Dungeon Masters and players alike will find the new "Monster Manual" an indisipensable aid in populating their Third Edition campaigns of Dungeons & Dragons. Over 200 creeps, critters and creatures keep players on their toes, from Aboleths to Zombies. 200 full-color illustrations.
E Pluribus Venom collects a large body of work produced by Shepard Fairey and presented at the Jonathan Levine Gallery during his massive exhibition in the summer of 2007. The title, which translates Out of many, poison is derived from E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. currency. ...
Harry Callahan, known for his bold exploration of quotidian details and his innovative use of the abstract in photography, has created a career that spans many eras and lives. From his extended portrait of his wife, Eleanor, to his formal studies of architectural structures and his observation of abstract expressionist line in natural forms, ...
Discover a land of breath-taking beauty and inspiring culture with "The Rough Guide to Austria", the most comprehensive guide to Austria available. The full-colour introduction with stunning photography will whet your appetite for the country's many highlights, from the world-class city of Vienna and the astonishing architecture of Salzburg to the ...
"The Traveler's Handbook" gives the inside track from the world's top travelers on every aspect of travel. This authoritative guide offers expert advice on every aspect of travel: from airfare discounts to off-road driving, from traveling in a Buddhist country to avoiding a tropical disease.
"The Rock Bible" is the word on rock music from an insider's perspective - a sassy, f*ck-you guide to the rules of the rock and roll life, featuring chapters on: Genesis, The Gospel According to the Drummer, The Gospel According to he Guitar Players, The Gospel According to The Singer, and more. The bulk of the book is a collection of rock rules ...
Mason doesn't aim to be the one true Perl-based templating system for building Web sites, but it's led many programmers to abandon their custom solutions when they've seen how much easier using Mason can be. It's a powerful, open source, Perl-based web site development and delivery engine, with features that make it an ideal backend for high load ...
A deluxe leatherbound edition of one of the three D&D core rulebooks. This new, beautifully bound version of the "Monster Manual" joins the special editions of the "Player's Handbook" and the "Dungeon Master's Guide" to complete the premiere set of Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks. Like the others, the title gets premium treatment in the form of ...
This is an invaluable introduction to white wine that will give you the information to approach any bottle with total confidence. The enormous choice of bottles on the supermarket or off-licence shelf may seem daunting at first, but with this little book you will soon pick up the basic facts and be on your way to an in-depth knowledge of the ...
A French Kiss with Death: Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans: The Man--The Race--The Cars--The Movie examines the life of actor Steve McQueen, the films in which he appeared and his love affair with the many cars and motorcycles he owned during his lifetime. The book details the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the backgrounds of Alfa ...
From simple exchange systems in earliest times to the increasingly cashless society of today, this book presents an introduction to the history of money. With over 500 illustrations, it examines the origins, spread and the cultural diversity of monetary exchange throughout the world, viewed against a social and economic background. The book begins ...
Jonathan Williams's poetry has been described as brilliant, sensuous, lyrical, quirky, suave, vital, joyful, sardonic, melodious, passionate, alive, pyrotechnic. This new, much enlarged edition of "Blues and Roots" displays all of the above. Williams has tramped the Appalachian Trail for decades, botanizing, jotting down specimens of authentic ...
Love is a ubiquitous theme in Classical poetry, from erotic Sappho, to bawdy Ovid, to the high poetics of Virgil. Whether describing unrequited love, the pain of being left behind, or simply how best to impress your girlfriend, the themes differ little from our preoccupations with love and romance today. This collection takes the best from ...
Taking as its point of departure recent developments in health and social theory, this work brings together a range of international scholars to reflect upon matters of health, medicine and society at the end of 1999. Thematic in its focus, contributors draw upon a range of contemporary theories, both modernist and postmodernist, in order to ...
In this study William Lyons presents a sustained and coherent theory of the emotions, and one which draws extensively on the work of psychologists and physiologists in the area. Dr Lyons starts by giving a thorough and critical survey of other principal theories, before setting out his own 'causal-evaluative' account. In addition to giving an ...
Blackbird Dust is a collection of pieces -- many published here for the first time -- by master wordsmith Jonathan Williams, about whom the poet Irving Layton once said, "The sun melts like butter over his sweetcorn thoughts". With a front cover designed by Trevor Winkfield, this book of essays, occasional poems, and photographs rambles through ...
Jonathan Williams founded The Jargon Society-a publisher dedicated to poetry, experimental fiction, photography and visionary folk art-and has championed the underdog, maverick and outsider in the arts for 50 years. He has also published over 100 of his own books, pamphlets and broadsides of poetry, essays and photography. "Jubilant Thicket" ...
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