Stepping By Faith
Stepping by Faith, this book is based on a real life event of a young woman who have encountered extreme difficulties, hardship and challenging circumstances as she venture out on her own caring for her four children being abandoned by her ex-strange husband, not having a solid family background physically present to help her navigate through life. She had to roll up her sleeve and did what she had to do, caring for herself and her children. Doing so she encountered God in a strategic way, making ways of opening doors, really just guiding her, teaching her and allowing her to understand who she truly is, the strength, the resiliency that she possesses. Stepping By faith, knowing that God has her in the palm of his hands. This book is an insight into the life of this young woman who never thought she had what it took or what it would take to make it. struggling with self doubt, disbelief in herself, never knew that she would have overcome things that were designed to destroy her. And so in a nutshell, this book is a great read for anyone at any stage of life who is struggling with self identity not knowing what your purpose is, not having the confidence in believing that you are more than what your family says about you, or sometimes they don't say, Because of lack of knowledge, they never knew their own purpose so they couldn't poor into you. You are more than what you believe that you are. With hard work you can achieve exactly what your hopes, dreams and desires are.
Sweet Pea Deaths
The sweet peas are dead. Someone is doing it. They don't care? No. This is a harrowing tale to save the sweet peas. To the wilted sweet peas of the world, whose untimely demise sparked this macabre tale. May your fragrant memory forever haunt the nostrils of the indifferent, a testament to the absurdity of it all. This book is dedicated to you, tiny fallen friends
Wolf Moon
A tense, lyrical novel of life on the run in Franco's Spain that offers a bold, timeless challenge against fascism and authoritarianism. FOR FANS OF ROGUE MALE A literary thriller full of action and dramatic landscapes, and the first novel to break the national pact of silence after Francisco Franco's death. 1937. Having lost the Civil War in Spain, four republican soldiers lead a fugitive existence deep in the Cantabrian mountains. They are on the run, skirmishing with Franco's soldiers, knowing that surrender means execution. Wounded and hungry, the hold-outs are drawn from the safety of the mountains into the villages they once inhabited, not only risking their lives but also the lives of anyone caught helping them. Trapped in the lonely mountains, with their harsh winters and unforgiving summers, it is only a matter of time before the Fascists hunt them down. Living in caves, barely surviving on scraps provided by the villagers they dare to make contact with, ?ngel and his friends are tortured by heat, cold, damp, hunger and above all, fear - fear for themselves, and for those still willing to help them. And if they do survive, what kind of country will there be left to live in? First published in 1985, Wolf Moon was the first novel to break with the Pacto de Olvido, a political and cultural amnesty in Spain, following Franco's death in 1975, which provided cover for the regime's supporters. Brimming with tension and violence, it is a testament to enduring loyalty: to a cause, to justice, and to brothers-in-arms.
Create Your Ideal Future
Are you tired of feeling stuck or unsure about the path you're on? Do you long for a life that aligns with your deepest desires and true purpose? Create Your Ideal Future is here to guide you toward the life you've always dreamed of-one that's not just possible, but within your reach. In this transformative book, you'll discover proven, easy-to-follow tools and strategies to help you: Clarify Your Vision: Uncover exactly what you truly want in life-beyond the noise of daily distractions-and set a clear, actionable plan to make it a reality.Form Powerful Habits: Learn how to build habits that will keep you focused, motivated, and on track toward your goals, without feeling overwhelmed.Achieve Lasting Change: Discover the secret to creating lasting change in your life, so you don't just dream about your ideal future-you live it.Whether you're looking to improve your career, relationships, health, or personal growth, this book provides the roadmap to help you take consistent, inspired action. Start your journey today and take the first step toward creating the future you deserve. By applying the simple, practical tools in this book, you'll be well on your way to living a life of purpose, joy, and success. Your dream life is waiting-are you ready to make it happen?
The Minute Minders
Step into a very special world of tiny beings called fidders or minute minders, who work alongside humans to help them navigate life's challenges! This charmingly llustrated magical fantasy book for kids ages 7-11 offers important social emotional learning tools and an easy transition to chapter books. Stevie and her dad are minute minders - tiny little beings who help humans and animals manage difficult situations. When someone is struggling with a decision, a minute minder helps them make the right choice. When a dog can't stop barking, a minute minder gets involved to work out what is wrong. But Stevie and her dad are new to the job, and while Stevie is doing her best to learn the rules and regulations, her dad seems intent on taking too many chances. There are two human kids who need their help though: a little girl who is struggling at home and a boy that is dealing with unwanted attention from the classroom bully. Stevie and her dad will need to work together to mend bridges and bring friends back together again. A delightful fantasy adventure about the power of empathy, The Minute Minders highlights the importance of kindness and provides kids with valuable tools to find their way in life. Filled with lively illustrations throughout, this book is a perfect entry level read for 7-11 year olds.
Manzar: Art and Architecture from Pakistan 1940s to Today
A kaleidoscopic view of Pakistani art and architecture, from the 1940s to the presentPublished with Qatar Museums. Originating in Arabic, the word manzar in Urdu can be translated as a scene, a view, a landscape or a perspective, highlighting the extraordinary vitality of the diverse art scenes in Pakistan and its diasporas. This volume presents the enormously diverse output of the painters, photographers, architects and others who have defined Pakistan's culture over the past 80 years. Featuring approximately 200 paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, sculptures, installations, tapestries and miniatures, the catalog also offers essays by important art and architecture historians, educators, artists and architects from Pakistan. This groundbreaking gathering traces how artists and architects have forged diverse personal and political languages, in dialogue with regional styles and international art and world histories. The interconnections of scenes, individuals and communities in the subcontinent and on a global scale are testament to the strength of art in withstanding imposed divisions.
Sean Scully: G矇ographies
Scully's travels inspire a series of abstract compositions with palettes pulled from urban, rural and coastal landscapesThroughout his six-decade career, Sean Scully (born 1945) has lived in London, New York, Berlin and Aix-en-Provence, and has also been inspired by visits to Morocco, Mexico and the Bahamas. Many of his abstract compositions reflect his perception of the dynamic rhythm of the big city or the liberating calm of nature.
Newlamp
The first catalogue raisonn矇 for the celebrated yet short-lived Italian lamp design firmIn its brief existence from 1969 to 1973, the Italian design company NewLamp created no fewer than 55 lamp models, characterized by their innovative and highly modish form and construction. Founded by entrepreneur Mario Vento, its staff included such notable figures as Gianfranco Fini, Fabrizio Cocchia, Gianni Colombo and Giuseppe Ravasio. After only two years, in 1971, NewLamp was awarded the Europremio for furniture design. Over the course of more than 15 years, Paolo Borromeo d'Adda has worked to uncover NewLamp's complex and clandestine history, revealing the secrets and speculations that have surrounded the firm for 50 years. The product of his research is this definitive catalogue raisonn矇, showcasing all of NewLamp's product designs accompanied by preliminary sketches, advertisements and a thorough suite of specifications including all dimensions, the electrical configuration of each lamp, its original price and its present-day valuation.
Florian Graf
Features artist Florian Graf's playful yet thought-provoking public art project. Swiss artist Florian Graf conceived his School Models art project for the public space in the city of Zurich. Situated within the schoolyard of a public secondary school, it is comprised of models of three buildings on the campus, each representing a period of architectural history. Graf's white limestone sculptures of 1:20 scale are supported by oversized, multi-colored Terrazzo toy blocks. Students are invited to view their school buildings in entirely new ways, such as seating or as meeting places. The interplay of proportions between oversized blocks and miniature school buildings, as well as the actual school buildings used as a backdrop, prompts a re-evaluation of the underlying power dynamics and interpretations that shape educational systems. This book documents a unique public art project that evokes interaction through images and supplementing texts. It illuminates key terms such as education, model, collaboration, and resonance. The book also invites a reflection on the evolution of education and its institutions over time.
Lartigue / Kert矇sz
"The greatest amateur photographer" meets "the inventor of photojournalism" in this survey of two documentarians, each with a sympathetic personal eyeBorn in the same year and dying within a year of one another, Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) and Andr矇 Kert矇sz (1894-1985) led contrasting lives that produced different yet equally remarkable photographic portfolios. Their work was shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1963 and 1964, respectively, but while Lartigue was dubbed an "amateur," Kert矇sz was hailed as "the inventor of photojournalism." Both oeuvres are characterized by a unique, highly personal aesthetic--Lartigue candid, Kert矇sz reflective--that set them apart from other modalities of image-making, and served as inspiration for later generations when they both reached acclaim in the 1970s. Lartigue / Kert矇sz pays tribute to these two paragons by comparing their parallel careers through a selection of 185 photographs, in color and black and white, highlighting the similarities and singularities of their approaches to the art of photography.
The Home We Share
A study of the campus projects designed by R&R Studios to invite community bonding. In 2022, Princeton University inaugurated Yeh College and New College West and introduced a new addition to its extensive collection of site-responsive campus art installations. The Home We Share is a series of three joyous, poetic, and playful dreamscapes nestled into the landscape surrounding these new residential colleges that offer spaces for gathering, relaxation, and play to generations of students who call this place home. Designed by R&R Studios--a multidisciplinary Miami-based firm weaving together visual arts, architecture, landscape, and the city--they offer a unique artistic impulse for social interaction among the students, teachers, and other people visiting Princeton University. This book features The Home We Share through some one hundred conceptual diagrams, hand drawings, architectural plans, construction photos, and photographic documentation of the realized installations on the Princeton campus. The images are framed by an essay by distinguished architecture historian Michelangelo Sabatino, an interview with R&R Studio's founders Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt by Harvard art Museum's curator Mitra Abbaspour, and a foreword by James Christen Steward, director of Princeton University Art Museum.
Dirty Old River
A collection of essays by British architect Tom Emerson. Dirty Old River brings together twelve essays penned by Tom Emerson over the past two decades. Written on very different occasions as contributions to books or articles in magazines, they explore a wide range of topics through the lens of architecture. The book's title is borrowed from the British rock band The Kinks' cult song "Waterloo Sunset" to symbolize a journey through the interweaving of culture, imagination, and the built environment. Naturally, Emerson writes about architecture: how it is designed, drawn, and built. Yet he also turns his attention to other, wider fields, from the transformation of materials to the nuances of human creativity, the explosive early works of his celebrated fellow architect Frank O. Gehry, and the intimate craftsmanship behind the literary spaces of French writer Georges Perec. Emerson's unique approach to writing is often inspired by sideways glances and disciplines beyond architecture. He offers a new perspective on how things are made, why they take shape the way that they do, and what these processes reveal about humanity.
Gabriele Basilico: From the Apennines to the Andes
Basilico leads us on an empirical tour of historical architecture, beginning in Italy and ending in South AmericaBorrowing its title from a short story by Edmondo de Amicis, this monograph unites 77 images by architectural photographer Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013), spanning the length of his career, that define the spaces, volumes and forms of architecture from ancient to modern times.
Argentina
An intergenerational group of Argentinian artists approach the country's complicated legacyFrom Lucio Fontana to Tom獺s Saraceno to Adri獺n Villar Rojas, Argentina unites more than 20 of the country's artists, spanning different generations, who present different approaches to representing a culture often characterized by forms of violence.
Ballo & Ballo
Inside the photographic studio responsible for some of the most iconic images of '60s and '70s Italian designIn the 1950s, Aldo Ballo and Marirosa Toscani established what was to become Italy's premier commercial photography studio, specializing in furniture and product design. Together with a team of architects, designers, artists and magazine editors, they created the most iconic images of postwar Italy's most iconic designs. This publication of Ballo & Ballo's work highlights both their prominence in the design world as well as their prolific output. Products from Arflex and Poltronova sit alongside designs by Archizoom, Ugo Marano and Cini Boeri. Their images brilliantly capture a pivotal yet ultimately ephemeral moment in Italian design, one that defined the country as a paragon of style. The Ballo & Ballo Archive was donated to the Civico Archivio Fotografico of Milan in 2022, and thorough research has allowed several previously unpublished images to be featured in this catalog for the first time.
Arab Design Now
Designers from across the Arab world reinterpreting and preserving a rich cultural heritage through contemporary designPublished with Qatar Museums. Featuring over 250 color illustrations, Arab Design Now presents a survey of local and regional design talent across disciplines, from architectural and material innovations to contemporary crafts, furniture, fashion, and graphic and object design. "There are lots of stories and messages in the works," says Rana Beiruti, curator of the show on which this book is based. "It was important to demonstrate that the Arab world is ... a very diverse landscape of cultures, influences and craft." Working across themes of material and visual culture and expression, environmental and innovative use of materials, and considerations of technique, detail, pattern and aesthetics, this volume highlights design excellence from across the region of the Levant, the Gulf and North Africa. Looking beyond a globalized or imported design language, this book is an indispensable guide to design in the Arab world today.
Splendours of the Atlas
Celebrating the rich heritage and artistic traditions of a country that has been pivotal in the economic and cultural exchanges of the Mediterranean region since AntiquityPublished with Qatar Museums. Morocco brings a mosaic of images to mind: stunning landscapes including the majestic Atlas Mountains; the interwoven Amazighi and Arab heritage; a vibrant history of architecture; rich culinary and musical traditions; and arts and crafts that have been cherished and preserved for centuries. All these elements have coalesced to create a diverse and dynamic cultural landscape. Combining historical treasures with a selection of contemporary photographs and artworks, Splendours of the Atlas captures the essence and celebrates the unique identity of Morocco by showcasing its wisdom and crafts alongside its unique colors and sounds. This volume, a journey or rihla through this fascinating country, aims to inspire readers to appreciate the beauty and complexity of Morocco's cultural and artistic legacy--not just a static collection of artifacts and traditions but a living, breathing testament to the resilience and adaptability of its people.
