Industries Professions category: 12443 books

Dutch-born Australian director, Rolf de Heer, is Australia’s most successful and unpredictable film-maker, with fifteen feature films of widely varying style and genre to his name. Arising from the author’s 2006 – 2009 PhD research at the Queensland University of Technology (which focused on...

Larry Cohen: The Stuff of Gods and Monsters traces the extraordinary career of the legendary writer/producer/director responsible for such cult and classic films as Black Caesar, It's Alive, God Told Me To, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, Q - The Winged Serpent, The Stuff, Maniac Cop, and...

So you’re a singer, dancer and actor with a passionate love for the stage and you dream of performing behind the footlights with all the musical theater greats. Broadway here you come! Musical Theater is an incredibly exciting and rewarding line of work. SO, let’s get into the heart of stepping...

Fashion Logistics examines the principles and practices behind responsible fashion retailing and cost-effective supply chain management in the fashion industry. Fashion Logistics assesses the early growth and changes in the industry as well as the drivers of change in the market. Important...

Online shopping has become increasingly popular due to its availability and ease. As a result, it is important for companies that sell high-end products to maintain the same marketing success as companies selling more affordable brands in order keep up with the market. Digital Marketing Strategies...

This is the first book on the subject that combines contemporary marketing theory with analysis of operational marketing practice within the fashion industry. It contains the views of key practitioners and much original case study material from leading fashion organizations to provide unique insights into the reality of fashion marketing.

Practitioners in apparel manufacturing and retailing enterprises in the fashion industry, ranging from senior to front line management, constantly face complex and critical decisions. There has been growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to enhance this process, and...

Running a horse farm requires acquiring, operating, and maintaining an assortment of heavy machinery. This practical guide shows you how to expertly equip your operation with trucks, trailers, tractors, and more. Learn how to compare models, select machines appropriate to your needs, troubleshoot...

The Quote of the Week is a regular Sunday feature on Classic Movies, a blog about the golden age of Hollywood. From actors and directors to critics and screenwriters, this collection compiles 148 clever quips from the first five years of the site.

The research made throughout this piece was executed with the intentions of and in efforts to explore the significance of taking an “interdisciplinary approach” when emerging into today’s global fashion marketplace. The interaction between the subject of fashion and the multitudes of different...

Everyone loves Best Movies' lists. But this book is more than just a list of great movies. In addition to the author's listing of the best 400, a number of these pictures are examined in detail: "The Third Man" for example, and "The Shepherd of the Hills", "The General",...

Throughout its long history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored many fine films. But sometimes, it gets it wrong. This book is a very funny, light-hearted (but deeply informed) look at Oscar upsets throughout history: who won, who should have won, and the given circumstances,...

One of the most popular and controversial novels of the twentieth century was Forever Amber. In 1944, author Kathleen Winsor submitted multiple drafts to MacMillan, but when her story of Restoration England and the sexual exploits of beautiful Amber St. Clare was finally released, more than half of...

Mathematicians will argue that the term, 1930s, applies to the years 1931 through 1940. The author, however, has taken the popular view that the decade extends from 1930 through 1939. As a special bonus, however, he has also included the award-winners of 1927, 1928 and 1929! So what we have here is...