Werner Herzog
Over the course of his career, legendary director Werner Herzog (b. 1942) has made almost sixty films and given more than eight hundred interviews. This collection features the best of these, focusing on all the major films, from Signs of Life and...
Grön av Boel Werner
I den här bilderboken får du träffa en liten figur som har: En frack som är blå, en hatt som är röd och en vän som är grön. Oftast är det lätt att vara vän med Grön, men ibland blir det svårt. Boel Werner, utbildad illustratör från Konstfack...
Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory
In this classic treatise, a complete physical picture of quantum theory, the Nobel Laureate covers not only his own far-reaching contributions to quantum theory, but also those of Dirac, Schroedinger, Compton, Wilson, Einstein and others. &quo...
Physics And Philosophy
Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution, and his celebrated Uncertainty Principle. Heisenberg reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics.This in turn has profound philosophical implications for the nature of reality.
Physics and Philosophy
The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series, this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it was first published in 1958. A brilliant scientist whose ideas altered our perception of the universe, Heisenberg is considered the father of quantum physics; he is most famous for the Uncertainty Principle, which states that quantum particles do not occupy a fixed, measurable position. His contributions remain a cornerstone of contemporary physics theory and application.
Peter Artedi
In this attempt to bring together in a single volume all that is known about the Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi, a chronicle of his life is provided, beginning with his early upbringing in the Parish of Anundsj , ngermanland, his school days at H rn sand, his ten years at Uppsala University, his time in England, his life and work in Holland, and ending with his untimely death by drowning in an Amsterdam canal at age 30. Benefiting enormously from an early friendship with the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, famous for establishing binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms, the two early on made elaborate plans to classify plants and animals in ways that would later be described as revolutionary. Artedi, being more interested in zoology, took on the fishes, amphibians, and reptiles-as well as the plant family Umbelliferae (Apiaceae), while Linnaeus, who was already by this time working on his sexual system for plants, took all the remaining vegetable kingdom, the
Peter Bogdanovich
Before he was the Academy Award-nominated director of The Last Picture Show (1971), Peter Bogdanovich (b. 1939) interviewed some of cinema's great masters: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and others. Since becoming an acclaimed filmmake...
Peter Principle
'The Peter Principle has cosmic implications.' - New York Times 'The classic book which warns of the dangers of over-promotion' The Times In a hierarchy, every employee rises to the level of their own incompetence. This simple maxim, defined by th...
Peter Bakes
BAKING TO BRING A SMILE TO EVERYONE'S FACE When Peter Sawkins became the youngest ever winner of the Great British Bake Off in 2020, it was a landmark moment on a journey that began when he started baking flapjacks and shortbread aged five. In his...
Peter Lindbergh
Peter Lindbergh's 'Images of Women' is now available in this new unabridged compact edition. Lindbergh, who passed away in 2019, took a comprehensive look at his body of work from the 1980s and '90s and hand selected these black & white photog...
Peter Doig
Peter Doig [Bok / Inbunden]
Peter Picasso
Vad skiljer konst från humor, och vad har de två fenomenen gemensamt? Redan Aristoteles brottades med detta problem. Medan filosoferna grubblar och konstnärerna målar drattar clowner på ändan och virtuosa komiker vitsar. Alla efter sin näbb. Kanske borde de lära mer av varandra, utvinna guld ur varandras gruvor? Pablo Picasso runt Tomelilla Konsthall sommaren 2023 är Peter Johanssons största utställning någonsin. Den består av 22 nyproducerade filmer, byggnadsverk, skulpturer och måleri bland annat 100 äkta Picassodukar, handmålade av Peter Johansson under två produktiva dagar.Trots utställningens titel är det inte Pablo Picasso som är huvudperson. Utställningen är en hommage till två av konstnären Johanssons största förebilder: humorduon Hasse & Tage och deras filmiska mästerverk från 1978, Picassos äventyr.I katalogen Peter Picasso skriver författaren och radioprofilen Kalle Lind om Hasse & Tage, Picassos äventyr och Tomelilla; medan författaren Ulrika Knutson skriver om Peter Johansson och Pablo Picasso, samt sätter utställningen i ett sammanhang; och Peter Johansson själv berättar om utställningen och dess tillblivelse. Katalogen är rikt illustrerad med fotografier från inspelningen av Picassos äventyr 1977 och från inspelningarna av Peter Picasso, samt med bilder från utställningen sommaren 2023.
Peter Bogdanovich
Before he was the Academy Award-nominated director of The Last Picture Show, Peter Bogdanovich (b. 1939) interviewed some of cinema's great masters: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and others. Since becoming an acclaimed filmmaker himse...
Peter Marino
Peter Marino
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Peter 2.0
The incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg 'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. Remarkable. I urge people to read it' Stephen Fry 'With candour and bravery, ...
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012) war einer der führenden Komponisten, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg einen Neuanfang innerhalb der Musikmoderne einleiteten. Sein Werk umfasst nahezu alle Gattungen der Musik. Offen für die Anknüpfung an bestimmte Musi...
Henze Hans Werner: Hommages
Henze Hans Werner: Hommages [CD]
Henze Hans Werner: Pollicino
Henze Hans Werner: Pollicino [DVD]
Henze Hans Werner: Reinventions
Henze Hans Werner: Reinventions [CD]
Peter Townsend reader
Peter Townsend, who sadly passed away in June 2009, had a long career researching an exceptional range of topics within the social sciences and campaigning against social inequalities. This reader brings together for the first time a collection of...
Jag, Peter Siepen
Peter Siepen är tv-profilen som hämningslöst berör alla. Han var med och formade succékanalen ZTV, och tog frimodigt resereportaget till en ny nivå i TV4:s När & fjärran . I denna underhållande biografi bjuds vi rakt in i jakten på en unik identitet, från en barndom i bonniga Bro, till strippscener och ladyboys i Bangkok. Det är tvära kast och skruvade upplevelser, udda möten och spännande inviter allt i ett rasande tempo! Och samtidigt vansinnigt insiktsfullt. Mitt i det extravaganta ryms också en hängiven småbarnspappa, en oförglömlig busschaffis och inte minst: världens förmodligen yngsta 60-plussare som oförtrutet går all in.
Peter Ivens - Houses
Peter Ivens is a buzzing and respected name in interior design. The Belgian interior architect is praised for his talent, his timeless style and impeccable realisations. His designs often come about in close collaboration with his partner in crime Bea Mombaers. The two of them have been working together intensively for over a decade, without really dividing their roles in the classic way, blurring the lines between architecture and decoration. For Ivens each house tells its own personal story. ‘Custom-made' is a core value in his oeuvre: he tailors each home to the specific needs and personality of its residents. No bells and whistles, no loud, showy signature, but silent luxury stemming from a special, sophisticated choice of materials and a unique sense of space. Ivens’ portfolio is prestigious and diverse, yet his style is recognisable. This beautiful coffee-table book, in which each chapter is dedicated to a different house, is the perfect proof. Except for a brief introduction by