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10 X 10by Iona BairdISBN 0714843792 (0-7148-4379-2)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: '10 X 10'Book summary:10X10 is a comprehensive view of new architecture today. 10 of the world's best-informed critics each selected 10 of the world's most exceptional emerging architects. The diverse and innovative projects of these 100 architects make up an inspirational and unique collection of recent architecture. The book features over 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as projects currently under construction and due for completion. Each critic also contributes an essay exclusively for this publication and has selected 10 works from varying genres and media to illustrate the context in which architects operate today. 10X10 is a comprehensive view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 exceptional international architects. It provides a unique opportunity to see a diverse, inspirational collection of recent work, selected by 10 of the world's best informed architectural critics. The architects are presented in A-Z order, with four pages allocated to each practice, including an accompanying text by one of the ten critics. It is intended to be a truly global selection. Some of the architects have yet to gain recognition worldwide, but among the names are those who have achieved international publicity and acclaim for their work during the last ten years. The work shown here features over 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as projects currently under construction and due for completion. 10X10 also features 10 essays written by the critics exclusively for this publication, which give their view of current architectural issues. In addition, they have chosen 10 cultural references, from designed objects to film, theory, and literature, which show the range of influences in today's rapidly changing design environment. Works reproduced in this volume include writings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, David Mamet, and Peter Weibel, among others. [via]
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10 X 10 (Architecture)by Phaidon Press EditorsISBN 0714839221 (0-7148-3922-1)
Hardcover, Phaidon Press
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10 X 10_2 : 10 Critics, 100 Architectsby Miquel Adria, Alberto Campo Baeza, Kurt Forster, Phaidon Press EditorsISBN 0714844411 (0-7148-4441-1)
Hardcover, Phaidon Press
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The Adding Machine: Collected Essaysby William S. BurroughsISBN 0714540730 (0-7145-4073-0)
Hardcover, John Calder
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After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineeringby Steve McConnellISBN 0735608776 (0-7356-0877-6)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering'Book summary:Software developers are supposed to work insane hours, drink only caffeinated beverages, and have no personal lives, all in the interest of shipping the all-important Product. In the popular consciousness, the desperate programming team has acquired a status similar to that of the movie protagonist drinking whiskey alone at a bar--both are examples of ritual self-abuse deemed heroic. In After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering, Steve McConnell argues that the methodical abuse of programmers causes bad code, unhappy people, and reduced profitability in the long run. In place of the existing system of crazy deadlines, clueless marketing, and scattershot programming strategies, McConnell proposes making software engineering into a "true profession." Such a profession would have a well-defined body of core knowledge, a system of professional certifications, and a code of professional ethics.
The question of whether such a "professionalization" of software development is a good idea is up for debate, certainly. It seems that a lot of programming jobs involve standard problems and solutions, which would lend themselves to teaching and testing. On the other hand, quantum-leap innovation has often come from "cowboy" artisans who deviate from the standard practices. Similarly, aggressive technology investors aren't interested in deliberate, standardized work--they want world-beating products (and they want them to market immediately, if not sooner). After the Gold Rush makes a well-reasoned, well-supported argument for a more structured programming profession, and is worthwhile reading for any technology executive or project manager. --David Wall
Topics covered: The problem with "code-and-fix" software development, the elusive nature of a body of knowledge in high-tech subjects, the structure of more traditional engineering professions (civil, chemical, and others), solution design versus implementation, and suggestions for how software engineering professionals might get trained and certified. [via]
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The Art BookISBN 0714836257 (0-7148-3625-7)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
Find This BookBook summary:This user-friendly book is an alphabetical reference guide to 500 of the world's greatest painters and sculptors, from antiquity to the present. Measuring roughly 5 by 6-1/2 inches and now in paperback, The Art Book is not only affordable, but also light, compact, and extremely portable, completely reforming the concept of an art reference book. It is perfect for the coffee table or for the backpack or pocketbook as well. Each artist is represented by a full-color plate and by explanatory and illuminating information on both the image and the artist. Cross references are provided to other artists in the book, and glossaries of technical terms and artistic movements are also included, making the book a valuable reference tool in the art library. Presented are some of the most famous artists of all time and their greatest masterworks--never before have they been so accessible as they are in this format. [via]
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The Art Bookby Phaidon, Claire Van Cleave, Susan StirlingISBN 071484487X (0-7148-4487-X)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art Book'Book summary:There is no introductory essay, there are no comparative illustrations, and there is little placement of these 500 works in historical context. The Art Book is a completely visual survey of the history of art. Each of the 500 great works is arranged by artist from A to Z. Works are not surrounded with historical data, supplemental illustrations, or other works by the artist, which relieves viewers of expectations or influence and allows them to judge each piece as it appears. The editors of the book are not irresponsible, though. Information critical to the work and its creator is unobtrusively listed in upper and lower margins of the page, giving some context and allowing each work to be reproduced as largely as possible. With its large format, elegance, and well-produced illustrations, The Art Book is hard to put down, once you have picked it up. [via]
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The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefieldby Richard Dalby, Herbert Russell WakefieldISBN 0719534933 (0-7195-3493-3)
Hardcover, J. Murray
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The Best of Oscar Wildeby Robert D. Pearce, Robert PearceISBN 0715631497 (0-7156-3149-7)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Best of Oscar Wilde'Book summary:Oscar Wilde is one of the most quotable of authors, as this collection of extracts from his prose clearly demonstrates. It also illustrates the breadth of interest, from the delightfully comic to the profoundly serious, of this supremely talented but ultimately tragic figure. [via]
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Billy Ragsby Ted LewisISBN 071811051X (0-7181-1051-X)
Hardcover, Joseph
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Childcraft: The How and Why LibraryISBN 0716601729 (0-7166-0172-9)
Hardcover, Field Enterprises Educational Corp
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Cityby Clifford D. SimakISBN 0722178573 (0-7221-7857-3)
Hardcover, Sphere
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The Collected Plays of Edward Albeeby Edward AlbeeISBN 071563366X (0-7156-3366-X)
Hardcover, Overlook Press
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Collected Poems in English and Frenchby Samuel BeckettISBN 0714536083 (0-7145-3608-3)
Hardcover, Calder
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Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierceby Ambrose BierceISBN 0735100810 (0-7351-0081-0)
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The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbitby Beatrix PotterISBN 0723229511 (0-7232-2951-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit'Book summary:A collection of the four stories relating all the adventures of Peter Rabbit and his mischievous cousin, Benjamin Bunny. Included are "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny," "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies," and "The Tale of Mr. Tod." [via]
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Hardcover, F. Warne - The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit: ISBN 0723229511 (0-7232-2951-1)
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The Complete Book of the Flower Fairiesby Cicely Mary BarkerISBN 0723248397 (0-7232-4839-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies'Book summary:In 1923, when Cicely Mary Barker created the first of the Flower Fairies books, Flower Fairies of the Spring, this unassuming artist could have had little idea of the immense popularity that the Flower Fairies series would enjoy. Now, more than twenty years after her death, Barker [via]
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The Complete Experiences of an Irish R.M.by Martin Ross, E. SomervilleISBN 0722180179 (0-7221-8017-9)
Hardcover, Sphere
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The Complete Fairy Stories of Oscar Wildeby Oscar Wilde, Philippe JullianISBN 071560550X (0-7156-0550-X)
Hardcover, Duckworth & Company, Limited, Gerald
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The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdomby Dalai Lama XIVISBN 072253955X (0-7225-3955-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Designing With Web Standardsby Jeffrey ZeldmanISBN 0735712018 (0-7357-1201-8)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Designing With Web Standards'Book summary:You code. And code. And code. You build only to rebuild. You focus on making your site compatible with almost every browser or wireless device ever put out there. Then along comes a new device or a new browser, and you start all over again.
You can get off the merry-go-round.
It's time to stop living in the past and get away from the days of spaghetti code, insanely nested table layouts, tags, and other redundancies that double and triple the bandwidth of even the simplest sites. Instead, it's time for forward compatibility.
Isn't it high time you started designing with web standards?
Standards aren't about leaving users behind or adhering to inflexible rules. Standards are about building sophisticated, beautiful sites that will work as well tomorrow as they do today. You can't afford to design tomorrow's sites with yesterday's piecemeal methods.
Jeffrey teaches you to:- Slash design, development, and quality assurance costs (or do great work in spite of constrained budgets)
- Deliver superb design and sophisticated functionality without worrying about browser incompatibilities
- Set up your site to work as well five years from now as it does today
- Redesign in hours instead of days or weeks
- Welcome new visitors and make your content more visible to search engines
- Stay on the right side of accessibility laws and guidelines
- Support wireless and PDA users without the hassle and expense of multiple versions
- Improve user experience with faster load times and fewer compatibility headaches
- Separate presentation from structure and behavior, facilitating advanced publishing workflows
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The Dialogues of Platoby Plato, R. M. Hare, D. A. Russell, Benjamin JowettISBN 0722143265 (0-7221-4326-5)
Hardcover, Sphere
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0721408125 (0-7214-0812-5)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:[via]Awareness of Dracula as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. The tale of young Englishman Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania, into the very heart of Count Draculas evil realm, is compelling, but it is perhaps the journey of the vampire to Englandand the dangers he poses to Jonathans beloved Minathat is more horrifying.More editions of Dracula:
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Ethan Fromeby Edith WhartonISBN 0735101191 (0-7351-0119-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ethan Frome'Book summary:Set against the bleak winter landscape of New England, Ethan Frome is the story of a poor farmer, lonely and downtrodden, his wife Zeena, and her cousin, the enchanting Mattie Silver. In the playing out of this short novel's powerful and engrossing drama, Edith Wharton constructed her least characteristic and most celebrated book. In her Introduction, the distinguished critic Elaine Showalter discusses the background to the novel's composition and the reasons for its enduring success.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. [via]More editions of Ethan Frome:
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First and Last Lovesby John BetjemanISBN 0719518911 (0-7195-1891-1)
Hardcover, J. Murray
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› Find signed collectible books: 'First and Last Loves'Book summary:Oh prams on concrete balconies, what will your children see? Oh white and antiseptic life in school and home and clinic, oh soul-destroying job with handy pension, oh loveless life of safe monotony, why were you created?' First and Last Loves is a collection of Betjeman's essays on architecture, first published to coincide with an exhibition at the Soane Museum, and a worthwhile volume in its own right. Introduced with a lively tirade against mediocrity entitled 'Love is Dead', Betjeman discusses a range of topics including conservation battles, modern architecture and his passion for railways. [via]
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Flights of Fearby Graham MastertonISBN 0727847414 (0-7278-4741-4)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0721406327 (0-7214-0632-7)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Frontiers in Astronomy: Readings from Scientific Americanby Owen GingerichISBN 0716709481 (0-7167-0948-1)
Hardcover, W. H. Freeman
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Good Thingsby Jane GrigsonISBN 0718107284 (0-7181-0728-4)
Hardcover, Joseph
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Greatness to Spare: The Heroic Sacrifices of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independenceby T.R. FehrenbachISBN 073510168X (0-7351-0168-X)
Softcover, Xlibris Corp
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Gulliver's Travelsby Leslie Kimmelman, Jonathan Swift, Nick HarrisISBN 0721456146 (0-7214-5614-6)
Hardcover, Ladybird Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gulliver's Travels'Book summary:An Englishman's two voyages carry him to Lilliput, a land of people six inches high, and Brobdingnag, a land of giants. [via]
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His Last Bowby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0719530148 (0-7195-3014-8)
Hardcover, J. Murray ; Cape
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The Hound of the Baskervillesby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0719529484 (0-7195-2948-4)
Hardcover, J. Murray : Cape
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The Hugo Winnersby Isaac AsimovISBN 0722112475 (0-7221-1247-5)
Hardcover, Sphere
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I Lost It at the Movies.by Pauline KaelISBN 0714529753 (0-7145-2975-3)
Softcover, Marion Boyars
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Jack Carter's Lawby Ted LewisISBN 0718113225 (0-7181-1322-5)
Hardcover, Joseph
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Jack's Return Homeby Ted LewisISBN 0718107306 (0-7181-0730-6)
Hardcover, Joseph
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The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughsby William S. Burroughs, Daniel OdierISBN 0714540285 (0-7145-4028-5)
Softcover, John Calder
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Selected Poemsby Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheISBN 0714540048 (0-7145-4004-8)
Softcover, Riverrun Pr
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The Jungle Bookby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0716631997 (0-7166-3199-7)
Hardcover, World Book
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle Book'Book summary:Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India. [via]
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Kinship With the Starsby Poul AndersonISBN 0727845128 (0-7278-4512-8)
Hardcover, Severn House Pub Ltd
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Language, Writing, and the Computerby William S-Y WangISBN 0716717727 (0-7167-1772-7)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0716631970 (0-7166-3197-0)
Hardcover, World Book
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Look At Me Now And Here I Am: Writings and Lectures 1911-1945by Gertrude Stein, Patricia Meyerowitz, Elizabeth SpriggeISBN 0720612012 (0-7206-1201-2)
Softcover, Dufour Editions
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The Lulu Plays & Other Sex Tragediesby Frank WedekindISBN 0714508683 (0-7145-0868-3)
Softcover, Riverrun Pr
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Machiavelli: Il Principeby Brian RichardsonISBN 0719007429 (0-7190-0742-9)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Irelandby Eddie Lenihan, Carolyn Eve GreenISBN 0717136590 (0-7171-3659-0)
Hardcover, Gill & Macmillan
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In these tales of fairy forts, fairy trees, ancient histories, and modern true-life encounters with The Other Crowd, Eddie Lenihan opens our eyes to this invisible world with the passion and bluntness of a seanchai, a true Irish storyteller.More editions of Meeting the Other Crowd: The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland:
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Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architectureby Ludwig Goldscheider, Michelangelo BuonarrotiISBN 0714832960 (0-7148-3296-0)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture'Book summary:This work contains illustrations of all of Michelangelo's work, his paintings, sculpture and architecture, excluding his drawings. The text surveys the opinions of leading Michelangelo scholars and provides a commentary with bibliographical notes. The exhaustive selection of plates devoted to the paintings of the Sistine Chapel provides a record of their condition before the recent controversial cleaning. Ten of the plates show some of the paintings in their restored state. [via]
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Platon's Republicby PlatonISBN 071484408X (0-7148-4408-X)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Platon's Republic'Book summary:A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon, which includes over 120 photographs constituting a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. Platon's subjects are all leaders in their field and include Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Leonard Cohen and David Beckham. A collection of unique portraits by British born, New York based, fashion photographer Platon. Over 120 photographs have been selected from an enormous range of powerful images taken over the last decade and together they constitute a unique and dynamic cross-section through the cult of fame and power. Platon's Republic is a window into today's media-led culture that bombards, and sometimes overwhelms, us with images of world-wide importance juxtaposed with frivolity. Platon's Republic replicates the same intense and sometimes surreal experience with portraits of Al Pacino, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Leonard Cohen as well as more documentary photographs of Jesse Jackson and Bianca Jagger demonstrating against the death penalty and football supporters. Granted extraordinary access to some of the west's most powerful people, Platon's subjects are all leaders in their field. Whether they are from the TV industry, politicians, actors, fashion designers, writers or musicians, they all wield enormous influence within their arena. Platons' portraits are graphic and intimate, but the unusual angles and revealing expressions are his hallmark. [via]
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Plenderby Ted LewisISBN 0718109597 (0-7181-0959-7)
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The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Languageby John H. McWhorterISBN 0716744732 (0-7167-4473-2)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Language'Book summary:There are approximately 6000 languages on earth today, the descendants of the tongue first spoken by homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. How did they all develop? What happened to the first language?[via]
In this irreverent romp through territory too often claimed by stodgy grammarians, McWhorter ranges across linguistic theory, geography, history, and pop culture to tell the fascinating story of how thousands of very different languages have evolved from a single, original source in a natural process similar to biological evolution. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, he reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment.
Full of humor and imaginative insight, The Power of Babel draws its examples from languages around the world, including pidgins, creoles, patois and nonstandard dialects. McWhorter also discusses current theories on what the first language might have been like, why dialects should not be considered "bad speech" and why most of today's languages will be extinct in 100 years.
The first book written for the layperson about the natural history of language, Power of Babel is a dazzling tour de force that will leave readers anything but speechless.More editions of The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Language:
The Rabbitby Ted LewisISBN 0718112512 (0-7181-1251-2)
Hardcover, Joseph
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Scientific Genius and Creativityby Owen GingerichISBN 0716718588 (0-7167-1858-8)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0721456111 (0-7214-5611-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Sign of Fourby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0719529476 (0-7195-2947-6)
Hardcover, J. Murray, : Cape
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Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacherby Richard Phillips FeynmanISBN 0738206504 (0-7382-0650-4)
Hardcover, Basic Books
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacherby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0738200220 (0-7382-0022-0)
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The Song of the Wrenby H.E. BatesISBN 0718110129 (0-7181-1012-9)
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The Story of Artby Ernst Hans J. GombrichISBN 0714832472 (0-7148-3247-2)
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A Study in Scarletby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0719529468 (0-7195-2946-8)
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The Sun between Their Feetby Doris May LessingISBN 0718109929 (0-7181-0992-9)
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0721407102 (0-7214-0710-2)
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This Was the Old Chief's Countryby Doris May LessingISBN 0718110293 (0-7181-1029-3)
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The Three Musketeers: Being the First of the D'artagnan Romances; and Twenty Years After, a Sequelby Alexandre DumasISBN 0721406335 (0-7214-0633-5)
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William Shakespeare, Andrew M. WilkinsonISBN 0723100896 (0-7231-0089-6)
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0716632047 (0-7166-3204-7)
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The Valley of Fear: Library Editionby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0719529492 (0-7195-2949-2)
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Well-Remembered Friends: Eulogies on Celebrated Livesby Angela HuthISBN 0719564875 (0-7195-6487-5)
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Word Lover's Book of Unfamiliar Quotationsby Wesley D. CampISBN 073520098X (0-7352-0098-X)
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Words of Mercuryby Artemis Cooper, Patrick Leigh FermorISBN 0719561051 (0-7195-6105-1)
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The World of Peter Rabbitby Beatrix PotterISBN 0723241120 (0-7232-4112-0)
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The World of Peter Rabbit Original Presentation Box 1-23by Beatrix PotterISBN 0723284075 (0-7232-8407-5)
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The World of Peter Rabbit: The Complete Collection of Original Tales 1-23by Beatrix PotterISBN 0723257639 (0-7232-5763-9)
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
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