Download or read book Nothing Beats Reality written by Pierre Winther and published by Te Neues Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pierre Winther is a world-renowned conceptualist, raconteur, image-maker, and visionary. For over three decades, the Copenhagen-born artist has pioneered the realms of photography and film. With his mind deeply rooted in cinema, he composes each image impeccably, telling entire narratives in a single moment. Timeless dramas unfold through depictions of organized chaos presented in bold, saturated hues. Winther uses lighting and composition to propel his subjects from the image's surface--allowing them to live among made-up and sometimes hyper-real worlds in ways that remain natural, human, and organic. And this happens without the aid of digital technology, a feat almost unheard of in photography today. It's clear that for Winther, strong concepts are what drive his work, while the medium is almost incidental. For instance, his most radical artistic treatments have been translated into award-winning commissions for Hugo Boss, Nike, Diesel, and others. His ground breaking editorial work includes spreads for The Face, i-D, Rolling Stone, Vibe, and Vogue.
Download or read book Nothing Beats Luck written by Harry Brooks and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing Beats Luck takes the reader on a journey from the financial district of New York to the corrupt, mafia-infested city of Chicago and then finally to Las Vegas. You will meet all types of colorful characters, some who totally believe in luck, and then some like BJ, who has made a fortune on both Wall Street and in sports-betting, who does not believe in luck. Nothing Beats Luck is a story about people and their hopes and dreams as much as it is about Las Vegas and organized crime. Endorsements: “Brooks has done it again. He is able to develop colorful fictional characters, while at the same time never losing his sense of humor” Sam McKeel, former Chairman and Publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News, and former President, CEO, & Publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times “Brooks has the uncanny ability to weave his Philadelphia experiences of real people, places, and events into an exciting tale of fiction” Judge Lisle B. Tinkler, Retired.
Download or read book Waking the Moon written by Elizabeth Hand and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Gothic fantasy set on a college campus from the author of Wylding Hall: “The unstoppable narrative just might make Waking the Moon a cult classic. Literally” (Spin). Sweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn’t suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic façade, the University is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as Sweeney learns that her two new best friends are the Goddess’s Chosen Ones. Rich and engrossing, Waking the Moon is a seductive post-feminist thriller that delves into an ancient feud, where the real and magical collide, and one woman is forced to make a decision that will change the world. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Download or read book The Case Against Reality Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes written by Donald Hoffman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more “attractive” body shape to studying how companies use color to elicit specific emotions in consumers, and even dismantling the very notion that spacetime is objective reality, The Case Against Reality dares us to question everything we thought we knew about the world we see.
Download or read book Around the world for 20 bucks written by José Pablo García and published by Editorial Samarcanda. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young unemployed journalists, sick of the work situation in Spain, grabbed a calculator and did the math: € 6,000 in rent, € 1,340 in gasoline, everyday expenses, taxes, insurance, gym... and no income. It was more expensive to sit at home with their arms crossed than to travel the world. So they decided, for nine months and across 28 countries, to make their dream come true: to travel around the planet and leave it all... to take on the world! They said goodbye to routine. They strapped on their backpacks. And they went in search of opportunities, to discover new countries, to dive into foreign culture, and to end the adventure getting married on an idyllic beach in Bali. All this with a budget of only 20 € per day per person. In this book they tell all their stories, tips and tricks to make sure a great trip is cheaper than to live in Spain. Shall we travel?
Download or read book Augmented Learning written by Eric Klopfer and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New technology has brought with it new tools for learning, and research has shown that the educational potential of video games resonates with teachers and pupils alike. Klopfer here describes the largely untapped potential of mobile learning games to make a substantial impact on education.
Download or read book Stop Competing on Price written by David Gómez and published by Bien Pensado. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop Competing on Price is a differentiation manual to sell with dignity at fair prices. To extract the value your business generates. Many companies don't differentiate; and even if they do, fail at communicating it effectively. When a client doesn't perceive a difference, will decide based on price. In this book you will learn how to design and communicate your difference to stop competing on price. This is a book about differentiation. On how to transform an average business into a remarkable one. The problem is not to have a higher price, but not helping the client understand why. Don't be afraid of your competitors' price, but not being able to explain yours.
Download or read book Technology s Promise written by William E. Halal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's modern nations are using increasingly high-tech information systems to power a 'technology revolution'. This book is based on the work of the TechCast Project, conducted at the George Washington University and draws on the knowledge of 100 CEOs, scientists, academics and other experts to compile the best forecast data ever assembled.
Download or read book The Complete Pistolwhip written by Matt Kindt and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakout graphic novel series from MIND MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Beware the Creeper writer Jason Hall returns, in color for the first time and collected in its entirety! The edition includes both Pistolwhip books for the first time in hardcover, along with the Mephisto and the Empty Box one-shot and a story from Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings! Thrill to the twisty, interconnected tales of Mitch Pistolwhip, Charlie Minks, Jack Peril, Captain January, the Human Pretzel, and a monkey!
Download or read book The Weird written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 2482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Revisiting the Global Imaginary written by Chris Hudson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manfred B. Steger’s extensive body of work on globalization has made him one of the most influential scholars working in the field of global studies today. His conceptualization of the global imaginary is amongst the most significant developments in thinking about globalization of the last three decades. Revisiting the Global Imaginary pays tribute to Steger’s contribution to our intellectual history with essays on the evolution, ontological foundations and methodological approaches to the study of the global imaginary. The transdisciplinary framework of this field of enquiry lends itself to investigation in diverse sites. This volume of essays explores practices associated with the reproduction of the global imaginary in such diverse sites as mobile money, Irish pubs, cyber-capitalism, urban space, music in post-apartheid South Africa and global political movements, amongst others.
Download or read book A Line out the Door written by Rich Gordon and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a retailer that wants to take your business to the next level, you need quick answers that you can put in place today. You need to read this book if: your store has hit a plateau that you cant seem to overcome; your marketing dollars arent getting the job done; your store gets many browsers but few buyers; your customers are not finding what they want at your store. Richard L. Gordon, an expert retailer and marketer, relies on concise case studies and decades of experience to show what works. With him as your guide, youll find out how to hire the best employees, deliver excellent customer service, and build your brand and business to new heights. Dont trust the success of your business to a manager or employees who havent delivered results. When you take control of your store and equip yourself with solid, tested strategies, youll end up with A Line Out the Door. filled with ideas and strategies that any specialty retailer could us if they want to take their store to the next level. Rich Gordon truly understands the strategies and concepts that are so necessary to excel as a retailer in todays environment. If you want to be taken seriously as a retailer today, read it and by all means act on what you learn! Maxine Clark, CEO of Build-A-Bear
Download or read book At the Trough written by Adam Knight and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a future where schools have no teachers and no classrooms, Jennifer Calderon is the perfect student. Every day she watches her video modules, plays her edu games, and never misses an answer. Life is comfortable in the Plex, a mile-wide apartment building. Corporations and brand names surround her and satisfy her every want and need. Then one day, her foul-mouthed, free-spirited, 90's-kitsch-wearing girlfriend Melody disrupts everything. She introduces her to a cynical, burned-out former teacher, who teaches them the things no longer taught in school. Poetry. Critical thinking. Human connection. But these lessons draw the attention of EduForce, the massive corporation with a stranglehold on education. When they show how far they are willing to go keep their customers obedient, Jennifer has to decide what is most important to her and how much she is willing to sacrifice for it.
Download or read book The Happy Kid Handbook written by Katie Hurley and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With all the parenting information out there and the constant pressure to be the "perfect" parent, it seems as if many parents have lost track of one very important piece of the parenting puzzle: raising happy kids. Author Katie Hurley shows parents how happiness is the key to raising confident, capable children"--
Download or read book The Design Process written by Karl Aspelund and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karl Aspelund takes readers on a guided tour of seven stages of design, from Inspiration, Identification, Conceptualization, Exploration/Refinement, Definition/Modeling, Communication and Production. New cumulative storyboards of three different types of designs (graphics, clothing, and web design) progress through each stage to show how each setp is implemented in practical application. "Perspectives" features highlight individual designers and artists, and end-of-chapter exercises help transform design projects to reality. New to This Edition: New cumulative storyboards in each chapter provide a variety of examples to show how designs progress through each stage in the design process to arrive at a final product Added coverage of globalization, sustainability, and collaborative teamwork New "Perspectives" features with additional design fields and real-life artists and designers Thoroughly updated illustrations
Download or read book The Noonday Demon written by Andrew Solomon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers a look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, and available therapies. This book examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations, around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. He takes readers on a journey into the most pervasive of family secrets and contributes to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition.
Download or read book Heaven written by Joni Eareckson Tada and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back a moment, focus your eyes of faith, and then come with Joni into a world you've heard about from your youth but have never seen: heaven. You just might discover that heaven is closer - and more real - than you've ever thought. In this joyful best-seller, Joni Eareckson Tada paints a shining portrait of our heart's true home. Joni talks...
