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Book The Framed World

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Picard
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2016-12-05
  • ISBN : 1351889427
  • Pages : 425 pages

Download or read book The Framed World written by David Picard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs create visual narratives of experiences, places, peoples and objects that collectively and individually comprise the tourist gaze. Photography is acknowledged as having an important role in the determining of places and spaces, the construction and re-construction of identities, and the invention and re-invention of histories. So why do tourists take photos of certain things and not of others? Why do tourists take photos at all? How do photos build places, how do they change and shape lives? An interdisciplinary team of contributors from across the globe explore such questions as they examine the relationships between photography and tourism and tourists.

Book Framed by Gender

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  • Author : Cecilia L. Ridgeway
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
  • Release : 2011-02-09
  • ISBN : 0199755779
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Framed by Gender written by Cecilia L. Ridgeway and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ridgeway asserts that widely shared cultural beliefs about gender act as a 'common knowledge' frame that people use to make sense of one another in order to coordinate their interaction.

Book Framed

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  • Author : James Ponti
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2016-08-23
  • ISBN : 1481436325
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Framed written by James Ponti and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All Small Things in this hilarious start to a brand-new middle grade mystery series. So you’re only halfway through your homework and the Director of the FBI keeps texting you for help…What do you do? Save your grade? Or save the country? If you’re Florian Bates, you figure out a way to do both. Florian is twelve years old and has just moved to Washington. He’s learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things. It’s a technique he invented to solve life’s little mysteries such as: where to sit on the on the first day of school, or which Chinese restaurant has the best eggrolls. But when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn’t little. In fact, it’s HUGE, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL. Can Florian decipher the clues and finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case? Kirkus Reviews praised the “solid, realistic friendship bolstered by snappy dialogue,” and School Library Journal said “mystery buffs and fans of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series are in for a treat.”

Book Framed

    Book Details:
  • Author : Frank Cottrell-Boyce
  • Publisher : Pan Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-09-04
  • ISBN : 033046342X
  • Pages : 283 pages

Download or read book Framed written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect crime – it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed. Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage – and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod – what car they drive, what they're called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people – and what have they got to hide? A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during World War II, the treasured contents of London's National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing. This is a funny and touching exploration of how art – its beauty and its value – touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town. This edition of Framed includes bonus material and discussion questions from Frank Cottrell Boyce, and illustrations by Steven Lenton.

Book Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structures

Download or read book Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structures written by Walid Aboumoussa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structures placed on hillsides often present a number of challenges and a limited number of economical choices for site design. An option sometimes employed is to use the building frame as a retaining element, comprising a Rigidly Framed Earth Retaining Structure (RFERS). The relationship between temperature and earth pressure acting on RFERS, is explored in this monograph through a 4.5 year monitoring program of a heavily instrumented in service structure. The data indicated that the coefficient of earth pressure behind the monitored RFERS had a strong linear correlation with temperature. The study also revealed that thermal cycles, rather than lateral earth pressure, were the cause of failure in many structural elements. The book demonstrates that depending on the relative stiffness of the retained soil mass and that of the structural frame, the developed lateral earth pressure, during thermal expansion, can reach magnitudes several times larger than those determined using classical earth pressure theories. Additionally, a nearly perpetual lateral displacement away from the retained soil mass may occur at the free end of the RFERS leading to unacceptable serviceability problems. These results suggest that reinforced concrete structures designed for the flexural stresses imposed by the backfill soil will be inadequately reinforced to resist stresses produced during the expansion cycles. Parametric studies of single and multi-story RFERS with varying geometries and properties are also presented to investigate the effects of structural stiffness on the displacement of RFERS and the lateral earth pressure developed in the soil mass. These studies can aid the reader in selecting appropriate values of lateral earth pressure for the design of RFERS. Finally, simplified closed form equations that can be used to predict the lateral drift of RFERS are presented. KEY WORDS: Earth Pressure; Soil-Structure Interaction; Mechanics; Failure; Distress; Temperature; Thermal Effects; Concrete; Coefficient of Thermal Expansion; Segmental Bridges; Jointless Bridges; Integral Bridges; Geotechnical Instrumentation; Finite Element Modeling; FEM; Numerical Modeling.

Book Photos Framed  A Fresh Look at the World s Most Memorable Photographs

Download or read book Photos Framed A Fresh Look at the World s Most Memorable Photographs written by Ruth Thomson and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait. Nature. Art. Documentary. A look at some of the world’s most iconic photographs invites viewers to focus on the medium’s place in art and history. Photographs can be beautiful or harrowing, honest or manipulative, dramatic or comforting. Photos Framed explores twenty-seven of the most important and vivid photos taken over the medium’s history, from a formal portrait of Louis Daguerre taken in 1844 to a candid shot of a Cuban girl and her doll in 2011. Readers are invited to use their powers of observation to zoom in on photographic elements, blow up details of the subject matter, think about the big picture, and pan out on the photographer. Photos Framed will open viewers’ eyes to the art of photography and its power to tell a story.

Book Beguiled by the Wild

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charley Harper
  • Publisher : Pomegranate Communications
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9780764972294
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Beguiled by the Wild written by Charley Harper and published by Pomegranate Communications. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New edition featuring over 100 animal-inspired artworks by American artist Charley Harper. Includes commentary by the artist/author"--

Book Space Framed

Download or read book Space Framed written by Hugh Campbell and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much has been written about how photography serves architecture, this book looks at how fine-art photographers frame constructed space? from cities to single anonymous rooms. It analyses various techniques used and reveals resonances and rhythms found in the photographs as they occur at different scales, times and settings. Photographs become vehicles for thinking about the co-existence between individuals and social groups and their surroundings spaces and settings in the city and the landscape. By considering questions of technique and practice on the one hand, and the formal and aesthetic qualities of photographs on the other, the book opens up new ways of looking at and thinking about architecture and how we relate to our environment.

Book A Violent World

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  • Author : Nitzan S. Ben-Shaul
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780742537996
  • Pages : 186 pages

Download or read book A Violent World written by Nitzan S. Ben-Shaul and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Violent World analyzes images on global CNN, Israeli IBA, and Palestinian PATV that contribute to how the current violence in the Middle East is framed. Nitzan Ben-Shaul draws from critical media theory and approaches out of cinema studies to examine how dominant ideologies are embedded in mainstream TV news. He focuses on the American elites' global ideology and the conflicting dominant national-peripheral ideologies of Israeli-Palestinian elites, and his in-depth study further offers a new model of analysis for contemporary television news.

Book Framed

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  • Author : Robin Caroll
  • Publisher : Steeple Hill
  • Release : 2009-02-01
  • ISBN : 1426828292
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Framed written by Robin Caroll and published by Steeple Hill. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prime suspect in her brother's murder: Max Pershing. He's the man Ava Renault has secretly loved since girlhood—against her controlling mother's wishes. The wealthy Pershings have a longstanding feud with the even wealthier Renaults. Still, Ava believes that Max is innocent…believes it strongly enough to give him her heart. But if he's not the killer, then who set him up? Who's the real murderer?

Book Dream World

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  • Author : Emily Winfield Martin
  • Publisher : Clarkson Potter
  • Release : 2018-10-23
  • ISBN : 052557459X
  • Pages : 24 pages

Download or read book Dream World written by Emily Winfield Martin and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times called the illustrations in Emily Winfield Martin's Dream Animals "so nursery-worthy you may be tempted to snip a few out and frame them." Now you don't have to This stunning collection includes twenty prints featuring the whimsical animals, children, landscapes, and mythical beasts of Emily Winfield Martin's beloved children's books The Wonderful Things You Will Be, Dream Animals, and Day Dreamers. - Sturdy keepsake box has glints of gold foil. - Art is printed on heavy card stock that can be framed (standard 8" x 10" size) or go right on the wall as is. - Ideal for birthdays, holidays, new parents, and grandparents, this is a gift that will make any child's room more magical.

Book The High World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ludwig Bemelmans
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1954
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The High World written by Ludwig Bemelmans and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Framing the World

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  • Author : Paula Willoquet-Maricondi
  • Publisher : University of Virginia Press
  • Release : 2010-08-06
  • ISBN : 0813930057
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book Framing the World written by Paula Willoquet-Maricondi and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: films. --Book Jacket.

Book Between the World and Me

Download or read book Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by One World. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

Book A Comment Vpon Coheleth Or Ecclesiastes  Framed for the Instruction of Princf  sic  Henri Our Hope  By Hug Broughton   With the Text

Download or read book A Comment Vpon Coheleth Or Ecclesiastes Framed for the Instruction of Princf sic Henri Our Hope By Hug Broughton With the Text written by Hugh Broughton and published by . This book was released on 1605 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Not Now  Bernard

    Book Details:
  • Author : David McKee
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 009972541X
  • Pages : 34 pages

Download or read book Not Now Bernard written by David McKee and published by Random House. This book was released on 1996 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Bernard, whose parents are too busy to understand that there is a monster in the garden... and one that wants to eat him!

Book The Not So Quiet Library

Download or read book The Not So Quiet Library written by Zachariah OHora and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious story that celebrates the power of books and libraries in the vein of It's a Book It’s Saturday, which means Oskar and Theodore get to go to the library with their dad! It means donuts for breakfast! And it means endless quiet hours lost in stories. But on this not so quiet Saturday, Oskar and Teddy get a rude surprise when they're interrupted by a five-headed, hangry monster! Will Oskar ever get to finish his book in peace? Will Teddy ever get to gorge on his donuts? Or might both of them hold the secret weapons to taming the beast? OHora brings his signature humor and quirkiness to a story with evergreen appeal. This laugh-out-loud picture book is perfect for story time.