The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works

Автор: Crystal David
Название: The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works
ISBN: 0300226403 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300226409
Издательство: Yale University Press
Цена: 9890 T
Описание: A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power

We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language, probes the intricate workings of eloquence. His lively analysis encompasses everyday situations (wedding speeches, business presentations, storytelling) as well as the oratory of great public gatherings.

Crystal focuses on the here and now of eloquent speaking--from pitch, pace, and prosody to jokes, appropriateness, and how to wield a microphone. He explains what is going on moment by moment and examines each facet of eloquence. He also investigates topics such as the way current technologies help or hinder our verbal powers, the psychological effects of verbal excellence, and why certain places or peoples are thought to be more eloquent than others. In the core analysis of the book, Crystal offers an extended and close dissection of Barack Obama's electrifying "Yes we can" speech of 2008, in which the president demonstrated full mastery of virtually every element of eloquence--from the simple use of parallelism and an awareness of what not to say, to his brilliant conclusion constructed around two powerful words: dreams and answers.

Автор: Quarry, Campanario Gabriel
Название: The Urban Sketching Handbook: People and Motion: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location
ISBN: 1592539629 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592539628
Издательство: Rockport/Rotovision
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Цена: 11380 T
Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: The Urban Sketching Handbook: People and Motionprovides keys to help make the experience of drawing human forms and their movements fun and rewarding, using composition, depth, scale, contrast, line and creativity.

Автор: Campanario Gabriel
Название: Urban Sketching Postcard Box: 100 Beautiful Location Sketches from Around the World
ISBN: 1631590219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781631590214
Издательство: Hachette UK
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Цена: 10750 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: This collection of 100 postcards feature all different cityscapes. These beautiful and modern sketches made perfect greeting cards and gifts.

Автор: Waiboer Adriaan
Название: Gabriel Metsu
ISBN: 0300167245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300167245
Издательство: Yale University Press
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Цена: 55310 T
Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Gabriel Metsu (1625-1667) employed an unusual variety of styles, techniques, and subjects, making him a particularly difficult artist to characterize. This book offers a portrait of the age through Metsu`s patrons and his wide network of contacts and colleagues in Amsterdam, as well as analysis of Metsu`s technique as a draftsman and as a painter.

Автор: Crystal David
Название: The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works
ISBN: 0300226403 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300226409
Издательство: Yale University Press
Рейтинг:
Цена: 9890 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power

We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insights into the way we use words. David Crystal, a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language, probes the intricate workings of eloquence. His lively analysis encompasses everyday situations (wedding speeches, business presentations, storytelling) as well as the oratory of great public gatherings.

Crystal focuses on the here and now of eloquent speaking--from pitch, pace, and prosody to jokes, appropriateness, and how to wield a microphone. He explains what is going on moment by moment and examines each facet of eloquence. He also investigates topics such as the way current technologies help or hinder our verbal powers, the psychological effects of verbal excellence, and why certain places or peoples are thought to be more eloquent than others. In the core analysis of the book, Crystal offers an extended and close dissection of Barack Obama's electrifying "Yes we can" speech of 2008, in which the president demonstrated full mastery of virtually every element of eloquence--from the simple use of parallelism and an awareness of what not to say, to his brilliant conclusion constructed around two powerful words: dreams and answers.

Автор: Quarry, Campanario Gabriel
Название: The Urban Sketching Handbook: Architecture and Cityscapes: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location
ISBN: 1592539610 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592539611
Издательство: Rockport/Rotovision
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Цена: 11380 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Urban Sketching Handbook: Architecture and Cityscapes provides keys to help make the experience of drawing architecture and cityscapes fun and rewarding, using composition, depth, scale, contrast, line and creativity.

Автор: McGann
Название: Dante Gabriel Rossetti & the Game that Must Be Lost
ISBN: 0300080239 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300080230
Издательство: Yale University Press
Цена: 20630 T
Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Why did the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti come to dominate the cultural geography of England between 1850 and 1910? And why, having attained that kind of eminence, did Rossetti's star decline so precipitously with the advent of Modernism? Finally, what is there about Rossetti's work and its historical aftermath that makes these questions important ones to ask? The cultural and aesthetic problems raised by those questions are the subject of this fascinating book. Jerome McGann, an eminent authority on Rossetti, demonstrates the programmatic aims of Rossetti's innovative multimedia work by focusing on two issues, one philosophical and one cultural. First, McGann shows how in Rossetti's work high-order thinking processes are modeled and executed as aesthetic practices.

Second, from Rossetti's Pre-Raphaelite 'art of the inner standing point' McGann argues that Rossetti forces a revision of the cultural norms commonly used for evaluating artistic success and failure.

Автор: Yve-Alain Bois
Название: Gabriel Orozco
ISBN: 0500976716 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500976715
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Цена: 37130 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Intends to span Orozcos` career, working variously in sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, collage, painting and video. With many illustrations, this book includes his significant works from the late 1980s to date.

Автор: Faxon, Alicia Craig
Название: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
ISBN: 0896599280 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780896599284
Издательство: Abbeville Press
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Цена: 49970 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: One of Victorian Englands most charismatic characters, Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted and wrote with equal passion. He was similarly passionate in his personal life: his ethereal artist-wife, his earthy blond mistress, and the ravishing Jane Morris are all immortalized in his voluptuous images. This title illuminates his life and his art.

Автор: Anderson L John
Название: Samurai Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museu
ISBN: 0300176368 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300176360
Издательство: Yale University Press
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Цена: 37130 T
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Описание: Presents the Samurai armour collection of the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum in Dallas, Texas. Offering a look into the world of the Samurai warrior, this book begins with an introduction. It consists of a catalogue of objects, concentrating on 120 significant works in the collection.

Автор: Gabriel
Название: Jewelry of Nepal
ISBN: 0500019207 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500019207
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
Цена: 31350 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: In many parts of Asia, folk jewellery has disappeared in the wake of modernism. In Nepal, however, where the formidable Himalayas have formed a barrier to outsiders and their influences, native jewellery traditions remain alive and strong. Jewellery in Nepal is worn for decorative, talismanic and investment purposes. Gold jewellery is abundant and its many forms are expressed in unusual sizes: silver, readily available in coin form, is freely used - as are beads of glass, coral, turquoise, amber and agate. In over a dozen trips to Nepal's most inaccessible areas, goldsmith and jewellery designer Hannelore Gabriel has documented the local jewellery worn for both daily and ceremonial decoration.

Автор: Gabardi, Melissa
Название: Jean Despr?s
ISBN: 050051478X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500514788
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Цена: 29700 T
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Описание: Focuses on an Art Deco jewelry designer whose name has come to stand for the most dynamic of 20th-century styles - Jean Despres. This book reproduces many of his designs and drawings, showing Despres` creative process. It is suitable for both new admirers and seasoned connoisseurs.

Автор: Waiboer
Название: Gabriel Metsu - Life and Work - Catalogue Raisonne
ISBN: 0300170483 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300170481
Издательство: Yale University Press
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Цена: 57750 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Despite his untimely death in 1667 at the age of thirty-seven, Gabriel Metsu left a substantial oeuvre of history paintings, portraits, still lifes, and a large number of exquisite genre scenes. This book presents the information for Metsu`s life and his network of connections, and details the complete range of his work.