The Creative Connection

Here is a look at Lalique’s creative process through a selection of unusual works–inluding glassware, paintings, jewelery, and fashion designs–that highlight both the technical and aesthetic aspects o

The long-awaited, definitive story of one of the most creative and commercial rock groups of all time, Genesis One of the most imaginative, courageous, and unpredictable music acts ever, Genesis evolv

Simply the most astonishing book on shells ever published. Jacques Senders is a malacologist whose work allows him the opportunity to collect rare shells from all over the world. Shells presents his beautiful collection to the public for the first time through the stunning photographs of Paul Starosta and the expert commentary of other malacology professionals. Together, they have created a gorgeous and loving study of exquisite creations from the world's oceans. Shells surveys the history of shells and examines their connection with nature, art, architecture and other disciplines. It includes the latest research, and conveys the joys of collecting shells. Paul Starosta's remarkable photographs bring the reader close to the shells' transparent colors and intricate shapes. From Aristotle, to the explorers who created the first collections, to today's researchers and collectors, Shells offers a beautiful and comprehensive look at a fascinating subject. Beachcombers pick up shells and con

The Cambridge Companion to Narrative provides a unique and valuable overview of current approaches to narrative study. An international team of experts explores ideas of storytelling and methods of narrative analysis as they have emerged across diverse traditions of inquiry and in connection with a variety of media, from film and television, to storytelling in the 'real-life' contexts of face-to-face interaction, to literary fiction. Each chapter presents a survey of scholarly approaches to topics such as character, dialogue, genre or language, shows how those approaches can be brought to bear on a relatively well-known illustrative example, and indicates directions for further research. Featuring a chapter reviewing definitions of narrative, a glossary of key terms and a comprehensive index, this is an essential resource for both students and scholars in many fields, including language and literature, composition and rhetoric, creative writing, jurisprudence, communication and media s

Albrecht Dürer's famous portrayal of creative effort in paralysis, the unsurpassed masterpiece of copperplate engraving titled Melencolia I, has stood for centuries as a pictorial summa of knowledge

Fulfil your potential for physical health and emotional wellbeing. The Mind-Body Bible is an important book about the mind-body connection from leading holistic medical doctor Mark Atkinson. Dr Mark d

Print production is a key consideration at every step of the creative process, from concept, to digital workflow, color management, font and image use, to file formats, to post-production. The All New

Featuring a wide assortment of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, this powerful volume confronts the existence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the Black Diaspora. Defining a cultural dialogue t

After landing a job at a major cosmetics company through a connection of his, Kaitani has finally gotten the chance to experience real work. But while his eagerness for the new product is admirable, h

Mom, the other day I was rubbing my belly button and it really made me stop and think-what a funny little reminder of such an important connection." --Bradley Trevor Greive* This New York Times best-s

Women’s environmental activism is often described in maternalist terms – as if motherhood and caring for the environment go hand in hand. While feminists celebrate this connection, women and all those

This fun, new manual explores the crafting movement that is sweeping the globe, with a series of creative projects for all wannabe crafters. It contains designs by well-known crafters, including the p

BUILD THE STRONG, DEEPLY POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS YOU'VE ALWAYS DESIREDWe all crave the heartwarming, incomparable connection of intimacy. But oftentimes, this complete, unrestrained sharing of ourselv

This book discloses a fascinating connection between optimal stopping problems in probability and free-boundary problems. It focuses on key examples and the theory of optimal stopping is exposed at it

Rooms celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography

New Creative Selling Ideas are Being Developed and Tested Right on the Sales Field. To get them and use them with your own sales prospects, you need to keep your eyes and ears open to what your coll

Everyone who loves to scribble and scrabble (and what kid doesn't?) will love this fantastic un-coloring book. The creative, magical world of Charlie and Lola is perfect inspiration for little kids, a

Dazzle your friends and family with your knowledge of word origins! What's the connection between maneuver and manure? Between glamour and grammar? Anger and angina? At first glance, these words see

The WISP series (short for Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces) represents an ingenious marriage of two creative forces: the artistry of today's foremost children's book illustrators and the literar

10 Small and trendy fashion accessories for both knitters and beaders to make. - complete with a helpful DVD.Bead Knitted Bags features the historically rich technique of bead knitting - a method of

Creative art ideas will make kids pop to it!The Art Explorers series offers a new approach to art, encouraging kids to interpret what they see in famous artworks, then try the techniques themselves. M

The neighboring towns of Winston and Salem combined their creative, cultural, and industrial forces in 1913, and the city of Winston-Salem was born. Building upon its rich Moravian heritage, the Piedm

This book extends our understanding of the Black Atlantic, a term coined by Paul Gilroy to describe the political, cultural and creative interrelations among blacks living in Africa, the Americas, and

In a lyrical and humorous celebration of the power of imagination and friendship, a little girl named Anna enjoys a day with some unusual playmates--a pair of giants whose creative and clumsy attempts

Helping kids to unleash their inner creative genius, this ultimate resource contains step-by-step instructions for fifty-seven exciting outdoor projects, including a sparkling ice chandelier, a growin

Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading

Essential reading for scholars and students in critical theory, psychoanalysis, and gender studies.How does the self care for itself in the posthumanist era? What psychic processes might allow the postmodern subject to find meaning and value in its life? Is it possible to delineate a theory of psychic potentiality that is compatible with poststructuralist models of fluid, decentered, and polyvalent subjectivity?Reinventing the Soul offers a new perspective on what it means to be a human being and to strive in the world despite the wounding effects of the socialization process. Drawing on the rich legacies of French poststructuralism and Lacanian psychoanalysis, Ruti builds an affirmative alternative to the post-Foucaultian tendency to envision subjectivity as a function of hegemonic systems of power. She proposes that the subject's encounter with the world also necessarily activates the psyche's innovative potential. By focusing on matters of creative agency, imaginative empowerment, i

Traces the avant-garde artist, sculptor and set designer, Robert Wilson to his studio, looking at his creative processes and unconventional techniques.

For Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when h

The change needed in urban music education not only relates to the idea that music should be at the center of the curriculum; rather, it is that culturally relevant music should be a creative force at

Madden (creative writing, Louisiana State U.) focuses on more than 50 types and major artistic techniques of the novel throughout its history, providing definitions and discussions and including passa

How the formal ingenuity of abstract art has been cross-fertilized by creative discrepancies—a cross-cultural voyage stretching from Hong Kong and Islamic regions to Canada, Australia, Europe,

The Big Picture introduces students to high-frequency idioms-ones often used in the professional world-with metaphors as an organizing principle. Creative illustrations help students retain and recall

Full-color photographs and illustrations accompany an innovative guide that explains how to make maximum use of available space in the home, with ingenious and creative solutions for flow patterns, st

Explores creative genius and fame through the life of a writer whose search for a muse has led him into dangerous and destructive places.

Wolterinck's World as presented in two books in a luxurious slipcase take the reader on a voyage through Marcel Wolterinck's creative world. He first opened a flower decorations business in Holland in

This enthralling new book features an extraordinary selection of William McCullough's work, coupled with a conversation between the artist and writer William Baldwin--two of the most creative contempo

Writing the Fire! offers writers a new and visionary practice: using yoga to release the body’s inner intelligence and then support, shape, and inform the creative process.Indeed, “writing is yoga,” d

Clear, concise, and superbly written, this book reveals the beauty at the heart of mathematics, and it makes that beauty accessible to everyone. It illustrates the fundamental connection between aesth

The author of Simple Spells for Love returns with everything the curious reader needs to know about the art of casting spells and crafting charms to increase prosperity, enhance creative processes, at