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Exploring naming and its power, the remarkable second collection from the award-winning poet and former Young People’s Laureate for LondonIn Yoruba culture, newborn babies are welcomed into the world, and ushered into the social fabric, through naming...

Above and Across Atlanta captures the stunning beauty of Atlanta as seen from the sky. Showcasing the city's diverse architecture, bustling streets, notable landmarks, and natural scenery, the images capture Atlanta’s vibrant character and historical...

The contributors to this volume offer a bold re-reading of Hebrews and 1 Peter from the perspective of the Global South. The chapters provide enriching new hermeneutical and theological insights, revealing facets of the text that may not at first be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787023604Author Jane KoutnikFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint KuperardPublisher Kuperard

Guido Adlers Aufsatz „Umfang, Methode und Ziel der Musikwissenschaft“ von 1885 ist das wohl einflussreichste Gründungsdokument der Universitätsdisziplin Musikwissenschaft. Aber auch vor und v.a. nach Adler haben Fachvertreterinnen und -vertreter immer...

This significant contribution to the study of the live and recorded broadcasting of stage plays focuses on National Theatre Live a decade after its launch in 2009. Assessing livecasting through the concepts of spectacle, materiality and engagement, it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394201686Author PiotrowskiFormat HardbackImprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 666g

Get closer to Hawaii with DK EyewitnessSnorkelling in sparkling turquoise seas. Enjoying a traditional Hawaiian lu'au feast. Sampling coffee on the side of a smouldering volcano. Hawaii is brimming with bucket-list experiences. Whatever your dream trip...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049344Author Amanda WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A captivating exploration of the life and work of the iconic South African artist Esther Mahlangu, one of the great innovators of Pan-African Contemporary Art. Esther Mahlangu (b. 1935) is globally acclaimed for her bright and bold abstract paintings...

This publication presents a round table discussion between authors within the field of design and art history about the Russian-Danish designer Boris Berlin’s works, his challenges and innovative solutions, and development of materials and production...

Joseph Fasano’s The Last Song of the World delves into the chaos of the modern world, and searches for resilience in the face of environmental and societal devastation. Dripping with images of ancient ruins and mythological figures, these poems serve as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783111214078Author Eva WunderlichFormat HardbackPage Count 127Imprint De GruyterPublisher De GruyterWeight(grams) 363g

David Pirie's acclaimed history of British gothic film and television has long been regarded as a foundational study of the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' This...

Whether you want to tour the Roman Forum, explore the Vatican, or marvel at the Colosseum, the local Fodor's travel experts in Rome are here to help! Fodor's Rome guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143137757Author Vanessa ChakourFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Narrating the history of Museum Langmatt as a captivating time capsule with an exceptional collection of French Impressionism.The Langmatt Museum in Baden, near Zurich, is a fascinating time capsule consisting of an outstanding collection of French...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. Given the U.S.A.'s long held "taste for the monstrous in all its forms" (Scott Poole 4) coupled with its love for "the colossal, the exaggerated and the brash" (Tsutsi...

It is only James Joyce's towering genius as a novelist that has led to his comparative neglect as a poet. And yet his poems not only occupy a pivotal position in Joyce's career, they are also magnificently assured achievements in their own right...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399820233Author Philomena CunkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint John Murray Publishers LtdPublisher John Murray Press

Learn from Lady Gaga’s career experiences and discover how you too can be an ally, unafraid to be your truest self and let your creativity flourish. Lady Gaga is a modern day Renaissance person, an icon who masters everything she does. Who else could...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638401285Author Vivian MitsogianniFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Inspired by the events seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this book is a charming journey through key scenes from the film, showing Harry's journey from the Cupboard Under the Stairs to full-fledged Gryffindor. The all-new, beautifully...

‘All art is propaganda,’ wrote George Orwell, ‘but not all propaganda is art.’ Moving from World War I to the ‘War on Terror’ and beyond, The Story of British Propaganda Film shows how the emergence of film as a global media phenomenon reshaped practices...

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) is among the most important Spanish artists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A late masterpiece, his Forge derives from the mythological theme of the forge of Vulcan, the metalworker of the Olympian...

For almost 15 years, the architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan have been working in the Unterwallis region to produce a remarkable oeuvre. The individual buildings consciously react to their developed, usually rural environments and...

Sir Nigel Gresley was one of the pioneers in developing the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement in Britain during the early 20th century. He also used the type to examine several distinguishing features that were used in his subsequent designs.Producing 85 2-6-0...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922539526Author Gareth St John ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle Publishing

Throughout its history, the papacy has engaged with the world. Volume 1 addresses how the papacy became an institution, and how it distinguished itself from other powers, both secular and religious. Aptly titled 'The Two Swords,' it explores the papacy's...

New writings from Stephanie Snyder, Kate Fowle, Geoffrey Batchen and more on photo cultures past and present The latest issue of OSMOS features a cover by Catherine DeLattre; an essay by contributing editor Tom McDonough on artist Alfredo Jaar; Stephanie...

Surveying Hasper’s joyously chromatic abstract paintings and works for public sites Argentinian artist Graciela Hasper’s (born 1966) brightly colored geometric abstract paintings, made over the last three decades, are a means to bring people together and...

For almost 15 years, the architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan has been working in the Unterwallis region to produce a remarkable oeuvre. The individual buildings consciously react to their developed, usually rural environments and...

Following the success of The Art of Playful Lettering, say hello to author Dawn Nicole Warnaar’s first coloring book! Inside the book, you’ll find 60 original coloring patterns featuring Dawn’s signature floral designs combined with charming...

This book provides designers and students with the first in-depth analysis of the architecture of the world-renowned Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres, conceived by Maggie Keswick Jencks, a terminally ill cancer patient, and her husband Charles Jencks,...

Although Muzharul Islam (1923–2012) is already regarded as an important pioneer of tropical Modernity, his work is hardly known internationally outside the context of its development in today’s Bangladesh. This first internationally published monograph...

Patrick Jaeger and Ariel Koechlin have been leading their architectural practice in Basel since 2013. Here they have created a small school building in wood with a cheerful, warm appearance, several residential buildings and a number of conversions: for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912710713Author Nick MossFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Culture Matters Co-operative LtdPublisher Culture Matters Co-operative Ltd

The first thing that every stargazer needs - an hour-by-hour and night-by-night moveable map of the stars 'A really useful bit of kit...a map of the night sky for any time of the year' Mark Thompson, TV Astronomer on BBC Stargazing LivePhilip's have...

A new book by Lamar Underwood about the most incredible bear attacks ever, including attacks by Grizzlies, black bears, brown bears, Kodiac bears, and others. Bears are not to be trifled with: don’t ever feed them, shout at them, or try to play with them...

Nearly three decades after the end of the dictatorship of General Pinochet, the documentary cinema of Chile has confronted with sophisticated and incisive approaches the memory of this nation’s historical catastrophe. More than any other medium amidst a...