Clubs by their definition offer 'exclusivity': to be a member ofa club you have to meet the selected criteria, whatever that mightbe. The image of a club becomes the key to how its members identifywith it - be it the relaxed wholesome logos of health clubs; or thesleek aerodynamic images found in business-class airline lounges.This issue of AD sets out to examine how architects and interiordesigners effectively use the physical spaces of clubs to enforceimages of exclusivity and collective belonging. Traditionalgentlemen's clubs are looked at alongside a new generation ofsports, media, commercial and night clubs that are springing upacross the world. It also features interviews with Nigel Coates andDavid Adjaye.

Pennington tells a terrific story of the rise and fallofornamental vegetable gardening between the seventeenth andnineteenth centuries, andits comeback in the twentieth. The allureof her book is in its seamless lamination ofscholarship and lucidnarrative. The cast of supporting characters is made up ofbothfamiliar figures (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Pope, etc.) andobscure heroes of horticul-ture and landscape architecture.Captivating and inspiring, this book will appeal to anyonewho evertried to grow something and eat it."Dean MacCannell, author of TheTourist

Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPDhomicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge. But hisfirst case is a little more than he bargained for. It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of aRolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range - what lookslike "trunk music," a Mafia hit. But the LAPD's organized crimeunit is curiously uninterested, and when Harry follows a trail ofgambling debts to Las Vegas, the case suddenly becomes more complex- and much more personal. A rekindled romance with an old girlfriend opens new perspectiveson the murder, and he begins to glimpse a shocking triangle ofcorruption and collusion. Yanked off the case, Harry himself issoon the one being investigated. But only a bullet can stop Harrywhen he's searching for the truth . . .

数千年的农耕时代，在看似单调的百姓生活里，深藏着博大沉雄的文化因子。构成了绵延不断的历史信息链，无所不包地传递着中华民族心理的密码，编织出中侉民族所特有的审美追求和伟大的创造精神，至今仍闪烁着璀璨的光华，为当代文化提供着无尽的营养、彰明的昭示和有益的启迪。??????本书着眼于儿童成长的认知规律，在浩瀚的民间美术领域中，根据学科特点，选取了部分“中国民间吉祥纹样”作为美术教育资源之一，从中发掘出一些可被转换成具有现代审美价值和创造意味的美术教育形式，力求以丰富的文化知识内涵发儿童在“读图时代”中的感悟能力，使他们自幼在本民族特质文化的熏陶中，以文化自尊的态度去面对扑逆迷离的信息社会。此书的出版，无疑是对美术课程改革的一次突破性探索，为构建具有中国民族特色的少儿教育带来了许多有益的启

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British embroiderer Blackburn has taught creative embroideryfor many years and especially enjoys working with beginningstudents of the art. This book distills the content of her classesand is an ideal textbook for the aspiring embroiderer workingalone. Beginning with a chapter on simple stitches, she moves to"pure embroidery," which she defines as "the execution of neatstitching for the sake of the stitch, without the interruption ofadded fabrics or other techniques." Successive chapters coverJacobean embroidery (crewel work), cut work, shadow work, quilting,texture and manipulation, design and presentation, design sources,and free-machine embroidery. Especially interesting are thechapters on painting fabric and on using gardens as inspiration fordesigning original pieces. Ideas for learning projects abound andare illustrated most effectively in full-color photographs. Highlyrecommended for large public library and academic textilecollections. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Editors of |LIFE America's favorite picture magazine,published a complete retrospective, organized chronologically andfilled with more than 150 photographs.

Rem Koolhaas (Rotterdam,1944)studied architecture at the AA in London--where he went on tobecome a lecturer--and at the IAUS in New York, during PeterEisenman's time there. Koolhaas has always been connected with thetheory of architecture, as lecturer at the innovative AA, as aspeaker, and with his published work: Delirious New York, aretrospective manifesto for Manhattan (1978) and the recent S, M,L, XL (1995). In 1972 Koolhaas set up the OMA (Office forMetropolitan Architecture), whose name clearly expresses theplanning intentions of the team, comprising Koolhaas, Elia and ZoeZenghelis, and Madelon Vriessendorp.

Breaking up is hard to do - and when a relationship turnssour, nothing provides more comfort than the cheesy pop hits of the'70s and '80s. Just as Quirk's I Can't Fight This Feeling was ananthology of classic love poetry, You Give Love a Bad Name featurespoetic writings on breaking up - and moving on - from The Bee Gees,Michael Bolton, Pat Benatar, Hall and Oates, and many others.Packaged in an elegant hardcover volume with a deluxe ribbonmarker, it's the perfect gift for anyone seeking to mend a brokenheart. Includes these timeless classics: - Is She Really Going Out with Him? - Joe Jackson - She's Gone - Hall and Oates - Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul - Alone - Heart - Goodbye to You - Scandal

In the newest book from acclaimed Cats in the Sun photographerHans Silvester, the dogs of the Greek islands get their moment inthe sun. Frolicking in the town square, romping on the beaches, andprowling hillsides, alleys, and rooftops in Search of adventure,these ragtag Vagabonds clearly make the most of their magnificentisland home in the Mediterranean. An unusual portrait of dogsenjoying their freedom in one of the most enticing settingsimaginable, Dogs in the Sun offers dog lovers a spectacular look atmutts in paradise. Along the way it also offers a breathtaking viewof marvelous Greece and its unforgettable landscape, towns, andvistas.

EVERYTHING YOU NEEDTO KNOWABOUTCULTIVATING CACTI IN THE HOMEDETAILED DENTIFICATION OF 150 SPECIES INCLUDING INFORMATIVE SYMBOLS OVER 180 COLORPICTURES

《中国美术院校教材：潘思同水彩画直观教材选》所介绍的是潘思同20世纪五、六十年代在浙江美术学院水彩画教学中使用的部分直观教材。所谓直观教材就是上课时的图示和示范作品。由于上课的教学时间有限，不可能在课堂里做大量示范，所以在每堂课上课之前，作为备课，潘思同都要针对一、二个问题，画一些直观教材，上面配备必要的文字说明，一方面为了节省时间，另一方面也为了取得视觉效果。在直观教材中，有些图本身就是独立的作品，因此，下课后学生常常争先恐后地拿去观摩、临摹。对这些直观教材，学生反应很好，有些青年教师也常借去作为参考。当时许多同行建议让这些教材印刷出版，但由于当时彩色印刷费用高昂，会大大提高书价，而且印刷质量也大有问题，如果采用黑白图版则大大削弱教材的直观效果，因而始终未能出版面世1993年，“

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在艾利斯的请求之下，艾一行人前往艾利斯与蒂伊的故乡——欧斯提亚。那里是一个封闭的空间，无止尽地重复着十四年前的那一年。他们试图解开时间循环的怪圈，后来得知这个怪圈与一名学生的死有关。艾锲而不舍地追寻真相，没想到那名死去的学生竟然是……艾利斯渴望“外界”，艾与他有着同样的目标。而蒂伊尽管一直追随艾利斯的脚步，最后仍与他诀别——

在艾利斯的请求之下，艾一行人前往艾利斯与蒂伊的故乡——欧斯提亚。那里是一个封闭的空间，无止尽地重复着十四年前的那一年。他们试图解开时间循环的怪圈，后来得知这个怪圈与一名学生的死有关。艾锲而不舍地追寻真相，没想到那名死去的学生竟然是……艾利斯渴望“外界”，艾与他有着同样的目标。而蒂伊尽管一直追随艾利斯的脚步，最后仍与他诀别——

PAUL C?ZANNE (1839-1906) is an important figure in the progressof modern European painting. In his dedicated concern with form andstructure, he stands apart from the mainstream of Impressionistpainting, extending its range into a new art of visualanalysis. Cézanne, sensitive and shy, shunned the Parisian café society ofhis fellow artists, preferring to live and work alone in his nativeProvence which provided the inspiration for so many of hispaintings. Less immediately appealing to a wider audience than, forexample, Monet and Degas, Cézanne is nonetheless of immenseimportance through the influence he exerted on so many of theartists who followed him, such as Picasso and Matisse. Blessed with financial independence through the efforts of hisbanker father, he fortunately enjoyed a freedom to pursue his artwithout the demands of making a living felt by so many of hisfellow artists.

The official, fully authorized full-color guide to the characters, places, and landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as depicted in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.Fully illustrated with almost 300 color photographs, including stunning new images from the extended director's versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and exclusive "first-look" shots from The Return of the King, this Complete Visual Companion now tells the whole tale of The Lord of the Rings in sumptuous detail.The many characters, creatures, and strange lands of Middle-earth encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring in their epic journey are here brought to life: from the magical Elven realms of Rivendell and Lothlorien to the abandoned Dwarven kingdom of Moria; from the wizard Saruman's stronghold at Isengard to the land of the Horse-lords, Rohan; from their last-ditch fortress at Helm's Deep to Minas Tirith, the city-kingdom of the proud Men of Gondor; from the haunted Paths of the Dead to the battlefields of Pelen