Why do dogs play dead? How do you speak dog? Why do dogs go about in handbags? This book will help children to understand what’s so unique about a dog’s body and its behaviour and why they deserve to
Every parent knows the drill: tuck in; well, okay, one story then, but short... and so it starts.This is a short story.Why short?You need to go to sleep. The story is about you. You went to sleep. End
Accompanies the biggest ever exhibition on the Flemish master Jan Van Eyck, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that makes the artist''s world more tangible than ever before.
A selection of nearly 60 works made by the contemporary artist in the past 15 years.This book gathers a selection of around 60 works made by Francesco Arena from 2004 to 2019, plus two scholarly texts
Founded in 1780 in Paris, Chaumet quickly made history by becoming the official jeweller to Empress Josephine, soon turning the house into the most sought-after jeweller in Europe with a loyal and pre
Towards the end of her life, Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965) remarked that “all photographs―not only those that are so-called ‘documentary,’ and every photograph really is documentary and belongs
Share looks at how new business models are being created based on the disruptive idea of ‘sharing’. Uber, Airbnb, Skype, Alibaba, Google, Netflix and WeChat (China’s answer to Whatsapp) are all based
Plasma Physics and Engineering presents basic and applied knowledge on modern plasma physics, plasma chemistry and plasma engineering for senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as for scie
Geotechnical design codes worldwide are increasingly being directed to reliability-based design, for which the characterization of model uncertainty is a critical element. This practical book is based
The Little Book of Danish Design for Children and Curious Grown-Ups tells fun and interesting stories about 50 Danish design icons. With a light touch and colourful and humorous illustrations, the boo
This book reflects the latest DMA research and technical advances, including case studies that demonstrate the use of DMA over a range of industrial problems. It includes numerous references to help t
Drawings by Francisco de Goya presents the fruits of the research undertaken for the publication of a new catalogue raisonné of Goya’s drawings, a subject to which the Museo del Prado has always devot
Linear and Non-Linear Deformations of Elastic Solids aims to compile the advances in the field of linear and non-linear elasticity through discussion crack, contact, scattering and wave propagation in
The oeuvre of the Albanian artist and prime minister Edi Rama is inseparable from his political career. During telephone con-ferences and meetings, he does drawings and watercolors on the copies of hi
Maternity Leave: Policy and Practice, Second Edition approaches parental leave from a variety of perspectives: legal, political, social, institutional, organizational, and most importantly, from the p
This introduction to economic theory and mathematics for engineering technology, engineering, and industrial technology students is written in plain language with an emphasis on the applicat
Now in a thoroughly-revised 3rd edition, Public Administration: An Introduction provides students at all levels with a readable, cutting-edge, and affordable introduction to the field of public manage
In December 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson travelled to China at the request of Life magazine. He stayed for ten months and captured some of the most spectacular moments in China’s history: he photograph
The Nature of Being is the sixth volume from the series of books about the Helsinki School. It concentrates on bringing together the various approaches used by the School’s representatives to conceptu
Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid. These have been retold over the centuries by writers from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Madeline Miller and Ri
The musée du quai Branly opened its doors in 2006 but its acquisition policy started long before that, in 1998, in an effort to complete previous collections left by older museums. In 20 years, 77.082
This book provides content on what is happening in the world at the energy, transportation, air quality, climate change and health nexus as it relates to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improvin
The most comprehensive, practical, and beautiful directory of type, organized by type category - Serif, Sans Serif, Display, and Script - and covering all styles throughout history. Type Directory of
Over the course of the twentieth century, photography evolved as an art form while serving as an eyewitness to social, cultural and political change. This book presents some seventy-five iconic images
'Got you!’ growled a harsh voice. ‘You're coming with me!’But I said, ‘One moment, please. I have to ask my dad first...Dad! I'm being kidnapped by a big, ugly villain. Is that all right?’‘Oh, that's
The West has long had a fascination with the art and culture of the ‘Orient’. Covering a period from the late fifteenth century to the present day, Inspired by the East sheds light on the complex cult
Lattice Point Identities and Shannon-Type Sampling demonstrates that significant roots of many recent facets of Shannon's sampling theorem for multivariate signals rest on basic number-theoretic resul
Drawing on historical cases of the American South before and after the Civil War, Europe & Germany between the world wars, and the U. S. in Vietnam, this book takes a historical approach to explai
In the late nineteenth century, Charles Booth''s landmark social and economic survey found that 35 percent of Londoners were living in abject poverty. Booth''s team of social investigators interviewed
John Galliano''s creations for the House of Dior have entered fashion history and are widely recognized as some of the most breathtaking and imaginative collections ever created. John Galliano for Dio
Paula Rego is an artist of astonishing power with a unique and unforgettable aesthetic. Taking its cues from the artist, this fascinating study invites us to reflect on the complexities of storytellin
Dolores Soldevilla Nieto was a passionate Cuban artist whose career blossomed in the 1950s. Following early professional turns, she emerged later in life as a prolific artist and fervent advocate for
This is the first volume to trace the history of equestrian sports, including individual and team results across the sport''s three official Olympic disciplines: dressage, eventing, and jumping.This i
