A Level English Text Guide -

This book examines American screen culture and its power to create and sustain values. Looking specifically at the ways in which nostalgia colors the visions of American life, essays explore contemporary American ideology as it is created and sustained by the screen. Nostalgia is omnipresent, selling a version of America that arguably never existed. Current socio-cultural challenges are played out

A manifesto and action plan for future pandemics Endemic squarely reckons with our present condition: attempting to comprehend and live with a new respiratory disease and face the coming variants and next pandemic with reason, science, understanding, courage, and compassion. It does not shy from rigorous scrutiny, and it pulls no punches about where we have been, where we find ourselves now, and how

An incisive critique of the pedagogy of influential artist and teacher Josef Albers. An extraordinary teacher whose influence continues today, Josef Albers helped shape the Bauhaus school in Germany and established the art and design programs at Black Mountain College in North Carolina and Yale University. His books about color theory have informed generations, and his artworks are included in the

A visually driven celebration of bathing culture around the world, featuring more than 150 photos plus healing rituals and calming practices for daily life. Full of breathtaking photography and engaging stories, THERMAL is a celebration of the places, traditions, and mythologies surrounding the healing benefits of heat. Featuring more than 50 faraway locations--from an ancient holy hot spring in Turkey

These are people who have gone on to leave an important but often hidden trace in the moral and cultural life of Britain and beyond. The story of the Second World War is usually told in tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against the Nazi

Have you ever wondered if you have your sport / life balance out of kilter? Have you forgotten that in life\'s rich tapestry your team\'s last minute, VAR assisted defeat at Burnley really matters not a jot and letting this ruin your, and your family\'s, weekend is a rather charmless and pointless thing to

Handbook of Classical Mythology offers newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the world of Greek and Roman myths. Written by a foremost mythologist, the book begins by exploring the sources and landscapes from which the myths emerged. It then provides a richly detailed timeline of mythic episodes from the creation of the cosmos to the end of the Heroic Age--plus an illustrated mythological

Celebrating Dior\'s floral inspirations in fashion and perfume, this unique volume features a portfolio of rose portraits by acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight. For Christian Dior, perfume was \"a door opening into a hidden world.\" His first, Miss Dior, inspired by the lush gardens of his childhood home in Normandy, forged an inextricable link between his fashion and fragrance creations. Other

As a child, rare and unusual animals, especially cryptid creatures, always fascinated Carter Wilde. Now that he\'s an eccentric billionaire and runs the largest conglomerate of high-tech companies all over the world, he can finally achieve his wildest dream of building the most incredible theme park ever conceived on the planet...CRYPTID ZOO. Even though there have been apparent problems with the project,

Cool Buildings explores the most incredible buildings around the world, with Max and Tiger commenting on the facts we are learning. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole

\'Fast-paced and wryly amusing... A delight from start to finish\' - Val McDermidDetective Inspector Jack Frost is having a hard time. A young boy is found dead in a rubbish heap, suffocated and with one finger cut off. Another boy is missing. A psychopath is stabbing babies as they lie sleeping in their cots. A fifteen-year-old has been abducted, then found naked by the roadside. Frost is up to his

This is D. V. Thompson\'s definitive English translation of Il Libro dell\'Arte, an intriguing guide to methods of painting, written in fifteenth-century Florence. Embodying the secrets and techniques of the great masters, it served as an art student\'s introduction to the ways of his craft.Anyone who has ever looked at a medieval painting and marveled at the brilliance of color and quality of surface

Repackaged to tie-in with hardback publication of \'The Reavers\' and to appeal to a new generation of George MacDonald Fraser fans, \'The Pyrates\' is a swashbuckling romp of a

Discover the life-changing power of mandalas with this beautiful colouring book - designed to bring you healing energy as you colour in the

A Barcelona architectural firm transforms an abandoned social club into a theater and creative spaceIn 2014, Flores & Prats redesigned Barcelona\'s Pau i Just cia building as a theater, creative space and drama school. This publication documents the process, highlighting the historic elements of the existing building that were

Sleep, those little slices of death -- how I loathe them.Behold: a selection of short stories from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.From the brilliant mind of a man responsible for popularizing the genres of detective fiction and science fiction come these unforgettable tales of death, decay, and the dark depths of human emotion. They will, almost inevitably, crawl under your skin and into

Roy Glenn returns with another action-packed saga in the Mike Black universe, which launched over two decades ago. The war with the Troka Clan, an Albanian mafia organization, is over. Still, Shy is convinced that the gang\'s American partner, Daniel Beason, is responsible for the murder of her friend, Reeva Duckworth. Despite her promise to hang up her guns, and her husband\'s pleas for her not to