Arrivò in Giappone come schiavo e divenne una leggenda Rapito da bambino e venduto come schiavo, l'uomo destinato a passare alla storia col nome di Yasuke arrivò in Giappone nel tardo Cinquecento a seguito del gesuita Alessandro Valignano. Essendo uno dei primissimi uomini di colore a mettere piede sull'isola, divenne ben presto oggetto di curiosità e ammirazione. Tra coloro che lo vollero incontrare ci fu anche il celebre signore della guerra, Oda Nobunaga, che restò tanto colpito dalla forza e dall'abilità di Yasuke come guerriero da liberarlo e nominarlo samurai al suo servizio. Iniziò così la sua scalata verso i vertici della società giapponese. Questo libro ricostruisce l'incredibile vita di uno dei più affascinanti e misteriosi personaggi della storia feudale giapponese, una figura enigmatica scolpita nella leggenda e protagonista di numerosi racconti.

Possiamo imparare in cosa consiste la vita e ricevere tutte le cose di cui abbiamo bisogno per viverla in modo gioioso e gratificante? In questo avvincente libro, Geoffrey Thomas ci mostra che tutto ciò è sicuramente possibile. Anche se l'esperienza comune è una vita vuota e ricca di profonde delusioni, questo è innaturale e non deve farci disperare. Tu puoi avere tutto ciò che il tuo amorevole e benigno Creatore può donarti, non perché te lo sei guadagnato, ma perché Dio ama quelli come te.

The fifth edition of Design and Analysis continues to offer a readily accessible introduction to the designed experiment in research and the statistical analysis of the data from such experiments. Unique because it emphasizes the use of analytical procedures, this book is appropriate for all as it requires knowledge of only the most fundamental mathematical skills and little or no formal statistical background. Topics include: single- and two-factor designs with independent groups of subjects; corresponding designs with multiple observations; analysis of designs with unequal sample sizes; analysis of covariance; designs with three factors, including all combinations of between-subjects and within-subject factors; random factors and statistical generalization; and nested factors. This book lives up to its name as a handbook, because of its usefulness as a source and guide to researchers who require assistance in both planning a study and analyzing its results.

The remarkable photography collection of the University of New Mexico Art Museum owes its unique character and quality to the directors, curators, scholars, and artists who have taught, worked, and studied at the museum and in the university's Department of Art and Art History. In this indispensable book, these distinguished scholars and artists reflect on the pictures from the collection that hold significance to them. Through their own professional and artistic practice, they represent different generations of aesthetic voices and intellectual directions.

As one of the earliest collegiate institutions to begin collecting photography, the University of New Mexico Art Museum holds a stunning array of images that span photography's 175-year history. In addition to iconic works by famous photographers, this book also features less familiar but equally masterful pictures. Together, these essays represent a unique history of photography and this renowned museum.

This illustrated history gives details on aircraft, facilities, equipment, personnel, and key figures

Shrouded in secrecy during World War II and obscured by myth ever since, Kampfgeschwader 200 (200th Bomb Wing) remains one of the Luftwaffe's most fascinating formations. Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany's newest weapons--such as a piloted version of the V-1 rocket (essentially a Germankamikaze).

Thomas Barrow's Cancellations is a series of photographic prints of desolate spaces—empty lots, construction sites, deserted industrial areas—that all show the presence of mankind without showing a single living human. Compiled in the 70s and 80s, Barrow's beautiful sepia-toned images show their age in their sheer physicality. These are clearly prints, not digital files, evidence of which can be seen in their specked and aged surfaces. And they call further attention to the hands-on process of silver gelatin photography through marks, often an X across the image, carved by Barrow directly onto the negative. Widely exhibited since its compilation, Cancellations will see print for the first time in the form of a beautifully produced artist's book.

At once both a mordant social commentary on the built environment of the American west, and linked to the Process Art movement because of the distressed and defaced nature of the prints, this work calls attention to the photographic negative and the photo print as object—an important subversion in a medium often utilized for its subtle ability to clinically remove any evidence of process from its product, and in the digital age rapidly losing its ties to the physical world.

'Given Barrow's experimental bent, he would not be satisfied with straightforward record-making. And given his predilection for dense, multilayered, interactive works, it is not surprising to find him again testing the medium to see what it will bear and exploring the uneasy balance between the straight mechanically produced image and the interventive hand of man...The marks are akin to graffiti and suggest a repudiation, a tweaking of the subject that recalls Marcel Duchamp's alteration of the Mona Lisa.'
—Kathleen McCarthy Gauss, Former Curator of Photography LACMA

The Music Business and Recording Industry is a comprehensive introductory textbook focused on the three income streams in the music industry: music publishing, live entertainment, and recordings. The book provides a sound foundation for understanding key issues while presenting the latest research in the field. It covers the changes in the industry brought about by the digital age, such as changing methods of distributing and accessing music, and new approaches in marketing with the Internet and mobile applications. New developments in copyright law are also examined, along with the global and regional differences in the music business.

This new edition introduces a co-authorship, as well as a number of pedagogical features:

-Key Concepts are outlined at the beginning of each chapter

-'Do it Yourself' Activities promote a more interactive, hands-on experience

-Internet Activities present guided opportunities to use web resources to enhance understanding of how things run in the music business

-Case Studies illustrate specific instances of how real people have succeeded in the music business

-The Companion Website includes instructor and student resources including multiple choice quizzes and slides.

As new methods of distribution change, new revenue sources are created, and the industry evolves. The Music Business and Recording Industry sets the economic and historical framework for understanding where the business has been and where it is going.

A brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. This new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording industry occurring today due to the revolution of music on the web.

Truly an ambitious, audacious, authoritative project, this five-volume reference encompasses the multifaceted field in some 1,500 signed articles by contributors from nearly 40 countries (although most are from the US). Arrangement of entries is alphabetical, but a detailed thematic table of contents in the front matter (of each volume) will help readers navigate the contents. The 44 themes include comparative politics, ethics and corruption, gender issues, globalization, interest groups, international relations, legislative studies, political behavior, political change, politics of oppression, public policy, and religion, among others. Each entry contains references and cross-references, and the complete index is included in each volume for convenience. Editor Kurian knows how to make an encyclopedia. He's given it plenty of thought as president of the Encyclopedia Society, which specializes in the sport. For this five-volume reference he worked in conjunction with the American Political Science Association and with the assistance of five associate editors, 23 content editors, a board of about 70 editorial consultants, an international board of editorial advisers (from the political science associations of Africa, Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, and eight more countries), and about 500 contributing authors. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The fourth edition of Design and Analysis continues to offer a readily accessible introduction to the designed experiment in research and the statistical analysis of the data from such experiments. Unique because it emphasizes the use of analytical procedures, this book is appropriate for all as it requires knowledge of only the most fundamental mathematical skills and little or no formal statistical background. Topics include: single- and two-factor designs with independent groups of subjects; corresponding designs with multiple observations; analysis of designs with unequal sample sizes; analysis of covariance; designs with three factors, including all combinations of between-subjects and within-subject factors; random factors and statistical generalization; and nested factors. This book lives up to its name as a handbook, because of its usefulness as a source and guide to researchers who require assistance in both planning a study and analyzing its results.