In the first decades of the twentieth century, the art critic Roger Fry introduced English-speaking audiences to modern French art and formalist aesthetic theory. "A Roger Fry Reader, " edited by Christopher Reed, brings together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Fry's essays. Most app[...]
With coverage of the financial and economic crisis and integrated digital and course management options, this book provides planning and management tools, like homework that is automatically assigned, graded, and recorded online, or tracking of students' time spent with online resources.[...]
Ever wonder what economic factors might help determine your first job after college? If a tax on soda would really reduce obesity? What factors have affected housing prices? Or whether a tax rebate is better than a tax bonus? This title answers these questions and many more. It includes comprehensiv[...]
"Boarding House" shows an imaginary space of transient residence, of coming and goings, of people without homes, sheltering in an abode that they are using for their immediate survival. The structure is basic and fundamental and it is furnished with objects that are necessarily for an elementary exi[...]
Learn the basics of digital recording, each step of the signal path, and everything from microphone placement to mixing strategy through the eyes and ears of "The Immortal" Roger Nichols, master engineer. From scientifically analyzing the differences between condenser, ribbon, and dynamic microphone[...]
The quintessential suave hero, Roger Moore has had an extraordinary career that has spanned seven decades, from early television to the golden age of Hollywood and on to international superstardom. This autobiography presents his recollections of playing some of the world's most famous roles alongsi[...]
Brother Roger Schutz (1915-2005) was the beloved founder of Taize, an ecumenical monastic community in France, dedicated to reconciliation among Christians and all peoples. In recent decades Taize became a pilgrimage site for young people from around the world. This book presents the best of his spi[...]
The bestselling author of Set Your Voice Free gives listeners the power to change how others perceive them, and how they see themselves. with insights and exercises to help anyone transform their voice and overall demeanor. Original.[...]
Roger Verge, proprietor of the famous Moulin de Mougins near Cannes, is a master of modern cuisine. Following the resounding success of his prize-winning "Entertaining in the French Style," this fully updated edition of "New Entertaining in the French Style" showcases contemporary versions of over f[...]
En av de största filmstjärnorna, en levande legend, berättar om sitt spännande liv med öppenhet, charm och humor.
Som själva sinnebilden för en engelsk gentleman - elegant, stilig och alltid med ett småleende på läpparna - har han gestaltat en mängd oförglömliga roller på b[...]
For many decades, the proponents of 'artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, co[...]
Economic Geography: An Institutional Approach provides a comprehensive study of the economic activities of markets in place and space. The distinctiveness of this book is in its institutional approach towards understanding how place and space shape economic processes. The text argues that the market[...]
Understanding the functioning of ecosystems requires the understanding of the interactions between consumer species and their resources. How do these interactions affect the variations of population abundances? How do population abundances determine the impact of predators on their prey? The view de[...]
The Language of Sexual Misconduct Cases analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. Roger W. Shuy describes eleven court cases for which he served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists. The boo[...]
"North in the World" presents 121 poems by Rolf Jacobsen (1907-1994), one of Norway's greatest modern poets. Garnering the highest praise of critics, Jacobsen won many of Norway's and Sweden's most prestigious literary awards, including the Swedish Academy's Dobloug Prize and the Grand Nordic Prize,[...]
One million women served in the Red Army on the Eastern Front in the Second World War, resisting the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union; genocidal, misogynist, warfare of unprecedented ferocity. Another 28,000 women fought with the partisans. Mass participation by women in warfare on such a scale is [...]
Reporting on violence is one of the most problematic features of journalistic practice-the area most frequently criticized by the public and those on the receiving end of that coverage. Now in its second edition, Covering Violence remains a crucial guide for becoming a sensitive and responsible rep[...]
Lives of the Laureates offers readers an informal history of modern economic thought as told through autobiographical essays by twenty-three Nobel Prize laureates in Economics. The essays not only provide unique insights into major economic ideas of our time but also shed light on the processes of i[...]
This work outlines lessons from the past that are relevant to today's conflicts and focuses on French military actions against counterinsurgents during the 1940's and 50's. This revised and updated edition is part of the highly acclaimed "Praeger Security International Classics of Counterinsurgency"[...]
In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Ca[...]
Explores the political significance of the development of historical revisionism in the USSR under Khrushchev in the wake of the 20th Congress of the CPSU and its demise with the onset of the "period of stagnation" under Brezhnev. On the basis of intensive interviews and original manuscript material[...]