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Art Not by Eye: The Previously Sighted Visually Impaired Adult in Fine Arts Programs
by Yasha LisencoThe book, in two parts, deal with avenues for adventitiously blind adult, and the blind and severely visually impaired adults in the art program.
Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War
by Howard KurtzDan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings: They were on a first-name basis with the country for a generation, leading viewers through moments of triumph and tragedy. But now that a new generation has succeeded them, the once-glittering job of network anchor seems unmistakably tarnished. In an age of instantaneous Internet news, cable echo chambers and iPod downloads, who really needs the evening news? And, by extension, who needs Katie Couric, Brian Williams, and Charlie Gibson?
The History of Snowman
by Bob EcksteinWho made the first snowman? Who first came up with the idea of placing snowballs on top of each other, and who decided they would use a carrot for a nose? Most puzzling of all: How can this mystery ever be solved, with all the evidence long since melted?The snowman appears everywhere on practically everything -- from knickknacks to greeting cards to seasonal sweaters we plan to return. Whenever we see big snowballs our first impulse is to deck them out with a top hat. Humorist and writer Bob Eckstein h...
Christie’s and Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi: The Value of a Brand
by Jill AverySenior Lecturer Jill Avery prepared this case. This case was developed from published sources. Funding for the development of this case was provided by Harvard Business School and not by the company. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management.
An Introduction to Literature and the Fine Arts
by The Editors at Michigan State College PressA collaborative study of the arts of literature, music, sculpture, architecture, and painting in the development of the Western tradition.
The Old Time Radio Book
by Ted Sennett"This book is a collection of articles, quizzes, and photographs which attempts to recapture radio's golden years and provide entertainment for those who lived through them. The articles deal with many of the popular programs and versatile people of old-time radio; the quizzes should challenge even the longest memories, and the photographs- well, there were actual people behind all those voices, and they are seen here doing their jobs and doing them well." Bookshare offers many other books about old-time radio.
Afterimage
by Kevin J. Anderson Kristine Kathryn RuschThe strange people had restored her life after she had been raped and burned nearly to death. The only model they had to work with was her assailant.
Onward and Upward in the Garden
by Katharine S. WhiteMrs. White loved gardens and spent much time working in hers and writing about all things related. Her husband's introduction to this book is warm and informative.
Choreographing Problems: Expressive Concepts in Contemporary Dance and Performance (Performance Philosophy)
by Bojana CvejićThis book illuminates the relationship between philosophy and experimental choreographic practice today in the works of leading European choreographers. A discussion of key issues in contemporary performance from the viewpoint of Deleuze, Spinoza and Bergson is accompanied by intricate analyses of seven groundbreaking dance performances.
The Crayon: A Versatile Medium for Expression
by George F. HornThis book highlights how crayons can be used in the early elementary grades all the way through high school and beyond. It also highlights different ways that the crayon can be used from etching, batik, printing, water colors, and much more. Crayon is a very tactile medium as well as a flexible one. Teachers, parents and art students will find many useful projects in this book.
The Portable Radio in American Life
by Michael Brian SchifferHistory of the development of the portable radio over the years.
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
by Aljean HarmetzThe classic work on everything Oz, reissued to coincide with the 60th anniversary re-release of "The Wizard of Oz" in December 1998.
Braillables: A Manual for Parents and Teachers - Techniques for Teaching Drawing with Braille
by Marie PorterFrom the book: Braillables are pictures that are brailled by people who are able to braille them. They are outlines, sketches, sculptures, drawings, artwork. They are a creative expression that uses a necessary skill of blind people. They are fun to do, easily shared by sighted people, and they give an added dimension of freedom in using what can be a very rigid mode of communication. Blind people can draw in a medium over which they have complete control. Drawing with braille builds skill in reading, in interpreting charts, maps, diagrams, math and science figures. For those who pursue it, drawing with braille encourages imagination, creativity, a feeling for abstraction, perspective and proportion--all elements necessary for good concepts of objects, spatial relationships, and, ultimately, skill in orientation and mobility. Braille has an aura of mystery about it which isolates the reader. It can be austere, unpenetrable, a symbol of struggle and pain both for the blind person and for the family and friends. There is a coming together, a sharing, a breaking down of barriers when two heads bend over a picture of a dog and both the blind person and the sighted person see it as a dog. That is the fun of it.
Handy Crafts From Scraps: A Collection of Illustrated How-To-Make Articles from Scrap and Inexpensive Materials
by Olive HowieRead this book and you will be able to make nice gifts without spending much money. Includes such projects as: clown bank, sponge holder, sewing basket, letter holder, dog bookend and many more items. Simple ideas and clear instructions.
Da Vinci (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
by Mike VeneziaA simple biography of Leonardo de Vinci for younger readers
Naked Lunch
by William S. BurroughsDelirious, nonlinear ravings of a junkie in hell. Also includes excerpts from the Boston trial where it was declared not obscene in 1966.