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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The original edition of "Windows For The Soul" was published in
2000. Since that date, Bovard Studio of Fairfield, Iowa has
completed so many new commissions that the book cried out for a
complete overhaul. This revised edition continues to feature
ecclesiastic stained glass and remains a valuable resource with
inside information on church window commissions. Ron Bovard, has
updated most chapters, added several new stories and increased the
number of images from 350 to over 480 colour photographs and window
designs. The author shares his masterful vision and discerning
wisdom gleaned from thousands of commissions and restoration
projects. The extensive text is a delightful read and describes
some of Mr Bovards more memorable undertakings. In addition, the
reader will gain some insight into the creative process, as well as
an overview of project work flow including, custom painting,
staining, fabrication, bracing, and protective glazing. One notable
chapter tracks a complete restoration of an original Tiffany window
from its careful removal to final reinstallation.
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Bear Head (Paperback)
Adrian Tchaikovsky; Narrated by Laurence Bouvard, Nathan Osgood, William Hope
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R307
R252
Discovery Miles 2 520
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WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS Jimmy Martin has a sore head. He's used
to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first
time it has started talking to him. The data claims to be a
distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist. It also
claims to be a bear. A bear named Honey. Jimmy has nothing against
bioforms - he's one himself, albeit one engineered out of human
stock - and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the
future, staking mankind's claim to a new world: Mars. The problem
is that humanity isn't the only entity with designs on the Red
Planet. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A
novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal. And
Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or
not.
Social Justice and the Power of Compassion looks at how a single
person, or a small organization, working at the grassroots level
can make great strides in helping the marginalized and
disenfranchised. Marguerite Guzman Bouvard weaves the personal
stories of the founders and directors of such organizations as the
Polaris Project, MADRE, and the Harpswell Foundation to show how
they have dealt with social problems of many kinds that have been
invisible for too long. From dealing with climate change to giving
housing and giving medical care to the homeless these people and
their organizations have created models that have been replicated
around the country and successfully given widespread attention to
these important issues.
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Mothers of Adult Children (Paperback)
Marguerite Guzman Bouvard; Contributions by Mirna E Carranza, Susan Duenke, Nancy Gerber, Trish Green, …
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R1,238
Discovery Miles 12 380
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Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children
come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of
work and relationships. Mothers from around the world learn that
this is the point in which their relationships with their children
must drastically change. Mothers often come to terms with the
changes by accepting differences and providing moral and emotional
support when needed. However, the evolutionary nature of mothers'
roles throughout the course of their children's lives is not only
determined by the mother-child dynamic. The mothering of adult
children is a transformative role, and the stories presented here
show that the dynamics between mother and child are also influenced
by cultural events. Accidents, disasters, war, and other hardships
also intervene in these stories of multicultural motherhood. This
book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and
celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother
through hardship.
Mothers of Adult Children elucidates what happens when children
come of age and leave home, creating new lives in the realms of
work and relationships. Mothers from around the world learn that
this is the point in which their relationships with their children
must drastically change. Mothers often come to terms with the
changes by accepting differences and providing moral and emotional
support when needed. However, the evolutionary nature of mothers'
roles throughout the course of their children's lives is not only
determined by the mother-child dynamic. The mothering of adult
children is a transformative role, and the stories presented here
show that the dynamics between mother and child are also influenced
by cultural events. Accidents, disasters, war, and other hardships
also intervene in these stories of multicultural motherhood. This
book reveals the problems mothers of adult children face and
celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of those who mother
through hardship.
In Women Reshaping Human Rights, ordinary yet extraordinary women
tell their stories, in their own words. Their deeds span continents
and have profoundly affected millions worldwide.Readers will meet
Vera Laska, who as a teenager joined the resistance against the
Nazis in Czechoslovakia; Dai Qing, who fights the Communist Party's
grip upon the media and government in the People's Republic of
China; and Juana Beatrice Gutierrez and the Mothers of East Los
Angeles, who challenge drug dealers and toxic polluters threatening
their neighborhood. Professor Bouvard provides a complete biography
of every activist. The stage is thus set for each individual, who
recounts real-life stories of courage that sadly until now have
gone unnoticed. Finally we hear the voices of those who have
transformed the quest for human rights. This volume is divided into
five sections: Confronting Authoritarian Governments, Struggling
with Race and Ethnicity, Seeking Enviromental Justice, Upholding
Women's Rights as Human Rights, and Making the World Safe for
Childern.
Revolutionizing Motherhood examines one of the most astonishing
human rights movements of recent years. During the Argentine
junta's Dirty War against subversives, as tens of thousands were
abducted, tortured, and disappeared, a group of women forged the
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and changed Argentine politics
forever. The Mothers began in the 1970s as an informal group of
working-class housewives making the rounds of prisons and military
barracks in search of their disappeared children. As they realized
that both state and church officials were conspiring to withhold
information, they started to protest, claiming the administrative
center of Argentina the Plaza de Mayo for their center stage. In
this volume, Marguerite G. Bouvard traces the history of the
Mothers and examines how they have transformed maternity from a
passive, domestic role to one of public strength. Bouvard also
gives a detailed history of contemporary Argentina, including the
military's debacle in the Falklands, the fall of the junta, and the
efforts of subsequent governments to reach an accord with the
Mothers. Finally, she examines their current agenda and their
continuing struggle to bring the murderers of their children to
justice.
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented the world with unprecedented
challenges. The effects on society have been comprehensive and
affected every walk of life. In Pandemic Heroes and Heroines,
Marguerite Bouvard offers the first book-length study of the
pandemic's impact on one of the most vulnerable groups, front line
medical workers charged with caring for the sick and providing
general health and welfare.
Rapid growth in water requirements makes it necessary to
increase the amount of water drawn from rivers. The dams necessary
for capturing river water have to be built to resist damage when
large floods occur, and an idea of the possible destructive power
of floods is given by the front photograph. The need for protection
results in thick sill structures fitted with gates, and "upstream"
and "downstream" cut-off walls. Sediment transported by rivers
settles forming deposits behind dams, where flow velocities
decrease. On the other hand, where flow velocities are high through
hydraulic machinery (pums and turbines) fed from the dam, it can be
necessary to remove even fine sand from the water, and also to
remove floating debris. Various hydro-mechanical installations
(including gates and screens) are introduced into the flow circuits
to deal with sediment and debris problems.
Many emperical solutions to definition of very important details
complement standard design procedures. Understanding of their use
is facilitated by numerous illustrations.
A celebration of the huge linguistic diversity that is open to all
of us at birth, and that has inspired and fascinated humans since
the invention of speech This book opens with the first sounds a
child hears in their mother's womb and their capacity for quickly
learning more than one language. Hardach explores how this capacity
has always been a necessary and normal aspect of human behaviour,
from the earliest evidence of writing in different languages on
Mesopotamian clay tablets to the role of trade in transmitting
words across cultures and continents through families of
multilingual merchants. She takes us into the 'book cemeteries' of
medieval synagogues; describes the riddles of hieroglyphics and
cuneiform, and the long struggle to decipher them; discovers the
enigmatic lost language of Cypro-Minoan Britain; and reminds us, in
an era of resurgent nationalism, that in the British Isles many
languages have mingled in fruitful and fascinating ways. This is a
book about languages and the people who love them. It is about the
strange and wonderful ways in which humans have used languages
since the days of the earliest clay records. About the linguistic
threads that connect us all. Above all, it is about pleasure.
Bovard shares his masterful vision and discerning wisdom gleaned
from thousands of commissions and restoration projects. The
extensive text is a delightful read and describes some of Bovard's
most memorable undertakings. In addition, the reader will gain some
insight into the creative processes, as well as an overview of
project work flow including custom painting, staining, fabrication,
bracing, and protective glazing. One notable chapter tracks a
complete restoration of an original Tiffany window from its careful
removal to final reinstallation. More than 250 colour photographs
encompass every imaginable ecclesiastic design style from life-like
figure windows to traditional, geometric, ornamental, and
contemporary 'glass wall' installations.
A comprehensive survey of the work of the legendary Swiss artist,
this book illustrates and examines more than 100 of his sculptures,
paintings, drawings, and prints This lavishly illustrated
retrospective traces the early and midcareer development of the
preeminent Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), examining
the emergence of his distinct figural style through works including
a series of walking men, elongated standing women, and numerous
busts. Rare paintings and drawings from his formative period show
the significance of landscape in Giacometti's work, while also
revealing the influence of the postimpressionist painters that
surrounded his father, the artist Giovanni Giacometti. Other areas
of inquiry on which Alberto Giacometti casts new light are his
studio practice-amply illustrated with photographs-his obsessive
focus on depicting the human head, his collaborations with poets
and writers, and his development of the walking man sculpture,
thanks to numerous drawings, many of which have never been shown.
Original essays by modern art and Giacometti specialists shed new
light on era-defining sculptural masterpieces, including the
Walking Man, the Nose, and the Chariot, or on key aspects of his
work, such as the significance of surrealism, his drawing practice,
or the question of space. Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of
Art Exhibition Schedule: Cleveland Museum of Art (March 12-June 12,
2022) Seattle Art Museum (July 14-October 9, 2022) Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston (November 13, 2022-February 12, 2023) The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (March 19-June 18, 2023)
How far would you go to obey orders? Why do many people - even some
scientists - believe in miracles? Find out the answers to these
questions and much more in this visual guide to applied psychology.
Lying at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and medicine,
psychology is at the heart of what makes us human. Perfect both for
students and people new to the topic, How Psychology Works has a
unique graphic approach and uses direct, jargon-free language. It
explores various approaches that psychologists use to study how
people think and behave, such as behaviourism, cognitive
psychology, and humanism. This indispensable guide describes a wide
range of mental health conditons, including bipolar disorder and
obsessive-compulsive disorder. It then takes you through
treatments, from cognitive behavioural therapy and psychoanalysis
to group therapy and art therapy. This book also explores the role
of psychology in everyday situations. Discover what makes you, you
- the unique blend of nature and nurture that makes up your sense
of who you are - and pyschology's role in relationships, sport,
work, and education. How Psychology Works is a fascinating read
that will quickly hone your emotional intelligence and give you
perceptive insights into both your own and other people's feelings
and behaviour.
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Eiffel by Eiffel (French, Hardcover)
Philippe Couperie-Eiffel; Edited by Dominique Bouvard; Translated by Joseph Laredo
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R1,458
R1,219
Discovery Miles 12 190
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An all-inclusive panorama of the many achievements of Gustave
Eiffel, one of the 19th century's most remarkable architectsGustave
Eiffel was the man behind the landmark that became the symbol par
excellence of Paris, and so the dominant image of France around the
world. However, the work of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) is not
limited to the tower that bears his name. From 1856, when he was
commissioned to design a railway bridge in Bordeaux (his first
large-scale metal construction), he imposed his style all around
the world. The bridge across the Douro in Portugal, the Garabit
viaduct, the church in Manila, the Manaus Municipal Market in
Brazil, and even the framework of the Statue of Liberty are just
some of his more than 300 masterpieces. Then, disaster struck in
1892, when a report directly linked him to the Panama scandal that
had come to light three years before. This was the start of a
nightmare that would ultimately turn out to be completely
unjustified. Deeply wounded, Eiffel withdrew, cloaking himself in
his pride. His eldest daughter stuck by him, not only offering
support, but also building up a remarkable collection of
memorabilia and documents, a precious legacy which she left to her
nephew Philippe Couperie-Eiffel. For the first time, to mark the
90th anniversary of his famous ancestor's death, Couperie-Eiffel
has updated this treasure trove and offers us the chance to get to
know the great architect and family man through a wide range of
previously unpublished archives. This year also marks the 100th
anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, whose lock gates
Eiffel designed and patented.
Can she play the game, and win? Suspicion and fear surround the
mysterious disappearance of a movie star's daughter. The race to
claim the reward for finding Anna Louise Caley - dead or alive -
spirals into a deadly voodoo trail in the French quarter of New
Orleans. In her desperation to succeed in her first case as a
private detective, ex-Lieutenant Lorraine Page is caught in a web
of deceit and violence that threatens to drag her back into the
murky world she has fought so hard to escape. Continuing the
investigation means risking everything. But the million-dollar
bonus is one hell of an incentive not to back off from a case that
could kill her - or give her the future and the professional
respect she craves. The complete and unabridged Lorraine Page
trilogy available for the first time in audio! This audiobook is an
mp3-CD edition
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