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Underwater photography is a challenging discipline. To capture an underwater world of glorious colours, extraordinary creatures and mysterious depths, you must have confidence in your diving abilities and be very comfortable with your camera. This practical book explains and offers advice to the reader on both the art and the science involved in capturing stunning underwater shots. Contents include: Advice on the equipment you will need to get the most from your underwater photography; Descriptions of underwater habitats and animal behaviour; Guidance on how to be a responsible photographer; Direction and assistance on topics including composition, natural and artificial lighting, exposure and underwater conditions. Superbly illustrated with 206 stunning colour photographs.

This book has been written for photographers who want to switch their camera off automatic mode and take control of its image-making potential. With visual examples throughout, it explains how to use the cameras settings and functions to take better and more creative photographs. By introducing new techniques based on concepts already taught, it explains the key principles of camera craft and thereby helps the photographer determine the outcome of the image they take. Many topics are covered including: a guide to photographic equipment; exposure and how to control the shutter, aperture and ISO settings; flash control, metering patterns, focus modes and drive options; colour settings, including white balance, picture styles and colour spaces and digital photographs are explained in terms of histogram, resolution, image size and quality settings. Fully illustrated with 378 colour photographs.

To study a plant in detail is to make a fascinating journey of discovery. Even plants we think we know well will often surprise us as we look at the intricacy of their structure and how they are put together. This fascinating guide explains what flowering plants are and their relationship to other groups of plants. With drawings, paintings and photographs throughout, it advises on how to carry out a botanical study and will prove essential reading for botanical artists, photographers and all those wishing to gain a greater understanding of flowering plants. Contents include: practical advice on techniques, tools and other equipment used in botanical work; the structure and function of the main parts of the flowering plant, highlighting features that are important in illustration for botanical purposes; suggestions for projects, which can be used to assess your understanding or stimulate the start of a new project. Superbly illustrated with 366 colour images.

The generous reception given to Understanding Fashion History when it was first published in 2004 recognised it as a timely reappraisal of the role of fashion and its place in society. The book introduces the reader to the ways fashionable dress has been defined and studied since the late 17th century, considering the theories that surround the subject, the assembling and use of collections of fashion and textiles, the significance of dress and art, the tension between uniformity of appearance and disguise, and the purpose of theatrical costume. This book has been read and recommended by academics, collectors, curators, students and general readers who want context for the contemporary obsession with fashion. Constantly in demand, it has become a classic text in its field.

Cinematography is the art and craft of visualizing and recording the moving image. The cinematographer therefore has to use their technical and creative skills to photographically capture the mood of the film and the vision of the director. Done properly, they add the magic and depth to a film, giving it a defining edge. This practical book explains the principles behind cinematography, as well as the skills of the cinematographer. Having described the equipment, it looks at how to interpret the script and advises on how to find a visual style. Written by a respected cinematographer, it also explains the roles of the camera crew and the importance of working as a team. Fully illustrated with 128 colour photographs.

With this gripping story, Joseph Conrad set out not only to weave a superb, suspenseful tale, but also to render "the psychology of Russia". He created a chillingly accurate portrayal of the future--and the terrorists who still haunt our times.

With this gripping story, Joseph Conrad set out not only to weave a superb, suspenseful tale, but also to render "the psychology of Russia". He created a chillingly accurate portrayal of the future--and the terrorists who still haunt our times.

With this gripping story, Joseph Conrad set out not only to weave a superb, suspenseful tale, but also to render "the psychology of Russia". He created a chillingly accurate portrayal of the future--and the terrorists who still haunt our times.

This swashbuckling story of love and hate, intrigue and adventure, in the reign of Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XIII of France, has been a best-seller ever since its first appearance in 1894. An adventure for adventurers, and surely not to be missed!

Charles King (October 12, 1844 in Albany, New York March 17, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King, grandson of Columbia University president Charles King, and great grandson of Rufus King, who was one the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm and head during the Battle of Sunset Pass forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Codys silents films. He also served in the Wisconsin National Guard from 1882 until 1897, becoming Adjutant General in 1895.In the spring of 1885, General King (at that time Captain) was riding in the area of Delafield, Wisconsin after visiting the Cushing homestead on the Bark River (present day Cushing Park) and the parents of the three historic Cushing Brothers. Captain King came upon a man dressed in a bathrobe drilling young men with broomsticks. Watching this futile exercise by toy soldiers, General King began to chuckle. Reverend Sydney T. Smythe asked what was so funny, and the reply was, "I mean no disrespect, sir, but let me show you how it is done." He then proceeded to teach the young men the West Point Manual of Arms. The now Impressed Head Master of the St. Johns Military Academy (now the St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy) inquired as to the gentlemens name. Upon answering, Reverend Smythe shook hands and inquired on the spot of General Kings availability

Charles King (October 12, 1844 in Albany, New York March 17, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King, grandson of Columbia University president Charles King, and great grandson of Rufus King, who was one the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He was wounded in the arm and head during the Battle of Sunset Pass forcing his retirement from the regular army. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Codys silents films. He also served in the Wisconsin National Guard from 1882 until 1897, becoming Adjutant General in 1895.In the spring of 1885, General King (at that time Captain) was riding in the area of Delafield, Wisconsin after visiting the Cushing homestead on the Bark River (present day Cushing Park) and the parents of the three historic Cushing Brothers. Captain King came upon a man dressed in a bathrobe drilling young men with broomsticks. Watching this futile exercise by toy soldiers, General King began to chuckle. Reverend Sydney T. Smythe asked what was so funny, and the reply was, "I mean no disrespect, sir, but let me show you how it is done." He then proceeded to teach the young men the West Point Manual of Arms. The now Impressed Head Master of the St. Johns Military Academy (now the St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy) inquired as to the gentlemens name. Upon answering, Reverend Smythe shook hands and inquired on the spot of General Kings availability.

"Uncle Vanya", Anton Chekhovs masterpiece of frustrated longing and wasted lives, was originally a much more conventional drama in its earlier incarnation. Previously known as "The Wood Demon", the play was rejected by two theatres before premiering in Moscow in December of 1889 to a very poor reception (it closed after three performances). Sometime between that date and 1896, Chekhov revised the play, altering it radically. Chekhovs "Uncle Vanya" explores the disruption and discontent of a small group of people in rural 19th century Russia, and since its publication has helped pave the way for many of the worlds finest contemporary playwrights.Uncle Vanya spends his time idling around the country estate of his brother-in-law, Serebryakov, a retired professor, in Russia, 1898. His sister (the professors wife) dead, Vanya indulges in a romantic malaise over Serebryakovs beautiful, young second wife, Yelena. Meanwhile Doctor Astrov, summoned to the estate to tend to the professors myriad imagined aches and pains, is also in love with the enigmatic Yelena and remains oblivious to the fact that Serebryakovs daughter, Sonya, yearns for him. Trouble develops when Serebryakov announces his plan to sell the estate (Vanya and Sonyas home) in order to invest the profits and make a fortune for himself and Yelena.

Uncle Vanya Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Uncle Vanya is a play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and premiered in Moscow in 1899 in a production of the Moscow Art Theater, conducted by Konstantin Stanislavsky.The play depicts the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural realm that supports their urban way of life. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the professors late first wife, who has long run the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor, both fall in love with Yelena, while lamenting the boredom of their provincial existence. Sonya, the daughter of his first wifes professor, who worked with Vanya to maintain the estate, meanwhile suffers from awareness of her own lack of beauty and her unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Things are brought to a head when the professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonyas house, and its raison detre, with the aim of investing the profits to obtain a higher income for himself and his wife.

From The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley comes a candid memoir in which she reveals the unscripted moments that shaped who she is today.Dorit Kemsley has spent years cultivating a persona that exudes elegance, ambition, and confidence. But behind the designer labels and otherwise picture-perfect image lies a story of resilience, transformation, and self-discovery. Now, for the first time, shes telling this story in full. Before the cameras started rolling, Dorit was raised in a Jewish home in Connecticut, shaped by her familys international roots. But her early interest in fashion soon took her around the world for school and work, which later brought her back to New York City to launch her own global resort-wear line. Along the way, a charming Britthe man she once thought was the love of her lifeswept her off her feet . . .With the effortless charm of a best friend, Dorit reminisces on her early seasons as a Real Housewife, navigating new motherhood in the spotlight. She reveals the true stories behind #PantyGate and #PuppyGate and the ups and downs of her friendships with cast members across nearly a decade on the show. She delves into the fears and traumas she has long kept private, including the dissolution of her marriage to Paul "PK" Kemsley, the terrifying home invasion that shattered her sense of security, and the pressure of living under constant public scrutiny.With candor, humor, and the kind of perspective earned only by a woman who has lived as a wife and mother onscreen for eight seasons and counting, Dorit recounts the lessons shes learned, the mistakes shes made, and the strength shes discovered in starting over.

Unbuilt tells the stories of the plans, drawings and proposals that emerged during the 20th century in an unparalleled era of optimism in architecture. Many of these grand projects stayed on the drawing board, some were flights of fancy that couldnt be built, and in other cases test structures or parts of buildings did emerge in the real world. The book features the work of Buckminster Fuller, Geoffrey Bawa, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Archigram, as well as contemporary architects such as Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Will Alsop and Rem Koolhaas.Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, collages and models from all over the world, it covers everything from Buckminster Fullers plan for a Domed city in Manhattan to Le Corbusiers utopian dream of skyscraper living in central Paris, from a proposed network of motorways ploughing through central London to a crazy-looking scheme for rolling pavements in post-war Berlin. This is an important book, not just for the rich stories of what might have been in our built world, but also to give understanding to the motivations and dreams of architects, sometimes to build a better world, but sometimes to pander to egos. It includes plans that pushed the boundaries from plug-in cities, moving cities, space cities, domes and floating cities to Maglev, teleportation and rockets. Many ideas were just ahead of their time, and some, thankfully, we were always better without.

A moda é um dos principais setores da economia criativa, gerando milhões de empregos na cadeia produtiva e no varejo. Ao mesmo tempo, gerenciar negócios de moda envolve lidar com complexidadesincomun

Stage combat is a constantly evolving craft, responsive to the growing demands of an ever changing industry and an ever more perceptive audience. Experienced fight director, teacher and examiner Philip dOrleans shows how to respond to this challenge through innovative techniques and original choreography. Unarmed Stage Combat explores the fundamental performance principles of violence on stage, before a dedicated series of chapters focus on over forty specific unarmed combat techniques, including non-contact slaps, punches, kicks and chokes as well as controlled contact and the illusion of falling. Each technique is beautifully illustrated with step-by-step photos and detailed practical guidance through the preparation, action and reaction to the movement, as well as the key safety principles, common pitfalls and staging variables. Supported by stunning fight photos from professional productions, this indispensable handbook is equally as valuable for beginners at the start of their career or preparing for their fight performance exam as it will be for seasoned professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge.

A CLASH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; its a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.BIG ISSUEBy the end of the last century, jazz music was considered by many to be obsolete and uncool, a genre appreciated only by out of touch white men with deeply questionable taste. And yet, by 2019, a new generation of UK jazz musicians was selling out major venues and appearing on festival line-ups around the world. How has UK jazz rehabilitated its image so totally in twenty-five years? And how did it ever become uncool in the first place?Reaching back to the roots of jazz as the unapologetic expression of oppressed peoples, shaped by the forces of slavery, imperialism and globalisation, Andre Marmot places this new wave within the wider context of a divided, postcolonial Britain navigating its identity in a new world order. These artists have crafted a sound which reflects the nation as it is today - a sound connected to the very origins of jazz itself.Drawing on eighty-six interviews with key architects of this jazz renaissance and those who came before them - from Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd to Gilles Peterson, Courtney Pine and Cleveland Watkiss - Unapologetic Expression captures the radical spirit of a vital British musical movement.A breathless run through of an inspiring era in British music, Unapologetic Expression contains deft character sketches and vivid memories, pausing to nail ineffable moments from recording sessions and gigs. Andre Marmots role as an insider . . . grants the book a degree of intimacy other writers may have lacked.CLASH

Los autores se unen al coro de los que consideran a Dante Alighieri un artista del valor universal más alto, que todavía tiene mucho que decir y que dar, a través de sus obras inmortales, a cuantos desean recorrer la senda del verdadero conocimiento, del autentico descubrimiento de si, del mundo, del sentido profundo y trascendente de la existencia.Y, asi, como el Espiritu Santo que no tiene fronteras, ilumino a Dante, ilumino a Luis Barolo, ilumino a Mario Palanti, y como un dia le pasa al otro su mensaje y su Palabra corre veloz, nos ilumina hoy en este nuestro tiempo para aportar desde la Palabra Creadora, algunos elementos mas, para ayudar a esclarecer los significados y lo representativo de la obra majestuosa del Palacio Barolo.El libro va realizando un recorrido de integracion entre el Palacio Barolo, y la obra Divina Comedia de Dante, considerando al Emblematico Edificio, un libro hecho en muros, que contiene un mensaje salvifico pleno de esperanzas para estos tiempos tambien dificiles.En el Centenario Aniversario del Edificio Barolo, ¡que dicha tenemos como Argentinos de entrar en esta universalidad de salvacion desde lo poetico!

Alla soglia dei quaranta anni il protagonista si sente frustrato; non solo e disoccupato, ma continua a vivere con la madre in una casa affollata di gatti, e non si sente realizzato nella vita. Cerca in qualche modo di sottrarsi ad una condizione di alienazione, ma allo stesso tempo sente il bisogno di fuggire da quella realta che lo opprime. Sua madre si e stancata di avere a che fare con quei gatti impertinenti, che si intrufolano continuamente dentro casa, e vorrebbe eliminarli fisicamente. Cosi il nostro protagonista pensa di affidarli ad un suo amico, che potrebbe occuparsene, ma questo ed altri tentativi di liberarsi di quei gatti fallisce. Ce poi quella sensazione di solitudine che peggiora la sua condizione, cosi inizia il suo percorso per sottrarsi a quello che lui chiama il nulla. Un suo compagno di scuola che abita in montagna, gli suggerisce di rivolgersi a Giacomo, il quale ha avuto diverse esperienze in Romania, tanto piu che lo chiamano Lo zingaro. Ma anche questultimo non sembra sia proprio la persona idonea ad aiutare il nostro protagonista ad avere qualche informazione su quella nazione, dato che Giacomo non solo e alcolizzato, bensi anche un accanito fumatore. Giovanni capisce che quelluomo non lo puo aiutare, e decide di tornare a casa dalla madre, ma li trova una sorpresa: suo fratello gli ha trovato un lavoro. Da quel momento per Giovanni si aprono nuovi scenari, ma quellambiente lavorativo non e di suo gradimento, e dopo alcuni anni, la noia e insopportabile, soprattutto a causa di un lavoro cosi ripetitivo come quello della bollettazione. Inoltre il suo datore di lavoro non vuole concedergli nemmeno un giorno di relax, cosi egli incomincia a pensare ad una alternativa, che pero, almeno in un primo momento, non riesce a trovare. Dopo vari tentativi di ottenere delle ferie che non gli vengono concesse, decide di abbandonare il lavoro. La mattina si alza al solito orario, ma invece di recarsi sul luogo di lavoro, decide di ritornare nella montagna della sua infanzia, dove aveva trascorso molte vacanze spensierate. Eppure, una preoccupazione lo assilla: forse in ditta lo stanno cercando, ma ormai Giovanni e intenzionato a partire per la Romania. Il viaggio verso quella nazione e lungo, e quando mette piede su quella citta al confine con lUngheria, si sente come paralizzato, ma ormai non puo sottrarsi a quella realta, molto diversa dallItalia. Incontra donne, che in qualche modo cercano di guadagnare con lui, e dopo varie avventure non proprio edificanti, torna a casa. Un gatto gli si avvicina e lo riconosce, e Corsaro, che non si e dimenticato di lui.