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This beautifully illustrated volume explores the symbols, styles, and techniques used in Mandarin rank squares. In the first section, Jackson (Asian art collector and author) tells the parallel storie

A forefront cybersecurity journalist presents the story of the complex computer virus responsible for destroying Iran's nuclear centrifuges in January 2010, offering insight into how digital weapons a

Born in the 1890s on opposite sides of the Atlantic, friends for more than forty years, Dorothy Thompson and Rebecca West lived strikingly parallel lives that placed them at the center of the social a

A completely revised update of a best-selling guide to indoor and outdoor low-light digital photography explains how to achieve high-quality results in low-light situations, outlining specific techniq

The essential tool for crafting Tweets, Tweeter's Composition Notebook will guide digital draftsment through the pitfalls fo their art, providing a nurturing haven for Tweeters at any level.

Witness the opening of the Vault! This terrifying tome contains issues #18-#23 of the classic horror series, and features gorgeous new digital colors--using Marie Severin's original palette as a guide

The EC fount overfloweth! Collecting issues #15-#17 and #4-#6 of the classicHaunt of Fear horror series, and featuring gorgeous new digital colors that use Marie Severin's original palette as a guide,

The long-awaited new novel by British espionage fiction master Mick Herron, author of the 2013 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger-winning Dead Lions. Tom Bettany is working at a meat processing p

Poignant, keenly observed, and irresistible: a memoir about literary New York in the late '90s, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing, where a young woman finds herself swept into one of the la

"A fiendishly clever dystopian novel for the digital age, The Word Exchange is a fresh, stylized, and decidedly original debut about the dangers of technology and the power of the printed word"--

More than a decade ago, OFFF was born as a post-digital culture festival, featuring some of the world's most relevant contemporary artists, designers, and media mavens. Since then, it has become a way

Siena seems at first glance a typical Italian city: within its venerable medieval walls the citizens sport designer clothes, wield digital phones, and prize their dazzling local cuisine. But unlike ne

An outrageously stylish, wickedly funny novel of fashion in the digital age,The Knockoff is the story of Imogen Tate, editor in chief of Glossy magazine, who finds her twentysomething former assistant

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D Strategy Guide includes: FREE eGuide — Includes a code to access the mobile-friendly eGuide, a digital version of the full strategy guide optimized for a second s

Portable enough to accompany your PDA, there’s no better backup system for recording contact info than this durable little address book. You’ll be glad to have it when the digital version lets you dow

An Independent and New Statesman Book of the YearBeyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit—a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter—lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, commun

Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field. Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie May

From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and advent of Christianity and Islam, right up to Western imperialism and the great wars of the twentieth

A provocative and wide-ranging conversation between two distinctive women—one American and one French—on the dilemmas, benefits, and demands of womanhood.Lisa Alther and Francoise Gilot have been frie

The first comprehensive history of the deeply entwined personal and public lives of the Churchills and the Kennedys and what their “special relationship” meant for Great Britain and the United States

Spanning two continents and centuries of history, Turkey is where East meets West and where the modern and traditional are constantly blurred, creating a dynamic and fascinating country that's unlike

Reputation is power. Your reputation defines how people see you and what they will do for you. It determines whether your bank will lend you money to buy a house or car; whether your landlord will ac

A sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind's greatest inventions and explores how we understand-and misunderstand-its meaning and its use: from its origin

Noted British academic and journalist Alison Wolf offers a surprising and thoughtful study of the professional elite, and examines the causes—and limits—of women’s rise and the consequences of their

A lavish and unprecedented exploration of Central Park’s extraordinary and beautifully designed spaces, buildings, sculpture, and follies, in historic photographs and exquisitely detailed watercolors

Prolifically illustrated, this is the perfect introduction to the history of film for students and budding cinephiles alike. This extensive yet accessible book traces the evolution of cinema, from the

A quirky compendium of questionnaires, tests, and games that explore the psychology of home and domestic relationships, from the creators of Mind Games and Psychobox.How do your personality and your h

With an 8-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughoutProvocative and timely: a pioneering neurocriminologist introduces the latest biological research into the causes of—and p

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is conne

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is conne

LA is a city of contrasts—the famous and unknown, blinding light and impenetrable shadow, wealth and poverty, massive success and bitter failure. The promise of fame, fortune, sun, and beauty have lur

A delectable collection of classic and modern cakes and desserts for the home cook. Rhubarb and raspberries, chocolate cake and profiteroles, mangoes and cherries, meringues and tarts, puddings and mousses, crepes and souffle's … 100 Best Cakes and Desserts gives you all the sweetest temptations! In this wonderful collection from Gabriel Gate, he showcases his best cakes and desserts from a lifetime of cooking. There are cakes for afternoon tea, elegant ice creams and sorbets, and fruity desserts fit for any occasion. This book features classics such as Tarte Tatin, Creme Brulee, souffles, and French Crepes with Chestnut Cream and Chocolate Sauce, as well as firm family favorites like Strawberry Sponge Cake, Tiramisu, Raspberry Sorbet in a Fruit Coupe, and waffles. Also included are more sophisticated delights such as Black Forest Roulade, Hazelnut Meringue Cake with Chocolate Ganache, Mandarin Mousse with Black Currant Coulis, and Pears Belle Helene, Gate shows you how to create simpl

A hugely popular and beloved football commentator and former player with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens, Tony Siragusa offers his uncensored insider's look at the NFL and his hilariou

Veteran writer and Italy expert Tim Jepson makes this vibrant and fascinating country--home of some of the world's most sublime art, architecture, and literature and one of its oldest civilizations--h

Important and provocative, The Undead examines why even with the tools of advanced technology, what we think of as life and death, consciousness and nonconsciousness, is not exactly clear and how this

Artistically designed and artisanally crafted stationery and paper goods are becoming increasingly popular, and this book is a wonderful overview of the best designers, the many techniques, and the mo

A visual catalog of the most prominent and sought-after acoustic and electric guitars shares comprehensive details and specs for more than 250 guitars and major manufacturers while citing many of the

Set in Provence, London, and New York, this is a daughter’s brilliant and witty memoir of her mother and stepfather—Dee Wells, the glamorous and rebellious American journalist, and A. J. Ayer, the cel

In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to

POOKIE'S UPSET AND POOKIE'S MOM cannot figure out why. And Pookie isn't helping, either. This familiar scenario is told with Sandra Boynton's signature humor, in both story and art. Caregivers and you