An account of a white man's attempt to penetrate the mystery of Gambian womanhood.

Our grandmothers' drums

Travel

Hudson, Mark

Africa

Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd.

Our Grandmother's Drums

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Vintage

The author recounts his experiences living in the village of Dulaba in Gambia, and shares his impressions of the local customs and rituals

Our Grandmothers' Drums

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Grove Pr

A compelling portrait of the life, work, and meaning of one of the greatest artists of all time. Toward the end of his long life, Tiziano Vecelli―known to the world ever since as Titian (circa 1488– 1576)―was at work on a number of paintings that he kept in his studio, never quite completing them, as though wanting to endlessly postpone the moment of closure. Produced with his fingers as much as with the brush, Titian's last paintings are imbued with a unique rawness and immediacy without precedent in the history of Western art. As if to further cloud their meaning, after the outbreak of plague that took his life, Titian's studio was looted and many canvases were taken; what happened to them is not known. 
But what did Titian, who had experienced as much in the way of material success and critical acclaim as any artist before or since, mean by these works? Titian: The Last Days is a quest through the great artist's life and work toward the physical and spiritual landscape of his last paintings. Vividly re-creating the atmosphere of sixteenth-century Venice and Europe, Mark Hudson chronicles Titian's relationships with his own mentors (Bellini and Giorgione), rivals, and patrons―among them popes, kings, and emperors― as well as his troubled dealings with his own family. Paralleling this narrative is Hudson's personal journey through Titian's life and career, exploring the relentless formal development that led to the breakthroughs of his last days, and the mystery behind his missing paintings. 
Moving from Titian's hometown in the Dolomites to the greatest churches and palaces of the age, to Venice then and now, Titian: The Last Days is an original and compelling study of one of Europe's greatest artists.

Titian: The Last Days

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Walker Books

Our Grandmothers' Drums: A Portrait of Rural African Life & Culture

Social Sciences

Henry Holt Co.

Help adults with intellectual disabilities improve their mental health and quality of lifeIntroduces a new emotional development, evidence-based modelDetails phases and milestones of development for people with IDExplains challenging behaviour and mental health problems according to the modelDetailed guidance on how to apply the approach in practiceFull of case examplesUsing a developmental perspective, the authors offer a new, integrated model for supporting people with intellectual disability (ID). This concept builds upon recent advances in attachment-informed approaches, by drawing upon a broader understanding of the social, emotional, and cognitive competencies of people with ID, which is grounded in developmental neuroscience and psychology. The book explores in detail how challenging behaviour and mental health difficulties in people with ID arise when their basic emotional needs are not being met by those in the environment. Using individually tailored interventions, which complement existing models of care, practitioners can help to facilitate maturational processes and reduce behaviour that is challenging to others. As a result, the "fit" of a person within his or her individual environment can be improved. Case examples throughout the book illuminate how this approach works by targeting interventions towards the person's stage of emotional development.This book will be of interest to a wide range of professionals working with people with ID, including: clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, learning disability nurses, speech and language therapists, and teachers in special education settings, as well as parents and caregivers.

Meeting Emotional Needs in Intellectual Disability: The Developmental Approach

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Sappok, Tanja

Zepperitz, Sabine

Mental Health

Hogrefe & Huber Pub

<div>The fourth edition of The Nobile Folios explores St Paul's from Moor Lane, painted by Cyril Mann in 1948. London in the late '40s was beleaguered by the devastation of war. Mann cast his intense gaze on this scarred cityscape, and saw it for what it was. But his was no regular gaze: he saw the vitality and energy beneath this desperation which was symbolized by blinding light of the glowing ochre sun.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This folio unearths Mann's vision by setting free the miraculous details that form this astounding canvas and by allowing two works to inform our reading of it. The first, a thoughtful essay by art critic Mark Hudson that contextualizes the painting and the artist; the other, a moving story by novelist Veronica Cecil about a cantankerous painter tapping into his creative energies.</div>

St Paul's from Moor Lane / As Flies to Wanton Boys / Cyril Mann's Post-War Cityscapes (Volume 4) (Nobile Folios)

Cecil, Veronica

Individual Artists

Sylph Editions

Founded in 1955, the Rough-Stuff Fellowship is the world's oldest off-road cycling club. Its archive contains thousands of stunning images, hand-drawn maps and documents - an unexpected treasure trove of incredible value and beauty that is now being brought to a wider public by Isola Press. The photos are evocative of a bygone age and a bygone style - a time when you might set off on a bike ride wearing a shirt and tie or a bobble hat, and no ride was complete without a stop to brew up some tea and smoke a pipe. They are also a record of intrepid adventures. RSF riders explored the Lake District, the Cairngorms, the Alps and further afield, and their exploits were beautifully documented by amateur and professional photographers. In their own very British way, these men and women were pioneers, pedalling and carrying their bikes where angels feared to tread. Mountain bikes, gravel bikes, adventure bikes all owe them a debt. This book celebrates their style and their spirit. It is a stunning visual resource of cycling heritage that will inspire new adventures.

The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive: Adventures with the world's oldest off-road cycling club

Photography & Video

Isola Press Limited

Two conspiracies to bring down the US government are nearing completion, with just hours before the end of America as we know it; can one man stop it? Who would believe him when he speaks the name of the conspirators?

A Deep Purple Hue: Book One of the Gordan Hudde Series (1)

Literature & Fiction

One Flyer Publishing

Recent interdisciplinary studies, combining scientific techniques such as ancient DNA analysis with humanistic re-evaluations of the transcultural value of bronze, have presented archaeologists with a fresh view of the Bronze Age in Europe. The new research emphasises long-distance connectivities and political decentralisation. 'Bronzisation' is discussed as a type of proto-globalisation. In this Element, Mark Hudson examines whether these approaches can also be applied to East Asia. Focusing primarily on Island East Asia, he analyses trade, maritime interactions and warrior culture in a comparative Eurasian framework. He argues that the international division of labour associated with Bronze Age trade provided an important stimulus to the rise of decentralised complexity in regions peripheral to alluvial states. Building on James Scott's work, the concept of the 'barbarian niche' is proposed as a way to model the longue durée of premodern Eurasian history. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.\nBook Description\nThis Element explores whether recent interdisplinary approaches to the Bronze Age in Europe can be applied to East Asia.

Bronze Age Maritime and Warrior Dynamics in Island East Asia (Elements in Ancient East Asia)

History

Asia

Cambridge University Press

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