Illuminating Albers\'s skill as a weaver, her material awareness and acute understanding of art and design, this much-needed publication is a celebration of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and her endless

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach to outdoor play and learning. The images throughout the book bring alive Forest School activities and each chapter is accompanied by creative ideas for practice and in depth case studies from across the United Kingdom and Ireland exploring

What exactly do vegans believe? Why has veganism become such a critical and criticized social movement, and how does veganism correspond to wider debates about sustainability, animal studies, and the media? Eva Haifa Giraud offers an accessible route into the debates that surround vegan politics, which feed into broader issues surrounding food activism and social justice. Giraud engages with arguments

Originally published in 1912, this novel was one of the first to present a frank picture of being black in America Masked in the tradition of the literary confession practiced by such writers as St. Augustine and Rousseau, this \"autobiography\" purports to be a candid account of its narrator\'s private views and feelings as well as an acknowledgement of the central secret of his life: that though

The Third edition of this successful Atlas of Osteoporosis is designed to provide a wide range of physicians with a pictorial guide to this important disease. The illustrations are an excellent teaching resource and the text provides a concise overview to osteoporosis. For the first time, text and illustrations are fully integrated.The book contains details of skeletal biology and the pathophysiology

Returning to the world of Shadows of the Short Days, it\'s time to go beyond Reykjavik to Hrimland\'s remote islands . .

The twelfth-century abbot and contemplative known to history as \'The Mellifluous Teacher\' wrote sermons for the entire Christmas liturgical cycle \'from the first Sunday of Advent (four weeks before Christmas) to the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (25 January). As he reflects on the wonder of the Incarnation, he reminds Christians still today that Christmas celebrates the awesome condescension

The King s Indian remains a hugely popular opening unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside Black is hunting the enemy king and in practical play this gives him a psychological edge. David Vigorito presents an

The latest in this charming series of rhyming tales, Ava and her invisible cat perform at the circus \'In a change to our scheduled programme tonight, I proudly present, for your joy and delight . . .\' (in the glare of the bulbs, Ava tipped her tall hat) \'AMAZING AVA AAAAAAND . . . HER INVISIBLE CAT \' Ava and Squishy are going to see the circus, but when one of the acts doesn\'t turn up they

Based on extraordinary research: a major reassessment of Ronald Reagan\'s lifelong crusade to dismantle the Soviet Empire-including shocking revelations about the liberal American politician who tried to collude with USSR to counter Reagan\'s efforts Paul Kengor\'s God and Ronald Reagan made presidential historian Paul Kengor\'s name as one of the premier chroniclers of the life and career of the

New insights into Picasso\'s Blue Period, through innovative technology that reveals hidden compositions, motifs and alterations, plus hitherto unknown information on the artist\'s materials and processThis lavishly illustrated volume reexamines Pablo Picasso\'s famous Blue Period (1901-04) in paintings, works on paper and sculpture. Relying on new information gleaned from technical studies performed

Monochrome collects the platinum prints of celebrated photographer Peter Dazeley. These images of plants, animals, and flowers are produced by hand and made with the original Platinotype method devised by William Willis in 1876. Platinum prints have a distinctively rich, luminous quality with great shadow detail and warmth.Printed on high-quality paper with metallic inks and casebound with a ribbon,

The Western Land is legendary Beat writer William S. Burrough\'s profound, revealing, and often astonishing meditation on morality, loneliness, life, and death -- a Book of the Dead for the nuclear age. \"Burrough\'s visionary power, his comic genius, and his unerring ability to crack the codes that make up the life of this century are undimished.\" -- J.G. Ballard, Washington Post Book

Tone is a collaborative study of literary tone, a notoriously challenging and slippery topic for criticism. Both granular and global, infusing a text with feeling, tone is so difficult to pin down that responses to it often take the vague form of \"I know it when I see it.\" In Tone, a cooperative authorial voice under the name of the Committee to Investigate Atmosphere begins from the premise that

THE SHADOW OF A STALKER Ever since he was selected to beta test the mysteriously realistic game, \"The Village of Fate,\" Yoshio\'s slowly been putting his life back together. Helping save the villagers was the catalyst he needed to help himself. Yet there\'s one big scar that Yoshio hasn\'t addressed: The convicted stalker who tormented his sister and wounded him with a knife. When the stalker reappears,

If you think baby brain is bad for you, think again - because neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay (author of The Women\'s Brain Book) has looked at studies and talked to experts from all over the world and the proof is in: giving birth is one of the best things to ever happen to a woman\'s brain. Moreover, the positive effects of baby brain last well beyond the baby stage - even into old age, with elderly

The classic Clive Cussler thriller from the master of the adventure