The designer toy explosion continues in Kidrobot’s second book, I Am Plastic, Too, which features a worldwide survey of the newest, rarest, and most sought-after toys. By offering designers, comic boo
"A rousing call to action---equal parts inspiration and intellectual provocation."---Jeff Shesol, former presidential speechwriter and author of Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Cour
Young Romantics tells the story of the interlinked lives of the young English Romantic poets from an entirely fresh perspective—celebrating their extreme youth and outsize yearning for friendship as w
Why are young people alienated from television news? This book argues that contemporary trends indicating deepening disconnection from news about public life reflect both problems in the way televisio
Recent developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have paved the way for a world of advanced communication, intelligent information processing and ubiquitous access to information
The issues are more fraught with emotion than those regarding other laboratory research animals, and go back to the beginnings of both scientific research and the animal protection movement, because p
A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. Brilliantly conceived as a relay of scientific
Organized into five sections, including Furniture, Lighting, Accessories, Products, and Environment, and enhanced with more than 600 color illustrations, this exciting guide provides a look at the man
