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Sold outMarcel Duchamp
An essential and lavishly illustrated visual compendium on the epoch-shifting artist whose radical vision reshaped art--and the museum--forever
More than any other modern artist, Marcel Duchamp challenged and transformed the very definition of art. Published to accompany the first North American retrospective of his work in more than 50 years, the volume features the world's largest collection of Duchamp's work, bringing together such iconic works as Fountain and Nude Descending a Staircase for the first time in decades. Beautifully illustrated with more than 400 works spanning six decades--including painting, sculpture, readymades, film, photography and ephemera--and featuring a deeply researched chronology interwoven with archival and documentary material, Marcel Duchamp offers a new generation the first opportunity to experience the breadth of Duchamp's revolutionary and provocative work, strongly associated with the Surrealist and Dada movements. An expansive introduction by curators Ann Temkin, Michelle Kuo and Matthew Affron explores Duchamp's radical rethinking of art and the museum, transformation of authorship, innovative exhibition and installation displays, and lifelong dedication to changing the relationship between art and life. Revealing new dimensions of his conceptual brilliance, subversive wit and lasting impact on generations of artists, Marcel Duchamp is a rich visual compendium and an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand an artist who changed the course of modern art.
Although Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887-1968) defied definition or association with any single movement, he is perhaps the most impactful artist of the modern era in Europe as well as in the United States. Despite his place as a central figure in numerous artistic groups in both countries--including Cubism, Dada and Surrealism--Duchamp resisted categorization, prioritizing creative individuality. Though he is primarily remembered as an artist, he was also a curator, conservator, art advisor, professional chess player, writer, inventor and celebrity.Sold out -
Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir
"Kendrick Perkins is the bold and educational voice we need today. Every single word he speaks will challenge, enlighten and encourage you to become a better version of yourself and see a better version of the world. Perkins' riveting stories about the NBA, his upbringing and social justice will make this book impossible to put down." -- Emmanuel Acho, New York Times bestselling author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Abandoned by his father, then orphaned after the murder of his mother, Perk was raised by his grandparents in a small Texas town. He left their home at age eighteen, drafted out of high school by the legendary Celtics. For a country boy, Boston was a completely new world, and the NBA a league of legends: Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, James Harden, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Durant, and more. Perk had to learn how to play with and against these stars, while adjusting to life on the road as a professional athlete. But his education went beyond basketball. In this book, Perk reveals his awakening consciousness of larger issues that affected him, his fellow players, and Black Americans:
Kendrick "Perk" Perkins is known for his blunt, opinionated, "carry the hell on" commentary on ESPN's most popular shows. As a fourteen year NBA player and starting center for the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics, Perk earned a reputation as an enforcer, a fierce defender, and a great teammate. Now, In The Education of Kendrick Perkins, he opens a different side of himself: a powerful and intimate memoir that goes beyond basketball to discuss the reality of being Black in America.
-How many NBA players grow up in broken families and difficult circumstances
-The history of slavery and how that trauma affects generations of Black life
-The truths told by writers including James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and others
-The false myths about the Black family and fatherhood
-Why George Floyd's murder forced a reckoning about race in America Honest, fearless, dramatic, filled with stories about life on and off the court, The Education of Kendrick Perkins is a unique memoir that shows how he and we all can "carry the hell on." -
Daily Doodle Journal: 365 Days of Creative Prompts - Discover Your Inner Whimsy and Find Moments of Mindfulness
Doodle your way to a more calm and creative year
Doodling is more than just a fun way to pass the time--it can be a creative outlet for self-expression and stress relief. With Daily Doodle Journal, you'll explore 365 engaging prompts that draw out your playful side. No matter your experience level, you're sure to benefit from some meditative doodling.
- Fun, creative prompts--Use your imagination to doodle creative scenarios like mythical creatures, artsy murals, zany backdrops, and more.
- Your personal canvas--Find ample doodle space to unleash your inner artist, respond to prompts, and dream up ideas.
- For doodlers of any age--Guaranteed to have wide appeal, this book can be enjoyed by everyone from tiny tots to senior citizens.
Alleviate stress by making time to daydream daily with this whimsical doodle journal.
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Hiking Arizona: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures
Hiking Arizona will introduce you to the state's most natural wonders and more. This book covers the Grand Canyon, of course; Northeast Plateaus, San Francisco Peaks Area, Mogollon Rim Country; Central Highlands; The White Mountains; the Phoenix Area; the Tucson Area; Sky Islands; Tohono O'odham Country; and the Western Desert. -
Isaiah Light and the Sea of Darkness
In a small Florida town gripped by evil, one man's faith will be put to the ultimate test. Pastor Isaiah Light thought he was living an ordinary life, until a series of mysterious deaths rocks his community. As he digs deeper, Isaiah uncovers a sinister plot reaching the highest levels of power. Armed only with an ancient family Bible that seems to hold supernatural properties, Isaiah must confront the darkness threatening to consume everything he loves. This gripping Christian thriller weaves suspense, spiritual warfare, and redemption into a page-turning adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Discover the power of faith in the face of unspeakable evil in "Isaiah Light and the Sea of Darkness.
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Onward Forward -- My Journey with ALS: Finding Beauty and Love in the Clusterf*ck
Onward Forward is a book Brian Jeansonne would have written eventually. He wrote it now because ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, confined him to a power chair, silenced his voluntary muscles, and urged him to focus more deeply than ever on life's most essential questions. In this heartfelt and irreverent memoir, Brian chronicles the disease process while exploring metaphysical, spiritual, and emotional concepts such as soul, suffering, contentment, presence, and-most importantly-love.
As both narrator and soul guide, Brian writes with raw honesty about the arc of his own faith, as well as difficult periods of depression. He asks and answers life's most difficult but essential questions:
- What is God? Why do we suffer? How can we best live alongside each other? What does it mean to be content? How can we do better by ourselves and others? What's the role of a parent? A spouse?Are Jesus and rock-and-roll compatible?What can we learn from Ted Lasso?
Beginning with a foreword by fellow soul-seeker Alanis Morissette, Onward Forward is an invitation to fully engage with life, to embrace "the good, the bad, and the shitshow," and to run toward our truest selves with abandon.
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Swirl Method: Supporting Multilingual Learners as They Speak, Write, Interact, Read, and Listen (Use the Swirl Method to Transform Multilingual Classr
With the SWIRL Method, K-12 teachers can give students opportunities to SWIRL: speak, write, interact, read, and listen to English to become confident, competent, and proficient in English. SWIRL provides research-based, time-tested, practical, applicable activities, lessons, and strategies. Almost every lesson involves activities that require students to speak, write, interact, read, and listen. By balancing SWIRL, students can practice English in real-world situations.
- Comprehend integral aspects and stages of language acquisition and proficiency.
- Discover culturally responsive ways to introduce language instruction into course content.
- Craft well-rounded language learning that hones speaking, writing, reading, and listening.
- Develop lesson plans and activities that actively engage all four language competencies.
- Encourage language use and development in readily applicable ways and scenarios.
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1
Chapter 1: Setting Up to SWIRL
Chapter 2: Understanding Language Acquisition and Proficiency Levels
Chapter 3: Planning Lessons
Part 2
Chapter 4: Speaking
Chapter 5: Writing
Chapter 6: Interacting
Chapter 7: Reading
Chapter 8: Listening
Epilogue
References and Resources
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Easy English Romance Short Stories: 10 Beautiful Love Stories in Easy English
"Learn English through Love"Looking to improve your English language skills while indulging in some heartwarming romance?
This collection of ten beautiful love stories is the perfect way to brush up on your English while immersing yourself in tales of love, passion, and heartache.
Each story is carefully crafted to captivate and engage readers, making learning English a delightful and enjoyable experience.
Whether you're a beginner or an advanced English learner, these stories are sure to help you improve your language skills and leave you feeling inspired and uplifted.
Book features:- Easy-to-understand English
- 10 Engaging short romance stories
- Diverse, charming characters
- Ideal for learners of all ages
- Vocabulary lists, quizzes and discussion questions for language enrichment
Join our lovable characters as they navigate the enchanting realm of love in all its splendor. Each story is crafted with simple, easy-to-understand English, making it an ideal choice for learners of any age, while still capturing the hearts of romance fans everywhere.
But that's not all! After each story, discover a range of learning resources, including vocabulary lists, quizzes to test your understanding, and engaging discussion questions. These materials will not only improve your English skills but also inspire meaningful conversations and reflections on the themes and emotions explored in each romantic escapade.
So, grab your coziest blanket, settle into a comfy spot, and get lost in the world of romance. Let the sparks ignite and the language flow as you embark on a journey that will elevate both your heart and your English abilities!
Happy reading and learning, lovers!
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Men and Rubber: The Story of Business
This volume tells the tale of Harvey S. Firestone, the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, of his rise to fame and wealth, and the ideals behind his success. Firestone's philosophy is that a business which exists without a reason is due for an early death. If you ask yourself why you are in business and can find no answer other than "I want to make money," you will save money by getting out of business and going to work for someone, for you are in business without sufficient reason. The single reason for the existence of any business must be that it supplies a human need or want, and, if his experience is worth anything, a business which has this reason for its existence will be bound in the end to prosper if thought be put into it. -
90 Day Shadow Work Journal And Workbook: A Guided Journal With Prompts For The Ultimate Inner Child Healing
Who Is The Book For?
The 90 Day Shadow Work Journal And Workbook is the perfect book for you if you have a desire to learn, understand and deal with the conflicts that exist in everyday interactions with others.You wish to understand what keeps holding you back from living the life of your dreams, so you can change it for the better.
You are tired of not being the person you want to be, and instead living someone else's script. If you can identify with any of these issues, then the 90 Day Shadow Work Journal And Workbook is for you. It will help point out some things that may be holding back from realizing your dreams in life.
What's so special about this book? Firstly, it has a lot of practical exercises and observations to help you see what might be blocking your potential for success in many areas of your life. Then there is the fact that shadow work helps us to understand much more about ourselves than we probably think, by bringing into consciousness those parts of us buried deep within our psyche where they have been hiding or ignored most of our livesYou want to stop being an observer of your life, and start living it as a participant. If this is what you're looking for, then this journal and workbook will help show you how! Find out how to move beyond your own self-imposed limitations, live more fully in each moment by paying closer attention to everything around you. This book offers practical exercises that will teach you how to connect deeply with yourself, create amazing relationships and discover new ways of experiencing the world. The most amazing part is all the positivity lies deep within you already. This book will just help you bring it to the fore.
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Birth Behind Bars: The Carceral Control of Pregnant Women in Prison
Pregnant women's experiences in prison
Four percent of incarcerated women--more than three thousand--are pregnant in US prisons each year, yet little information is known about their pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and motherhood experiences. In Birth Behind Bars, Rebecca M. Rodriguez Carey draws on in-depth interviews with women who were once pregnant in prisons in the heart of the Midwest to provide a rare, intimate portrait into the intersection of motherhood and incarceration. Using a reproductive-justice framework and narrative accounts, Rodriguez Carey shows how the prison system works alongside other carceral systems, such as the medical system and the child welfare system, to regulate and control women. She reveals how their incarceration goes beyond the function of criminal punishment, threatening both maternal and fetal health and the well-being of families. Birth Behind Bars offers an evocative account of how these powerful carceral systems collectively disrupt entire families and communities during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period, including long after women are released from prison. -
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Global Journey of Racism
In The Global Journey of Racism, Michelle Christian provides a unified narrative of how the world's racial hierarchies came to be. Christian's story begins before the Ku Klux Klan, Nazi Germany, and South African Apartheid, tracing the historical lineage of white supremacy to the expansion of western, European empire. She uncovers the vast network of legal, political, economic, and social mechanisms--most potently, enslavement--that made up the original design for racialized knowledge, capitalist systems, and colonial management. Contemporary manifestations of this design may have new rhythms, beats, and faces, but they are all rooted in the modern hierarchy of global white supremacy and global anti-Blackness.
Christian brings imperial history into conversation with the present, and places the racial mechanisms at work in distinct nations alongside each other, advancing a novel analysis of the global racial system. In doing so, she responds to scholarship on race and racism that emphasizes cultural specificity, and asserts the dominance of a modern world that, despite appeals to the contrary, remains brazenly, and without question, racist.