French artist Claude Monet, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, was particularly fascinated with capturing the transient beauty of nature. In a virtuoso...
Monstrous Tales is a collection of traditional folktales about bewitching and bloodthirsty creatures. Translated and transcribed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these...
Rinpa is a leading historical school of Japanese painting, established in 17th-century Kyoto, whose artists were known for working in a range of formats. This...
Before Dutch still life painting developed, artists illuminated handwritten manuscripts with flora and fauna to add emotional power to a written work. One of the...
Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition....
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a meditation on the deeply Jewish and surprisingly spiritual roots of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics Few artists have...
From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this comprehensive guide to classical music history and classical music biography is the perfect latest addition to the bestselling Big Ideas...
On the place, role, and future of cultural institutions in the twenty-first century.This publication collects and preserves the ideas put forward during the...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ",An inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.", -The New York Times Book Review From stand-up...
Angličtina domácí doučovatel obsahuje učivo přibližně pro děti 3. - 5. třídy běžné základní školy. Pomůže dětem najít si cestu k angličtině,...
Fashion Play is an enchanting book illustrated by Lesley Barnes. Step into a world where creativity knows no bounds and fashion becomes an endless playground....
From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised...
A stunning visual celebration of the world's key historical events brought back to life. If you could travel back in time, where would you go...
A pioneering and revolutionary book that lays the foundation for a radical new psychology, based on an expanded cartography of the human unconscious. Famous for...
Co-editors Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy bring us a powerful and haunting collection of short stories from the groundbreaking Sauútiverse, following the...
Whether you want to glimpse the spectacular Northern Lights, sample New Nordic cuisine in Stockholm's trendy restaurants or kayak across crystal-clear lakes, your...
This chilling anthology, first published in 1898, features classic gothic authors Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Thomas de Quincey and Hans Christian Andersen alongside well-known...
This chilling anthology includes gruesome short stories by the best horror writers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries – M.R. James, Bram Stoker,...
The perfect miscellany for every art lover - an essential and engaging collection of facts, figures, and findings about art, artists, and the art world,...
The Galapagos islands is one of the most stunning, biologically diverse, nature-rich places on Earth. This beautifully illustrated and photographic tour of the flora, fauna,...