Managing Death Investigations
Author : Arthur E. Westveer
Publisher :
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 25,74 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Criminal investigation
ISBN :
Declining Grammar and Other Essays on the English Vocabulary
Author : Dennis E. Baron
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
This book contains 25 essays about English words, and how they are defined, valued, and discussed. The book is divided into four sections. The first section, "Language Lore," examines some of the myths and misconceptions that affect attitudes toward language--and towards English in particular. The second section, "Language Usage," examines some specific questions of meaning and usage. Section 3, "Language Trends," examines some controversial trends in English vocabulary, and some developments too new to have received comment before. The fourth section, "Language Politics," treats several aspects of linguistic politics, from special attempts to deal with the ethnic, religious, or sex-specific elements of vocabulary to the broader issues of language both as a reflection of the public consciousness and the U.S. Constitution and as a refuge for the most private forms of expression. (MS)
The Disappearing Spoon
Author : Sam Kean
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0316089087
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.
The Photomontages of Hannah Höch
Author : Hannah Höch
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Photography
ISBN :
Book Description
Here, in the first comprehensive survey of her work by an American museum, authors Peter Boswell, Maria Makela, and Carolyn Lanchner survey the full scope of Hoch's half-century of experimentation in photomontage - from her politically charged early works and intimate psychological portraits of the Weimar era to her later forays into surrealism and abstraction.
Art in History/History in Art
Author : David Freedberg
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 1996-07-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892362014
Book Description
Historians and art historians provide a critique of existing methodologies and an interdisciplinary inquiry into seventeenth-century Dutch art and culture.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Author : Corcoran Gallery of Art
Publisher : Lucia Marquand
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,36 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Painting
ISBN : 9781555953614
Book Description
This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.
The Ideal Problem Solver
Author : John Bransford
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,66 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780716722052
Book Description
Provocative, challenging, and fun, The Ideal Problem Solver offers a sound, methodical approach for resolving problems based on the IDEAL (Identify, Define, Explore, Act, Look) model. The authors suggest new strategies for enhancing creativity, improving memory, criticizing ideas and generating alternatives, and communicating more effectively with a wider range of people. Using the results of laboratory research previously available only in a piece-meal fashion or in scientific journals, Bransford and Stein discuss such issues as Teaming new information, overcoming blocks to creativity, and viewing problems from a variety of perspectives.
To Life!
Author : Linda Weintraub
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 27,48 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520273613
Book Description
This title documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns, from Ant Farms anti-consumer antics in the 1970s to Marina Zurkows 2007 animation that anticipates the havoc wreaked upon the planet by global warming.
Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1971 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135455082
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.
Bonnard
Author : Raymond Cogniat
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Painters
ISBN : 9789070061494
