Catalogue Search | MBRL
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
{{itemTitle}}
18
result(s) for
"New, Christopher author"
Sort by:
Philosophy of Literature
Literature, like the visual arts, poses its own philosophical problems. While literary theorists have discussed the nature of literature intensively, analytic philosophers have usually dealt with literary problems either within the general framework of aesthetics or else in a way that is accessible only to a philosophical audience. The present book is unique in that it introduces the philosophy of literature from an analytic perspective accessible to both students of literature and students of philosophy. Specifically, the book addresses: the definition of literature, the distinction between oral and written literature and the identity of literary worksthe nature of fiction and our emotional involvement with fictional charactersthe concept of imagination and its role in the apprehension of literary workstheories of metaphor and postmodernist theory on the significance of the authors' intentions to the interpretationof their workan examination of the relevance of thruth and morality to literary appreciationLucid and well organised and free from jargon, hilosophy of Literature: An Introduction offers fresh approaches to traditional problems and raises new issues in the philosophy of literature.
eBook
Jake makes a world : Jacob Lawrence, a young artist in Harlem
\"'Jake Makes a World' follows the creative adventures of the young Jacob Lawrence as he finds inspiration in the vibrant colors and characters of his community in Harlem. From his mother's apartment, where he is surrounded by brightly colored walls with intricate patterns; to the streets full of familiar and not-so-familiar faces, sounds, rhythms, and smells; to the art studio where he goes each day after school to transform his everyday world on an epic scale, Jake takes readers on an enchanting journey through the bustling sights and sounds of his neighborhood.\"--Provided by publisher.
Book
American kestrel population trends and vital rates at the continental scale
The American kestrel ( Falco sparverius , hereafter referred to as kestrel) has declined across much of its North American range since at least the mid‐1960s. Kestrel population dynamics have been explored through a multitude of local studies and two broad reviews of available data. Across large geographic extents, however, the demographic cause(s) of kestrel population declines remain(s) largely unknown. As part of a collaborative effort to elucidate the drivers of kestrel population declines, we developed a continental‐scale integrated population model using band‐recovery data, productivity data, and Breeding Bird Survey indices from 1986 to 2019 to estimate indices of annual population sizes, survival, and productivity rates across the continental United States. We detected a decline in population size of ~1%–2% per year. Overall estimates of population growth from 1986 to 2019 suggest a 29% decline in population size (95% CI = −34% to −23%). There was little evidence of a trend in brood size. However, survival of juvenile birds (mean = −0.015, SD = 0.008 and mean = −0.024, SD = 0.010 for females and males, respectively) and adult males (mean = −0.016, SD = 0.010) in the summer declined, suggesting that these vital rates could be contributing to declines in populations over time. Winter adult survival rates (mean = −0.004, SD = 0.009 and mean = −0.009, SD = 0.010 for females and males, respectively) also declined but to a lesser extent than summer survival. For juvenile birds, winter survival increased (mean = 0.006, SD = 0.008 and mean = 0.002, SD = 0.009 for females and males, respectively); however, this was not enough to offset declines in summer survival and annual survival rates declined over the time series. Annual adult survival was also low relative to previous research on kestrel survival rates. Given the importance of survival to population trends, our findings provide support for several previously proposed broad classes of factors potentially contributing to observed population declines: declines in arthropod prey, second‐generation rodenticides, neonicotinoid insecticides, and predation.
Journal Article
Whitney Biennial 2017
Always highly anticipated and beautifully packaged, this book is an essential record of the current trends in contemporary art in America. Since its introduction by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in 1932, the Whitney Biennial has charted new developments in art and brought emerging artists to light. The first to be held in the Whitney's critically acclaimed new building in Manhattan's meatpacking district, the 2017 Biennial is curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. Lew and Locks are working in collaboration with a small group of advisors, including Scott Rothkopf, Negar Azimi, Gean Moreno, Aily Nash, and Wendy Yao. With a history of exhibiting work by the most promising and influential artists and provoking debate, the Biennial (the Museum's signature exhibition) is the most important survey of the state of contemporary art in the United States.
Book
History in the blood; FIRST PERSON
CHRISTOPHER KREMMER catches up with his extended family for a special anniversary.
Newspaper Article
The fate of a poetically beleaguered corporate executive
\"Bodies Electric\" is racy stuff-a story of corporate boardroom intrigue and chicanery that is braced by a parallel plot about an off-beat romance that turns dangerous. In the hands of a writer without Colin Harrison's talents, it could easily drift into melodrama. But instead the author of \"Break and Enter\" takes his second novel in eerie, unexpected and always interesting directions. Jack Whitman, the teller of this story, is a 35-year-old executive on the 39th floor (the power floor) of a multi-media giant with interests in print, radio, TV, cable and the movies. Whitman yanks down nearly 400 grand a year, is clearly ambitious and the author of a proposal to merge this company with a similar European conglomerate. At stake is his own take in preferred stock, megabucks and a worldwide arena of power. The fly in the ointment is the CEO, who controls the board. The president of the company assigns Whitman to romance the CEO into going along with the merger. This isn't the assignment that Whitman wants; he would rather be involved in the final negotiations. Sensing he is being cut out of the picture, Whitman chugs Maalox like soda pop. This is high stakes poker, corporate style, and something has to give.
Newspaper Article
Looking back at fraternity row
Larry Colton's book focuses on the author and four other men-Ron Vaughn, Jim van Hoften, Steve Radich and Loren Hawley-who belonged to the University of California, Berkeley chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pi KA) fraternity house from 1960 to 1964. Pi KA in the early '60s was one of the top jock fraternities on campus, and to become one of the \"goat brothers\" you typically had to have a shot at starting on a varsity team by the time you were a senior, or at the very least evince a para-military personality.
Newspaper Article
The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements
The WTO intellectual property and services agreements (TRIPs and GATS) form the global legal framework in which governments now regulate trade in knowledge. This second edition analyses the provisions of the agreements and examines closely the thirteen years of implementation and revision. Gathering together the interpretations placed on the agreements by the WTO dispute settlement bodies, it reports on the initiatives taken by the members both to liberalise trade in knowledge and to shape international business regulation. Drawing on this, Christopher Arup assesses the future of the WTO as a global law-making institution. Three expanded case studies (legal services, genetic codes/essential medicines, and on-line media) illustrate the impact of the agreements and highlight the challenges faced by the WTO in reconciling free trade with social regulation.
eBook
The story of Tisch who was never short of cash
Seeing a business opportunity in summer camps, the family moved into that line and were in it for 11 years. The experience they gained in this business inevitably led them to gravitate to the resort business. The [Laurence Alan Tisch] family began to acquire hotel after hotel. It was a period in which Tisch learnt the acquisitions game. In 1995, nine years after the family moved into the hotels business, the Tisch brothers, Laurence (Larry) and Preston Robert (Bob), still in their 30s, were awash with cash. Their challenge was to keep it invested without taking undue risks. Tisch became interested in CBS because, like other media, its principal source of revenue is advertising which is relatively inflation proof. Also, broadcasting in the US is a near-monopoly, being dominated by CBS, the American Broadcasting Company (ABS), and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Newspaper Article