With Fire is the story of ceramic artist Richard Hirsch, and an examination of the work for which he is so widely celebrated. This richly illustrated book presents the life of an artist whose career spans some of the most important developments in the American Clay Movement. Hirsch established a connection with the legendary Raku and Ohi families, whose influence created a lasting pedagogical and creative link to the West that continues today.SCOTT MEYER is Professor of Ceramics at the University of Montevallo in Alabama. He has authored numerous articles and is the recipient of many awards for creative excellence and teaching. Meyer's work with Richard Hirsch has spanned studio, kiln, writing and instructional workshops.

What s the difference between heirlooms and hybrids? How can I stop weeds from invading my flowerbeds? And what s the best way to attract helpful, beneficial insects? All these questions and more are answered in Stuff Every Gardener Should Know a handy little reference book that s perfect for gardeners of all ages and experience. From the secrets of indoor seed-starting to tips for hassle free roses, this delightful companion is blooming with fun facts and helpful ideas.

Ever want to know the best way to combat "the silent treatment"? How to destroy society? Apply video game skills to real life? Well, read "Help Is on the Way", a collection of strips from the hilarious online web comic Basic Instructions! Cartoonist Scott Meyer will guide you through some of life's more uncomfortable moments with plenty of absurdly bad advice, usually packed economically into four side-splitting panels. This is the kind of stuff that jumps from the weekly paper onto your cubicle wall in seconds flat! Learn how to apply the laws of physics to your personal relationships! "Help Is on the Way", by Basic Instructions creator Scott Meyer, is your "all-inclusive guide to a life well-lived."

Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a matter of familiarizing yourself with the features they introduce (e.g., auto type declarations, move semantics, lambda expressions, and concurrency support). The challenge is learning to use those features effectively - so that your software is correct, efficient, maintainable, and portable. That's where this practical book comes in. It describes how to write truly great software using C++11 and C++14 - i.e. using modern C++. Topics include: The pros and cons of braced initialization, noexcept specifications, perfect forwarding, and smart pointer make functions The relationships among std::move, std::forward, rvalue references, and universal references Techniques for writing clear, correct, effective lambda expressions How std::atomic differs from volatile, how each should be used, and how they relate to C++'s concurrency API How best practices in "old" C++ programming (i.e., C++98) require revision for software development in modern C++ Effective Modern C++ follows the proven guideline-based, example-driven format of Scott Meyers' earlier books, but covers entirely new material.

More than 150,000 copies in print! Praise for Scott Meyers' first book, Effective C++: "I heartily recommend Effective C++ to anyone who aspires to mastery of C++ at the intermediate level or above." - The C/C++ User's Journal From the author of the indispensable Effective C++, here are 35 new ways to improve your programs and designs. Drawing on years of experience, Meyers explains how to write software that is more effective: more efficient, more robust, more consistent, more portable, and more reusable. In short, how to write C++ software that's just plain better.More Effective C++ includes: * Proven methods for improving program efficiency, including incisive examinations of the time/space costs of C++ language features * Comprehensive descriptions of advanced techniques used by C++ experts, including placement new, virtual constructors, smart pointers, reference counting, proxy classes, and double-dispatching * Examples of the profound impact of exception handling on the structure and behavior of C++ classes and functions * Practical treatments of new language features, including bool, mutable, explicit, namespaces, member templates, the Standard Template Library, and more. If your compilers don't yet support these features, Meyers shows you how to get the job done without them. More Effective C++ is filled with pragmatic, down-to-earth advice you'll use every day. Like Effective C++ before it, More Effective C++ is essential reading for anyone working with C++.

"Every C++ professional needs a copy of Effective C++. It is an absolute must-read for anyone thinking of doing serious C++ development. If you've never read Effective C++ and you think you know everything about C++, think again." - Steve Schirripa, Software Engineer, Google"C++ and the C++ community have grown up in the last fifteen years, and the third edition of Effective C++ reflects this. The clear and precise style of the book is evidence of Scott's deep insight and distinctive ability to impart knowledge." - Gerhard Kreuzer, Research and Development Engineer, Siemens AG The first two editions of Effective C++ were embraced by hundreds of thousands of programmers worldwide. The reason is clear: Scott Meyers' practical approach to C++ describes the rules of thumb used by the experts - the things they almost always do or almost always avoid doing - to produce clear, correct, efficient code. The book is organized around 55 specific guidelines, each of which describes a way to write better C++. Each is backed by concrete examples. For this third edition, more than half the content is new, including added chapters on managing resources and using templates.Topics from the second edition have been extensively revised to reflect modern design considerations, including exceptions, design patterns, and multithreading. Important features of Effective C++ include: * Expert guidance on the design of effective classes, functions, templates, and inheritance hierarchies. * Applications of new "TR1" standard library functionality, along with comparisons to existing standard library components. * Insights into differences between C++ and other languages (e.g., Java, C#, C) that help developers from those languages assimilate "the C++ way" of doing things.

Write Truly Great iOS and OS X Code with Objective-C 2.0! Effective Objective-C 2.0 will help you harness all of Objective-C's expressive power to write OS X or iOS code that works superbly well in production environments. Using the concise, scenario-driven style pioneered in Scott Meyers' best-selling Effective C++, Matt Galloway brings together 52 Objective-C best practices, tips, shortcuts, and realistic code examples that are available nowhere else. Through real-world examples, Galloway uncovers little-known Objective-C quirks, pitfalls, and intricacies that powerfully impact code behavior and performance. You'll learn how to choose the most efficient and effective way to accomplish key tasks when multiple options exist, and how to write code that's easier to understand, maintain, and improve. Galloway goes far beyond the core language, helping you integrate and leverage key Foundation framework classes and modern system libraries, such as Grand Central Dispatch.Coverage includes * Optimizing interactions and relationships between Objective-C objects* Mastering interface and API design: writing classes that feel "right at home"* Using protocols and categories to write maintainable, bug-resistant code* Avoiding memory leaks that can still occur even with Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)* Writing modular, powerful code with Blocks and Grand Central Dispatch* Leveraging differences between Objective-C protocols and multiple inheritance in other languages* Improving code by more effectively using arrays, dictionaries, and sets* Uncovering surprising power in the Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks

When people first learn Python they immediately feel empowered to write code to accomplish the task at hand. But Python has unique strengths and charms that can be hard to grasp. Programmers from other languages often approach Python from a limited mindset instead of embracing its full expressivity. New programmers go too far in the other direction, using Python's dynamic features to set themselves up for difficulties in the future. Effective Python aims to provide the reader with an understanding of the "Pythonic" way of writing programs: the best way to use Python. New program- mers will learn the best practices of Python's features. Experienced programmers will learn how to embrace the strangeness of a new tool with confidence. Like other Effective books, this book will be organized in a series of short items. Each chapter will cover a broad but related set of subjects. Each item will provide clear and concise guidance to the reader about how they can write Python programs more effectively. Each item will provide advice on what to do, what to avoid, how to strike the right balance, and why this is the best choice. Effective Python will prepare growing programmers to make a big impact using Python.

Pavilion of Women av Pearl S. Buck (1946) er en perle av en roman som forteller historien om den åndelige og intellektuelle oppvåkningen til Madame Wu, en bortskjemt kone til det velstående House of Wu. Hun kunngjør for mannen sin at hun i anledning sin førtiårsdag ønsker å trekke seg fra deres fysiske liv som et par. Madame Wu ber mannen sin om å ta en annen kone for å tjene ham som patriarken til en av de eldste og mest prestisjefylte husholdningene i Kina. Hun utfører selv opplegget, og trekker seg tilbake til sine egne rom for å lese bøker og leve et sinnsliv, noe hun aldri hadde luksusen til å gjøre da sønnene hennes vokste opp. Husholdningen snurrer i kaos, og når en utenlandsk prest kommer for å lære deres yngste sønn engelsk, er også hjertet hennes i opprør. Det er en bok som får deg til å tenke på betydningen av ekteskap, morskap og familie, verdien av selvdisiplin og begrensningene til kjønnsroller lenge etter at du har snudd siste side. Den kritiske responsen på Pavilion of Women var ganske positiv; her er en slik anmeldelse fra de avtagende dagene i 1946, da romanen kom ut: En anmeldelse fra 1946 av Pavilion of Women Fra den originale anmeldelsen av Laura Scott Meyers i El Paso Herald-Post, desember 1946: Alle som har lest et betydelig antall av Pearl Bucks bøker nærmer seg hver nye med en klar forventning om at den vil være utmerket hvis den handler om Kina, men bare middelmådig hvis innstillingen er andre steder. Pavilion of Women er i den lykkelige tradisjonen til Mrs. Bucks kinesiske romaner, og derfor kan den anbefales for sine pittige observasjoner av menneskelige handlinger og motiver, for sin stille beherskede humor, sin detaljerte og trofaste skildring av en fase av kinesisk liv. For enten Mrs. Buck skriver om de rike eller de fattige, de ydmyke eller der, har bøkene hennes autentisitet, og leseren er rikere på kunnskap om et folk for hvert bind han leser. Hemmeligheten bak denne integriteten i forfatterskapet hennes er uten tvil hennes kjærlighet og respekt for det kinesiske folk.

Meyers emphasizes Fitzgerald's alcoholism, Zelda's illnesses and her doctors, Fitzgerald's love affairs both before and after her breakdown, and his wide-ranging friendships, from the polo star Tommy Hitchcock to the Hollywood executive Irving Thalberg.

Catering to lovers of the well-written word and the well-mixed drink, Cocktail Noir is a lively look at the intertwining of alcohol and the underworld―represented by authors of crime both true and fictional and their glamorously disreputable characters, as well as by real life gangsters who built Prohibition-era empires on bootlegged booze. It celebrates the potent potables they imbibed and the watering holes they frequented, including some bars that continue to provide a second home for crime writers. Highlighting the favorite drinks of Noir scribes, the book includes recipes for cocktails such as the Gimlet described in Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, the Mojito Mulatta T.J. English drank while writing Havana Nocturne and the Dirty Martini favored by mob chronicler Christian Cippolini. Cocktail Noir also lets us in on the drinking habits of notorious organized crime figures, revealing Al Capone's taste for Templeton Rye, Meyer Lansky's preference for Dewar's Scotch and Gambino family hit man Charles Carneglia's habit of guzzling Cutty Sark. With black and white illustrations throughout, Cocktail Noir is as stylish and irreverent as the drinks, often larger-than-life figures and culture it explores. Authors Quoted Extensively: Dennis Lehane Patrick Downey T.J. English Scott Burnstein Christian Cippolini Chriss Lyon Gavin Schmitt Authors Discussed: Mario Puzo Gay Talese Peter Maas Raymond Chandler Dashiel Hammet Authors Honorably Mentioned: F. Scott Fitzgerald Dorothy Parker Stephen King Truman Capote

The best-selling Sherlock Holmes novel by writer/director Nicholas Meyer comes to comics! The real story behind Sherlock Holmes' final confrontation with Professor Moriarty is at long last revealed! Who is the real Moriarty? Why did Holmes disappear for so long? The game is afoot!

<p><strong>This effective study guide delivers 100% coverage of all topics on the CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam</strong></p><p>Take the CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam with complete confidence using the detailed information contained in this comprehensive self-study resource. Written by two of the industry's leading CompTIA A+ authorities, the book serves as both a powerful exam preparation tool and an ideal on-the-job reference. </p><p>CompTIA IT Fundamentals All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam FC0-U51) offers complete coverage of every exam objective and provides more than 200 accurate practice questions. The guide follows the proven methodology that has established Mike Meyers as the #1 name in CompTIA training and certification. Readers will learn how to identify computer components, set up software, establish network connectivity, and minimize security risks. Learning objectives, chapter summaries, and exam tips highlight key points throughout. </p><ul><li>Complete coverage of the CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam FC0-U51 </li><li>Written with the "in the trenches" voice and clarity Mike Meyers is known for </li><li>Electronic content includes customizable test engine with 200+ practice questions, an introductory video from Mike Meyers, and a collection of Mike's favorite PC tools & utilities</li></ul>

I boken eksperimenteres det med kombinasjonen fiksjon, dokumentarroman &amp; en tolkning av den amerikanske klassikeren «The Great Gatsby» av F. Scott Fitzgerald, publisert i 1925 av Charles Scribner's Sons. «Den lille historien om Mr. Gatsby &amp; Mr. Calleklev» er en sammenligning av livene til den styrtrike Jay Gatsby og den dyktige håndverksmesteren Eiolf Calleklev, ment for å trigge leserens refleksjoner. Deres respektive livsreiser sammenlignes både med hensyn til tilværelsens letthet, kvinnene i deres liv og reisens mer tyngre og mørke tilstander.

Responding to the increasingly powerful presence of dystopian literature for young adults, this volume focuses on novels featuring a female protagonist who contends with societal and governmental threats at the same time that she is navigating the treacherous waters of young adulthood. The contributors relate the liminal nature of the female protagonist to liminality as a unifying feature of dystopian literature, literature for and about young women, and cultural expectations of adolescent womanhood. Divided into three sections, the collection investigates cultural assumptions and expectations of adolescent women, considers the various means of resistance and rebellion made available to and explored by female protagonists, and examines how the adolescent female protagonist is situated with respect to the groups and environments that surround her. In a series of thought-provoking essays on a wide range of writers that includes Libba Bray, Scott Westerfeld, Tahereh Mafi, Veronica Roth, Marissa Meyer, Ally Condie, and Suzanne Collins, the collection makes a convincing case for how this rebellious figure interrogates the competing constructions of adolescent womanhood in late-twentieth- and early twenty-first-century culture.

Responding to the increasingly powerful presence of dystopian literature for young adults, this volume focuses on novels featuring a female protagonist who contends with societal and governmental threats at the same time that she is navigating the treacherous waters of young adulthood. The contributors relate the liminal nature of the female protagonist to liminality as a unifying feature of dystopian literature, literature for and about young women, and cultural expectations of adolescent womanhood. Divided into three sections, the collection investigates cultural assumptions and expectations of adolescent women, considers the various means of resistance and rebellion made available to and explored by female protagonists, and examines how the adolescent female protagonist is situated with respect to the groups and environments that surround her. In a series of thought-provoking essays on a wide range of writers that includes Libba Bray, Scott Westerfeld, Tahereh Mafi, Veronica Roth, Marissa Meyer, Ally Condie, and Suzanne Collins, the collection makes a convincing case for how this rebellious figure interrogates the competing constructions of adolescent womanhood in late-twentieth- and early twenty-first-century culture.

Architectural Theory of Modernism presents an overview of the discourse on function-form concepts from the beginnings, in the eighteenth century, to its peak in High Modernism. Functionalist thinking and its postmodern criticism during the second half of the twentieth century is explored, as well as today's functionalism in the context of systems theory, sustainability, digital design, and the information society.The book covers, among others, the theories of Carlo Lodoli, Gottfried Semper, Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hannes Meyer, Adolf Behne, CIAM, Jane Jacobs, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Charles Jencks, William Mitchell, and Manuel Castells.