David Bordwell's new book is at once a history of film criticism, an analysis of how critics interpret film, and a proposal for an alternative program for film studies. It is an anatomy of film criticism meant to reset the agenda for film scholarship. As such "Making Meaning" should be a landmark book, a focus for debate from which future film study will evolve. Bordwell syst...(展开全部)

There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Both informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book explains over 100 production methods in detail. With specially commissioned diagrams, case studies and step-by-step photographs of the manufacturing process, "Making It" uses contemporary design as a ...(展开全部)

The noted family therapist presents innovative concepts and techniques conducive to changing one's habits of communication and to establishing open, constructive, and life-enhancing modes of contact and communication within family relationships

作者简介： 西德尼·吕美特（Sidney Lumet，1924—2011），好莱坞殿堂级导演，逾60年创作生涯横跨舞台剧、电视、电影领域，其中共拍摄电影作品45部，处女作《十二怒汉》便斩获柏林电影节金熊奖，其他代表作有《东方快车谋杀案》《长夜漫漫路迢迢》《热天午后》《电视台风云》等，共获50余项奥斯卡提名。2005 年，获颁奥斯卡终身成就奖。曾七次被美国导演工会（DGA）提名为最佳导演，并获得终身荣誉会员资格，及 DGA 最负盛名的奖项 D.W. 格里菲斯奖。1993年，获得美国国家艺术俱乐部（National Arts Club）颁发的终身成就奖。纽约现代艺术博物馆、美国运动影像博物馆、伦敦英国学院和巴黎的法国博物馆都曾为其举办过电影回顾展。 译者简介： 张文思，电影书籍译者，译有《生活本身：罗杰·伊伯特自传》《电影行话手册》《功夫熊猫艺术设定集》...(展开全部)

作者简介： 西德尼·吕美特（Sidney Lumet，1924—2011），好莱坞殿堂级导演，逾60年创作生涯横跨舞台剧、电视、电影领域，其中共拍摄电影作品45部，处女作《十二怒汉》便斩获柏林电影节金熊奖，其他代表作有《东方快车谋杀案》《长夜漫漫路迢迢》《热天午后》《电视台风云》等，共获50余项奥斯卡提名。2005 年，获颁奥斯卡终身成就奖。曾七次被美国导演工会（DGA）提名为最佳导演，并获得终身荣誉会员资格，及 DGA 最负盛名的奖项 D.W. 格里菲斯奖。1993年，获得美国国家艺术俱乐部（National Arts Club）颁发的终身成就奖。纽约现代艺术博物馆、美国运动影像博物馆、伦敦英国学院和巴黎的法国博物馆都曾为其举办过电影回顾展。 译者简介： 张文思，电影书籍译者，译有《生活本身：罗杰·伊伯特自传》《电影行话手册》《功夫熊猫艺术设定集》...(展开全部)

"What kind of person do I want my child to be?" There are hundreds of books that give parents advice on everything from weaning to toilet training, from discipline to nutrition. But in spite of this overwhelming amount of information, there is very little research-based advice for parents on how to raise their children to be well rounded and achieve their full potential, ...(展开全部)

It is hard to avoid seeing ethnicity, race, or nationality wherever one looks. Differences in education, income, and health are often patterned along ethnic or racial lines. But how do we disentangle discrimmation and preferences for certain groups from the everyday working of labor markets and educational institutions or privileging family members or those with similar educati...(展开全部)

AN ANGOULEME AWARD WINNER RETURNS WITH A PARABLE ABOUT LIFE IN THE ART WORLD "The Making Of" is the follow-up to international sensation Brecht Evens's Eisner-nominated debut, "The Wrong Place." With lush watercolors and his characteristic wit, Evens details the fumbling, amateurish foibles of the participants of a small art festival in the Flemish countryside. Pieterjan is i...(展开全部)

This book attempts to answer two questions: Are alternatives for choice ever incomparable? and In what ways can items be compared? The arguments offered suggest that alternatives for choice no matter how different are never incomparable, and that the ways in which items can be compared are richer and more varied than commonly supposed.