Drawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details. Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in rel...

Reader Review: Essai court, mais qui va au coeur du sujet. Bien documenté. Réflexion brillante. Délicieusement bien écrit. Dernière partie sur l'éhtique des...

From well-known auteur of the American theatre scene, Anne Bogart, And Then, You Act is a fascinating and accessible book about directing theatre, acting and the collaborative creative process. Writing clearly and passionately, Bogart speaks to a...

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism—because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, a...

Whether depicting Roman orgies in "De Figuris Veneris", Eighteen century ribaldry in "Memoires de Fanny Hill" or Greek classic inspired escapades in "Les Sonnets Luxurieux", the erotic drawings of Paul Avril portray a sensuous carnality mixed with...

The authors, three leading figures in post-colonial studies, open up debates about the interrelationships of post-colonial literatures, investigate the powerful forces acting on language in the post-colonial text, and show how these texts constit...

The most comprehensive book yet on this unique art form. Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or curiosity, the tatoo has left its mark on generations. From its beginnings as a pagan ornament to today's popular body art, this book takes an in...

MENAGE A TROIS: Pronunciation: (Mé·nage à trois) - Etymology: French. Definition: Literally, household for three: an arrangement in which three persons share everything especially intimate relations. The term may have been coined by the French ...

Pencil Sketching

This important work, now available in paperback, from Professor Geoffrey Broadbent, provides a clear analysis of the nature of many of today's design problems, identifying their causes in history and suggesting a basis for co-ordinated solutions....