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Exploring the significance of Tibetan mandalas from their ancient origins to the present day, this gorgeously illustrated volume provides a contemporary perspective on a centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe A mandala is a diagram of the...

In 1711, in County Antrim, eight women were put on trial accused of orchestrating the demonic possession of young Mary Dunbar, and the haunting and supernatural murder of a local clergyman’s wife. Mary Dunbar was the star witness in this trial, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969993675Author Robert FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl Publishers

Scholars have long debated the relationship between Buddhist monks and Confucian literati during the late Chos?n (1700–1850), when the Korean state adopted anti-Buddhist policies. On the one hand, it is understood that literati openly displayed hostility...

This is the first anthology to represent the contributions and perspectives of medieval Islamic scholars on philosophy of religion. Assembling and translating 63 key texts, including many never before published in English, it captures the variety and...

What is theatre? What is performance? What connects them and how are they different? How have they been shaped by events, people, companies, practices and ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? And where are they heading next? The Routledge...

How can photographers, curators, and editors convey narratives of peace and not just stories of war? Providing interdisciplinary and international perspectives on timely debates, Picturing Peace explores humanitarianism and visual culture, community...

In the early and mid-twentieth century, Joseph Fielding Smith’s (1876–1972) life as a public historian and theologian shaped the religious worldview of generations of Latter-day Saints. Matthew Bowman examines Smith’s ideas and his place in American...

The definitive account of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola's decades-long dream to reinvent American film-making, if not the entire world.'Supremely entertaining.' New York Times'Mouth-watering . . . Sizzingly vivid and compulsive.' Daily...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969993583Author Clark WinterFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl Publishers

In this witty satire book, Greg Cote questions whether advances in technology always signify progress or if they are sometimes overrated.A humorous look at the past. Step into world of Back in My Day with Greg Cote, acclaimed Miami Herald columnist and...

A master of subverting tropes with surgical precision, Elaine May forged a career in 1970s Hollywood with films like The Heartbreak Kid and Mikey and Nicky. Elizabeth Alsop explores the director’s non-conformist and uncompromising vision while looking at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398841444Author Eric SaundersFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785948879Author Julie BeckettFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint BBC BooksPublisher Ebury Publishing

Focusing on the Mediterranean region from 2015 onwards, this volume explores photography’s engagement with displacement, a process that denotes the environmental and social breakdown of places and the forced mobility of people.The ongoing proliferation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913231767Author Daniel AveryFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Velocity PressPublisher Velocity Press

Featuring 18 months of daily comic strips from 2021-2022, along with reflections and strip-by-strip commentary by award-winning cartoonist and USA TODAY bestselling author Stephan Pastis, this treasury is an open and shut case of absolute criminal...

Each day’s reading contains a Bible passage to read, a reflection on the passage and a prayer, followed by a 'Thought for the day' and a suggested 'Prayer focus' for the day. There is also a set of small group questions provided each week to fuel...

From whimsical visits to the Fey Fayre, to solving a mystery for the Spike Patch Grove gaterfolk, haunted train rides, and more, there is so much to enjoy in this collection of one-shot games! Enjoy this beautiful compendium of quick setup role-playing...

This book provides a cross-urban account on murals, street art, and public art in cities around the globe. It reviews the rules, policies and regulations that frame how murals and street art are managed across a range of cities and contexts. Murals and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781350449138Author Geoff IsaacFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Bloomsbury Visual ArtsPublisher Bloomsbury Visual ArtsWeight(grams) 454g

This accessible and informative textbook provides a guide to the craft of screenwriting with an emphasis on diverse perspectives, underrepresented groups, and their screen stories. Readers will learn to master writing a feature-length screenplay in a...

This book is an easily digestible guide to the management and practice knowledge needed to establish and run an architectural practice. It is of particular interest to those starting out in the profession and to students, whilst also being useful to...

Growing Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Asian Cities examines to what extent green infrastructure (GI) is being implemented in East and Southeast Asian cities. The book reflects upon the integration of contemporary approaches to landscape planning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781350449121Author Geoff IsaacFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Bloomsbury Visual ArtsPublisher Bloomsbury Visual ArtsWeight(grams) 454g

Das wechselvolle Verhältnis zwischen dem Plakat als künstlerisch-gestalterisches Medium und der Rolle, die Frauen einnehmen, ist das Thema der begleitenden Publikation zu einer Ausstellung im Museum Wiesbaden. Die Plakatauswahl aus den Jahren 1913–1921...

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Art as a communicative practice This publication presents and documents 16 years of artistic teaching and research at the Department of Art and Communicative Practice at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It illustrates the specific approach to...

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Marvel anew at the redemptive work of God in Horatius Bonar’s captivating narrative.   This lightly updated hardback edition of Horatius Bonar’s classic work is a winsome, engaging presentation of the gospel. Beginning in the Garden of Eden, Bonar opens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739597641Author Julian RothensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Redstone PressPublisher Redstone Press

A colourful and concise telling of the fascinating story behind Richard Wagner's extraordinary masterpiece, Ring of the Nibelung.The Ring is one of the most epic and compelling stories of the nineteenth century, created by a composer who was, alongside...

'Cheerful, brutal, beautiful! Stevie Smith is the wildest poet of them all.' Nick CaveStevie Smith was not only a famous poet in her lifetime but a poet before her time, a radical eccentric who relished the performance of poetry as spoken word (before...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780008724511Author A-Z MapsFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 270g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837831517Author Anna HusemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Quadrille Publishing LtdPublisher Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478031284Author Katarzyna PieprzakFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Duke University PressPublisher Duke University PressWeight(grams) 445g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451650Author Lanka TattersallFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern Art

What do Persian robes of honour, 20th-century still-life painting, fur garments, and 18th-century porcelain all have in common? Prized, possessed and modelled, they highlight the deep connections we share with cultural objects. Establishing new...

The first monograph entirely devoted to the illuminated manuscripts of Sister Eufrasia Burlamacchi (1478-1548), this book demonstrates that her artistry should not be confined to painting or sculpture alone. Within the convent walls of San Domenico in...