In this long-awaited graphic comedy from an esteemed illustrator and storyteller, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: "Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?" A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City takes us inside the head of native New York artist, Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels--beginning with Flood--have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. Don't miss this epic meditation on art and life.
"Designed for courses that use the "flipped" method, A Primer of Flipped Plant Biology prepares students to learn by presenting pre-lecture concepts and information for use in conjunction with clickers. Because students enter class ready to apply and develop what they have learned from the text, concepts can then be fully mastered during class sessions. The primer begins with an introduction to the flipping approach and educational clickers or interactive PowerPoints. Once students are familiar with how to use the text, they transition toward content mastery. They study the scientific method and define what makes a plant. They learn about the four major types of plants and their anatomy. They explore the growth of trees and the ways plants get nutrients. The book also discusses plant reproduction, plant responses to various environments, and plant evolution. The final chapters address Mendel's work with plant genetics, DNA technology, and the future of plants including potential genetic modification. Successfully blending textbook and technology, A Primer of Flipped Plant Biology is suitable for courses in introductory plant biology for majors in the field. Eric Ribbens holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. A professor at Western Illinois University, he is interested in plant recruitment and the little prickly pear Opuntia fragilis. Dr. Ribbens' recent publications include Chemical Eric Can't See and Thomas and Sally: The Interplay of Scientific and Historical Evidence, both published in the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Study Collection, and Chromosome counts of Opuntia (Cactaceae), prickly pear cacti, in the Midwestern United States and environmental factors restricting the distribution of Opuntia fragilis, coauthored with Lucas Majure in the journal Haseltonia. Dr. Ribbens is a member of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Botanical Society of America, and the Ecological Society of America."
17 year-old Aaron attends high school and dreams of one day being in a Rock n Roll band. He has lots of friends, but is still looking for that special girl to love. It's the day of the talent show where he plans to play with his band. A chance hallway encounter might make his dream of love come true as well.
Eric Dollard is a legendary electrical engineer trained by RCA, Bell Labs and the US Navy. He is the only man alive to have successfully replicated Nikola Tesla's wireless electricity technology and is considered to be the modern living Tesla. Because of his contribution to electrical science and his advancements in a Tesla-Alexanderson type of Advanced Seismic Warning System, the Federal Government's documents in relation to this project refer to him as Dr. Eric Dollard, which confers to him an honorary PhD. His fans lovingly refer to him as Professor Dollard. The Lone Pine Writings (Part 1) and its content was developed out of the general frustration of the author when trying to teach others about his work in electrical engineering. This collection of papers started appearing in discussion threads on Energetic Forum around 2011. At the time, Eric Dollard was living in his famous 1980 Toyota Corolla, in the harsh wastelands of Lone Pine, California. Originally, Eric wrote the material out on paper and mailed it to a colleague who transcribed the material and posted it in the forums under the pseudonym "T-REX". Each paper or letter was called a "transmission" in honor of the language of a radio operator and contained information on specific electrical engineering terms and how they are to be used. The original format of the material is retained in this edition of the book. The phenomena we call "electricity" is a dynamic, but artificial presentation of the Natural World, and because of this, its behavior follows specific rules. Understanding these specific behaviors is the key to engineering this phenomena, but developing a common language with which to describe these behaviors is the key to teaching others these engineering skills. The purpose of this book is to provide clarity for the electrical engineering community regarding the use of common terms for electrical units. The last attempt to standardize this language was made by Oliver Heaviside over 100 years ago and his effort was met by censure from the Royal Society of London. It is hoped that the release of this book will be met with a more enlightened response. Peter A. Lindemann, D.Sc. Editor, A & P Electronic Media A portion of the proceeds will go to EPD Laboratories, Inc., a 501(c)3 tax-deductible non-profit corporation that supports Eric Dollard in advancing the electrical sciences.
This most enjoyable Memoir was written from the heart. It encompasses the author's life from birth until retirement to sunny Spain at the age of 73. Born in 1928, during difficult times in the East End of London, to a hard-working mother but fickle father, both Jewish, Eric soon learned to fit in . With his naturally cheery nature, he made the most of some awkward situations, none more so than the Second World War arriving in 1939. Evacuation with his two sisters, and separation, followed. Eric enjoyed learning, and overcame the efforts of a nasty bully teacher to browbeat him. Quick to learn, he was always second top in class (losing the favoured spot to his first sweetheart...) With no guidance - no careers offices then - and no father to steer him the right way, he worked hard in various positions until the King's Army claimed him for two years. Invaluable experience of being abroad in a broken and demoralised Germany and Vienna followed. Read and smile about Eric's many adventures while in khaki...of his demobilisation, his japes with friends back in the UK, and of his meeting with the love of his life: his wife Joy. Becoming a father three times over, he enjoyed a role his father never did and experienced much happiness seeing his three sons grow and flourish; and during his long and happy marriage.
I learned to play tennis late in life. This book helps the novice understand the basics in a simple way. I have no pedigree or college titles. I am self taught and I use to be certified by the Professional Tennis Registry. I am an instructor thats wants to give his students what they need.
A Montreal Childhood is a recently discovered memoir by Eric Berne about growing up and coming of age in Montreal in the first decades of the 20th century. The first new book by the well-known psychotherapist and author since his death in 1970, it offers an affectionate and revealing portrait of the city's immigrant community on lively Ste. Famille St. during and after WWI. The evocative and humorous depictions of the many social and cultural differences which reigned in Montreal at the time are among the books most memorable passages, as are the anecdotes recounting just how the children of Ste. Famille St. often painfully learned to cope with these differences. "So there was I, a direct descendant of Adam and Eve, facing the world at seventeen. I had few material things and no spending money, but I had lots of relatives, a card admitting me to college, a job and a girlfriend. The most important things I owned were in my head. First, all the things that had been put there by my parents and teachers, by books and by friends: freedoms and duties, aspirations and prohibitions. Second, all the knowledge of the world and its ways, and of the things it had to offer and could take away. Third, all the memories and desires that had grown in me since birth, all the hopes and ideals and strivings and creations that welled up from my youthful soul. So I could stride down the street, head up, swinging my arms straight and firm like a free British subject, and feel myself a part of the world, with all its trees and birds and beasts and people that pulsated and strove on the earth and above it, and yes, the questing roots below its surface as well" Eric Berne.
