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Turkey in Europe
James Baker
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R1,107
Discovery Miles 11 070
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This book explores English single sheet satirical prints published
from 1780-1820, the people who made those prints, and the
businesses that sold them. It examines how these objects were made,
how they were sold, and how both the complexity of the production
process and the necessity to sell shaped and constrained the
satiric content these objects contained. It argues that production,
sale, and environment are crucial to understanding late-Georgian
satirical prints. A majority of these prints were, after all,
published in London and were therefore woven into the commercial
culture of the Great Wen. Because of this city and its culture, the
activities of the many individuals involved in transforming a
single satirical design into a saleable and commercially viable
object were underpinned by a nexus of making, selling, and
consumption. Neglecting any one part of this nexus does a
disservice both to the late-Georgian satirical print, these most
beloved objects of British art, and to the story of their
late-Georgian apotheosis - a story that James Baker develops not
through the designs these objects contained, but rather through
those objects and the designs they contained in the making.
As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in
Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and
nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a
long struggle with how to respond. In Blood Brothers, he blends his
riveting life story with historical research to reveal a
little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict, exploring whether
bitter enemies can ever be reconciled. This book offers hope and
insight to help each of us learn to live at peace in a world of
tension and terror.
James Baker Hall's blackly comic coming-of-age novel has been
denied, by unfortunate circumstances surrounding its original 1964
publication, its rightful place alongside classics such as Catcher
in the Rye and One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest in the canon of
essential late-twentieth-century American fiction.
Set in Lexington, Kentucky, the story unfolds through the eyes
of thirteen-year-old Yates Paul. He becomes consumed with
revelations about his inattentive father's loneliness, his
grandmother's stormy relationship with his boisterous alcoholic
uncle, and the frustration of being the best photography assistant
in town when no one else knows it. In pursuing his career and
falling in love with women twice his age, the precocious Yates
falls back on Walter Mittyesque day-dreams to cope with a
frequently humorous, sometimes dark, world.
Long respected among literary insiders, sought after but nearly
impossible to obtain, this "lost" classic will finally reach the
wider audience it deserves.
Many informal organisations around the world are making a positive
impact on the environment and their communities by turning waste
into a resource, increasing the social capacity of their community
and reducing the amount of pollution in their environment. Ending
Plastic Waste: Community Actions Around the World presents a
collection of stories, advice and information from experts in the
fields of waste management, plastic pollution and environmental
finance to give a broad outlook on how 19 programs from 14
different countries are protecting our planet. By sharing these
journeys, the authors hope to encourage others to take a community
approach to ending plastic waste. Perfect for decision-makers
working in environmental and marine fields, industry stakeholders,
and citizen scientist groups, this book provides guidance on how to
successfully implement a new program, what resources are needed and
the lessons learned by the people behind these programs in
overcoming barriers.
The isolation of graphene in 2004 by two scientists at the
University of Manchester-a breakthrough later recognised by the
Nobel Prize for physics-revealed to the world a brand new 'wonder
material' which had been 'completely hidden from science'.
Graphene, the world's first two-dimensional material, promises huge
opportunities for a range of sectors, from aerospace to energy to
biomedical. But how can the UK be known for 'Made in Britain' as
well as discovered in Britain? As an answer, this book explores how
the Manchester model of innovation has evolved to not only support
great science but also accelerate the adoption of graphene into
real-world products and anchoring an innovation ecosystem in the
place of UK discovery. This book features first-hand experience,
case studies and interviews with key strategic players in the
graphene story to illustrate how Manchester has built a unique
model of collaboration with industry to create an ecosystem that
features a supply chain of companies not only producing graphene
material but also starting to disrupt the marketplace with new
products and application as we approach the tipping point of
commercialisation.
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Window Poems (Paperback)
Wendell Berry, Wesley Bates, James Baker Hall
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R436
R369
Discovery Miles 3 690
Save R67 (15%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Composed while Wendell Berry looked out the multipaned window of
his writing studio, this early sequence of poems contemplates
Berry's personal life as much as it ponders the seasons he
witnessed through the window.First designed and printed on a
Washington handpress by Bob Barris at the Press on Scroll Road,
this book includes elegant wood engravings by Wesley Bates that
complement the reflective and meditative beauty of Berry's poems.
Nationally acclaimed poet, photographer, filmmaker, and novelist
James Baker Hall has long been regarded as one of Kentucky's most
profound artists. Hall's growing body of work is an essential part
of Kentucky's literary tradition, and yet his poetry in particular
transcends the borders of the Commonwealth.
The Total Light Process collects poems spanning Hall's
celebrated career as well as new poems that have never before been
published. The subjects of Hall's poems range from humorous and
revealing portraits of his fellow writers and friends Wendell
Berry, Ed McClanahan, and Gurney Norman, to the traumatic
experience of his mother's suicide when he was eight years old, to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the tragic murder of Matthew
Shepherd.
James Baker Hall, the former Kentucky Poet Laureate and a native
of Kentucky, has taught creative writing at the University of
Kentucky since 1973. He is the recipient of numerous awards,
including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in poetry
and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in creative writing at Stanford.
Hall is the author of five volumes of poetry, two novels, and four
collections of photography. His works include Praeder's Letters;
Yates Paul, His Grand Flights, His Tootings; and Tobacco
Harvest.
This book explores English single sheet satirical prints published
from 1780-1820, the people who made those prints, and the
businesses that sold them. It examines how these objects were made,
how they were sold, and how both the complexity of the production
process and the necessity to sell shaped and constrained the
satiric content these objects contained. It argues that production,
sale, and environment are crucial to understanding late-Georgian
satirical prints. A majority of these prints were, after all,
published in London and were therefore woven into the commercial
culture of the Great Wen. Because of this city and its culture, the
activities of the many individuals involved in transforming a
single satirical design into a saleable and commercially viable
object were underpinned by a nexus of making, selling, and
consumption. Neglecting any one part of this nexus does a
disservice both to the late-Georgian satirical print, these most
beloved objects of British art, and to the story of their
late-Georgian apotheosis - a story that James Baker develops not
through the designs these objects contained, but rather through
those objects and the designs they contained in the making.
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