David Crow

A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this riveting new memoir Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies--even murder. A shrewd con artist with a genius IQ, Thurston intimidated David with beatings to coerce him into doing his criminal bidding. David's mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn't protect him. One day, Thurston packed up the house and took the kids, leaving her nothing. Soon he remarried, and David learned that his stepmother was just as vicious and abusive as his father. Through sheer determination, and with the help of a few angels along the way, David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to stop helping his father with his criminal activities, he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a showdown with Thurston Crow. With lives at stake, including his own, David would have only twenty-four hours to outsmart his father--the brilliant, psychotic man who bragged that the three years he spent in the notorious San Quentin State Prison had been the easiest time of his life. The Pale-Faced Lie is a searing, raw, palpable memoir that reminds us what an important role our parents play in our lives. Most of all, it's an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the ability of the human spirit to rise above adversity, no matter the cost.

The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story

Semiotics - the study of signs and sign systems - has become part of the curriculum of most art schools, and this introduction to the subject strikes the perfect balance between theory and practice. By examining text and image in advertising, as well as 'high art' versus 'popular culture,' it reveals the difference between signs (such as a word or picture) and signifiers (the concept or object to which it refers). Every image has been created or carefully chosen from contemporary graphic practice and the fine arts to illustrate and thoroughly clarify a particular idea. Pull-out quotes from the main text focus the reader on the main points discussed in each spread.

Visible Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics

The Picture Book takes readers on a journey through our increasingly visual culture--a journey that asks us to consider how technological change has influenced the way we think, the way we see, and the way we communicate. The trend in mass media communication is toward the visual, and even our written language is becoming more and more visually driven. Nontext elements in this book showcase the latest ideas in sending clear messages without words--messages that can be understood universally, by everyone who can see, regardless of the language they speak.

The Cultural Shift from Words to Pictures

Left to Right

Explains semiotic terms and theories in relation to visual communication, illustrated with contemporary examples from art and design, it helps readers to develop their own practice.

An Introduction to Semiotics in the Visual Arts

Visible Signs (Second Edition)

Adentrarse en el conocimiento de la semiótica es, para muchos diseñadores y artistas, enfrentarse a un campo que deben explorar con una mezcla de intuición y experiencia. El arte y el diseño toman prestadas sus bases teóricas de la ciencia de los signos, la semiología, y del estudio de la lengua, la lingüística. Esta obra presenta los términos y las teorías en torno al lenguaje visual para ayudarnos a entender cómo funciona la comunicación por la imagen. 'No te creas una palabra' analiza multitud de pensamientos y creaciones sobre arte y diseño contemporáneo, de Pierre Bourdieu a Humberto Eco, de J.M Basquiat a Banksy, y nos muestra sus mecanismos a través de las ideas y teorías que se explican en el texto.

No te creas una palabra : una introducción a la semiótica

Basic semiotic theories are taught in most art schools as part of a contextual studies program, but many students find it difficult to understand how these ideas might impact on their own practice. Visible Signs tackles this problem by introducing key theories and concepts, such as signs and signifiers, and language and speech, within the framework of visual communication. Each chapter provides an overview of a particular facet of semiotic theory, with inspiring examples from graphic design, typography, illustration, advertising and art to illustrate the ideas discussed in the text. Creative exercises at the end of the book will help exemplify these ideas through practical application. The third edition of Visible Signs features new material from international designers and new creative exercises to accompany each chapter. This new edition also features a new design and layout.

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