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Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789388414111Author Nityananda MisraFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Bloomsbury IndiaPublisher Bloomsbury India

We Were There explores the symbiotic relationship between rock concert fans, the bands, and the photographer at music festivals. Sandy Carson's photographs candidly capture the true human experience of interacting with music. Sandy Carson is a...

Vivid images of the apocalypse proliferate throughout contemporary cinema, which pictures the death of civilization in wildly different ways. Some films imagine a future where humanity is wiped out entirely, while others envision humans as an endangered...

The Central Line Series documents and celebrates a selection of artworks commissioned and presented at a range of sites along the Central Line of the London Underground, intended to enhance the experience of traveling on the Tube.Projects include:...

At the end of 2019 to the beginning of 2020, when the coronavirus first emerged, Wuhan in China became the first city in the world affected by this deadly disease. It then rapidly spread to the entire country, and further on to Europe, America and the...

At the end of 2019 to the beginning of 2020, when the coronavirus first emerged, Wuhan in China became the first city in the world affected by this deadly disease. It then rapidly spread to the entire country, and further on to Europe, America and the...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

This new study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre. By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were...

Darwin famously proposed that sexual competition and courtship is (or at least was) the driving force of "art" production not only in animals, but also in humans. The present book is the first to reveal that Darwin's hypothesis, rather than amounting to...

This volume presents in-depth and contextualized analyses of a wealth of visual materials. These documents provide viewers with a mesmerizing and informative glimpse into how the early modern world was interpreted by image-makers and presented to viewers...

Many of the greatest avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century were Ukrainians or came from Ukraine. Whether living in Paris, St. Petersburg or Kyiv, they made major contributions to painting, sculpture, theatre, and film-making. Because their...

The Life and Work of the fascinating creator of the Kewpie doll.Book InformationISBN 9781617032141Author Shelley ArmitageFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint University Press of MississippiPublisher University Press of MississippiWeight(grams) 525g

Recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Biennale de Paris, New York's Whitney Museum, the de Menil Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob 'Daddy-O' Wade has been 'keeping it weird' since...

Sometimes the hardest part of having a vibrant prayer life is simply getting started. To help start that conversation in a quirky and non-threatening way, these prompts from author/artist Kelly Stanley open the door to creativity and are perfect for...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588342188Author David CochranFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 411gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

A collaboration of political activism and participatory culture seeking to upend consumer capitalism, including interviews with The Yes Men, The Guerrilla Girls, among others. Coined in the 1980s, "culture jamming" refers to an array of tactics...

How the internet transformed television Before HBO's hit show Insecure, Issa Rae's comedy about being a nerdy black woman debuted as a YouTube web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, her response to the absence of diverse black characters...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781387639557Author Richard LittlejohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 4mm

A heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling Sunset.In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir,...

A groundbreaking look at how Chicano graphic artists and their collaborators have used their work to imagine and sustain identities and political viewpoints during the past half centuryThe 1960s witnessed the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement, or...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781015412330Author Lawrence LiptonFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781015407886Author Lawrence LiptonFormat HardbackPage Count 334Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Spider-Man is the most relatable hero in the MCU-he's the hero who could be you!Be inspired by Spider-Man, the neighborhood hero who balances his great powers with great responsibility. This web-swinging Avenger will stop at nothing to save those in need...

Analyzing the way that recent works of graphic narrative use the comics form to engage with the "problem" of reproduction, Shiamin Kwa's Perfect Copies reminds us that the mode of production and the manner in which we perceive comics are often quite...

This book explores environments where art, imagination, and creative practice meet urban spaces at the point where they connect to the digital world. It investigates relationships between urban visualizations, aesthetics, and politics in the context of...

Counterfactual thinking has become an established method to evaluate decisions in a range of disciplines, including history, psychology and literature. Elke Reinhuber argues it also has valuable applications in the fine arts and popular media. A...

Andy Warhol was one of the most celebrated figures in New York society for some twenty-five years, and probably second only to Picasso as the world's best-known contemporary artist. His Pop Art paintings of Campbell's Soup Cans and his silkscreen...

The cultural fantasy of twins imagines them as physically and behaviorally identical. Media portrayals consistently reproduce the spectacle of twins who share an insular closeness and perform a supposed alikeness-standing side by side, speaking and...

Asian City Crossings is the first volume to examine the relationship between the city and performance from an Asian perspective. This collection introduces "city as method" as a new conceptual framework for the investigation of practices of city-based...

Prestige Television explores how a growing array of 21st century US programming is produced and received in ways that elevate select series above the competition in a saturated market. Contributing authors demonstrate that these shows are positioned and...

Each John Wick film has earned more money and recognition than its predecessor, defying the conventional wisdom about the box office's action movie landscape, normally dominated by superhero movies and science fiction epics.As The Worlds of John Wick...

In 'Coalescing Geometries' the painter expresses a creative response to her environment and an inner sense of the essence of nature's growth force. The designs intricacy with its prismatic color sensibility springs from a love of nature and its patterns...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692150122Author Michael EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Media Man ProductionsPublisher Media Man ProductionsWeight(grams) 912gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

In 2014, after the release of his debut novel, celebrated writer and visionary publisher Kevin Sampsell switched gears and turned to a new creative obsession: making collage art. Initially influenced by the wild cutup language of William S. Burroughs,...

Lali Khalid is an immigrant artist grappling with issues of identity, home, family and diaspora. In her photographs captured over a span of ten years, she illustrates complex challenges exploring new ways of retaining her identity in an environment of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814258026Author Daniel SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressSeries Studies in Comics...

The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over the years, BL has seen almost irrepressible growth in popularity and since the 2000s...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798833167823Author Candice M BaumanFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798749840506Author Sara YoungbarFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries 50 Things to Know...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798744201128Author Candy StavroulakisFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...