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Ways of Seeing (9780141035796)

Based on the BBC television series, John Berger's Ways of Seeing is a unique look at the way we view art, published as part of the Penguin on Design series in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.' 'But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.' John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: 'This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures.' By now he has....

The Diary of Samuel Pepys : Volume Ix - 1668-1669 (9780004990293)

The final volume of the complete Diary of Samuel Pepys in its most authoritative and acclaimed edition. This complete edition of the Diary of Samuel Pepys comprises eleven volumes -- nine volumes of text and footnotes (with an introduction of 120 pages in Volume I), a tenth volume of commentary (The Companion) and an eleventh volume of Index. Each of the first eight volumes contains one whole calendar year of the diary, from January to December. The ninth volume runs from January 1668 to May 1669. The Diary was first published in abbreviated form in 1825. A succession of new editions, re-issues and selections, published in the Victorian ear, made the diary one of the best-known books, and Pepys one of the best-known figures, of English history. But in none of these versions -- not even in the Wheatley, which for long stood as the standard edition -- was there a reliable, still less a full text, and in none of them was there a commentary with any claim to completeness. This edition was ...

Gender and Power : Society, the Person, and Sexual Politics (9780804714303)

Sexual politics-from economic equality to anti-gay violence-is a vast area of debate. This exceptional book seeks to integrate gender and sexuality into the mainstream of social and political theory with the aim of challenging and transforming these traditional areas. The book is an original contribution to the theory, setting out for the first time a systematic framework for the social analysis of gender and sexuality. It is written with a clarity and scope that also make it useful as an introductory textbook sexual politics. The book reviews theories of gender from feminism to psychoanalysis, sex role theory, and sociobiology. It maps the structure of gender relations in contemporary life and in history; proposes a new approach to femininity and masculinity; and offers a wide-ranging analysis of sexual politics and the dynamics of change, from working-class feminism to the dilemmas of the "men's movement." Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship w...

Practical Management of Asthma (1c8cc531c71999)

Making the diagnosis; natural history of asthma; precipitating factors in asthma; management of chronic asthma; childhood asthma; asthma in general practice; role of inflammation; methods of drug delivery; physical and psychological treatments; patient education. Product details Format Hardback | 176 pages Dimensions 196.85 x 247.65 x 25.4mm | 635.03g ...

The Poetical Works of Samuel Bishop V1 : To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author (1796) (9781165611454)

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! Product details Format Paperback | 402 pages ...

The Future of Central Banking : The Tercentenary Symposium of the Bank of England (9780521065467)

This volume contains two major papers prepared for the Bank of England's Tercentenary Symposium in June 1994. The first, by Forrest Capie, Charles Goodhart and Norbert Schnadt, provides an authoritative account of the evolution of central banking. It traces the development of both the monetary and financial stability concerns of central banks, and includes individual sections on the evolution and constitutional positions of 31 central banks from around the world. The second paper, by Stanley Fischer, explores the major policy dilemmas now facing central bankers: the extent to which there is a short-term trade-off between inflation and growth; the choice of inflation targets; and the choice of operating procedures. Important contributions by leading central bankers from around the world, and the related Per Jacobsen lecture by Alexander Lamfalussy, are also included in the volume. Product details ...

Macroeconomics (9780071289252)

Dornbusch, Fischer, and Startz has been a long-standing, leading intermediate macroeconomic theory text since its introduction in 1978. This revision retains most of the text's traditional features, including a middle-of-the-road approach and very current research, while updating and simplifying the exposition. This revision focuses on making the text even easier to teach from. The only pre-requisite continues to be principles of economics. Product details Format Paperback | 640 pages Dimensions 188 x 237 x 24mm ...

Moving Out of Poverty : An inquiry into the inclusive growth in Asia (9781138316928)

The words of US President John F. Kennedy, "the rising tide lifts all boats," can be applied to inclusive growth in contemporary Asia, where the poor are able to participate in and benefit from economic growth. Moving Out of Poverty explores three channels through which economic growth confers gains to the poor and improves the status of women. The first is creation of productive employment, as labor is typically the most abundant asset of the poor, and economic growth has created jobs in labor-intensive sectors. The second is investment in schooling which, coupled with increased opportunities to earn income, has elevated womens' status in society. The third is increased availability of improved infrastructure, which directly impacts increasing household income from wage work and self-employment activities. This book will be of great value to development economists, students and researchers interested in rural economies in Asia, and policymakers engaged in poverty reducti...

Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Dread of Death (9781921215667)

Written in Irving Yalom's inimitable story-telling style and capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Staring at the Sun is a profoundly encouraging approach to the universal issue of mortality. In this magisterial opus, capping a lifetime of work and personal experience, Dr Yalom helps us recognise that the fear of death is at the heart of much of our day-to-day anxiety. This reality is often brought to the surface by an 'awakening experience' - a dream, a loss (such as the death of a loved one, a divorce, or the loss of a job or home), illness, trauma, or ageing. Once we confront our own mortality, Dr Yalom writes, we are inspired to rearrange our priorities, communicate more deeply with those we love, appreciate more keenly the beauty of life, and increase our willingness to take the risks necessary for personal fulfillment. This is a book with tremendous utility, including the provision of techniques for dealing with the most prevalent kinds of fears of dea...

Silverio (Salvato) V. Municipal Court of City of Boston & City of Medford U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings (9781270604280)

The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became judges and associates of the court. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society and government, as well as practicing attorneys. This book contains copies of all known US Supreme Court filings related to this case including any transcripts of record, briefs, petitions, motions, jurisdictional statements, and memorandum filed. This book does not contain the Court's opinion. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this ...

Governing the Workplace : Future of Labour and Employment Law (9780674357655)

Labor lawyer Paul Weiler examines the social and economic changes that have profoundly altered the legal framework of the employment relationship. He not only discusses a wide range of issues, from wrongful dismissal to mandatory drug testing and pay equity, but he also develops a blueprint for the reconstruction of the law of the workplace, especially designed to give American workers more effective representation. Product details Format Hardback | 332 pages Dimensions 164.1 x 243.1 x 28.2mm ...

Handbook of Dynamic System Modeling (9781584885658)

The topic of dynamic models tends to be splintered across various disciplines, making it difficult to uniformly study the subject. Moreover, the models have a variety of representations, from traditional mathematical notations to diagrammatic and immersive depictions. Collecting all of these expressions of dynamic models, the Handbook of Dynamic System Modeling explores a panoply of different types of modeling methods available for dynamical systems. Featuring an interdisciplinary, balanced approach, the handbook focuses on both generalized dynamic knowledge and specific models. It first introduces the general concepts, representations, and philosophy of dynamic models, followed by a section on modeling methodologies that explains how to portray designed models on a computer. After addressing scale, heterogeneity, and composition issues, the book covers specific model types that are often characterized by specific visual- or text-based grammars. It concludes with case studies that empl...

Cult Places and Cult Personnel in the Roman Empire (9781472414731)

The twenty-one studies assembled in this volume focus on the apparatus and practitioners of religions in the western Roman empire, the enclaves, temples, altars and monuments that served the cults of a wide range of divinities through the medium of priests and worshippers. Discussion focuses on the analysis or reconstruction of the centres at which devotees gathered and draws on the full range of available evidence. While literary authorities remain of primary concern, these are for the most part overshadowed by other categories of evidence, in particular archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics and iconography, sources in some cases confirmed by the latest geophysical techniques - electrical resistivity tomography or ground-probing radar. The material is conveniently presented by geographical area, using modern rather than Latin terminology: Rome, Italy, Britain, Gaul, Spain, Hungary, along with a broader section that covers the empire in general. The titles of the various articles speak f...

Writing for Publication in Nursing (9780826119919)

The ability to communicate in writing is an essential skill, particularly for nurses at the graduate level. This is a bestselling, comprehensive, and widely used resource on writing for nurse clinicians, faculty, researchers, and graduate students. It covers all kinds of writing that beginning and experienced nurse-authors may be required or choose to undertake: journal articles, book chapters, and preparing manuscripts from coursework. Brimming with helpful examples, the book takes the reader step-by-step through the entire process of writing, from the generation of an idea through searching the nursing literature, preparing an outline, writing and revising a draft, and submitting the finished product for publication. In addition to being extensively updated, the Third Edition features new chapters on writing articles reporting quality improvement studies and on open access publications. New writing samples have been added that illustrate how to present multiple types of research and ...

Annual Review of Nursing Education v.6; Clinical Nursing Education (9780826110831)

The Annual Review of Nursing Education addresses trends, new developments, and innovations in nursing education over the past year. Chapters provide practical information and new ideas that educators and administrators can use in their own nursing programs. Volume 6 looks at such intriguing topics as innovations in clinical teaching and evaluation, partnerships for clinical teaching, selecting clinical sites, how students view their clinical experience, grade inflation in nursing, and using case studies for promoting critical thinking, among others. Product details Format Paperback | 312 pages Dimensions ...

Sodom City : Schmerzhaft Begierde (9783798606173)

Anonymer Sex in dunklen Hinterhöfen, verbotene Praktiken in geheimen Clubs und schmutzige Spiele, die ganz bewusst die Grenzen des Anständigen sprengen: das ist Sodom City! In dieser mystischen Metropole gehts heftiger zu, als Sie es sich in Ihren wildesten Fantasien vorstellen können. Hier ist jeder willkommen, der bereit ist, diese erotische Parallelwelt durch ungezügelte Geilheit zu bereichern und die unerbittlichen Regeln zu akzeptieren. Vor allem aber müssen die Bürger in ihrer Stadt der dunklen Lüste leidenschaftlich ihre wichtigste Pflicht erfüllen und die lautet: Begehe genüsslich eine Sex-Sünde nach der anderen! Product details For ages 18+ Format Paperback ...

Threesomes : When One Lover is Not Enough (9781907016554)

Twenty new stories exploring those times when one lover just isn't enough. Romp your way through an orgy where anything goes. Brought to you by Xcite Books, winners of ETO's Best Erotic Book Brand and Jade's Best Erotic Fiction Publisher 2010, 2011 and 2012. Anything for Her by Rachel Kramer Bussel Emma is so hot for her girlfriend, Jenny, she'll do anything to please her, including inviting Jenny's new crush, Damon, into their bed. She doesn't think she's all that into men, but Damon soon wins her over and she winds up fully enjoying their triple play, getting stuffed with his cock with her beautiful babe by her side. Her initially selfless act turns out to be one that brings her the joy of watching them as Jenny fulfils her fantasy and being a very eager participant. The Psychic Harem by Giselle Renarde Dianne's given enough to her greedy long-term girlfriend Jane. When Jane leaves her for a grad student, Dianne decides to be the greedy one for ...

Tease Me (9781906125844)

Editor Miranda Forbes has chosen twenty red hot short stories from the sexiest erotic writers around - they are certain to satisfy! 'Begging for It' by Emily Dubberley When she meets Jake in a Japanese language class he wants to take advantage of her, but he has unwittingly met his match. She invites him home and changes into her Domme gear. He is aroused and curious, and when she binds him and orders him to use his mouth to pleasure her, he obeys eagerly. After he brings her to climax, will she return the favour? Not so fast. Any reward he gets from her has to be earned. 'The Fitting Room' by Roger Frank Selby Laetitia, a lingerie saleslady, wonders if her last boyfriend was right when he called her "frigid." Then Mr. and Mrs. Brown come into the shop to find something special for the Mrs. to wear. Laetitia lets the older woman try on her own custom-made bra, and it fits perfectly. Mr. Brown enjoys the sight of Laetitia's firm young breasts, and befo...

Black Dog: Los sueños de Paul Nash (9788417243197)

En 2015, la organización 14-18 Now invitó a Dave McKean (Cages, Sandman) a desarrollar un proyecto artístico inspirado en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Fruto de ese encargo surgió la novela gráfica Black Dog: Los sueños de Paul Nash, centrada en la vida del pintor londinense cuyos paisajes surrealistas reflejaron su experiencia en las trincheras de la Gran Guerra. Con esta obra nominada a los premios Eisner 2017 en las categorías de mejor artista multimedia y mejor álbum gráfico, McKean sintetiza el imaginario de Nash para dar forma a un relato fascinante y conmovedor sobre los recuerdos, los sueños y las cicatrices provocadas por todo conflicto bélico. Product details Format Hardback Publisher ...

Paul Nash (9781849764919)

Paul Nash is one of the most distinctive and important British artists of the 20th century. He is known for his work as an official war artist, producing some of the most memorable images of the First and Second World Wars, and also as one of the most evocative landscape painters of his generation. While best known for his British landscapes, Nash was also a pioneer of modernism in Britain, promoting the avant-garde European styles of abstraction and surrealism in the 1920s and 1930s. A major retrospective from Tate Britain will chart the developments of Nash's career for the first time through the lens of this perspective, showing how his landscapes provided a stage for his engagements with international modernism. Featuring works from across the four decades of his rich career, including oils, watercolours, assemblages and photographs, the exhibition and accompanying catalogue will be the first to examine Nash's work in an international context.The publication will explore h...