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The studio is a core strand of design education, and working with real clients is one of the most valuable ways for students to develop their professional design practice skills. The book is a practical guide to working on real-life briefs in the design...

This impressive monograph of the Norwegian potter Elisa Helland-Hansen (b. 1950) is an all-encompassing work of art. With unique hand-processed photographs, she documents her distinctive vessels, traces her sources of inspiration, and displays her...

Gilt documents Cooper's personal struggle through guilt, mourning and, finally, acceptance as the artist lost and then refound a love for their craft after taking a two-year hiatus. Through imagery revolving around the cycles of life and death, seasons,...

In this ground-breaking study, Andrew Chandler examines the complex relationship between religions and politics, church and state, and national and international politics during the period that witnessed the rise and fall of the Third Reich. He explores...

An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the dog lover in all of us, from A to ZDogpedia is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging from the wonders of dog evolution to the intricate ways...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080447203Author Lynn GumpertFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions Flammarion

A cultural history of how Christianity was born from its martyrs. Though it promises eternal life, Christianity was forged in death. Christianity is built upon the legacies of the apostles and martyrs who chose to die rather than renounce the name of...

Learn to identify trees in the Northeast with this handy field guide, organized by leaf type and attachment. Make tree identification simple, informative, and productive with the field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela. There’s no...

Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is a film very much of its cinematic moment, combining the gritty realism of entrapment in the everyday with furtive dreams of escape. Dana Polan's compelling study of the film examines its...

Trinitarian in its foundation, pneumatological in its impetus, and comprehensive in its scope, Third Article Theology (TAT) is both a method and a theology. As a method, TAT intentionally views reality through the lens of the Spirit. As a theology, the...

With all the power of a long-brewing storm, the brilliant poet Jenny Factor finally returns to make public the interior work and spoils of decades in Want, The Lake, her second poetry collection. This book of fifty-two poems spans twenty years of...

The Salt Shed chronicles the compelling work of reimagining and transforming Chicago's impressive and iconic Morton Salt Warehouse while honoring its history and its working-class roots.Originally constructed in 1929, the Morton Salt Shed and Warehouse...

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The first in an exciting and inspirational new V&A sketchbook series that explores the sketching processes and techniques of artists from the 16th century to the present day. Artists have been using sketchbooks for many hundreds of years, particularly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506723594Author Andre BormanisFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints.Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest...

A guide to the high-impact leadership that is essential for realizing successful, vibrant Catholic K-12 schools, colleges, and universities Recent studies by educational organizations, such as the National Association of Independent Schools, have found...

With more coverage than a headband but a hole for your messy bun or ponytail to hang freely (no odd bump in your hat), messy bun hats are the perfect solution for your carefree style! A variety of interesting yet easy stitch patterns in medium-weight...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049306Author Payal AroraFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

We live in a world where nothing is untouched by supply chains—art included. In this major contribution to the study of contemporary culture and supply chains, Michael Shane Boyle has assembled a global inventory of aesthetics since the 1950s that...

What distinguished the Soviet 'look'? How did Soviet thinkers and artists reimagine the relationship between observer and observed? Soviet Spectatorship answers these questions through an in depth exploration of Soviet physical culture and its on...

From the author of Abbey Road comes the story of how enduring rock icons like Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen and many more have remained in the ever changing music game.When Paul McCartney closed Live Aid in July 1985 we thought he was rock's Grand Old...

How do we live with fire? From the creator of The California Field Atlas, a book of stewardship, resilience, and hope.Fire is an essential part of California's ecology. Humans have been using it to shape the California landscape for thousands of years...

Dogs has everything you need to make adorable, 3D-looking sticker masterpieces - and it's so easy to do!Book InformationISBN 9781837956074Author Igloo BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint SparkpoolPublisher Bonnier Books LtdWeight(grams) 266g

We live in a world where nothing is untouched by supply chains—art included. In this major contribution to the study of contemporary culture and supply chains, Michael Shane Boyle has assembled a global inventory of aesthetics since the 1950s that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423665694Author Kathryn O’Shea-EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913917555Author Helen MortFormat HardbackImprint Verve Poetry PressPublisher Verve Poetry Press

What more is there to add about the Shroud of Turin? The linen cloth with the faint image of the crucified Jesus in the position of burial is perhaps more popular today than at any other time. But the Shroud unlocks for us another world, a forgotten...

This book offers a new, multidisciplinary way of thinking about the Kingdom of God which fully recognises its sociological and spatial significance in performing boundaries of the sacred. Though spatial-critical perspectives have been increasingly...

An in-depth exploration of the stardom and authorship of Stephen Chow Sing-chi, one of Hong Kong cinema's most enduringly popular stars and among its most commercially successful directors. In the West, Chow is renowned as the ground-breaking...

A stunning collection of botanical art, featuring nature’s most beautiful blooms.Biblioflora is a captivating compendium that brings together an exquisite collection of floral masterpieces from botanical artists across the ages. Immerse yourself in the...

Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country with 246 different cheeses. And perhaps he was right. Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a...

A four-part collection that stretches the possibilities of the poetic form, from the traditional to the experimental; from the simple to the highly complex. A polymath deft in math and science alongside the arts, Anthony Etherin authors a collection...

Ellen Ruppel Shell’s Slippery Beast is a fascinating account of a deeply mysterious creature—the eel—a thrilling saga of true crime, natural history, travel, and big business. What is it about eels? Depending on who you ask, they are a pest, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780822967309Author Ajibola TolaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint University of Pittsburgh PressPublisher University of Pittsburgh PressWeight(grams)...

Everything you need to know about the nation's fifteenth largest city! Whether you plan to pursue an education, start a business, or raise a family, this guide takes you through the rapidly growing Discovery City.Book InformationISBN 9781493084845Author...

Enjoy everything that each of the UK’s 76 cities has to offer with this delightful guide to day trips and weekend stays around the country. In Bright Lights, Big Cities, Peter Naldrett visits all 76 cities on the mainland British Isles – and a few...

Whether you want to explore Piazza San Marco, take a gondola ride through the canals, or kick back with an aperitivo, the local Fodor's travel experts in Venice are here to help! Fodor's Venice guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated...

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A comprehensive guide that every manga illustrator needs to have-with scores of full-color examples from dozens of professional illustrators!In this complete coursebook, award-winning author and manga illustrator Shinji Matsuoka provides 80 full-color...