Sir Geoffrey Cox described Sidi Rezegh fought during Operation Crusader in Libya over November & December 1941 as 'the forgotten battle of the Desert War' The objective of Crusader was to retake Cyrenaica the eastern region of Libya & ultimately drive the Italians & Germans out of North Africa The campaign also involved British & South African troops & did achieve the badly needed relief of Tobruk Despite the New Zealand Division's major role & the importance of this campaign in achieving British victory in North Africa it has largely been neglected by historians failing to receive as much attention as Crete El Alamein or Cassino Yet more New Zealand soldiers were killed or taken prisoner during Crusader than in any other campaign fought by 'the Div' during the war Peter Cox whose father fought at Sidi Rezegh draws on his experience of twice visiting the battlefield to tell the story of this complex & costly campaign He sets the scene for the fighting in Libya describes the unforgiving & inhospitable desert landscape follows the stages of the action itself & recounts the often moving & heroic stories of the New Zealanders who fought there Many never returned home This is both a very accessible account of a significant New Zealand contribution to World War II & a tribute to the thousands of men who took part in this punishing battle ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Simon Murray (Paul Fox) responds to his girlfriend breaking up with him by joining the French Foreign Legion While suffering through harsh training Simon befriends fellow Legionnaires Valdes (Aitor Merino) Dupont (Tom Hardy) & Rodriguez (Javier Alcina) Simon eventually falls in love with Nicole (Felicite de Jeu) Her stance on the Algerian French conflict is aligned with his but Simon begins to question his own beliefs when confronted with the reality of the situation Age Rating 15 ...

Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface but if you picture a desert what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places Typified by drought & extremes of temperature they can be harsh & hostile; but many deserts are also spectacularly beautiful & on occasion teem with life Nick Middleton explores how each desert is unique through fantastic life forms extraordinary scenery & ingenious human adaptations He demonstrates a desert's immense natural beauty its rich biodiversity & uncovers a long history of successful human occupation This Very Short Introduction tells you everything you ever wanted to know about these extraordinary places & captures their importance in the working of our planet ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

This book stitches together a complete design journey from beginning to end in a way that you ve likely never seen before guiding readers (you) step-by-step in a practical way from the initial spark of an idea all the way to scaling it into a better business Design a Better Business

Includes:: A superbly comprehensive set of tools (over 20 total!) & skills that will help you harness opportunity from uncertainty by building the right team (s) & balancing your point of view against new findings from the outside world This book also features over 50 case studies & real life examples from large corporations such as ING Bank Audi Autodesk & Toyota Financial Services to small startups incubators & social impact organizations providing a behind the scenes look at the best practices & pitfalls to avoid Also included are personal insights from thought leaders such as Steve Blank on innovation Alex Osterwalder on business models Nancy Duarte on storytelling & Rob Fitzpatrick on questioning among others

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Design & Analysis of Experiments with R presents a unified treatment of experimental designs & design concepts commonly used in practice It connects the objectives of research to the type of experimental design required describes the process of creating the design & collecting the data shows how to perform the proper analysis of the data & illustrates the interpretation of results Drawing on his many years of working in the pharmaceutical agricultural industrial chemicals & machinery industries the author teaches students how to Make an appropriate design choice based on the objectives of a research project Create a design & perform an experiment Interpret the results of computer data analysis The book emphasizes the connection among the experimental units the way treatments are randomized to experimental units & the proper error term for data analysis R code is used to create & analyze all the example experiments The code examples from the text are available for download on the author's website enabling students to duplicate all the designs & data analysis Intended for a one-semester or two-quarter course on experimental design this text covers classical ideas in experimental design as well as the latest research topics It gives students practical guidance on using R to analyze experimental data ...

Design is a key site of cultural production & change in contemporary society Anthropologists have been involved in design projects for several decades but only recently a new field of inquiry has emerged which aims to integrate the strengths of design thinking & anthropological research This book is written by anthropologists who actively participate in the development of design anthropology Comprising both cutting-edge explorations & theoretical reflections it provides a much-needed introduction to the concepts methods practices & challenges of the new field Design Anthropology moves from observation & interpretation to collaboration intervention & co-creation Its practitioners participate in multidisciplinary design teams working towards concrete solutions for problems that are sometimes ill-defined The authors address the critical potential of design anthropology in a wide range of design activities across the globe & query the impact of design on the discipline of anthropology This volume will appeal to new & experienced practitioners in the field as well as to students of anthropology innovation science & technology studies & a wide range of design studies focusing on user participation innovation & collaborative research ...

One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation Bruno Munari&s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the & Penguin on Design& series in Penguin Modern Classics& The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art & the public between living people & art as a living thing& Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time described by Picasso as &the new Leonardo& Munari insisted that design be beautiful functional & accessible & this enlightening & highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual graphic & industrial design & the role it plays in the objects we use everyday Lamps road signs typography posters children&s books advertising cars & chairs
- these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series

Includes:: the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design & the media have changed our vision forever Bruno Munari (1907-1998) born in Milan was the enfant terrible of Italian art & design for most of the twentieth century contributing to many fields of both visual (paint sculpture film industrial design graphics) & non-visual arts (literature poetry) He was twice awarded the Compasso d& Oro design prize for excellence in his field If you enjoyed Design as Art you might like John Berger&s Ways of Seeing also available in Penguin Modern Classics& One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century Munari has encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions & stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness& International Herald Tribune


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Design as Future-Making brings together leading international designers scholars & critics to address ways in which design is shaping the future The contributors share an understanding of design as a practice that with its focus on innovation & newness is a natural ally of futurity Ultimately the choices made by designers are understood here as choices about the kind of world we want to live in Design as Future-Making locates design in a space of creative & critical reflection examining the expanding nature of practice in fields such as biomedicine sustainability digital crafting fashion architecture urbanism & design activism The authors contextualize design & its affects within issues of social justice environmental health political agency education & the right to pleasure & play Collectively they make the case that as an integrated mode of thought & action design is intrinsically social & deeply political ...

Filled with hundreds of stunning examples of successful two-dimensional design this how-to book explains design theory & gives ...

Design Education Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts & practical advice for teaching lessons in design to Pre K-12 grade students The book is for art educators at the pre K-12 level in schools museums & enrichment programs & university professors in teacher preparation programs ...