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During the years 1919 into 1925 Frank Lloyd Wright worked on four
houses and a kindergarten located in metropolitan Los Angeles using
concrete blocks as the main building material. The construction
system has been described by Wright and others as 'uniquely
molded', 'woven like a textile fabric' and perceived as ground
breaking, truly modern, unprecedented. Many have attempted to
uphold these claims while some thought the house-designs borrowed
from old exotic buildings. For the first time this book brings
together Wright's declarations, the support of upholders and
inferences in order to determine their accuracy and correctness, or
the possibility of feigned or fictional stories. It examines
technical developments of concrete blocks by Wright and others
before his experiences in Los Angeles began in 1919. It also
studies the manner of Wright's design process by an examination of
relevant pictorial and textual documents. A unique, in-depth and
critical analysis of the houses is set within historical,
biographical and theoretical contexts. Consequently, the book
explains the impact upon Wright of California contemporaries,
architects Irving Gill and Rudolph Schindler, and their
instrumentally profound role upon the course of modernism
1907-1923. In doing so, it allows a full appreciation of Wright's,
Gill's and Schindler's buildings beyond their experiential
qualities.
Speculation abounds about the relationship between Frank Lloyd
Wright and Ayn Rand. Was he the inspiration for Howard Roark,
architect hero of Rand's The Fountainhead? What can be made of
their collaboration on the book's failed 1944 movie adaptation, and
what can be gleaned from the 1949 film version of The Fountainhead?
Where does harassment by the FBI (Wright was dubbed a communist
sympathizer and Rand was called before the House Un-American
Activities Committee) fit into the story? Art, architecture,
philosophy, film and politics come together in this book, which
relies on the writings of Wright and Rand, FBI files, visual
evidence and more to cement their connection. There are set designs
and architectural images from the 1949 film; several appendices
supplement the text, and a filmography, bibliography and index are
included.
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture is an indispensable
reference book for the scholar, student, architect or layman
interested in the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced
modern architecture. The book is amply illustrated and features the
most prominent and influential people in 20th-century modernist
architecture including Wright, Eisenman, Mies van der Rohe and
Kahn. It describes the milieu in which they practiced their art and
directs readers to information on the life and creative activities
of these founding architects and their disciples. The profiles of
individual architects include critical analysis of their major
buildings and projects. Each profile is completed by a
comprehensive bibliography.
In recent years there has been a sustained growth of interest in
medieval literary culture, and the range of critical activity
within this field has expanded greatly, largely in response to the
challenges of modern critical theory. Some of the most stimulating
work has tackled the subject of sexual difference and gender
construction in medieval texts.
Reponding to this tendency, editors Rudy Evans and Lesley Johnson
have gathered a singularly effective and impressive collection of
essays ranging from writing on such figures as Margery Kempe,
Christine de Pisan, Langland, and Chaucer. As one of the first
texts ever published on theories of sexual difference and medieval
literature, Evans and Johnson contribute incisively both to the
debate and discussion of sexual difference in pre-modern
literature.
This volume, designed with the student reader in mind, is an indispensable blend of key essays in the field with specially commissioned new material by feminist scholars from the UK and the US. It includes a diversity of texts and feminist approaches, a substantial and very illuminating introduction by the editors, and an annotated list of Further Reading, offering preliminary guidance to the reader approaching the topic of gender and medieval literature for the first time. Works and writers covered include: * Chaucer * Margery Kempe * Christine de Pisan * The Katherine group of Saints' Lives * Langland's Piers Plowman * Medieval cycle drama Students of both medieval and feminist literature will find this an essential work for study and reference.
During the years 1919 into 1925 Frank Lloyd Wright worked on four
houses and a kindergarten located in metropolitan Los Angeles using
concrete blocks as the main building material. The construction
system has been described by Wright and others as 'uniquely
molded', 'woven like a textile fabric' and perceived as ground
breaking, truly modern, unprecedented. Many have attempted to
uphold these claims while some thought the house-designs borrowed
from old exotic buildings. For the first time this book brings
together Wright's declarations, the support of upholders and
inferences in order to determine their accuracy and correctness, or
the possibility of feigned or fictional stories. It examines
technical developments of concrete blocks by Wright and others
before his experiences in Los Angeles began in 1919. It also
studies the manner of Wright's design process by an examination of
relevant pictorial and textual documents. A unique, in-depth and
critical analysis of the houses is set within historical,
biographical and theoretical contexts. Consequently, the book
explains the impact upon Wright of California contemporaries,
architects Irving Gill and Rudolph Schindler, and their
instrumentally profound role upon the course of modernism
1907-1923. In doing so, it allows a full appreciation of Wright's,
Gill's and Schindler's buildings beyond their experiential
qualities.
Bike With Your Dog tells dog lovers how to safely bike with their
dogs and have fun at the same time. For many high-energy dogs, a
walk on the leash is simply not enough. Dogs love to run and biking
enables them to get the exercise they need. This handy guide shows
you how to spend high quality time with your dog, get exercise, and
enjoy the outdoors - all at the same time.
Bike With Your Dog tells dog lovers how to safely bike with their
dogs and have fun at the same time. For many high-energy dogs, a
walk on the leash is simply not enough. Dogs love to run and biking
enables them to get the exercise they need. This handy guide shows
you how to spend high quality time with your dog, get exercise, and
enjoy the outdoors - all at the same time.
A story from the heartland, told from the heart What was it really
like to live on a South Dakota farm during the sweeping changes of
the 20th century American Midwest? Helen (Ackley) Johnson grew up
on a farm in the years between the two World Wars. In this
remarkable personal memoir, enhanced with black and white and color
photographs by the author (see deluxe color edition for color
version), she describes day-to-day farm activities at a time when
the small family farm was still a widespread, viable economic way
of life in the United States. Johnson chronicles community customs,
picnics, parties, and shared labor, and shows how the introduction
of such inventions as the telephone and the radio changed her
family's ties to the wider world. Johnson's words and photographs
give us a detailed look at farm methods, farm innovations, and
seasonal farm tasks. She tells us about the hard times-dust storms,
fires-as well as the good. This is American history through a
close-up lens: the story of one family's farm, and one child's
growth to womanhood there. Helen Johnson was an "ordinary" person
who left us this extraordinary document and photographs of everyday
life on an American farm during decades of rapid and unprecedented
change. It is a story of the Heartlands, told from the heart.
Johnson was well aware that family farming was a vanishing way of
life, and she wanted to describe that life before it disappeared.
The farm story is essential reading for anyone interested in
Americana, South Dakota history, the evolution of farm technology
in the 20th century, and anyone curious to know what life was
really like back when farming was a central experience in the
American psyche.
How do you know if an election is fair? Or if the result truly
represents the choice of the people? In Making Democracy Fair
students use elementary mathematical methods to explore different
kinds of ballots, election decision procedures, and apportionment
methods. In the first half of the book, students are introduced to
a variety of alternatives to the "winner take all" strategy used in
most elections. Determining which strategy is fairest is usually a
very difficult question to answer, and many times the strategy
chosen determines the winner. In the second part of the book,
students investigate different methods of apportionment. How many
representatives from each state will there be in the United States
House of Representatives? How do countries using a proportional
representation decide on the number of representatives from each
political party to be seated in their government bodies?
Also available in black and white for $12.99. A story from the
heartland, told from the heart What was it really like to live on a
South Dakota farm during the sweeping changes of the 20th century
American Midwest? Helen (Ackley) Johnson grew up on a farm in the
years between the two World Wars. In this remarkable personal
memoir, enhanced with black and white and color photographs by the
author (see deluxe color edition for color version), she describes
day-to-day farm activities at a time when the small family farm was
still a widespread, viable economic way of life in the United
States. Johnson chronicles community customs, picnics, parties, and
shared labor, and shows how the introduction of such inventions as
the telephone and the radio changed her family's ties to the wider
world. Johnson's words and photographs give us a detailed look at
farm methods, farm innovations, and seasonal farm tasks. She tells
us about the hard times-dust storms, fires-as well as the good.
This is American history through a close-up lens: the story of one
family's farm, and one child's growth to womanhood there. Helen
Johnson was an "ordinary" person who left us this extraordinary
document and photographs of everyday life on an American farm
during decades of rapid and unprecedented change. It is a story of
the Heartlands, told from the heart. Johnson was well aware that
family farming was a vanishing way of life, and she wanted to
describe that life before it disappeared. The farm story is
essential reading for anyone interested in Americana, South Dakota
history, the evolution of farm technology in the 20th century, and
anyone curious to know what life was really like back when farming
was a central experience in the American psyche.
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Red Riding Hood (Paperback)
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, David Leslie Johnson; Introduction by Catherine Hardwicke
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Valerie's sister was beautiful, kind, and sweet. Now she is dead.
Henri, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tries to console
Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast
woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home.
After her sister's violent death, Valerie's world begins to spiral
out of control. For generations, the werewolf has been kept at bay
with a monthly sacrifice. But no one is safe. When an expert wolf
hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among
them - it could be anyone in town.
It soon becomes clear that Valerie is the only one who can hear
the voice of creature. The Wolf says she must surrender herself
before the Blood Moon wanes . . . or everyone she loves will die.
This is a dangerous new vision of a classic fairy tale, and for
readers who want even more of Valerie's riveting story, a bonus
chapter that extends the drama is available at http:
//www.redridinghoodbook.com/.
Jan Svankmajer enjoys a curious sort of anti-reputation: he is
famous for being obscure. Unapologetically surrealist, Svankmajer
draws on the traditions and techniques of stop-motion animation,
collage, montage, puppetry, and clay to craft bizarre filmscapes.
If these creative choices are off-putting to some, they have
nonetheless won the Czech filmmaker recognition as a visionary
animator. Keith Leslie Johnson explores Svankmajer's work as a
cinema that spawns new and weird life forms ”hybrids of machine,
animal, and non-organic materials like stone and dust. Johnson's
ambitious approach unlocks access to the director's world, a place
governed by a single, uncanny order of being where all things are
at once animated and inert. For Svankmajer, everything is at stake
in every aspect of life, whether that life takes the form of an
object, creature, or human. Sexuality, social bonds, religious
longings ”all get recapitulated on the stage of inanimate things.
In Johnson's view, Svankmajer stands as the proponent of a
biopolitical, ethical, and ecological outlook that implores us to
reprogram our relationship with the vital matter all around us,
including ourselves and our bodies.
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