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Harun Farocki was one of the world's most celebrated experimental filmmakers at the time of his death in 2014. In a career spanning over fifty years, the German artist produced more than one hundred works, including political cinema, nonfiction film and...

Today, most Uyghurs are Muslims. For centuries, however, Uyghurs were Buddhists. By around 1000 CE, they, like many of their neighbors, had decisively turned toward the Dharma, and a golden age of Uyghur Buddhism flourished under the Mongol empire...

Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on his roof. Beautiful and ineffably mysterious, these moths offer a glimpse into a larger order, one that extends beyond individual species and...

The poems in Tamar Yoseloff's Belief Systems act as a call to make something worthwhile from the wreckage of our world, in the spirit of the radical artists she evokes, such as John Latham, John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg – visionaries who located...

Style Wise: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Fashion Stylist, 3rd Edition is an essential text for turning aspiring stylists into professional stylists. The text presents fashion styling as a form of communication that can both support and challenge...

A groundbreaking account of printmaking in Britain that explores the medium’s intersection with radical politics The Radical Print argues for printmaking in Britain as the most exciting, innovative, and critically engaged field of artistic production in...

"If you really want to get under the skin of a city, the 500 Hidden Secrets series, which covers a number of cities from Chicago to Ghent, all written by people who know the cities inside out, is ideal. It's an innovative and refreshing take on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804399477Author Aaron GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

The people of God hurt you--but the heart of God is to heal you. Written for anyone wounded in a place of worship, and unsure how to move forward in their faith, this powerful book is an insightful and honest guide into eight unique types of church...

A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers. The word ‘kantha’ refers to both the style of running stitch,...

A lavishly illustrated, large-format reference book by two preeminent experts on North American shorebirdsMore than half a century has passed since the publication of The Shorebirds of North America, Peter Matthiessen’s masterful natural history of what...

Published in connection with an exhibition opening at Photo Elysée in spring 2024, this book presents more than 150 of Man Ray’s portraits, primarily from the 1920s and 30s. Man Ray (1890–1976) was a man both of and ahead of his time. With his...

Keen to explore a different side of Edinburgh? Like a Local is the book for you.This isn't your ordinary travel guide. Beyond Edinburgh's iconic arts festival and hilltop castle are beautifully curated galleries, haunted alcoves and secret distilleries...

Get closer to Umbria with DK EyewitnessEnchanting hill towns. Wildlife-filled national parks. Ancient Roman ruins. There are countless reasons to visit Umbria. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK Eyewitness travel guide is the perfect companion...

She was but a tiny mouse. He was a great lion - the king of the jungle. How will this little mouse save a mighty lion? Beloved children's illustrator Danny Deeptown brings this classic tale to life with traditional pen and ink techniques. This unique...

Wisdom literature is an unfamiliar genre to modern readers and presents many interpretive challenges. In this major new work, respected wisdom scholar Timothy Sandoval argues that the book of Proverbs, though difficult to access for some, provides a...

Landscapes in Watercolour is the perfect introduction for anyone who wants to start painting the world around them. Ten different landscape paintings, from a midwinter farm and a sunny woodland to a coastal waterfront and boats in an estuary are featured...

How Pee-wee and his playhouse help us reimagine our relationships to technologyI Know You Are, but What Am I? explores the cultural legacy of Pee-wee Herman, the cult television star of Pee-wee’s Playhouse. This children’s show—that was also for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556596926Author Sophie Cabot BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593445594Author Chanté GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556596841Author Javier PeñalosaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514000564Author William B. WhitneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 372g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083387796Author New in Chess Editorial TeamFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in Chess

A Jesus Creed 2017 Old Testament Book of the Year Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. Now in paperback, this major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old...

Well into her ninth decade, legendary human rights activist, poet, historian, translator and editor Margaret Randall keeps right on producing important and impressive books —so many that even Randall lost count around 200. In her latest poetry...

Copyright Vigilantes: Intellectual Property and the Hollywood Superhero, 1998–2018 explains superhero blockbusters as allegories of intellectual property relations. In movies based on characters owned by the comics duopoly of DC and Marvel, no narrative...

Most studies of 1960s jazz underscore the sounds of famous avant-garde musicians like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Albert Ayler. Conspicuously absent from these narratives are the more popular jazz artists of the decade that electrified dance...

Mark's Gospel takes us to the heart of Jesus's mission, and vividly presents us with the teaching and actions which turned the world upside down.In this warm-hearted commentary, Chris Moore pays particular attention to Mark's use of the Old Testament and...

In Letters to an Atheist, esteemed philosopher and author Peter Kreeft corresponds with a young atheist who is wrestling with the question of God. Together they work through some of the primary reasons people don’t believe in God, including violence...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835430286Author C. T. FernalFormat PaperbackPage Count 45Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

Refiguring the Sacred: Conversations with Paul Ricoeur offers perspectives on the twenty-one papers collected by Mark I. Wallace in Paul Ricoeur’s Figuring the Sacred, translated by David Pellauer; this new collection by Joseph A. Edelheit, James Moore,...

Warships are often appealing subjects for working models, especially if there is a personal or family connection with a vessel. However, models based on warships can have a reputation for being difficult to build and safely operate. This can be avoided...

Recent years have witnessed the increasing visibility of Asian celebrities in activism, advocacy, diplomacy, philanthropy, and ambassadorship but this phenomenon is under-explored. This volume provides a critical intervention in celebrity activism and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786156595300Author Tamas Kata BohusFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Szepmuveszeti MuzeumPublisher Szepmuveszeti Muzeum

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087776071Author Jen WilkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint LifeWay Christian ResourcesPublisher LifeWay Christian Resources

A joining of two artists, exploring their shared fixation on the problematics of architecture, language, institutions, scale, and value '[The exhibition is] powerful and unhinged and overbuilt—a monument to the entropy of the postindustrial city, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398834514Author Tansy WillowFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398834316Author Arcturus Publishing LimitedFormat 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 9789887674863Author Andreas von BuddenbrockFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 520g

Action Cinema Since 2000 addresses an increasingly lively and evolving field of scholarship, probing the definition and testing the potential of action cinema to reframe the mode for the 21st century. Contributors examine a broad range of content, from...