Christo
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten years after the passing of his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize *The Floating Piers*, a project they conceived together many years before. Boasting uncensored access to the artist and his team, WALKING ON WATER is an unprecedented look at Christo's process, from the inception through to the completion of his latest large-scale art installation, a dahlia-yellow walkway atop Italy's Lake Iseo that was eventually...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
English
Description
Known for his large scale environmental installations, Christo continuously redefines the way we interact with art. At times opposed or criticized by the media and community surrounding his projects, Christo remains relentless and steadfast in his work, transforming natural surroundings into something profoundly different. In 1969 Christo traveled to Australia where he wrapped a mile and a half of the continental coastline in mesmerizing synthetic...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Christo's Wrapped Walk Ways is a stunning work dedicated to public interaction and communal observation. As we follow Christo down his path, he shows us exactly what those who lend themselves to the piece experience. Covering a total of 2.8 miles of walkway in Kansas City's Loose Park, Christo's golden nylon morphs and molds with each step, touch, and breeze. By encouraging visitors of the park to interact with the piece, the artists makes them aware...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
This film takes us around the world on a showcase of the artist's grand environmental installations. With both critique and praise from members of the communities that have hosted Christo and his works, the film takes a deep look into the process and outcome of pieces such as Wrapped Coast, Running Fence, and Wrapped Walkways. Though his work may appear to be visually distracting from the landscapes he creates in, Christo's aim is to bring attention...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Beginning with their small wrapped objects of 1958, this portrait examines the continuously bold and ambitious artistic ventures of the enigmatic duo, CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE. Though their large scale environmental projects, such as Running Fence and Wrapped Coast, are often met with distress and concern from the surrounding community, perceptions of the project are likely to shift when it comes time to interact with the grand, finished piece. Neither...
Author
Series
Into the crooked place volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they will go--and how much they are willing to sacrifice--to win.
After learning that Zekia is helping the Kingpin of her own free will, Tavia, Saxony, and Karam flee to Saxony's home to rebuild their rebellion. Meanwhile, trapped in the Kingpin's darkness, Wesley must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a...
Author
Series
Into the crooked place volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city"--
The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive. Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She'll do anything to put her crimes behind her. Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster....
8) The slap
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The basis for the NBC event series directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Uma Thurman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Zachary Quinto.
In this powerful and riveting novel reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Truly, Madly, Guilty, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner workings of domestic life, friendship, and parenthood in the twenty-first century, and reminds us of the passions and malice that family loyalty...
In this powerful and riveting novel reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Truly, Madly, Guilty, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner workings of domestic life, friendship, and parenthood in the twenty-first century, and reminds us of the passions and malice that family loyalty...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian's heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is...
10) Beyond the break
Author
Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS AUSTRALIA
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
What can a big wave teach you about living a big life? Sharing remarkable experiences from the world of professional surfing, Christo Hall offers a unique perspective on how we operate under pressure. Beyond the Break tells the story of a man finding his path in life -- and the surf lessons along the way that shaped his attitude for entrepreneurial success. With this book, you'll join Christo on globe-trotting adventures and uncover the lessons he...
Author
Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This series of books collects a diverse array of work that provides the reader with theoretical and applied information on data analysis methods, models, and techniques, along with appropriate applications. Volume 1 begins with an introductory chapter by Gilbert Saporta, a leading expert in the field, who summarizes the developments in data analysis over the last 50 years. The book is then divided into three parts: Part 1 presents clustering and regression...
Author
Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explore the modern concepts of client-server web applications. This book includes examples that are simple to comprehend building apps that are not much different from real-world applications. Each chapter develops a different subject, explaining the concept from A to Z, and provides a project with complete source code and configuration steps. Chapters also include thorough coverage of the subject described and the full source code is provided with...
13) Apples
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Greek
Description
Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Prescribed daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back into ordinary life, meeting Anna, a woman who is also in recovery. Through images deadpan, strange and surreal, Greek writer-director Christos Nikou posits a...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old witch Selestra Somniatis, bound to steal souls for an immortal king, discovers her fate is tied to Nox Laederic, a reckless doomed boy who is trying to bring down her kingdom.
"For sixteen years, Selestra has been trapped in her tower on the Floating Mountain, preparing to take her mother's place as the King's Witch, who foretells deaths in the Festival of Predictions. Outrunning your fate earns a wish and the chance to steal the...
15) The night hunt
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Atia is a monster who feeds on fear. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the unpredictable Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead as punishment for a past he can't remember. Stripped of his true name, he yearns to recover his identity.Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the Gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers...
17) Snail trail
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Marjorie is a happy snail. She loves her family and friends, but sometimes she just needs a bit of alone time. At these moments, Marjorie wanders off to try to find a quiet space, but her friends and family just follow her trail of slime and find her. 'How can I find some space for myself?' wonders Marjorie, and as she wonders, she wanders, here and there, back and forth, this way and that until she is entirely and marvellously lost. But the joys...
Publisher
Academic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Mem-elements for Neuromorphic Circuits with Artificial Intelligence Applications illustrates recent advances in the field of mem-elements (memristor, memcapacitor, meminductor) and their applications in nonlinear dynamical systems, computer science, analog and digital systems, and in neuromorphic circuits and artificial intelligence. The book is mainly devoted to recent results, critical aspects and perspectives of ongoing research on relevant topics,...
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The book is a collective work by a number of leading scientists, analysts, engineers, mathematicians and statisticians who have been working at the forefront of data analysis and related applications, arising from data science, operations research, engineering, machine learning or statistics. The chapters of this collaborative work represent a cross-section of current research interests in the above scientific areas. The collected material has been...
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 11
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's class is visiting the pond on a nature field trip, but the dead fish they find there is disturbing; when he finds that the likely cause is pollution, he and a group of his classmates form the Clean Water Crew to do what they can to help clean up not just their pond, but other bodies of water as well.
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