From simple shapes and colors to gods, mythical beasts, sacred rituals, and global branding, over two thousand signs and symbols are explained through text, illustrations, and photography.
Intrigued and inspired by the neon beer signs on shopfronts in his San Francisco neighborhood, Bruce Nauman created his first neon piece, Window or Wall Sign, in 1967. He wanted, he said, to achieve
GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT When a drug-smuggling ring rocks a small coastal town, the DEA sends Agent Owen Matthews to shut it down. A single father with a deaf son, Owen senses that the town's numb
Since sixteen-year-old Riley Strout lost her mother two years ago, her saving grace has been her quirky little family in the grief support group she joined as a freshman. Jay, Kate, and Noah understan
A Book About Signs is a whimsical look at the signs that surround us. From road signs to memorial plaques, from traffic lights to placards to semaphores, different signs communicate in different ways.
Eight of the essential sign language words for babies - including milk, bed, all done, more - clearly and cleverly illustrated with durable pull-tabs in a charming book to be read-aloud with baby. Eig
Come on a journey through the medieval world, as we explore the complex imagery and fascinating history of heraldry An accessible and absorbing guide to decoding the medieval mysteries of heraldrySupp
BABY SIGNS is based on American Sign Language and will help encourage the use of non-verbal gestures to communicate. Research has proven that babies who are taught to use signs to express their basic
A poem by Lawrence Raab is a carefully chosen and precisely rendered moment—a poised and elegant meditation on the nature of memory. This new collection includes a selection from each of Raab's five p
"Offers an astrological explanation of the theories on which I based my book, Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus. Amy Keehn explores this issue with great insight and humor." From the foreword by
Rediscover?or discover for the first time?the things that make you passionate in life Vital Signs is about what inspires passion and what defeats it. How we lose it and how we get it back. And, ul
Pictograms and icons are a keystone of nonverbal and multicultural communication. But what precisely are pictograms, and when is it appropriate to use them? What are their advantages? What rules must
African Americans and Depression explores the realities of depression among African Americans, and the various ways in which sufferers and their families address, or don’t address, it. The text provid
'Assembles a series of innovative studies in the historical archaeology of graffiti. A rich variety of case studies range from figures carved into the bark of aspen trees in upland Nevada made during
The bestselling parenting guide featured on "Oprah" and "Dateline" is revised and updated with new signs For every parent or caregiver who has struggled unsuccessfully to decode b
From the authors of the popular bestselling GodWink series comes an inspiring collection full of true stories about real people whose lives were changed by random, yet extraordinary encounters with ot
It's not what we know, but how we learn. This is the key that Learning to Read the Signs uses in order to evaluate and apply ideas and facts to one's organization life. The book asks the reader to go
One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey’s paradigm-shatteringOrigins, The First Signs is the first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images tha
Showing how Jesus’s miracles serve as “signs of redemption,” this book gives readers a framework for applying such stories to their own lives and then examines 26 specific miracles from the Gospel of
“Vital Signs,” a popular column featured in Discover Magazine, has long been a favorite of readers, showcasing, each month, fascinating new tales of strange illnesses and diseases that baffle doctors
You've done it before. Saw something wrong with him--whether it was suspect grooming habits or ridiculously childish behavior--but let it slide. It's not that big of a deal. Except it totally was. You
Organized according to such themes as "Bosses Gone Bad" or "Criminally Creative Accounting," this entertaining look inside the follies and foibles of the business world examines ruinous deals, highly
This simple yet comprehensive guide to using the ancient Chinese system of horoscopes has a classic beauty of design yet is supple enough to embrace the multiplicity of modern human experience. Gerry
Help your child succeed in the classroom--and in life! As a parent of a child with dyslexia you may wonder what you should expect as your child goes through life. How can you help your child deal with
This is the third edition of Daniel Harms' popular and extensive encyclopedia of the Cthulhu Mythos. Updated with more fiction listings and recent material, this unique book spans the years of H.P. Lo
Semiotics is the theory of signs, and reading signs is a part of everyday life: from road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literatur
The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs. Mayzie is the brainy middle sister, Brooks is the beautiful but conflicted oldest, and Palmer's the quirky baby of the family. In sp
