Genius Writers (Genius Playing Cards), 

Автор: Lewis-jones, Huw Pullman, Philip
Название: Writer`s map
ISBN: 0500519501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500519509
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: A team of distinguished and internationally acclaimed writers and illustrators share their personal insights into the maps they love, the maps they use and the maps that set them dreaming.

Автор: Erin Gruwell
Название: The Freedom Writers Diary
ISBN: 038549422X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780385494229
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER & NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.
As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of unteachable, at-risk students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust only to be met by uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" and "Zlata s Diary: A Child s Life in Sarajevo" as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They learned to see the parallels in these books to their own lives, recording their thoughts and feelings in diaries and dubbing themselves the Freedom Writers in homage to the civil rights activists The Freedom Riders.
With funds raised by a Read-a-thon for Tolerance, they arranged for Miep Gies, the courageous Dutch woman who sheltered the Frank family, to visit them in California, where she declared that Erin Gruwell s students were the real heroes. Their efforts have paid off spectacularly, both in terms of recognition appearances on Prime Time Live and All Things Considered, coverage in "People" magazine, a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley and educationally. All 150 Freedom Writers have graduated from high school and are now attending college.
With powerful entries from the students own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, "The Freedom Writers Diary" is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students.
The authors proceeds from this book will be donated to The Tolerance Education Foundation, an organization set up to pay for the Freedom Writers college tuition. Erin Gruwell is now a visiting professor at California State University, Long Beach, where some of her students are Freedom Writers."

Автор: Nastasi Alison
Название: Writers and Their Cats
ISBN: 1452164576 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781452164571
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: This follow-up to ARTISTS AND THEIR CATS (27k LTD) celebrates the special bond between celebrated writers and the cats who share their bookish worlds. Charming photographs and winsome anecdotes of 45 famous authors from the 20th and 21st centuries, all in adorable poses with their beloved feline friends, grace the pages of this giftable hardcover package."Writers seem to be inordinately fond of cats – and cats, for that matter, of writers. Perhaps it's their mutual attraction to a creature that seems just as solitary and meditative as they are. In a newbook, Writers and Their Cats, the phenomenon is pictured in purr-fect detail. There's Hemingway with his cat, Cristobal Colon, pawing away at the typewriter keys, or Mark Twain, holding just one of his 30 cats. The love affair crosses genre, style and era, too: Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, Gloria Steinem, Edith Sitwell and Allen Ginsberg are just some of the nearly 50 writers pictured. Shown here is a very young Sylvia Plath with her kitten, Daddy, later the title of one of her most famous poems. Plath also adopted a cat, which she named Nijinsky, after the Russian ballet dancer, "because of his graceful movements"., Daily Telegraph "for cat-lovers, Writers and their Cats will appeal. Alison Nastasi's book features Gloria Steinem, Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, Doris Lessing, Margaret Mitchell and many more whose beloved cats bore witness to their creativity.", Gloss "Purrfect pair! Touching bond between writers and their cats is celebrated in a new book - featuring Gloria Steinem, Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler", Daily Mail "All feline fans know how special the bond is between us and our cats. Now a new book, Writers and Their Cats, shines a light on the precious relationship between famous authors and their whiskered friends. From Ernest Hemingway to Alice Walker, marvel at the adorable photos that capture what their pets meant to their talented owners.", Yours Magazine

Название: Playing Cards: Day of the Dead
ISBN: 1786275104 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786275103
Издательство: Laurence King
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Описание: Card games popular as ever

Автор: Schwartz, Evan I.
Название: The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television
ISBN: 0060935596 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060935597
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Описание: THE LAST LONE INVENTOR tells the little known story of the man who invented television. His life–long patent war with David Sarnoff, the robber baron who built RCA and stole Farnsworth’s invention, makes for compelling —and suspensful—reading.

Автор: Bronnikov Arkady
Название: Russian Criminal Tattoos and Playing Cards
ISBN: 0993191126 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780993191121
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание:

The secret art and culture of the Russian criminal playing card

This book reveals the importance of playing cards in Russian criminal culture. The handmade decks are beautiful works of art in their own right. Prohibited by the prison authorities, they are constructed from innocuous materials procured from the everyday routine of prison life. During construction both the cards and their designs are adroitly manipulated so they can be read. Once they are completed, the virtuoso player prowls the prison, searching for a suitable victim. This process is described here for the first time. Extensive diagrams show how the cards are made, while decks of actual prison cards are reproduced in facsimile.

The book also features a further 150 photographs from the Arkady Bronnikov collection. The texts and captions accompanying these images reveal the connection between the criminal hierarchy, tattoos and playing cards. The respect commanded by any criminal was directly related to his ability to play, and win, at cards. The game was viewed as a means to demonstrate cunning and bravado. Failure to pay a gambling debt could result in a forcibly applied pornographic tattoo, lowering its bearer's status. The loser would also be made to pay the "pricker" (tattooist). Fingers, ears, even eyes might be lost--cut off in the presence of other prisoners as witnesses. Russian Criminal Tattoos and Playing Cards provides unique insight into the design of these playing cards and their link to the Russian criminal underworld.

Название: Art Genius Playing Cards
ISBN: 1786270145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786270146
Издательство: Laurence King
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Описание: A set of playing cards featuring charming portraits of famous artists

Название: Music Genius Playing Cards
ISBN: 1786270153 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786270153
Издательство: Laurence King
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Описание: A set of playing cards featuring colourful portraits of famous musicians

Название: The Art of Rube Goldberg: A) Inventive B) Cartoon C) Genius
ISBN: 141970852X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781419708527
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist, humorist, sculptor, author, engineer and inventor, and in a 72-year career he illustrated a staggering 50,000 cartoons. The Art of Rube Goldberg is an overview of his entire career from his very first drawing to his iconic inventions and political cartoons.

Автор: Murray Damon, Sorrell Stephen
Название: Russian Criminal Playing Cards: Deck of 54 Playing Cards
ISBN: 0995745544 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995745544
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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A full card deck, inked in soot and blood by jailed Russian criminals

This deck of cards has been put together using four different sets (one for each suit) made by Russian criminals in prisons during the 1980s. Prohibited by the prison authorities, they were constructed from innocuous materials procured from the everyday routine of prison life, their unique designs skillfully manipulated so that they could be read.

The respect commanded by any criminal was directly related to his ability to play, and win, at cards. Being lucky at cards was also seen as a good omen (even if the winner cheated, as this practice is acceptable within the thieves' world). A thief could stake anything in a card game, a finger, an arm, the life of another inmate, or even his own. If he lost, the debt had to be paid immediately. The penalty for defaulting was expulsion, a forcibly applied tattoo or, in some cases, death.

Mostly confiscated and destroyed by the authorities, original decks are difficult to obtain and often incomplete. The authentic designs reproduced here have been taken from original cards collected over the last ten years by the authors. A standard Russian deck contains only 36 cards. This pack has been adapted to make a complete standard Western deck of 52 cards and 2 jokers, making them suitable for any game.

Автор: Lupton Ellen
Название: Thinking with Type, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
ISBN: 1568989695 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781568989693
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics.--I Love Typography

The best-selling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded second edition: Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how letters, words, and paragraphs should be aligned, spaced, ordered, and shaped. The book covers all typography essentials, from typefaces and type families, to kerning and tracking, to using a grid. Visual examples show how to be inventive within systems of typographic form, including what the rules are, and how to break them.

This revised edition includes forty-eight pages of new content with the latest information on:

- style sheets for print and the web
- the use of ornaments and captions
- lining and non-lining numerals
- the use of small caps and enlarged capitals
- mixing typefaces
- font formats and font licensing

Plus, new eye-opening demonstrations of basic typography design with letters, helpful exercises, and dozens of additional illustrations.

Thinking with Type is the typography book for everyone: designers, writers, editors, students, and anyone else who works with words. If you love font and lettering books, Ellen Lupton's guide reveals the way typefaces are constructed and how to use them most effectively.

Fans of Thinking with Type will love Ellen Lupton's new book Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers.

Автор: Chronicle Books
Название: Great Outdoors Playing Cards
ISBN: 1452164959 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781452164953
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: These deluxe playing cards bring the beauty of the great outdoors to your fingertips. From the exquisitely detailed card backs to the four suits represented by growing trees, flowing water, majestic mountains, and the expansive sky, every element in this illustrated deck depicts the wonder of nature. Housed in a responsibly sourced wooden box that is handsome enough to leave on the tabletop and light enough to take on-the-go, this set will delight outdoor enthusiasts, art lovers, and card players alike.