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Paul Smith (Paperback)
Tom Chambers; Contributions by Jonathan Ive, Paul Smith
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A timely celebration of British design legend Sir Paul Smith and
his one-of-a-kind creativity
This innovative book captures the unique spirit of British fashion icon
Sir Paul Smith through 50 objects chosen by Sir Paul himself for the
inspiration they have provided him over the years – from a wax plate of
spaghetti and a Dieter Rams radio to a Mario Bellini Cab chair and a
bicycle seat.
Each object has impacted his worldview, his creative process, and his
adherence to a design approach that’s always imbued with distinctly
British wit and eccentricity. The book covers subjects as varied as
breaking down the formality of wearing a suit, the importance of wit,
and the benefits of remaining independent in an increasingly
monopolized world, and includes personal contributions – handwritten
notes, a sketch, or photograph – from such fashion and design
heavyweights as Manolo Blahnik, Inès de la Fressange, Martin Parr, and
John Pawson.
Updated with a fresh new fabric cover featuring the brand’s signature
stripe and a brand-new preface written by Sir Paul especially for this
edition, Paul Smith provides the ultimate insight into one of the
fashion world’s most-loved creators.
Although this is a technical publication, it is written for
students and professionals who choose to operate at the 'sharp end'
and want to understand and enjoy pigs and enhance pig comfort with
the help of applied science. The book aims to identify best advice,
best practice and best products for the specialized pig
environment. It nurtures an attitude of continuous improvement that
will not only better the lot of pigs and pig people but also
increase the likelihood of improved consumer satisfaction and
sustained profitability.
Interesting accounts, tales, situations, and scenarios told through
true short stories, each followed up with a train of thought: each
particular train of thought being a philosophical viewpoint on the
specific life lesson learned.
A landmark publication that captures the beautiful richness of
every aspect of trees and their importance for science, culture and
the future of humankind. Trees feed us, shelter us, inspire us and
heal us. In a world facing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest
and a pressing climate emergency, the importance of these primeval
beings in shaping our future is hard to understate. Generously
illustrated and organized according to tree lifecycle - from seeds,
leaves and form to wood, flowers and fruit - this book celebrates
the great diversity and beauty of the 60,000 tree species that
inhabit our planet. Exquisite details are rendered by surprising
photography and infographics: intricate bark and leaf patterns,
intertwined ecosystems, colourful flower displays, archaic wooden
wheels and timber houses. Integral to science, art and culture,
fundamental and fragile, dependent and depended on, the vitality of
trees is revealed like never before.
THIS SIMPLE BOOK IS A MEANS TO A SERENE STATE OF MIND; IT IS ABOUT
A WAY OF THINKING AND CONTROLLING YOUR FEELINGS, A WAY OF SEEING
THINGS AND DEALING WITH OTHERS, BELIEVING IN YOURSELF AND AN
ULTIMATE UNDERSTANDING ON THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE.
Illuminating one of the most pervasive issues of our time, Popular
Culture is the first book to link the importance and implications
of popular culture with pedagogical practice. It shows how cultural
forms such as Hollywood films, pop music, soap operas, and
televangelism are organized by gender, age, class, race, and
ethnicity, thus providing the contradictory text that both enables
and disables emancipatory interest, so fundamental to the formation
of self and society. What emerges is a redefinition of the very
notion of popular culture.
The British Media Industries offers an accessible introduction to
how the media in Britain operates and the impact that recent
political, economic and technological developments have had on the
nature of media industries today. Split into two sections, this
book starts by exploring approaches to understanding contemporary
media industries through political, economic and technological
terms. The second section delves further into issues and practices
relating to individual media industries including newspapers,
magazines, film, television, music, videogames and social media.
The book adopts a political economy approach and is designed to
engage students in an accessible way with key issues around the
ownership and control of different sectors of the British media; UK
and EU government regulation of the media, including content
regulation and market/economic regulation; and the corporate
strategies employed by leading media players, such as the BBC, News
Corporation, Google and Apple. Topics are contextualised within an
increasingly international media marketplace and students will be
familiarised with concepts such as globalisation and media
imperialization. End-of-chapter exercises and case studies help
readers solidify their understanding of key concepts as they work
through the text. This is an essential textbook for undergraduate
students approaching British media industries for the first time
and will also be relevant to students undertaking introductory
courses in Media Management and Media Economics.
Don't get in that car without looking in the back seat! Everyone
has heard the story about such-and-such, and while it sounds
impossible, so-and-so swears that it must be true. Often gory,
disgusting, shocking, and surprising, urban legends are central to
everyday experience. From high schools and colleges to offices and
organizations, urban legends are everywhere. This book collects
more than 150 urban legends from around the world, such as The
Mutilated Shopper, The Devil at the Disco, and The Thug in the Back
Seat. The tales are grouped in thematic chapters, and each entry
includes an introductory discussion of the legend and its presence
in popular culture, the text of the legend, suggestions for further
reading, and cross-references to similar tales. The volume closes
with a selected, general bibliography and a detailed index.
Literature students will welcome the opportunity to read and write
about these legends, social studies students will value them as a
reflection of contemporary culture, and general readers will enjoy
browsing them and learning more about their background and
significance. Don't pick up that hitchhiker! Don't get in that car
without looking in the back seat! If you knew what they put in
that, no way would you eat it! Urban legends are central to
everyday experience. Everyone has heard the story about
such-and-such, and while it sounds impossible, so-and-so swears
that it must be true. These legends are everywhere, from high
schools and colleges to offices and organizations. They appear in
films, television series, and novels, and are now widely spread
over the Internet. This book collects and annotates more than 150
urban legends from around the world and is a valuable resource for
students, general readers, and anyone interested in contemporary
culture.
Wag, an enterprising dog, is unique. He can talk. The family pet
strives to keep his secret in a series of adventures with young
twins Lucy and Tom during the summer in World War Two. It's Wag who
discovers a German airman dangling by his parachute from a tree
after his plane is shot down. And he helps recapture the flier
following his escape. He and the twins make friends with two
teenage French refugees - and later make a startling discovery. Wag
comes face-to-face with Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime
leader. Tense nights in the family air raid shelter. The drama of
an unexploded bomb. Moments of comedy such as when Wag chases a cat
into a prison during an outing. The year 1943 ends on a proud note
when Wag is presented with a medal by the King in Buckingham
Palace...for exposing a Nazi spy.
There are poems about animal observations and nature. There are
poems about classical music composers. There are poems about
goblins, vikings, and trolls. There are many, many other
miscellaneous poems. Some grim, some humorous. Much Burtonesque
drawings throughout.
Each chapter can be read independently, so useful to a variety of
courses. It presupposes no prior knowledge, so useful for
introductory, as well as more advanced, courses. It enables
students to progress from practical issues to moral theories. It
introduces debates over controversial and topical moral and
political issues - drug laws, punishment, civil disobedience, and
global poverty. It presents clear and concise examination of key
concepts in moral and political theory - liberty, liberty-limiting
principles (harm, offence, paternalism, and harmless wrongdoing),
rights, equality and social justice.This title provides a clear and
concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which
critically analyzes arguments about controversial and topical
practical issues - drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil
disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global
poverty.
Chemical Modelling: Applications and Theory comprises critical
literature reviews of molecular modelling, both theoretical and
applied. Molecular modelling in this context refers to modelling
the structure, properties and reactions of atoms, molecules &
materials. Each chapter is compiled by experts in their fields and
provides a selective review of recent literature. With chemical
modelling covering such a wide range of subjects, this Specialist
Periodical Report serves as the first port of call to any chemist,
biochemist, materials scientist or molecular physicist needing to
acquaint themselves of major developments in the area. Specialist
Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage
in major areas of chemical research. Compiled by teams of leading
authorities in the relevant subject areas, the series creates a
unique service for the active research chemist, with regular,
in-depth accounts of progress in particular fields of chemistry.
Subject coverage within different volumes of a given title is
similar and publication is on an annual or biennial basis. Current
subject areas covered are Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins,
Carbohydrate Chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical Modelling. Applications
and Theory, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance, Organometallic Chemistry. Organophosphorus Chemistry,
Photochemistry and Spectroscopic Properties of Inorganic and
Organometallic Compounds. From time to time, the series has altered
according to the fluctuating degrees of activity in the various
fields, but these volumes remain a superb reference point for
researchers.
Future Christ is one of the first English translations of the work
of Francois Laruelle, one of the most exciting voices in
contemporary French philosophy and the creator of the practice of
'non-philosophy'. In this work Laruelle draws on material from the
traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Gnosticism, but he does so
by suspending their authority. This adventure in non-philosophy
does not claim to think for religion, but from it as material and
with disinterest towards its self-given status as ultimate
authority. This provocative, yet remarkably accessible book
introduces philosophy to the lessons of heresy and makes use of
them in a non-philosophical "dualysis" of messianism and
apocalypticism. Laruelle investigates the "heretic question",
analogous to but historically distinguished from the "Jewish
question", to develop a "non-Christian science" that struggles
against and for our World. Future Christ thus opens up novel ways
of thinking within existing religious and philosophical thought and
marks an incisive and wide-ranging non-philosophical engagement
with key contemporary debates in philosophy and theology.
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