Tauton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking

for those of you who want to add wood skills, or you are already proficient with the creation of wood does not hurt to read this book. this book contains lessons on carpentry and explained by using illustration ang clear, so that we easily understand.

The Rock & Gem (Smithsonian) by DK

The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils.

This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-colour specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science.

Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, The Rock and Gem Book gives a complete overview of the Earth's naturally occurring marvels and the beautiful objects created from them.

The Train Book By Dorling Kindersley

"Definitive visual history and glorious celebration of all things train and track

The Train Book traces the history and role of trains from the first steam engines to diesel engines and then to today's high-speed bullet trains.

You'll take a journey through the most important trains of each period and see iconic trains such as the Orient Express, the Fairy Queen, the Mallard and the Javelin in incredible detail, discovering the anatomy of these legendary engines. The Train Book gives you a truly international view of trains, exploring some of the world's most impressive rail routes from South Africa to Siberia, including the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the high-speed Japanese Tokaido Shinkansen line. You'll discover the stories of key innovators, designers and engineers who advanced rail travel, the challenges they faced and the cultural backdrop against which the railways were built." (Goodread.com) 

Paint Tool SAI tutorial DANG! its japanese

SAI is a lightweight painting application. The user interface allows multiple documents to be opened at the same time. The drawing canvas can be both zoomed and rotated using the sliders on the navigator or the hotkeys configured on the keyboard. The toolbar on the top part of the screen also includes a button to mirror the drawing view without mirroring the actual drawing. It is also possible to open multiple viewports to the same document. An application-wide scratchpad (which can be used as a color mixing panel) is provided, which is saved between sessions. Colors can be stored in the swatches panel.(...)

The Art of Steampunk by Art Donovan

As presented by Oxford Universities Museum of the history of science. Steampunk is rooted in the aesthetic of Victorian technology. Yet it is not a nostalgic recreation of vanished past: its devices are both imaginative and contemporary.

 Inside, you will find the fantastical and stunning artwork of Steampunk artists from around the world.  The 17 artists featured on these pages, among the frontrunners of the Steampunk genre, have had their work displayed at an exhibition at The Museum of History of Science at the University of Oxford, UK and have attracted the media attention of BoingBoing, one of the world’s largest blogs.  Their artwork consists of everything from clocks and watches to light fixtures and jewelry, but every piece demonstrates hours of painstaking work and devotion from its creator.  You will find that the artists themselves are just as unique and colorful as their masterpieces.  Fully embracing Steampunk ideology, many have adopted a Victorian alter ego—a mad scientist persona to match the complicated intricacies of their artwork.

    The Art of Steampunk brings the vision of the Steampunk artist alive on the page, providing a unique insight into the captivating and dynamic world of a vastly underground genre.

Use sumatraPDF to read and open the file. Its usefull software so far.

Waiting for Godot & other plays

I find it difficult to talk about this book, so as I read I am looking for a comment about this book. I think this comment is interesting.

“What happened?"
“Nothing happened.”
“Why did nothing happen?
“How would I know?”
“You would know.”
“I would?”
“Yes.”
“How I would know?”
“Because you read it.”
“Did I?”
“Yes.“
“How do you know?”
“It is on your shelf.”
“So?”
“You rated it.”
“What does it mean?”
“It means you have read it.”
“Oh I have.”
“So what happened?”
“Nothing happened.”
“Why did nothing happen?”
“Because they were waiting for Godot.”

Waiting and nothing – I could take these two words and use them in as many combinations as the rules of probability allow to create a ‘review’ that would be as much meaningful as it would be meaningless. I could draw upon the elusive symbolism of the text in the manner of a perspicacious hermeneut whose convoluted exegesis would only serve to frustrate him even more. Or like a blurb-writer I could summarise the four-and-a-half characters, the austere landscape, the leafless tree, the role of the taut rope and jangling bucket, and the heap of nonsense, but what would that achieve? 

Suffice it to say that the sheer speed of the bare dialogue makes you want to slow down and look for something queer happening between the lines, but nothing happens. Or perhaps everything happens? You can look at from any number of angles and it adapts itself to your point of view. You can attach any meaning to the memorable symbolism and it helps you comprehend that meaning. You may hypothesize at will and the text will lend you a hand to prove it. 

Beckett in his frugal minimalist brilliance paints a powerful imagery of an agitated self, a helpless being, a lonely traveller, in eternal yet meaningless wait, which life ultimately is, till we take the final leap into oblivion. The act of wait, which is an act of life, is given a comic dimension in the play. By the end the reader becomes one with the characters, waiting for things to happen, for something to happen, but nothing ever happens. Yet life happens.

I think it's impossible to review Waiting for Godot adequately, not even after a long and thorough analysis, because in that case one would be seeking directions where none exist. 

The best review of the play is the one that is not written."

Gundala Putra Petir

Gundala lightning son is a comic character created around the early 70s, with a superhero theme. The title I have read at that time is:

• Gundala Cuci Nama.
• Dr.Jaka dan Ki Wilawuk.
• Gundala Bernafas Dalam Lumpur.(recomended)
• Gundala Jatuh Cinta.

This will be a little different, I will present the old comics quite famous in Indonesia, this comic has given sweet memories.
This comic file is cbr so to read it using cbr reader or i suggest sumatraPDF because this software can open PDF file, epub, and cbr at once.

Exploring Art, Student Edition 3rd Edition

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There are 3 books output McGraw-Hill Education and all about middle school art program ; Introducing Art, Exploring Art, Understanding Art. each has been reprinted for many requests.
this book is great because of the fun way of delivering. Help them understand and appreciate other cultures, and encourage them to think more creatively and solve problems more effectively.

Exploring Art, Student Edition 3rd Edition, contains introducing art with media approach, painting, sculpture, etc. and media used.

more details please see here

Living With Art by Mark Getlein

In this book students are given understanding to be able to analyze the art. The tools for analyzing are also explained here, coupled with historical knowledge and influences. Make it analysis tool more rich and original.

Taken together, all of these elements help students to better appreciate art as a reflection of the human experience and to realize that living with art is living with ourselves.

"Throughout the previous seven editions, this text has earned a reputation for elegance and the highest standards of quality. Living with Art helps students develop an appreciation of art by offering a clear and comprehensive introduction to the visual arts from several perspectives: themes and purposes of art; the vocabulary of art; individual art media (painting, drawing, camera arts, sculpture, architecture, etc.); and the history of art. The book is rich with illustrations drawn from a wide range of artistic cultures and time periods" www.goodreads.com

read here or download

Glencoe Introducing Art Student Edition

This book is designed to introduce art to school students. So if you want to know the art more deeply not this book you are looking for.

But what I saw was not so. the book is built by a variety of good skills on art theory as well as art practice. this book also makes the reader excited because in between the discussion inserted biographical artists close to the subject. artist quotes are sometimes discussed.
in addition to discussing the theory in this book also in the present practice of art at the end of the discussion. this is so interesting.

you can read and download here

what is epub extension?

"EPUB is an e-book file format with the extension .epub that can be downloaded and read on devices like smartphones, tablets, computers, or e-readers. It is a technical standard published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes styled ePub" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB. 

Here some software to open epub;
1. Epub File Reader, it is free software it is nice and easy to use. 
    u can download at http://www.epubfilereader.com/

2. Sumatra PDF is a free and open-source document viewer, it supports many      document formats including: Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft            Compiled.HTML. Help (CHM), DjVu, EPUB, FictionBook (FB2), MOBI, PRC, Open XML Paper Specification (OpenXPS, OXPS, XPS), Comic Book Archive file (CB7, CBR, CBT, CBZ).It is developed exclusively for Microsoft Windows, but it can run under Linux with help of WINE. download the sumatra pdf here

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry by Chuck Wills.

This book explains the history of weapons from time to time, with illustrations accompanied by clear descriptions we are invited to wade through time to get to know various weapons. What, why guns are created, over time and knowledge of weapons are changing.

"Weapons have a unique appeal for collectors and museums because of their technology, materials, craftsmanship, and beauty. The most ordinary weapons tell the story of the time and the society in which they were made and used. Though they served and continue to serve deadly purposes, weapons allow a glimpse into human history" ROBERT LINDLEY

Creating Characters with personality by Tom Bancroft

"Creating Characters has never been easy for me. The designs don't gives themselves up without a struggle; there are no formulas for a quick and easy path. To design the character i do hundreds of drawing, exploring and waiting for that moment of recognition when i can see the face of the character I am searching for staring back at me. That is the magic moment I am always working to achieve" Glen Keane

The Fundamental os Illustration , Lawrence Zeegen/ Chrush

'The Fundamental of Illustration' is intented as a comprehensive guide for illustrators, designers and those who commission illustration. Investigating the generation of ideas, interpretation of the brief, analogue and digital working methods, and the art selfpromotion through example of contemporary practice, this book offers a unique resource and insight into illustration.

can read here after 'skip add'

What is Packagind Design? by Giles Calver

as implied in the title of the book, this book introduces us to the packaging, what it is and explains a bit of its history and explains a great deal about the understanding, the type and function of packaging.
This book is so interesting that we can get an insight into the packaging.

read the book here

The Time of a Repetition by Miguel de Beistegui

Philosophy's  fundamental and only constitutive question is that of being of beings, and of the decisive yet unrecognized difference between being and beings. If being is not in the way of a being then what is its mode of being? to what extent can we say that being is?

read more or download here

50 robots to draw and paint by Keith Thomson

The robots shown were really intricate and interesting. The steps were well shown, and I liked that it showed things like hinges and screws in detail to better complete a final project. Illustrations were really interesting to look at.

It brings in many skill building techniques and tips. Each of the robots shown has a unique style and the design concept of each is explained very well.

Read or download here

Nietzsche's Revolution Décadence, Politics, and Sexuality

This book claims Nietzsche as a leftist revolutionary but without overlooking the conservative and retrogressive elements of his political philosophy. The author argues that these two 'halves' of his philosophy help construct a new form of politics for contemporary readers, a possibility of revolution post-Marx.

Here to read or download it

Women of Manara

Women of Manara by Milo Manara a comic artist collects some drawings along with an interesting descriptive story. As for the comic readers who are reliable or who know the comic Milo Manara, this book is for adult readers +21.
You can read here

Typography Workbook

There is an elegance to letters and words I appreciate. The shape of individual letters and the way they fit together beautifully, when set properly, is noticeably better than slap-dash text thrown down with little care.

This book covers the fundamentals of dealing with type and shows how it is best used in graphic design. It includes detail on the general mechanics of typography, such as the dos and don’ts of typesetting, alignment, kerning, leading, information on optimal line length for legibility, etc. There are numerous examples illustrating the information discussed plus graphic design styles from around the world too.

The Typography Workbook was a good refresher for me, an experienced designer, but it would also prove helpful to those just starting out, as well. I found this book informative and educational but especially loved the fun layout! That, in and of itself, was useful to me. I was surprised by the high volume of graphic design samples. They took up half the book and, though interesting to look at, not all seem to pertain to typography. 

it can read here