Mark Nelson

Sarah Hudson Bayliss

Presenting the most compelling explanation yet for the bizarre nature of the Black Dahlia murder, this volume includes never-before published crime-scene photographs and links the alleged killer to a vast array of influential people.

Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder

Exquisite Corpse

Tad Williams

Gives evidence of Tad Williams as an accomplished practitioner of the short form! This title includes a knockout novella later expanded to novel length (Child of an Ancient City), riffs on the fantasist Michael Moorcock (The Author at the End of Time, Go Ask Elric), along with excursions into some of his most popular creations and beyond.

Short Work

Rite

Biospherian Mark Nelson offers insider perspectives on Biosphere 2 and bold insights into today's global ecological challenges--Provided by publisher.

Insights from Biosphere 2

Pushing Our Limits

David Zaza

This first monograph of paintings by Romain de Plas arrives nine years after his untimely death. The seventy works reproduced here reveal the progression from de Plas's first mature paintings to the full flowering of his talent as he reached his early thirties. Written contributions by Agnes Gund, David Frankel, and Michael Whittaker Martin, as well as a recently discovered interview with the artist himself, place his work within a boarder cultural context while revealing de Plas's unique personal history.

Romain de Plas

A humorous guide to the wackiest holiday introduced to modern society. Festivus! The Book is an up-to-date complete reference for anyone who celebrates Festivus or plans to join the fun. Learn all about the traditions of a Seinfeld-based Festivus and witness the nuances of the original Festivus, as celebrated by the O'Keefe family. See first-hand how Festivus is celebrated by others and receive plenty of advice and tips to aid in your own Festivus party plans. What foods should be prepared? Is meatloaf preferred? Should you organize a wrestling match with your father? Are you too feeble for wrestling? What about arm wrestling or even thumb wrestling? How should you Air your Grievances? Maybe this is an opportunity to complain about Grandma's clicking dentures... You'll find great answers to all these questions, and more. "This book completes Festivus' transformation from borderline child endangerment to beloved pop-cultural footnote of the late 1990s." ~ Seinfeld Writer Dan O'Keefe

A Complete Guide to the Holiday for the Rest of Us

Festivus! the Book

Closed Ecological Systems for Earth and Space

Space Life Sciences

J. David Spiceland

James Sepe

Rated the most satisfying textbook by students in independent research, Spiceland/Sepe/Nelson’s Intermediate Accounting, 6th Edition, has the quality, flexibility, and attention to detail students need to master a challenging subject. It's your Vehicle to Success in the Intermediate Accounting course and beyond! Spiceland/Sepe/Nelson provides a decision maker’s perspective to emphasize the professional judgment and critical thinking skills required of accountants today. Reviewers, instructors, and student users of Spiceland have enthusiastically embraced the relaxed, conversational writing style that engages students in an enjoyable and effective learning experience. In addition, accounting's preeminent textbook website provides students a wide variety of electronic learning resources, including iPod content. Study Guide, Instructor's Manual, Solutions Manual, Testbank, and Website content are all created by authors, ensuring seamless compatibility throughout the Spiceland learning package. The end-of-chapter material is also written by the author team and tested in their own classes before being included in Intermediate Accounting. Few areas see the kind of rapid change that accounting does, and the Spiceland team is committed to staying current. The sixth edition fully integrates all the latest FASB Standards, and the authors are committed to keeping you updated with all relevant content changes throughout the edition.

Loose-leaf Intermediate Accounting

Abigail Alling

Planet in a bottle. Eden revisited. Laboratory under glass. The largest self-sustaining closed ecological system ever made. Biosphere 2 is many things to many people. From its half-acre farm to its coral reef to its emerald rainforest-this unique research facilty has proven itself a marvel of human engineering and a testament to the human imagination. For two years, four men and four women lived and worked inside the structure, recycling their air, water, food, and wastes, and setting a world record for living in an isolated environment. But what has this giant glass-and-steel greenhouse been to those most intimately involved with it? What has it meant to the first crew who studied and cared for it? What was it really like sealed inside a giant laboratory for twenty-four months? In Life Under Glass crew members, Abigail Alling and Mark Nelson with co-captain Sally Silverstone present the full account of those two remarkable years. From the struggles of growing their own food, to learning how to help sustain their life-giving atmosphere, the general reader is offered a rare glimpse into how a group of dedicated researchers managed to surprise the world and fulfill their dream. Other crews may come and go, but no one else will face the risks, the uncertainties, and the challenges that this new breed of explorers did on Biosphere 2's maiden voyage. Here is the fascinating story of how it all appeared-living under glass. Selected as one of the top ten science experiments in 1993 by Time Magazine and Good Morning America.

The Inside Story of Biosphere 2

Life Under Glass

Everybody has heard someone make a Seinfeld reference. Isn't it remarkable how a show that aired over twenty years ago is still part of someone's vernacular? Of course, Seinfeld is still very popular despite the fact the last original episode aired over twenty years ago. As well as the ongoing success of syndicated Seinfeld reruns that continue to air, the popularity of Seinfeld games, trivia-nights, and even Seinfeld-themed events hosted by sports teams is further evidence of the success of the series. Clearly, it's more than nostalgia; it's pure love, and the love of Seinfeld causes people to make reference to words, phrases, characters, sentences, and situations that they have seen on Seinfeld. Non-Seinfeld fans are often left scratching their heads as to the meaning of these references. Master of your domain? What is the "domain" you are "master" of? What does "going downtown" mean? Is it related to the Petula Clark song Downtown, and how is that a reference to not knowing a task assigned by your boss? Is it effeminate for men to use the gentle cycle? Is the phrase "Yada, yada, yada," just used to be succinct or can it be used to cover up bad behaviour?Like Jon Voight's toothmarks on Kramer's forearm, the Seinfeld lexicon is deep and long-lasting. This collection has over four-thousand examples of words and phrases that were revealed as a part of Seinfeld, and are still part of a vernacular used by Seinfeld fans worldwide.Sit down, decompress (try not to decompose), strip yourself to the waist, and then devour a block of cheese the size of a car battery while you enjoy the wonderful lexicon of Seinfeld.

The Seinfeld Lexicon

Yada, Yada, Yada

Mark Verheiden

Wilks and Billie confront their worst fears when they return to the Aliens' homeworld. Among their team are those who want live specimens, and they intend to get them, whatever the risk. This new edition includes text updates and colour gallery pages.

Outbreak

Aliens

William H. Sherman

Ellen Hoobler

This comprehensive reconstruction and interpretation of Louise and Walter Arensberg’s groundbreaking collection of modern and pre-Columbian art takes readers room by room, wall by wall, object by object through the couple’s Los Angeles home in which their collection was displayed. Following the Armory Show of 1913, Louise and Walter Arensberg began assembling one of the most important private collections of art in the United States, as well as the world’s largest private library of works by and about the philosopher Sir Francis Bacon. By the time Louise and Walter died—in 1953 and 1954, respectively—they had acquired some four thousand rare books and manuscripts and nearly one thousand works of art, including world-class specimens of Cubism, Surrealism, and Primitivism, the bulk of Marcel Duchamp’s oeuvre, and hundreds of pre-Columbian objects. These exceptional works filled nearly all available space in every room of their house—including the bathrooms. The Arensbergs have long had a central role in the histories of Modernism and collecting, but images of their collection in situ have never been assembled or examined comprehensively until now. Presenting new research on how the Arensbergs acquired pre-Columbian art and featuring never-before-seen images, Hollywood Arensberg demonstrates the value of seeing the Arensbergs’ collection as part of a single vision, framed by a unique domestic space at the heart of Hollywood’s burgeoning artistic scene. This publication has been generously supported by Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan fund.

Avant-Garde Collecting in Midcentury L.A.

Hollywood Arensberg

When artists and designers explore or create a fictional setting, the milieu must be completely fleshed out, explained, and designed. In this book, comic and gaming art veteran Mark A. Nelson explores and demonstrates his methods for fashioning visually stunning, believable environments for fantasy creatures and characters. Scores of images and step-by-step examples illustrate how variation and experimentation lead to fresh, original designs for otherworldly beings, their environments, and their stories. Nelson discusses how to find ideas and borrow from history to add the strength of realism to a fantasy world. In describing the best ways to establish a habitat, he offers specifics about climate, terrain, flora, and wildlife. He shares insights into founding societies in terms of their means of survival, manner of warfare, spiritual practices, style of dress, and levels of technology. All visual creatives who work with imaginative material — illustrators, comic artists, and writers — will take a lively interest in this source of inspiration and practical knowledge.

A Guide to Developing Mythic Worlds and Legendary Creatures

Fantasy World-Building

As the reader progresses through the sections of the book, the author demonstrates each technique with the creation of a mini painting, measuring 5-inch square. The subject matter for the squares varies from abstracts and simple colour mixing exercises, through to figurative subjects - a flower, a sunset, a busy street scene.

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