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Ethics of Contemporary Collecting addresses pressing and pertinent issues around ethical contemporary collecting, reflecting on how practices are evolving or in flux.Across three sections, each containing live sector subjects from the climate crisis, to...

Scholars have sometimes maintained that the study of the history of African religions is an impossible endeavor. Some have contended that African religions do not have a history unto themselves, apart from their interaction with the newer religious...

With a presentation that divides the book into two equal parts, A Tale of Two Balconies investigates the elements that make each of these artworks-both in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution-unique. Exploring the...

This book by preeminent planning theorist Martin H. Krieger explores how cities are much more than their economies, demographies, or geographies. Planning today is dominated by social science, but Kreiger takes a different approach, thinking of city...

Who do humans think they are?! A cacophony of answers in the face of global challenges - like climate change, artificial intelligence, racism, nationalism, terrorism, feminism, abortion, gene therapy, gender constructivism - shows we do not agree. To a...

This book offers a unique perspective on contemporary architecture, exploring its position in mediatization through technological apparatuses. It introduces the novel concept of apparatus-centricity and mediatization of architecture, which has...

This book by preeminent planning theorist Martin H. Krieger explores how cities are much more than their economies, demographies, or geographies. Planning today is dominated by social science, but Kreiger takes a different approach, thinking of city...

Despite the Devil being conceived to direct human baseness away from our goodly selves, there has always been sin in the world. The Bible has it that woman is the weaker vessel, therefore her inferior ways could easily let the Devil into the house, and...

Readers will buy this book because they’re intrigued by the sketches. They’ll read it because it’s a compelling story of lighthouse road trips with sidebars introducing a wealth of lighthouse information. This is a history of lighthouse building on the...

From their first performances to the release of their bestselling Black Album and beyond, this lavishly illustrated books charts the career of Metallica, the world's most iconic heavy metal band. Telling the history of Metallica through their tours, from...

Want to get to know Virginia, the gateway to the South and a state steeped in history? In the revised and updated third edition of Backroads & Byways of Virginia, you’ll find 19 itineraries for scenic drives, day trips, and longer adventures for the...

The first illustrated monograph on writer, journalist, and director Nora Ephron, the visionary behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got MailNora Ephron at the Movies offers an unfiltered look at Ephron as a champion of the...

Timeless is an anthology of the most influential styles, looks, and garments from the past 200 years. Art and fashion historian Hayley Edwards-Dujardin offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the history behind iconic garments, the designers who...

Crochet quick and easy amigurumi using the softest yarn. Designer Theresa’s Crochet Shop shares her love for the animal kingdom and chenille chunky weight yarn in 18 dazzling designs. Cute, cuddly and incredibly quick to make, chunky weight amigurumi are...

Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel, Alain Guiraudie, Sebastien Lifshitz and Celine Sciamma. The films of these five major French directors exemplify queer cinema in the twenty-first century. Comprehensive in scope, Queer cinema in contemporary France...

In the years after independence, new art forms and practices flourished at the Casablanca École des Beaux-Arts, transforming the colonial relic into a zeitgeist of Moroccan modernism. Casablanca School artists, including Farid Belkahia, Mohammed Chebaa,...

Can we find religious inspiration in great atheist writing? It is a paradoxical challenge but an urgent one. The gap between secular and religious understandings of the world has become impossibly wide. It is damaging Christianity and cutting young...

In this stunning book, Isay Weinfeld, the photographer and architect behind the hit Instagram account @isayweinfeld presents a retrospective of years of whimsical photographs taken on Sunday walks through São Paulo that showcase his wit and eye for the...

Charge into this battle of wits and emerge victorious by putting your knowledge of military history to the testWhether you choose to while away the hours or simply try a quick-fire quiz, there is plenty within these pages to hone your mental agility. You...

The Best Teachings on Bible Prophecy—in One Compelling Volume As global unrest and societal shifts intensify, Bible prophecy offers us a shining beacon of clarity and hope. In a world that is descending deeper into darkness and confusion, it’s more vital...

Buses and Coaches in the West of Scotland is a photographic portrait by Scott Hutchinson of the public road transport scene from Oban into Ayrshire and Inverclyde, as well as Glasgow, in the last two decades. Following deregulation and the break-up of...

From award-winning Kinfolk founding art director Amanda Jane Jones, this curated collection of DIY typographic posters-color them, paint them, collage them, decorate them however you want!-offers affordable, unique artwork for your walls and is the...

These units were used by British Rail with the reopening of the Argyle Line, which ran under Glasgow Central high-level station. These services commenced from November 1979. The 314s initially worked the Argyle Line between Motherwell and Dalmuir. They...

There's never been a better time to be a Scotland fan. As the Scottish national team gears up for the European Championships, Ally McCoist will be following the Tarten Army around Germany in the hopes of a major heist.Ally will take the reader on an...

Australian International Pictures examines the concept and definition of Australian film in relation to a range of local, international and global practices and trends that blur neat categorisations of national cinema. Although international...

This book presents a multi-voice narrative of the history and significance of current contestations over the increasing prominence of expressive piety in Hui Muslim women’s mosques in central China. By drawing on a ‘Song Book’ of chants, collected from...

This guide appeals to both beginner to advanced quilters who enjoy designing and making quilts. Author Louise Papas includes sections on how to get started, choosing your fabric, and the tools you need including thread, needles, scissors, sandpaper...

Laugh, cringe and nod along with Enya Martin in her funny and disarmingly honest look at friendship. This tongue-in-cheek manual dives headfirst into the complexities of female friendships, offering relatable anecdotes and sage advice for managing every...

Whether using new fabrics or upcycling or repurposing an existing quilt, orphan blocks or fabric scraps, this book instructs you through each step of the process to handcraft a quilted jacket. You will learn to properly position blocks, add appliqué...

In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski—hailed as “one of the best writers on design working today” by Publishers Weekly—tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers, and gearheads who...

This guide is a must-have title for any hand stitcher's library. It's a beginner-friendly to advanced embroidery primer, with a stitch dictionary, instructions for successfully embroidering on footwear, and vibrant ideas for turning ordinary canvas shoes...

Founded in 1935 by William Lyons, the car company that would be called Jaguar after the Second World War soon became established as a manufacturer of innovative, high-performance sports cars. In this book, motoring expert Ray Hutton reveals the full...

The definitive, deluxe art book about Edward Gorey's theater work—from the iconic and Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Dracula to the wildly creative productions to which he devoted the last decade of his life. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a...

Combining essays and interviews with editors from film and television, this collection explores the business side of editing. Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on the business of film and TV...

Meinolf Brüsers Buch klärt einem musikhistorischen Krimi gleich das Geschehen um die Entstehung der abbrechenden Fuge und die posthume Drucklegung der »Kunst der Fuge« auf. Das Ergebnis ist von allem, was zur »Kunst der Fuge« bislang geschrieben wurde,...

How we explain the evils of the world - and the darkest parts of ourselves - has preoccupied humans throughout history.In The Devil's Best Trick, Randall Sullivan investigates historical, religious and cultural conceptions of evil, from Biblical times to...

Architecture has hit something of a sticking point when it comes to adapting to contemporary life and its various concerns – the finite resources of the planet, the lack of diversity in the profession, the punishing lifestyle afforded by traditional...

You could consider Kate Bush's The Dreaming to be her finest moment, depending on whether you value the rejection of compromise and see that as a sign of authenticity. Or, you may see her Hounds of Love - equal-parts artful and accessible - as the...

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Dangerous Creatures of Australia is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guide to 280 species of dangerous creature commonly encountered in Australia. The species include terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, fishes,...

In Anouk Masson Krantz’s most expansive work to date, she travels tens of thousands of miles across the Americas, broadening her focus from the United States to both American continents. In her exquisite, large-scale photographs – all new for this book -...