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John Davis

    Tento britsko-americký autor proslul svými cestami po jižních Spojených státech. Jeho práce zachycují ducha doby a nabízejí jedinečný pohled na krajinu a životní styl, které formovaly americký Jih. Jako novinář a průzkumník se snažil dokumentovat svět kolem sebe s bystrostí a zájmem o lidské osudy. Jeho psaní je svědectvím o jeho dobrodružné povaze a touze objevovat neznámé.

    Foreign Policy Speeches of Obama
    The Camera Book
    Economic methodology : understanding economics as a science
    Economic Methodology
    Castles of Wales
    Supersex
    • Focusing on the integration of Indigenous Knowledges in education, this book equips educators with practical tools to develop culturally responsive curricula and teaching methods. It aims to enhance educational experiences and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and students, emphasizing the importance of respecting and incorporating Indigenous perspectives in educational practices.

      Strength Basing, Empowering and Regenerating Indigenous Knowledge Education2024
    • Kunst der Vereinigten Staaten 1750–2000

      Eine kommentierte Quellenanthologie

      • 560 stránek
      • 20 hodin čtení

      Kunst der Vereinigten Staaten 1750–2000 ist eine wegweisende Anthologie, die drei Jahrhunderte amerikanischer Kunst anhand einer breiten Auswahl historischer Texte vorstellt, darunter u. a. Schriften von Künstler/-innen, Kritiker/-innen, Mäzen/-innen und Literat/-innen. Durch die Zusammenstellung der Texte mit hochwertigen Reproduktionen von Kunstwerken bietet das Buch eine unverzichtbare Grundlage für das Verständnis der bildenden Kunst der Vereinigten Staaten. Erläuternde Einleitungen, kontextbezogene Essays und Karten begleiten die Quellen ebenso wie kurze Texte zu einzelnen epochentypischen Kunstwerken. Die Texte einer Reihe von bekannteren Künstler/-innen und kulturellen Persönlichkeiten – darunter John Adams, Thomas Cole, Frederick Douglass, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Clement Greenberg und Cindy Sherman – werden ergänzt durch Quellen von bisher weniger bekannten Autor/-innen.

      Kunst der Vereinigten Staaten 1750–20002023
    • From blood-soaked heroes to long-lost legends, despotic pirates to wailing hags, Castles of Wales offers a fresh investigation into many of its fascinating fortresses.

      Castles of Wales2022
      4,0
    • The book highlights the extensive career of John B. Davis, who dedicated thirty years to the Chicago Public Schools as a teacher and administrator. His experience spans various roles, including central and district administration, showcasing his commitment to education. Additionally, he contributed to the academic field as a visiting professor at Roosevelt University, where he taught in the administration and supervision master's program for nearly two decades.

      The Super Ridiculous False Narrative of Race2021
    • The Lifetimes of a Journey

      • 310 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      The journey of unconditional love unfolds through finding, losing, and grieving it, leading to a profound realization that it resides within each of us, often hidden from view. The narrative explores the complexities of love and the personal search for its presence, emphasizing the idea that love is an inherent part of our being, waiting to be rediscovered.

      The Lifetimes of a Journey2021
    • This is the story of how the varying actions of two very different kings both threatened and created the English way of life, and ultimately put England on the path to its Lost Civil War.

      King John, Henry III and England's Lost Civil War2021
      2,7
    • Liberte Egalite Beyonce

      Empowering Quotes and Wisdom from Our Fierce and Flawless Queen

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      A beautifully illustrated book featuring quotes and perennial wisdom from Queen Bey

      Liberte Egalite Beyonce2018
    • The Essential RuPaul

      • 92 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      The essential guide for fans of the most famous drag queen in the world. RuPaul--the most famous drag queen in the world, recording artist, cult television host, pop-cultural icon--is celebrated in this essential fan guide. Bursting onto the scene over two decades ago with the huge hit Supermodel of the World, RuPaul has been confounding critics to clear her own path over the many years since. Most recently, RuPaul has again become an unlikely pop-cultural icon by producing and starring in RuPaul's Drag Race--a reality television series that judges the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent of the competing drag queens. Over seven seasons and numerous spin-off series (including All Stars and RuPaul's Drag U), RuPaul's Drag Race has become a cult global hit--fans know the catchphrases, the personalities, the catfights. The Essential RuPaul celebrates Ru's history (or herstory, as she frames it) and philosophy ("If you can't love yourself--how in the hell you gonna love someone else"), as well as profiling the most loved and reviled queens from her TV series. This is one for the true fans.

      The Essential RuPaul2016
    • Economic Methodology

      Understanding Economics as a Science - Second Edition

      • 248 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Economic Methodology explores the status and character of economics as a social science and introduces students to philosophical issues underlying modern science. Approaching the subject as philosophy of science for economists, the authors use the historical developments in philosophy of science to frame this introduction to the field of economic methodology. By doing this they strengthen students' understanding of economics as a science to enhance their reasoning skills, introducing them to the wider philosophical issues surrounding our understanding of the area.

      Economic Methodology2015
      4,0
    • The Camera Book

      • 128 stránek
      • 5 hodin čtení

      Drawing on a great working knowledge of digital processes, The Camera Book is full of broad-reaching, fun and informative projects. Illustrated with a mixture of professionally shot images and some taken by children, to demonstrate the dos and don'ts (or the 'good' and the 'even better'). The book will also show kids taking their pictures and setting up their shots. - Take fun pics with friends, or make great gifts. - Simple effects, making photo gifts, great photo album ideas. - Simple camera tricks (holding up a large building, friends standing on your hand). - Camera kit will be generic, rather than specific models. - Includes simple stills cameras, mobile phones. - Includes easy videoing and film making.

      The Camera Book2015
      4,0
    • Foreign Policy Speeches of Obama

      • 204 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Barack Obama's oratory skills were crucial during his 2008 presidential campaign and continued to shape his foreign policy once in office. This book offers a detailed examination of his significant speeches addressing key issues such as relations with the Muslim world, nuclear proliferation, and strategies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It enables readers to evaluate how effectively Obama addressed both domestic and global expectations tied to his foreign policy agenda, providing critical insights into his presidency.

      Foreign Policy Speeches of Obama2011
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    • Economic methodology was formally recognized as a field of economic inquiry in the 1980s, and was heavily influenced by currents in the philosophy of science, particularly by the reaction against logical positivism as exemplified in the writings of Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos. The authors, bringing to bear a wealth of research and teaching experience, situate the field within the broader philosophy of science tradition. They explore the key refinements to, and extensions and departures from, the field in order to understand issues prevalent in the economic domain.

      Economic methodology : understanding economics as a science2010
      4,0
    • The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure—a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for new thinking on one of English history's greatest enigmas. Not only is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 thrillingly reteold, but Guy Fawkes can now be seen as a multi-faceted figure—husband, soldier, lover, adveturer, spy, and possibly the most misunderstood of English villains.

      Pity for the Guy : a biography of Guy Fawkes2010
      3,8
    • A teď se podržte: Bude to velmi, velmi horké! Autorka mezinárodně populárních knih o sexu Tracey Coxová nám předkládá otevřenou a zábavnou (že by i hříšnou?) sexuální pochoutku, která rozhodně NENÍ pro prudérní. Supersex je sexuální příručka nového tisíciletí. Vtipná, svěží, inteligentní, zábavná, oplývající praktickými radami, jak rozvinout sexuální život na úroveň supersexu.

      Supersex2004
      3,7
    • Anatomy for the Artist

      • 256 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Unlock your inner artist and learn how to draw the human body in this beautifully illustrated art book by celebrated artist and teacher Sarah Simblet. In Anatomy for the Artist, Sarah reveals the extraordinary structure of the human body. Combining specially-commissioned photographs of models with historical and contemporary works of art and her own dynamic ?life drawing, she leads us inside the human body to map its skeleton, muscle groups, and body systems. Detailed line drawings superimposed over photographs reveal the links between what the body looks like and its internal construction. Six drawing classes show how to observe different parts of the body - from top to toe - and give expert guidance on how to draw them. Inspirational master classes on famous works, ranging from a Michelangelo study to a Degas painting, show how artists have depicted the human body over the centuries. Each master class includes a photograph of a model holding the same pose as in the painting, to highlight details of anatomy and show how the artist has interpreted them. Understanding anatomy is the key to drawing the human body successfully. As well as being the perfect reference, Anatomy for the Artist will inspire you to find a model, reach for your pencil, and start drawing.

      Anatomy for the Artist2002
      4,4
    • Keynes's Philosophical Development

      • 238 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      In this book, John B. Davis examines the change and development in Keynes's philosophical thinking, from his earliest work through to The General Theory, arguing that Keynes came to believe himself mistaken about a number of his early philosophical concepts. The author begins by looking at the unpublished Apostles papers, written under the influence of the philosopher G.E. Moore. These display the tensions in Keynes's early philosophical views, and outline his philosophical concepts of the time, including the concept of intuition. Davis then shows how development and change in Keynes's philosophical thinking affected the development of his later economic thinking, and goes on to demonstrate how Keynes's later philosophy is implicit in the economic argument of The General Theory. He argues that Keynes's philosophy had by this time changed radically, that he had adjusted and revised his earlier philosophical thinking, and had abandoned the concept of intuition for the concept of convention. The author sees this as being the central idea in The General Theory, and looks at the philosophical nature of this concept of convention in detail.

      Keynes's Philosophical Development1994