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Instant New York Times bestseller "Howard Zinn on acid or some
bullsh*t like that." -Tim Heidecker The creators of the cult-hit
podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels
orphaned and alienated-politically, culturally, and economically-by
the lanyard-wearing Wall Street centrism of the left and the
lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better way, the
Chapo Way. In a guide that reads like "a weirder, smarter, and
deliciously meaner version of The Daily Show's 2004 America (The
Book)" (Paste), Chapo Trap House shows you that you don't have to
side with either sinking ships. These self-described "assholes from
the internet" offer a fully ironic ideology for all who feel
politically hopeless and prefer broadsides and tirades to reasoned
debate. Learn the "secret" history of the world, politics, media,
and everything in-between that THEY don't want you to know and
chart a course from our wretched present to a utopian future where
one can post in the morning, game in the afternoon, and podcast
after dinner without ever becoming a poster, gamer, or podcaster. A
book that's "as intellectually serious and analytically original as
it is irreverent and funny" (Glenn Greenwald, New York Times
bestselling author of No Place to Hide) The Chapo Guide to
Revolution features illustrated taxonomies of contemporary liberal
and conservative characters, biographies of important thought
leaders, "never before seen" drafts of Aaron Sorkin's Newsroom
manga, and the ten new laws that govern Chapo Year Zero (everyone
gets a dog, billionaires are turned into Soylent, and logic is
outlawed). If you're a fan of sacred cows, prisoners being taken,
and holds being barred, then this book is NOT for you. However, if
you feel disenfranchised from the political and cultural nightmare
we're in, then Chapo, let's go...
The pioneer astronauts who took America into space tell their
personal stories about the challenges they faced -- their fears,
joys, friendships, and successes.
Chosen from hundreds of crackerjack pilots for their fitness,
intelligence, and courage, the original Mercury Seven astronauts
risked their lives to cross the space frontier. In "We Seven, "
they take readers behind the scenes to show them their training,
technology, and teamwork, and to share personal stories, including
the lighter moments of their mission. They bring readers inside the
Mercury program -- even into the space capsules themselves. "We
Seven" straps you in with the astronauts and rockets you along for
the ride.
Share Alan Shepard's exhilaration as he breaks through the
earth's atmosphere. Endure moments of panic with Gus Grissom when
his hatch blows, stranding him in the open sea. Race with John
Glenn as he makes split-second life-or-death maneuvers during
reentry, and feel his relief when he emerges safe but drenched with
sweat.
Despite such heroism, Project Mercury was more than the story of
individual missions. It defined the manned space flight program to
come, from Gemini through Apollo. In "We Seven, " America's
original astronauts tell us firsthand -- as only they can -- about
the space program they pioneered, and share with us the hopes and
dreams of the U.S. at the dawn of a new era.
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Written between 29 and 19 B.C., The
Aeneid tells the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled
to Italy, where he became the heroic ancestor of the Romans. This
epic poem tells the story of Aeneas' nomadic travels from Troy to
Italy, followed by the Trojans' victorious war against the Latins.
Following on from his appearance in The Iliad, Aeneas' disconnected
wanderings and vague association with the founding of Rome were
compiled by Virgil into a compelling, epic and fantastical national
foundation myth.
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The Aeneid (Paperback)
Virgil; Translated by John Dryden
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In 2016, sportswear manufacturer Nike and fashion designer Virgil
Abloh joined forces to create a sneaker collection celebrating 10
of the Oregon-based company's most iconic shoes. With their project
The Ten-which reimagined icons like Air Jordan 1, Air Max 90, Air
Force 1, and Air Presto, among others-they reinvigorated sneaker
culture. Virgil Abloh's designs offer deep insights into
engineering ingenuity and burst with cultural cachet. Drawing on
the genius of the original shoe using lettering, ironic labels,
collage, and sculpting techniques, Abloh played with language and
sculptural elements to construct new meaning. Inspired by the wit
of Dadaism, architectural theory, and avant-garde happenings, he
analyzed what makes each shoe iconic and deconstructed it into an
artistic assemblage, making each shoe into a piece of industrial
design, a readymade sculpture, and a wearable all at once. ICONS
traces Abloh's investigative, creative process through
documentation of the prototypes, original text messages from Abloh
to Nike designers, and treasures from the Nike archives. We find
Swooshes sliced away from Air Jordans and reapplied with tape or
thread, Abloh's typical text fragments in quotation marks on Air
Force 1, and All Stars cut into pieces. We take a look behind the
scenes and witness Abloh's DIY approach, which gave each model in
the Off-WhiteTM c/o Nike collection its own unique touch. His
deconstructive vocabulary is reflected in the Swiss binding, which
showcases an open spine and discloses the production of the book.
The book documents Abloh's cooperative way of working and reaffirms
the power of print. For its design Nike and Abloh partnered with
the acclaimed London-based design studio Zak Group. Together they
conceived a two-part compendium, equal parts catalog and conceptual
toolbox. The first part of the book presents a visual culture of
sneakers while a lexicon in the second part defines the key people,
places, objects, ideas, materials, and scenes from which the
project grew. Texts by Nike's Nicholas Schonberger, writer Troy
Patterson, curator and historian Glenn Adamson, and Virgil Abloh
himself frame the collaborative work within fashion and design
history. A foreword by Hiroshi Fujiwara places the project within
the historical continuum of Nike collaborators.
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Abloh-isms (Hardcover)
Virgil Abloh; Edited by Larry Warsh
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A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion
designer, DJ, and stylist Abloh-isms is a collection of essential
quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil
Abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture
and art. Abloh began his career as Kanye West's creative director
before founding the luxury streetwear label Off-White and becoming
artistic director for Louis Vuitton, making Abloh the first
American of African descent to hold that title at a French fashion
house. Defying categorization, Abloh's work has been the subject of
solo exhibitions at museums and galleries, most notably in a major
retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Gathered
from interviews and other sources, this selection of compelling and
memorable quotations from the designer reveals his thoughts on a
wide range of subjects, including creativity, passion, innovation,
race, and what it means to be an artist of his generation. Lively
and thought-provoking, these quotes reflect Abloh's unique
perspective as a trailblazer in his fields. Select quotations from
the book: "I believe that coincidence is key, but coincidence is
energies coming towards each other. You have to be moving to meet
it." "Life is collaboration. Where I think art can be sort of
misguided is that it propagates this idea of itself as a solo love
affair-one person, one idea, no one else involved." "Black
influence has created a new ecosystem, which can grow and support
different types of life that we couldn't before."
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Aeneid, The Epic Tale Complete (Hardcover)
Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science); Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro); Foreword by David Hopkins
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Virgil's masterpiece, one of the greatest works in Western
literature, was written in Latin, between 29 and 19 BCE, recalling
events after the Fall of Troy over 1200 years before, as told in
the famous Homeric epics of Greek literature the Iliad and the
Odyssey. The great adventures of Aeneas' flight from Troy and the
prophesy of his founding of a great city, linked Roman dynasty to
the legends of a heroic past, bringing myth and history to bear in
the politics of the Roman Empire. Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy,
Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the
entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction.
Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction
and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are
beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of
reading pleasure.
Stanley Lombardo's deft abridgment of his 2005 translation of the
Aeneid preserves the arc and weight of Virgil's epic by presenting
major books in their entirety and abridged books in extended
passages seamlessly fitted together with narrative bridges. W. R.
Johnson's Introduction, a shortened version of his masterly
Introduction to that translation, will be welcomed by both
beginning and seasoned students of the Aeneid , and by students of
Roman history, classical mythology, and Western civilization.
In 1770 Voltaire, now aged 76, is writing as furiously as ever. In
addition to embarking on an ambitious new project, the "Questions
sur l'Encyclopedie", and writing other works of his own, he also
becomes interested in publishing the texts of other writers. Three
such works are brought together in this volume where they are
edited in full for the first time. The first text, a somewhat
uncritical edition of a sixteenth-century satire, "Le Cymbalum
mundi", is disinterred by Voltaire as a cautionary tale about the
absurdities of censorship. The next two, "Les Souvenirs de Mme de
Caylus" and the "Journal de Dangeau", are memoirs of the grand
siecle, witness to Voltaire's abiding interest in the age of Louis
XIV. In all three of these somewhat unconventional 'editions',
Voltaire's own voice comes through loud and clear, in his prefaces,
and in often satirical footnotes.
Everything you need to know about Bibliometrics in a convenient,
easy-to-use, mini-encyclopedia of terms and phrases Bibliometrics,
the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to the
study of publishing and professional communication, is a helpful
science to master in many fields. The Dictionary of Bibliometrics
contains 225 non-technical definitions of key terms and phrases
that will aid all who deal with this science. Each entry is briefly
defined in everyday language with simple numerical examples and is
followed by sample references that direct the reader to more
detailed information about the entry. This is the only source with
a substantial collection of bibliometric terms located in one
comprehensive, easy-to-use book.Librarians who use bibliometrics to
evaluate their collections, information scientists who study the
theoretical aspects of bibliometrics, and subject specialists who
use bibliometrics to study communication in their respective fields
will save time by finding hundreds of definitions in this
one-of-a-kind volume. Some of the topics covered in the Dictionary
of Bibliometrics include: descriptions and examples of Bradford's
law, Lotka's law, and Zipf's law various aspects of citation
analysis application of bibliometrics to the study of communication
in the physical and natural sciences reports of journal analyses
accounts of several ways to study the obsolescence or disuse of
articles in a given subject fieldThis tool will serve anyone
working or interested in the fields of publishing and professional
communication. Included in the text are suggested sources of
further information and an index of personal names. The Dictionary
of Bibliometrics is a valuable, handy resource that you'll refer to
again and again
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Point Blank (French, DVD)
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Fred Cavaye directs this French action thriller following a man as
he races through the streets of Paris to save his pregnant wife
after she is kidnapped. Life is going well for young couple Samuel
(Gilles Lellouche) and Nadia (Elena Anaya). He is about to qualify
as a nurse, and she is about to give birth to their first child.
But their world is turned upside down in an instant when Samuel
inadvertently becomes embroiled in the schemes of a criminal gang
that will stop at nothing to achieve its goal.
An interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering
comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much. The
COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare
workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy
across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers
through prayers and blessings. This curated collection of
interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who
minister to healthcare workers. It's a beautiful resource that
those who work on our medical front lines can carry with them or
keep at their workstations for daily inspiration. It can also be
used by chaplains and pastors who offer support to medical
personnel. Many of the prayers were written to meet specific needs
during the pandemic, yet they speak to the shared grief and hope we
all have carried as we continue to navigate this extraordinary
time. Contributors include The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Rev.
Barbara Crafton, Catherine Meeks, Jennifer Grant, Rev. Ineda Pearl
Adesanya, and Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart.
Blake's only wood engravings, made near the end of his life for a
school edition of Virgil, are among his most lyrical and enduringly
influential creations. This is their first publication as a
stand-alone book, with the original text of Ambrose Philips'
version of the first Eclogue of Virgil.
The book is written for anyone who wants to design experiments,
carry them out, and analyze the results. The authors provide a
clear-cut, practical approach to designing experiments in any
discipline and explain the general principles upon which such
design is based. The reader then can apply these theories to any
specific problem in his own work. No advanced mathematics is needed
to utilize Design of Experiments - the necessary statistical
concepts and briefly reviewed in the first two chapters. Subsequent
chapters explain why and how the design of experiments in an
intrinsic part of the scientific method, what problems will be
encountered by the researcher in setting up his experiment and how
to deal with them, and how to accurately analyze the result in
terms of the sample taken and the method used. Each chapter
includes problems encountered in specific fields so that the reader
can test himself on his comprehension of the material. The
diversity of the applications that these problems encompass also
allows the reader to grasp the basic principles that unite the
statistical approach to experiment design. Researchers and students
in engineering, agriculture, pharmacy, veterinary science,
chemistry, biology, the social; sciences, statistics, mathematics,
or any other field that requires the design, solution, and analysis
of problems will find this book absolutely indispensable.
Presents a novel approach to the statistical design of experiments,
offering a simple way to specify and evaluate all possible designs
without restrictions to classes of named designs. The work also
presents a scientific design method from the recognition stage to
implementation and summarization.
Approximately 1500 scientists from around the globe participated in
the InternationalGrassland Congress at the University of Kentucky
in 1981, sharing existingknowledge of grasslands and exploring
methods for increasing the productivity oflivestock/forage systems
so as to better feed mankind while maintaining or
improvingenvironmental quality. Of the nearly 500 papers presented
on previously unpublishedoriginal research or experimental research
and development projects, 273 were selectedfor inclusion in this
book. They cover the current basic and applied research on
productionand utilization of forages from grasslands the world
over.
The Eclogues, ten short pastoral poems, were composed between
approximately 42 and 39 BC, during the time of the 'Second'
Triumvirate of Lepidus, Anthony, and Octavian. In them Virgil
subtly blended an idealized Arcadia with contemporary history. To
his Greek model - the Idylls of Theocritus - he added a strong
element of Italian realism: places and people, real or disguised,
and contemporary events are introduced. The Eclogues display all
Virgil's art and charm and are among his most delightful
achievements. Between approximately 39 and 29 BC, years of civil
strife between Antony, and Octavian, Virgil was engaged upon the
Georgics. Part agricultural manual, full of observations of animals
and nature, they deal with the farmer's life and give it powerful
allegorical meaning. These four books contain some of Virgil's
finest descriptive writing and are generally held to be his
greatest and most entertaining work, and C. Day Lewis's lyrical
translations are classics in their own right. ABOUT THE SERIES: For
over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the
widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable
volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the
most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features,
including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful
notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further
study, and much more.
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Virgil Abloh; Edited by Michael Darling; Foreword by Madeleine Grynsztejn; Text written by Samir Bantal, Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, …
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This book analyses the use of communication in resolving conflicts,
with a focus on de-escalation and processes of peacebuilding and
peace formation. From the employment of hate radio in the Rwanda
genocide, to the current conflict between Russia and the Ukraine
following events in the Crimea, communication and the media are
widely recognized as powerful tools in conflicts and war. Although
there has been significant academic attention on the relationship
between the media, conflict and war, academic efforts to understand
this relationship have tended to focus primarily on the links
between communication and conflict, rather than on communication
and peace. In order to make sense of peace it is essential to look
at communication in its many facets, mediated or not. This is true
within many of the diverse strands that make up the field of
communication and peace, but it is also true in the sense that a
holistic and interdisciplinary approach is missing from the
literature. This book addresses this widely acknowledged lacuna by
providing an interdisciplinary perspective on the field, bringing
together relevant, but so far largely isolated, streams of
research. In doing so, it aims to provide a platform for further
reflection of the meaning of, and requirements for, peace in our
contemporary world with a focus on de-escalation, conflict
transformation, reconciliation and processes of peacebuilding - as
opposed to conflict escalation or crisis intervention. This volume
will be of much interest to students of peace and conflict studies,
peacebuilding, media and communication studies, security studies
and IR in general.
In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors
present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem.
Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and
surveys current research on a particular issue concerning
self-esteem. Together, the chapters provide a comprehensive
overview of one of the most popular topics in psychology. Each
chapter presents an in-depth review of particular issues concerning
self-esteem, such as the connection that self-esteem has with the
self-concept and psychological adjustment. A number of further
topics are covered in the book, including: How individuals pursue
self-esteem The developmental changes in feelings of self-worth
over the life span. The existence of multiple forms of high
self-esteem The role that self-esteem plays as an interpersonal
signal The protective properties associated with the possession of
high self-esteem This collection of state-of-the-art reviews of key
areas of the psychological literature on self-esteem will be of
great interest to researchers, and academics, and also to graduate
and advanced undergraduate students of social psychology.
Approximately 1500 scientists from around the globe participated in
the InternationalGrassland Congress at the University of Kentucky
in 1981, sharing existingknowledge of grasslands and exploring
methods for increasing the productivity oflivestock/forage systems
so as to better feed mankind while maintaining or
improvingenvironmental quality. Of the nearly 500 papers presented
on previously unpublishedoriginal research or experimental research
and development projects, 273 were selectedfor inclusion in this
book. They cover the current basic and applied research on
productionand utilization of forages from grasslands the world
over.
This book focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing
companies in emerging and developing countries. China and India
have become the primary business destination for many global
companies that are looking for market opportunities and low costs
of production, whilst Morocco, Dubai, Brazil, Malaysia and Russia
are also being targeted. This new edited volume helps develop a
better understanding of the realities of doing business in emerging
and developing countries, in particular exploring the dynamics
between corporations - both indigenous and multinational - and
local pressures in developing, transitional and emerging economies.
The book points out the benefits and pitfalls of doing business in
emerging and developing countries, as well as the adjustments that
are necessary for success. It also discusses entrepreneurship in
emerging and developing countries, exploring its new realities from
women's entrepreneurship in Muslim countries to social
entrepreneurship in developing countries. The volume also points
out the new challenges for SMEs of emerging and developing
countries in a global competitive environment. Finally, it analyses
corporate governance from a local partner perspective and an
institutional perspective. Building Businesses in Emerging and
Developing Countries will be of interest to business managers,
students and researchers involved in international entrepreneurship
and corporate governance.
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