Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.How did the skateboard go from a menacing fad to an Olympic sport? Writer and skateboarder Jonathan Russell Clarkanswers this question by going straight to the sources: the skaters, photographers, commentators, and industry insiders who made such an unlikely rise to worldwide juggernaut possible. Skateboarders are their own historians, which means the real history of skating ex...

A minute-by-minute analysis of Francis Ford Coppola's paranoid thriller The Conversation (1974).Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction, each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film, exploring it minute by minute beginning with minute one, and ending with the final minute before the closing credits.When it was released, The Conversation depicted the isolation and loneliness caused by a surveillance state we ourse...

Command and Control (C2) is the set of organizational and technical attributes and processes by which an enterprise marshals and employs human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions.C2 Re-envisioned: The Future of the Enterprise identifies four interrelated megatrends that are individually and collectively shaping the state of the art and practice of C2 as well as the mission challenges we face.These megatrends the book exami...

What is Inflection? On a prosaic level, Inflection is the new student-run journal of architecture and the built environment from the Melbourne School of Design and published by AADR – Art Architecture Design Research. Inflection is a themed journal, to be published annually and features work from students, academics and practitioners. Crucially, Inflection is also a physical object – an artefact to be touched, handled and read in depth. At a time when our engagement with architectural idea...

Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1, X-Force (2019) #11-12, Excalibur (2019) #11-12, X-Men (2019) #12. The stage is set for X OF SWORDS! Even with the help of Jean Grey, Emma Frost and Fantomex, can Storm save herself from the deadly techno-virus raging within her? The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and the Beast wants Colossus on X-Force’s side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound! With Excalibur embroiled in otherworldly conflict at the Starli...

Collects Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex (2020) #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1. Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artists to spin Giant-Size mutant tales! When danger looms, it will take two of Earth’s most powerful telepaths working together to make things right: Jean Grey and Emma Frost! Nightcrawler must venture into the unknown when...

The acclaimed book by Jonathan Mayo, now available in paperback"Reads like a pacey, page-turning, cold war political thriller." Dermot O'LearyThis is the story of JFK's assassination as told from the frontline: it is about the people - from the highest to the lowest - who were caught up in that four-day whirlwind in November 1963.From Dallas nightclub reporter Tony Zoppi, who found himself carrying...

Faith, hope, and love, traditionally called theological virtues, are central to Christianity. This book renews faith, hope, and love in the context of the many contemporary challenges in many unique ways. It is an ecumenical collection of papers, equally divided between Catholic and Protestant positions, that seek to radically renew the classical doctrine of faith, hope, and love, and argues for their essential connection to the praxis of justice. It contains eight different approaches, ea...

How did an obscure science fiction writer become one of the world's most notorious religious leaders?Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L. Ron Hubbard, a penniless science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology, became a millionaire prophet, and convinced his adoring followers that he alone could save the world.According to his "official" biography, Hubbard was an explorer, engineer, scientist, war hero, and philosoph...

Russell 'The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in May 1999: the opportunity to sing at Old Trafford. His extraordinary performance was quickly followed by a record deal and his phenomenal debut al...

If you've ever wanted to know exactly when the asparagus season starts, this book is for you. If you like the idea of foraging for elderflowers but aren't sure where to begin, you're in the right place. And if you're looking for fantastic recipes that make the most of Britain's seasonal ingredients every month of the year, it can definitely help you. This is the complete guide to seasonal living with fantastic recipes that make the most of Britain's seasonal ingredients every month of the ...

A curious thing happened when Larry Lizer woke up this morning.When he opened his eyes, he did not recognize his surroundings.Most people would have been put out by such a significant inconvenience, but it was not a feeling unfamiliar to Larry Lizer. In fact, he had been dealing with this particular interdimensional peculiarity for a long time.However, it will take the intervention of the angel Quieriel to give Larry Lizer the context to describe this phenomenon, an...