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Now fully updated, Lynch on Lynch describes the career of a
cinematic genius who has continued to astonish filmgoers with the
lovely and life-affirming The Straight Story and the luxurious
dread of the Academy Award-nominated Mulholland Drive. David Lynch
erupted onto the cinema landscape with Eraserhead, establishing
himself as one of the most original, imaginative, and truly
personal directors at work in contemporary film. He is a
surrealist, in the tradition of the great Spanish director Luis
Bunuel. Over the course of a career that includes such films as The
Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, and the
seminal TV series Twin Peaks, Lynch has remained true to an
artistic vision of innocence lost or adrift in the direst states of
darkness and confusion. Nobody else sees the world quite as David
Lynch does. Once seen, his films are never forgotten, nor does the
world about us seem quite as it did before. In this definitive
career-length interview book, Lynch speaks openly about the full
breadth of his creative work, which encompasses not only movies but
also a lifelong commitment to painting, a continuing exploration of
photography, extensive work in television, and musical
collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti and singer Julee
Cruise.
"This is a way of putting my life out there, because if I were to
write a memoir, there'd be five volumes before I got to The
Beatles. So I'm going at it this way, through photographs and
quotes. And this is, I feel, a better way for me to do it." - Ringo
Starr "Ringo's picture book, Ringo in book form. The essence of
Ringo." - David Lynch Another Day In The Life is introduced and
narrated by Ringo Starr, with forewords by legendary movie director
David Lynch and rock photographer Henry Diltz. Ringo shows us the
world as seen through a Starr's eyes, in more than 500
observational photographs and rare images from the archives, and an
original text of nearly 13,000 words. From Los Angeles to Tokyo and
everywhere in between, Ringo's photographs celebrate his life in
music and offer a glimpse behind the scenes. Many are taken during
historic events, such as Ringo's acceptance of a Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award and his return to New York's Plaza Hotel, 50
years after The Beatles first visited the USA. Another Day In The
Life, Ringo Starr's 184-page monograph featuring Paul McCartney,
Joe Walsh and a host of All-Starr friends, is captioned throughout
with an original commentary. Meditative, witty and always engaging,
Ringo reflects on a legendary life in music. RINGOBOOK.COM
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Improving Schools with Blended Learning is specifically designed to
address the important issues needed to successfully modernise
education within the context of technological change. It does this
by first providing a clear roadmap for designing Blended Learning
environments able to respond to the technological imperatives
challenging schools at present, and then illustrating this roadmap
via specific, original research that details the 'how to' aspects
of a successful technology-based design process. School leaders,
teachers, teacher education students and researchers will all find
highly relevant information about how to manage for disruption in
the new and informative approach to Blended Learning (BL) they will
discover in this book. This book arose from two different research
projects the authors have been pursuing over the last 3-5 years,
including school improvement research and Blended Learning research
designed to investigate the role of technology in effective
teaching and learning. By combining the insights gained from these
two different research areas, this book is able to present a novel
understanding of BL that is both insightful and clearly
evidence-based. Improving Schools with Blended Learning also
provides several original contributions to specific knowledge in
the areas of BL and school improvement that most educators will
find highly useful, including the use of BL schemas, a clear and
extended BL continuum, how to measure and evaluate the success of
BL, how to scaffold teacher ICT knowledge and skills, and a
specific process for contextualising applied BL in relation to the
'disruption' imperatives of the Knowledge Economy.
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Haunted Air (Hardcover)
Ossian Brown; Contributions by Geoff Cox; Introduction by David Lynch
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The roots of Hallowe'en lie in the ancient pre-Christian Celtic
festival of Samhain, a feast to mark the death of the old year and
the birth of the new. It was believed that on this night the veil
separating the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin and
ruptured, allowing spirits to pass through and walk unseen but not
unheard amongst men. The advent of Christianity saw the pagan
festival subsumed in All Souls' Day, when across Europe the dead
were mourned and venerated. Children and the poor, often masked or
in outlandish costume, wandered the night begging 'soul cakes' in
exchange for prayers, and fires burned to keep malevolent phantoms
at bay. From Europe, the haunted tradition would quickly take root
and flourish in the fertile soil of the New World. Feeding hungrily
on fresh lore, consuming half-remembered tales of its own shadowy
origins and rituals, Hallowe'en was reborn in America. The pumpkin
supplanted the carved turnip; costumes grew ever stranger, and
celebrants both rural and urban seized gleefully on the festival's
intoxicating, lawless spirit. For one wild night, the dead stared
into the faces of the living and the living, ghoulishly masked and
clad in tattered backwoods baroque, stared back. The photographs in
Haunted Air provide an extraordinary glimpse into the traditions of
this macabre festival from ages past, and form an important
document of photographic history. These are the pictures of the
dead: family portraits, mementos of the treasured, now
unrecognisable, other. Torn from album pages, sold piecemeal for
pennies and scattered, abandoned to melancholy chance and the hands
of strangers.
Improving Schools with Blended Learning is specifically designed to
address the important issues needed to successfully modernise
education within the context of technological change. It does this
by first providing a clear roadmap for designing Blended Learning
environments able to respond to the technological imperatives
challenging schools at present, and then illustrating this roadmap
via specific, original research that details the 'how to' aspects
of a successful technology-based design process. School leaders,
teachers, teacher education students and researchers will all find
highly relevant information about how to manage for disruption in
the new and informative approach to Blended Learning (BL) they will
discover in this book. This book arose from two different research
projects the authors have been pursuing over the last 3-5 years,
including school improvement research and Blended Learning research
designed to investigate the role of technology in effective
teaching and learning. By combining the insights gained from these
two different research areas, this book is able to present a novel
understanding of BL that is both insightful and clearly
evidence-based. Improving Schools with Blended Learning also
provides several original contributions to specific knowledge in
the areas of BL and school improvement that most educators will
find highly useful, including the use of BL schemas, a clear and
extended BL continuum, how to measure and evaluate the success of
BL, how to scaffold teacher ICT knowledge and skills, and a
specific process for contextualising applied BL in relation to the
'disruption' imperatives of the Knowledge Economy.
Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Over the past
30 years high-resolution CT (HRCT) has matured to become an
integral part of the multidisciplinary evaluation in diffuse lung
disease. In this regard, Webb, Muller
and Naidich’s High-Resolution CT of the Lung,
6th Edition, is a ‘gold standard’ reference that aims to
keep radiologists and pulmonologists alike at the cutting edge of
the ever-evolving field of thoracic imaging. The new US-European
author team continues the tradition of excellence which readers
have come to expect while the underlying layout and ethos —
established by the ‘founding’ author team — remain. The new
edition aims to brings readers up to date not only with recent
advances but also with the important conceptual changes in thinking
in various fields of thoracic imaging. Also featured in this
updated edition is authoritative guidance on HRCT findings and
differential diagnosis, as well as the characteristics of the
common lung diseases assessed using HRCT, all enhanced by a
multitude of new images and updated content throughout.Â
Covers the physical and anatomic principles governing HRCT imaging
and the importance of the ‘pattern-based’ approach to HRCT
interpretation. Updates to chapters on interstitial
lung diseases and airways diseases & connective tissue
diseases reflect the dramatic changes in thinking in these
fields. Includes new and improved features including key
HRCT findings in separate tables in relevant sections, where
relevant, and new and exciting topics including artificial
intelligence and machine learning. [Reword to: Includes
improved features such as key HRCT findings in separate tables, and
new topics including artificial intelligence and machine
learning. ?] Contains full-color illustrations of
histologic findings in lung disease linked with HRCT
manifestations. Provides diagnostic algorithms, an
illustrated quick reference guide at the front of the text, and
helpful tables and line drawings. Enrich Your eBook
Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred
device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.Â
Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER David Lynch - co-creator of Twin
Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films such as
Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive -
opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativity, the
friendships he has made along the way and the struggles he has
faced to bring his projects to fruition. Room to Dream is both an
astonishing memoir told in Lynch's own words and a landmark
biography based on hundreds of interviews, that offers unique
insights into the life and mind of one of the world's most
enigmatic and original artists.
At one time, Italian wines conjured images of cheap Chianti in
straw-wrapped bottles. More recently, expensive "Super Tuscans"
have been the rage. But between these extremes lay a bounty of
delicious, moderately priced wines that belong in every wine
drinker's repertoire.
Vino Italiano is the only comprehensive and authoritative American
guide to the wines of Italy. It surveys the country's
wine-producing regions; identifies key wine styles, producers, and
vintages; and offers delicious regional recipes. Extensive
reference materials--on Italy's 300 growing zones, 361 authorized
grape varieties, and 200 of the top producers-- provide essential
information for restaurateurs and wine merchants, as well as for
wine enthusiasts.
Beautifully illustrated as well as informative, Vino Italiano is
the perfect invitation to the Italian wine experience.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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Room to Dream (Paperback)
David Lynch, Kristine McKenna
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This book is about designing the effective classroom curriculum.
The authors argue that an effective classroom curriculum should be
the goal of every teacher in every classroom around the world:
effective that is for every student, not just those who find school
easy! But how does one go about designing a classroom curriculum
that is effective? What are the essential ingredients and how
should these ingredients be organised for teaching effect? What
role does Technology play in such classroom plans? In this book
Lynch, Smith and Howarth provide an insight into these questions by
providing a text that focuses on classroom teaching diagnostic and
design strategies. Their intent in writing such a book is to enable
the classroom teacher to develop, teach and assess a classroom
curriculum where learning success for all students is the central
goal.This text is compulsive reading for the teacher who wants to
make a difference in their classrooms.
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Christian Louboutin (Hardcover)
Christian Louboutin; Photographs by Philippe Garcia, David Lynch
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An extraordinary monograph created by Christian Louboutin, renowned
for his beautifully crafted handmade shoes, in particular his
elegantly sexy stilettos. This stunning volume, with a
fanciful and intricate pop-up, an elaborate foldout cover, and
dramatic still-life photography, evokes the artistry and
theatricality of Louboutin's shoe designs. Celebrated for his
vertiginously high stilettos with their signature lacquer-red
soles, Louboutin has achieved cult status with celebrities as well
as fashionistas. His eclectic and exotic designs, often
incorporating feathers, beads, and sequins, are a constant and
dramatic presence on the red carpet and in nightclubs and
restaurants the world over. Louboutin's first book, this monograph
highlights the extraordinary range of his couture, from his iconic
and glamorous creations to his fetishistic pieces, including his
collaborations with David Lynch, meant more for the bedroom than
the street. New photography captures Louboutin's artistic
sensibilities, while an in-depth interview reveals Louboutin's
life, travels, and inspirations, presenting a very personal look at
the man behind the shoes. A work of art in itself, with a
five-piece foldout binding and a pop-up, Christian Louboutin is an
enticing and revelatory look at the most important luxury shoe
designer of our day. The book is divided into six chapters. The
first chapter covers Louboutin's biography, his start as a designer
from his work for Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent to his first
boutique in 1992, and his early creations and influences
illustrated with many never-seen-before photos from his personal
archives; chapter two features the Louboutin boutiques around the
world showcasing the varied and extravagant interior designs and
displays; chapter three is "20 years of design" and highlights his
shoe designs from over the years with all-new still-life
photography, as well as editorial art; chapter four features the
spectacular interiors of Louboutin's homes in Paris and Luxor,
Egypt, and behind-the-scenes shots from his studios and workshops;
chapter five focuses on his creative collaborations with David
Lynch, of a series called "Fetish," of limited-edition shoes by
Louboutin and limited-edition photos by Lynch; chapter six is a
complete catalogue raisonne of his work, with photos of all 120
shoe designs.
While scholars have rightly focused on the importance of the
landmark opinions of the United States Supreme Court and its Chief
Justice, John Marshall, in the rise in influence of the Court in
the Early Republic, the crucial role of the circuit courts in the
development of a uniform system of federal law across the nation
has largely been ignored. This book highlights the contribution of
four Associate Justices (Washington, Livingston, Story and
Thompson) as presiding judges of their respective circuit courts
during the Marshall era, in order to establish that in those early
years federal law grew from the 'inferior courts' upwards rather
than down from the Supreme Court. It does so after a reading of
over 1800 mainly circuit opinions and over 2000 original letters,
which reveal the sources of law upon which the justices drew and
their efforts through correspondence to achieve consistency across
the circuits. The documents examined present insights into
momentous social, political and economic issues facing the Union
and demonstrate how these justices dealt with them on circuit.
Particular attention is paid to the different ways in which each
justice contributed to the shaping of United States law on circuit
and on the Court and in the case of Justices Livingston and
Thompson also during their time on the New York State Supreme
Court.
Ken Sell, David Lynch and Tina Doe, three accomplished and
published experts in the field of education, bring together leading
education researchers and school leaders to create a collection of
chapters which focus on key aspects of effective school leadership.
The book explores a model for whole of school improvement and
examines key concepts such as; readiness for change, approaches to
leadership, how to use data, parental engagement, as well as
providing insights into aspects of schooling and teaching into the
future
How does the effective teacher assess and report their classroom
curriculum program? Building on the success of their previous
book--- Designing the Classroom Curriculum in the Knowledge Age ---
David Lynch and Richard Smith seek to answer this question by
focusing their "teaching design" idea on classroom assessment and
reporting. At the heart of their teaching design idea is the
formulation of teaching strategies that enable all students to make
the required learning gains. At its core, the book encourages the
teacher to work towards becoming a different kind of teacher, a
teacher who has a mindset attuned to the Knowledge Age and who
embraces new knowledge sets that reflect research into effective
teaching. More specifically, the book explores the theory and
practice of "teaching design" from the perspective of assessment
and reporting. The book examines these premises as context when
assessing and reporting the classroom curriculum. A real how to
assess and report book.
This book case studies schools and universities, in Australia and
elsewhere, as they respond to changes in society and the economy
that are generated by the Knowledge Economy. Chapters by academics,
scholars and community leaders unravel the circumstances of
education and provide an analysis of an education system struggling
to find its way in a period of rapid social movement. To illustrate
their ideas, chapter authors offer examples of innovations and the
logistics necessary to change the current system of educationin
school, community and university levels.
It appears that teachers and teacher educators have fossilized in
their resolve to continue doing what they've always done, despite
calls for fundamental change. So, what does "a changed world"
actually mean for teachers and teacher educators? How might society
prepare teachers for this changed world and what are the new
capabilities that such a program should focus on? What does
fundamental change in teaching and teacher education actually look
like? This book is about teacher education reform and seeks to
answer these and other questions. More specifically the book aims
to showcase a disruptive model in teacher education and answer some
of the ponderings around what teacher education could be and how it
could be organized differently for the different world in which
teachers now have to operate.
This book is the second in a series of books that incorporate
essays that focus on issues that are informing the work of the
contemporary teacher. While broad in scope, the book provides the
reader with a snap-shot of research endeavors that are informing
teacher work. The book specifically examine issues that inform the
changing nature of teacher work and explores issues that are
impacting contemporary teacher work in the areas of literacy,
numeracy and humanities teaching. The book is edited by Professor
David Lynch and Professor Bruce Knight, two of Australia's foremost
thinkers in teaching related matters.
This book is the first in a series that incorporates essays focused
on issues informing the work of the contemporary teacher. While
broad in scope, the book provides the reader with a snap-shot of
research endeavours that are informing teacher work. The book
specifically examines issues that inform the changing nature of
teacher work, including teacher capabilities for the information
age, the changing nature of school curriculums and the diverse
range of learners needs in today's classrooms. The book is edited
by Professor David Lynch and Professor Bruce Allen Knight, two of
Australia's foremost thinkers in teaching related matters.
From the people who turned teacher education on its ear in
Australia in 2001 comes a text about preparing the next generation
of teachers. Richard Smith and David Lynch, two of Australia's
leading teacher education researchers and the architects of the
acclaimed Bachelor of Learning Management program (BLM), take their
previously published ideas about teaching and teacher education
further to detail a new paradigm in the preparation of teachers.
Drawing on 30 years of teacher education research and their own
experiences in redeveloping teacher education in Australia, Smith
and Lynch explore what it means to be a teacher in the 2000s,
outlining a new vision for the preparation of teachers in a
Knowledge Age.
How do I plan my classroom curriculum so that all my students
benefit? Where should I start? What are the important
considerations? What should I be aiming for? How do I ensure that
my teaching is effective? These are some of the questions teachers
invariably ask? In the complex and challenging environment, that is
the classroom in the Knowledge Age, having the personal capacity to
design the classroom curriculum so that all students make the
required learning gains is the today's benchmark for teaching
success. The authors provide an insight into how to design the
classroom curriculum so that all students make the required
learning gains. The book provides a detailed understanding of the
theory and practice of curriculum and programming and step by step
instructions and design resources to enable an easy understanding
of the classroom curriculum design process.The book is supported by
the publisher's Book Resources Section.
A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy"
Snob's Dictionary" series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak
from A to Z.
Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced
with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast
needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David
Lynch. Their" Wine Snob's Dictionary" delivers witty explication of
both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael
Broadbent?) and such new-wave terms as "malolactic fermentation"
and "fruit bomb." Among the other things Kamp and Lynch
demystify:
Finish: the Snob code-term for "aftertaste." (Robert Parker
includes the stopwatch-measured length of a wine's finish in his
ratings.)
Meritage: an American wine classification that rhymes with
"heritage," and should NEVER be pronounced "meri-TAHJ."
Terroir: that elusive quality of vineyard soil that has sommeliers
talking of "gunflint," "leather," and "candied fruits"
Featuring ripe, luscious, full-bodied illustrations by "Snob's
Dictionary" stalwart Ross MacDonald, " The Wine Snob's Dictionary"
is as heady and sparkling as a vintage Taittinger, only much less
expensive... and much more giggle-inducing. Cheers!
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