Finding an Identity for Calder Gardens
4.390 kr.Finding an Identity for Calder Gardens (Karlssonwilker, New York) offers a deep dive into the creative process of creating the brand identity for Calder Gardens. This book documents keynotes, ideas, and reference images, along with retrospective commentary and an interview with Alexander S.C. Rower, president of the Calder Foundation.
Softcover. 140 pages.
My Thoughts Exactly: Lily Allen’s Brutally Honest Tell-All Memoir
3.690 kr.So, this is me. Lily Allen. I am a mother, and I was a wife. I’m also a singer and a songwriter. I have loved and been let down. I’ve been stalked and assaulted. I am a success and a failure. I’ve been broken and full of hope. I am all these things and more. I’m telling my truth because when women share their stories, loudly and clearly and honestly, things begin to change – for the better. So, this is my story. These are my thoughts exactly.
The Official Poirot Puzzle Book
4.990 kr.‘My name is Hercule Poirot, and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.’
Do you have the skills to seek the truth within?Put your understanding of order and method to good use to crack the case as you travel around the world collecting mysterious bundles of puzzles.
From France to Istanbul and beyond, have your map (and pen) at the ready and your suitcase packed as you join Detective Guy in tracking down the perpetrator of the deadliest crime.
Begin by following in Poirot’s footsteps and putting your abilities to the test.
Unscramble the letters below to complete some of Poirot’s most famous and clever quotes:
The pursuit of revenge is…yadrragoeealdoi
If the little grey cells are not exercised… eghytosertrthwu
Understand this, I mean to arrive… uretthatth
Enshittification
5.990 kr.First, the platform attracts users with some bait, such as free access; then the activity is monetized, bringing in the business customers and degrading the user experience; then, once everyone is trapped and competitors eradicated, the platform wrings out all the value and transfers it to their executives and shareholders. As a result, online public squares have become places of torment, and online retailers are hellish dumpster fires. The virtual gathering places where we once imagined the world’s problems might be resolved are now a sewer of hatred and abuse – thoroughly enshittified.
Doctorow enumerates the symptoms, lays out the diagnosis, and identifies the best responses to these diseased platforms: the monopolies online must be shattered. Companies too big to fail or to jail – and much too big to care – must be cut down to size. Only an attack on corporate power will permit effective regulation and real privacy.
Tech unions must protect the workers who should, in turn, defend us against their bosses’ sadism and greed. Praise for The Internet Con:”One of the Internet’s most interesting writers.” — Edward Snowden”This book fills me with hope that a radical yet plausible alternative to computational tyranny can be developed and deployed.” — Douglas Rushkoff, author of Survival of the Fittest”This book is the instruction manual Big Tech doesn’t want you to read. It deconstructs their crummy products, undemocratic business models, rigged legal regimes, and lies.
Smart Mouth: Wine Essentials for You, Me, and Everyone We Know
8.290 kr.A smart, witty, and delightfully informative guide to discovering and embracing wine, from the lauded former sommelier of Eleven Madison Park and Momofuku and the founder of Ramona spritzes.
Jordan Salcito was drawn to wine from a young age (her father shared memories of making wine with his father in their basement in their Italian American community), but she didn’t encounter great wine until she moved to New York and started working harvests at world-renowned wineries in Burgundy.
Over the years of sommelier exams, wine tastings, and creating award-winning programs at top restaurants, she honed her palate and her own criteria for choosing the perfect bottle for any occasion. Using her personal journey as a template, she demystifies this beloved beverage for everyone, sharing vital information so you can be confident in finding wines that you love, too.
Jordan starts with a framework for tasting wine (where it all begins), then leads you through the wine making process, from the importance of soil quality to the best harvesting practices, explaining how each decision influences the final wine. She offers invaluable advice on navigating restaurant wine lists and cultivating your own tastes so you can find your new favorites. Jordan also teaches you how to define a personalized criteria so you can identify what you love, and then drink it.
Full of practical advice on understanding your beverage arsenal, historical tidbits that make the world of wine make more sense, and illustrations and infographs, Smart Mouth gives you permission to feel smart about wine and then go forth with confidence, drinking what you love. You’ll know what wine tools you actually need and what to get instead of Champagne when you’re hosting on a budget.
The wine world is large, but figuring out what you love doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The only expert in what tastes delicious to you is you. Smart Mouth will help you discover what that is.