But it isn't just witchfinders she has to worry about Powerful political forces are also on her trail dragging her into the feud between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots As Alyce struggles to understand her own powers she is drawn into a web of secrets lies and dark magic that will change the fate of England"
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| Patagonia |
| "Patagonia is a pioneering land of vast horizons andlimitless possibilities Footprint's Patagonia Handbook will guide you fromemerald waters and picturesque chalets through estancias on the Argentinesteppe down to iceberg-strewn lakes and the granite spires of Torres delPaine Great coverage of the top activities and sightsin the region including glacier trekking white-water rafting wildlifespotting boat trips and trekking Loaded with information and suggestions on howto get off the beaten track from ancient cave art to thermal pools Includes comprehensive information on everythingfrom transport and practicalities to history culture & landscape Plus all the usual accommodation eating anddrinking listings for every budge Full-colour planning section to inspiretravellers and help them find the best experiencesFrom whale-watching at Peninsula Valdes to the creakingglacial ice of Perito Moreno Footprint's fully updated 5th edition will helpyou navigate this frontier destination"
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| "The Economics of Airlines" |
| "Revenues of the global airline industry have doubled over the past ten years and it is forecast that by 2026 the aviation industry will contribute 1 trillion to world GDP Yet ironically for an industry of such sheer scale and economic muscle profit margins are razor thin and most airlines struggle to break even This book explores the economic realities of the airline industry how airlines compete how they develop their business and how demand and cost structure coupled with the complex regulatory regime produces the airline industry we see today Part 1 of the book introduces the reader to the aviation sector of the economy in general and the airline industry in particular showing how the theory of consumer choice and the theory of the firm apply to airline markets The discussion ranges over the determinants elasticity and uncertainty of demand the airline cost structure (a third of an airline's operating costs is spent on fuel) and how the industry's yield management system determines pricing Part 2 examines market concentration the intensity of competition between airlines and their competitive strategies in the world's two largest deregulated markets the US and the EU The emergence of low-cost carriers the future of the three global alliances and the consolidation of network carriers through merger and acquisition all come under examination Part 3 evaluates the external effects of aviation both negative (air and noise pollution congestion and delays) and positive (economies of agglomeration and productivity improvement in various sectors of the economy) The final part of the book explores the economics of markets most directly related to the commercial passenger airline industry including airports air traffic control and aircraft manufacturing and jet engines The book provides an unrivaled analysis of how the airline industry makes and loses money and reveals the economic strategies behind those often baffling pricing decisions we encounter each time we book a flight The book draws on the latest academic research and uses airline-specific case-studies as well as aggregated data sets to give an up-to-date economic analysis of one of the world's most important business sectors"
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| "The Ravenmaster's Boy" |
| "Young Kit finds himself on a plague cart wedged between the bodies of his mother and father But he is alive and is rescued and taken into the home of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London He soon finds he can speak the language of the big black birds a skill which proves useful when he finds himself caught up in a story of queens and treason princesses and executionersThere can be no change in the history of Henry Vlll's rst two wives but without Kit and the ravens another Tudor monarch might never have survived"
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| "Dog Body Language : 100 Ways To Read Their Signals" |
| "Dog Body Language looks at the most common canine behaviours in and around the home both with other dogs and with their owners Using the psychology of dog behaviour it explains how a dog is likely to react in a variety of situations such as while on a walk when greeting a stranger and before or after a fight All of the most common behavioural traits of dogs are examined in detail from rolling over onto their backs and wagging their tails to playing with toys and burying bones in the backyard A whole section devoted to puppyhood is also included providing insight into the early phases of a dog's life and its social upbringing Dog Body Language is an easy-to-use reference guide that enables dog owners to read the signals their pets are giving through their body language Dogs are often regarded as being part of the family and this book will help owners understand more about their loyal companions"
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| "The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock Hardcover" |
| "Picked as a MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018&39; by Vogue Sunday Times Observer The Times Sunday Mirror Daily Express BBC Arts Red Magazine Stylist The Pool Emerald Street Independent The Herald Irish Times Irish Tatler The Journal and Irish Independent A brilliantly plotted story of mermaids madams and intrigue in 1780s London and I wouldn&39;t be surprised to see it become the Essex Serpent of 2018&39; - The Pool&39;Imogen Hermes Gowar is a soon-to-be literary star&39; - Sunday TimesTHIS VOYAGE IS SPECIAL IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING One September evening in 1785 the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step He has sold Jonah&39;s ship for what appears to be a mermaid As gossip spreads through the docks coffee shops parlours and brothels everyone wants to see Mr Hancock&39;s marvel Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society At an opulent party he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on and a courtesan of great accomplishment This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost Where will their ambitions lead? And will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess? In this spell-binding story of curiosity and obsession Imogen Hermes Gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel filled to the brim with intelligence heart and wit"
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| "The Red Dread" |
| "THUMP THUMP The Red Dread is on the loose and Shrew and the other animals are afraid From stolen nuts to missing rabbits they whisper of the terrible actions of the Red Dread As panic increases logic and team spirit evaporate and soon it's every creature for itself Told entirely in dialogue this quirky read-aloud tale plays out in sly illustrations brimming with brilliant visual humour"
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| "The Ice Garden" |
| "Jess is allergic to the sun She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains Her only friend is a boy in a coma to whom she tells stories One night she sneaks out to explore the empty playground she's longed to visit where she discovers a beautiful impossibility a magical garden wrought of ice But Jess isn't alone in this fragile in-between place"
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| "Spike : What are You Great at?" |
| "In this groundbreaking book leading executive coach Rene Carayol shares the magic and simplicity of the SPIKE (Strength Positively Identified Kick Start Excellence) philosophy In the world of SPIKE there are no losers anymore - everyone has something they are great at! The product of 30 years of supporting the growth and development of thousands of individuals and organizations globally the book brings together a proven formula for personal and business development The vital and essential ingredient of SPIKE is that everyone has at least one inherent strength Finding those sometimes hidden strengths and energies and then mobilizing them for your and other's benefit is the ultimate aim of this inspiring book"
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| "F2: Galaxy of Football : Attack of the Football Cyborgs (THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR!)" |
| "The ultimate football adventure story from the world's greatest football duo The F2When the evil Galaxico aliens steal the game of football from planet Earth it's up to Jez and Billy (and the help of their trusty time machines) to assemble the greatest team to have ever played the beautiful game in the hope of stealing it back! From the 1958 World Cup Final to the year 3000 The F2 travel through time and call upon some of heroes of footballs past present and future to help in their quest to reinstate the joys of playing the game With cameos from Pele Steven Gerrard Cristiano Ronaldo (and his granddaughter from the future Julia Ronaldo!) this is a wonderful football story of good vs evil!"
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| "Jenson Button: Life to the Limit : My Autobiography" |
| "Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation His seventeen years in Formula 1 have seen him experience everything the sport has to offer from nursing underpowered cars around the track to winning World Championships and everything in betweenHere Jenson tells his full story for the first time in his own honest intelligent and eloquent style From growing up as part of a motor-racing-mad family under the guidance of his father John to arriving at Williams as a fresh-faced 20 year-old to being written off by some as a playboy and his fight back to the very pinnacle of his sport Jenson's World Championship victory for the unsponsored and unfancied Brawn GP team is one of the most extraordinary against-the-odds sports stories of the centuryJenson's book lifts the lid on the gilded and often hidden world of Formula 1 He reveals his relationships with some of the biggest names in Formula 1- Lewis Hamilton Michael Schumacher Fernando Alonso as well some of the most colourful characters like Flavio Briatore Ron Dennis Frank Williams and serial winner Ross Brawn Above all he puts you right inside the cockpit in the driving seat travelling at over 200 miles per hour battling the fear of death showing you what happens when it goes wrong at high speed and allowing you to experience the euphoria of crossing the line first"
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| "Perfect Eyes : Compact Make-Up Guide for Eyes, Lashes and Brows" |
| "Eyes are the first feature we noticeThat's why it's important to get them right wherever you areSam and Nic Chapman began their YouTube channel in 2008 as a way to educate individuals of all ages in the art of make-up Now they've compiled their extensive knowledge of eye brow and lash looks into a compact book for anyone on the go or going away this is Perfect EyesFully illustrated using original photography this beautiful book includes advice techniques and top tips on a variety of looks and on how to work with your individual eye shape and colour for the best resultWhether you're an absolute beginner aspiring make-up artist or are simply looking to try out something new this is the book for you"
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| "Guns, Germs & Steel : The Fate of Human Societies" |
| "In his 1997 work Guns Germs and Steel Jared Diamond marshals evidence from five continents and across 13000 years of human history in an attempt to answer the question of why that history unfolded so differently in various parts of the globe His results offer new explanations for why the unequal divisions of power and wealth so familiar to us today came into existence - and have persisted Balancing materials drawn from a vast range of sources addressing core problems that have fascinated historians anthropologists biologists and geographers alike - and blending his analysis to create a compelling narrative that became an international best-seller and reached a broad general market - required a mastery of the critical thinking skill of reasoning that few other scholars can rivalDiamond&39;s reasoning skills allow him to persuade his readers of the value of his interdisciplinary approach and produce well-structured arguments that keep them turning pages even as he refocuses his analysis from one disparate example to another Diamond adds to that a spectacular ability to grasp the meaning of the available evidence produced by scholars in those widely different disciplines - making Guns Germs and Steel equally valuable as an exercise in high-level interpretation"
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| "The Anti-Politics Machine" |
| "The Anti-Politics Machine (1990) examines how international development projects are conceived researched and put into practice It also looks at what these projects actually achieve Ferguson criticizes the idea of externally-directed development' and argues that the process doesn't take proper account of the daily realities of the communities it is intended to benefit Instead they often prioritize technical solutions for addressing poverty and ignoring its social and political dimensions so the structures that these projects put in place often have unintended consequences Ferguson suggests that until the process becomes more reflective development projects will continue to fail"
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| "The Laser Book - Laser Sailing from Start to Finish 6th edition" |
| "The Laser is the world's most popular adult dinghy and comes with three rigs Standard (used by men at the Olympic games) Radial (used by women at the Olympic games) and 47 (used by young people moving up from the Optimist) But the boat is not restricted to top athletes; its versatility means that it is an ideal boat for beginners and club racers too Lasers can be found at nearly every sailing club throughout the world Targeted at the club sailor The Laser Book covers the techniques and skills needed to succeed in Laser sailing for those starting out through to those striving to win their Club Championship Whether you are a youngster moving up to a 47 or a club sailor looking to improve your results expert advice from author Tim Davison plus contributions from Laser gold medallists world champions and their coaches will take your Laser sailing to the next level Beginning with setting up the boat Davison takes you through your early sailing experiences and caring for your Laser Developing your skills on all points of sailing you will then be introduced to race tuning and racing itself This is detailed for all three Laser rigs including the new Mk2 Standard sail Over 350 photographs show you exactly how it's done and 50 diagrams illustrate key boat parts the different points of sailing and complex on-the-water scenarios with clarity Whatever your background your current level or the extent of your ambition this book gives you all the tools you need to get out on the water and improve your Laser sailing"
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| "New Wave Mental Maths Book 3 : Workbook 3" |
| "New Wave Mental Maths workbooks will sit comfortably with your mathematics programme It offers day-to-day activities that cover all mathematic strands and are developmental throughout each book and the series It is written to provide comprehensive coverage of mental maths concepts in the Irish mathematics curriculum It provides opportunities for consolidation of mathematical concepts to develop and maintain speed of recall It includes opportunities for reinforcement of ongoing mathematical concepts You can introduce practice and understand a range of mathematical vocabulary It also offers sequential development of mathematical concepts and vocabulary You can develop and reinforce problem-solving strategies It also provides a structured daily mental maths programme for the whole academic year It also contains pictorial graphic and written representation of problems It features simple weekly pupil and teacher assessment (1st and 2nd Class books); and an inbuilt review and assessment programme (3rd - 6th Class books) It offers wide curriculum coverage that aids identification of 'problem' areas of maths to help planning and assessment It also features clear two-colour presentation throughout It provides record pages It covers all mathematics strands and strand units applicable to mental activities It also includes pages of useful 'maths facts' It also provides weekly testingreview for books 3-6 Developmental books provide ideal opportunity for differentiation with pupils working on a level appropriate to their ability rather than age Comprehensive teachers guide is available"
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| "Tales of a Ludicrous Bird Gardener" |
| "In a sense this book is a garden-based autobiography of Britain's most famous birdwatcher The main narrative covers Bill's personal relationship not only with his present garden which was described by the Daily Mail as Probably the most bizarre back garden in Britain but also with the gardens he has known throughout his life The first was what he has called a sink full of mud in industrial Rochdale in the 1940s Next came a larger garden on the edge of Birmingham which he used as a bird ringing station sometimes helped or hindered by his granny who often trimmed the lawn with a pair of scissors!In Tales of Ludicrous Bird Gardens there are plenty of eccentric stories about garden characters such as the 'feng shui fox' who constantly rearranged the ornaments 'Limpy' the one-legged single-parent Great Tit and one memorable nightmarish occasion when over 50 rats came to visit! This book is NOT an instructional guide on 'How to be a ludicrous gardener' although it may well prove inspirational to others to have a go or to warn them on what to avoid Bill abhors decking large concrete patios and above all leaf-blowersAs well as neighbours who whinge about the parakeets!What is certain about Tales of Ludicrous Bird Gardens is that Bill's entertaining take on gardening for birds makes compelling reading"
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| "Surfer Boy Bo" |
| "Bo discovers a magical place beneath the waves During his adventures he sees wonderfully strange creatures and their beautiful homes But he also learns that parts of our underwater world are disappearing and that it is up to all of us to look after our oceans"
Price: 7.99 |
| "An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments" |
| "Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school a la Aristotle) Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy the slippery slope argument the ad hominem attack and other common attempts at reasoning that fall short - plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance) And Lion doesn't believe that gas emissions harm the planet because if that were true he wouldn't like the result (the argument from consequences) Once you learn to recognise these abuses of reason they start to crop up everywhere from parliamentary debate to YouTube comments - which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions It's the antidote to fuzzy thinking with furry animals!"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Definitive ANTLR 4 Reference" |
| "Programmers run into parsing problems all the time Whether it's a data format like JSON a network protocol like SMTP a server configuration file for Apache a PostScriptPDF file or a simple spreadsheet macro language--ANTLR v4 and this book will demystify the process ANTLR v4 has been rewritten from scratch to make it easier than ever to build parsers and the language applications built on top This completely rewritten new edition of the bestselling Definitive ANTLR Reference shows you how to take advantage of these new features Build your own languages with ANTLR v4 using ANTLR's new advanced parsing technology In this book you'll learn how ANTLR automatically builds a data structure representing the input (parse tree) and generates code that can walk the tree (visitor) You can use that combination to implement data readers language interpreters and translators You'll start by learning how to identify grammar patterns in language reference manuals and then slowly start building increasingly complex grammars Next you'll build applications based upon those grammars by walking the automatically generated parse trees Then you'll tackle some nasty language problems by parsing files containing more than one language (such as XML Java and Javadoc) You'll also see how to take absolute control over parsing by embedding Java actions into the grammar You'll learn directly from well-known parsing expert Terence Parr the ANTLR creator and project lead You'll master ANTLR grammar construction and learn how to build language tools using the built-in parse tree visitor mechanism The book teaches using real-world examples and shows you how to use ANTLR to build such things as a data file reader a JSON to XML translator an R parser and a Java class-interface extractor This book is your ticket to becoming a parsing guru! What You Need ANTLR 40 and above Java development tools Ant build system optional (needed for building ANTLR from source)"
Price: 18.99 |
| "Modern C++ Programming with Test-Driven Development : Code Better, Sleep Better" |
| "f you program in C you've been neglected Test-driven development (TDD) is a modern software development practice that can dramatically reduce the number of defects in systems produce more maintainable code and give you the confidence to change your software to meet changing needs But C programmers have been ignored by those promoting TDD--until now In this book Jeff Langr gives you hands-on lessons in the challenges and rewards of doing TDD in C Modern C Programming With Test-Driven Development the only comprehensive treatment on TDD in C provides you with everything you need to know about TDD and the challenges and benefits of implementing it in your C systems Its many detailed code examples take you step-by-step from TDD basics to advanced concepts As a veteran C programmer you're already writing high-quality code and you work hard to maintain code quality It doesn't have to be that hard In this book you'll learn how to use TDD to improve legacy C systems how to identify and deal with troublesome system dependencies how to do dependency injection which is particularly tricky in C how to use testing tools for C that aid TDD new C11 features that facilitate TDD As you grow in TDD mastery you'll discover how to keep a massive C system from becoming a design mess over time as well as particular C trouble spots to avoid You'll find out how to prevent your tests from being a maintenance burden and how to think in TDD without giving up your hard-won C skills Finally you'll see how to grow and sustain TDD in your team Whether you're a complete unit-testing novice or an experienced tester this book will lead you to mastery of test-driven development in C What You Need A C compiler running under Windows or Linux preferably one that supports C11 Examples presented in the book were built under gcc 472 Google Mock 16 (downloadable for free; it contains Google Test as well) or an alternate C unit testing tool Most examples in the book are written for Google Mock but it isn't difficult to translate them to your tool of choice A good programmer's editor or IDE cmake preferably Of course you can use your own preferred make too CMakeListstxt files are provided for each project Examples provided were built using cmake version 289 Various freely-available third-party libraries are used as the basis for examples in the book These include - cURL - JsonCpp - Boost (filesystem datetimegregorian algorithm assign) Several examples use the boost headerslibraries Only one example uses cURL and JsonCpp"
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| "Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks : When Threads Unravel" |
| "Your software needs to leverage multiple cores handle thousands of users and terabytes of data and continue working in the face of both hardware and software failure Concurrency and parallelism are the keys and Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks equips you for this new world See how emerging technologies such as actors and functional programming address issues with traditional threads and locks development Learn how to exploit the parallelism in your computer's GPU and leverage clusters of machines with MapReduce and Stream Processing And do it all with the confidence that comes from using tools that help you write crystal clear high-quality code This book will show you how to exploit different parallel architectures to improve your code's performance scalability and resilience Learn about the perils of traditional threads and locks programming and how to overcome them through careful design and by working with the standard library See how actors enable software running on geographically distributed computers to collaborate handle failure and create systems that stay up 247365 Understand why shared mutable state is the enemy of robust concurrent code and see how functional programming together with technologies such as Software Transactional Memory (STM) and automatic parallelism help you tame it You'll learn about the untapped potential within every GPU and how GPGPU software can unleash it You'll see how to use MapReduce to harness massive clusters to solve previously intractible problems and how in concert with Stream Processing big data can be tamed With an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the different models and hardware architectures you'll be empowered to tackle any problem with confidence What You Need The example code can be compiled and executed on nix OS X or Windows Instructions on how to download the supporting build systems are given in each chapter"
Price: 19.49 |
| "Josef Mu Ller-Brockmann Pioneer of Swiss Graphic Design by Lars Muller (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "A new edition showing the work of one of the most famous Swiss designers a comprehensive overview of his oeuvre This illustrated essay traces the history of one of the leading exponents of Swiss Graphic Design in the 1950s and 1960s Josef Mu ller- Brockmann's posters have become world famous for their ability to convey information with great visual tension a sense of drama and an extreme economy of means He created a body of work in which timeless principles of visual communication are inscribed In addition to the posters the image part presents examples of logotypes appearances and exhibitions as well as numerous lesser-known works in chronological order"
Price: 19.49 |
| "Poemotion: No. 3 by Lars Muller Publishers (Hardback, 2016)" |
| "In the fall of 2016 the long-awaited third installment of Takahiro Kurashima's series Poemotion will be published In the previous edition color was added; this time he goes back to the roots Thirty abstract graphic and geometric shapes are brought to life by a black plastic foil Only when it is laid on the paper do the shapes begin to dance jump spin and weave the reader experiencing the impressive moire -effect in a playful way"
Price: 10.49 |
| "The Hard Life by Jasper Morrison (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "By what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appears in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial and error individual craftsmanship and an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable and meaningful to a pre-industrial society The objects photographed and described by designer Jasper Morrison may be appreciated both for their beauty and for the example they set of design at its purest"
Price: 22.99 |
| "Your Private Sky R. Buckminster Fuller: The Art of Design Science by Lars Muller Publishers (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was one of the most revolutionary technological visionaries of the 20th century As an architect engineer entrepreneur and poet he was a quintessentially American self-made man But he was also an outsider a technologist with a poet's imagination who already developed theories of environmental control in the thirties (more with less) and who anticipated the globalization of our planet (think global-act local) In light of the reawakening interest in his works and thoughts and of their growing importance for our technological world it is time for a reedition of this comprehensive and legendary publication from 1999 The visual reader Your Private Sky examines and documents Fuller's theories ideas and projects and critically deals with his ideology of rescue through technology"
Price: 21.49 |
| "30 Years of Swiss Typographic Discourse in the Typogra Sche Monatsblatter: TM RSI SGM 1960-90 by Lars Muller Publishers..." |
| "The Typogra sche Monatsblatter was one of the most important journals to successfully disseminate the phenomenon of Swiss typography to an international audience In existence for more than seventy years the journal witnessed signi cant moments in the history of typography and graphic design 30 Years of Swiss Typographic Discourse in the Typogra sche Monatsblatter examines the years from 1960 to 1990 that correspond to a period of transitionin which many factors such as technology socio-political contexts and aesthetic ideologies pro- foundly affected and transformed the elds of typography and graphic design The book includes a large number of works from well-known and lesser-known designers such as Emil Ruder Helmut Schmid Wolfgang Weingart Hans-Rudolf Lutz Jost Hochuli and many others"
Price: 25.99 |
