How to Draw a Map is a fascinating meditation on the centuries-old art of map-making, from the first astronomical maps to the sophisticated GPS guides of today.
This practical step-by-step guide provides an ideal introduction to the exciting and fun world of cartooning, covering a wide range of cartoons, caricatures, comic strips and manga.
Dan Ariely's three New York Times bestselling books on his groundbreaking behavioral economics research, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, are now available for the first time in a single volume.
Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas.
The stunning, specially commissioned cover illustrations are one of the great joys of the New Naturalist series, lending it a distinctive style which has inspired nature enthusiasts for many decades.
'Highly readable, subtle and thought-provoking scientific history' ScotsmanIn this penetrating work, Pyenson and Pyenson identify that major advances in science stem from changes in three distinct areas of society: the social institutions that promote science, the sensibilities of scientists themselves and the goal of the scientific enterprise.
DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE: NYC Big Book Award 2021 - Marketing & PRMany organizations and leaders struggle to respond effectively to fast-evolving customer expectations driven by innovations in products, services and technologies such as AI and mobile.
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Celebratory, witty and incredibly insightful, Harry Bingham explores the eccentricities and customs of the British nation in a bid to answer a question which has everyone debating - Who are we?
Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil.
A brilliant new reading of the Bayeux Tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of the survival of early medieval Europe's greatest treasure.
'I cannot help but see the bodies of my near ancestors in the current caravans of desperate souls fleeing from place to place, chased by famine, war and toxins.
'Entertaining and absorbing' - The Sunday Times A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we've changed as a nation.
From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and their teachers.
*Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize*A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker Book of the Year?
Con los conceptos dramaturgia expandida y escena nomada esta obra propone una posibilidad de lectura de la relacion arte-politica en medio de la cartografia de lo sensible presentada por el filosofo frances Jacques Ranciere.
Tagliches Skizzieren ist mehr als eine kreative Ubung - es ist ein Ritual, das Wahrnehmung scharft, Ideenfluss offnet und das innere kreative Fundament starkt.
Zeichnen muss kein Talent sein - es ist ein visuelles Handwerk, das jeder erlernen kann, wenn die Grundlagen klar, einfach und strukturiert vermittelt werden.
Una voz fundacional de la modernidad latinoamericana: Mario de Andrade, figura clave del modernismo brasileno, dialoga con las vanguardias del continente y renueva la literatura con humor, oralidad y experimentacion.
Kevin the Koala discovers the joy of journaling as he begins to capture the wonders of his forest home, from the sunlight dancing through eucalyptus leaves to the playful movements of insects and birds.
