The Magical Imperfect

The Magical Imperfect
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Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781250767837
ISBN-13 : 1250767830
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Magical Imperfect by : Chris Baron

"Highly recommended... Perfect for readers of Wonder and Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe."— Booklist magazine, starred review Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don’t know how to help him. His friends have given up on him. When Etan is asked to deliver a grocery order to the outskirts of town, he realizes he’s at the home of Malia Agbayani, also known as the Creature. Malia stopped going to school when her acute eczema spread to her face, and the bullying became too much. As the two become friends, other kids tease Etan for knowing the Creature. But he believes he might have a cure for Malia’s condition, if only he can convince his family and hers to believe it too. Even if it works, will these two outcasts find where they fit in?

Baron by Richard Kern

Baron by Richard Kern
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1838424822
ISBN-13 : 9781838424824
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Baron by Richard Kern by : Baron

Fabien Baron: Works 1983-2019

Fabien Baron: Works 1983-2019
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Publisher : Phaidon Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0714879932
ISBN-13 : 9780714879932
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Fabien Baron: Works 1983-2019 by : Fabien Baron

The much-anticipated book from one of the most sought-after art directors in the world, showcasing 30+ years of his talent Part design manual, part manifesto, the first career retrospective of Fabien Baron, whom Vanity Fair called 'the most sought-after creative director in the world,' is an immersive visual survey of more than 30 years of award-winning art direction, design, and image-making. Using examples taken from across the entire range of his work - including typography, packaging, product, furniture, and interior design - Baron's book communicates his aesthetic logic with clarity and style. Replete with text by acclaimed author Adam Gopnik and a foreword by worldfamous super model Kate Moss, this is an intimate insider's visit with a true fashion, photography, and design visionary.

The Baron

The Baron
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9781503632288
ISBN-13 : 1503632288
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Baron by : Matthias B. Lehmann

A sweeping biography that opens a window onto the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Baron Maurice de Hirsch was one of the emblematic figures of the nineteenth century. Above all, he was the most influential Jewish philanthropist of his time. Today Hirsch is less well known than the Rothschilds, or his gentile counterpart Andrew Carnegie, yet he was, to his contemporaries, the very embodiment of the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Hirsch's life provides a singular entry point for understanding Jewish philanthropy and politics in the late nineteenth century, a period when, as now, private benefactors played an outsize role in shaping the collective fate of Jewish communities. Hirsch's vast fortune derived from his role in creating the first rail line linking Western Europe with the Ottoman Empire, what came to be known as the Orient Express. Socializing with the likes of the Austrian crown prince Rudolph and "Bertie," Prince of Wales, Hirsch rose to the pinnacle of European aristocratic society, but also found himself the frequent target of vicious antisemitism. This was an era when what it meant to be Jewish—and what it meant to be European—were undergoing dramatic changes. Baron Hirsch was at the center of these historic shifts. While in his time Baron Hirsch was the subject of widespread praise, enraged political commentary, and conspiracy theories alike, his legacy is often overlooked. Responding to the crisis wrought by the mass departure of Jews from the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, Hirsch established the Jewish Colonization Association, with the goal of creating a refuge for the Jews in Argentina. When Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, advertised his plan to create a Jewish state (not without inspiration from Hirsch), he still wondered whether to do so in Palestine or in Argentina—and left the question open. In The Baron, Matthias Lehmann tells the story of this remarkable figure whose life and legacy provide a key to understanding the forces that shaped modern Jewish history.

What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She

What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She
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Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781631496059
ISBN-13 : 1631496050
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She by : Dennis Baron

“If you want to know why more people are asking ‘what’s your pronoun?’ then you (singular or plural) should read this book.” —Joe Moran, New York Times Book Review Heralded as “required reading” (Geoff Nunberg) and “the book” (Anne Fadiman) for anyone interested in the conversation swirling around gender-neutral and nonbinary pronouns, What’s Your Pronoun? is a classic in the making. Providing much-needed historical context and analysis to the debate around what we call ourselves, Dennis Baron brings new insight to a centuries-old topic and illuminates how—and why—these pronouns are sparking confusion and prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, and even statehouses. Enlightening and affirming, What’s Your Pronoun? introduces a new way of thinking about language, gender, and how they intersect.

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming

Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Total Pages : 653
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ISBN-10 : 9780811226653
ISBN-13 : 0811226654
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by : László Krasznahorkai

WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE "Krasznahorkai’s masterpiece" (The Millions); "Apocalyptic, visionary, and mad" (Publishers Weekly); "One of the supreme achievements of contemporary literature" (Paris Review); "Obsessive and visionary" (The New Yorker); "Genius" (The Baffler) At last, the capstone to Krasznahorkai’s four-part masterwork Set in contemporary times, Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming tells the story of a Prince Myshkin–like figure, Baron Béla Wenckheim, who returns at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown. Having escaped from his many casino debts in Buenos Aires, where he was living in exile, he longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart Marika. Confusions abound, and what follows is an endless storm of gossip, con men, and local politicians, vividly evoking the small town’s alternately drab and absurd existence. All along, the Professor—a world-famous natural scientist who studies mosses and inhabits a bizarre Zen-like shack in a desolate area outside of town—offers long rants and disquisitions on his attempts to immunize himself from thought. Spectacular actions are staged as death and the abyss loom over the unsuspecting townfolk.

Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron

Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron
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Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
Total Pages : 267
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron by : William E. Burrows

Originally a cavalryman, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), nicknamed the Red Baron, transferred to the German Air Service in 1915. One of the first members of fighter squadron Jasta 2 in 1916, Richthofen quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, becoming leader of Jasta 11 in 1917 and later leading the larger fighter wing known as “The Flying Circus” or “Richthofen’s Circus” whose bright-colored aircraft moved from one area of Allied air activity to another, settling on improvised airfields. Richthofen was shot down and killed in April 1918 over France at age 25. Credited with 80 air combat victories, he was a national hero in Germany and was also respected by his enemies. “The context [of World War I air warfare] can be obtained from William E. Burrows’s ‘true history,’ a very good book. He has not only read the available material, but talked to a great many people who knew Richthofen. The result is as good a look at the withdrawn Prussian personality as we are likely to get.” — Pierce Fredericks, New York Times Book Review “This is a fine biography of the German flying ace of World War I fame, who, at the time of his death at age 25, was already a legend. The author has researched well his subject giving the reader a look at the person, not just the mystique, and reconstructs a few of the Red Baron’s famous dog-fights.” — US Naval Institute Proceedings “This ‘true history of the Red Baron’ gets behind the mystique clinging to the World War I aviation ace to the question of his use, or mis-use, by German propaganda.” — Wall Street Journal “In this intriguing biography, Burrows zooms in on the man behind the myth. He analyzes Richthofen’s persisting influence on his compatriots today.” — Book World “The Burrows book does serve to freshen the memory of the Red Baron and his place in history.” — The Louisville Times “William E. Burrows has done, in Richthofen, a sensitive job of examining how a killer is turned into a myth.” — Christian Science Monitor

Words Onscreen

Words Onscreen
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780199315765
ISBN-13 : 0199315760
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Words Onscreen by : Naomi S. Baron

In Words Onscreen, Naomi Baron offers a fascinating and timely look at how technology affects the way we read.

Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron
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Publisher : House of Stratus
Total Pages : 271
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780755117758
ISBN-13 : 0755117751
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Meet the Baron by : John Creasey

John Mannering ('The Baron') makes his first appearance. Lord Fauntley shows off both his daughter and the security surrounding his precious jewels. Mannering is attracted to both. Money is tight and he plans a burglary, but this fails and unexpected consequences result. One of the many twists occurs as the police seek Mannering's help. . .

Thinking and Deciding

Thinking and Deciding
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : 9781139466028
ISBN-13 : 113946602X
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Thinking and Deciding by : Jonathan Baron

Beginning with its first edition and through subsequent editions, Thinking and Deciding has established itself as the required text and important reference work for students and scholars of human cognition and rationality. In this fourth edition, first published in 2007, Jonathan Baron retains the comprehensive attention to the key questions addressed in the previous editions - how should we think? What, if anything, keeps us from thinking that way? How can we improve our thinking and decision making? - and his expanded treatment of topics such as risk, utilitarianism, Baye's theorem, and moral thinking. With the student in mind, the fourth edition emphasises the development of an understanding of the fundamental concepts in judgement and decision making. This book is essential reading for students and scholars in judgement and decision making and related fields, including psychology, economics, law, medicine, and business.