Museums have become the pre-eminent building type for the expression of new architectural ideas. Holl's expansion of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art achieves a fusion of architecture with landscape that redefines the boundaries of the museum-going experience while creating one of the most unorthodox and breathtakingly beautiful examples of recent ...
"Digital Video" covers the practical side of using a digital video camera, camcorder, and video editing software. It includes information on how to buy the best camera, shoot the best video, and add the greatest special effects. It also includes coverage of Internet video cameras and creating and editing video for streaming or distributing on the ...
Diana, Princess of Wales, was no saint in the conventional Christian sense. Yet her status as an icon since her death is unequalled in British popular culture and images of her resonate beatitude. In this work, cultural critics discuss the myth of Diana - her work, her appeal, and her iconicity for scholars and general readers alike. They consider ...
Knowledge and scenario-based questions match the actual exam questions in content and feel in this text. The book uses an increased number of illustraions to demonstrate difficult topics.
In this collection of memoirs, 22 parents share their frightening experiences of watching their premature newborns struggle for life. This book may provide emotional support to others who are parenting fragile infants.
The exceptional collection of French decorative arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum contains more than 400 pieces, most of them dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This exquisitely illustrated volume brings together forty-four objects from the Baroque a Regence periods - roughly corresponding to the reign of Louis XIV and the years ...
In "Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury", the author presents a model for understanding musculoskeletal injuries. He describes the common types of musculoskeletal injury, and explores the contributory causes involved before detailing effective models for therapy and methods of management. "Effective Management of Musculoskeletal Injury" ...
Helps the hobbyist create contest-quality models with tips on basic materials, tools, and painting techniques. Shows how to turn ordinary locomotives, rolling stock, and structures into realistic models. By Jeff Wilson. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 80 pgs.; 10 b&w and 240 color photos; softcover.
The past 10 years have seen a dramatic expansion in our ability to manipulate, understand and exploit the comparatively small genomes of plant viruses. This book examines viral genome structure and gene expression of RNA and DNA viruses, providing up-to-date reviews, new information, and interesting prospects and applications of research. The book ...
This is an extraordinarily detailed account of the Home Guard in Somerset, which is the product of 20 years exhaustive research. More than 2,000 people have been identified and are listed in the index, there are a host of details and memories, including: Clearing courting couples from Wain's Hill before an exercise Using makeshift weapons, ...
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