Englische Bücher: Kunst & Kultur

Follow-up to the successful Book of the Bird, Book of the Dog and Book of the Cat

A powerful, compelling monograph that reveals the reality of the unseen and forgotten contemporary America.

New in the bestselling Catwalk series: the first comprehensive overview of Versace's womenswear collections, from Gianni Versace's debut in 1978 to today.

A long-awaited survey on Charlotte Perriand, pioneer of European modernism and one of the most influential architects and furniture designers of the twentieth century. Traces her exceptional career, influential artistic network and established legacy.

Steve's candid tales about Genesis, and his personal relationships with the other four band members. A great insight into this major rock band. He also regales stories of his career since leaving Genesis and the many different journeys that it has taken him on. His flair for the creative, and a great deal of levity make this a riveting read.

A slipcased set of all three books in the Photofile 'Women Photographers' series.

The definitive visual guide to the cityscapes and buildings of the most celebrated and influential anime movies.

The snowy Great Hall festooned with Christmas trees, the shimmering Yule Ball, Mrs Weasley's festive jumpers - Christmas at Hogwarts is filled with magic and wonder.This equally magical scrapbook takes readers on an interactive tour of the Christmas season in the Wizarding World, as seen in the Harry Potter films. With detailed profiles on everything from Harry's Firebolt broomstick - a festive gift from his godfather, Sirius Black - to Hogsmeade, this book includes concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs, and fascinating reflections from actors and film-makers.Fans can revisit key moments from the films, including Harry Potter's first Christmas at Hogwarts when he receives the Invisibility Cloak, as well as his holiday spent at number twelve, Grimmauld Place in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Destined to be a must-have collectable for fans of Harry Potter, this book also comes packed with interactive inserts.

A comprehensive design resource that reveals how the iconic chairs of the 20th and 21st centuries have been designed for mass production.

A survey of modern architecture and its origins. This book also explores the effects of globalization on architecture, the rise annd rise of the celebrity architect, and the way in which practices worldwide have addressed such issues as sustainability and habitat.

Generative modeling is one of the hottest topics in AI. Its now possible to teach a machine to excel at human endeavors such as painting, writing, and composing music. With this practical book, machine-learning engineers and data scientists will discover how to re-create some of the most impressive examples of generative deep learning models, such as variational autoencoders,generative adversarial networks (GANs), encoder-decoder models and world models.Author David Foster demonstrates the inner workings of each technique, starting with the basics of deep learning before advancing to some of the most cutting-edge algorithms in the field. Through tips and tricks, youll understand how to make your models learn more efficiently and become more creative.Discover how variational autoencoders can change facial expressions in photosBuild practical GAN examples from scratch, including CycleGAN for style transfer and MuseGAN for music generationCreate recurrent generative models for text generation and learn how to improve the models using attentionUnderstand how generative models can help agents to accomplish tasks within a reinforcement learning settingExplore the architecture of the Transformer (BERT, GPT-2) and image generation models such as ProGAN and StyleGAN

A passionately urgent call for all of us to unlearn imperialism and repair the violent world we share.

A glorious reinvention of the iconic bestseller Good Omens, soon to be a massive new TV launch on Amazon Prime Video and the BBC.

The inside story of Apple's design process during the golden age of Steve Jobs

The definitive history of Western Music.

"Songwriter [and television personality] Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the ... story of her life, career, and epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars--Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner"--Dust jacket flap.

Combines six well-known books by George W Bridgman, a celebrated artist and lecturer, who taught figure and anatomy drawing for many years at New York City's Art Students League. This title features Bridgman's lessons and original sketches.

Gustav Klimt's art expresses the apocalyptic atmosphere of Vienna's upper middle-class society - a society devoted to the cultivation of aesthetic awareness and the cult of pleasure. His fame, however, rests on his reputation as one of the greatest erotic painters and graphic artists of his time.