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Alloy of Love: Dario Robleto»rank: 192770from: Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Ga
: :San Antonio-based artist Dario Robleto is well known for his astonishing hand-crafted objects: works that reflect his intense investigatioin of such wide-ranging topics as science, music, popular culture, philosophy, war, and American history. Utilizing a lengthy roster of bizarre and disparate materials - including melted and pulverized vinyl records, artifacts gleaned from battlefields, rare herbs and minerals, and even prehistoric fossils and human bones - Robleto excavates conceptually-loaded elements from the past. He then seamlessly combines and refashions these potent details into poetic works that speak volumes about histoy and nostalgia, as well as concerns about the present condition of our world and its future. ... |
Soil Strength and Slope Stability»rank: 403779by: J. Michael Duncan, Stephen G. Wright
: :Authoritative, state-of-the-art guidance to soil strength and slope-stability analysis Through clear, concise language and practical examples, Soil Strength and Slope Stability describes state of the art methods for evaluating soil strength, and for analysis, design and stabilization of slopes in soil. The principles of limit equilibrium analysis, and appropriate use of computer programs are emphasized. Methods are described for checking the results of complex analyses, and for presenting results of slope stability analyses clearly. These are illustrated through many examples. Written by two recognized experts in the field, Soil Strength and Slope Stability features: Case histories of landslides, embankment failures, excavation slope failures Principles that ... |
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Forests of the Vampires: Slavic Myth (Myth and Mankind)»rank: 617327by: Charles Phillips, Michael Kerrigan
: :Authoritative, state-of-the-art guidance to soil strength and slope-stability analysis Through clear, concise language and practical examples, Soil Strength and Slope Stability describes state of the art methods for evaluating soil strength, and for analysis, design and stabilization of slopes in soil. The principles of limit equilibrium analysis, and appropriate use of computer programs are emphasized. Methods are described for checking the results of complex analyses, and for presenting results of slope stability analyses clearly. These are illustrated through many examples. Written by two recognized experts in the field, Soil Strength and Slope Stability features: Case histories of landslides, embankment failures, excavation slope failures Principles that ... |
Cocoa in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))»rank: 170403by: Michael Beam, James Duncan Davidson
: :Cocoa® is more than just a collection of classes, and is certainly more than a simple framework. Cocoa is a complete API set, class library, framework, and development environment for building applications and tools to run on Mac OS® X. With over 240 classes, Cocoa is divided into two essential frameworks: Foundation and Application Kit. Above all else, Cocoa is a toolkit for creating Mac OS X application interfaces, and it provides access to all of the standard Aqua® interface components such as menus, toolbars, windows, buttons, to name a few. Cocoa in a Nutshell begins with a complete overview of Cocoa's object classes. It ... |
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Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism»rank: 160915by: Michael Duncan, Charles C. Eldredge, Patricia Junker
: :Cocoa® is more than just a collection of classes, and is certainly more than a simple framework. Cocoa is a complete API set, class library, framework, and development environment for building applications and tools to run on Mac OS® X. With over 240 classes, Cocoa is divided into two essential frameworks: Foundation and Application Kit. Above all else, Cocoa is a toolkit for creating Mac OS X application interfaces, and it provides access to all of the standard Aqua® interface components such as menus, toolbars, windows, buttons, to name a few. Cocoa in a Nutshell begins with a complete overview of Cocoa's object classes. It ... |
Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle»rank: 121400by: Stephen Fredman, Michael Duncan, Wallace Berman, Cameron
: :The quintessential visual artist of the Beat era, Wallace Berman (1926-1976) remains one of the best kept secrets of the late 20th century. A crucial figure in California's postwar underground, Berman was a catalyst who traveled through many different worlds, transferring ideas and dreams from one circle to the next. His larger community is the subject of Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle, a catalogue to the exhibition organized by the Santa Monica Muesum of Art including previously unexhibited works by 52 artists. Anchoring this publication is Semina, a free-form art and poetry journal that Berman published in nine issues between 1955 and 1964. ... |
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Robert Kushner: Wild Gardens»rank: 691781by: Michael Duncan
: :The works in Wild Gardens reflect Kushner's longtime appreciation of Japanese art and culture combined with the use of composer and visual artist John Cage's 'chance operation' system of composition. Several years ago, Kushner began incorporating elements of Cage's theories of chance composition as a major component in his own painting. Kushner and Cage met on an artists' retreat in the South Seas in 1980 and became friends, sharing interests in art, life, and flowers. Multiple layers of randomness echo throughout the paintings in this book--starting with the sheer accident of the physical survival of the individual antique screens and doors and their arrival in ... |
365 Days of Total Heart Health»rank: 573955by: H. Edwin Young, Jo Beth Young, Michael Duncan, Richard Leachman
: :Ed Young, best-selling author and pastor of one of the largest churches in America, is convinced that there is a link between our physical and spiritual health. He offers individuals help and hope for revolutionizing both in this unique devotional book. In each of the 365 inspirational readings, Dr. Young serves up a daily spiritual reflection accompanied by Scripture, a spiritual heart health tip, and a physical heart health tip. 365 Days of Total Heart Health also includes vital medical insight contributed by two of the country's leading physicians in the field of cardiology: Dr. J. Michael Duncan and Dr. D. Richard Leachman.Men and women ... |
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Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation: Volume 1, Neural Repair and Plasticity»rank: 1431119from: Cambridge University Press
: :In two freestanding volumes, Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation provides comprehensive coverage of the science and practice of neurological rehabilitation. This volume, Neural Repair and Plasticity, covers the basic sciences relevant to recovery of function following injury to the nervous system, reviewing anatomical and physiological plasticity in the normal CNS, mechanisms of neuronal death, axonal regeneration, stem cell biology, and neuron replacement. Edited and written by leading international authorities, it is an essential resource for neuroscientists and provides a foundation for the work of clinical rehabilitation professionals. |
Total Heart Health for Men: A Life-Enriching Plan for Physical & Spiritual Well-Being»rank: 709441by: H. Edwin Young, Michael Duncan, Richard Leachman
: :Heart disease is the number one killer of men in America - but the cause may be more complex than cutting out saturated fat and salt. There is an increasing body of research supporting the link between physical and spiritual health. It's difficult to have a truly healthy physical life without a healthy spiritual life and vice versa. In Total Heart Health for Men, well-known author and pastor Ed Young teams up with two of the country's leading physicians from the world-renown Texas Heart Institute, Dr. J. Michael Duncan and Dr. Richard Leachman, to offer men the guidance they so desperately need to achieve total ... |