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'Funny, arty and just a little bit naughty, the Art Avenger is
amazing!' Matt Lucas 'Very funny . . . I learned tons about art and
laughed A LOT.' Joe Lycett A laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure
featuring Trixie Pickle, the Banksy of her school. Trixie loves art
and hates bullies - and so decides to become an Art Avenger,
righting wrongs at her school through art. She uses Picasso,
Pollock and Ofili to teach bullies a lesson, get out of lessons and
help those in need, like an arty Robin Hood. Highly illustrated
throughout by Olaf and with fact files of hilarious and irreverent
details about real artists, Trixie Pickle is perfect for fans of
Konnie Huq, Sam Copeland and Liz Pichon.
Discusses terminology associated with orientations, texture, and
their representation, as well as the diffraction of radiation, a
phenomenon that is the basis for almost all texture analysis.
Covers data acquisition, as well as representation and evaluation
related to the well-established methods of macrotexture analysis.
Updated to include experimental details of the latest transmission
or scanning electron microscope-based techniques for microstructure
analysis, including EBSD. Describes how microtexture data are
evaluated and represented and emphasizes the advances in
orientation microscopy and mapping, and advanced issues concerning
crystallographic aspects of interfaces and connectivity. Offers new
and innovative grain boundary descriptions and examples.
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Blobfish (Paperback)
Olaf Falafel; Illustrated by Olaf Falafel
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R177
Discovery Miles 1 770
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A heartfelt and humorous adventure from the bottom of the sea and
beyond, following one fish on an epic journey. Deep, deep, deep
under the sea … lives Blobfish! Blobfish loves telling jokes,
although he has no one to share them with, so he sets off on an
adventure to find a friend. But sometimes friends turn up in the
most unexpected places, even at the bottom of the ocean. This
heartfelt and humorous story gently introduces children to themes
of friendship, belonging and the issue of plastics in our oceans.
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Noms De Guerres (Paperback)
Olaf Nicolai; Edited by Olaf Nicolai, Markus Dressen
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R770
Discovery Miles 7 700
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Discusses terminology associated with orientations, texture, and
their representation, as well as the diffraction of radiation, a
phenomenon that is the basis for almost all texture analysis.
Covers data acquisition, as well as representation and evaluation
related to the well-established methods of macrotexture analysis.
Updated to include experimental details of the latest transmission
or scanning electron microscope-based techniques for microstructure
analysis, including EBSD. Describes how microtexture data are
evaluated and represented and emphasizes the advances in
orientation microscopy and mapping, and advanced issues concerning
crystallographic aspects of interfaces and connectivity. Offers new
and innovative grain boundary descriptions and examples.
The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) remains a puzzling and complex
subject for students and scholars alike. This is hardly surprising
since it is often contested among historians whether it is actually
appropriate to speak of a single war or a series of conflicts.
Similarly emphasis is also put on the different motives for going
to war, as conflicting religious and political interests were
involved. This Research Companion brings together leading scholars
in the field to synthesize the range of existing research on the
war, which is still fragmented and divided along national
historical lines, and to further explore the complexities of the
conflict using an innovative comparative approach. The Companion is
designed to provide scholars and graduate students with a
comprehensive and authoritative overview of research on one of the
most destructive conflicts in European history.
Green Finance is heralded in theory and practice as the new panacea
- the ideal way to support the green transition of businesses into
more sustainable, environmentally responsible forms, by means of
incentivized financial investments. This handbook offers the most
authoritative overview of Green Finance to date, presenting the
state of the art, and including innovative directions from leading
academics and practitioners. It focuses on Green Finance in a
comprehensive way, discussing its characteristics, underlying
principles and mechanisms. The book carefully illuminates the
issues surrounding Green Finance and delineate its boundaries,
mapping out and displaying the disparate voices, traditions and
professional communities engaged in green and sustainable finance
activities. Specifically, it examines the Environmental in the
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measurements, while also
discussing the interplay between E, S and G. It develops a range of
analytic approaches to the subject, both appreciative and critical,
and synthesizes new theoretical constructs that make better sense
of hybrid financial relationships. Furthermore, the handbook
illustrates existing best practice and theory and examines the gaps
to derive the necessary future research questions. It highlights
the essential issues and debates and provides a robust research
agenda. As such, it helps to create an effective market for the
various green financing instruments through clarification and
standardization. This handbook will be the standard reference work
for a broad audience, encompassing scholars, researchers and
students, but also interested professionals, regulators and
policymakers, wishing to orient themselves in a rapidly developing
and increasingly topical field.
Technological advances in generated molecular and cell biological
data are transforming biomedical research. Sequencing, multi-omics
and imaging technologies are likely to have deep impact on the
future of medical practice. In parallel to technological
developments, methodologies to gather, integrate, visualize and
analyze heterogeneous and large-scale data sets are needed to
develop new approaches for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy.
Systems Medicine: Integrative, Qualitative and Computational
Approaches is an innovative, interdisciplinary and integrative
approach that extends the concept of systems biology and the
unprecedented insights that computational methods and mathematical
modeling offer of the interactions and network behavior of complex
biological systems, to novel clinically relevant applications for
the design of more successful prognostic, diagnostic and
therapeutic approaches. This 3 volume work features 132 entries
from renowned experts in the fields and covers the tools, methods,
algorithms and data analysis workflows used for integrating and
analyzing multi-dimensional data routinely generated in clinical
settings with the aim of providing medical practitioners with
robust clinical decision support systems. Importantly the work
delves into the applications of systems medicine in areas such as
tumor systems biology, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases as
well as immunology and infectious diseases amongst others. This is
a fundamental resource for biomedical students and researchers as
well as medical practitioners who need to need to adopt advances in
computational tools and methods into the clinical practice.
Discussing the civilizatory crisis and processes of refeudalization
this volume brings into dialogue two of the most creative
approaches, in Olaf Kaltmeier and Edgardo Lander, to rethink
capitalism in the 21st century. In Part 1, Olaf Kaltmeier, takes
issue with the state of social inequality in the region,
highlighting the concentration of wealth within the upper 1% of
society in Latin America. Comparing the current economic situation
with the ancient regime, the discussion centers around the new
phenomena like billionaires as president, increased luxury
consumption, an emerging culture of distinction, and the
intensification of land and spatial segregation. In Part 2, Lander
urgently assesses the current state and political legacy of the
"Pink Tide" governments in his essay "Crisis of Civilization."
Reviewing the past two decades of the new millennium, Lander
critiques the failure of these governments to provide alternatives
to extractivism and economic dependencies. Finally, Hans-Jurgen
Burchardt connects the arguments through interviews where both
authors sum their efforts to open the issues to future dialogue.
Refeudalization in Latin America provides an accessible and
thought-provoking political diagnosis from the Global South which
departs from the oft idiosyncratic and cyclical debates of the
Global North to offer new vocabulary for social change. It will
interest scholars and students of global studies, sociology, and
political science.
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Zabriskie Point (Book)
Olaf Nicolai; Designed by Markus Dressen
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R912
Discovery Miles 9 120
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A funny and accessible guide to creative writing, packed with
practical advice, exciting story prompts and a cast of creative
monsters. In the pages of Unleash Your Creative Monster, budding
writers will sink their teeth into story basics, essential writing
tools and the hidden secrets of the wordsmith. Featuring top tips
on finding inspiration, how to keep a story moving and beating
writer's block, this essential guide has everything you need to
unleash your creative monster.
This handbook explores the political economy and governance of the
Americas, placing particular emphasis on collective and intertwined
experiences. Forty-six chapters cover a range of Inter-American key
concepts and dynamics. The flow of peoples, goods, resources,
knowledge and finances have on the one hand promoted
interdependence and integration that cut across borders and link
the countries of North and South America (including the Caribbean)
together. On the other hand, they have contributed to profound
asymmetries between different places. The nature of this
transversally related and multiply interconnected hemispheric
region can only be captured through a transnational,
multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. This handbook
examines the direct and indirect political interventions,
geopolitical imaginaries, inequalities, interlinked economic
developments and the forms of appropriation of the vast natural
resources in the Americas. Expert contributors give a comprehensive
overview of the theories, practices and geographies that have
shaped the economic dynamics of the region and their impact on both
the political and natural landscape. This multidisciplinary
approach will be of interest to a broad array of academic scholars
and students in history, sociology, geography, economics and
political science, as well as cultural, postcolonial, environmental
and globalization studies.
'This is a GREAT book! Funny, charming, original, secretly
educational.' Adam Kay 'Funny, arty and just a little bit naughty,
the Art Avenger is amazing!' Matt Lucas 'Very funny . . . I learned
tons about art and laughed A LOT' Joe Lycett A laugh-out-loud
illustrated adventure featuring Trixie Pickle, the Banksy of her
school. A weird sickness bug has been spreading through Wormwood
Town and everyone is wondering if there's something in the water.
Trixie Pickle Art Avenger uses the power of art to investigate -
can she get to the bottom of the mystery around the town reservoir?
She's got a lot on her plate - being bored to sleep by Money Week
at school, making comics with her best friend Beeks and finding a
way to bring down the local mean girls - but with artistic
inspiration from Botticelli, Damien Hirst and Kehinde Wiley, the
Art Avenger is sure to win the day. Highly illustrated throughout
by Olaf and with fact files of hilarious and irreverent details
about real artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Hokusai, Trixie Pickle
is perfect for fans of Konnie Huq, Sam Copeland and Liz Pichon.
Hosting the Olympic Games: Uncertainty, Debates and Controversy
provides a broad and comprehensive analysis of past Olympic and
Paralympic events, shedding critical light on the future of the
Games with a specific look at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. It
draws attention to the debates and paradox that hosting the Games
presents for the contemporary city. Employing a range of
interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches,
individual chapters highlight the various controversies of the
Games throughout the bidding process, the event itself and its
aftermath. Social Science-based chapters place strong emphasis on
the vital importance of sustainable strategy for contemporary host
cities. Along with environmental concerns whether atmospheric,
microbiological or otherwise, many other requirements, costs and
risks involving security and public expenditure among others are
explored throughout the book. Including a variety of international
and comparative case studies from a range of contributing
academics, this will be essential reading for students and
researchers in the field of Event studies as well as various
disciplines including Tourism, Heritage studies and Urban and
Environmental studies.
This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between
organizational identity and strategy and proposes a practical
strategy making process that helps to avoid the typical pitfalls in
strategic change processes. In doing so, the author bridges an
important gap in management and strategy literature and explains
how to practically link content and process when designing market
strategies. A new conceptual framework is also presented which
emphasizes the importance and dynamics of organizational identity
and corresponding time discrepancies for strategy making. Whilst
most strategists use the economically and analytically 'best'
strategy as a measure, Olaf Rughase introduces a new measure for
strategy making that takes personal feelings, values and
aspirations of organizational members into account. Claiming that
individually desired organizational identities - which can be seen
as individual visions - give direction, motivation and impetus for
strategy action and development, he suggests reaching a shared
desired organizational identity which should then be taken as a
strategy measure. Using rational and analytical factors the shared
desired identity is then challenged and evolved until an attainable
market strategy that works in practice is reached. In this way he
also shows how the organization's customers can be closely
connected to organizational identity in practical strategy making.
By weaving both practice and theory together, this fascinating book
provides a fresh voice on compelling management issues and will be
invaluable to academics, researchers, practitioners, consultants
and students with an interest in strategic and organizational
management.
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Touch (Paperback)
Olaf Olafsson
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R511
R388
Discovery Miles 3 880
Save R123 (24%)
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This volume analyses the narration of the social through music and
the seismographic function of music to detect social problems and
envision alternatives. Beyond state-driven attempts to link musical
production to the official narrative of the nation, mass musical
movements emerged during the 20th century that provided
countercultural and alternative narratives of the prevailing social
context. The Americas contain numerous examples of the strong
connection between music and politics; Woody Guthrie's "This Land
is Your Land" envisioned a socialist transformation of the U.S.,
the Chilean Nueva Cancion created a narrative and affective frame
for the recognition of popular culture as a central element of the
cultural politics of the Chilean way to socialism, and Reggae
emerged as a response to British colonialism, drawing inspiration
and guidance from the pan-Africanist visions of Marcus Garvey.
Providing a significant contribution to the study of music and
politics/social movements from an inter-American perspective, this
book will appeal to students and scholars of U.S. and Latin
American Cultural Studies, Transnational Studies, History and
Political Studies, Area Studies, and Music Studies. For additional
information, please see the authors' Sonic Politics webpage:
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/cias/sonicpolitics/index.html
3D Printing for Product Designers closes the gap between the
rhetoric of 3D printing in manufacturing and the reality for
product designers. It provides practical strategies to support the
adoption and integration of 3D printing into professional practice.
3D printing has evolved over the last decade into a practical
proposition for manufacturing, opening up innovative opportunities
for product designers. From its foundations in rapid prototyping,
additive manufacturing has developed into a range of technologies
suitable for end-use products. This book shows you how to evaluate
and sensitively understand people, process, and products and
demonstrates how solutions for working with additive manufacturing
can be developed in context. It includes a practical, step-by-step
plan for product designers and CEOs aimed at supporting the
successful implementation of 3D printing by stakeholders at all
levels of a manufacturing facility, tailored to their stage of
technology integration and business readiness. It features a wide
range of real-world examples of practice illustrated in full
colour, across industries such as healthcare, construction, and
film, aligning with the strategic approach outlined in the book.
The book can be followed chronologically to guide you to transform
your process for a company, to meet the unique needs of a specific
client, or to be used as a starting point for the product design
entrepreneur. Written by experienced industry professionals and
academics, this is a fundamental reference for product designers,
industrial designers, design engineers, CEOs, consultants, and
makers.
The colonial heritage and its renewed aftermaths - expressed in the
inter-American experiences of slavery, indigeneity, dependence, and
freedom movements, to mention only a few aspects - form a common
ground of experience in the Western Hemisphere. The flow of
peoples, goods, knowledge and finances have promoted
interdependence and integration that cut across borders and link
the countries of North and South America together. The nature of
this transversally related and multiply interconnected region can
only be captured through a transnational, multidisciplinary, and
comprehensive approach. The Routledge Handbook to the History and
Society of the Americas explores the history and society of the
Americas, placing particular emphasis on collective and intertwined
experiences. Forty-four chapters cover a range of concepts and
dynamics in the Americas from the colonial period until the present
century: The shared histories and dynamics of Inter-American
relationships are considered through pre-Hispanic empires,
colonization, European hegemony, migration, multiculturalism, and
political and economic interdependences. Key concepts are selected
and explored from different geopolitical, disciplinary, and
epistemological perspectives. Highlighting the contested character
of key concepts that are usually defined in strict disciplinary
terms, the Handbook provides the basis for a better and deeper
understanding of inter-American entanglements. This
multidisciplinary approach will be of interest to a broad array of
academic scholars and students in history, sociology, political
science cultural, postcolonial, gender, literary, and globalization
studies.
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