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Boredom, Shanzhai, and Digitisation in the Time of Creative China (Asian Visual Cultures)
by Jeroen De Kloet Chow Yiu Fai Lena ScheenWith its emergence as a global power, China aspires to transform from made in China to created in China. Mobilised as a crucial source for solid growth and soft power, creativity has become part of the new China Dream. Boredom, Shanzhai, and Digitisation in the Time of Creative China engages with the imperative of creativity by aligning it to three interrelated phenomena: boredom, shanzhai, and digitisation. How does creativity help mitigate boredom? Does boredom incubate creativity? How do shanzhai practices and the omnipresence of fake goods challenge notions of the original and the authentic? Which spaces for expressions and contestations has China's fast-developing digital world of Weixin, Taobao, Youku, and Internet Plus Policy opened up? Are new technologies serving old interests? Essays, dialogues, audio-visual documents, and field notes, from thinkers, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers, examine what is going on in China now, ultimately to tease out its implication to our understanding of creativity.|Introduction I. Jeroen de Kloet, Yiu Fai Chow, and Lena Scheen We Must Create II. Eitan Wilf 'Creative China' and Its Potential to Problematise Western-modern-romantic Ideologies of Creativity Section 1: Boredom Essays 1.1: Anneke Coppoolse Create No More! Clutter and Boredom, a Hong Kong Prospective 1.2: Wen Cuiyan Combating the Boredom of Traditional Performing Art? The Case of Muk-jyu-go Interlocuting 1.3: Esther Peeren You Must (Not) Be Bored! Boredom and Creativity in Global Capitalism 1.4: Christoph Lindner Boredom and Creativity in the Era of Accelerated Living Notes from the field 1.5: Laura Vermeeren Evaporating Ennui - Water Calligraphy in Beijing 1.6: Li Hao Male Cinderella on the Small Screen in Mainland China In Dialogue 1.7: Yin Shan Lo, Kingsley Ng, and Kung Chi Shing 'Performativity' in the Age of Banality Section 2: Shanzhai Essays 2.1: Anthony Fung and Yiyi Yin New Productive Culture: Shanzhai or Second Degree of Creation? 2.2: Louis Ho Creative 'Shanzhai Labour'? - Leung Mei-ping's 'Made in Hong Kong/Shenzhen' 2.3: Xiao Yuefan Maoism and Disruptive Creativity: Shanzhai - an Alternative Perspective Interlocuting 2.4: Lena Scheen 'Isn't that funny?': The Unsettling Effect of Shanzhai Products 2.5: Stefan Landsberger Shanzhai = Creativity, Creativity = Shanzhai Notes from the field 2.6: Feng Fan Bringing the Chinese Dream to the U.S.A.: A Curatorial Practice in Art Education 2.7: Arjen Nauta 'Banal Creativity': What Does It Mean to be Creative for Hunan TV Practitioners? In Dialogue 2.8: Yin Shan Lo, Dai Dai, and Deng Chunru Two Side of SZ (Shanzhai & Shenzhen) Section 3: Digitisation Essays 3.1: Michael Keane Creativity, Affordances, and Chinese Traditional Culture Interlocuting 3.2: Chen Siyu Digital Payment, Vernacular Creativity, and Governmentality 3.3: Zeng Guohua Shopping 'Natural' and 'Local' Food as Everyday Resistance: Digitisation, Platformisation, and Online Retail of Rural Products Notes from the field 3.4: Liwen Deng Participatory Art On-off a Digital Platform - a Mobius Strip: On Cyber Nails in Curated Nails 3.5: Rowan Perry On-going Digitisation and Independence Chinese Documentary: A Field Report from Beijing 2015-2016 In Dialogue 3.6: Yin Shan Lo, Janet Fong, and Isaac Leung Digitisation with (in/out) Borders Biography of Contributors Endnotes Index
Borges and Black Mirror (Literatures of the Americas)
by David LarawayBorges and Black Mirror convenes a dialogue between one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, the philosophical fabulist Jorge Luis Borges, and one of the most important writers and producers of the twenty-first century, Charlie Brooker, whose Black Mirror series has become a milestone in an age of “post-television” programming. The book’s introduction provides a detailed examination of the terms of engagement of Borges and Brooker and each of the chapters explores in a sustained way the resonances and affinities between one particular story by Borges and one particular episode of Black Mirror. The result is a series of essays that locate Brooker’s work with respect to a rich literary and philosophical tradition on the one hand and, on the other, demonstrate the relevance of Borges’s work for anyone who wishes to understand one of our most emblematic cultural artifacts in the age of Netflix.
Boring
by Dan BossermanBob Boring, great-grandson of the Civil War veteran who lent his name to the community, says, "Boring is a name, not a condition." The recent pairing of Dull, Scotland, and Boring, Oregon, has created worldwide multimedia reports, including articles in Time magazine and the Wall Street Journal that published the same week. Never incorporated as an official entity, Boring has been a thriving farm, logging, and sawmill community since Joseph and Sarah Boring traveled the Oregon Trail in an ox-drawn covered wagon and settled here in 1853. The "downtown" area of Boring is only four blocks long, but the farming area serviced by the Boring Post Office is 13 miles long and contains a population of 8,000.
Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland
by Boris Vallejo Julie BellThis stunning book is packed with outstanding examples of the recent artwork of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, two of the biggest names in the world of fantasy art. Featuring muscle-bound heroes, fierce dragons, and dazzlingly beautiful women in fantastical, otherworldly landscapes, their work is unrivaled in its field.Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland showcases a carefully curated selection of previously unpublished images accompanied by fascinating text from Boris and Julie themselves. Readers are given a unique insight into the way the two artists work, both separately and together. Biographical stories reveal their personal histories, their thoughts on the artists who have influenced them, the ideas that find their outlet in the work they produce, and their hopes for the direction their work will take in the future.Included is an exclusive set of limited-edition art prints, which can be removed, framed, and cherished.n of images is accompanied by fascinating text that provides unique insight into each artist's process as well as biographical stories that reveal their personal histories, the influences that have shaped them, the ideas that inspire them, and their future professional aspirations. Also, for the first time ever, this outstanding compendium includes ten stunning limited-edition art prints that can easily be removed and displayed.
Born Confused
by Tanuja Desai HidierSeventeen-year-old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, as she sees her best friend taking possession of her heritage and the boy she likes.
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Thorndike Core Ser.)
by Steve MartinThe riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by Time and Entertainment Weekly.In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of “why I did stand-up and why I walked away.” Emmy and Grammy Award–winner, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company, and a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Martin has always been a writer. His memoir of his years in stand-up is candid, spectacularly amusing, and beautifully written. At age ten Martin started his career at Disneyland, selling guidebooks in the newly opened theme park. In the decade that followed, he worked in the Disney magic shop and the Bird Cage Theatre at Knott’s Berry Farm, performing his first magic/comedy act a dozen times a week. The story of these years, during which he practiced and honed his craft, is moving and revelatory. The dedication to excellence and innovation is formed at an astonishingly early age and never wavers or wanes. Martin illuminates the sacrifice, discipline, and originality that made him an icon and informs his work to this day. To be this good, to perform so frequently, was isolating and lonely. It took Martin decades to reconnect with his parents and sister, and he tells that story with great tenderness. Martin also paints a portrait of his times—the era of free love and protests against the war in Vietnam, the heady irreverence of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the late sixties, and the transformative new voice of Saturday Night Live in the seventies. Throughout the text, Martin has placed photographs, many never seen before. Born Standing Up is a superb testament to the sheer tenacity, focus, and daring of one of the greatest and most iconoclastic comedians of all time.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah<P>The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed <P>Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa's tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. <P> Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man's relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother--his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. <P>The eighteen personal essays collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother's unconventional, unconditional love. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah<p>The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed <p>Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. <P>Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. <P>Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. <P>Finally liberated by the end of South Africa's tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. <p><i>Born a Crime</i> is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man's relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother--his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. <p>The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother's unconventional, unconditional love.</p> <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Born to Be Hurt: The Untold Story of Imitation of Life
by Sam StaggsIn a passionate and witty behind-the-scenes expose, the author of All About "All About Eve" takes on the classic 1959 Douglas Sirk film starring Lana TurnerFew films inspire the devotion of Imitation of Life, one of the most popular films of the '50s--a split personality drama that's both an irresistible women's picture and a dark commentary on ambition, motherhood, racial identity, and hope lost and found.Born to be Hurt is the first in-depth account of director Sirk's masterpiece. Lana Turner, on the brink of personal and professional ruin starred as Lora Meredith. African-American actress Juanita Moore played her servant and dearest friend, and Sandra Dee and Susan Kohner their respective daughters, caught up in the heartbreak of the black-passing-for-white daughter in the 1950s. Both Moore and Kohner were Oscar-nominated as Best Supporting Actress. Sam Staggs combines vast research, extensive interviews with surviving cast members, and superb storytelling into a masterpiece of film writing. Entertaining, saucy, and incisive, this is irresistible reading for every film fan.
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
by Mark DeryThe definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth.But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harvard, and was known--in the late 1940s, no less--to traipse around in full-length fur coats, clanking bracelets, and an Edwardian beard? An eccentric, a gregarious recluse, an enigmatic auteur of whimsically morbid masterpieces, yes--but who was the real Edward Gorey behind the Oscar Wildean pose?He published over a hundred books and illustrated works by Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Edward Lear, John Updike, Charles Dickens, Hilaire Belloc, Muriel Spark, Bram Stoker, Gilbert & Sullivan, and others. At the same time, he was a deeply complicated and conflicted individual, a man whose art reflected his obsessions with the disquieting and the darkly hilarious.Based on newly uncovered correspondence and interviews with personalities as diverse as John Ashbery, Donald Hall, Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, and Anna Sui, BORN TO BE POSTHUMOUS draws back the curtain on the eccentric genius and mysterious life of Edward Gorey.
Born to Dance: Celebrating the Wonder of Childhood
by Jordan Matter“In Jordan Matter’s photos, dancers make all the world their stage.” —New York Times From Jordan Matter, YouTube star and New York Times–bestselling author of Dancers Among Us, a celebration of what it means to be young and full of possibility, featuring gorgeous photographs of well-known dancers (including Tate McRae and Sofie Dossi) as well as stars in the making. Jordan Matter is known to millions for his 10 Minute Photo Challenge YouTube videos. Now, in one dazzling photograph after another, he portrays dancers—ages 2 through 18—in ordinary and extraordinary pursuits, from hanging with friends to taking selfies, from leaping for joy to feeling left out. The subjects include TV and internet stars like Chloé Lukasiak, Kalani Hilliker, Nia Sioux, and Kendall Vertes, as well as boys and girls from around the neighborhood. What they all share is the skill to elevate their hopes and dreams with beauty, humor, grace, and surprise. Paired with empowering words from the dancers themselves, the photographs convey each child’s declaration that they were born to dance. Bonus Features: Scan the QR code next to dozens of photos and watch behind-the-scenes videos documenting the shoots. “Breathtaking photos to free your imagination.” —Diane Sawyer, ABC World News “When you take the natural grace of dancers and put them in unexpected places, you get photos that really tell a story.” —Fox News
Born to Draw Comics: The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts
by Ginger WadsworthBorn to Draw Comics, a mixed-panel format picture book biography of Charles "Sparky" Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip Peanuts.As a child, Charles split his free time between adventures outdoors with his friends and dog Spike, and daydreams and doodles inspired by the comics he loved to read. He longed to become a professional cartoonist, but saw his dreams deferred by unexpected challenges that laid ahead: military deployment to the European front of World War II, and the heartbreak of a family tragedy back home. Even so, Charles never lost sight of the hopeful joy of his early years and his love for Spike, both of which inspired PEANUTS. The comic strip went on to become the most popular and influential in comics history.For fans of Brad Meltzer’s New York Times-bestselling picture book biography of the Muppets and Sesame Street creator, I Am Jim Henson.Christy Ottaviano Books
Born to Explore
by Richard WieseBorn to Explore is filled with skills, projects, and essential knowledge for the budding adventurer Explorer extraordinaire Richard Wiese's more than one hundred excellent projects show how to have fun with science and nature, how to not always take the most walked path, and how to learn to "read" the natural world. Discovery does not occur just in the Amazon or deep in the ocean. It happens everywhere around us: Navigate by the stars, Tell time without a watch, Start a fire without a match, Make an igloo, Build your own canoe, And be prepared for any challenge.
Born-Again Vintage
by Jen Karetnick Bridgett ArtiseFashion designer Bridgett Artise believes in second chances--a philosophy that extends all the way to her clothing line, B. Artise Originals. Fashion gave her a second chance at happiness and success, and, in turn, she gives vintage garments that have lost their luster another chance at being fashionable. Mixing contemporary clothing with the best elements of a vintage piece--like the collar of a funky fifties housedress or the pockets of a seventies-style jacket--and piecing them back together in a whole new way, she creates one-of-a-kind garments that are both trend setting and timeless. An old-fashioned ruffled shirt with terrific buttons, plus an inexpensive tank top, can become a unique top. A poodle skirt and that so-last-year's knee-length cardigan sweater can be turned into anything from a mini-poncho to a structured tube top. With fashions for every season, Born-Again Vintage contains patterns for:*Pants that pair perfectly with winter boots and a sweater dress that's sexy and simple*A cropped jacket + sweater corset that are perfect for a flirty spring fling*Dresses + bags to keep summer easy and breezy*Pretty-in-a-blink dresses + accessories for a big night outBorn-Again Vintage updates the trends of fashion eras gone by and brings the unparalleled quality of vintage into a new age. Complete with a vintage shopping guide, handy style tips, and ideas for reinventing disused cast-offs, Born-Again Vintage is a must-have for vintage shoppers and sewers alike.
Boro & Sashiko, Harmonious Imperfection: The Art of Japanese Mending & Stitching
by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby Jason Mullett-BowlsbyFall in love with boro & sashiko stitching 30+ authentic stitch patterns, 9 projects. Combine hand stitches to create dramatic, unique designs and learn to embrace imperfection, admiring the utilitarian beauty of every stitch. “Shibaguyz” Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby invite you to try your hand at boro, the traditional Japanese art of mending and quilting, and more than 30 authentic sashiko designs. Stitching lessons are true to tradition, inspired by historical works by Japanese masters. This guide in sashiko and boro includes patterns, stitch how-tos, and needle-threading and knotting tips. Put your handwork to good use with 9 contemporary projects like a sashiko sampler wallhanging, reversible knot bag, or a kimono-inspired jacket! With step-by-step instructions, even beginners can embrace the art of visible mending. Hand sew 30+ authentic sashiko patterns with best-selling authors the Shibaguyz Recreate the traditional art of boro (mending textiles) with 9 useful projects from jackets and bags to home decor Read stitch charts, mark fabrics, and thread your needle with tips from the pros
Boro, L'Île d'Amour: The Films of Walerian Borowczyk
by Michał Oleszczyk Kamila Kuc, Kuba MikurdaThere has been a recent revival of interest in the work of Polish film director Walerian Borowczyk, a label-defying auteur and “escape artist” if there ever was one. This collection serves as an introduction and a guide to Borowczyk’s complex and ambiguous body of work, including panoramic views of the director’s output, focused studies of particular movies, and more personal, impressionistic pieces. Taken together, these contributions comprise a wide-ranging survey that is markedly experimental in character, allowing scholars to gain insight into previously unnoticed aspects of Borowczyk’s oeuvre.
Borrowed Time: Photographs by Caroline Vaughan
by Caroline VaughanCaroline Vaughan's photographs offer inspired and surprising visions of landscapes, still lifes, and the human form. In Borrowed Time, her images of nature and people, sometimes surreal and often arresting, follow each other to create a visual poem of opposition and likeness, physical beauty and balance. Compelling the viewer's attention with delicate rich tones and meticulous technique, she holds the viewer's gaze even when her subject is difficult. Most highly acclaimed for her psychologically complex but subtle portraits of family, friends, loved ones, and strangers, Vaughan's work, though widely published and displayed, is collected here for the first time.
Borse di schiuma EVA: Pasqua
by F. Rossi Karina Martinez RamirezCrea borsette incredibili e originali con la schiuma EVA! Il libro Borse di schiuma EVA: Pasqua ti mostrerà passo passo come creare formidabili borsette usando la schiuma EVA (etilene vinil acetato) con diverse forme. Impara la tecnica senza problemi, perché il procedimento viene spiegato passo passo, e potrai fare tante borsette quante vorrai. Questo libro è un alleato eccellente per ogni tipo di situazione: •Potrai creare queste originali borsette per i tuoi amici, la famiglia o i conoscenti. •Potrai aggiungere caramelle o altri piccoli regali per creare regali originali per i compleanni, i matrimoni, la Pasqua, il Natale, Halloween, le prime comunioni, i battesimi o altri eventi. •Potrai divertirti con i tuoi bambini, spiegando loro i passi da fare per creare le borsette. Sarai orgogliosa dei tuoi bambini che riusciranno a finire un progetto così carino e divertente. •Potrai fare delle attività extracurricolari con i tuoi bambini e insegnargli il valore della creatività, della responsabilità e del lavoro artistico. Un libro per divertirsi in famiglia! *** Tutti gli schemi sono inclusi nel libro ***
Bosch and Bruegel: From Enemy Painting to Everyday Life (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts #57)
by Joseph Leo KoernerA bold new interpretation of two northern Renaissance mastersIn this visually stunning and much anticipated book, acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner casts the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel in a completely new light, revealing how the painting of everyday life was born from what seems its polar opposite: the depiction of an enemy hell-bent on destroying us.Supreme virtuoso of the bizarre, diabolic, and outlandish, Bosch embodies the phantasmagorical force of painting, while Bruegel, through his true-to-life landscapes and frank depictions of peasants, is the artistic avatar of the familiar and ordinary. But despite their differences, the works of these two artists are closely intertwined. Bruegel began his career imitating Bosch's fantasies, and it was Bosch who launched almost the whole repertoire of later genre painting. But Bosch depicts everyday life in order to reveal it as an alluring trap set by a metaphysical enemy at war with God, whereas Bruegel shows this enemy to be nothing but a humanly fabricated mask. Attending closely to the visual cunning of these two towering masters, Koerner uncovers art history’s unexplored underside: the image itself as an enemy.An absorbing study of the dark paradoxes of human creativity, Bosch and Bruegel is also a timely account of how hatred can be converted into tolerance through the agency of art. It takes readers through all the major paintings, drawings, and prints of these two unforgettable artists—including Bosch’s notoriously elusive Garden of Earthly Delights, which forms the core of this historical tour de force. Elegantly written and abundantly illustrated, the book is based on Koerner’s A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, a series given annually at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.Published in association with the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCPlease note: All images in this ebook are presented in black and white and have been reduced in size.
Bosnian Girls, Art, and Nationalism: Contemporary Feminist Art from Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Uroš ČvoroThis book is the first academic study of contemporary feminist art in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).Focusing on art from BiH–a Former Yugoslav republic that has been largely overlooked in the literature–this book demonstrates the unique contributions by artists in understanding the intersection of gender and class with nationalism in a post-conflict society. Examining the historical precedents and drawing on conversations with the artists, this book examines the way in which artists present a counterpoint to the toxic normative culture of remembrance. It provides an argument for feminist art as a mode of remembrance and anti-nationalist collectivity in a region that has been subject to prolonged instability and crisis.This book will be of interest to scholars in contemporary art, feminist studies, war and conflict studies, and European studies.
Bosnian Literary Adaptations on Stage and Screen (Adaptation in Theatre and Performance)
by Sanja Garić-KomnenićBosnian Literature on Stage and Screen aims to reconcile theoretical approaches with theatrical and cinematic practices by examining two adaptations based on works by the Bosnian author Meša Selimović. The book is informed by scholarship in film and theatre adaptation theories, and is grounded in a comparative approach that focuses on the interplay of sign systems and codes unique to screen and stage. The book looks closely at two adaptations: a screen adaptation of the novel The Fortress and a stage adaptation of the novel The Island.
Boss Beauty: Inspiration to Be Everything You Want
by Lisa MayerThis book presents a unique pairing of portraits of diverse inspirational women—curated from a coveted collection of digital collectibles—with affirmations, words of wisdom, and real-world advice from the founder of Boss Beauties, along with her mentors and role models, to encourage women & girls to pursue their dreams.&“Lisa Mayer's Boss Beauty, filled with thought-provoking quotes from some of the brightest women starting things, running things, and otherwise making their mark, is great inspiration for women and girls and anyone who loves them." —Lauren Iannotti, Editor In Chief of Real Simple Magazine A richly illustrated guide to inspire & empower the next generation of women & girls to be Boss Beauties—to be fierce, to be fearless, to be confident, to be ready for greatness—and to become anything. With real-world wisdom, kick-ass knowhow, and practical advice from Boss Beauties everywhere (including professional athletes, actors, astrophysicists, CEOs, and more) to: • Harness your inner grit • Make an impact in the world • Learn when to say YES • Not give up • Find your superpower • Be everything you want • Be your own Boss Beauty By seeing, reading, and visualizing what being a Boss Beauty means, learn to nurture core Boss Beauties characteristics—including self-love, courage, clarity, grace, and passion—and find inspiration to take charge and become the CEO of your own life. Armed with this book, Boss Beauties in the works are a force to make/embrace a world where aspirations are real, and a woman can be everything she wants.
Bossier City
by Kevin Bryant JonesBossier City sprung up around cotton fields, railroads, steamboats, and factories as the little town across from Shreveport. Today, the city thrives as the fastest growing in Louisiana. The tight-knit community of citizens who have called Bossier City home for several generations has grown to include an influx of newer transplants and Air Force personnel. "Old Bossier" remains the heart of the city, and its established families and businesses are proud to retain the simple nature of the past. This book remembers days of community and closeness, capturing the era when people built their own houses out of materials they had, walked downtown to a diner or market, and saw the first bomber fly overhead. This collection captures 1920s architecture, hardworking residents, and downtown roots but also celebrates the emergent and progressive nature of Bossier City. Today, the arts are flourishing, the stores are busy, the Barksdale Air Force Base is the jewel of the city, and the strong community identity is continually evolving.
Boston
by Elaine A. Pepe William J. PepeFrom 1901 to 1960, the picture postcard recorded almost every aspect of life in the city of Boston. Through the vintage postcards in Boston, readers will tour the city's Emerald Necklace and green spaces, visit Boston's old waterfront, understand Boston's part in America's Revolutionary War, and see the diversity of the city's many museums, churches, libraries, colleges, and internationally famous hospitals. Postcard images depict the many events that have shaped the historic city of Boston.
Boston & Maine Locomotives (Images of Rail)
by Bruce D. HealdThe Boston & Maine Railroad has long captured the hearts of rail enthusiasts, and its locomotives are models of the majesty, power, and romance of American rail. The Boston & Maine was a railroad dynasty running through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and many still remember hearing the whistle blow as a Boston & Maine locomotive spewing smoke and steam pulled into the station.Boston & Maine Locomotives, the third volume in Arcadia's trio documenting the Boston & Maine Railroad, is a history of the locomotives that powered New England's most dominant line. The Ten Wheelers, the Mastodons, the Pacifics, and the other classes of locomotive are seen here as they pull passengers and freight throughout the Northeast. The Boston & Maine was one of the last railroads in the area to continue naming its locomotives, and those engines, from nineteenth-century steam to twentieth-century diesel, are recorded here. The Portland, the Newburyport, the General Sherman, and more ride New England's rails once again in Boston & Maine Locomotives.