The Shape of a Pocket
Title | The Shape of a Pocket PDF eBook |
Author | John Berger |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2009-09-09 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 030749084X |
From Booker Prize-winning author John Berger, a collection of essays that explores the relationship of art and artists and includes examinations of the work of Brancusi, Degas, Michelangelo, and Frida Kahlo, among others. The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the New World Economic Order. The people coming together are the reader, me, and those the essays are about–Rembrandt, Paleolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of a certain hotel bedroom, dogs at dusk, a man in a radio station. And unexpectedly, our exchanges strengthen each of us in our conviction that what is happening in the world today is wrong, and that what is often said about it is a lie. I’ve never written a book with a greater sense of urgency. –John Berger
Robert Frost's Poems
Title | Robert Frost's Poems PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Frost |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2002-03-15 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780312983321 |
Robert Frost is one of the foremost writers of American poetry. This is a thorough compilation of his seminal works.
I Saw Esau
Title | I Saw Esau PDF eBook |
Author | Iona Opie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Children's poetry, English |
ISBN | 9780744521511 |
A collection of rhymes that have been chanted by children for generations including rhymes of insult and retaliation, of teasing and repartee, rhymes for skipping and for counting out, riddles, tongue-twisters, narratives and nonsense.
Pocket Full of Do
Title | Pocket Full of Do PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Do |
Publisher | |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2020-07-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780578657165 |
Pocket Artist
Title | Pocket Artist PDF eBook |
Author | Judy Tatchell |
Publisher | Usborne Books |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2002-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780794501006 |
A step-by-step guide for learning how to draw animals, people, maps, buildings, and more.
The Pocket Book of Modern Verse
Title | The Pocket Book of Modern Verse PDF eBook |
Author | TME. |
Publisher | |
Pages | 638 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | American poetry |
ISBN |
Contains the most important work of more than 100 English and American authors.
The Pocket Book of Bird Anatomy
Title | The Pocket Book of Bird Anatomy PDF eBook |
Author | Marianne Taylor |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2020-05-28 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1472976908 |
What is a bird? To answer that, we must understand how birds are different from all other living things and how they fit into the diversity of life on Earth. This excellent RSPB guide to bird anatomy looks at the avian body, system by system, how it evolved, and how it functions. Chapters explore traits that are unique to birds, including their remarkable one-way breathing cycle, their trimmed-down skeleton, how feathers permit flight, provide weather-proofing and add beauty, and the avian bill – a lightweight replacement for both teeth and food-handling forelimbs. Each chapter tackles a particular body system and includes detailed anatomical illustrations, from cells and organs to skeletons and muscles, to show how birds' anatomical adaptations enable all their physical feats and fascinating behaviour. Feature spreads offer more in-depth analysis on topics like birdsong, temperature control, ornamentation, unusual diets, social behaviour, nocturnal adaptations, mutation and natural selection. Featuring more than 300 diagrams and colour photos, this fascinating new book also looks at the human impact on the avian world and reveals how behaviour and anatomy work together to produce these vibrant living beings that delight and inspire us so much.