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Methods & Theories of Art History Third Edition
by Michael Cothren Anne D'AllevaThis book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives. This edition has been updated to reflect recent scholarship in contemporary art and has been broken down into smaller sections for greater accessibility. The book begins with a revised discussion of the difference between method and theory. The following chapters apply the varying approaches to works of art, some of them new to this edition. The book ends with a new conclusion that focuses on the way the study of art is informed by theory.
Mindwalker: The action-packed dystopian science-fiction novel
by Kate Dylan'The thrill ride of a lifetime' KAT DUNN'Utterly enthralling' SAARA EL-ARIFI'Sharp-edged, tense and thrilling' TASHA SURIDO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL.Read the dystopian science-fiction YA novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Kate Dylan, perfect for fans of Cinder by Merissa Meyer.Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, Sil's time is quickly running out. In the ten years she's been rescuing field agents for the Syntex corporation - by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety - Sil hasn't lost a single life. And she's not about to start now. But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home.Desperate to prove she's no traitor, Sil infiltrates the Analog Army, an activist faction working to bring Syntex down. Her plan: to win back her employer's trust by destroying the group from within. Instead, she and the Army's reckless leader, Ryder, uncover a horrifying truth that threatens to undo all the good she's ever done.With her tech rapidly degrading and her new ally keeping dangerous secrets of his own, Sil must find a way to stop Syntex in order to save her friends, her reputation - and maybe even herself.TROPESDystopia 🤖🦿High-stakes 💣💥 FMC ass-kicker 💪💢READERS LOVE MIND WALKER'Well holy amazing awesomeness' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is my new obsession' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Pure adrenaline!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Truly amazing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A unique, fast paced read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization
by Richard SeymourLiberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.The rise of the new far right has left the world grappling with a profound misunderstanding. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic leaders such as Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, the true peril lies elsewhere. Defeating these people will not stem the tide driving them forward. They are merely the embodiment of profound forces that are rarely understood. Propelled through the vast networks of social media and fueled by far-right influencers, enthralled by images of disaster and fantasies of doom, they have emerged from a reservoir of societal despair, fear, and isolation. Within this seething cauldron, we witness not only the surge of far-right political movements but also the sparks of individual and collective violence against perceived enemies, from &‘lone wolf&’ killers to terrifying pogroms. Should a new fascism emerge, it will coalesce from these very elements. This is disaster nationalism.Richard Seymour delves deep into this alarming development in world politics, dissecting its roots, its influencers, and the threats it poses. With meticulous analysis and compelling storytelling, Seymour offers a stark warning. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization itself. Unless we understand the deeper forces propelling the far-right resurgence, we have little chance of stopping it.
The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge
by Ilan PappeA major history of Zionism and the state of Israel—for anyone interested in deepening their knowledge of the Israel-Palestine conflict and Middle Eastern politics&“[Ilan Pappé] is . . . one of the few Israeli students of the conflict who write about the Palestinian side with real knowledge and empathy.&” —Guardian Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation, to provide a sense of self and political direction. In this groundbreaking new work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. The Idea of Israel considers the way Zionism operates outside of the government and military in areas such as the country&’s education system, media, and cinema, and the uses that are made of the Holocaust in supporting the state&’s ideological structure.In particular, Pappe examines the way successive generations of historians have framed the 1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating a foundation myth that went unquestioned in Israeli society until the 1990s. Pappe himself was part of the post-Zionist movement that arose then. He was attacked and received death threats as he exposed the truth about how Palestinians have been treated and the gruesome structure that links the production of knowledge to the exercise of power. The Idea of Israel is a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian–Israeli conflict.
St. Paul: A Screenplay
by Pier Paolo PasoliniPresented here for the first time in English is a remarkable screenplay about the apostle Paul by Pier Paolo Pasolini, legendary filmmaker, novelist, poet, and radical intellectual activist. Written between the appearance of his renowned film Teorema and the shocking, controversial Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, St Paul was deemed too risky for investors. At once a political intervention and cinematic breakthrough, the script forces a revolutionary transformation on the contemporary legacy of Paul. In Pasolini&’s kaleidoscope, we encounter fascistic movements, resistance fighters, and faltering revolutions, each of which reflects on aspects of the Pauline teachings. From Jerusalem to Wall Street and Greenwich Village, from the rise of SS troops to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr, here—as Alain Badiou writes in the foreword—&‘Paul&’s text crosses all these circumstances intact, as if it had foreseen them all&’. This is a key addition to the growing debate around St Paul and to the proliferation of literature centred on the current turn to religion in philosophy and critical theory, which embraces contemporary figures such as Alain Badiou, Slavoj i ek and Giorgio Agamben.
Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World
by Dan HancoxIn pursuit of the liberating powers of the crowdDespite what politicians, philosophers and the press have long told us, every peaceful crowd is not a violent mob in waiting. Dan Hancox argues it is time to rethink long-held assumptions about crowd behaviour and psychology, as well as the part crowds play in our lives. The story of the modern world is the story of multitudes in action. Crowds are the ultimate force for change: the bringer of conviviality, euphoria, mass culture and democracy.Behind the establishment&’s long war against crowds is the work of eccentric proto-fascist Gustave Le Bon. Having witnessed the revolutionary Paris Commune, he declared the crowd barbaric, the enemy of all that was civilized. In the twentieth century, his theory influenced Mussolini, Hitler and Freud alike. It moulded the policing of our communities and the new industry of public relations, shaping our cities and politics.From raucous football matches and raves to rubber-bullet-riddled riots, Dan Hancox takes us into the crowd&’s pulsating heart to pose the questions that will define our age. Is the madness of crowds real? What did the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill share with the Nuremberg rallies? What fresh dangers are posed to free assembly by the surveillance society? And how has a radical new generation of psychologists begun to change everything – even the policing of protests?
The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus
by James D. TaborA world-renowned historian of early Christianity and ancient Judaism lifts the veil on the life of Mary—revealing her revolutionary role as the matriarch of the Jesus movement&“A great leap forward in understanding and contextualizing Mary&’s life, after two millennia of her being dismissed and rewritten by patriarchal power structures.&” —James Cameron, creator of Avatar, Titanic, and The Terminator&“The Lost Mary unfolds in five radical claims. . . . Together these arguments are Tabor&’s attempt to rescue Mary from pious abstraction and revolutionize our picture of her as one of the most consequential women in history. . . . In recovering her story, we discover not only the hidden roots of Christianity but also a model of resilience that speaks across time. Mary, Tabor shows, reminds us that behind every movement are women whose voices have been silenced, whose influence has been hidden in plain sight.&” —Candida Moss, National Geographic&“Tabor restores her voice, her faith, her motherhood, and, most of all, her humanity, in this groundbreaking portrait that challenges everything we thought we knew about the origins of Christianity.&” —Reza Aslan, author of ZealotMary, mother of Jesus, is the best known—and least known—woman in history. Revered and worshipped by millions, she remains a figment of the imagination, the ethereal subject of Raphaels and Botticellis, bathed in heavenly light, too virginal and pure to move among us.But what about the real Mary? The young Jewish woman and single mother of eight—five boys and three girls. The defiant citizen of Roman-occupied Galilee who survived through one of the most dangerous periods of Jewish history—an ancient &“game of thrones&” that claimed the lives of three of her sons: Jesus and Simon by crucifixion, James by stoning. The historical Mary whose teachings and courageous example may in fact make her the &“first founder&” of what we now call Christianity.This Mary has not only been lost to us—she has been systematically erased over the past two millennia by a theological, cultural, and political program intent on removing her from the human realm and marginalizing her womanhood, motherhood, and Jewishness.In The Lost Mary, James D. Tabor corrects the record, laying out the results of his intensive textual and archaeological sleuthing over the past three decades, including new evidence regarding Mary&’s genealogy (which may be hiding in plain sight in the New Testament!). Tabor&’s quest for the historical Mary offers a transformative perspective on Jesus and his early followers, and recovers the nature and essence of earliest Christianity.
The American Revolution: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)
by Gordon S. WoodNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER&“An elegant synthesis done by the leading scholar in the field, which nicely integrates the work on the American Revolution over the last three decades but never loses contact with the older, classic questions that we have been arguing about for over two hundred years.&”—Joseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers A magnificent account of the revolution in arms and consciousness that gave birth to the American republic. When Abraham Lincoln sought to define the significance of the United States, he naturally looked back to the American Revolution. He knew that the Revolution not only had legally created the United States, but also had produced all of the great hopes and values of the American people. Our noblest ideals and aspirations-our commitments to freedom, constitutionalism, the well-being of ordinary people, and equality-came out of the Revolutionary era. Lincoln saw as well that the Revolution had convinced Americans that they were a special people with a special destiny to lead the world toward liberty. The Revolution, in short, gave birth to whatever sense of nationhood and national purpose Americans have had. No doubt the story is a dramatic one: Thirteen insignificant colonies three thousand miles from the centers of Western civilization fought off British rule to become, in fewer than three decades, a huge, sprawling, rambunctious republic of nearly four million citizens. But the history of the American Revolution, like the history of the nation as a whole, ought not to be viewed simply as a story of right and wrong from which moral lessons are to be drawn. It is a complicated and at times ironic story that needs to be explained and understood, not blindly celebrated or condemned. How did this great revolution come about? What was its character? What were its consequences? These are the questions this short history seeks to answer. That it succeeds in such a profound and enthralling way is a tribute to Gordon Wood&’s mastery of his subject, and of the historian&’s craft.
Sweet Tooth: 100 Desserts to Save Room For (A Baking Book)
by Sarah FennelNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 100 stunning, delicious, must-bake recipes for everyone who saves room for dessert from the wildly popular baker and social media star behind Broma Bakery. &“These are recipes to make us happy from morning to midnight. Sweet Tooth is like being in the kitchen with Sarah, and that&’s a treat.&”—Dorie Greenspan, New York Times bestselling author of Baking with DorieSarah Fennel began her website, Broma Bakery, as a hobby that combined her love of baked goods with her passion for photography. Soon, millions of readers fell in love with her reliable recipes for nostalgic desserts with a modern twist like Strawberry Shortcake Cake, Oatmeal Cream Cookies, and White Chocolate Brownies. In Sweet Tooth, Sarah introduces brand-new recipes—like Espresso Martini Cake and Vanilla Bean-Blackberry Scones—and shares a few classic fan favorites too, including her Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World, shared, liked, and commented on by millions of fans. Whether you&’re a new or experienced baker, the tips and insights throughout the book will make your cakes fluffier and crusts flakier while building confidence along the way. With an essential baker&’s pantry and a guide to never overbaking again, Sarah sets you up for success with each recipe, from Small Batch Blueberry Muffins, a make-ahead Tiramisu Icebox Cake, and an impressive Apple Rose Tart for a crowd. Irresistible, entertaining, and with &“I can&’t believe it was so simple!&” instructions, Sweet Tooth is for bakers of all levels. The only requirement? A deep, unwavering love for dessert.
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret AtwoodAn instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from &“the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction&” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate &“Handmaids&” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred&’ s persistent memories of life in the &“time before&” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood&’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid&’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.
The Road to Character
by David Brooks#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success—&“résumé virtues&”—and our core principles. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social Animal, he explored the neuroscience of human connection and how we can flourish together. Now, in The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Looking to some of the world&’s greatest thinkers and inspiring leaders, Brooks explores how, through internal struggle and a sense of their own limitations, they have built a strong inner character. Labor activist Frances Perkins understood the need to suppress parts of herself so that she could be an instrument in a larger cause. Dwight Eisenhower organized his life not around impulsive self-expression but considered self-restraint. Dorothy Day, a devout Catholic convert and champion of the poor, learned as a young woman the vocabulary of simplicity and surrender. Civil rights pioneers A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin learned reticence and the logic of self-discipline, the need to distrust oneself even while waging a noble crusade. Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth. &“Joy,&” David Brooks writes, &“is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes.&”Praise for The Road to Character&“A hyper-readable, lucid, often richly detailed human story.&”—The New York Times Book Review &“This profound and eloquent book is written with moral urgency and philosophical elegance.&”—Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree and The Noonday Demon &“A powerful, haunting book that works its way beneath your skin.&”—The Guardian&“Original and eye-opening . . . Brooks is a normative version of Malcolm Gladwell, culling from a wide array of scientists and thinkers to weave an idea bigger than the sum of its parts.&”—USA Today
The Cook's Garden: A Gardener's Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Savoring the Tastiest Vegetables of Each Season: A Cookbook
by Kevin WestFrom the critically acclaimed author of Saving the Season comes an accessible, comprehensive, and inspiring guide to growing your own garden and incorporating homegrown produce into everyday cooking—no matter how much or how little space you have.For Kevin West, the surest path to a successful garden leads through the kitchen door. And preparing for a fantastic meal of homegrown vegetables—the kind of meal that leaves you not only satisfied, but grateful—is just what he wants to help you learn to do.In The Cook's Garden, West gives readers the tools and confidence they need to grow food for their own meals. From gardening basics and advice on harvesting, to delicious recipes showing how to make the best use of produce in any season—including primers on freezing surplus vegetables, making pantry staples such as canned tomatoes, and effectively using stored produce—this book promises to inspire anyone, even if their growing plot is as small as a window box in a city apartment. West&’s erudite yet practical guide is interwoven with meditations on the beauty, poetry, and spirituality inherent in growing and preparing one&’s own food.The Cook's Garden guides readers through jumpstarting their gardens and revolutionizing their kitchens—while also nourishing their minds and souls.
The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance
by Rich DivineyDo you have what it takes to succeed in any situation? According to a retired commander who ran training for Navy SEALs, true optimal performance goes beyond just skill. It&’s all about THE ATTRIBUTES.&“Diviney&’s incredible book explains why some people thrive—even when things get hard.&”—Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of HabitDuring his twenty years as a Navy officer and SEAL, Rich Diviney was intimately involved in a specialized SEAL selection process, which whittled a group of hundreds of extraordinary candidates down to a handful of the most elite performers. Diviney was often surprised by which candidates washed out and which succeeded. Some could have all the right skills and still fail, while others he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers. The seemingly objective criteria weren&’t telling him what he most needed to know: Who would succeed in one of the world&’s toughest military assignments?It is similarly hard to predict success in the real world. It happens often enough that underdog students accomplish exceptional achievements while highly skilled, motivated employees fail to meet expectations. Dark-horse companies pull away from the pack while dream teams flush with talent and capital go under. In working with and selecting top special operators for decades, Diviney saw that beneath obvious skills are hidden drivers of performance, surprising core attributes—including cunning, adaptability, courage, even narcissism—that determine how resilient or perseverant we are, how situationally aware and how conscientious. These attributes explain how we perform as individuals and as part of a team. The same methodology that Diviney used in the military can be applied by anyone in their personal and professional lives, and understanding these attributes can allow readers and their teams to perform optimally, at any time, in any situation.Diviney defines the core attributes in fresh and practical ways and shares stories from the military, business, sports, relationships, and even parenting to show how understanding your own attributes and those of the people around you can create optimal performance in all areas of your life.
The Graveyard Gift (Fern's School for Wayward Fae #1)
by Fern ForgettableINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · Step into Fern&’s School for Wayward Fae—where students are part human and part magical. A girl with peculiar abilities discovers nothing is what it seems when sinister forces causes one of her classmates to go missing. Perfect for fans of Wednesday.A girl who knows how you die. Her banshee roommate who knows when it happens. And wishes that sometimes, maybe, come true. . . . Rosemary Thorpe has always been a bit different. She has the uncanny and unfortunate ability to foresee people&’s deaths, which tends to land her in hot water. Well, not actual hot water—where it lands her is a place between worlds called Fern&’s School for Wayward Fae, where Rosemary learns that her powers come from being part fae.At Fern's School, Rosemary meets others who are part fae—including Trym, her banshee roommate whose screams can kill, and Essie, a djinn who grants wishes. But just as Rosemary settles in, a student vanishes in thin air. And it&’s up to all the kids to use their curious gifts to find their missing friend. . . .
All the Best Dogs
by Emily JenkinsFor anyone who loves a dog--and anyone who loves a laugh, comes this sensitive (and silly!) story about growing up and mending fences. An enduring message of friends, community, and the joy of pets.Ask anyone who has a dog and they&’ll tell you that their dog is the best. Really, truly, the best dog in the world. Theirs is the best dog that ever lived, ever, ever, in the history of the known universe.Welcome to the dog park! It&’s a playground for dogs in the big city. Here, four sixth graders (and their dogs!) overlap on one hilarious and important June weekend. Ezra needs to find his lost dog. Cup-Cup needs a friend. (She also needs to learn to walk on a leash.) Mei-Alice wonders if anyone will ever understand her. Panda wonders what will happen if she breaks the rules. Kaleb is covering up a terrible mistake. Grover and Lottie are making lots of terrible mistakes. (Some of them are disgusting.) And Jilly needs to make a new life in a new place. On this almost-summer weekend, a series of surprises, mishaps, and misunderstandings will end up changing all of their lives.
Positive Kommunikation für Führungskräfte: Stimme und Sprache im Beruf - Strategien für mehr Sicherheit und Charisma
by Ewa v. LatoszekDieses Buch bietet praxisnahe Strategien für Führungskräfte, die ihre Kommunikationsstärke gezielt ausbauen wollen. Sie erfahren, wie Sie Ihrer Stimme mehr Kraft verleihen, bei Auftritten authentisch überzeugen und in Gesprächen freundlich, diplomatisch und sensibel sowie lösungsorientiert und souverän agieren.Mit dem Konzept zur Positiven Kommunikation durch u. a. die TriPax-Formel, Arena- und Balance-Worte sowie Fragen zum Goldenen Horn gestalten Sie Dialoge konstruktiv und lenken Gespräche in produktive Bahnen. Umfassende Übungsteile unterstützen Sie bei Herausforderungen wie Heiserkeit, Sprechblockaden mit „Öhms&“ und „Ähms&“, trockenem Mund, schneller Sprechweise, Monotonismus und hektischer Atmung. Das Buch enthält ebenfalls wertvolle Tipps zur visuellen Kommunikation und Reflexion über den bewussten Einsatz von angemessener Kleidung in unterschiedlichen Auftrittssituationen. Das Buch ist ein inspirierender Leitfaden für alle, die ihre mündliche Kommunikation gezielt weiterentwickeln wollen, um in ihrer Führungsrolle souverän aufzutreten.Extra: 18 Audiodateien zum Training der Stimme, der Sprache und weiterer Skills für positive Kommunikation. Dazu einfach die SN More Media App kostenfrei herunterladen, einen Link mit dem Play-Button scannen und sofort die Audodateien auf Smartphone oder Tablet ausspielen.
Advances in Bioengineering and Clinical Engineering 2025: Proceedings of the XXV Argentinian Congress of Bioengineering (SABI 2025), the XIV Clinical Engineering Conference, and the III Latin American Conference on Clinical Engineering (CLIC), October 14-17, 2025, Mar del Plata, Argentina (IFMBE Proceedings #136)
by Gustavo Javier Meschino Diego Sebastián Comas Sandra Milena Pérez-Buitrago Florencia Montini BallarinThis book reports on the latest advancements in bioengineering, with a special emphasis on clinical engineering, medical technology management, and biomedical innovation. It covers topics such as biomedical sensors, medical robotics, imaging technologies, wearable health devices, and virtual health systems. Additional topics include biomedical signal processing, rehabilitation technologies, and artificial intelligence applications in healthcare. Chapters provide a comprehensive overview of both theoretical research and experimental studies in engineering design, medical device simulation, and manufacturing processes, including both traditional machining and additive manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing, used in the medical field. Based on the XXV Argentine Congress of Bioengineering (SABI 2025), the XIV Clinical Engineering Conference, and the III Latin American Conference on Clinical Engineering (CLIC), held from October 14-17, 2025, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, this book serves as a timely reference for both academics and professionals in the dynamic and evolving fields of bioengineering and clinical engineering
¿Sabias que? Oceanos (Why? Series)
by DKSumérgete en las maravillas del océano y descubre las respuestas a más de 200 preguntas en esta divertida enciclopedia para niños.¿Cuáles son los tres tipos de volcanes submarinos? ¿Crecen flores en el mar? ¿Pueden ver los peces en la oscuridad? ¿Cómo se forman los huracanes? ¿Por qué saltan los delfines? En las páginas de este ¿Sabías qué? Océano, los jóvenes curiosos lo aprenderán todo sobre los mares y océanos de nuestro planeta, desde sus increíbles criaturas marinas y los fenómenos naturales hasta la exploración submarina.Dividido en cinco capítulos: características del océano, el planeta azul, hábitats océanicos, vida marina y la relación del océano con nosotros.Formato interactivo para que los más pequeños mantengan el interés mientras aprenden y encuentran respuestas por sí mismos a través cuestionarios y juegos de ‘verdadero o falso’.Diseño de preguntas y respuestas que combina fascinantes ilustraciones y fotografías de la vida marina, desde peces voladores hasta tormentas tropicales.La curiosidad es imprescindible en todas las etapas de la infancia, por lo que es importante que los niños se mantengan motivados y con ganas de aprender. ¿Sabías qué? Océanos es un libro de oce-----anografía que reúne cientos de datos curiosos para que las mentes más inquietas estén siempre activas. Es una útil herramienta para niños de 6 a 9 años que les ayudará a descubrir nuevos datos del mundo que les rodea, a desarrollar su capacidad de observación y a saciar su hambre de saber. -------------------------------------------------This absorbing encyclopedia of the natural world for kids offers intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about oceans and seas.What is an ocean? How do waves form? What lives at the bottom of the sea? This children's book helps inquisitive minds find answers to all their questions about seas and oceans and some they hadn't thought of! Featuring amazing sea creatures, geological wonders, and marine exploration, How Deep is the Ocean? lets children dip their toes into oceanography and explore its incredible depths. Each page asks and answers a different question and features a quick quiz to cement new knowledge. Bursting with mind-boggling details and fascinating facts, every young ocean enthusiast will treasure this visual book.
Talking Across the Divide: How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World
by Justin LeeA guide to learning how to communicate with people who have diametrically opposed opinions from you, how to empathize with them, and how to (possibly) change their mindsAmerica is more polarized than ever. Whether the issue is Donald Trump, healthcare, abortion, gun control, breastfeeding, or even DC vs Marvel, it feels like you can't voice an opinion without ruffling someone's feathers. In today's digital age, it's easier than ever to build walls around yourself. You fill up your Twitter feed with voices that are angry about the same issues and believe as you believe. Before long, you're isolated in your own personalized echo chamber. And if you ever encounter someone outside of your bubble, you don't understand how the arguments that resonate so well with your peers can't get through to anyone else. In a time when every conversation quickly becomes a battlefield, it's up to us to learn how to talk to each other again. In Talking Across the Divide, social justice activist Justin Lee explains how to break through the five key barriers that make people resist differing opinions. With a combination of psychological research, pop-culture references, and anecdotes from Justin's many years of experience mediating contentious conversations, this book will help you understand people on the other side of the argument and give you the tools you need to change their minds--even if they've fallen for "fake news."
El mundo en numeros: Dinosaurios (DK Oour World in Numbers)
by DKAprende cifras increíbles y descubre datos alucinantes sobre la vida de los dinosaurios en cada página con este divertido libro ilustrado de dinosaurios y animales prehistóricos. ¿Cómo era la mordedura de un cronosaurio? ¿Cuánto pesaba el dinosaurio más pequeño? ¿Sabías que los placodermos fueron los primeros animales en tener abdominales?Desde las dinosaurios más rápidos, grandes y letales hasta el tamaño de sus corazones, cerebros y colas, aprende divertidas curiosidades sobre tus dinosaurios favoritos y sorprende a tus familiares y amigos con datos asombrosos.Una enciclopedia juvenil visual y diferente para aprender de forma divertida donde encontrarás:Información sorprendente sobre la prehistoria y las especies de dinosaurios y animales que habitaron el planeta.Llena de números, gráficos y fotos a todo color para divertirse aprendiendo.Incluye páginas que muestran los Top 5 con las cifras récord de cada especie: los 5 cocodrilos más grandes del mundo, los 5 dinosaurios con el cuello más largo, o los 5 pterosaurios con las alas más grandesDividida en cinco capítulos en base a la escala temporal geológica: antes de los dinosaurios, Triásico, Jurásico, Cretácico y después de los dinosaurios.Organizada de manera intuitiva y accesible, para que la información sea fácil de encontrar y de aprenderSi disfrutas conociendo datos y cifras sorprendentes, con El mundo en números: Dinosaurios ¡la diversión está asegurada! Un interesante libro que pone al alcance de tu mano todas las estadísticas y curiosidades que puedas imaginar... ¡y mucho más! El regalo perfecto para disfrutar en familia y con tus amigos. _________________________________________________________________________________Go on a fact-packed adventure through the prehistoric world with this children’s book of figures and number-based facts!Put the fun back into learning and take children on a number-crunching journey through dinosaurs and prehistoric life. From incredible ichthyosaurs to terrifying tyrannosaurus and everything in between, learn all about the age of the dinosaurs with more than 1,000 mind-blowing numbers.Our World in Numbers: Dinosaurs will have you impressing your family and friends with mind-blowing facts and stats on a vast range of different dino species. Children aged 9-12 will number-crunch their way around the prehistoric world, discovering everything from the fastest, biggest, and deadliest creatures to the size of dinosaurs' hearts, brains, tails, and scales.
Ceramica. Tecnicas artisticas (Complete Pottery Techniques)
by DKUna guía de cerámica práctica con la que aprenderás técnicas esenciales y avanzadas para crear tus propias piezas.Hecho a mano es un manual de cerámica que reúne técnicas tradicionales y modernas que te inspirarán para crear piezas únicas, perfecta para todo aquel que busca dominar el arte de la cerámica con un estilo contemporáneo. Si eres un principiante que busca introducirse en el arte de modelar o un experto que desea adoptar un enfoque más contemporáneo, sigue leyendo…¿Qué encontrarás en este libro?22 proyectos para crear objetos funcionales y elegantes (tazas, jarrones, platos…), sin necesidad de utilizar un torno.Técnicas de modelado, como pellizco, enrrollado y laminado, de decoración, de esmaltado, además de métodos de cocción, para ceramistas de todos los niveles.Fotografías tomadas desde la perspectiva del alfarero y descripciones claras para aprender más fácilmente.Útiles consejos como dónde colocar tus manos o cómo aplicar la presión correcta y soluciones a errores comunes en el proceso de aprendizaje. Explora el mundo de la cerámica y aprende cada técnica, desde los primeros pasos en el proceso de creación de la pieza hasta el esmaltado y la cocción con este libro visual. Lleva tus ideas a la práctica con confianza ¡y empieza ya a crear objetos de cerámica con un estilo único!-----------------------------------------------------Discover how to connect with clay, bring ideas to life, and become a highly skilled potter.From first throwing down the clay, experimenting with decorative effects, trying out new glazing recipes, and judging the ideal firing cycle, Complete Pottery Techniques is the perfect companion for every step of the pottery journey—and an ideal gift for all inspired creators.Produced by a team of 18 talented potters, this book will inspire as well as teach. It demonstrates the widest range of skills and creative styles showcased in beautiful photography. Complete Pottery Techniques has got it all covered, explaining each method with straightforward instructions, expert tips, and crystal-clear photography of each stage involved.Whether you're a hobbyist just starting or an experienced practitioner, this is the up-to-date, one-stop guide to help you realize your pottery potential.
They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store
by Gene PressmanDuring the greatest, most exciting years in the world&’s greatest, most exciting city, Barneys New York was the world&’s greatest, most exciting store, a place where fashion made culture and made history. In They All Came to Barneys, Gene Pressman tells his story for the first time, capturing the unprecedented rise and unimaginable fall of his family&’s multimillion-dollar fashion retail empire as only he could: From the insideFrom its humble beginnings as a discount shop on 17th Street—born in 1923, before Mickey Mouse, social security, and the chocolate-chip cookie—Barneys grew to become an international phenomenon, setting the tone for fashion not only in New York, but across the country and worldwide. (Barneys&’ black shopping bags became so iconic that the most devoted customers laminated theirs and carried them forever.) Told with razor-sharp wit and inimitable style, They All Came to Barneys takes us on an insider&’s journey to see how, as rakish, would-be rocker Gene Pressman and the global fashion industry grew up and came into their own, side by side.Through back-room handshake deals with designers, days at the haberdasheries Savile Row and nights out at New York discos and Paris boîtes, three generations of Pressmans—grandfather Barney, son Fred, and grandson Gene, each wildly different but united in their love of the finest stuff, and of each other—built Barney&’s little shop into an empire and a byword for cool around the world. They All Came to Barneys is a front-row seat to the rise of some of the biggest names in fashion—Armani, Alaïa, Wintour, Meisel—and the store that came to dress an entire generation of celebrities, models, artists, and magnates. Set against the biggest movements in fashion and in culture, from the birth of ready-to-wear in the &’60s to the devastation of AIDS in the &’80s and the explosion of globalization in the &’90s, Gene Pressman had a backstage pass to history—until hubris, ambition, and risky business threatened to tear it all apart…
Universo increible (DK Amazing Earth)
by Sophie AllanUna emocionante recopilación de todo lo relativo a la ciencia de nuestro universo, desde los objetos más increíbles hasta excepcionales descubrimientos.¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué algunos planetas tienen anillos? ¿O si las galaxias pueden colisionar entre ellas? ¿O cómo los humanos exploran las profundidades del espacio? Este libro de ciencia llevará a los niños a explorar más allá de las nubes y la atmósfera terrestre para conocer el vasto universo que se extiende sobre nosotros.Este increíble libro del espacio para niños de 7 años ofrece:Sorprendentes historias que van más allá de los datos y cifras típicos de los libros infantiles sobre el espacio.Fotografía e ilustraciones asombrosas que ayudan a entender cada concepto de manera visual e impactante.Embárcate en una aventura espacial para descubrir historias fascinantes sobre los objetos, la materia y los misterios que componen el universo y acompaña a tus hijos a explorar naves espaciales, meteoritos, constelaciones, el Sistema Solar y mucho más. El libro perfecto para los jóvenes exploradores que desean conocer los secretos del universo._____________________________________________________________________________________A thrilling guide to the most incredible objects, weirdest discoveries, and most surprising science in our UniverseGo on an outer space adventure to discover amazing stories of objects, matter, and mysteries that make up the universe. This fascinating space book will take you above the clouds and beyond the Earth's atmosphere to show you the vast space that stretches above us.This fascinating space book for kids offers:The fourth title in DK’s Amazing Earth series, with over 100,000 copies sold globally.Surprising stories that go beyond the normal facts and figures of typical children’s space books.Out of this world, photography and artwork that jumps out of the pages and explain each concept.Have you ever wondered why some planets have rings? Or whether galaxies can collide? Or how humans can explore the vastness of space? Amazing Space allows kids aged 7+ to step onto the surface of other planets in our Solar System.
What If I Never Get Over You
by Paige Toon&“Five giant stars. Propulsive and gut-wrenching…An all-consuming, epic love story.&”—Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer RomanceOne Day meets a contemporary Bridgerton in this high-drama, escapist wonder of a love story, Paige Toon&’s best yet.Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget. Ellie didn&’t expect to fall in love while interrailing through Europe. But she also didn&’t expect to meet a man like Ash. Three blistering days in Lisbon is all it takes to form an unforgettable connection—a bond deep enough for them to scrap their itineraries and plan to meet again in Spain. But Ellie arrives late, and Ash is nowhere to be found.Six years later, Ellie has landed her dream job working as a gardener for a viscount and viscountess on their sprawling five-hundred-year-old estate in Wales. She finds peace amongst the towering topiary hedges and colorful gardens, but her idyll is shattered when Ash crashes back into her life. And when it becomes clear why he didn&’t show in Madrid, her heart breaks anew—for what the truth means for their fate.But they have never been able to resist each other, and when the sparks of their attraction fly, Ellie&’s life will catch flame. She will have to make a choice.
Como funciona la tecnologia (How Technology Works)
by DKUn libro ameno y divertido que te explica todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la tecnología: la ciencia que hace funcionar el mundo moderno.Los niños viven rodeados de tecnología, por lo que es normal que a menudo busquen respuestas. ¿Cómo funciona la cámara de su smartphone? ¿Y su patineta eléctrica?Cómo funciona la tecnología lleva a los más jóvenes a resolver todas en un viaje repleto de imágenes y explicaciones a través del cual tendrán la oportunidad de observar con detalle lugares increíbles, como el interior de una instalación de almacenamiento nuclear o la cápsula de la tripulación en la parte superior de un cohete lunar.Pasa las páginas de este libro de tecnología y encontrarás: Información valiosa sobre cómo funciona la tecnología en el cuerpo humano, los hogares, en las fábricas y ciudades, en los medios de transporte ¡e incluso en el espacio!Fotografías impactantes e increíbles ilustraciones que revelan detalles que no te imaginas sobre el funcionamiento de las cosas.Perfecto para trabajos escolares y reforzar las asignaturas.Con este libro de tecnología para niños, los lectores aprenderán cómo la ciencia y la tecnología están involucradas en nuestra salud, en cómo cultivamos nuestros alimentos, generamos energía o nos desplazamos un lugar a otro.---------------------------------------------------------Get inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work with this all-in-one encyclopedia.Each page of this detailed encyclopedia will guide kids through the technology surrounding them. Have you ever been tempted to take the back off your TV? Have you wondered about what's going on beneath your feet on the street where you live? Children can always lift the lid on the technology they use but take it for granted. It also takes them to places they'll never get the chance to see, such as the inside of a nuclear storage facility or the crew capsule on top of a Moon rocket.How Technology Works takes kids on a journey of discovery. They will start with technology at work inside the human body, explore cities and factories, and then blast off into space. Along the way, they will lose themselves in super-detailed illustrations that reveal amazing hidden things and explain how they work.