It is about time. Ernst Billgren is about time. He simply never stays where you put him. Now it is time for him to go English, or international. Ernst was world famous in Sweden already ages ago for being a sculptor and a painter. His mosaics and figurative paintings introduced …

Covering everything from Edison to Avatar, Gomery and Pafort-Overduin have written the clearest, best organized, and most user-friendly film history textbook on the market. It masterfully distills the major trends and movements of film history, so that the subject can be taught in one semester. And each chapter includes a …

The 21st Century’s counterpart to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Dan Sanker’s Collaborate: The Art of We gives a new generation of pioneering business enthusiasts a practical guide to capture tomorrow’s opportunities. Globalization, technological advances, and cultural changes have opened the door for a new winning formula that combines …

Intended for courses in persuasion, propaganda, advertising/marketing, or any course dealing with rhetorical and/or media criticism that takes a consumer approach to advertising, the media, and political persuasion. These courses are offered at four-year schools in departments of speech, speech communication, mass communication, communication studies and/or communication. …

Claire Farago, University of Colorado at BoulderJulie Hochstrasser, University of IowaChristopher Johns, Vanderbilt UniversityCarol Mavor, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillArt historians have long been accustomed to thinking about art and artists in terms of national traditions. This volume takes a different approach, suggesting instead …

The art world is booming. Museums are not mere containers of artifacts anymore, they are full blown experience centers and carry the ultimate prestige brand. The novelty in thinking and approaching challenges in the art world is magnified for business readers.  …

Calling on geometric forms found in Celtic monuments and manuscripts, this crafter’s companion presents basic design principles and step-by-step instructions for plotting out and drawing lines, twists, braids, and knots in the ancient Irish tradition. With lessons that can be applied to a multitude of arts and crafts—from needlework and …

As fascinating as a real visit to the world’s famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER’S ART THROUGH THE AGES: NON-WESTERN PERSPECTIVES gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world’s great non-Western artistic traditions–plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! A unique …

Art history is more than just a collection of dates and foreign-sounding names, obscure movements and arcane isms. Every age, for the last 50,000 years has left its unique imprint on the world, and from the first cave paintings to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from the Byzantine mosaics …

Anyone starting to take an interest in this field will find this book an invaluable reference. The author’s easy way of imparting his knowledge and enthusiasm for photography comes through from beginning to end. Each section of the book is fully illustrated in colour. Many of the images which are …