What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style... Zobraziť viac
“I love music so much and I had such ambition that I was willing to go way beyond what the hell they paid me for. I wanted people to look at the artwork and hear the music.”... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Jazykový instinkt oceňovaného experimentálního psychologa a kognitivního vědce Stevena Pinkera pojednává o tom, jakým... Zobraziť viac
This accessible book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design. Lavishly illustrated, it is both a great source of inspiration and a provocative record of some of the best examples of graphic design from the last hundred years... Zobraziť viac
Gleaned from thousands of images, this companion set of books offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” At the height of American consumerism magazines were flooded with clever campaigns selling everything... Zobraziť viac
Welcome the most comprehensive visual history on all things surfing. With hundreds of images and essays by today's leading surf journalists, this publication spans photography, fashion, film, art, and music to... Zobraziť viac
How do babies learn to speak? Why are there so many languages? Do we think in our mother tongue? Who decides what's correct English? How did language evolve? In this landmark book, Pinker explains the mysteries of language within a coherent theory- that l Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 'A magnificent and timely work' Fay Weldon, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year; 'A passionate defence of... Zobraziť viac
What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style... Zobraziť viac
This platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together more than 900 images to ... Zobraziť viac
Surf's up! TASCHEN's perpetual calendars for those of you whose datebooks have been replaced by smartphones. Zobraziť viac
Comics Sketchbooks presents the private notebooks of 76 of the worlds most inventive, innovative and successful artists, alongside new talents and emerging illustrators, in a breathtaking range of creative play. From cartoons to the graphic novel, from... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: 'Dazzling...Pinker's big idea is that language is an instinct...as innate to us as flying is to... Zobraziť viac
Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence... Zobraziť viac
New in the "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design, and how those ideas have manifested themselves in objects of design. The 100 entries, arranged broadly in chronological order... Zobraziť viac
