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Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica
by Mick WallTheir roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played—heavy metal mixed with punk attitude—became its own genre: thrash. Their bassist died and they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. As grunge threatened to overtake them, they reinvented themselves. Then their singer went into rehab and they almost fell apart. They are Metallica, the most influential heavy metal band of the last thirty years.As Led Zeppelin was for hard rock and the Sex Pistols were for punk, Metallica became the band that defined the look and sound of 1980s heavy metal. Inventors of thrash metal—Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth followed—it was always Metallica who led the way, who pushed to another level, who became the last of the superstar rockers.Metallica is the fifth-largest selling artist of all time, with 100 million records sold worldwide. Their music has extended its reach beyond rock and metal, and into the pop mainstream, as they went from speed metal to MTV with their hit single "Enter Sandman". Until now there hasn't been a critical, authoritative, in-depth portrait of the band. Mick Wall's thoroughly researched, insightful work is enriched by his interviews with band members, record company execs, roadies, and fellow musicians. He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality. Enter Night follows the band through tragedy and triumph, from the bus crash that killed their bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 to the 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster, and on to their current status as the leaders of the Big Four festival that played to a million fans in Britain and Europe and continues in the U.S. in 2011. Enter Night delves into the various incarnations of the band, and the personalities of all key members, past and present—especially Ulrich and Hetfield—to produce the definitive word on the biggest metal band on the planet.
Enter the Dragon
by Theo PaphitisClassic rags-to-riches story by entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Theo PaphitisTheo Paphitis is the outspoken and charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names, from Ryman to La Senza, in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now, in his revealing and controversial memoir, he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den, he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business.In the book, Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus and how as a poor immigrant, he took whatever jobs he could, starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top, and also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But, above all, this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen and put his ideas into practice.
Enter the Dragon
by Theo PaphitisClassic rags-to-riches story by entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star Theo PaphitisTheo Paphitis is the outspoken and charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names, from Ryman to La Senza, in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now, in his revealing and controversial memoir, he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den, he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business.In the book, Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus and how as a poor immigrant, he took whatever jobs he could, starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top, and also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But, above all, this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen and put his ideas into practice.
Entering the Wild: Essays On Faith And Writing
by AssortedAward-winning and beloved poet, Jean Janzen, has written her memoir. Although she writes here in prose, Janzen's poetic voice is unmistakably present. And so she takes the reader with her into the depth and texture of what she has experienced.
The Entertainer
by Margaret TalbotUsing the life and career of her father, an early Hollywood actor, New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot tells the thrilling story of the rise of popular culture through a transfixing personal lens. The arc of Lyle Talbot’s career is in fact the story of American entertainment. Born in 1902, Lyle left his home in small-town Nebraska in 1918 to join a traveling carnival. From there he became a magician’s assistant, an actor in a traveling theater troupe, a romantic lead in early talkies, then an actor in major Warner Bros. pictures with stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Carole Lombard, then an actor in cult B movies, and finally a part of the advent of television, with regular roles on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Leave It to Beaver. Ultimately, his career spanned the entire trajectory of the industry. In her captivating, impeccably researched narrative—a charmed combination of Hollywood history, social history, and family memoir—Margaret Talbot conjures warmth and nostalgia for those earlier eras of ’10s and ’20s small-town America, ’30s and ’40s Hollywood. She transports us to an alluring time, simpler but also exciting, and illustrates the changing face of her father’s America, all while telling the story of mass entertainment across the first half of the twentieth century. .
Entertaining Children
by Gillian Arrighi Victor EmeljanowChildren have been exploited as performers and wooed energetically as consumers throughout history. These essays offer scholarly investigations into the employment and participation of children in the entertainment industry with examples drawn from historical and contemporary contexts.
Entertaining Mr Pepys: A thrilling, sweeping historical page-turner (Women Of Pepys' Diary Series #3)
by Deborah SwiftPerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.'A remarkably beguiling read. It transported me to the glitter and filth of seventeenth century London' Martine Bailey, author of The Almanack'The fusion of historical facts and fiction is so flawless that it is hard to know where reality ends and fiction begins' Readers' FavoriteLondon, 1666. Elizabeth 'Bird' Carpenter has a wonderful singing voice, and music is her chief passion. When her father persuades her to marry horse-dealer Christopher Knepp, she suspects she is marrying beneath her station, but nothing prepares her for the reality of life with Knepp. Her father has betrayed her trust, for Knepp cares only for his horses; he is a tyrant and a bully, and will allow Bird no life of her own.When Knepp goes away, she grasps her chance and, encouraged by her maidservant Livvy, makes a secret visit to the theatre. Entranced by the music, the glitter and glamour of the surroundings, and the free and outspoken manner of the women on the stage, she falls in love with the theatre and is determined to forge a path of her own as an actress.But life in the theatre was never going to be straightforward - for a jealous rival wants to spoil her plans, and worse, Knepp forbids it, and Bird must use all her wit and intelligence to change his mind.Based on events depicted in the famous Diary of Samuel Pepys, Entertaining Mr Pepys brings London in the 17th Century to life. It includes the vibrant characters of the day such as the diarist himself and actress Nell Gwynne, and features a dazzling and gripping finale during the Great Fire Of London.The third in Deborah Swift's atmospheric trilogy, bringing to life the women in Pepys' Diary. Each novel features a different character and can be read as a standalone book.PRAISE FOR THE PEPYS TRILOGY:'Swift is a consummate historical novelist, basing her books on immaculate research and then filling the gaps between real events and real people with eloquent storytelling, atmospheric scene setting and imaginative plot lines' The Visitor'A novel that transports readers with astonishing and engrossing detail' Readers' Favorite 5*'Pepys and his world spring to vibrant life... Gripping, revealing and stunningly imagined' Lancashire Evening Post
Entertaining Mr Pepys: A thrilling, sweeping historical page-turner (The\women Of Pepys' Diary Ser. #3)
by Deborah SwiftPerfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.'A remarkably beguiling read. It transported me to the glitter and filth of seventeenth century London' Martine Bailey, author of The Almanack'The fusion of historical facts and fiction is so flawless that it is hard to know where reality ends and fiction begins' Readers' FavoriteLondon, 1666. Elizabeth 'Bird' Carpenter has a wonderful singing voice, and music is her chief passion. When her father persuades her to marry horse-dealer Christopher Knepp, she suspects she is marrying beneath her station, but nothing prepares her for the reality of life with Knepp. Her father has betrayed her trust, for Knepp cares only for his horses; he is a tyrant and a bully, and will allow Bird no life of her own.When Knepp goes away, she grasps her chance and, encouraged by her maidservant Livvy, makes a secret visit to the theatre. Entranced by the music, the glitter and glamour of the surroundings, and the free and outspoken manner of the women on the stage, she falls in love with the theatre and is determined to forge a path of her own as an actress.But life in the theatre was never going to be straightforward - for a jealous rival wants to spoil her plans, and worse, Knepp forbids it, and Bird must use all her wit and intelligence to change his mind.Based on events depicted in the famous Diary of Samuel Pepys, Entertaining Mr Pepys brings London in the 17th Century to life. It includes the vibrant characters of the day such as the diarist himself and actress Nell Gwynne, and features a dazzling and gripping finale during the Great Fire Of London.The third in Deborah Swift's atmospheric trilogy, bringing to life the women in Pepys' Diary. Each novel features a different character and can be read as a standalone book.PRAISE FOR THE PEPYS TRILOGY:'Swift is a consummate historical novelist, basing her books on immaculate research and then filling the gaps between real events and real people with eloquent storytelling, atmospheric scene setting and imaginative plot lines' The Visitor'A novel that transports readers with astonishing and engrossing detail' Readers' Favorite 5*'Pepys and his world spring to vibrant life... Gripping, revealing and stunningly imagined' Lancashire Evening Post
Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America
by Michael Eric DysonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop"Entertaining Race is a splendid way to spend quality time reading one of the most remarkable thinkers in America today."—Speaker Nancy Pelosi"To read Entertaining Race is to encounter the life-long vocation of a teacher who preaches, a preacher who teaches and an activist who cannot rest until all are set free."—Senator Reverend Raphael WarnockFor more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist and ordained Baptist minister. He has presented a rich and resourceful set of ideas about American history and culture. Now for the first time he brings together the various components of his multihued identity and eclectic pursuits.Entertaining Race is a testament to Dyson’s consistent celebration of the outsized impact of African American culture and politics on this country. Black people were forced to entertain white people in slavery, have been forced to entertain the idea of race from the start, and must find entertaining ways to make race an object of national conversation. Dyson’s career embodies these and other ways of performing Blackness, and in these pages, ranging from 1991 to the present, he entertains race with his pen, voice and body, and occasionally, alongside luminaries like Cornel West, David Blight, Ibram X. Kendi, Master P, MC Lyte, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza, John McWhorter, and Jordan Peterson.Most of this work will be new to readers, a fresh light for many of his long-time fans and an inspiring introduction for newcomers. Entertaining Race offers a compelling vision from the mind and heart of one of America’s most important and enduring voices.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015: Remembering the Man Behind Spock
by The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly presents a tribute to Leonard Nimoy. Star Trek's Spock - and much more
Entertainment Weekly The Ultimate Guide to Fantastic Beasts
by The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly Magazine presents Fantastic Beasts
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King
by The Editors of Entertainment WeeklyIncludes an exclusive excerpt from Sleeping Beauties-the new novel by Stephen King and Owen King!There are few writers today who have influenced popular culture more than Stephen King, from his iconic novels and stories to the movies that have been inspired by them, including Carrie, The Shining, Misery, Stand By Me, It, Cujo, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, and so many more. Now, in this all-new special edition from Entertainment Weekly, The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King, you'll be able to delve into the world of the master storyteller: Go behind the scenes to find out exactly how King's stories travel from page to screen. We list his greatest and scariest hits, and his 25 scariest moments from his movies, and we examine his many compelling heroines, and why so many of his novels feature "nasty women." Additionally, we list all of the works the godfather of horror has written, as well as the notable movies and television shows derived from his short fiction. Lavishly illustrated with art by Robert Sammelin, and filled with photos from his life, his movies, and his book covers, The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King is a must-have for every fan of this beloved writer.
Enthusiasms
by Mark Girouard“Charming” essays on literature and life by the British raconteur who “often finds poignancy or humor in the seemingly trivial” (Publishers Weekly).Does a neglected masterpiece by Jane Austen enshrine her first love affair? Who was Vita Sackville West’s real grandfather? What clues are there to the identity of “Walter,” doyen of Victorian pornographers? When and why did P.G. Wodehouse mutate from hack to genius? Was Oscar Wilde really down and out in Paris? Was Brideshead really Madresfield?These and other excursions into literary or social history have developed out of Mark Girouard’s spare time enthusiasms, as diversions from his main occupation as an architectural historian. In nine essays he calls attention to points that have not been noticed before, corrects fallacies that have gotten into general circulation, suggests, identifies, redates, refutes, or pours a little cold water on unjustified romanticisms. Three further essays sample another enthusiasm, his own family background, and introduce characters such as the dwarf who had to stand on a bench to address the South African Parliament, the colonial governor who fell in love with his niece, and the dowager duchess with whom he spent his childhood on the edge of the park at Chatsworth.“An architectural historian fascinated not merely by buildings but, still more, by the ways of life which they supported and by the people whom they served.” —The Telegraph
The Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started: The Untold Story of Elias of Cortona
by John M. SweeneyPopular historian and award-winning author relates the untold story of St. Francis of Assisi's friendship with Elias of Cortona, the man who helped him build the Franciscan movement. Sweeney uses the complexities of their relationship in a gripping manner, showing how their efforts changed the world and how Elias's enthusiasm betrayed the ideals of his friend.
Entonces me convertiré en el Arcoíris
by Mag. B.******Revocadora, conmovedora, emotiva, realista, más que una historia de vida, una oda a la resiliencia****** Mag.B. Os sorprenderá con esta novena novela, muy diferente a sus predecesoras, una historia conmovedora, una oda a la resiliencia. “Incluso las cosas más difíciles y feas nunca son más que oscuridad... Cuando en una noche oscura y nublada no se ve ni una sola estrella, eso no significa que el cielo esté desprovisto de ellas. Están ahí, aún brillantes, sólo que de momento no puedes verlos brillar... pero el momento llegará, siempre llega. “Si no puedo ser la luz del sol para los demás, intentaré no ser una nube, y si no soy ninguna de las dos cosas, me convertiré en el arcoíris”.
Entrances and Exits
by Michael RichardsThe man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters ever invented, Kramer, shares the extraordinary life of a comedy genius—the way he came into himself as an artist, the ups and downs as a human being, the road he has traveled in search of understanding. <P><P> “The hair, so essential, symbolizes the irrational that was and is and always will be the underlying feature not only of Kramer but of comedy itself. This seemingly senseless spirit has been coursing through me since childhood. I’ve been under its almighty influence since the day I came into this world. I felt it all within myself, especially the physical comedy, the body movements, so freakish and undignified, where I bumped into things, knocked stuff down, messed up situations, and often ended up on my ass. <P><P> “This book is a hymn to the irrational, the senseless spirit that breaks the whole into pieces, a reflection on the seemingly absurd difficulties that intrude upon us all. It’s Harpo Marx turning us about, shaking up my plans, throwing me for a loop. Upset and turmoil is with us all the time. It’s at the basis of comedy. It’s the pratfall we all take. It’s the unavoidable mistake we didn’t expect. It’s everywhere I go. It’s in the way that I am, both light and dark, good and not-so-good. It’s my life.” <P> —Michael Richards, from Entrances and Exits <p> <b>New York Times Bestseller</b>
Entre las sombras del Sueño Americano: Mi historia real de cómo siendo una inmigrante indocumentada llegué a ser una ejecutiva de Wall Street
by Julissa ArceWhat does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States? JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often just plain wrong. On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends. From the time she was brought to this country by her hardworking parents as a child, Arce-the scholarship winner, the honors college graduate, the young woman who climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs-had secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant. In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today- people who live next door, sit in your classrooms, work in the same office, and may very well be your boss. By opening up about the story of her successes, her heartbreaks, and her long-fought journey to emerge from the shadows and become an American citizen, Arce shows us the true cost of achieving the American dream-from the perspective of a woman who had to scale unseen and unimaginable walls to get there.
Entre limones
by Chris StewartPrimera parte de la trilogía sobre el encanto de la vida alternativa que vive Chris Stewart en la Alpujarra granadina. El primer libro autobiográfico de Chris Stewart, Entre limones, es el divertidísimo relato de un joven inglés que, con tal de no vestir traje y trabajar en una oficina, se gastó todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina. Publicado en 1999 por una pequeña editorial inglesa, se convirtió en un fenómeno editorial, hasta el punto de que, junto con los dos volúmenes siguientes -El loro en el limonero y Los almendros en flor-, han deleitado a más de dos millones de lectores. Entre limones es un caso singular: un libro divertido, rebosante de observaciones agudas y reveladoras, que mezcla la mirada curiosa del viajero con cierta visión idealista de las cosas y una fuerza de voluntad inasequible al desaliento. Chris desgrana las numerosas vivencias que le depara su existencia diaria desde que, tras su llegada a la Alpujarra, inicia la aventura que cambiará su vida, rodeado de una sorprendente galería de lugareños, pastores, expatriados y viajeros New Age. Sin embargo, quizá el verdadero protagonista de esta historia sea el decrépito cortijo «El Valero», encaramado en una colina, rodeado de olivos, almendros y limoneros, situado en el margen malo de un río, sin carretera de acceso, sin agua ni electricidad... ¿Acaso puede ofrecer la vida algo mejor? La crítica ha dicho...«Un canto humorístico a la trascendencia de las cosas pequeñas [...] un libro divertido que encanta desde la primera página.»Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia «Stewart tiene un talento especial para captar los diálogos, una curiosidad insaciable, un optimismo contagioso y un plácido sentido del humor.»Moncho Alpuente, Babelia «Una experiencia singular que nos atrapa desde los primeros compases de lectura y nostransmite un universo de paz.»Diari de Terrassa «Impregnado de sutil humor inglés con el que describe en primera persona el desembarco de un inglés cosmopolita en la España rural.»Miguel Artaza, El Correo
Entre lujurias y represión: Serú Girán: la banda que lo cambió todo
by Mariano Del MazoLa historia mítica de la banda más importante y disruptiva de la historia del rock nacional. En 1978, en las playas brasileñas de Buzios un tsunami transformó el rock argentino. En una casa cercana al mar, Charly García y David Lebón comenzaron a componer. Pronto se les sumarían Oscar Moro y Pedro Aznar. La combinación fue alquímica y se llamó Serú Girán. Su irrupción puso fin a toda una época. Había en cada disco, en cada concierto en vivo, canciones que registraban la angustia de la ciudad y la desolación del individuo lo colectivo, lo personal , temas que conducían a callejones sin salida al tiempo que invitaban a la fiesta. Sus canciones eran delicadas, líricas, crípticas, bufas, rabiosas y melancólicas: siempre emotivas, vibrantes y sensuales. Con apenas cuatro discos en el período original Serú Girán, La grasa de las capitales, Bicicleta y Peperina , grabados en un lapso de cuatro años, cambiaron para siempre la sensibilidad del público y la concepción del espectáculo, alcanzando estándares de una profesionalización inédita. Entre lujurias y represión, de Mariano del Mazo quien a lo largo de su carrera entrevistó decenas de veces a los protagonistas , retrata no solo el anecdotario de una experiencia artística irrepetible. También reporta la intimidad de un grupo con personalidades descollantes y analiza los alcances de la revolución musical más sólida y lúcida del rock argentino desde sus inicios a orillas del mar hasta el decadente reencuentro en River Plate en 1992, cuando los dólares ardieron en la hoguera de las vanidades. «Estudié, me hice periodista, realicé decenas de entrevistas a Charly García y siempre o casi siempre, de alguna u otra manera, terminábamos hablando de Serú Girán. De su música y sus símbolos, de la alquimia y de la historia, esta historia. La de un tiempo horrible perforado por la belleza y la clarividencia. Una historia que late como una larga y única canción que pervive en los pliegues más profundos del corazón popular». «La historia de los primeros cuatro años de Serú Girán es también, en esencia, la historia de la capacidad de cambio de Charly García. Un mutante vocacional que dinamitó los puentes que fue construyendo, para siempre apuntar a un poco más allá. Cambió no solo para sobrevivir, sino para imponer pautas. Desde el preciosismo algo glacial del disco debut a la despedida de 1982 existe la misma distancia que media entre el hermetismo de la palabra 'Gisofanía' y la puerilidad de la palabra 'Popotitos'. Si en 1978 Charly era un músico tímido que apenas se despegaba del piano, a comienzos de los 80 era un nervioso y afectado performer».
Entre nosotros
by Mario Lopez Steve SantagatiCon una estrella que se elevó de los inolvidables papeles que interpretó de niño como A.C. Slater en Saved by the Bell a la vanguardia de los medios de entretenimiento de hoy en día, Mario Lopez es nada menos que una sensación de la cultura pop. Ahora que está a punto de cumplir cuarenta años, Mario mira su vida con una perspectiva renovada, humor y sensibilidad de cómo las cosas han cambiado con la edad. Por primera vez divulga las experiencias entrañables, sorprendentes y algunas veces difíciles que lo convirtieron en el padre y esposo amoroso que es hoy. En Entre nosotros, Mario narra, con absoluta honestidad, sus éxitos y sus decepciones en el mundo del entretenimiento y cómo el amor de su familia y sus fuertes valores personales lo ayudaron a mantenerse centrado sin importar lo que pudiera traerle la vida. Con ingenio y candor, Mario revela sus historias más íntimas, las que jamás ha contado, incluyendo detalles acerca de su tumultuosa y muy pública vida amorosa, ofreciendo a sus lectores un vistazo a los altibajos de su pasado romántico que lo condujo hasta la vida feliz que lleva con su bella esposa y sus dos hijos. Por primera vez y sin filtros, Mario Lopez.
Entwined: Sisters and Secrets in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott
by Joyce Wallace ScottThe remarkable story of "outsider" artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being reunited with her sisterFrom birth, fraternal twins Judith and Joyce Scott lived as if they were one person in two bodies, understanding instinctively what the other wanted and felt, despite the fact that Judy had Down syndrome, profound deafness, and never learned to speak or sign. But this idyllic childhood of color, texture, and feeling ended abruptly when, at age seven, Judy was taken from their shared bed while Joyce slept, not knowing that the wholeness they had known was being shattered.For the next three decades, Joyce is left without her other half and must grieve unexpected loss while navigating her relationship with an emotionally distant mother--alone. Even so, her life parallels her twin's in surprising ways. While in college, Joyce too is sent away, pressured to relinquish the secret daughter she bore in hiding to adoption.Decades later, Joyce resolves to reunite with her sister and fill their remaining years with joy. After winning the struggle to become Judy's legal guardian, she enrolls her in an art center for adults with disabilities in Oakland, California. Judy is hesitant at first, but after two years of uninterested painting and drawing, her untapped creativity suddenly ignites when she is introduced to fiber art, and she begins carefully and intentionally winding yarn and other materials around found objects. With unflagging intensity, Judy works five days a week for the next eighteen years, producing more than two-hundred astoundingly diverse fiber sculptures. Unconcerned with her growing fame, she remains fully immersed in her artistic vision until her death in 2005. Today, Judith Scott's work is displayed in museums and galleries around the world, in some of the most prestigious collections of contemporary art.Entwined is a penetrating personal narrative that explores a complex world of disability, loss, reunion, and the resiliency of the human spirit. Part memoir, part biography, it's a poignant and astonishing story about the art of embracing life.From the Hardcover edition.
Environmental Engineer (Cool Cutting Edge Careers)
by Geoffrey M. HornHow can we keep our drinking water pure? Whats the best way to dispose of our waste? How can we limit pollution? Answering these questions is the job of environmental engineers. Using the latest technology and research, environmental engineers are changing our world. Learn about the many different jobs that make up this cutting-edge career.
The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton (Culture Of The Land Ser.)
by Monica Weis“Delightful . . . a superb guide to the ecological themes of Merton’s life and writings.” ?The Christian CenturyNature was always vital in Thomas Merton’s life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings. Throughout his life, Merton’s study of the natural world shaped his spirituality in profound ways, and he was one of the first writers to raise concern about ecological issues that have become critical in recent years.In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, Monica Weis suggests that Merton’s interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness. Tracing Merton’s awareness of the natural world from his childhood to the final years of his life, Weis explores his deepening sense of place and desire for solitude, his love and responsibility for all living things, and his evolving ecological awareness.“Explains how Merton evolved from a nature enthusiast . . . to one of the world’s most respected ecological stewards.” ?Louisville Courier Journal
Envisioning Sociology: Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and the Quest for Social Reconstruction (SUNY Press Open Access)
by John Scott Ray BromleyEnvisioning Sociology is a landmark work, the first major study of the founding of sociology in Britain and the enormous contributions made by the intellectual circle led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes. Authors John Scott and Ray Bromley chronicle the biographical connections and personal partnerships of the circle's key participants, their international connections, their organization-building work, and the business activities that underpinned their efforts. Branford and Geddes fashioned an ambitious and wide-ranging interdisciplinary vision, drawing on geography, anthropology, economics, and urban planning, in addition to sociology. This vision was an integral part of a project of social reconstruction, a "third way" eschewing both liberalism and communism in favor of cooperation, redistribution, and federalism. Envisioning Sociology uncovers a previously hidden history of the social sciences, giving readers a fascinating glimpse into early twentieth-century social science and political economy, while demonstrating the contemporary relevance of the ideas of these underrated figures. Although Branford and Geddes failed to establish the grand sociology they envisioned, their ideas helped develop the theory and practice of community development, participatory democracy, bioregionalism, historic preservation, and neighborhood upgrading.SUNY Press has collaborated with Knowledge Unlatched to unlock KU Select titles. The Knowledge Unlatched titles have been made open access through libraries coming together to crowd fund the publication cost. Each monograph has been released as open access making the eBook freely available to readers worldwide. Discover more about the Knowledge Unlatched program here: https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/, and access the book online at the SUNY Open Access Repository at <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/8479 ">http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/8479 .