In a not so distant future, Jake Slade’s world has taken many twists and turns. He has a beautiful wife, a career as a police officer, and a best friend who also happens to be the partner he fights crime with. Life was going well until the day of the plane crash. It’s been two years since the crash and Jake is managing life as well as he can. Now a private detective, Jake and his new partner Jane are two of the few good people left doing their part to protect Chicago against crime. A rando...

SEO, one of the subjects I write a lot about in my working life and have received good feedback and success. This book is born out of the fact that there is a lot out there written on the ever changing world of search engine optimization or SEO, from 'Dummies guides' to white papers. Not much however that targets the small to medium business with no tech savvy member of staff, or the large business marketing professional who's focus has never really been online despite very good marketing ...

Jake SladeBy: Glenn WardBelieving his arch enemy had been defeated, Jake and Jane returned to their Chicago neighborhood. With a new office and new clients, the pair were looking forward to a more relaxed routine of just solving cases. However, life had other plans. Together the couple take on a new case that leads them to a tropical island paradise where they encounter a foe more deadly than they’ve ever faced before. The mental and physical limits of Jake and Jane are chal...

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Discover Postmodernism is a short, simple and to-the-point guide. In just 96 pages, the reader will discover all the important theorists and explore 'high' and 'low' culture. Ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious, Discover Postmodernism is a quick, no-effort way to break into this fascinating topic.

Understand Postmodernism is an indispensable guide to this sometimes challenging domain. Using contemporary examples to further your understanding, it takes a broad look at theorists in a range of disciplines. Whether you're encountering postmodernism for the first time, or you need a quick reference to support your studies, this guide offers a comprehensive introduction to the key ideas in this thought-provoking philosophy.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introdu...

Immerse yourself in the vibrant literary landscape of 1922 with "Poetry Of 'The Double Dealer', January-December 1922." This captivating collection showcases the finest poetic voices of the era, including Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, and Marianne Moore. Through their evocative verses, experience the complexities of modern life, the search for meaning, and the transformative power of art. Prepare to be transported to a time when words danced on the page, shaping the cultural consciousness of a g...

Postmodernism has been a buzzword in contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. He treats artists, intellectuals, critics, and social scientists 'as if they were all members of a loosely constituted and quarrelsome political party' - a party which includes such memb...

The last few decades have witnessed an explosion in ideas and theories on art. Art itself has never been so topical, but much recent thinking remains inaccessible and difficult to use. This book assesses the work of those thinkers (including artists) who have had a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art since the 1960s. With entries by leading international experts, this book presents a concise, critical appraisal of thinkers and their ideas about art and its place in the...

Now in a fully updated second edition The Routledge Companion to Critical and Cultural Theory is an indispensible guide for anyone approaching the field for the first time. Exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines through a series of 11 critical essays and a dictionary of key names and terms, this book examines some of the most complex and fundamental theories in modern scholarship including:MarxismTrauma Theory...

An engaging account of today’s contemporary art world that features original articles by leading international art historians, critics, curators, and artists, introducing varied perspectives on the most important debates and discussions happening around the world.Features a collection of all-new essays, organized around fourteen specific themes, chosen to reflect the latest debates in contemporary art since 1989Each topic is prefaced by an introduction on current di...

Winner of the 2014 Annual Book Prize of the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present (USA).Contemporary art is the object of inflated and widely divergent claims. But what kind of discourse can open it up effectively to critical analysis? Anywhere or Not at All is a major philosophical intervention in art theory that challenges the terms of established positions through a new approach at once philosophical, historical, social and art-critical. Developing the po...

Rosi Braidotti's nomadic theory outlines a sustainable modern subjectivity as one in flux, never opposed to a dominant hierarchy yet intrinsically other, always in the process of becoming, and perpetually engaged in dynamic power relations both creative and restrictive. Nomadic theory offers an original and powerful alternative for scholars working in cultural and social criticism and has, over the past decade, crept into continental philosophy, queer theory, and feminist, postcolonial, te...