Arts

Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde: An Insider's Guide to Film Slang

de Dave Knox

Everything You Need to Know to Become a Film-Industry Insider

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a gaffer and a grip? Or what makes the best boy so great? In Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde...

100 Ways to take better Landscape Photographs

de Guy Edwardes

100 Ways to Improve Your Landscape Photographs is an easy-reference guide to landscape photography; packed with practical advice and stunning photos this book will help and inspire photographers of all levels....

The Logo Brainstorm Book: A Comprehensive Guide for Exploring Design Directions

de Jim Krause

Don't Wait for Inspiration to Strike

Whether you're facing a new logo project or you've reached a block in your current work, The Logo Brainstorm Book will inspire you to consider fresh creative approaches that...

The Colors of Catalonia

de Virginie Raguenaud

Catalonia boasts an extraordinary cultural heritage. Its lively Mediterranean villages have inspired artists such as Henri Matisse, Andre Derain, Pablo Picasso, George Braque, Salvador Dali, and many others....

The Sterling Book of UNITY IN DIVERSITY

de O.P Ghai

The Temple of Understanding (India Chapter) President: Dr. Karan Singh The Temple of Understanding was founded in 1960 by the American Interfaith activist Juliet Hollister to address the urgent need of our time...

God on the Streets of Gotham: What the Big Screen Batman Can Teach Us about God and Ourselves

de Paul Asay

What do God and the Caped Crusader have in common? While Batman is a secular superhero patrolling the fictional streets of Gotham City, the Caped Crusader is one whose story creates multiple opportunities for...

Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation

de Marc Fisher

A sweeping, anecdotal account of the great sounds and voices of radio–and how it became a bonding agent for a generation of American youth

When television became the next big thing in broadcast entertainment,...

The Sterling Book of INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE

de Shovana Narayan

India's rich cultural legacy has been founded on the abiding faith of the Indians in the divine power, whose worship had found expression through dance. 'Bhakti' or devotion was the underlying essence of the...

Transparent

de Don Lemon

In this unique memoir, Primetime CNN anchor Don Lemon takes readers behind the scenes of journalism, detailing his own struggle to become one of the most prominent African American men in television news-and...

MaFIA: Killer Marketing for Indie Authors

de Kristen Marie

BE SEEN, BE HEARD. Just because you can write a book doesn't mean it will be seen or sold. This book can help you do both. Written specifically for indie authors by a corporate marketer, MaFIA will equip you...

Samuel Fuller: Interviews

de Gerald Peary

In the early twentieth century, the art world was captivated by the imaginative, totally original paintings of Henri Rousseau, who, seemingly without formal art training, produced works that astonished not only...

Design for Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Approach

de D Kirk Kirk Hamilton & Mardelle McCuskey McCuskey Shepley

It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology,

psychology, and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit,

the demands on the architect...

Metric Handbook

de David Adler

Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, 'The Metric Handbook' has since been totally transformed into a major international handbook of planning and design data. The...

Buildings for the Performing Arts

de Ian Appleton

This Design and Development Guide is an essential book for those who are involved in the initiation, planning, design and building of facilities for the various performing arts, from local to metropolitan locations....

Algorithmic Architecture

de Kostas Terzidis

Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is...

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice

de David Littlefield

This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an...

Primary Care Centres

de Geoffrey Purves

Primary Care Centres explores the process of planning and designing buildings for frontline medical practice. Taking as a starting point the concept that good design contributes directly to healthy living, the...

Eco-resorts

de Zbigniew Bromberek

Eco-Resorts is a design guide for low impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that...

Fabrication

de Peter Silver & William McLean

Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication...

Architectural Colour in the Professional Palette

de Fiona McLachlan

How do architects use color? Do they adopt a different strategy or starting point for every project? Do they gradually cultivate individual color palettes, which develop alongside their body of built work? Do...