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Join Michael Foreman on an incredible journey around the globe. His prolific career as an illustrator has taken him through war-torn Vietnam to the vast forests of Siberia, from Mao's China to Japan,

Everyday objects are integral components of the works of Michael Sailstorfer (b. Velden/Vils 1979; lives and works in Berlin), but so are smells, noise, movement, and time, which blend to form a poeti

Baltimore photographer Michael Northrup (born 1948) has been making gently humorous but decidedly jubilant color photographs of his daily life since the early 1970s. His 2004 J&L publication "Beau

Michael Wutz's etchings, sepia drawings and watercolors of strange, gloomy scenes crawl with intricate details. Hidden among the skulls, gallows trees and silhouettes of skylines are references to the

All he wanted was to be free...Appearances can be deceptive: Michael. Choices made in ignorance still have consequences. Michael bought the lie, now he wants the truth. But people who live on beach

Michael Martone, by Michael Martone, continues the author's exploration of the parts of books nobody ever reads. Michael Martone is its own appendix, comprising forty-two "contributors notes," each of

In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he’s a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity “usually

Michael Endlicher (b. Vienna, 1960; lives and works in Vienna) studies the interplay between visual and linguistic communication in a variety of media. The artist's multifaceted creative program revol

Michael Asher (born in 1943), one of the foremost installation artists of theConceptual art period, is a founder of site-specific practice. Considered a progenitor ofinstitutional critique, he spearhe

With clarity and a simple lifestyle as inspiration, Michael Simon creates pottery that claims a singular position within our modern culture. In 1980, after ten years of potting, Simon felt the need to

Michael Phelps is an American sports hero, perhaps the greatest Olympic athlete the world has ever known. His unprecedented eight gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics have made him a superstar. But

Michael Foot has been a controversial and charismatic figure in British public life for more than sixty years. He rose as a crusading leftwing journalist in the late 1930s; his book The Guilty Men, on

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). All 13 songs from the major label debut by Michael Buble, a swingin' young Vancouver vocalist and major new talent! Includes his refreshing renditions of: Come Fl

No one seriously interested in the philosophy of language can afford to ignore the work of Michael Dummett (b. 1925). Dummett's approach to the metaphysical issue of realism through the philosophy of

Until now, Michael Crichton's many readers have had nowhere to turn for more information on one of America's most popular novelists. This companion features clear analyses of Crichton's life and liter

Michael Kenna is internationally renowned for producing evocative black-and-white images of nature and the urban environment. Often photographing at night or in the early morning hours, the majority o

What is it that makes notebooks so fascinating? Anthropologist Michael Taussig, for whom fieldwork notebooks are an indispensable tool, discusses this very question. A starting point of his investigat

When the world heard the news on June 25,?2009, that Michael Jackson had died, it was both a shocking end to a cruelly curtailed and extraordinary life, and a not-quite-unexpected finale to a story?fu

When the world heard the news on June 25,?2009 that Michael Jackson had died, it was both a shocking end to a cruelly curtailed and extraordinary life, and a not-quite-unexpected finale to a story?ful

Detective Michael Bennett takes his family to upstate New York in an effort to escape a lawless crime wave erupting in Manhattan only to find themselves immersed in another nightmare, one that endange

Michael Hague has long believed in magic -- the magic of unicorns. For years, his classic unicorn illustrations have sparked our imaginations, showcasing this mythical creature and its enchanted world

Film -- Biography--> British filmmaker Michael Powell (1905-1990) began his career assisting director Rex Ingram in the waning years of silent film. Given a boost by Alfred Hitchcock, Powell spent muc

The eighth installment of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling series. Join Michael and the Electroclan as a new threat arises even more terrible and calculating than the Elgen. Michael Vey and his fellow members of the Electroclan were finally able to put the threat of the Elgen behind them and move on with their lives. Adjusting to the normal life of jobs and college may have been difficult, but they managed and are now looking forward to getting back together for a reunion during school break. But what they don't know is that Hatch and his glows--the other electric kids who continue to follow and support him--have another threat brewing. And having seen what the Electroclan is capable of, they ensure this new foe is more brutal and powerful than ever before. After a period of peace, will Michael and his friends be able to tap back into the full extent of their abilities and defeat their enemy?

Michael Vey is missing and it’s up to the Electroclan to find him in this shocking seventh installment of the New York Times bestselling series!The final book in the Michael Vey series opens with the

Michael and his friends try to recruit Hatch’s Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!Michael an

In On Saving Face, Michael Keevak traces the Western reception of the Chinese concept of “face” during the past two hundred years, arguing that it has always been linked to nineteenth-century colonialism. “Lose face” and “save face” have become so normalized in modern European languages that most users do not even realize that they are of Chinese origin. “Face” is an extremely complex and varied notion in all East Asian cultures. It involves proper behavior and the avoidance of conflict, encompassing every aspect of one’s place in society as well as one’s relationships with other people. One can “give face,” “get face,” “fight for face,” “tear up face,” and a host of other expressions. But when it began to become known to the Western trading community in China beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was distorted and reduced to two phrases only, “lose face” and “save face,” both of which were used to suggest distinctly Western ideas of humiliation, embarrassment, honor, a

The celebrated contemporary photographer Michael Kenna presents a gorgeous new collection of images, all photographed with plastic Holga cameras. Michael Kenna is internationally renowned for producin

He died at only 37 but his fans are legion. INXS singer/songwriter Michael Hutchence was the celebrated frontman of a band that was the biggest in the world.Michael's big sister, Tina, adored him from

Michael Marullus (c. 1453/4–1500), born in Greece, began life as a mercenary soldier but became a prominent Neo-Latin poet and scholar who worked in Florence and Naples. He married the beautiful and l

Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and meat lover Michael Symon—of Food Network’s Iron Chef America and ABC’s The Chew—shares his wealth of knowledge and more than 100 killer recipes for steaks, chops, win

Author Bernadette M. Burke has always looked up to her brother, Michael.At the tender age of twenty, Michael Burke almost lost his life fighting to defend the quality of life and freedom valued by all

Author Bernadette M. Burke has always looked up to her brother, Michael.At the tender age of twenty, Michael Burke almost lost his life fighting to defend the quality of life and freedom valued by all

Grammy- and Juno-winning crooner Michael Buble describes his fourth studio CD as the "ultimate record about the inevitable roller coaster ride of relationships." Our folio features all 13 tunes from

One morning, Michael decides that he wants to be someone different, someone exciting, so he plays dress-up and has a day full of adventures as a businessman, then a knight, and then a pirate; but in t