A ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is a brilliant idea that is ahead of its time.So many breakthroughs in arts or science were like this, lost on their initial audience and only later revived and acknowledged to be great.This book asks, why do some ideas fall asleep? And how do they wake up?We love to believe in a meritocracy of ideas – that greatness is always recognised, innovation always seized upon and rewarded. Yet so many of...

From incomparable creative force David Byrne, a brilliant and inspiring reckoning with how breakthroughs across the arts and sciences get forgotten, and how they get rediscoveredIt’s nice to believe in a meritocracy of ideas—genius is always recognized, innovation always seized upon and rewarded. In fact, so many of the people we now acknowledge as the world’s great creators initially got little traction for their work. It faded out, and only later—often much later...

From former Talking Heads frontman and multimedia visionary David Byrne and revered bestselling author, illustrator, and artist Maira Kalman--an inspiring celebration in words and art of the connections between us all.Don't miss the Spike Lee film of the Broadway hit American Utopia--on HBO.A Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel of Fall 2020A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and M...

It's 1975. The Millgarth Incident Room in Leeds is the epicentre of the biggest manhunt in British history, for one of the most notorious serial killers: the Yorkshire Ripper.With public and political pressure mounting, hundreds of officers must work around the clock and resort to increasingly audacious attempts to end one man's campaign of terror.Olivia Hirst and David Byrne's 'beautifully crafted' ( Guardian) play goes behind the scenes to investigate the case th...

While this book is about a specific play, we see several potential readerships, including: • Fans of David Byrne’s work. • People interested in the Philippines under the Marcos regime. • People excited about a major play with an all-Asian cast. • People drawn to the depth of photographer Fernando Sancho’s work. The book includes a foreword by David Byrne and interviews with the cast and play director. Interesting anecdotes include: • David Byrne frantically making a Filipino tea back stage...

In 1949, scientist and mathematician Dr Jacob Bronowski installs a hidden, locked room in his house.Fifty years later, his grandson discovers the secrets contained in the room, unearthing echoes from across six million years of human history.David Byrne's play Secret Life of Humans was first seen during a sell-out, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017. It had its London premiere at New Diorama in April 2018, ahead of transferring Off-Broadway...

In today’s world, there are interwoven crises affecting us at every level. This book explores the impact of these crises on applied social research. It shows how using a complexity framework in research is key to tackling global challenges effectively.By featuring illustrative examples from the UK, China, Brazil, South Africa and the US, the authors demonstrate how an action research programme based around the use of existing social research methods embedded in processes of co-prod...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston GlobeUtilizing h...

30 of Kerry's greatest footballers choose the one game in their legendary careers that defined them and their careers. Including Mick O'Dwyer, Ger Power, Mickey Ned O'Sullivan, Seán Walsh, Eoin Liston, Mikey Sheehy, Jimmy Deenihan, Tommy Doyle, Jack O'Shea, Darragh Ó Sé, Tomas Ó Sé, Seamus Moynihan, Eoin Brosnan, Marc Ó Sé, Darran O'Sullivan and Kieran Donaghy.A remarkable history of The Kingdom's dominance of gaelic football in Ireland as 30 players over a 60-year period revisit ol...

In Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD 2023, award-winning CAD instructor and author James Bethune teaches technical drawing using AutoCAD 2023 as its drawing instrument. Taking a step-by-step approach, this textbook encourages students to work at their own pace and uses sample problems and illustrations to guide them through the powerful features of this drawing program. More than 680 exercise problems provide instructors with a variety of assignment material and students with an o...

When the Chapmans had their first and only child they had to make a decision; would the infant be brought up as a boy or a girl? They made the wrong choice, naming the baby Kieth. At the age of sixteen, after the child’s homophobic father had left the family home, and the mother had committed suicide suffering severe depression, Kieth became forever Known as Kacey Chapman.Her beloved grandfather became her protector, and she was able to experience a family life full of love and und...

This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and demonstrates how complexity informs approaches to various contemporary issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening social inequality, and impending social and ecological catastrophe wrought by global warming.The book reviews complexity theory in the practice of the social sciences and at their...