Respected painter and writer Julian Bell offers original insights into the art, practice, and ongoing importance of painting... Zobraziť viac
Venture into the tiny worlds of terrariums and discover how to create a universe of your own... Zobraziť viac
An updated edition of this classic survey of the origins of twentieth-century ideas in architecture and the applied arts... 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
Griselda Pollock, feminist art historian and longstanding advocate of gender and racial inclusivity, unpacks the racist, sexist, and imperialist underpinnings of works created by Gauguin and others as they competed for preeminence... Zobraziť viac
From veteran Amazon reporter for the Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is a searing expose of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying competition to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination... Zobraziť viac
Discover how to win in any situation using the ancient wisdom of the Shaolin monks... Zobraziť viac
The New York Public Library unveils 500 years of documentation of one of the earth’s most inhospitable regions... Zobraziť viac
A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share our lives... Zobraziť viac
Impromptu hiding places show the architectural creativity of Jewish people fleeing from persecution... Zobraziť viac
Explore the exciting history, culture, architecture, and fashion of Milan. Discover museums, foods, shops, and more... Zobraziť viac
Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend... Zobraziť viac
What if a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room? In Them Jon Ronson sets out to find this room, with the help of the extremists - Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen - that believe in it... 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
Tracing the final 30 years of Michelangelo’s career, this book examines how the great master used art and faith to explore the common human experience of ageing in a rapidly changing world... Zobraziť viac
A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940... Zobraziť viac
This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the Middle East: the ferocious outbreaks of disorder across the Levant in 1860 which resulted in the massacre of thousands of Christians in Damascus.... Zobraziť viac
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes―here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain... Zobraziť viac
In theory, we all know what works and what doesn't work for our bodies; we know that we should eat more vegetables, consume less refined sugar, and avoid eating too many ultra-processed foods... Zobraziť viac
Correcting insidious greenwashing practices in favor of long-term sustainability solutions... Zobraziť viac