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Van Loon - Cornelis Van Minnen - Bog - Palgrave Macmillan - Plusbog.dk

Upon his death, Hendrik van Loon was described in The Times obituary as 'one of the most engaging products of the marriage between Holland and the United States'.

Wax Poetics Issue 67 (Hardcover) - Dan Dodds - Bog - Wax Poetics Books - Plusbog.dk

Wax Poetics Issue 67 (Hardcover) - Dan Dodds - Bog - Wax Poetics Books - Plusbog.dk - vi har over 400.000 produkter på webshoppen. Fri fragt og fremragende score på TP

Wax Deposition - Sheng Zheng - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wax Deposition: Experimental Characterizations, Theoretical Modeling, and Field Practices covers the entire spectrum of knowledge on wax deposition. The book delivers a detailed description of the thermodynamic and transport theories for wax deposition modeling as well as a comprehensive review of laboratory testing for the establishment of appropriate field control strategies. Offering valuable insight from academic research and the flow assurance industry, this balanced text: - Discusses the background of wax deposition, including the cause of the phenomenon, the magnitude of the problem, and its impact on petroleum production - Introduces laboratory techniques and theoretical models to measure and predict key parameters of wax precipitation, such as the wax appearance temperature and the wax precipitation curve - Explains how to conduct and interpret laboratory experiments to benchmark different wax deposition models, to better understand wax deposition behaviors, and to predict wax deposit growth for the field - Presents various models for wax deposition, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each and evaluating the differences between the assumptions used - Provides numerous examples of how field management strategies for wax deposition can be established based on laboratory testing and modeling work Wax Deposition: Experimental Characterizations, Theoretical Modeling, and Field aids flow assurance engineers in identifying the severity and controlling the problem of wax deposition. The book also shows students and researchers how fundamental principles of thermodynamics, heat, and mass transfer can be applied to solve a problem common to the petroleum industry.

Wax Museum Movies - George Higham - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Spanning over a century of cinema and comprised of 127 films, this book analyzes the cinematic incarnations of the "uncanniest place on earth"--wax museums. Nothing is as it seems at a wax museum. It is a place of wonder, horror and mystery. Will the figures come to life at night, or are they very much dead with corpses hidden beneath their waxen shells? Is the genius hand that molded them secretly scarred by a terrible tragedy, longing for revenge? Or is it a sinner''s sanctum, harboring criminals with countless places to hide in plain sight? This chronological analysis includes essential behind the scenes information in addition to authoritative research comparing the creation of "real" wax figures to the "reel" ones seen onscreen. Publicly accessible or hidden away in a maniac''s lair, wax museums have provided the perfect settings for films of all genres to thrillingly play out on the big screen since the dawn of cinema.

Risk and Technological Culture - Joost Van Loon - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The question as to whether we are now entering a risk society has become a key debate in contemporary social theory. Risk and Technological Culture presents a critical discussion of the main theories of risk from Ulrich Becks foundational work to that of his contemporaries such as Anthony Giddens and Scott Lash and assesses the extent to which risk has impacted on modern societies. In this discussion van Loon demonstrates how new technologies are transforming the character of risk and examines the relationship between technological culture and society through substantive chapters on topics such as waste, emerging viruses, communication technologies and urban disorders. In so doing this innovative new book extends the debate to encompass theorists such as Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari and Jean-François Lyotard.

The Thinking Woman - Julienne Van Loon - Bog - Rutgers University Press - Plusbog.dk

While women have struggled to gain recognition in the discipline of philosophy, there is no shortage of brilliant female thinkers. What can these women teach us about ethics, politics, and the nature of existence, and how might we relate these big ideas back to the smaller everyday concerns of domestic life, work, play, love, and relationships? Australian novelist Julienne van Loon goes on a worldwide quest to answer these questions, by engaging with eight world-renowned thinkers who have deep insights on humanity and society: media scholar Laura Kipnis, novelist Siri Hustvedt, political philosopher Nancy Holmstrom, psychoanalytic theorist Julia Kristeva, domestic violence reformer Rosie Batty, peace activist Helen Caldicott, historian Marina Warner, and feminist philosopher Rosi Braidotti. As she speaks to these women, she reflects on her own experiences. Combining the intimacy of a memoir with the intellectual stimulation of a theoretical text, The Thinking Woman draws novel connections between the philosophical, personal, and political. Giving readers a new appreciation for both the ethical complexities and wonder of everyday life, this book is inspiration to all thinking people.

Wax Impressions, Figures, and Forms in Early Modern Literature - Lynn M. Maxwell - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book explores the role of wax as an important conceptual material used to work out the nature and limits of the early modern human. By surveying the use of wax in early modern cultural spaces such as the stage and the artist''s studio and in literary and philosophical texts, including those by William Shakespeare, John Donne, René Descartes, Margaret Cavendish, and Edmund Spenser, this book shows that wax is a flexible material employed to define, explore, and problematize a wide variety of early modern relations including the relationship of man and God, man and woman, mind and the world, and man and machine.

Wax Impressions, Figures, and Forms in Early Modern Literature - Lynn M. Maxwell - Bog - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - Plusbog.dk

This book explores the role of wax as an important conceptual material used to work out the nature and limits of the early modern human. By surveying the use of wax in early modern cultural spaces such as the stage and the artist''s studio and in literary and philosophical texts, including those by William Shakespeare, John Donne, René Descartes, Margaret Cavendish, and Edmund Spenser, this book shows that wax is a flexible material employed to define, explore, and problematize a wide variety of early modern relations including the relationship of man and God, man and woman, mind and the world, and man and machine.

Preaching on Wax - Lerone A. Martin - Bog - New York University Press - Plusbog.dk

From 1925 to 1941, approximately one hundred African American clergymen teamed up with leading record labels such as Columbia, Paramount, Victor-RCA to record and sell their sermons on wax. This book offers the account of the oft-overlooked religious history of the phonograph industry.

Race, Wrongs, and Remedies - Amy L. Wax - Bog - Rowman & Littlefield - Plusbog.dk

Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies, Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law of remedies to show that the conventional wisdom is mistaken. She argues that effectively addressing today''s persistent racial disparities requires dispelling the confusion surrounding blacks'' own role in achieving equality. The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that discrimination against blacks has dramatically abated. The most important factors now impeding black progress are behavioral: low educational attainment, poor socialization and work habits, drug use, criminality, paternal abandonment, and non-marital childbearing. Although these maladaptive patterns are largely the outgrowth of past discrimination and oppression, they now largely resist correction by government programs or outside interventions. Wax asserts that the black community must solve these problems from within. Self-help, changed habits, and a new cultural outlook are, in fact, the only effective tactics for eliminating the present vestiges of our nation''s racist past. Published in cooperation with the Hoover Institution

Doing Fieldwork - Rosalie Wax - Bog - The University of Chicago Press - Plusbog.dk

Recounting her own field experiences in Japanese-American relocation centers during World War II and later in American Indian communities, Rosalie H. Wax offers advice to help the beginning field worker anticipate and confront the exigencies and accidents of fieldwork with good nature, fortitude, and common sense. Doing Fieldwork is a useful book in many respects: as a guide to participant observation and ethnographic fieldwork; as an analysis of the theoretical presuppositions and history of fieldwork; as a discussion of contemporary issues in social science research; and simply as an entertaining and dramatic story.

The Mezzotint - Carol Wax - Bog - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A comprehensive history and how-to treatise on mezzotint engraving, a printmaking technique known for creating lush tonal gradations and dramatic lighting effects Award-winning mezzotint engraver Carol Wax traces the art form''s beginnings in 1642, through its growth as a vital British industry for reproducing paintings, to its demise after the invention of photography and resurgence as a means of original expression. This newly revised edition explains various means for creating dark backgrounds on copper plates and rendering images reductively, or in the mezzotint manner. Copious illustrations accompany step-by-step technical instruction and include prints by practitioners at the forefront of the current mezzotint revival. Includes helpful information on • tools • inks • papers • printing techniques • using mezzotint with other mediums • related engraving and drypoint techniques Additional updates emphasize nontoxic materials and make this book useful to artists with diverse experiences and interests.

Waxworks - Michelle E. Bloom - Bog - University of Minnesota Press - Plusbog.dk

A provocative and wide-ranging exploration of wax as cultural metaphorLondon, 1921. The world’s greatest wax sculptor watches in horror as flames consume his museum and melt his uncannily lifelike creations. Twelve years later, he opens a wax museum in New York. Crippled, disfigured, and driven mad by the fire, he resorts to body snatching and murder to populate his displays, preserving the bodies in wax. “In a thousand years you will be as lovely as you are now,” he assures one victim. In The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), director Michael Curtiz perfectly captures the macabre essence of realistic wax figures that have excited the darker aspects of the public’s imagination ever since Madame Tussaud established her famous museum in London in 1802. Artists, too, have been fascinated by wax sculptures, seeing in them—and in the unique properties of wax itself—an eerie metaphoric power with which to address sexual anxiety, fears of mortality, and other morbid subjects. In Waxworks, Michelle E. Bloom explores the motif of the wax figure in European and American literature and art. In particular, she connects the myth of Pygmalion to the obsession with wax statues of women in the nineteenth-century fetishization of prostitutes and female corpses and as depicted in such “wax fictions” as Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop (1841). Filmmakers, too, have sought inspiration from wax museums, and Bloom analyzes works from the silent era to such waxwork-themed Hollywood horror films as Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) and Mad Love (1935). Bringing her discussion to the present, Bloom examines the work of contemporary artists who use the medium of wax in ways never imagined by Madame Tussaud. As extravagant new wax museums open in Las Vegas, Times Square, and Paris, Waxworks offers a provocative cultural history of this enduring—and disturbing—art form.

Flying with Wax Wings - - Bog - Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic - Plusbog.dk

A necessary contemporary reframing of a classic nineteenth-century artist. Josef Mánes (1820–71) was a creator on whom the Czech revivalist society placed its hopes for the creation of a national art. Mánes was a painter, draftsman, decorator, author of models for applied art and architecture, and an enfant terrible of the domestic art scene. A disgraced artist but an entertaining companion, he was idealized and profaned in various cultural and political contexts. This volume offers a new perspective on a canonized figure, broadened by the varied voices and approaches of collective authors. Flying with Wax Wings explores the many depictions of Mánes, the result of the research of a collective of authors whose aim was to introduce the key personality of nineteenth-century Czech art in the context of contemporary European art and from the current position of today’s art history. The result is, strangely enough, the first monograph on Josef Mánes that does not present a distorted picture of his life and work.

Restoration of Root Canal-Treated Teeth - - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the restoration of teeth retained through root canal treatment, from the perspective of adhesive dentistry. Further topics include the ferrule effect, evidence-based clinical applications of fiber posts and new methods to lute fiber posts to the root canal without dentin adhesives.

Digital Transformation - Siu Loon Hoe - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Mr Percy: Portrait Modeller in Coloured Wax: The Miniatures and Tableaux of Samuel Percy - Ruth Ord Hume - Bog - ACC Art Books - Plusbog.dk

"Erudite, while still being fun to read." — Professor Tim Neild , physiologist and medical educator "A triumph of Social History in the Georgian period." — Dr Nigel Cooke FRCP , physician and ceramic historian This is the first biography and reference book dedicated to Samuel Percy, a modeller who produced an impressive oeuvre of wax portraits and tableaux in the mid-to-late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Based in part on the author''s own substantial collection of Percy waxes, this book follows Percy from his beginnings in Dublin, at the Dublin Society Drawing Schools, working with the famed statuary John Van Nost; to England, where he journeyed from town to town, putting advertisements in regional newspapers. These revealing advertisements have been gathered here for the first time, in order to track his travels. Whether taking the likeness of Princess Charlotte of Wales, or falling victim to a highway robber in Birmingham, these fragments of Percy''s history paint a fascinating picture of his life as a wandering artisan. As well as a chronological narrative of Percy''s life, this book commits an entire chapter to an area of his work that has never been studied before: his miniature tableaux. These portray various subjects, both religious and secular, from Christ on the Cross to playing children. They are catalogued in an appendix, and almost thirty are illustrated. Based entirely on original research, Mr. Percy: Portrait Modeller in Coloured Wax features over a hundred illustrations, celebrating both Percy''s accomplishments and the works of other modellers for comparison.

Understanding Dialogical Leadership - Rens J. P. Van Loon - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Understanding Dialogical Leadership emphasizes the power of dialogue, self-reflection, and shared decision-making in navigating the complexities of collaborative leadership, especially in the face of evolving challenges in modern life. The book underscores the importance of being conscious and open to diverse perspectives. The four pillars of dialogical leadership, which form the foundation of its philosophy, focus on flexible application of internal and external dialogues, self-awareness in leadership roles, proactive interchange of influence styles, and creating conditions for meaningful dialogues. A dialogue approach can provide answers to critical questions and wicked issues in the contemporary world, such as the balance between intellect and wisdom in the age of advanced technologies. The book positions dialogue as a dynamic force that brings people together, fostering an environment where valuable insights can emerge. The authors intertwine the ideas of Yuval Harari, David Bohm, Kenneth Gergen, Hubert Hermans, and other leadership authorities, highlighting the importance of relational reflection, with the practice of self-observation, meta-consciousness, and meditation. The objective is to create a collaborative and empowering environment that fosters innovation, trust, and the well-being of others. Transcending traditional leadership models by acknowledging the need for adaptability, self-awareness, and open communication, and including a chapter on dialogical leadership and artificial intelligence, this book encourages leaders to engage in conversations that bridge diverse perspectives and foster a deeper understanding of the self in a relational world and the complex challenges faced by humanity. It will appeal to leaders, coaches, and HR professionals, as well as those studying and looking to develop leadership.

The Story of Mankind - Hendrik Willem Van Loon - Bog - WW Norton & Co - Plusbog.dk

The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages.

Insect-Plant Biology - Joop J. A. Van Loon - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Half of all insect species are dependent on living plant tissues, consuming about 10% of plant annual production in natural habitats and an even greater percentage in agricultural systems, despite sophisticated control measures. Plants possess defences that are effective against almost all herbivorous insect species. Host-plant specialization, observed in over 80% of these animals, appears to be an effective adaptation to breach these defence systems. The mechanisms underlying plant defence to invading herbivores on the one side, and insect adaptations to utilize plants for nutrition, defence and shelter on the other, are the main subjects of this book. In the case of plants exposed to insect herbivores, they include the activation of defence systems in order to minimize damage, as well as the emission of chemical signals that may attract natural enemies of the invading herbivores and may be exploited by neighbouring plants that mount defences as well. For insects, they include complex bevioural adaptations and their underlying sensory systems (with their implications for learning and nutritional plasticity), as well as the endocrinological aspects of life cycle synchronization with host-plant phenology.Insect-Plant Biology discusses the operation of these mechanisms at the molecular and organismal levels and explicitly puts these in the context of both ecological interactions and evolutionary processes. In doing so, it uncovers the highly intricate antagonistic as well as mutualistic interactions that have evolved between plants and insects. The book concludes with a chapter on the application of our knowledge of insect-plant interactions to agricultural production.This multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students in biology, agricultural entomology, ecology, and indeed anyone interested in the principles underlying the relationships between the two largest groups of organisms on earth: plants and insects.

Marauder's Map Scented Candle with Necklace - - Bog - Wizard Alliance - Plusbog.dk

Marauder's Map Scented Candle With Necklace, 100% natural wax made of ingredients like soy, coconut, and beeswaxJewellery is sealed in a protective bag and wrapped in aluminium foilGlass jar1 wick candleMade in Grasse, France200 mlBurn time: 50 hours

Silent Partners - Jane Munro - Bog - Yale University Press - Plusbog.dk

The articulated human figure made of wax or wood has been a common tool in artistic practice since the 16th century. This book locates the artist's mannequin within the context of an expanding universe of effigies, avatars, dolls and shop window dummies.

Juridification In Bioethics: Governance Of Human Pluripotent Cell Research - Calvin Wai Loon Ho - Bog - Imperial College Press - Plusbog.dk

What is 'legal' about bioethics? What are the ideas and artefacts that bioethics encompasses, and how are they related to law? What is the role of law in bioethics? In this work, Calvin Ho attempts to address these questions in the context of the governance of human pluripotent stem cell research. In essence, he argues that the hybridization of law, through processes, devices and techniques of juridification, has helped to constitute bioethics as a public sphere and an emergent civic epistemology. Drawing on his multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork and on Actor-Network-Theory, Ho explains how the law has, through bioethics, contributed to the scientific and public understanding of human pluripotent stem cell research and its artefacts, particularly the embryo and human-animal combinations. Although the focus of his work is on bioethical developments in Singapore over a period of more than 15 years, parallel developments in key jurisdictions (especially the United States of America and the United Kingdom) and in international science policy are also evaluated. It is through appreciating how it has progressed that bioethics will be better able to engage with future challenges presented by advances in human embryo research and gene editing techniques, among others.

Open Design, a Stakeholder-oriented Approach in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Project Management - P.p.van Loon - Bog - IOS Press - Plusbog.dk

Open Design refers to a stakeholder-oriented approach in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Project Management, as developed by the Chair of Computer Aided Design and Planning of Delft University of Technology. This edition collects three volumes on Open Design: "Open Design, a Collaborative Approach to Architecture"; and others.

Madame Tussaud's Memoirs and Reminiscences of France - Marie Tussaud - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Madame Tussaud (1761–1850) rubbed shoulders with many of the key figures of the French Revolution, sculpting in wax the likes of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat and Robespierre. Her memoirs, which were first published in 1838, offer evocative eyewitness insights into one of the defining periods in European history.