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Discover the universal allure of the heros journey captured in these global folktales, powerfully retold and gorgeously illustrated by the author and artist behind Tarot of the Divine and Beneath the MoonAround the Sun is a storybook comprised of twelve beautifully illustrated folktales from all around the world and across time, each featuring classic tropes such as a Hero, a Challenge, an Advisor, and a Desire. Among the legends and myths included is the story of Innana, the Sumerian goddess of war and desire who sought to extend her earthly power to the underworld; the Cochiti tale from New Mexico about a young weaver caring for her elderly parents and the coyote who wins her affection; the Indonesian lore from East Java about Panji Semirang, the beautiful princess turned fierce bandit; and more. For an additional layer of depth, background information on iconic recurring symbols, objects, and mythical tokens--such as The Mirror, The Magic Skin, and The World Tree--is interspersed throughout. Yoshi Yoshitanis art style is dynamic and vibrant, featuring diverse and multicultural characters. Readers will be transported by Around the Suns lush artistic details and gripping mythologies.

A revealing glimpse into the life and times of alt-mangas most intriguing comics auteurTsuge Yoshiharu, one of mangas last living legends, remains an elusive and highly influential character as he moves into the final phase of his career. A Nobody Artist features a number of loosely (and disputably) semiautobiographical vignettes often concerning a young cartoonist trying to make a go of it in the shifting manga market. True to form, Tsuge delivers much more than a straight accounting of a cartoonists life. Lust routinely distracts our young artists while older artists again and again provide a model for what not to do, or more likely, where a cartoonists life will lead you. Fleeting moments of domestic happiness are upset by bouts of self-doubt. As always, Tsuges art is succinct and gloriousa beautiful document of a changing Japan.This penultimate volume in Drawn and Quarterlys complete collection of the legendary manga-kas oeuvre collects richly-detailed and deeply human comics stories originally published between 1981 and 1985. Translated by prolific manga scholar and art historian Ryan Holmberg.

Las descarnadas, inspiradoras y emocionantes memorias del icono y legendario ganador de varios premios Oscar, Sylvester Stallone, sobre su increíble camino al estrellato y la mejor historia jamás contada de un ganador contra todo pronostico.En los cincuenta años transcurridos desde que Sylvester Stallone subio corriendo los escalones del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia, el mismo y esos escalones se han convertido en simbolos de resiliencia y determinacion, y han inspirado a millones de personas de todo el mundo para perseguir sus sueños. En Los escalones, Stallone relata como persiguio sus propios sueños. Culminando un proceso de reflexion de decadas, Sly cuenta sus origenes -un nacimiento dificil, una infancia aun mas dificil, años de problemas en el colegio por no ser comprendido- y explica como la historia real de una vida exitosa se construye afrontando, asumiendo y, en ultimo termino, superando nuestras dificultades. La clave esta en la distancia que estamos dispuestos a recorrer y en los pasos que debemos dar para pasar de donde estamos a donde queremos llegar.En una narracion enmarcada entre su llegada a Nueva York en 1969 y el triunfo de Rocky en los Oscar de 1977, Sly teje un vivido y apasionante relato de lucha, subsistencia y, finalmente, exito. Escribe sobre sus inicios y tambien sobre los años posteriores, asi como sobre la persistencia, creatividad y resiliencia que lo llevaron no solamente a crear Rocky, sino a labrarse una carrera repleta de papeles iconicos. Los escalones constituye un testimonio de la extraordinaria vida de Stallone y una profunda meditacion sobre la importancia de la fuerza de voluntad, la vision y el trabajo duro.

Widely regarded as one of Americas most important contemporary thinkers, Susan Sontag had a particular gift for reflecting on the meaning and influence of the visual, and On Photography became a seminal work for all those concerned with the interplay of images with the world.Now, more than thirty years after On Photography was first published, comes Sontag on Film: a collection of her writings and musings on films and cinema, gathered together here for the very first time by critic David Thomson and producer Tom Luddy. Inspired, vigorous and enlightening, the collection includes lucid discussions of the intersection between film and literature; in-depth studies of films and directors; and other such delightful and illuminating fragments as a list of Sontags top-ten films taken from a 1982 issue of Sight and Sound.Sontag on Film is set to become a key work on the importance and significance of cinema in the modern world.Praise for Susan Sontag:What ultimately matters about Sontag . . . is what she has defended: the life of the mind, and the necessity for reading and writing as "a way of being fully human" Hilary Mantel, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIntellectually and imaginatively gifted to an extraordinary degree, she used her fearless intelligence to illuminate some of the deepest contradictions of contemporary life John Gray, New StatesmanComplex and contradictory . . . one of Americas greatest public intellectualsObserver

Un apasionante libro que recorre la relación entre la Villa y Corte y el Museo del Prado. Madrid es muchas ciudades a la vez. La que fue y la que es. La que desapareció y la que aún reconocemos al mirarla con atencion. El Museo del Prado guarda todas ellas. Este libro invita a volver a encontrarlas.Madrid y el Museo del Prado mantienen desde hace siglos una relacion intima, profunda y a veces invisible. Este libro propone descubrirla a traves de un recorrido apasionante por la ciudad y por las salas del museo, donde cuadros, edificios y episodios historicos dialogan entre si como piezas de un mismo relato.Desde palacios desaparecidos y conventos derribados hasta cafes, paseos y ventas hoy olvidadas, el lector recorrera un Madrid que ya no existe, pero que sigue vivo en las obras del Prado. Cada capitulo es un paseo un garbeo en el que las obras conservadas en el Museo del Prado, que se convierten en hilo conductor para pasear por la villa y descubrir a personajes madrileños como las pintoras Rosario Weiss o Teresa Nicolau; acontecimientos historicos como el Motin de Esquilache o el Auto de Fe celebrado en la Plaza Mayor en 1680; edificios del Madrid desaparecido y las obras que un dia los habitaron; y episodios vividos en el propio museo, como el ciclon que asolo la ciudad en 1886 o el falso incendio inventado por un periodista a finales del siglo XIX.Contado con una voz cercana y llena de conocimiento profundo y cariño genuino por la ciudad, Sonia Taravilla invita a mirar Madrid con otros ojos y a volver al Prado como quien regresa a casa. Porque en sus obras no solo estan los grandes maestros sino tambien los madrileños que fuimos y los que seguimos siendo.Un libro para quienes aman Madrid, para quienes la caminan cada dia y para quienes saben que una ciudad tambien se construye con recuerdos.

This practical and user-friendly handbook supports students in each stage of researching and producing a Reflective Project. Written by two experienced IB educators, the handbook shows students how to excel in and enjoy this vital element of the Career-related Programme. It is aligned with the latest guide for first assessment in 2027. Written and presented in a clear and accessible way to help students tackle the Reflective Project with confidence. Breaks the process into achievable steps, giving students the understanding they need to work independently and make the most of their supervision sessions. Offers tools and techniques to help students understand how to choose an ethical dilemma; construct an effective research question; plan and conduct research; analyse, evaluate and present their findings; produce a project draft and finalise their submission. Encourages students to reflect on and improve their work. Examples from a range of career-related studies model different ways of approaching each stage of the process, to help learners understand the assessment criteria and boost their achievement. Supports metacognition with Reflection tasks and Activities to prompt students to record thoughts and ideas in their Learning journals, building evidence for the Final Reflection Form. Includes essential guidance on research and referencing skills, including how to use AI ethically and document its use. Shows the benefits of the Reflective Project for further study and future careers, with real-life case studies from former CP students. Key takeaways checklists summarise the learning in each chapter, for easy reference.

A beautiful, frequently extraordinary book. Part biography, part social commentary and part love letter, it somehow does full justice to the magnificent man it examines - JAMES OBRIENNo ordinary pop biography, this is a very personal exploration of a very unusual artist- DORIAN LYNSKEYFar more than a biography of a pop icon its a sharp, insightful look at George Michaels life and how he challenged society, from politics to identity, in ways that still resonate today- SADIQ KHANHe wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in about an hour in his childhood bedroom.He would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time, from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder.He was a pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and, at the same time, critiqued his own image mercilessly.He lived through the AIDS crisis and one of the most homophobic periods of British history and yet when he finally came out, he did so boldly and unapologetically.Wham! were the first Western pop group to play in Communist China and he repeatedly broke boundaries in music too.Ten years after his death, George Michael is still everywhere: the annual success of Last Christmas, new covers of his songs, and endless memes on social media.Tonight the Music Seems So Loud is at once a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of Britains most beloved musicians and an account of a strange and turbulent period of British history. In his unconventional and enthralling book, bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera explores the connection between music and politics, exposes what secrecy does to the soul, and reveals how fame rots the sense of self. Throughout, Sanghera captures, joyfully and poignantly, one of Britains greatest artists in all his musical glory.

From the author of the beloved Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and The Big Goodbye comes the definitive account of one of the quintessential American artists, Frank Capra, visionary behind the iconic and timeless Its a Wonderful Life.Frank Capra, the director of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It Happened One Night, and, supremely, Its a Wonderful Life remains one of the great chroniclers of the American heart, how we love, lead, dream, hope, and fight for our individuality. But Frank Capra was a more complex artist than is usually reckoned and a more complicated man than anyone knows. As his most famous collaborator Jimmy Stewart put it, the best Frank Capra story is the story of his own life. Its got more highs and lows than a roller coaster. Its heartwarming. Its kind of hard to believe, really. And it could only happen in America.Like many great American stories, this story begins in Ellis Island where a penniless family of Sicilian immigrants arrives in 1903. Frank Capras life goes on to take in the explosive growth of Southern California and the film industry, the depths of the Depression, the enormity of the Second World War, and Americas uneasy post-war as an empire riven by a loss of unity. It is a life as shot through with both moonbeams and melancholy as that of his greatest creation, George Bailey. Capra is both the exemplar of American ideals, as in his truly vital work for Roosevelts war effort, and of American failings, as in his informing during the McCarthy period.This extraordinary book, making full use for the first time of Capras own archives, including deeply personal writings from his later years, has brought this seminal artist into urgent life. At the same time, in its epic richness, it offers a dazzling portrait of both a lost America and an enduring one.

A genre-defying artist who had acquired the status of a musical giant by the time of his death in 2023, Ryuichi Sakamotos long career spanned electronic, hip-hop, modern classical and pop music, inspiring artists as diverse as Questlove, Massive Attack, David Sylvian, Alva Noto and Caetano Veloso. A pivotal figure in the synthpop group Yellow Magic Orchestra during the late 70s and early 80s, Sakamoto went on to pioneer the development of ambient and electronic music in ever more experimental forms. Perhaps best known for his film scores, he won an Oscar for Bernardo Bertoluccis The Last Emperor, written with David Byrne, and found global fame with music for Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (in which he starred alongside David Bowie) and, later, The Revenant. Sakamotos career was also marked by social activism, including campaigning for more recognition of the effects of global warming, which he witnessed first-hand during a visit to Greenland. Music Sets You Free combines the translations of Sakamotos two memoirs published in Japanese Music Makes You Free and How Many More Times Will I Watch the Full Moon Rise? It offers an intimate, contemplative account of his life, from his first encounter with a piano, to his rise as a global pop star, and his later reflections on mortality and music in the wake of multiple cancer treatments and surgeries. An affirming, beautifully written testament to art, life and sound, Music Sets You Free is a lasting gift from a true musical great.

A bestseller in Japan, a remarkable reflection on making art, living life, and accepting death, from the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto, the world-renowned musical genius and godfather of electronic music.One of Japans most influential artists and composers, Ryuichi Sakamoto was a man of multitudes. Perhaps best known as the Oscar-winning composer of Bernardo Bertoluccis The Last Emperor and a founder of the groundbreaking electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto was a pop icon, an avant-garde visionary, a techno innovator, and a proud environmentalist. While his unique brilliance transcended mediums as well as borders, Sakamoto himself was curious about how he came to be the complex phenomenon known as "Ryuichi Sakamotoa journey to answer the question, "Why do I lead this life?"Filled with candid photos, Music Sets You Free is the incredible chronicle of a life excitingly lived: an intimate, contemplative, and fascinating recounting of his life story as a musical journey, from his first childhood encounter with a piano to his rise as a global pop star and award-winning composer. Sakamotos boundless curiosity led to myriad experiences: producing catchy yet experimental hits with YMO, starring with David Bowie in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, collaborating with pop geniuses such as David Byrne, Iggy Pop, and Brian Wilson, appearing in a Madonna music video, and even modeling for the Gap.Throughout his career, Sakamoto was also a dedicated social activist, avidly protesting nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, and restoring a tsunami-damaged piano for his 2017 album async. While the pain of surgeries and treatments left him both emotionally and physically vulnerable in his later life, Sakamoto pushed through the pain to record his final artistic evolution into more avant-garde work after a transformative trip to Greenland during which he witnessed the effects of global warming first-hand.Music Sets You Free is both a self-reflective testament and thought-provoking meditation on life, mortality, and the enduring power of art. It is the memoir of a visionary whose life and work embodied the aphorism Ars Longa, Vita Brevis (Art is long, life is short). The final published work from a creative genius, it is a rare and lasting performance in words that beautifully accompanies Sakamotos eternal, moving performances in music.Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett

The long-awaited memoir by the late, much-lauded theater and visual artist Robert WilsonRobert Wilson was a driving force in the avant-garde art and theater worlds for half a century: He was the creative mind behind the seminal Einstein on the Beach (1976), among dozens of other original works and pioneering productions; his collaborators included Philip Glass, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, John Cage, Tom Waits, Lady Gaga, and Jessye Norman; and he was honored with a Pulitzer Prize nomination, the Golden Lion for Sculpture of the Venice Biennale, an Olivier Award, the Praemium Imperiale, and many more. The story of Wilsons life and career is the story of the past fifty years of experimental art and theaterindeed, this history could hardly be approached through a better lens than an oeuvre about which Susan Sontag once said, I cant think of any body of work as large or as influential.The Space Behind the Face, written in collaboration with his friend, actor and writer Keith McDermott, charts Wilsons life through a series of vignettes, from growing up in small-town Texas to developing his unmistakable voice in New Yorks downtown scene to gaining international renown. Wilsons unapologetic idiosyncrasy shines throughout, whether hes creating a childrens theater set of 368 fire hydrants or directing a twelve-hour silent opera about Joseph Stalin.Part intimate remembrance, part cultural history, part road map for living an artistic life, The Space Behind the Face is a vital text for anyone who believes in the boundless value of creativityand a stunningly beautiful memorial to the inimitable Robert Wilson.

How iconic psychedelic records of the 1960s unleash the transformative capacity of music to expandand unhingethe mind.In the mid-Sixties, The Beatles abandoned live performance, complaining they could no longer hear themselves on stage. Obsessed with the latest records of Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson, and with imaginations fueled by weed and acid, they retired to the studio. With the help of their producers and engineers, the Beatles left a trail of novel recording practices, audio technologies, and records in their wake. But their realization that the act of listening to recorded sound was itself a means for altering consciousness may be the Beatles most significant, though largely unacknowledged, contribution to psychedelia. The records of subsequent groups such as the 13th Floor Elevators, Pink Floyd, the Byrds, and Love further reveal how psychedelic music changes not just what we hear but how we listen.In The Magic Circle, Trace Reddell threads accounts of his own psychedelic listening sessions into a hallucinatory tapestry of rock lore, drug literature, media studies, cognitive philosophy, and psychopharmacology. He builds on the pillars of psychedelic researchset (the users mood, fears, expectations) and setting (physical surroundings, social and cultural contexts)to argue for a third term, sonic substance, that emphasizes musics blending of mental and environmental influences. Proposing that the psychedelic record is a mind-manifesting drug, Reddell traces the effects of a magic circlethe feedback loop between the record and the listeneras it transforms culture, technology, and consciousness.

The ideal night sky gift for all amateur and experienced astronomers. This is a great guide to the night sky at a great price. Astronomy Now A handy and straightforward guide. British Astronomical Associations JournalAn ideal Christmas stocking-filler. The Observatory Magazine The UKs Number One Astronomy publisher presents the bestselling handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. With 6 pages for each month covering JanuaryDecember 2027. Designed for Britain and Ireland but usable anywhere in the world between 40N and 60N, covering most of Europe, southern Canada and the northern United States. This practical guide is your easy introduction to exploring the skies and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Easy-to-use star charts for each month with descriptions of objects and events to look out for in 2027. 16 additional pages of useful content. Charts for the circumpolar and seasonal constellations. Positions of the moon, visible planets, lunar and solar eclipses. Includes a section on comets and a detailed map of the moon. Advice on where to start looking and a map of dark sky sites to avoid light pollution. Now in three editions: Britain and Ireland; North America; Southern Hemisphere. Written and illustrated by astronomical experts and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

GEL PRINTING is packed with practical instruction and exciting ideas to get everyone started with this new and very accessible monoprinting technique. With very little equipment (and no press) needed, it explains how simple prints can be made quickly and easily, and shows how more in-depth and advanced techniques can also be explored. Some 26 exercises cover making prints with stencils, natural materials, mark making and image resist, as well as using art materials and combining layers and techniques. This beautiful book will serve as your companion as you learn and enjoy making versatile and vibrant prints with just a gel plate, roller, ink and paper.

« Pour moi, les films et la musique vont de pair. Quand jécris un script, lune des premières choses que je fais est de trouver la musique que je vais jouer pour la séquence douverture. » Quentin Tara

Discover how these eight common kitchen ingredients can be used to create homemade beauty concoctions, natural remedies for common ailments and toxin-free home cleaning products.DETOX YOUR HOME WITH EIGHT MIRACLE INGREDIENTSStep away from potentially harmful home products by using these eight versatile everyday ingredients for more than just cooking: apple cider vinegar, lemons, bicarbonate of soda, olive oil, honey, garlic, spices and teas.Learn why these natural wonders are so effective, and how to use them for:Natural remedies: for more than 100 common ailments, from anxiety to wounds Home beauty: DIY products for the whole body: face masks, hair treatments and more Green cleaning: handy hacks organized by household area. Packed with hundreds of tips and expert advice backed by science, this is your complete guide to regaining control of what you put into your body, apply to your skin and clean your home with for a more sustainable, less processed life.Create your own toxin-free home toolkit with these cupboard heroes!

Ways of Listening is a love letter to music, a sharp analysis of our current cultural reality, and a joyful celebration of the artists who keep creating against all odds.How has the internet changed the way we listen to, and love, the music that shapes our lives? Award-winning musician Rollie Pemberton (Cadence Weapon) interrogates our current musical landscape.Music occupies a curious place in modern life, somehow omnipresent and disposable at the same time. Computers have democratized song creation. There is more music being produced now than at any point in human history and streaming platforms are the ultimate distribution model for this vast bounty. But streaming relies on an algorithmic discovery system that guides the users choices and encourages them to listen passively to the companys curation, while also dissuading the listener from searching for music and developing their own taste. Streamers offer meagre royalties to artists on their platforms, largely devaluing music in the public sphere. And social media companies have taught a whole generation of young listeners to perceive music as merely background noise for content. This all adds up to a bleak landscape for the true fan, but theres another way. Pemberton delves deep into his own music discovery process to present a gentle reminder of another path for the contemporary music lover. He explores the obsession with the mysterious artist archetype, studies Charli xcxs groundbreaking Brat album rollout, assesses the magic of demo recordings, breaks down the Kendrick Lamar - Drake beef, and examines AIs struggle to understand Italo discos strange balance of classic and cringe.

From a Nottingham alleyway to a global empire, Threads is the story of a truly unique British fashion icon.I always say that you can find inspiration in everything. And if you cant, look again Sir Paul SmithSir Pauls journey has been anything but conventional: from leaving school at fifteen with a dream of being a professional racing cyclist to a life-altering accident that would change everything. After meeting the love of his life and immersing himself in the exciting new world of the 1960s London art and fashion scene, he would go on to build a global fashion empire that started off as a tiny shop tucked behind a dark, damp corridor in Nottingham.For the first time and in his signature wit, Paul shares candid memories of a life in style, including what it was like to dress legends including David Bowie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Giorgio Armani and Sir Alex Ferguson; how he fought to keep his brand independent in a world of globalized homogeneity; and why, after five decades of success, you can still find him on the shopfloor every Saturday meeting his customers.Guided by his fathers advice of working hard and repairing everything by hand, Threads is more than a fashion memoir. It is a masterclass in how to stay curious, stay independent and always look for the extraordinary in the everyday.

The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful and entirely amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the worlds most famous bands As rock exploded around the world, so young bands would sling their gear into their trusty Ford Transits and bomb up and down the new motorway system to university and polytechnic campuses all over the UK, honing their sound and hoping to get noticed. A list of acts who put in the hard yards on this circuit reads like a Whos Who of rock music: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Queen, the Kinks, Dire Straits, AC / DC, Genesis, Nick Drake, Joan Armatrading and Elton John all paid their dues in sweaty and badly ventilated dressing rooms in places like Leeds University and Regent Street Poly. Even Paul McCartney, after the Beatles fell apart, took his new band Wings out on the circuit to get them road tested. Now, for the first time, seasoned music journalist Paul Sexton sets out to document this extraordinary moment in British music history. Tapping into his huge network of contacts in the music industry, Rock Goes to College is a fascinating, raucous ride of a book, crammed full of incredible, never-before-heard stories of the beginnings of some of the most famous acts on the planet.