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Month: October 2025
The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime
Toshio Ban (Author), Tezuka Productions (Author), Frederik L. Schodt (Translator)
OtakuUSA Magazine, a respected authority on anime and manga culture, highlights this biography as “Top-notch… This one’s not just a must-own. It’s a must-actually-read-from-start-to-finish.” Their endorsement reflects a deep appreciation for the book’s detailed exploration of Osamu Tezuka’s impact on manga and anime. This recommendation comes from extensive expertise in the field, signaling the book’s value in understanding the medium’s foundational history. Otakus and Geeks also praises it as “heartwarming and inspirational,” emphasizing its appeal to those passionate about Tezuka’s legacy and the art form.
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Costume and Fashion by Amy de la Haye, James Laver
From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or influence others.
For the fifth edition, Amy de la Haye, former Curator of Twentieth-Century Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, has revised the final chapter and included a new section addressing the fashion industry in the twenty-first century. She discusses the expansion of the Asian luxury market; the rise of “fast fashion,” stylists, and celebrity endorsements; and the influence of the Internet.
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Update: BOA added 5 new online courses in Architecture and Interior Desing offered by EduCBA and EdNext
Update: BOA added 5 new online courses in Architecture and Interior Desing offered by EduCBA and EdNext
Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity by Marcus du Sautoy
When Shakespeare has the Three Witches cast Macbeth’s lot, he uses something very weird to do it: not simply “eye of newt and toe of frog,” but the number seven. And when Hamlet claims, “To be or not to be, that is the question,” Shakespeare reaches for eleven. For Shakespeare, prime numbers were magical. And he is not alone.
As Marcus du Sautoy showcases in Blueprints, creativity is inseparable from mathematics. The designs of Le Corbusier and Leonardo; the music of Glass, Bach, and Debussy; the wild visions of Dali, the choreography of Laban, the animation of Pixar—all are shot through with mathematics, from primes and fractals to the weirder worlds of Hamiltonian cycles and hyperbolic geometry. And Du Sautoy argues that the relationship runs both ways. Just as mathematics inspires new art, the artistic mindset is a necessity for discovering new mathematics.
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