An updated edition of this classic survey of the origins of twentieth-century ideas in architecture and the applied arts... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world (circa 150–750CE) came to differ from "classical civilization." ... Zobraziť viac
People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty... Zobraziť viac
Daughter of an ousted king. Descendant of powerful druids. Destined to take her place in history... Zobraziť viac
French football is an enigma: a puzzling jumble of brilliance and farce, flair and frailty, stunning success and abject failure. Its domestic league is mocked on social media as an uncompetitive... Zobraziť viac
The dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time... Zobraziť viac
There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history than the spring of 1848. As if by magic, in city after city, from Palermo to Paris to Venice, huge crowds gathered... Zobraziť viac
Using luminous HUV printing, Bang immerses readers in the awe-inspiring phenomena of the natural world... Zobraziť viac
An essential guide to choosing furniture that works best for you, from the international bestselling author of The Interior Design Handbook... Zobraziť viac
A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-one year old Wang Er, stationed in a remote mountain commune, spends his days herding oxen, napping and dreaming of losing his virginity. His dreams come true in the shape of the beautiful doctor Cheng Qinyang... Zobraziť viac
If you had the power to change the past. . . where would you start? ... Zobraziť viac
Half vampire, half fox-spirit, and all trouble, Lady Jing has never belonged anywhere. As the King of Hell's ward, she has spent the past ninety years dodging taunts from vicious courtiers and trying - and failing - to control her temper... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive monograph on the work of a pioneering New York subway artist... Zobraziť viac
Respected painter and writer Julian Bell offers original insights into the art, practice, and ongoing importance of painting... Zobraziť viac
Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosquito was the war-winning wonder that should never have existed... Zobraziť viac
Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library. THE SEWER IS DODGER’S WORLD…He hunts treasure there – coins and jewels lost in the dark and dirty drains... Zobraziť viac
Slovník obsahuje heslá, ktoré sa vzťahujú na jednotlivé oblasti hudobnej vedy od základnej hudobnej teórie cez hudobné formy, dejiny hudby a analýzu skladieb až po organológiu, ako aj heslá, ktoré nie sú hudobnými termínmi... Zobraziť viac
This luxurious hardback anthology brings together 15 classic ghost stories by some of the genre's most acclaimed writers, presented in a beautiful gift edition with gilded page edges... Zobraziť viac
The internationally bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two... Zobraziť viac
