Heather R Campbell

My Polish Spring

‘My Polish Spring’ is the memoir of Heather Campbell, who lived and worked in post-war communist Poland with her scientist husband, Ian. Ian was raised in a family with communist ideals in the 1930s, their political outlook formed by the suffering of the First World War, the economic mayhem of the G...

So You Want to Buy a 3d Printer

Have you ever wanted to design and build your own hardware, toys or tools? A 3d printer is able to do all of these things and more. From prototyping new products to making prosthetics for the disadvantaged. But how to do what you want with a printer and what kind of printer would best suite your nee...

William Glackens

INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 FinalistA monumental new monograph accompanying the first major retrospective in fifty years of the work of William Glackens, an important American realist painter. This richly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive introduction to William Glackens (1870...

The Britannica Guide to Political and Social Movements That Changed the Modern World (Turning Points in History)

The history and foundations of the most influential political and social movements in the world are the basis of this book. Readers will learn about political movements like liberalism, socialism, and fascism, as well as social and ethical movements, and why they are so influential to modern society.

Fashion, Circus, Spectacle: Photographs by Scott Heiser

Photographer Scott Heiser was best known for his grainy, wildly cropped glimpses of fashion runway shows that appeared in Interview between 1979 and 1987. Andy Warhol admired Heiser's work enough to include him in the initial episode of Fashion, Warhol's cable television program, in 1979. Outside of...

Rethinking Environmental Justice in Sustainable Cities: Insights from Agent-Based Modeling (Routledge Studies in Public Administration and Environmental Sustainability)

As the study of environmental policy and justice becomes increasingly significant in today’s global climate, standard statistical approaches to gathering data have become less helpful at generating new insights and possibilities. None of the conventional frameworks easily allow for the empirical mod...

Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans

Wilmington-based painter Mary Page Evans works directly from nature, en plein air, seeking to capture a specific landscape, figure, tree, or sky. She is engaged by particularity, making an effort to establish the locale, the time of day, and the quality of light. Not surprisingly, her influences inc...

Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscovered

At a time when illustrators were national celebrities, Howard Pyle was one of the most successful. A prolific artist and author, Pyle wrote and illustrated for most of the nation's major magazines. His illustrations accompanied the writing of leading authors, including Mark Twain, Robert Louis Steve...

Gis and Organizations

Gis and Organizations

GIS Diffusion

Gis Diffusion: The Adoption and Use of Geographical Information Systems in Local Government in Europe