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Salty Urbanism is a concept that refers to the ways in which cities and urban areas will respond and adapt to rising sea levels and the accompanying increase in salinity of coastal and near-coastal land. This phenomenon is caused by a combination of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486853222Author Gary ZabolyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648230684Author GuzmanFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

This calendar is filled with a visually dazzling array of woodblock prints from masterful Japanese artists Utagawa Hiroshige I, II and III. The artworks feature dramatic mountains, natural beauty and serene landscapes, all created in a mesmerizing style...

Aristotle's moral and political thought formed the backbone of education in practical philosophy for centuries during the classical and medieval periods. It has often been presumed, however, that with the advent of the Protestant Reformation, this...

Since the 1990s, migrant musicians have become increasingly prominent in New York City's jazz scene. Challenging norms about who can be a jazz musician and what immigrant music should sound like, these musicians create mobile and diverse notions of jazz...

A collection of poetry from acclaimed yet underrepresented Kurdish poet Farhad Pirbal. Like that of his contemporary Abdulla Pashew, Farhad Pirbal's poetry is a chronicle of exile and displacement, longing and not belonging. The poetry is in turns...

In recent years, Islamophobia has seen a disturbing global rise. Blaming Muslim minorities for economic, political, and social problems is an increasingly common rhetorical strategy for politicians in countries worldwide. A narrative of the "threatening...

Experience the Blessings of Brokenness We're all broken. Mentally, physically, relationally, or emotionally--it looks different for each person. But the pain, grief, and hopelessness we feel are the same. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age five,...

The Most Powerful Prayers Don't Need Words Spurred to prayer by tragedy, pain, frustration, or raw hunger for God, you've felt it: the joyful anguish, the grief-longing, the burden for mercy, reformation, revival, justice--even Christ's return. Your...

Yanagawa Seigan (1789–1858) and his wife Kōran (1804–79) were two of the great poets of nineteenth-century Japan. They practiced the art of traditional Sinitic poetry—works written in literary Sinitic, or classical Chinese, a language of enduring...

At the age of just 18, Zhao Gang, the son of Manchurian intellectuals, was the youngest member of the legendary Star Group, alongside Ai Weiwei as well as Huang Rui. In 1979, the way the up-and-coming avant-garde group in China protested against the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753302713Author Nanette SnoepFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374614188Author Frederick SeidelFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470669874Author Alan BaylockFormat PaperbackPage Count 999Imprint Alfred MusicPublisher Alfred MusicWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888900970Author Faylita HicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Haymarket BooksPublisher Haymarket Books

In 1994 painter John Hoyland made an unruly group of ceramic sculptures. Loaded with colour, humour and creatureliness, he dubbed them ‘these mad little hybrids’. They now appear remarkably contemporary, in sync with a broad range of recent and current...

A bold new study of Julia Margaret Cameron’s Victorian photographs, charting the legacy of colonialism following the 1857 Indian Uprising. Julia Margaret Cameron, the celebrated Victorian photographer, was a child of the colonies. Born in 1815 in...

For his first poetry collection, the award-winning Trinidadian novelist Lawrence Scott is inspired in contemporary reflection by the watercolours of the 19th-century Trinidadian artist Michel Jean Cazabon, the subject of his novel, Light Falling on...

Featuring 28 music examples this book takes an innovative approach to analyzing and interpreting nineteenth-century German song, offering new perspectives on Robert Schumann's Lieder and song cycles. Robert Schumann's Lieder are among the richest and...

The first monograph on the first photographer to be awarded the Prize for Editorial, Advertising & Fashion Photography by the Royal Photographic Society, this extraordinary collection celebrates David Stewart’s surreal eye and his literal focus on the...

The U.S. Declaration of Independence of 1776 decreed that all men were created equal and were endowed by their Creator with “certain unalienable Rights.” Yet, U.S.-born free and enslaved Black people were not recognized as citizens with “equal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626985735Author Benjamin ValentínPage Count 192Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA)Weight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063139909Author Ramin SetoodehFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 454g

Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone seriesFollowing five generations of female wolves-including the famous 06-this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life...

This volume gives you the basic tools to transition from “pebble pup” to expert rockhound and explains everything from geology basics, identification tips, tools of the trade, how to record your findings, and how to set up a lab or gem shop. Before you...

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Rich and various, From Base Materials ranges thematically from violence towards women, love in old age and surviving cancer to translations from Arabic and Russian and a topical re-imagining of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The poems speak of formation,...

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to weaving! From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of weaving know-how, practical illustrations and comes with six...

A new account of the renowned Baroque painter, revealing how her astute professional decisions shaped her career, style, and legacyArt has long been viewed as a calling—a quasi-religious vocation that drives artists to seek answers to humanity’s deepest...

The ultimate guide to learning how to easily draw stunning, realistic faces. The human head is one of the most challenging yet rewarding subjects to draw. In this immersive book, popular YouTube drawing instructor Braden Messer breaks down the basics of...

An important name in India's history, Sarojini Naidu was the first Governor of the United Provinces after India declared its independence, and she was a key figure in Gandhi's movement. Although her legacy as a politician is certainly more enduring than...

Joel Littlefield’s short, highly practical book will inspire pastors to develop coalitions, for their own good, to strengthen the local church, and advance the Kingdom of God.   Joel Littlefield wants to see God at work in his community, and invites...

With the humor of millennial Samantha Irby, Khaholi Bailey’s debut essay collection about the 90s and beyond will invoke the not-so-nostalgic nostalgia.90s kids were raised on sparse and slow internet, cable TV and adults who said the darndest things...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470669850Author Wallace WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 999Imprint Alfred MusicPublisher Alfred MusicWeight(grams) 91g

Wassily Kandinsky was a renowned Russian-born painter who is often regarded as one of the earliest pioneers of abstract art. This art calendar brings together some of his most striking works. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad...

Considered a founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet was fascinated by the changing of light and repeatedly painted the same scene in order to capture these subtle changes. His waterlily paintings are some of the most famous artworks in the world, and...

Whittling Walking Sticks introduces the relaxing and traditional craft of whittling with 10 carved animal heads to mount on walking sticks.  Explore making personalised walking sticks with seasoned woodcarver, Peter Benson. Intricately carved and infused...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835433607Author Dr Aqib ShaickFormat PaperbackPage Count 47Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers