![]() ![]() ![]() Each essay dismisses the contemporary trends of eclecticism and art deco, replacing them with architecture that was meant to be more than a stylistic experiment rather, an architecture that would fundamentally change how humans interacted with buildings. ![]() The polemical book contains seven essays, all but one of which were published in the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau beginning in 1921. The architectural historian Reyner Banham wrote that its influence was "beyond that of any other architectural work published in this century to date", and that unparalleled influence has continued, unabated, into the 21st century. The book has had a lasting effect on the architectural profession, serving as the manifesto for a generation of architects, a subject of hatred for others, and unquestionably an important work of architectural theory. Vers une architecture, recently translated into English as Toward an Architecture but commonly known as Towards a New Architecture after the 1927 translation by Frederick Etchells, is a collection of essays written by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret), advocating for and exploring the concept of modern architecture. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I spent lunchtimes in the library, reading books by myself in the quiet. I couldn’t seem to get onto the same wavelength as my new peers. I started at a new school when I was ten-years-old. I was told I was weird and strange and that there was “something wrong with me”. I wanted to be everyone’s friend, but no one wanted to be mine. My memories of diagnosis are vague because no one sat me down to explain what was happening. Gift Aid and making your donation go furtherĮlle writes about her own autism diagnosis, the inspiration behind her bewitching debut novel, and turning over a new page for autistic characters. Our patron, president and vice presidents Understanding stress and anxiety in autism Parent to Parent Emotional Support HelplineĪdult residential and supported living service vacancies ![]() ![]() ![]() He gave his chapters such headlines as “The Truth About the First Thanksgiving,” “Gone With the Wind: The Invisibility of American Racism in American Textbooks” and “See No Evil: Choosing Not to Look at the War in Vietnam." He based his findings on his research while on fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution, where he spent two years looking through textbooks. Loewen's “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong” was published in 1995 and became a favorite of students and former students as it challenged what Loewen considered a white, Eurocentric view of the past and the stale prose and bland presentations of classroom books. "Achieving justice in the present helps us tell the truth about the past.” ![]() “Telling the truth about the past helps cause justice in the present," was his guiding principle, he wrote. A professor emeritus at the University of Vermont who lived in Washington, D.C., he had been diagnosed two years ago with Stage IV bladder cancer, enough time for him to post “Notes toward an obituary” on his website. Loewen's publisher, New Press, announced that the author died Thursday at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Loewen, whose million-selling “Lies My Teacher Told Me” books challenged traditional ideas and knowledge on everything from Thanksgiving to the Iraq War, has died. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since embarking on his “Year of Productivity,” Bailey has become recognized as a productivity expert. The Productivity ProjectĬhris Bailey’s The Productivity Project is a compilation of his conclusions from his “Year of Productivity” experiment and a how-to book for anyone who wants to become more productive and, in doing so, have more time for the things that matter most. ![]() Bailey spent the year after graduating from business school researching, writing about, and experimenting with productivity.īelow is a brief overview by The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey. The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey is the culmination of his year-long project to become as productive as possible. What is Chris Bailey’s The Productivity Project about? What is the key message to take away from the book? ![]() ![]() This novel approach not only educates, engages, and entertains readers but also encourages to think ahead on the moves we need to takes as companies and societies in order to maximize benefits and minimize negative consequences. Each chapter deals with the applications of a different technology and explores the human dilemmas which arise as a result. His new book, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future, co-authored with Chen Qiufan, is a literary call-and-response: Qiufan calls to Lee with one fictional chapter on the future of AI, and Lee responds to Qiufan with a supporting, nonfictional analysis of those futures. He chairs the Artificial Intelligence Council at the World Economic Forum. Lee was formerly the President of Google China and a senior executive at Microsoft and Apple. Kai-Fu Lee is the CEO of Sinovation Ventures and the New York Times bestselling author of AI Superpowers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His works include original works, scenarios and works he has directed. Even at the present time, when comic books produced with the use of computer graphics have become common, there are very few artists that can come close to matching his ideas and quality. Next came "COBRA", "BAT" and "GUNDRAGON SIGMA" (In this latter series, only the main character is drawn by hand) and several other works. In the ensuing years, in parallel with advances in the personal computer, he created "TAKERU" (1992), the world's first computer graphics comic book series. In 1985, he kicked off an eight-color comic book series called "BAT". ![]() In 1977, he began drawing for the Japanese weekly manga book publication for boys called, "Jump".įrom around the beginning of the 1980s, he began to see the personal computer as a tool for the creative purposes. In 1976, he came to Tokyo and began to study under the famous Japanese manga artist, Osamu Tezuka.ĭuring the period he was working with the Manga Department of Tezuka Productions, his illustration work entitled "Mother Earth, Turn Green Again" was awarded the Tezuka Prize for Outstanding Creative Work. In the early days of his career when he was still unknown, he contributed materials of comics to a magazine that won him a prize, an event that led him into the world of comics. Born on March 30, 1955, Buichi Tarasawa hails from Asahikawa City located on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. ![]() ![]() I opened my locker to stuff my backpack inside and gave my mailbox a quick look. I was still itching to get to the library and check out my favorite book. Rebecca’s parents were both lawyers, and she wanted to be one too when she grew up. You’d think my parents would have known enough to do the same.” ![]() “You’ve got a unique name, but even so, somebody could register it, and then what would you do? is already gone! I’m ten years old, and already my future intellectual property is being snapped up! Jay Z and Beyoncé trademarked their baby’s name less than a month after she was born. Why in the world would I bother to register a Web site with my name on it when my parents won’t even let me use Facebook yet?” “No, Rebecca, I have never thought about registering. “Have you ever thought about registering ?” Rebecca asked me. All I wanted to do was run to the library and check out my favorite book before homeroom, but Rebecca, my one and only real-life friend, was still talking about trademarking our names. In my mind, it was still sitting there all alone on the shelf like a kid in the cafeteria waiting for her one and only friend to come and find her. It all started the day my favorite book went missing from the library. ![]() ![]() Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces in Ardunia. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, she'll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queen-and when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil.Īlizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrus's deal or the devil. ![]() Kamran's grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, he's forced to question everything he's been taught about Jinn. And so have both of their lives.Īlizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives they've been forced to live under human rule. With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. ![]() The gorgeous signed edition of this breathtaking sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller This Woven Kingdom! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this series from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Phair was heavily involved in conceptualizing the cover and album packaging of Exile in Guyville. Later pressings would replace this image with a white and blue version of the flamenco dancers. Label: Matador (OLE 051-1, OLE 051-2, OLE 051-4)Īll songs written and arranged by Liz PhairĮarlier pressings of the album depicted a Barbie and Ken doll in a compromising position on the CD face. Together, Phair and Wood began formulating each track and determining the right sound. Liz PhairĮxile in Guyville was largely recorded over the summer of 1992 in Chicago at Wood’s Idful Studios. I took the same situation, placed myself in the question, and answered the question. Later, many critics would question how the songs actually correlated with one another-often taking things far too literal, and Phair would find herself explaining the parallels. ![]() Phair decided to make the album mirror the 18 tracks of the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street-making each of her songs representing a response to the setting or situation that the Stones’ songs elicited. With that, Phair and producer Brad Wood began to work on recording the songs that would ultimately become one of the strongest debut records ever released. Having freshly signed to Matador Records upon the strength of the Girly-Sound cassette tapes, Gerard Cosloy, then-president of Matador, offered Phair a $3,000 advance to begin working on her debut album. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is more to the history of the Medusae-and their war with the Khoush-than first meets the eye. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. ![]() Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey.īut everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl's journey from her home to distant Oomza University. ![]() |