Author: Bill StumpfPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9780676589948
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ice Palace That Melted Away
Author: Bill StumpfPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9780676589948
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Ice Palace That Melted Away
Author: Bill StumpfPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307822885
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
With The Ice Palace That Melted Away, Bill Stumpf, the designer of the first ergonomic chair, addresses the symbiotic relationship between design and the way we live, the often deadening effect of technology, and his hopes for a more humane future. As a designer associated with Herman Miller, Inc., for more than twenty years, Stumpf has been thinking about the profoundly positive or negative effect design can have on our culture. He is both an idealist and a pragmatist, and his wry, anecdotal style gently reveals his shrewd observations about American customs and values. Stumpf is convinced that good design can create the right atmosphere to inspire learning, rehabilitate criminals, and generally lift our spirits. Since technology has succeeded in distancing us from the real experiences of life and such former pleasures as travel, in this facinating book he proposes a playful redesign of the Boeing 747 and a jaunty carriage-like taxicab to put us back in touch with travel as it once was. But it is an event such as the construction of the ephemeral ice palace in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the winter carnival—a source of joy and pride to adults and children alike—that encapsulates the idea of play, which Stumpf feels is essential to all our lives. This provocative book asks whether we might want to do something about our ever-declining levels of "comfort, hidden goodness, play, personal worth, and helping others" to make our future society a truly civilized one. (Black-and-white illustrations throughout.)
The Ice Palace that Melted Away
Author: Bill StumpfPublisher:
ISBN: 9780816637300
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Where in the World?
Author: Helen LeePublisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
ISBN: 9780828018746
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Time of Change
Author: Michael ChatfieldPublisher: MICHAEL CHATFIELD PUBLICATIONS INC.
ISBN: 1548690430
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
As the Stone Raiders come into a time of peace, they set upon building up their guild hall and getting back to raiding.Without the worries of immediate battles and constant quests, Dave and Party Zero are free to pursue their passions. New discoveries will be made and advances taken. They've got big plans and ideas for the future what they start now will form and shape that future.In this time of change, possibilities will rise and opportunities will be grasped. It's time to build for the future.
In the Ice Caves of Krog (The Secrets of Droon #20)
Author: Tony AbbottPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 054541833X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon! Forget Frosty... there's a new snowman tromping through Droon! An ancient snow beast named Murn has woken up from a deep sleep, and he is NOT a morning person. In fact, Murn is destroying villages all over Droon! Eric and his friends must journey up north to the mysterious ice caves to stop the beast. Finding the cave entrance is tricky, but that's nothing compared to what they find deep inside. Surprise! The "ice beast" is not at all what they expected...
Ice Palace
Author: Edna FerberThe Ice Palace
Author: F. Scott FitzgeraldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781419267000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
She rose at six and sliding uncomfortably into her clothes stumbled up to the diner for a cup of coffee. The snow had filtered into the vestibules and covered the floor with a slippery coating. It was intriguing, this cold, it crept in everywhere. Her breath was quite visible and she blew into the air with a nave enjoyment. Seated in the diner she stared out the window at white hills and valleys and scattered pines whose every branch was a green platter for a cold feast of snow.
On Hashish
Author: Walter BenjaminPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674022218
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
On Hashish' is Walter Benjamin's posthumous collection of writings, providing a unique and intimate portrait of the man himself, of his experiences of hashish, and also of his views on the Weimar Republic.
A Peep Behind the Scenes
Author: O. F. WaltonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338706635X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.