EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Colors of Chaos

    Book Details:
  • Author : L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2010-04-01
  • ISBN : 1429913800
  • Pages : 720 pages

Download or read book Colors of Chaos written by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s Colors of Chaos continues his bestselling fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, which is one of the most popular in contemporary epic fantasy. Now a full mage in the White Order, Cerryl must prove himself indispensable to Jeslek, the High Wizard. Whether through assassination, effective governance of occupied territory or the fearless and clever direction of troops in battle, Cerryl faces many harrowing obstacles—assassination, political entanglements, battlefield prowess—and Anya, the plotting seductress who's the real power behind the white wizards. With his wits, his integrity, and the support of his love, the Black healer Leyladin, he must survive long enough to claim his rightful spot within the ruling hierarchy of the White Order. “An intriguing fantasy in a fascinating world.”—Robert Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of The Wheel of Time® series Saga of Recluce #1 The Magic of Recluce / #2 The Towers of Sunset / #3 The Magic Engineer / #4 The Order War / #5 The Death of Chaos / #6 Fall of Angels / #7 The Chaos Balance / #8 The White Order / #9 Colors of Chaos / #10 Magi’i of Cyador / #11 Scion of Cyador / #12 Wellspring of Chaos / #13 Ordermaster / #14 Natural Order Mage / #15 Mage-Guard of Hamor / #16 Arms-Commander / #17 Cyador’s Heirs / #18 Heritage of Cyador /#19 The Mongrel Mage / #20 Outcasts of Order / #21 The Mage-Fire War (forthcoming) Story Collection: Recluce Tales Other Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. The Imager Portfolio The Corean Chronicles The Spellsong Cycle The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book Chromographia

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nicholas Gaskill
  • Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
  • Release : 2018-12-25
  • ISBN : 1452957630
  • Pages : 366 pages

Download or read book Chromographia written by Nicholas Gaskill and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2018-12-25 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major literary and cultural history of color in America, 1880–1930 Chromographia tells the story of how color became modern and how literature, by engaging with modern color, became modernist. From the vivid pictures in children’s books to the bold hues of abstract painting, from psychological theories of perception to the synthetic dyes that brightened commercial goods, color concerned both the material stuff of modernity and its theoretical and artistic formulations. Chromographia spans these diverse practices to reveal the widespread effects on U.S. literature and culture of the chromatic revolution that unfolded at the turn of the twentieth century. In analyzing color experience through the lens of U.S. writers (including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, L. Frank Baum, Stephen Crane, Charles Chesnutt, Gertrude Stein, Nella Larsen, and William Carlos Williams), Chromographia argues that modern aesthetic techniques are inseparable from the theories and technologies that drove modern color. Nicholas Gaskill shows how literature registered the social worlds within which chromatic technologies emerged, and also experimented with the ideas about perception, language, and the sensory environment that accompanied their proliferation. Chromographia is the only study of modern color in U.S. literature. It presents a new reading of perception in literature and a theory of experience that uses color to move beyond the usual divisions of modern thought.

Book The Black Book of Colors

Download or read book The Black Book of Colors written by Menena Cottin and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a story where the text appears in white letters on a black background, as well as in braille, and the illustrations are also raised on a black surface, Thomas describes how he recognizes different colors using various senses.

Book Methods and Finance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emiliano Ippoliti
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2016-12-23
  • ISBN : 331949872X
  • Pages : 199 pages

Download or read book Methods and Finance written by Emiliano Ippoliti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on finance, with a special focus on stock markets. It presents new methodologies for analyzing stock markets’ behavior and discusses theories and methods of finance from different angles, such as the mathematical, physical and philosophical ones. The book, which aims at philosophers and economists alike, represents a rare yet important attempt to unify the externalist with the internalist conceptions of finance.

Book Color Chaos

Download or read book Color Chaos written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When substitute principal Mr. Greystone prohibits colors at Hughes Elementary School, it takes a visit from illustrator Theo Giselle to set things right. Includes information about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors and the color wheel. Full color.

Book More Alive with Color

Download or read book More Alive with Color written by Leatrice Eiseman and published by Capital Books. This book was released on 2005-07-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's color guru shows how to choose clothes, hair color, and makeup by focusing on one's personal colors.

Book Color   Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ron Reed
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2017-01-19
  • ISBN : 1501316788
  • Pages : 214 pages

Download or read book Color Design written by Ron Reed and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The second edition of Color + Design: Transforming Interior Space presents color theory in terms of design principles such as balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, unity, and variety. This new edition includes an updated art program with expanded coverage of current commercial and residential environments; updated insights into how people perceive color, including new content about different cultures and ageing populations; and updated and expanded pedagogical features and exercises"--

Book The Color Revolution

Download or read book The Color Revolution written by Regina Lee Blaszczyk and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of color and commerce from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design. When the fashion industry declares that lime green is the new black, or instructs us to “think pink!,” it is not the result of a backroom deal forged by a secretive cabal of fashion journalists, designers, manufacturers, and the editor of Vogue. It is the latest development of a color revolution that has been unfolding for more than a century. In this book, the award-winning historian Regina Lee Blaszczyk traces the relationship of color and commerce, from haute couture to automobile showrooms to interior design, describing the often unrecognized role of the color profession in consumer culture. Blaszczyk examines the evolution of the color profession from 1850 to 1970, telling the stories of innovators who managed the color cornucopia that modern artificial dyes and pigments made possible. These “color stylists,” “color forecasters,” and “color engineers” helped corporations understand the art of illusion and the psychology of color. Blaszczyk describes the strategic burst of color that took place in the 1920s, when General Motors introduced a bright blue sedan to compete with Ford's all-black Model T and when housewares became available in a range of brilliant hues. She explains the process of color forecasting—not a conspiracy to manipulate hapless consumers but a careful reading of cultural trends and consumer taste. And she shows how color information flowed from the fashion houses of Paris to textile mills in New Jersey. Today professional colorists are part of design management teams at such global corporations as Hilton, Disney, and Toyota. The Color Revolution tells the history of how colorists help industry capture the hearts and dollars of consumers.

Book Economic Complexity and Equilibrium Illusion

Download or read book Economic Complexity and Equilibrium Illusion written by Ping Chen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Principle of Large Numbers indicates that macro fluctuations have weak microfoundations; persistent business cycles and interrupted technologies can be better characterized by macro vitality and meso foundations. Economic growth is limited by market extent and ecological constraints. The trade-off between stability and complexity is the foundation of cultural diversity and mixed economies. The new science of complexity sheds light on the sources of economic instability and complexity. This book consists of the major work of Professor Ping Chen, a pioneer in studying economic chaos and economic complexity. They are selected from works completed since 1987, including original research on the evolutionary dynamics of the division of labour, empirical and theoretical studies of economic chaos and stochastic models of collective behavior. Offering a new perspective on market instability and the changing world order, the basic pillars in equilibrium economics are challenged by solid evidence of economic complexity and time asymmetry, including Friedman’s theory of exogenous money and efficient market, the Frisch model of noise-driven cycles, the Lucas model of microfoundations and rational expectations, the Black-Scholes model of option pricing, and the Coase theory of transaction costs. Throughout, a general theory based on complex evolutionary economics is developed, which integrates different insights from Marx, Marshall, Schumpeter, Keynes and offers a new understanding of the evolutionary history of division of labour. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in Economics, including macroeconomics, financial economics, advanced econometrics and economic methodology.

Book Guidelines for Using Color in Voting Systems

Download or read book Guidelines for Using Color in Voting Systems written by Sharon Laskowski and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes research in support of test methods and materials for the Election Assistance Comm. next iteration of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. It is a digital color design guide for the electronic displays of voting systems. It encodes best practice for usability in general, and specifically to accommodate a wide range of color vision deficiencies. These guidelines have been written for digital system implementers (developers or designers). These guidelines should produce a system that is legible and avoids visual clutter and confusion. They are designed to accommodate users with less than perfect vision. These guidelines may set new standards for using color in a way that is functional and accessible. Illustrations.

Book Doodle Chaos

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zifflin
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-02-03
  • ISBN : 9781523834778
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Doodle Chaos written by Zifflin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Doodle Chaos, the 3rd book in the Zifflin Doodle Series, featuring designs from Philippines based artist Irvin Ranada. Inspired by the bustle of cities and dreams of faraway places, Chaos packs a punch in every page. New characters lie in wait to burst into life as you color; dynamic scenarios unfold before your eyes. Escape the stress and pressure of the real world and immerse yourself in this vibrant adult coloring book. Embrace the chaos!

Book DragonArt Collector s Edition

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessica Peffer "Neondragon"
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2012-09-27
  • ISBN : 1440324190
  • Pages : 643 pages

Download or read book DragonArt Collector s Edition written by Jessica Peffer "Neondragon" and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make your fantasy world a reality. Conjure up the mythical heroes and fantastical beasts that roam your imagination. With just a pencil, some paper - and perhaps a broadsword - you can unleash the mighty monsters of your mind, including deadly dragons and brutish orcs, or ethereal inhabitants such as elegant elves and mermaids. Artist and dragon expert J "NeonDragon" Peffer (along with Dolosus, her fire-breathing dragon familiar) will give you tips and tricks to help you create your own unique fantasy world full of legends, fairy tales and things that go bump in the night. Surpass the drawing skills of mere mortals with this master collection of easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction. • Learn to build even the most elaborate characters through simple color-coded diagrams demonstrating how to use basic shapes, three-dimensional shading and a variety of color schemes. • Create complete scenes, and enhance your creations by learning how to draw believable backgrounds. • Discover how to relay facial expression and personality. • Accessorize your mythical minions with a variety of unique details such as beards, wings, fins, hooves, fangs and tusks. • Dress your Victorian vampires and noble centaurs in fantasy fashions to make them warriors, rangers, clerics, peasants, or any role you can imagine. In fantasy, there are no rules, and anything is possible. The more you draw, the better you'll get. It's your world: Now go create it.

Book Presentation Zen Design

Download or read book Presentation Zen Design written by Garr Reynolds and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first book 'Presentation Zen', Garr Reynolds gave readers the framework for planning, putting together, & delivering successful presentations. Now he's back to take readers further along this path & much deeper into the design realm, where he'll show how to apply time-honoured design principles to presentation layouts.

Book Texturing and Modeling

    Book Details:
  • Author : David S. Ebert
  • Publisher : Academic Press
  • Release : 2014-05-19
  • ISBN : 1483297020
  • Pages : 363 pages

Download or read book Texturing and Modeling written by David S. Ebert and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congratulations to Ken Perlin for his 1997 Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Board of Governors, given in recognition of the development of "Turbulence", Perlin Noise, a technique discussed in this book which is used to produce natural appearing textures on computer-generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects. Dr. Perlin joins Darwyn Peachey (co-developer of RenderMan(R), also discussed in the book) in being honored with this prestigious award.* * Written at a usable level by the developers of the techniques* Serves as a source book for those writing rendering systems, shaders, and animations.* Discusses the design and implementation of noise functions.* Contains procedural modeling of gases, hypertextures, mountains, and landscapes.* Provides a toolbox of specific procedures and basic primitive functions for producing realistic images.* Procedures are presented in C code segments or in Renderman shading language. * 3.5" disk contains the code from within the book for easy implementation

Book Kevin McCloud s Complete Book of Paint and Decorative Techniques

Download or read book Kevin McCloud s Complete Book of Paint and Decorative Techniques written by Kevin McCloud and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the use of more than 400 instructional and inspirational color photos and a unique 16-page color selector on graduated pages, the author of "Decorative Style" and "Lighting Style" demystifies the art of using colors, textures, paints, and surface finishes to create dramatic and distinctive effects in any home.

Book Computer Vision and Graphics

Download or read book Computer Vision and Graphics written by K. Wojciechowski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-11 with total page 1159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the speed, capabilities, and economic advantages of modern digital devices c- tinue to grow, the need for ef?cient information processing, especially in computer - sion and graphics, dramatically increases. Growth in these ?elds stimulated by eme- ing applications has been both in concepts and techniques. New ideas, concepts and techniques are developed, presented, discussed and evaluated, subsequently expanded or abandoned. Such processes take place in different forms in various ?elds of the c- puter science and technology. The objectives of the ICCVG are: presentation of current research topics and d- cussions leading to the integration of the community engaged in machine vision and computer graphics, carrying out and supporting research in the ?eld and ?nally pro- tion of new applications. The ICCVG is a continuation of the former International Conference on Computer Graphics and Image Processing called GKPO, held in Poland every second year in May since 1990, organized by the Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw and chaired by the Editor of the International Journal of Machine Graphics and Vision, Prof. Wojciech S. Mokrzycki.

Book Everyday Chaos

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Clegg
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2020-10-06
  • ISBN : 0262539691
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Everyday Chaos written by Brian Clegg and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaos and complexity explained, with illuminating examples ranging from unpredictable pendulums to London's wobbly Millennium Bridge. The math we are taught in school is precise and only deals with simple situations. Reality is far more complex. Trying to understand a system with multiple interacting components—the weather, for example, or the human body, or the stock market—means dealing with two factors: chaos and complexity. If we don't understand these two essential subjects, we can't understand the real world. In Everyday Chaos, Brian Clegg explains chaos and complexity for the general reader, with an accessible, engaging text and striking full-color illustrations. By chaos, Clegg means a system where complex interactions make predicting long-term outcomes nearly impossible; complexity means complex interacting systems that have new emergent properties that make them more than the sum of their parts. Clegg illustrates these phenomena with discussions of predictable randomness, the power of probability, and the behavior of pendulums. He describes what Newton got wrong about gravity; how feedback kept steam engines from exploding; and why weather produces chaos. He considers the stock market, politics, bestseller lists, big data, and London's wobbling Millennium Bridge as examples of chaotic systems, and he explains how a better understanding of chaos helps scientists predict more accurately the risk of catastrophic Earth-asteroid collisions. We learn that our brains are complex, self-organizing systems; that the structure of snowflakes exemplifies emergence; and that life itself has been shown to be an emergent property of a complex system.