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Author : Erbauliche Publishing House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733470322
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)
Download or read book A Thousand Years of Craftsmanship written by Erbauliche Publishing House and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher De Hamel
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802077073
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Scribes and Illuminators written by Christopher De Hamel and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the work of medieval paper, parchment, and ink makers, scribes, illuminators, binders, and booksellers
Author : Sandro Mancuso
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0134052501
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Software Craftsman written by Sandro Mancuso and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014-12-14 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Software Craftsman, Sandro Mancuso explains what craftsmanship means to the developer and his or her organization, and shows how to live it every day in your real-world development environment. Mancuso shows how software craftsmanship fits with and helps students improve upon best-practice technical disciplines such as agile and lean, taking all development projects to the next level. Readers will learn how to change the disastrous perception that software developers are the same as factory workers, and that software projects can be run like factories.
Author : Gustav Stickley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Craftsman written by Gustav Stickley and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated monthly magazine in the interest of better art, better work and a better more reasonable way of living.
Author : Yiyun Li
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307430510
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book A Thousand Years of Good Prayers written by Yiyun Li and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant and original, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers introduces a remarkable new writer whose breathtaking stories are set in China and among Chinese Americans in the United States. In this rich, astonishing collection, Yiyun Li illuminates how mythology, politics, history, and culture intersect with personality to create fate. From the bustling heart of Beijing, to a fast-food restaurant in Chicago, to the barren expanse of Inner Mongolia, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers reveals worlds both foreign and familiar, with heartbreaking honesty and in beautiful prose. “Immortality,” winner of The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize for new writers, tells the story of a young man who bears a striking resemblance to a dictator and so finds a calling to immortality. In “The Princess of Nebraska,” a man and a woman who were both in love with a young actor in China meet again in America and try to reconcile the lost love with their new lives. “After a Life” illuminates the vagaries of marriage, parenthood, and gender, unfolding the story of a couple who keep a daughter hidden from the world. And in “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,” in which a man visits America for the first time to see his recently divorced daughter, only to discover that all is not as it seems, Li boldly explores the effects of communism on language, faith, and an entire people, underlining transformation in its many meanings and incarnations. These and other daring stories form a mesmerizing tapestry of revelatory fiction by an unforgettable writer.
Author : Richard Sennett
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141919418
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Craftsman written by Richard Sennett and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people work hard, and take pride in what they do? This book, a philosophically-minded enquiry into practical activity of many different kinds past and present, is about what happens when people try to do a good job. It asks us to think about the true meaning of skill in the 'skills society' and argues that pure competition is a poor way to achieve quality work. Sennett suggests, instead, that there is a craftsman in every human being, which can sometimes be enormously motivating and inspiring - and can also in other circumstances make individuals obsessive and frustrated. The Craftsman shows how history has drawn fault-lines between craftsman and artist, maker and user, technique and expression, practice and theory, and that individuals' pride in their work, as well as modern society in general, suffers from these historical divisions. But the past lives of crafts and craftsmen show us ways of working (using tools, acquiring skills, thinking about materials) which provide rewarding alternative ways for people to utilise their talents. We need to recognise this if motivations are to be understood and lives made as fulfilling as possible.
Author : Ronald Brashear
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295980973
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Star Struck written by Ronald Brashear and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 150-plus illustrations would be perfectly fascinating on their own, but the accompanying text is also excellent. Authors Brashear, rare books curator at the Smithsonian's Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, and Lewis, curator of American historical manuscripts at the Huntington Library, are joined by Owen Gingerich, senior astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University. Together they document the evolution of humanity's understanding of the cosmos, drawing on some of the most rare and beautiful books in the history of astronomy. Sources of the illustrations include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Huntington Library, and the Hubble Space Telescope. c. Book News Inc.
Author : Tracy Kidder
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547526172
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book House written by Tracy Kidder and published by HMH. This book was released on 1999-10-15 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review). It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just outside of Amherst, Massachusetts. A lawyer and a psychologist, neither has much experience with the process. In this New York Times bestseller, Tracy Kidder leads readers through the grand adventure of building the American dream. In his portrayal, constructing a staircase or applying a coat of paint becomes a riveting tale of conflicting wills, the strength and strain of relationships, and pride in craftsmanship. With drama, sensitivity, and insight, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of the New Machine takes us from blueprints to moving day. In the process, he sheds new light on objects usually taken for granted and creates a vivid cast of characters you will not soon forget. “Tracy Kidder has done it again. . . . What might seem like ordinary work takes on an extraordinary, unpredictable life of its own. The subject is fascinating, the book a remarkable piece of craftsmanship in itself.” —Chicago Tribune Book World “Kidder makes us feel with a splendid intensity the complex web of relationships and emotions that inevitably comes into play in the act of bringing a work of architecture to fruition.” —The New York Times Book Review
Author : Diana Scarisbrick
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9784770025401
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Historic Rings written by Diana Scarisbrick and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each ring is illustrated with one or more black and white photograph, with 500 superb colour photos of the most important pieces. Major trends in ring design are outlined, and explanations and anecdotes are given on many of the individual rings. Supplementary images provide additional visual reference for the historical context. This deluxe book introduces the finest, most exhaustive private collection of finger rings in the world: the Hashimoto Collection. Organised chronologically by culture, it begins with the Ancient Mediterranean World, and progresses
Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307279642
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)
Download or read book On Paper written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Best Book of the Year: Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • Kirkus In these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of paper has spread throughout the inhabited world. With deep knowledge and care, Basbanes traces paper’s trail from the earliest handmade sheets to the modern-day mills. Paper, yoked to politics, has played a crucial role in the unfolding of landmark events, from the American Revolution to Daniel Ellsberg’s Pentagon Papers to the aftermath of 9/11. Without paper, modern hygienic practice would be unimaginable; as currency, people will do almost anything to possess it; and, as a tool of expression, it is inextricable from human culture. Lavishly researched, compellingly written, this masterful guide illuminates paper’s endless possibilities.
Author : Beverley Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780898159578
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (595 download)
Download or read book Splendid Slippers written by Beverley Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the origins and history of the Chinese practice of binding the feet of young girls, discussing the social, aesthetic, and cultural reasons for the practice
Author : Eric Gorges
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616209445
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)
Download or read book A Craftsman's Legacy written by Eric Gorges and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The host of Public Television's A Craftsman’s Legacy makes the case that the craftsman’s way--the philosophy, the skills, and the mindset--can provide a blueprint for all of us in our increasingly hurried, disposable world. These days, in the name of technological progress, we have devalued and minimized the personal, the imperfect, and the handmade. We’ve become distant from the process of creating and shaping real things, which can even diminish our power to shape our own destinies. As a metal shaper, Eric Gorges has visited and learned from the fellow craftsmen he has profiled for his popular public television program. In this book he tells the stories and shares the collective wisdom of these modern-day makers while also celebrating the culture of all craftsmen. A Craftsman’s Legacy is filled with insights--about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of craftsmanship--from calligraphers, bit and spur makers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, engravers, wood workers, and others. Gorges identifies shared values: take time to slow down and enjoy the process; embrace failure; know when to stop and when to push through; accept that perfection is an illusion. He extols the benefits of getting out of our comfort zone, the pleasure of making something lasting, and the importance of being in touch with the traditions of the past in order to carry those values into the future. Along the way, Gorges tells his own story about leaving the corporate world to focus on what he loves. This is a book for makers, for seekers of all kinds, an exhilarating look into the heart and soul of craftsmen--and how they can inspire us all.
Author : Manuel De Landa
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History written by Manuel De Landa and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a simple expository history, A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History sketches the outlines of a renewed materialist philosophy of history in the tradition of Fernand Braudel, Gilles Deleuze, and F lix Guattari, while also engaging the critical new understanding of material processes derived from the sciences of dynamics.Following in the wake of his groundbreaking War in the Age of Intelligent Machines, Manuel De Landa presents a radical synthesis of historical development over the last one thousand years. More than a simple expository history, A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History sketches the outlines of a renewed materialist philosophy of history in the tradition of Fernand Braudel, Gilles Deleuze, and F lix Guattari, while also engaging the critical new understanding of material processes derived from the sciences of dynamics. Working against prevailing attitudes that see history as an arena of texts, discourses, ideologies, and metaphors, De Landa traces the concrete movements and interplays of matter and energy through human populations in the last millennium. De Landa attacks three domains that have given shape to human societies: economics, biology, and linguistics. In every case, what one sees is the self-directed processes of matter and energy interacting with the whim and will of human history itself to form a panoramic vision of the West free of rigid teleology and naive notions of progress, and even more important, free of any deterministic source of its urban, institutional, and technological forms. Rather, the source of all concrete forms in the West's history are shown to derive from internal morphogenetic capabilities that lie within the flow of matter-energy itself.
Author : Edward H. Christensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Fifty Golden Years of Craftsmanship written by Edward H. Christensen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Miguel Ángel Gardetti
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811537690
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Luxury and Craftsmanship written by Miguel Ángel Gardetti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the intricate relationship between luxury and craftsmanship, using brand-based case studies and consumer behavior to do so. In addition to revealing how the artification of luxury affects consumer behavior with branding and traditions, it discusses how sustainable luxury could not only offer a vehicle for more respect for the environment and social development, but could also be a metaphor for the cultures, art traditions, and innovations of various nationalities, continuing the legacy of local craftsmanship.
Author : Tom Doyle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765337517
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)
Download or read book American Craftsmen written by Tom Doyle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cursed by a Persian sorcerer and haunted by ancestors after a mission gone wrong, magician Army Captain Dale Morton is targeted by Major Michael Endicott, who would protect Dale despite Dale's possibly demonic nature.
Author : 小泉和子
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9780870117220
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (172 download)
Download or read book 和家具 written by 小泉和子 and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 1986 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the furniture of the Edo and early Meiji periods, this text lookst the history, aesthetics and techniques of hand-worked traditional Japaneseurniture.
