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Fire at the End of the Rainbow
Short stories.
Rosalind Wise
"In lush paintings of gardens, meadows, and wetlands, British artist Rosalind Wise invites viewers into the natural vistas she knows and loves. Her works are large, typically four to five feet across, to communicate a sense of place. On behalf of the viewer, Wise strives to capture the energy and sensory detail of a moment in time. Having sketched a scene in the open air, she later focuses on color, texture, and form when completing the painting in her studio. This book presents more than one hundred of Wise's paintings, created from the 1980s to the present. An accompanying essay by Shawn Vandor, titled "Little Dreams of Creation," adds context to Wise's work and insight into the artist's creative process, background, and philosophy"--
Open City
"Open City showcases the literature of tomorrow today." --Los Angeles Times "Open City takes the old literary magazine format and revitalizes it for a new generation's tastes." --Library Journal "Ambitiously highbrow." --The New York Times Open City is a rare contemporary phenomenon: a literary journal that gets people talking about literature. A dynamic mix of prominent writers, undiscovered aspirants, and lost treasures from writers of past eras, Open City includes fiction, essays, poetry, and artwork by an exciting range of talents. The magazine has brought together writing from Michael Cunningham, Nick Tosches, Rick Moody, Lara Vapnyar, David Foster Wallace, David Mamet, Sam Lipsyte, Meghan Daum, David Berman, and previously unpublished work by Delmore Schwartz, Richard Yates, Paul Bowles, Edvard Munch, and Ford Madox Ford. Now in its fifteenth year, every issue brings new voices and ideas into the literary conversation. Open City is today's most exciting literary journal.
Tin House
From the website: The writer's job is not simply to make the reader look at the world differently, but experience it in a new way. E.L. Doctorow says, "Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader--not the fact that it is raining but the feeling of being rained on." In their stories, Jamie Quatro, Ken Calhoun, and Joan Silber take you inside three wonderfully strange families, bathing us in details that make us feel as if we are with them. That rain isn't always a gentle summer shower. Sometimes it's a storm. This is what Adam Johnson does in his artful and disturbing short story, "Dark Meadow." In the simplest terms, the story is about child pornography. Yet Johnson, who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Orphan Master's Son, moves beyond the sensationalism of the conceit and into the deeper realm of empathy and pathos, which is the stuff of true art. I am proud that we are publishing it. Wherever you are reading this--on the beach, in a field of flowers, on the subway, sneaking it at the office--we hope that you have moments where time stops and art takes over.
Open City #25
"Intelligent and accessible . . . A hip, urban aesthetic." --Poets Writers A special issue of Open City featuring writing and artwork by an exciting array of alternative rock stars. A literary magazine of fiction, essays, and poetry, Open City has a youthful, adventurous spirit and an uncanny knack for finding vibrant and original voices. Each issue offers something entirely new by an unexpected mix of talents. Open City is the first literary magazine to foster the tradition of presenting writing and artwork by popular musicians. Contributors include indie greats Stephen Malkmus (Pavement), David Berman (Silver Jews), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Stuart David (Belle & Sebastian), Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500 and Luna), and many others.
Eric Wert
"Contains two essays about contemporary painter Eric Wert and more than 100 color reproductions of Wert's paintings and drawings. Also includes a step-by-step explanation of Wert's process, written by Wert himself, with photographs of each stage of the process"--
Overkill
In 2000, a New York art collective invited friends and colleagues to create a group show of original art work based on a randomly chosen theme - for fun! It was a response to what they saw as the malaise of their generation. The reaction to this seemingly simple concept and its fresh sincerity was overwhelming. Several shows later, and with additional bases in Berlin and Tokyo, this collective of diverse talents (it takes its name from Le Phalanstere, Fournier's utopian vision of working life) has produced its first publication, Overkill. Its subject is the theme of the 2002 show in Berlin, but the book is far more than a catalogue. Instead it conveys Le Phalanstere's quirky approach and philosophy through a cornucopia of ideas, aesthetics, perspectives and misunderstandings. At first glance the book may seem chaotic and uncontrollable, but delve deeper and a dialogue emerges between the artists. It is the juxtaposition and convergence of their ideas that gives Overkill its energy."
Sundays With Shawn
John and Shawn are the best of pals. One day, Shawn was suddenly diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has months left to live. Shawn gets hospitalised. Left with insufficient time, it is a race against time for both friends to spend as much time together before Shawn departs the planet altogether. Both friends decide to meet up every Sunday, at Shawn's hospital bed-side to discuss various issues in life. Before Shawn's life comes to a close, John managed to learn 7 vital lessons from Shawn. John's weekly meetings with Shawn dramatically improved John's life for the better. John rediscovered his meaning in life, and vowed to live his life to the fullest with the newfound knowledge that he obtained through discussions with Shawn. This book is an uplifting story, whereby one can still find some positive outcome no matter how hopeless the situation might be. This book also teaches us several important life lessons that we can apply to our lives from the discussions between John and Shawn.
Reinventing Project Management
Projects are the engines that drive innovation from idea to commercialization. In fact, the number of projects in most organizations today is expanding while operations is shrinking. Yet, since many companies still focus on operational excellence and efficiency, most projects fail—largely because conventional project management concepts cannot adapt to a dynamic business environment. Moreover, top managers neglect their company's project activity, and line managers treat all their projects alike—as part of operations. Based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, Reinventing Project Management provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results.
