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Why does a book look and feel the way it does? What can it tell us
about the circumstances of its creation? This is a fascinating
exploration of the development of book design through some of the
most treasured volumes in the British Library collections.
Carefully selected by the Library’s curatorial teams and
beautifully illustrated with striking new studio photography
alongside images from specially digitised collections, The Book by
Design includes: The Lindisfarne Gospels • The Diamond Sutra of
868 The Arnstein Bible • The Golden Haggadah The Queen Mary
Psalter • The Mainz Psalter of 1457 Hypnerotomachia Poliphili •
Akbar’s Khamsah of Nizami The Shakespeare First Folio • Tale of
Genji • A Qur’an from Aceh • The Grammar of Ornament • The
Buddha’s Last Birth Tale • Audubon’s The Birds of America •
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Flowing between these major chapters
are features covering unusual book formats, interesting bindings
and materials, as well as particular design elements and trends
from different periods and cultures. This structure brings together
works of historical importance and modern innovation to create a
volume that will delight bibliophiles and anyone passionate about
book design and production.
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Four-volume collection featuring Marvel Comics superheroes. In
'X-Men Origins - Wolverine' (2009) Hugh Jackman reprises his role
as clawed mutant Wolverine, formerly James Logan, in this
blockbuster action prequel. The film, set over the years leading up
to the events of the 2003 'X-Men' movie, follows the young Logan
from the first awakenings of his mutant powers in childhood up to
his amnesiac rebirth as Wolverine, and recounts his tumultuous
relationship with his ferocious half-brother, Victor Creed, aka
Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and the events that lead him to sign
up to the ominous Weapon X programme. In 'Daredevil' (2003), Ben
Affleck stars as Matt Murdock who, after being blinded by a
spillage of toxic waste when he was a boy, develops his other
senses to an incredible degree, allowing him to navigate the city
with pinpoint accuracy. Now he works by day as a lawyer, and by
night he becomes the Daredevil when he uses his supersenses to
continue his fight against underworld supervillain Kingpin (Michael
Clarke Duncan). In 'Elektra' (2005) Jennifer Garner plays Elektra
Natchios, a hired assassin who is reunited with her old martial
arts master, Stick (Terence Stamp). When she is given an assignment
to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kristin
Prout), her conscience gets the better of her and she decides to
protect them instead, provoking the wrath of martial arts syndicate
'The Hand'. Finally, in 'Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer'
(2007), the sequel to the 2005 adaptation of the comic book, Sue
Storm, aka The Invisible Girl (Jessica Alba), and Reed Richards,
aka Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), prepare for their upcoming,
superhero-studded wedding celebration. But Reed is preoccupied by
reports of a bizarre, comet-like object hurtling toward the Earth
with tremendous force. When the object hits the island of
Manhattan, destroying much of the city in its wake, its identity
becomes resoundingly clear: 'it' is actually a psychotic villain
known as The Silver Surfer (voice of Laurence Fishburne) who aims
to destroy the Earth. Sue and Reed decide to summon Ben Grimm, aka
The Thing (Michael Chiklis), and Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch
(Chris Evans), to take on the Surfer - and end up battling not only
him, but an obnoxious army general (Andre Braugher) and the
cantankerous Victor Von Doom (Julian MacMahon), who has broken out
of the icy prison that held him captive at the end of the first
movie.
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Romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel and Danny
DeVito. Beth Harper (Bell) is a young, career-driven New Yorker who
has hitherto been very unlucky in love. While on a whirlwind trip
to Rome for her sister's wedding, she is attracted to the best man,
Nick (Duhamel), but is dismayed to see him with another woman and
turns to drink to drown her disappointment. In her drunken state
she delves for coins in the famed 'Fontana de Amore', and is amazed
on her return to New York to find herself being pursued by not one
but five love-crazed men - including the delectable Nick. But is he
really in love with her, or simply under the fountain's spell?
Mark Smoot, professional Landscape architect and passionate photographer from California, took a job in South Africa in 1982 at the height of Apartheid. Fascinated to learn about this new world, he began taking road trips, exploring dusty roads and remote villages with his Nikon on the car seat beside him.
Mark’s focus soon became the self-built, rural homes of the indigenous peoples that he found to be meticulously maintained, decorated with loving care and fitting in complete harmony with their surroundings. The resulting portfolio of 577 full-colour photographs, taken over seven years and poignantly capturing a time and cultures that no longer exist, remained boxed away for decades as Mark continued to travel and work around the world. Finally, while locked down during the global covid-19 pandemic, Mark took out the photographs and put them together with 26 sketch illustrations, construction methods, tribal histories and his memories of adventures into this 303 page volume.
Mark’s work provides a rare insight into the lives (at that time) of indigenous peoples from 14 tribal groups of 6 different countries and the complex historical forces that impacted their traditions and vernacular architecture.
In Red Modernism, Mark Steven asserts that modernism was highly
attuned-and aesthetically responsive-to the overall spirit of
communism. He considers the maturation of American poetry as a
longitudinal arc, one that roughly followed the rise of the USSR
through the Russian Revolution and its subsequent descent into
Stalinism, opening up a hitherto underexplored domain in the
political history of avant-garde literature. In doing so, Steven
amplifies the resonance among the universal idea of communism, the
revolutionary socialist state, and the American modernist poem.
Focusing on three of the most significant figures in modernist
poetry-Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, and Louis
Zukofsky-Steven provides a theoretical and historical introduction
to modernism's unique sense of communism while revealing how
communist ideals and references were deeply embedded in modernist
poetry. Moving between these poets and the work of T. S. Eliot,
Langston Hughes, Muriel Rukeyser, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens,
and many others, the book combines a detailed analysis of technical
devices and poetic values with a rich political and economic
context. Persuasively charting a history of the avant-garde
modernist poem in relation to communism, beginning in the 1910s and
reaching into the 1940s, Red Modernism is an audacious examination
of the twinned history of politics and poetry.
Originally published in 1995. A comprehensive survey of housing
policy throughout Europe, anchored in a thorough analysis of the
UK, this book is a text for students of housing at the
undergraduate and graduate levels. The book considers housing
tenure types and looks at standards of living, housing stock,
housing allowances and subsidies and European funds. There are
separate chapters for France, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands and
Sweden. The later chapters focus on Britain and look more in depth
at population issues and economics and address regional policy.
The last two decades have seen a marked growth in comparative
research within the field of housing studies. This reflects the
increasing globalisation of housing finance and therefore the
interconnectedness of housing markets, growing interest among
researchers and policy makers in learning from developments in
other countries and the availability of more funding and better
comparative data to support their endeavours. Concurrently,
comparative housing research has become more sophisticated, as
research training has improved, the number of journals publishing
this research has increased and researchers have become what one
might call more 'methodologically aware'. However, despite these
developments, there is no single volume book that deals with the
distinct challenges that arise from comparative housing research,
compared to other fields of comparative policy analysis. These
challenges relate to spatial fixity of housing, its dual role as a
consumption and investment good, and as the "wobbly pillar" of the
welfare state, which is delivered using a complex mix of government
and market supports. This volume reflects on the significant
methodological strides made in the comparative housing research
field during this period. The book also considers the considerable
challenges that remain if comparative housing research is to match
the methodological and theoretical sophistication evident in other
comparative social science fields and maps a route for this
journey. This book was published as a special issue of the
International Journal of Housing Policy.
This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in
Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the volume is
examination of Iron Age burials, which included chariots, swords,
and spears, along with inclusion of earlier Prehistoric and later
Roman activity. The excavations have enabled further scientific
evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age population and
secure chronologies for artefacts. New evidence from osteological
analysis gives support for Warrior Graves and burial rites. The
volume also examines the Pocklington shield, which has been
described as one of the most significant pieces of Iron Age art.
The exceptional finds, including a dismantled chariot with horses
and an upright chariot also with horses, captured the world’s
media and the public imagination. The excavations at Pocklington in
2017 and 2018 were featured on BBC 4’s Digging for Britain series
and was voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018.
Anglian elements will be included in an additional volume.
Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable
Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan
to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from
the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until
the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey
of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color
prints. Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese
Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of
woodblock prints-who were often the driving force determining which
prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass
circulation for a chance at critical and popular success.
Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed
information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists
and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the
world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will
be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the
general art enthusiast.
Originally published in 1995. A comprehensive survey of housing
policy throughout Europe, anchored in a thorough analysis of the
UK, this book is a text for students of housing at the
undergraduate and graduate levels. The book considers housing
tenure types and looks at standards of living, housing stock,
housing allowances and subsidies and European funds. There are
separate chapters for France, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands and
Sweden. The later chapters focus on Britain and look more in depth
at population issues and economics and address regional policy.
This volume features a series of debates which arise from
individual countries' differing housing needs within the confines
of European integration. Key issues are addressed in four principal
sections. First, the consequences of European integration for
different housing markets is examined. Charting the progress made
towards the integration of housing finance markets and the
development of a Europe-wide construction industry, explanations
for the differing levels of housing investment are sought and the
problems that arise from housing market volatility. Secondly, a
series of policies are examined, including the impact that the
Maastricht Treaty. Thirdly, the social consequences of European
integration are examined assessing income, distribution,
homelessness and marginal housing estates. The final section
provides descriptive accounts of housing in the Nordic countries
and in Eastern Europe. By exploring member state disparities
between demand and supply of both subsidies and housing provision,
the authors demonstrate that progress towards European integration
in housing systems and poliicies is a complex yet crucial issue.
This volume features a series of debates which arise from
individual countries' differing housing needs within the confines
of European integration. Key issues are addressed in four principal
sections. First, the consequences of European integration for
different housing markets is examined. Charting the progress made
towards the integration of housing finance markets and the
development of a Europe-wide construction industry, explanations
for the differing levels of housing investment are sought and the
problems that arise from housing market volatility. Secondly, a
series of policies are examined, including the impact that the
Maastricht Treaty. Thirdly, the social consequences of European
integration are examined assessing income, distribution,
homelessness and marginal housing estates. The final section
provides descriptive accounts of housing in the Nordic countries
and in Eastern Europe. By exploring member state disparities
between demand and supply of both subsidies and housing provision,
the authors demonstrate that progress towards European integration
in housing systems and poliicies is a complex yet crucial issue.
Offering a fresh take on laser engineering, Laser Modeling: A
Numerical Approach with Algebra and Calculus presents algebraic
models and traditional calculus-based methods in tandem to make
concepts easier to digest and apply in the real world. Each
technique is introduced alongside a practical, solved example based
on a commercial laser. Assuming some knowledge of the nature of
light, emission of radiation, and basic atomic physics, the text:
Explains how to formulate an accurate gain threshold equation as
well as determine small-signal gain Discusses gain saturation and
introduces a novel pass-by-pass model for rapid implementation of
"what if?" scenarios Outlines the calculus-based Rigrod approach in
a simplified manner to aid in comprehension Considers thermal
effects on solid-state lasers and other lasers with new and
efficient quasi-three-level materials Demonstrates how the
convolution method is used to predict the effect of temperature
drift on a DPSS system Describes the technique and technology of
Q-switching and provides a simple model for predicting output power
Addresses non-linear optics and supplies a simple model for
calculating optimal crystal length Examines common laser systems,
answering basic design questions and summarizing parameters
Includes downloadable Microsoft (R) Excel (TM) spreadsheets,
allowing models to be customized for specific lasers Don't let the
mathematical rigor of solutions get in the way of understanding the
concepts. Laser Modeling: A Numerical Approach with Algebra and
Calculus covers laser theory in an accessible way that can be
applied immediately, and numerically, to real laser systems.
Public housing was once an important strand in western housing
policies, but is seldom seen as a mainstream policy instrument for
the future. In contrast, in many East Asian countries large public
housing programs are underway. Behind these generalizations, there
are exceptions, too. By including perspectives of scholars from
across the world, this book provides new insights into public
housing in its various forms. It contains in-depth chapters on
public housing in five East Asian countries and six Western
countries, together with three comparative overview chapters.
"Teaching Yoga" is an essential resource for new and experienced
teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in
refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher
training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's
leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and
schools, "Teaching Yoga" is also ideal for use as a core textbook
in yoga teacher training programs.
Drawing on a wide spectrum of perspectives, and featuring more than
150 photographs and illustrations, the book covers fundamental
topics of yoga philosophy and history, including a historical
presentation of classical yoga literature: the Vedas, Upanishads,
Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras of Pataljali, and the main historical
sources on tantra and early hatha yoga. Each of the eleven major
styles of contemporary yoga is described, with a brief history of
its development and the distinguishing elements of its teachings.
Exploring traditional and modern aspects of anatomy and physiology,
the book provides extensive support and tools for teaching 108 yoga
poses ("asanas"), breathing techniques ("pranayama"), and
meditation. "Teaching Yoga" offers practical advice for classroom
setup, planning and sequencing classes, as well as the process
involved in becoming a teacher and sustaining oneself in the
profession. The book has over 200 bibliographic sources, a
comprehensive index, and a useful appendix that lists associations,
institutes, organizations, and professional resources for yoga
teachers.
Public housing was once an important strand in western housing
policies, but is seldom seen as a mainstream policy instrument for
the future. In contrast, in many East Asian countries large public
housing programs are underway. Behind these generalizations, there
are exceptions, too. By including perspectives of scholars from
across the world, this book provides new insights into public
housing in its various forms. It contains in-depth chapters on
public housing in five East Asian countries and six Western
countries, together with three comparative overview chapters.
A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together
literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social
class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the
globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark Steven traces
the history of class war from the Haitian Revolution to Black Lives
Matter. Surveying the literature of revolution, from the poetry of
Shelley and Byron to the novels of Émile Zola and Jack London,
exploring the writings of Frantz Fanon, Che Guevara, and Assata
Shakur, Class War reveals the interplay between military action and
the politics of class, showing how solidarity flourishes in times
of conflict. Written with verve and ranging across diverse
historical settings, Class War traverses industrial battles,
guerrilla insurgencies, and anticolonial resistance, as well as
large-scale combat operations waged against capitalism's regimes
and its interstate system. In our age of economic crisis,
ecological catastrophe, and planetary unrest, Steven tells the
stories of those whose actions will help guide future militants
toward a revolutionary horizon.
"Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes" presents
the essential principles and methods for planning and sequencing
yoga classes. Addressing one of the most popular topics in the yoga
profession, this book offers sixty-seven model sequences of yoga
poses ("asanas") that cover the broad range of yoga student
experience, including multiple sequences for beginning,
intermediate, and advanced students; yoga for kids, teens, women
across the life cycle, and seniors; classes to relieve depression
and anxiety; and sequences for each of the major chakras and
ayurvedic constitutions. Each sequence provides guidance for
teaching the different breathing ("pranayama") and meditation
techniques that give yoga its transformative power.
Enhanced with over 2,000 instructional photos and an elaborate
guide to the constituent elements of over 150 yoga asanas, the book
draws equally from ancient yoga philosophy and contemporary
insights into functional anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology.
The nuanced interrelationships among asanas within and between the
seven asana families are explored and the anatomy of opening and
stabilizing each pose is explained for sequences designed around
specific needs and intentions. A comprehensive appendix includes a
glossary of yoga-related terms, an alphabetical asana index with
thumbnail photographs of each asana, a class planning worksheet,
representative sequences from several popular styles of hatha yoga,
and a list of resources for further exploring sequencing and the
larger practice of teaching yoga.
Offering a fresh take on laser engineering, Laser Modeling: A
Numerical Approach with Algebra and Calculus presents algebraic
models and traditional calculus-based methods in tandem to make
concepts easier to digest and apply in the real world. Each
technique is introduced alongside a practical, solved example based
on a commercial laser. Assuming some knowledge of the nature of
light, emission of radiation, and basic atomic physics, the text:
Explains how to formulate an accurate gain threshold equation as
well as determine small-signal gain Discusses gain saturation and
introduces a novel pass-by-pass model for rapid implementation of
"what if?" scenarios Outlines the calculus-based Rigrod approach in
a simplified manner to aid in comprehension Considers thermal
effects on solid-state lasers and other lasers with new and
efficient quasi-three-level materials Demonstrates how the
convolution method is used to predict the effect of temperature
drift on a DPSS system Describes the technique and technology of
Q-switching and provides a simple model for predicting output power
Addresses non-linear optics and supplies a simple model for
calculating optimal crystal length Examines common laser systems,
answering basic design questions and summarizing parameters
Includes downloadable Microsoft (R) Excel (TM) spreadsheets,
allowing models to be customized for specific lasers Don't let the
mathematical rigor of solutions get in the way of understanding the
concepts. Laser Modeling: A Numerical Approach with Algebra and
Calculus covers laser theory in an accessible way that can be
applied immediately, and numerically, to real laser systems.
The quintessential guide to yoga assisting and hands-on teaching,
"Yoga Adjustments" introduces the art and practice of providing
yoga assists to yoga students. Addressing one of the most important
topics in the yoga field, expert yoga instructor and best-selling
author Mark Stephens covers the philosophy of yoga practice, the
sensibilities of touch in teaching yoga and improving alignment,
the seven principles of hands-on yoga teaching, and the twenty-five
most effective methods of tactile cueing. An invaluable resource
for all yoga teachers, teacher trainers, and serious yoga students,
this book includes a foreword by yoga star Shiva Rea as well as
over 850 unique instructional photos and explanatory captions
demonstrating precise ways of guiding a variety of flowing
sequences.
Opening with an in-depth discussion of the philosophy of yoga
assisting, Part I--"Foundations" describes the methods and
techniques of giving yoga assistance, with detailed discussions of
all of the elements of yoga assisting including communicating with
students, qualities of touch, the five basic steps of providing
hands-on cues, hands-on positioning and stance.
Part II--"Applications" demonstrates how to assist students in each
of over 100 postures in the seven families of "asanas" (poses).
Each chapter begins with background on an asana family and close
consideration of its foundation asana. Each asana is presented in a
two-page spread with photos that show how to give students
effective guidance and support. Part III--"Evolution" offers
thoughts on the further development of yoga in the twenty-first
century.
Ditch negative thoughts, smash procrastination, break bad habits,
stress less, sleep well, live pain-free, overcome weight issues,
fix your phobias and ease anxiety with Mind Free. Mark Stephens has
worked with thousands of people struggling to overcome life's
biggest challenges. In this life-changing book he shares his proven
formula of meditation and mindful self-hypnosis developed over
decades spent improving the lives of others. Mind Free includes
empowering self-hypnosis scripts and meditations, key lessons,
hypnotic affirmations and inspiring case studies of real people who
have used these techniques to achieve amazing results. You'll
discover the '21 States' - the powerful positive states we all need
in our lives - and learn how to overcome whatever is stopping you
reaching your full potential. This ground-breaking guide will help
you to use the power of your mind to transform your life.
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