Heller: 415 books
by Steven Heller
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
From the lost art of show-card writing and the tumultuous days of guerrilla magazine publishing to the latest in electronic leaflet design and hot magazine covers, acclaimed graphic designer and author Steven Heller provides dozens of stunning examples of how graphic design has transformed from a subset of pop culture to a cultural driving force on its own.
Design Literacy
Understanding Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Author and design expert Steven Heller has revisited and revised the popular classic Design Literacy by revising many of the thoughtful essays from the original and mixing in thirty-two new works. Each essay offers a taste of the aesthetic, political, historical, and personal issues that have engaged...
The Capitalist University
The Transformations of Higher Education in the United States since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Can the ivory tower rise above capitalism? Or are the humanities and social sciences merely handmaids to the American imperial order? The Capitalist University surveys the history of higher education in the United States over the last century, revealing how campuses and classrooms have become battlegrounds...
Ready, Fire, Aim
An Immigrant's Tales of Entrepreneurial Terror
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
"Under the best conditions, being an entrepreneur can be filled with anxiety and trepidation. Throw in some challenging circumstances, and trepidation turns to downright terror. Charles Ota Heller is a Holocaust survivor who arrived in the US as a penniless thirteen-year-old who spoke two words...
by Claudia Heller
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Andres Duarte was a Mexican army veteran who was awarded a 6,595-acre grant south of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841. Parceled out to settlers and farmers, the Rancho Azusa de Duarte began thriving when rail lines were built to access the citrus crops. Duarte was home to the City of Hope, a tuberculosis...
by Jane Heller
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
When a golf club’s first single female member is murdered, spunky club wife Judy Mills takes a swing at sleuthing in this “witty, well-plotted” mystery (Publishers Weekly).
Judy Mills has it all: A handsome husband, a thriving career, and a landmark house on two sylvan acres. But when...
Strange Stars
How Science Fiction and Fantasy Transformed Popular Music
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
A Hugo Award-winning author and music journalist explores the weird and wild story of when rock ’n’ roll met the sci-fi world of the 1970s
As the 1960s drew to a close, and mankind trained its telescopes on other worlds, old conventions gave way to a new kind of hedonistic freedom that celebrated...
by Jane Heller
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
“The supremely talented Ms. Heller delivers snappy wit, lush romance, and plenty of surprises… just the thing to spark a romantic adventure of your own. “– DALLAS MORNING NEWS “Riotous, hilarious, but also ruefully dead-on in depicting the dangers of not appreciating one’s mate – warts...
by Marcus Van Heller
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Author van Heller is a legend among writers of erotic fiction, so good that his name and craft were often imitated, but never duplicated. Considered by many to be his finest work, Roman Orgy is a retelling of Spartacus. In this case, our hero is a servant, willful but submissive, until one day when...
Language, Capitalism, Colonialism
Toward a Critical History
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
Heller and McElhinny reinterpret sociolinguistics for the twenty-first century with an original approach to the study of language that is situated in the political and economic contexts of colonialism and capitalism. In the process, they map out a critical history of how language serves, and has...
Design Culture
An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1997
Presenting a significant selection of seventy-eight essays, interviews, and symposia from the pioneering AIGA Journal of Graphic Design, Design Culture examines the coming of age of graphic design as a profession and its role in shaping our culture. A diverse group of leading designers, editors, academics,...
The Swastika
Symbol Beyond Redemption?
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
"Force[s] even the most sophisticated to rethink and rework their ideas of how images work in the world."--School Library Journal.* Traces the history of the swastika, from religious symbol to reviled symbol * More than 175 illustrations * Powerful examination of the impact of one graphic symbol on...
by Bill Heller
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
Explore the history of the great favorites that have entered Saratoga as champions, but left without a win. Author Bill Heller traces the history of this phenomenon from the racetrack's beginnings in the 1860s to the present day.
The Pregnant Athlete
How to Stay in Your Best Shape Ever--Before, During, and After Pregnancy
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
The Go-To Guide to Keep You Active and Healthy During Your Pregnancy and Beyond
Whether you're a professional athlete or a dedicated weekend warrior, you're serious about your sport and your commitment to fitness. But now that you're pregnant, you may be getting conflicting health and exercise...