Kirja on jaettu kuuteen osaan - Valmistelu, Matkalla, Valo, Aiheet, Teemat ja Liitteet - jotka auttavat valmistautumaan matkalle, tarjoavat arvokasta käytännön tietoa matkalla ollessa, ja opettavat maailman arvostetuimpiin kuuluvan matkakuvaajan upeiden kuvien kautta miten, mitä ja koska kuvata.[...]

To mark the 40th anniversary of Insight Guides, the leading publisher of visual travel guides, we are publishing our very own Insight Guide to Travel Photography. This practical and informative guide will appeal to keen amateurs as well as complete beginners and covers everything from the history of[...]

Artist's Handmade Houses examines the homes and studios crafted by a diverse group of artists from New York to California, including such greats as George Nakashima, Henry Varnum Poor, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Henry Mercer, Frederic Church, Paolo Santi and Russel Wright, among others. Each arti[...]

Music in Pacific Island Cultures is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, Second Edition, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of[...]

A source of fascination to the West, China's renowned art objects and traditional manufactured products have long been sought by collectors. "Things Chinese" presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of Chinese culture and together present a window onto the people, the history and the societ[...]

Fetal heart rate monitoring affects the lives of millions of women and infants every year in the United States alone. Used by all members of the obstetric team - nurses, students, midwives, and physicians - it is the primary method to assess fetal oxygenation in both the antepartum and intrapartum s[...]

From Borges to Garcia Marquez, Vargas Llosa, Marias or Bolano , the Spanish language has given us some of the 20th century's most beloved writers. But as the reach of Spanish culture extends far beyond Spain and Latin America, and the US tilts towards a majority Hispanic population, the time is righ[...]

A writer chronicles the surrender of her body to MS; a woman running a substance-abuse clinic faces challenges from clients, donors and her own past; two brothers fix up a house - but can't quite fix the aging parents who will live in it. From the chalky horse-pills of faceless pharmaceutical conglo[...]