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Aesthetics, Digital Studies and Bernard Stiegler frames the intertwined relationship between artistic endeavours and scientific fields and their sociopolitical implications. Each chapter is either an explication of, or a critique of, some aspect of Bernard Stiegler's technological philosophy, as it is his technological-political-aesthetical-ethical theorisations which form the philosophical foundation of the volume. Emerging scholars bring cr...

The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarise the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers.

The National Trust looks after many of Britain's most important and beloved buildings - its sheds. They lurk in the shadow of grand country houses, they brave the elements on the tops of cliffs, they have inspired famous writers and housed everything from beehives to birdwatchers. Alongside the literary writing dens and horticultural hideaways there are also floating sheds, coastguards' sheds, artists' studios, summer houses, beach huts, campi...

It tells the story of Billy who runs away from home and takes refuge in an overgrown graveyard. While hiding there he meets a man who is tending the graves and waiting for a day in November when something magical is set to happen. The story is told in two alternating narratives. One thread tells of runaway Billy's experience of hiding away in the graveyard. The other tells of the situation at home and the police search for Billy. This is an im...

Shorr Kan - ein Mann ohne Schatten - hat sich todesverachtend zu Gunsten der Menschheit geschlagen, als abartige Geistesparasiten aus der Kleinen Magellan'schen Wolke die Milchstraße unterjochen wollten.Die Königin von Fomalhaut läßt ihn schweren Herzens dem Kriegsgericht entkommen, vor das die Sieger die Kollaborateure stellen. Sie kennt Shorr Kan, den totgeglaubten Herrscher der Dunkelwelten, allzu gut. In der Tat kann er sich innerhalb von ...

A collection of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? Do aliens exist? What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister? Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads? Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have ...

Volume 1 makes available for the first time in English thirty-nine scenarios and two treatments. Each text is preceded by an introduction, providing an essential frame of reference to make these writings entirely accessible to the reader. While nearly all these texts belong to the post-war period, including the stories for major post-war classics, there are also seven pre-war raccontini, the narrative source of Zavattini's Modernist magical re...

Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual - häufig tun wir uns mit Entscheidungen sehr schwer. Was ist der richtige Weg? Und vor allem der, den Gott für uns hat? Tobias Teichen stellt fünf Filter vor, durch die wir unsere Entscheidungen laufen lassen können: ehrlich werden, gute Ratgeber befragen, die Ewigkeit im Blick haben, Gebet, Bibellesen und übernatürlicher Friede. Auf diese Weise nähern wir uns unserer Frage von verschiedenen Seiten und gewinnen u...

New technologies in 3D printing offer innovative capabilities in surgery, from planning complex operations through to educational purposes and providing alternatives to traditional training with more cost-effective outcomes. This hot topic title synthesizes the most up-to-date information on 3D printing and its application into surgical specialties including, hebatobilliary and pancreatic surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetri...

A highly topical look at how and why Islamophobia manifests itself and at what can be done to make our society a safe space for us all

Giving an overview of the history of color theory from ancient and classical cultures to contemporary contexts, this book explores important critical principles and provides practical guidance on the use of color in art and design.Going beyond a simple recitation of what has historically been said about color, artist and educator Aaron Fine provides an intellectual history, critiquing prevailing Western ideas on the subject and challenging ass...

Giving an overview of the history of color theory from ancient and classical cultures to contemporary contexts, this book explores important critical principles and provides practical guidance on the use of color in art and design.Going beyond a simple recitation of what has historically been said about color, artist and educator Aaron Fine provides an intellectual history, critiquing prevailing Western ideas on the subject and challenging ass...

Explore what is special about each season with this beautiful non-fiction picture book series

An introduction to the different fields of engineering through fun, achievable projects

An introduction to the different fields of engineering through fun, achievable projects

Find out about the world with these fun, interactive first non-fiction books

Find out about the world with these fun, interactive first non-fiction books

Explore what is special about each season with this beautiful non-fiction picture book series

Explore what is special about each season with this beautiful non-fiction picture book series

The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . .Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one defence is a six-foot-wide trench full of buttons, so...