Each book in this series includes dozens of photos and offers pickers' trade secrets for buying and selling fantastic finds in a certain segment of the antiques-and-collectibles market, including wher
This book, first published in 1979, is about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are m
In many computer vision applications, objects have to be learned and recognized in images or image sequences. This book presents new probabilistic hierarchical models that allow an efficient represent
Situations of conflict offer special insights into the history of the interpreter figure, and specifically the part played in that history by photographic representations of interpreters. This book an
Situations of conflict offer special insights into the history of the interpreter figure, and specifically the part played in that history by photographic representations of interpreters. This book an
A lot has happened in the world of digital design since the first edition of this title was published, but one thing remains true: There is an ever-growing number of people attempting to design everyt
This a book about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where
Carta presents students, academics, and researchers with a wide-ranging exploration of the technique, methodology, and style of documentary films focused on Sardinia. The author has organized the main
Focusing on images of or produced by well-to-do nineteenth-century European women, this volume explores genteel femininity as resistant to easy codification vis-A -vis the public. Attending t
Creativity and design creativity in particular are being recognized as playing an increasing role in the social and economic wellbeing of a society. As a consequence creativity is becoming a focus of
This scholarly text discusses what young people learn about the Middle East and the Far East through comics and graphic novels by looking at the medium through a number of critical lenses. The author
"Michael Shea, one of the foremost experts on myofascial release, presents straightforward, practical instructions for dramatically releasing pain and restriction of motion in the body's fascia, muscl
This volume provides a critical roadmap through the major historical sources of legal semiotics as we know them today. The history of legal semiotics, now at least a century old, has never been writte
"Investigates the response of the Roman Catholic Church to European Enlightenment critiques of revealed religion and clerical governance through the lens of its art, architecture, urbanism, and materi
A studio handbook of techniques, explanations and examples of successful graphic design relevant to architects – this book covers a variety of scales of graphic design, everything from portfolio desig
This uplifting addition to a bestselling series offers comfort through inspiring true stories that demonstrate the soul's immortality. Halberstam and Leventhal move beyond their earlier focus on our m
By the author of Paris Versus New York, an illustrated exploration of time and memory.Take it, make it, lose it, have it, kill it, spend it, save it, forget it, break it, set it, repeat it, keep it: t
Although Edgar Allan Poe is most often identified with stories of horror and fear, there is an unrecognized and even forgotten side to the writer. He was a self-declared lover of beauty who "
This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are represented. The concept of the “State” as a
Study Paul's letter to the Philippians with a new kind of commentary. In this volume of the High Definition Commentary series, linguist Steven E. Runge leverages his expertise in discourse analysis to
This book contains MATLAB programs to demonstrate the numerical algorithms, the analytical approaches, and the physical principles. It starts with single particle, single fluid, and single wave, then
More than ancient erotic love poetry, this celebration of the human relationship with Wisdom can be a companion for your own spiritual journey.The Song of Songs is the Hebrew Bible's deeply erotic poe
Anthropomorphism closely relates to early modern notions of analogy and microcosm. Exploring the tension inherent in such notions, the essays in this volume address the contradictions and tensions, be
The nation of China is a constant source of fascination, yet we rarely glimpse life beyond its urban centers. Far west of Beijing and Shanghai, in the remote Chinese province of Yunnan, pioneering art
Entrepreneurial science is not new; business interests have strongly influenced science since the Scientific Revolution. In Commercial Visions, Daniel Margocsy illustrates that product marketing, pate
As any comics fan knows, a Super Hero is nothing without a worthy foe to battle. For every Batman there has to be a villain like the Joker, and for every Superman a Lex Luthor. This deluxe book celebr
