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The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the highresolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improvin...

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A thoughtprovoking and wideranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences as flexible as our ownIn the world's top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. In Th...

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It took AlphaZero only a few hours of selflearning to become the chess player that shocked the world. The Artificial Intelligence, system, created by DeepMind, had been fed nothing but the rules of the Royal Game when it beat the world’s strongest chess engine in a prolonged match. The selection of ten games published in December 2017 created a wor...

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Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and textAn irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist's psyche, The Principles of Uncertainty is a compilation of Maira Kalman's New York Times columns. Part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all...

From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with the likes of Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman, to his legendary court case and bust up with Francis Ford Coppola, this is the tellall autobiography from Robert Evans, the legendary Hollywood producer (The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown) wh...

The Visual History of Type is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid?fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically to provide context, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their original type specimens or earliest printing. Each entr...

Internationallyrenowned directing coach Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, what directors do wrong, script analysis and preparation, how actors work, and shares insights into the director/actor relationship....

The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen explores the connections between his dark work and even darker life.When fortyyearold Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, a shocked world mourned the loss. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as the son of an East Lo...

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This lush book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major crossplatform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animalsespecially those that are endangered. His powerful message, conveyed with humor, compassion, and art: to know these animals is to save them.Sartore in...

A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project.Inspired by the ?Overview Effect??a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole?the breathtaking, high definition sat...

Featuring more than 350 pieces of development artwork that includes early character designs, story sketches, and concept paintings never before released by the studio, The Art of How to Train Your Dragon offers a stunning view of DreamWorks Animation's film about an unlikely alliance between a young Viking and a deadly dragon, inspired by the origi...

Representing a new generation of designers in Japan, Kenya Hara (born 1958) pays tribute to his mentors, using long overlooked Japanese icons and images in much of his work. In Designing Design, he impresses upon the reader the importance of emptiness in both the visual and philosophical traditions of Japan, and its application to design, made visi...

After more than thirty years of research and teaching, artist Valerie Winslow has compiled her unique methods of drawing human anatomy into one groundbreaking volume: Classic Human Anatomy. This longawaited book provides simple, insightful approaches to the complex subject of human anatomy, using drawings, diagrams, and readerfriendly text. Three...

Slim Aarons offers images of jetsetters and the wealthy, and beautiful, glittering people living the glamorous life. However, the main character is the pool and everything that goes with them magnificent suntanned bodies, welloiled skin, bikiniclad women, yachts, summer cocktails, sumptuous buffets, and, above all, fun....

Atmospheres is a poetics of Architecture, and a window into Zumthor?s personal sources of inspiration. In nine short, illustrated chapters framed as a process of selfobservation, Zumthor describes what he has on his mind as he sets about creating the atmosphere of his buildings: images of spaces and buildings that affect him are every bit as import...

Michael Johnson is one of the world?s leading graphic designers and brand consultants. His studio, johnson banks, is responsible for the rebranding of many notable clients, including Virgin Atlantic, Think London, BFI, Christian Aid, and MORE TH>N, and he has garnered a plethora of awards in the process.In Branding, Johnson strips everyday brands d...

Don't simply show your datatell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible...

"...reviews the historic development of western script...Photographs clearly show how to hold and angle the pen in order to recreate 26 different styles of lettering...". Library Journal...

The Hollywood Standard describes in clear, vivid prose and hundreds of examples how to format every element of a screenplay or television script. A reference for everyone who writes for the screen, from the novice to the veteran, this is the dictionary of script format, with instructions for formatting everything from the simplest master scene head...

This is the only book you'll ever need on scales and modes! An encyclopedia with over 6,000 diagrams, charts and graphs. Harmony and Theory is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Best of all, scales are graphed out for you in all twelve keys so you can start using them immediately while you learn. Complete explanation of all five, six, seven and eighttone scal...

A professional architect presents an update to the classic manual on residential and light construction techniques and includes increased coverage of environmentally friendly materialsplus the latest data on concrete, steel and glazing Technology,, energy efficiency in buildings, moisture and thermal protection, natural lighting, and masonry. 100...

Comprehensive. Detailed. Practical. Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Fourth Edition , is a friendly, handson manual covering the daytoday practices, equipment, and tricks of the trade essential to anyone doing motion picture lighting, including the lamp operator, rigging crew, gaffer, best boy, or director of photography. This handbook offers...

The one book your family needs to understand the world of art. A beautiful, unusual and engaging compendium of art history, providing an accessible entree into the world of art for everyone, regardless of their experience.From cave paintings to the Renaissance, Impressionism to Pop Art, The Collins Big Book of Art takes you on a journey through the...

Digital Photography Complete Course will help you build your photography skills stepbystep, with an independent photography course that guides you through every aspect of digital photography. Digital Photography Complete Course uses a combination of tutorials, stepbystep demonstrations, practical assignments, and Q&As to help you understand and...

This work is a chronicle of the photographic genre created from the chaotic energy of everyday street life. It grew out of a 15year collaboration between an esteemed curator and a distinguished photographer. The work of such celebrated masters as Arget, Stieglitz, Cartierbresson, Brassai, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand is presente...

From ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern world Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture, presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an allstar team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the co...

The 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture, is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world Architecture, f...

Newly updated and revised, How to Shoot Video That Doesn?t Suck is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly?whether you read it cover to cover or just skim a few chapters. It?s about the language of video and how to think like a director, regardless of equipment (amateurs think about the camera, pros think about communicati...

When it comes to photography, it's all about the light.After spending more than thirty years behind the lensworking for National Geographic, Time, Life, and Sports IllustratedJoe McNally knows about light. He knows how to talk about it, shape it, color it, control it, and direct it. Most importantly, he knows how to create it...using small hot ...

With the popularity of digital photography growing by leaps and bounds over the last decade, some say film has been dying a slow death ever sinceor is already dead. The reality is that film has never gone away, and in recent years has experienced a surging, renewed popularitysometimes simply for its retro, analog status, but mostly for film's abi...

Los Logos 7 is the authoritative reference on contemporary logo design worldwide. Like the previous editions of Gestalten?s Los Logos series, the book is both a guide to the latest innovations as well as a precursor to coming trends.The 400page, fully indexed compendium presents an unparalleled selection of cuttingedge examples from around the gl...

"This is a first?class resource for students who wish to improve their drawing skills. A must for those who want to advance their visual communication" Simon Pattison, York St John University"?another brilliant teaching and learning recourse by LKP" Nooshin Akrami, University of Bolton"Extremely approachable ? the illustrations are not too polished...

The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventyfive fascinating shades, dyes, and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to im...

Perspective, the author tells us, is easy; yet surprisingly few artists are aware of the simple rules that make it so. This easytofollow book ? the first devoted entirely to clarifying the laws of perspective ? remedies the situation. In it, the author uses over 250 simple line drawings to illustrate the concepts involved.Beginning with clear, co...

The great challenge in writing a featurelength screenplay is sustaining audience involvement from page one through 120. Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach expounds on an oftenoverlooked tool that can be key in solving this problem. A screenplay can be understood as being built of sequences of about fifteen pages each, and by focusing on solving...

Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000 copies sold worldwide. This compact dictionary of over 500 popular chords in the...

Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation. Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better. Adapted by Cedella Mar...

(Musicians Institute Press). Navigate the guitar neck better than ever before with this easytouse book! Designed from Musicians Institute core curriculum programs, it covers essential concepts for players of every level, acoustic or electric. A handson guide to theory, it will help you learn to build any scale or chord on your own and unleash cr...

Showcasing cuttingedge underwater photography from the world?s leading marine and nature photographers, The Life & Love of the Sea is a breathtaking visual tour of the ocean?s great diversity. Readers will experience land meeting sea with images of dramatic coastlines, barrier reefs, and island chains, as well as the spectacular power of the ocean...

Grayson Perry?s book will overturn everything you thought you knew about ?art? Now Grayson Perry is a fully paidup member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he?s called this book Playing to the Gallery and not Sucking Up to the Academic Elite). This funny, personal journey thr...

Lavishly illustrated and supercondensed, Architecture,: A World History is the perfect gift for any Architecture, buff. In this pocketsized book bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to significant architectural movements, time lines that explore the evolution of the practice, and capsule biographies of great architects and ...

Little Suzette and her nursemaid enjoy daily walks in the handsome park near their home. Often, they see a tall, elegant lady strolling in the park with her tiny puppy. Then, a comical incident transforms Suzette and the puppy into friends. The time and place of this gentle story is Paris in the 1870s, when many fine artists were creating the excit...

Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw.In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing systemfiftyfive "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner.These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw like an artist in no time.You'll learn how to:Restore, focus, map, an...