Bøger af Russell Hart

Der amerikanische Fotograf, Schriftsteller und Dozent Russell Hart legt einen hochfokussierten fotografischen Essay über Erinnerungen vor und darüber, wie Demenz Identität und persönliche Geschichte zerstören kann. Gleichzeitig ist es eine intime Studie über einen alternden Elternteil anhand persönlicher Gegenstände und ihrer Umgebung.Die Fotografien entstanden im Haus von Harts Mutter, in dem sie über 40 Jahre gelebt hatte, bis sie aufgrund ihres kognitiven Verfalls nichtmehr dort bleiben konnte. Einige der Bilder zeigen die Innenräume des Hauses, als er es für den Verkauf ausräumte. Andere sind Nahaufnahmen von Hunderten von Kisten mit Gegenständen, die seine Mutter, eine krankhafte Sammlerin, aus praktischen und sentimentalen Gründen zusammengetragen hatte. Das Buch lässt Raum, eigene Erfahrungen mitder Pflege von Angehörigen wiederzuerkennen.

With this book, artists can make their own slides for entering competitions, obtaining grants and commissions, and submitting their works to galleries. The book provides specific instructions for working with various types of art and avoiding common problems such as reflections, glare, and shadows. Starting with basics such as what cameras and tripods are best suited for this type of photography, the book progresses into more advanced areas including the ideal lighting for art slides and how to best make use of the latest advances in film technology.

The period from 1939 to 1945 saw some of the most devastating and remarkable events in living memory. Laboring beneath a daily burden of fear, sacrifice, deprivation and uncertainty, soldiers and civilians of all nationalities were driven to extremes of selfless loyalty, dogged determination or bitter cruelty by the demands of a world at war. This book tells the stories of the men and women who lived and died during the Second World War, from politicians to factory workers, and from High Command to the conscripted men on the front lines. The experience of war is brought to life through a wealth of contemporary documentation, private writings and historical research, whilst the political, military, and historical significance of the war is assessed and examined. From Europe''s Western and Eastern Fronts to the war at sea, and from the Pacific to the Mediterranean and North Africa, every fighting front of the Second World War is covered in this truly comprehensive volume.

Biographers and historians have lionized Heinz Guderian as the legendary father of the German armored force and brilliant practitioner of blitzkrieg maneuver warfare. As Russell A.