The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide & a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live & travel This beautiful volume explains urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition & how it is practiced today It

Includes:: profiles of leading practitioners a discussion of the benefits of working in this art form & shows how one can participate & experience it through modern-day social networks & online activity The book is illustrated with over 700 beautiful contemporary illustrations &

Includes:: artists' profiles & extended captions where these urban sketchers share their stories tips & tools With sketches & observations from more than 50 cities in more than 30 countries the book offers a visually arresting storytelling take on urban life from different cultures & artistic styles as well as insight into various drawing techniques & mediums



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In 1969 an iconic image of a mysterious female & the backdrop of an alien moon popped up on America newsstands & forever became the fantasy of millions of young adult males! Dynamite Entertainment is celebrating these classic images of the original Vampirella series by presenting fans with The Art of Vampirella The Warren Covers which features every image to grace the cover of the Vampirella magazine from issue 1 through 112 & the 1972 Annual Showcased in their purest form every image presented in this volume will be without logos & cover type This is the first time anywhere that fans can see how the original works of art looked before any design elements were placed over them Featuring the art of Frank Frazetta Sanjulian Enrich & Ken Kelly along with photo covers of the beautiful Barbara Leigh in the alluring guise of Vampirella this is sure to be one of the hottest collectibles in Vampirella history! ...

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of DC Comics these 100 unique postcards feature the incredible art of DC's comic book covers from the 1930s through the 1980's ...

The iconic text in its original 13 short chapters printed unencumbered by notes The text repeated this time interspersed with selected extracts from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators who have explained Sun Tzu's wisdom over the centuries; 280 pages Tzu Sun ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics ‘ Opportunities multiply as they are seized’ Written in the 6th century BC Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war & military strategy Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to physical battle this philosophy continues to be applied to the corporate & business world Sun Tzu’s timeless appraisal of the different aspects of warfare are laid out in 13 chapters including sections on ‘ Laying Plans’ ‘ Waging War’ & ‘ Terrain’ Words that are as resonant today in every aspect of our lives as they were when he wrote them ...

Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield & managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written Sun-Tzu&s The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the world translated from the Chinese by John Minford in Penguin Classics & Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting& For more than two thousand years Sun-Tzu&s The Art of War has provided leaders with profound insights into the use of skill tactics psychology & discipline to outwit opponents Said to have inspired Napoleon & used by Mao Zedong & General Douglas Mac Arthur as well as many famous business gurus politicians & sports stars its ancient words of wisdom provide a touchstone for today&s managers & executives fighting their boardroom battles This best-selling book offers ancient wisdom on how to use skill cunning tactics & discipline to outwit your opponent Little is known for definite about Sun Tzu (544-496 BC) & his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty but his classic The Art of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years If you enjoyed The Art of War you might like Machiavelli&s The Prince also available in Penguin Classics & Absorb this book & you can throw out all those contemporary books about management leadership& Newsweek& Reflecting on Sun-Tzu&s work is to the business manager what weight lifting is to the champion athlete
- an exercise that makes one stronger& John Kohut Beijing Bureau Chief South China Post
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Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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For more than 2000 years Sun Tzu&s The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics managing troops & terrain & employing cunning & deception An elemental part of Chinese culture it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival & success whether in battle in business or in relationships Now in this crisp accessible new translation John Minford brings this seminal work to life for today&s readers A lively learned introduction chronologies & suggested further reading are among the valuable apparatus included in this authoritative volume Even those readers familiar with The Art of War will experience it anew finding it more fascinating
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- than ever Little is known about Sun Tzu (544-496 BC) & his life during the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dysnasty but his classic The Art of War has been one of the central works of Chinese literature for 2500 years John Minford studied Chinese at Oxford & at the Australian National University & has taught in China Hong Kong & New Zealand He edited (with Geremie Barme) Seeds of Fire Chinese Voices of Conscience & (with Joseph S M Lau) Chinese Classical Literature An Anthology of Translations He has translated numerous works from the Chinese including the last two volumes of the Penguin Classics edition of Cao Xueqin&s eighteenth-century novel The Story of the Stone & the martial-arts fiction of the contemporary Hong Kong novelist Louis Cha

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Translated by Yuan Shibing & JJLDuyvendak With introductions by Robert Wilkinson The two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC) they anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years The Art of War is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject It analyses the nature of war & reveals how victory may be ensured The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation They are serious urgent & practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written They have been immensely influential both inside & outside China ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When international diplomacy comes up short extreme measures must be taken In the newest installment of The Art of War Agent Neil Shaw played by Naughty By Nature&s sensation Treach is on a covert mission to stop North Korean terrorists from obtaining a nuclear bomb But when the deal turns deadly Shaw is drawn into the crossfire to save a beautiful facilitator? & ends up framed for murder Now a wanted man with only his newbie partner & the mysterious facilitator by his side Shaw must rely on his kick-ass martial arts skills & bad-ass warrior code to fight through Korea&s mean streets & find the terrorists before they detonate the bomb at the United Nations peace summit This is war & there is an art ...