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An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell WilliamsRising to global fame with his hit single "Happy," Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781482391534Author Sal CanzonieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Having forged his graphic style painting subways in New York in the late 1970s, Futura was among the first graffiti artists to be shown in contemporary galleries in the early 1980s, where his paintings shared space with works by Keith Haring, Jean-Michel...

Posters are found in public places all over the world. They are usually visually striking, designed to attract the attention of passers-by and entice them to purchase a particular product or service, make them aware of a political viewpoint, or attend a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684058877Author Dave StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design WorksSeries Artist Edition

What and how we eat are two of the most persistent choices we face in everyday life. Whatever we decide on though, and however mundane our decisions may seem, they will be inscribed with information both about ourselves and about our positions in the...

Experience the peak period of Jim Aparo's artistry from his runs featuring Batman and The Spectre, with over 175 pages of original art in this gorgeous Artist's Edition! Jim Aparo was one of DC's most prolific artists through the 1970s and 1980s,...

We are now certain: fairies exist! This universe is made up of mysterious and elusive spirits: the Elves and the Faes. Once we accept this evidence, we still have to recognize them, approach them, and sometimes be wary of them... It took our illustrator...

Throughout the 1960s and 70s, London-based Big O Posters helped define the new and democratic art medium of the psychedelic poster, a vehicle for rebellion against the old order that went hand in hand with the music, literature, and film of the time...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368099271Author Disney BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Disney EditionsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

Gathering key writings from leading thinkers in cultural studies, cultural history, and museum studies, Representing the Nation: A reader explores the role cultural institutions play in creating and shaping our sense of ourselves as a nation.With an...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250051707Author Peter BiskindFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546449478Author Carolynn SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Published in 1959, this book is what Vincent Price called his "visual autobiography" - the story of his life through his 48th year as seen through the lens of his greatest passion, the visual arts. Peppered with lively stories about both his art...

In Anime's Media Mix, Marc Steinberg convincingly shows that anime is far more than a style of Japanese animation. Beyond its immediate form of cartooning, anime is also a unique mode of cultural production and consumption that led to the phenomenon that...

Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and...

From viral videos on YouTube to mobile television on smartphones and beyond, TV has overflowed its boundaries. If Raymond Williams' concept of flow challenges the idea of a discrete television text, then convergence destabilizes the notion of television...

The Art of Ni no Kuni (TM)II: REVENANT KINGDOM is a lavish full-color book showcasing the best art from the highly anticipated roleplaying game. Developed by Level-5 and with collaboration from legendary Studio Ghibli animator Yoshiyuki Momose, Ni no...

Ever wondered who the Avengers really are...?Take a deep dive into the fascinating history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. From their earth-shattering formation and cataclysmic lineup changes to the introduction of fan-favourite characters like the Vision...

As an inescapable aspect of everyday life, money has appeared in the background of art throughout its history within the context of mythological, biblical and historic scenes. In the last seventy years however, as consumer culture has spread...

In this new collection of her provocative essays on Third World art and culture, Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Western regimes of knowledge. Bringing to her subjects an acute sense of the many meanings of the marginal, she examines topics such...

The Cultural Studies Reader is the ideal introduction for students. A revised introduction explaining the history and key concerns of cultural studies brings together important articles by leading thinkers to provide an essential guide to the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988726819Author Mark DiceFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Resistance ManifestoPublisher Resistance ManifestoWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Enter the thrilling world of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy with this deluxe making-of art book.The fate of Cybertron lies in the hands of the Autobots in this gripping new animated series. The Art and Making of Transformers: War For Cybertron...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188369888Author Benke CarlssonFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Dokument ForlagPublisher Dokument ForlagWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 152mm *...

If the Punisher became a valuable piece of intellectual property during the closing decades of the twentieth century, he has become a global icon in the twenty-first. In this pathbreaking study, Kent Worcester explores the sometimes ridiculous and often...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958305Author Charlotte RodgersFormat PaperbackPage Count 155Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 226g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998895109Author Steven KeslowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Quillpop BooksPublisher Quillpop BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Criticism of contemporary art is split by an opposition between activism and the critical function of form. Yet the deeper, more subterranean terms of art-judgment are largely neglected on both sides. These essays combine a re-examination of the terms of...

Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. Art Rules analyses Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide the first overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. Bourdieu's engagement...

The idea of authenticity - deliciously vague and as ubiquitous as Starbucks - has hit the spot in almost every sector of 21st-century life. But can we trust the authentic image of Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage, Sarah 'hockey mom' Palin or Gwyneth...

In 1965, British artist and university lecturer John Jones left the UK with his wife and daughters to live in the US for a year and interview some 100 artists. There the family lived in Greenwich Village, and spent three months on a road trip west to...

South Korean cinema is a striking example of non-Western contemporary cinematic success. Thanks to the increasing numbers of moviegoers and domestic films produced, South Korea has become one of the world's major film markets. In 2001, the South Korean...

Global changes in capital, power, technology and the media have caused massive shifts in how we define home and community, leaving redrawn territories and globalized contexts. This interdisciplinary study of the media brings together essays by...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955125154Author Robert K. ElderFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hat & Beard, LLCPublisher Hat & Beard, LLC

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845831196Author Stephen James WalkerFormat PaperbackImprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593855225Author GHOSTSHRIMPFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 575gDimensions(mm) 249mm *...

* The book demonstrates how a vernacular British performance form emerged as a hybrid of forms from Afro-American and minstrel, as well as French mime and Italian commedia dell'arte roots. * Theatre history is an essential part of theatre and drama...

This new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also...

An outstanding piece of scholarship and a fascinating read, The Body Emblazoned is a compelling study of the culture of dissection the English Renaissance, which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly two hundred years. In this outstanding...