On November 12, 1993, a new sport was unleashed on an unsuspecting viewing public—one that was unlike any other, and a phenomenon that would come to redefine combat sports for a new generation. The sport was mixed martial arts (MMA)—and the event was the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The creation of ad man and entrepreneur Art Davie… the UFC entered nearly 90,000 US households that night through pay-per-view television with an explosion as Dutch karate champion Gerard Gordeau kicke...

Explore the world of all three Total War: WARHAMMER games in this stunning compendium, packed with concept art, final designs, storyboards, and artist commentary.Total War: WARHAMMER is the award-winning PC strategy game trilogy from Creative Assembly. Set in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, it combines grand campaigns of epic empire-building with battles of breathtaking scale, brimming with the warriors, wizards, and monsters that fans know and love.

Il primo caso di truffa sugli appalti pubblici è testimoniato dalla Bibbia. Spett a invece a Demostene l'onore di essere diventato famoso contrastando le frodi. Vince la palma della balla più sensazionale dell'Ottocento Sir Gregor MacGregor: riuscì a vendere terreni e concessioni di una nazione inesistente nell'America centrale.Mentre nel dopoguerra Anthony De Angelis, il «re dell'olio dell'insalata», dominava il mercato internazionale spacciando barili immaginari di olio di soia. E se Pon...

Including over one hundred characters and locations from across Marvel’s bustling Multiverse, The Art of Marvel SNAP is a fabulous way to indulge in the artistry that brings Marvel SNAP to life!A full-color hardcover collection celebrating Marvel’s award-winning, smash hit digital collectable card battler game featuring art from over 300 developer-selected cards created for the game.MARVEL SNAP is a smash-hit digital card battler ...

Multiple artworks are works that can have multiple 'instances' which can play a particular kind of role in the appreciation of those works: for example, there can be multiple copies of a novel, or multiple performances of a musical work. An Ontology of Multiple Artworks is the first book-length critical analytic treatment of the metaphysical issues relating to 'multiple' artworks for over three decades. David Davies takes various considerations to which authors have appealed in ar...

Official art book of the Marvel's Midnight Suns video game, packed with interviews with the creative team behind the game, as well as stunning concept art created during the development process.When the demonic Lilith and her fearsome horde unite with the evil armies of Hydra, it's time to unleash Marvel's dark side. As The Hunter, your mission is to lead an unlikely team of seasoned Super Heroes and dangerous supernatural warriors to victory. Can legends such as D...

Over the past six decades, Ali Perry-Davies has learned many lessons about how trauma can impact our lives and what we can do to to bring balance and joy and thrive in a world that suggests surviving is enough. In this book, she shares her own history with trauma and the long and winding path she has taken toward healing. Ali's studies have taken her deeper into understanding the science behind how trauma impacts our bodies and how creativity can bring healing. Years of study about minds, ...

The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art standing of prehistoric cave paintings is virtually uncontested. In Part One, Stephen Davies analyses the key concepts of the aesthetic, art, and evolution, and explores how they might be related. He considers a range of issues, including whether anima...

Delve into the immersive world of World War II through the lens of popular culture with this compelling book. It offers a fresh perspective by meticulously analyzing the overarching themes in various mediums. From the silver screen to the airwaves, and from the pages of comic books to the whimsical world of cartoons, witness how these diverse forms of media coalesced into a formidable instrument of propaganda and public information for the American home front and military.This book...

In an age where every destination is pinned, reviewed, and photographed, what does it mean to truly get lost?In The Art of Getting Lost, acclaimed travel writer Reece Davis invites readers to step off the grid and wander into the unknown — not to escape, but to rediscover the joy of uncertainty. Through journeys across hidden trails, unmarked villages, and moments of profound stillness, Davis explores how losing our way can bring us closer to the ...

The Art of Dance Composition: Writing the Body is an introduction to modern dance composition, providing clear and structured approaches to designing and defining movement that demystify the creative process.The book introduces the concepts of creating authentic movement, processes for gathering and ordering compositional elements, and the ways in which theme, story, and design relate to bodies moving through space. It approaches the practice of composition from many avenu...

Mindfulness meets execution . . . at work. The wisdom of 13 Eastern sages, augmented by modern research on workplace influence, is the basis for profound yet practical advice on getting things done without force.The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone how to use influence, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work. Through the classic wisdom of 13 Eastern sages (especially the Buddha), relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes ...