David Robbins

The image of a tortured genius working in near isolation has long dominated our conceptions of the artist's studio. Examples are abound: think Jackson Pollock dripping resin on a cicada carcass in his shed in the Hamptons. But times have changed; ever since Andy Warhol declared his art space a 'factory', artists have begun to envision themselves as the leaders of production teams, and their sense of what it means to be in the studio has altered just as dramatically as their practices. "The Studio Reader" pulls back the curtain from the art world to reveal the real activities behind artistic production. What does it mean to be in the studio? What is the space of the studio in the artist's practice? How do studios help artists envision their agency and, beyond that, their own lives? This forward-thinking anthology features an all-star array of contributors, ranging from Svetlana Alpers, Bruce Nauman, and Robert Storr to Daniel Buren, Carolee Schneemann, and Buzz Spector, each of whom locates the studio both spatially and conceptually - at the center of an art world that careens across institutions, markets, and disciplines. A companion for anyone engaged with the spectacular sites of art at its making, "The Studio Reader" reconsiders this crucial space as an actual way of being that illuminates our understanding of both artists and the world they inhabit.

Discover the fascinating story of Venezuela.Venezuela is a vibrant and incredible country, with rich natural resources and an environment backing the Amazon rainforest. This book takes a look at the country's history, from the Carib and the arrival of the Spanish to their cold war and political struggles.Inside you'll find an insight into the regimes of both democracy and dictatorship, including Jos Antonio P ez, Hugo Chavez, and Nicol s Maduro. You'll also learn about the current issues the country faces, with skyrocketing inflation, economic crisis, and little end in sight.Buy now to uncover the events which shaped Venezuela's history today

Get Ready for the Marriage You've Always Dreamed OfStart planning now for life together after the cake is cut and the guests head home. That is when the real adventure begins--the adventure of creating an intimate, lasting, and biblical marriage!This third edition of the FamilyLife classic has been restructured and refreshed for today's couples. Centered around essential conversations about finances, sex, family, faith, and more, Preparing for Marriage is a fun, romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your relationship. You can work through the book as a couple, with a pastor or premarital counselor, or with a small group.Don't just prepare for your wedding . . . prepare for your marriage!

Restructured and refreshed for today's young couples, this perennial bestseller from FamilyLife is centered around essential conversations about God, finances, sex, and more. Inside these pages you will find a fun and romantic study that will help you target areas for growth in your marriage. Don't just plan your wedding, prepare for your marriage

Robbins identifies and amplifies the entertainment value of “high culture,” specifically in regard to visual art David Robbins’ latest book, High Entertainment, argues for a new kind of cultural production that combines the experimental ethos of art with the accessibility of entertainment. It eschews the specialized language on which art has increasingly come to depend, in favor of a communication model that elevates the vernacular mores to which we are exposed from our earliest years. Bringing together a selection of essays, an interview and artwork which explore the development of this philosophy, this book touches upon four decades of Robbins’ engagement with the idea of “High Entertainment”: beginning in the 1980s through its moment of clearest resolution with the advent of digital technology, all the way to the present. Artist and writer David Robbins (born 1957) worked at the studios of Andy Warhol, George Plimpton and Diana Vreeland in the 1980s. Embracing the intersection between art and celebrity, he incorporated entertainment references into his artwork and created biographic profiles of his contemporaries. His previous books include Concrete Comedy, The Velvet Grind, The Camera Believes Everything and more.

So here it was, the African pattern. First the struggle, then the euphoria of the freedom dance, then the collapse into grandiose caricature and chaos. And after that, the pale new dawn, the promise and sometimes the reality of ascent.AFTER THE Dance first appeared in 2004, ten years after South Africa's wildly enthusiastic embrace of freedom and democracy. Its value now, fifteen years later, seems to be as a portrait of a new democracy that is losing its innocence. The optimism remains widespread, but the cracks, first hinted at in the 2004 edition, are beginning to show. The halcyon days of the Nelson Mandela presidency have slipped away too rapidly, replaced by early signs of that distinctive post-Uhuru pattern.Is South Africa at the start of its pale new dawn? Or is the country still in the grip of its collapse into grandiose caricature and chaos? Time will tell. The chief value of After the Dance is that it describes a country at the tipping point of its own history. The hope is there, as are the seeds of its travail. And they are placed before the reader by South Africans themselves, people prepared to look the reader in the eye and candidly share their circumstances as well as their anxieties and dreams.

Media coverage of climate change has attracted much scholarly attention because the extent of such coverage has an agenda-setting effect and because the ways in which the coverage is framed can influence public perception of and engagement with the issue. However, certain gaps in our understanding of the processes whereby such coverage is produced remain. The competition among strategic actors to influence media framing strategies is poorly understood, and the perspectives of journalists and editors are largely absent from literature. With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland. First, the extent of media attention for climate change is established, and the way in which such coverage is framed is also examined. Through a series of interviews, including rare and privileged access to government ministers, their media advisors, and journalists and editors, the book uncovers the contest to establish a dominant framing. The main objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the contest to establish the dominant framing of climate change in the media discourse. Although focussed on Ireland, its conclusions are of value to those seeking to better understand the dynamics of media coverage of climate change in other contexts.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy, media and communication studies, and Irish politics.

Discover the incredible story behind the world's fifth-largest country.Home of the Amazon rainforest, and imbued with a rich culture, history, and people, Brazil has a fascinating origin story stretching back hundreds of years. From the diverse ecology and the thousands of tribes in its pre-colonial state, to the arrival of the Portuguese and its journey to where it is now, this book offers a detailed and profound insight into the story of Brazil.Covering their economy and natural resources, rich environment, and the conflicts which mark their history, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in world history, South America, and the origins of the world's fifth-largest country.Buy now to uncover the story behind Brazil today, you will be shocked by some of the stories

Discover the amazing story of one of South America's most fascinating countries.From the time of the Inca Empire before colonization to the fight for independence and their place in the modern world, this book delves into the rich history behind this incredible country. With reference to their modernization, political struggles, and the fight for the Falklands, inside you'll find a wealth of fascinating information about Argentine history and the lives of its inhabitants.As one of the largest countries in the Americas, Argentina has a rich history all the way from its Neolithic first inhabitants to the current day. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in both this country and world history.Buy now to uncover the history of Argentina today

Anguished voices gnaw through the subconscious of a schizophrenic like termites of the psyche. There is nowhere to turn as the commanding voices conjure up a will to murder. Such is the case with Reverend Thomas Barragan Deavers as he hears the controlling voice of his inner God.By the time Thomas Barragan was an eight-year-old boy, his mother had instilled within him the emotional foundations of the daughter she would have preferred. Now, as an adult, and a Reverend, his female instincts have consumed him. Operating under his alter-ego, "Chamelea," he becomes a "liberator of souls." He has developed his talent as a hypnotist and his calling as a man of God to secure the trust of his female victims. He worms his way onto his female victim's insecurities to in order to mesmerize them--with the help of LSD-laced Communion wafers--into finding absolution to then die by his hand under his direction. It is, after all, God's will for them. By dispensing his own brand of last rites as predator and priest, they die in his embrace, as he feels the warmth of their departing souls enrich his own. Only in this way can The Reverend Barragan satisfy his--and his inner god's--compulsion to nurture his inherent and rapacious woman's soul. It is, after all, his god's will for him. He believes that "Chamelea" is pure.The nascent forensic techniques available during the early 1960's are used to track Chamelea's killing path. Police Lt. Marty Cohansen and his former partner, Private Detective Raymond Nealy have taken up the challenge of finding the killer through old-school sleuthing and their gumshoe intuitions. The Reverend, as Chamelea, helps them along through the placement of his editorials in the New York Knickerbocker. It is a failing crime rag trying to make its comeback through the efforts of its hard-nosed Editor, Frank Malone, who will do just about anything to capture a story whether it is true or not. Two known victims have already surfaced. Will the killer be found before he strikes again?"The Reverend" is also a story of the dysfunctional relationship between Reverend Barragan and his estranged twenty-one-year-old daughter, Regina. Having lost her mother to a suspicious drowning over ten years before, she and her father have distanced themselves from the ability to love. The Reverend is as driven to seek her out as she is compelled to escape her memory of him.In that "The Reverend" is a psychological mystery-suspense novel set in New York City in 1963-64, several historical-cultural events meander through the background of the story. These include the rumblings of the Viet Nam War; the rise of The Beatles; the Ford Mustang; the 1964-65 New York World's Fair; the opulent Greenwich Village gay nightclub and the Upper West Side heterosexual singles bar scenes; the Reverend's "hunting ground."

Uncover the history of Chile, the South American country with a rich and tumultuous history.From the Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world, to the Andes mountain range, Chile is a country with incredible geography and an even more fascinating history. This book uncovers their history, from their origins before colonization to the influence of Spain and the rest of Europe. Containing the history of the Mapuche people, along with the fight for independence and a slew of rebellions, Chile's journey to its place in the modern world is both long and arduous. From their political struggles, place in the world wars, and relationships with other countries, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich history of this amazing country.Buy now to discover Chile like never before

"The Tu-Tone DeSoto" is a fast-paced novel centering on the lives of eight Hanson, Iowa, high school teens during the Kennedy administration and Cold War years of the early 1960s. They are living in conflict with the mindsets of their parents through a generation gap destined to become an incendiary turning point in future years.The teens' internal concerns take precedence over more worldly events as they naively mature into adulthood. Julie Maxwell elopes with her boyfriend, Beau Harper, who joins the navy. Connie Mueller is the best friend of Penny, Julie's younger sister. They find their maturity at the expense of their relationship, placing Connie at odds with her dysfunctional parents. Miscreant John Bass has lived a wasted life. Michael Hendricks, looking for identity through the torment of dyslexia and poor grades, faces a bleak future. Regina, Reverend Thomas Barragan's daughter, creates the formula for her imminent destruction. Daniel is the son of Roger Lilienthal, a renowned sociologist from Chicago, and has grown up before his time at the cost of his youth. He is faced with the perplexity of coming to terms with being gay during a time of cultural change--a time in which a generation of baby boomers is being defined and is coming of age. ​The story revolves around the history of the early 1960s and the years during the John F. Kennedy Presidency. Topics featured include: The Kennedy Innauguration, and the promise of a vital new generation; the sociological and cultural shift from complacency to conflict; the music of the time and AM radio; The Cuban Missile Crisis and the JFK assasination. Being a work of historical fiction, there is a robust, date-by-date summation of the real events occuring during the the story. Also, there is a suggested playlist of the songs in the story during this transformation into the rock culture.

Hundra år efter tredje världskriget lever mänskligheten kvar i spillrorna efter civilisationen. På jakt efter föda rotar de runt i bråten efter forna storstäder. Det är en fruktansvärd tid att leva på, men det finns sätt att ta sig igenom även de mörkaste epoker. Banditband utnyttjar det laglösa landet, men det finns också soldater kvar som månar om de värnlösa. Triad Alfa är ett gäng elitsoldater som försöker rädda en koloni människor. Mat, vatten och andra förnödenheter tryter. För att överleva måste de ge sig av mot Råttornas stad. Och för att överleva måste de slåss mot köttätande råttor, monster och mot andra människor.

Hundra år efter tredje världskriget ligger världen i ruiner. Men snart dyker lite hopp upp vid horisonten i form av ett toppmöte mellan alla stridande parter. Målet är att ena alla mot den gemensamma fienden ryssarna och deras allierade. Blade och hans vänner har svurit att skydda ledarna vid det stora mötet mot mördarna som kommit för att förstöra mötet och jordens framtid. Men mördarna var villiga att dö hellre än att misslyckas och snart utvecklas toppmötet till en desperat kamp om planetens framtid.

Media coverage of climate change has attracted much scholarly attention because the extent of such coverage has an agenda-setting effect and because the ways in which the coverage is framed can influence public perception of and engagement with the issue. However, certain gaps in our understanding of the processes whereby such coverage is produced remain. The competition among strategic actors to influence media framing strategies is poorly understood, and the perspectives of journalists and editors are largely absent from literature. With a view to advancing our understanding of the "frame competition" around climate change and to presenting the perspectives of journalists regarding climate change as a journalistic topic, this book presents an in-depth case history of media coverage of climate change in Ireland. First, the extent of media attention for climate change is established, and the way in which such coverage is framed is also examined. Through a series of interviews, including rare and privileged access to government ministers, their media advisors, and journalists and editors, the book uncovers the contest to establish a dominant framing. The main objective of this book is to advance our understanding of the contest to establish the dominant framing of climate change in the media discourse. Although focussed on Ireland, its conclusions are of value to those seeking to better understand the dynamics of media coverage of climate change in other contexts.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental policy, media and communication studies, and Irish politics.

A traveller and an autistic boy explore the ancient routes and glimpse humanity's restless heart. A journey that follows the general direction taken by anatomically modern humans who, some scientists conjecture, left the African nursery around 85000 years ago in search of survival, and whose descendants happened upon Australia 20000 years later. Along the way, they laid the genetic foundations for humanity's oldest civilisations, and ultimately inhabited every corner of the globe. The author travels this historic west-to-east route in the imagined company of his grandson, who serves as confidant and also as human archetype. What they find together is a tangle of new experience and emotional responses from which the links between ancient past and complex present gradually emerge. Here is a sweeping celebration of the human adventure.'A delight to read. This is a rare and staggering work of ambitious scope and literary depth. Readers will come away from the text immensely rewarded.' Wesley Thompson, Editor

DR ERROL HOLLAND: A LIFE OF COLOUR A SOUTH AFRICAN DOCTOR'S PURSUIT OF INTEGRITYErrol Holland grew up in Coronationville, a then 'coloured' township in Johannesburg. As a child he witnessed the destruction of the flamboyant racially mixed suburb of Sophiatown. As a young medical student in Cape Town he saw a similar destruction in District Six. In 1976, while a registrar physician at Baragwanath Hospital he worked among the carnage of the Soweto uprising. He tasted apartheid at first hand as he matured into a tireless political activist and a brilliant specialist haematologist. With millions of others, he rejoiced when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a democratic South Africa. Under the new regime, his interests turned increasingly to health administration and socially responsible doctor training. He became the Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Witwatersrand and then the Executive Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Limpopo. But the waves of corruption and dishonesty contaminating South African affairs during the first two decades of the 21st century crashed through what should have been a triumphant conclusion to his distinguished career.Professor Holland survived, his dignity intact and his integrity strengthened. He continues his quest for equal health care for all in this country. This book is his profoundly South African story. For nine years, David Robbins edited Limpopo Leader, the University of Limpopo's flagship publication. Janice Hunt, who assisted in this book, also wrote extensively on Faculty of Health matters.