Author: Gerard Delanty
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: ideas, key, community
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-03-28
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0415236851
ISBN-13: 9780415236850
The increasing individualism of modern Western society has been accompanied by an enduring nostalgia for the idea of community as a source of security and belonging and, in recent years, as an alternative to the state as a basis for politics.Gerard Delanty begins this stimulating introduction to the concept with an analysis of the origins of the idea of community in Western Utopian thought, and as an imagined primitive state equated with traditional societies in classical sociology and anthropology. He goes on to chart the resurgence of the idea within communitarian thought, the complications
Author: Mariet Westermann
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Keywords: ideas, art, amp, rembrandt
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2000-01-10
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0714838578
ISBN-13: 9780714838571
A survey of the life and times of Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the most famous and well-loved artists. From his precocious early work in his native Leyden to his emotional late work and his immense artistic influence, Rembrandt’s life is traced within the context of the Netherlands in the 17th century, the highly literate and cosmopolitan environment of Amsterdam and Rembrandt’s wealthy and influential patrons.
Author: Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher: Touchstone
Keywords: ideas, six
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 068482681X
ISBN-13: 9780684826813
This enlightening study is the result of group discussions at Dr. Adler’s annual seminar in Aspen, Colorado, and conversations between Dr. Adler and Bill moyers filmed for public television. 6 cassettes.
Author: Andrew Razeghi
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: ones, come, ideas, riddle
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-01-28
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0787996327
ISBN-13: 9780787996321
While organizations claim to value creativity, they are often at a loss when attempting to conjure up novel ideas, particularly in a world where technology has made information readily available to everyone. As a result, leaders ask, "Where will the next big idea come from?" In response, they allocate significant resources for innovation; however the source of creative inspiration has remained a mystery. Science has shown that it’s possible to create conditions under which the mind is more prepared to have insights, or "a-ha! moments." In this fascinating book, Andrew Razeghi exam
Author: Laurinda Dixon
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Keywords: amp, ideas, art, bosch
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0714839744
ISBN-13: 9780714839745
Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450-1516), one of the major artists of the Northern Renaissance, had a seemingly inexhaustible imagination. Known as the creator of disturbing demons and spectacular hellscapes, he also painted the Garden of Earthly Delights, where gleeful naked youths feast on giant strawberries. Little is known of Bosch’s life and his art has remained enigmatic, variously interpreted as the hallucinations of a madman or the secret language of a heretical sect. The Surrealists claimed Bosch as a predecessor, seeing in his work the imagery of dream, fantasy and the subconscious.
Author: Jon Jory
Publisher: Smith & Kraus
Keywords: actors, ideas, tips
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 2000-03-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1575252023
ISBN-13: 9781575252025
Until recent times, acting wisdom was passed on through an oral tradition called "tips". Presented here are 250 tips, including the way to set a laugh, the use of opposites, a clear definition of "actions", how to use a "breath score", and even how to react if you’re fired.
Author: Lao Tzu
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Keywords: ideas, penguin, ching, tao
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2009-08-27
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0141043687
ISBN-13: 9780141043685
Fundamental to Chinese philosophy and religion, the "Tao Te Ching" is a simple guidebook for virtue, encouraging peace, understanding and humility. Ranging from political advice to common wisdom, it has also served as an inspiration to artists across the ages and throughout the world. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works o
