'James Payne's YouTube Channel "Great Art Explained" gained a huge and appreciative worldwide audience. This beautifully put-together book is simply the best introduction to the lifelong pleasure and rewards of looking at pictures since Gombrich. An instant classic' Stephen FryArt appreciation made accessible, relevant and entertaining; writer, curator and YouTuber James Payne demystifies great works of art.Based on the popular and enormously successful YouTube channel of the...
A unique survey of the explosion of avant-garde art in 1960s Japan.We've all heard of Paris 1968, but in Japan, a movement just as revolutionary, interesting and enduring was underway. The turbulent times of the post-war era inspired an artistic explosion in the country, with the emergence of a revolutionary scene of avant-garde artists who pioneered many disciplines: experimental and erotic photography, 'Angura' theatre and underground street performances, apocalyptic Butoh ...
Published to accompany the Royal Academy exhibition from 29 June to 13 October 2024, a major study of Ukrainian art from 1900 to the mid-1930s – with loans from major museums in Ukraine, elsewhere in Europe, the United States (including MoMA) and Israel. How does artistic life flourish during revolution and conflict? Ukraine in the early 1900s endured unimaginable political upheaval, yet this became a period of true renaissance in Ukrainian art, literature, theatre and cinema...
Falling in love was the easy part. What comes next is the test . . .Following a devastating injury that has left him sidelined and stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny Kavanagh is struggling to hold onto his dreams. Lost, insecure, and desperately seeking comfort, he sets his sights on unravelling the mystery of the girl with the midnight-blue eyes, who haunts his every waking hour.Keeping secrets has never been a problem for Shannon Lynch. The life she was born i...
Taking content as a guide to form, this important survey on abstract art breaks open the canon to make room for artists from across the globe.'Abstract art is always rooted in experience of the real world.' So begins art historian Pepe Karmel's exploration of the origins and evolution of abstract art. Traditional histories of the subject have concentrated on formal innovations abstraction as a sequence of 'isms' with less interest in how the art relates to the world around us...
A village haunted by stories. Two women bound by a secret.A haunting gothic tale of ancient darkness and a love that defies convention, from Sunday Times #1 bestseller Bridget Collins.'At once a moving study of women's lives after the First World War, an exquisite love story and a terrifying folk horror. So beautifully written that I could hardly bear to stop reading, this is Bridget Collins at her beguiling best' EMILIA HART'Bridget Collins' writing haunts my dreams' ERIN KE...
H.P. Lovecraft fused supernatural horror with visionary science fiction; this volume collects together all of these writings. This is an exquisitely designed edition that features a silk-ribbon bookmark, distinctive gilt edging & marbled endpapers.This is the perfect gift for book lovers and an artful addition to any home library. In the 1920s and '30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary sci...
Edgar Allan Poe is credited with having pioneered the short story, having perfected the tale of psychological horror, and having revolutionised modern poetics. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas, and some of the most evocative poetry in the English language. This omnibus edition collects all of Poe's fiction and poetry in a single volume, including The Fall of the House of Usher...
Home is where the heart is - and this one is haunted. The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a brand-new story, featuring a small-town upholsterer in need of a fresh start, a photographer whose life has come to a screeching halt .. . and the supernatural forces that bring them together.Collins Cartwright does not want to go home. Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming, was supposed to be in her rearview mirror, but when she finds out a devel...
Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! The world's most iconic super-heroes are united for an unbelievable adventure when Superman's greatest foe, Lex Luthor, becomes President of the United States and starts an all-out super-powered hunt for the Man of Tomorrow. Nearby in Gotham, Batman finds that Superman is not the last Kryptonian, as he discovers another survivor alive Kal-El s cousin, Supergirl! How...
Enthralling from beginning to shocking end' Hannah Whitten, bestselling author of For the Wolf**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER**In the luscious, dark conclusion to the series that began with One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and A Court of Thorns and Roses. Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one ...
400,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE FIRST TWO EDITIONSAn in-depth guide to the dynamic world of coffee production by the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, James Hoffmann.***For everyone who wants to understand more about coffee and its wonderful nuances and possibilities, this is the book to have. This expanded and fully updated 3rd edition contains new chapters on decaffeination and steep and release brewers, as well as additional origins of ...
Feel all the feels with this collection of the planet's cutest dogs. Just like Einstein's theory of general relativity, it is a well-known fact of the universe that there is nothing cuter than a dog. Wet noses, waggy tails, floppy ears, and puppy eyes are best in show in this latest edition of This Books is Literally Just … the perfect anecdote for anyone who's having a woof-ful day. Remember, the only paw-purse you need in life is to love a dog and have that love returned. A...
In a publishing career that spanned less than a decade, Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance, using it as a stage from which to address issues of gender politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed in her day. The novels included in this beautiful leatherbound collection--Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan--represent all of Austen's mature work as a novelist, and provide the reader wit...
A deluxe hardcover collection of three intense action-packed stories exploring the underbelly of Night City, featuring a cover gallery, expanded sketchbook section, and more! In Trauma Team, a hundred floors high in a skyscraper occupied by an onslaught of gang members, an EMT assistant is tasked with rescuing the man responsible for her former team's deaths. Then in You Have My Word, a family is torn apart following an assignment from one of Night City's most notorious gangs...
When teenagers from the same side of the tracks collide.The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unraveling. When his older brother Darren skips town on his first day of secondary school, twelve-year-old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his...
An updated edition of the pioneering study in the acclaimed World of Art series, this classic book surveys a full century of performance art, from the Futurist manifesto of 1909 through the second decade of the new millennium.Performance Art is a pioneering history of one of the most important art forms to emerge in modern times. Now in its fourth edition, it has been completely updated to reflect on performance in an age where digital technologies are increasingly dominant, ...
What if the witness was more twisted than the killer?Something is wrong with Ruby Johnson.A former resident of the ultra-elite Manhattan upper class, Ruby now works as a maid in the type of houses she used to live in. Unassuming, she sees everyone’s dirty secrets from the inside of their beautiful, renovated brownstones. But when Ruby witnesses a murder, she has wicked plans in mind that don’t involve telling the authorities the truth.Eddie Flynn, streetwise ex con-artist-tur...
Lilith, Mroczna Elfka i doskonale wyszkolona Skrytobójczyni, od wieków tropi i eliminuje wampiry. Nie ma sobie równych. Jej imię budzi postrach, a śmierć podąża za nią. Został jej już tylko jeden cel – Sonar, Książę Dzieci Nocy, najpotężniejszy z wampirów i ostatni na liście.Będąc o krok od dokonania zemsty Lilith zostaje złapana i wtrącona do lochów księcia. Poddawana okrutnym torturom, nie daje się złamać. W sąsiedniej celi pojawia się tajemniczy wampir, Simon, który obiecu...
Tajfun to agent kosmicznych służb specjalnych. Wraz ze swoimi współpracowniczkami, Kriss i Maar, podejmują się wykonania najtrudniejszych misji we wszechświecie. Zmagają się z terrorystami, potworami i obcymi cywilizacjami zagrażającymi Ziemi. Komiksy z Tajfunem publikowane były w niezwykle popularnym „Świecie Młodych”. W fantastyczny sposób łączyły elementy sensacji, science fiction i wschodnich sztuk walki. W pierwszym tomie wydania zbiorczego znajdą się cztery komiksy z ...
W książce omówiono postacie mitycznych założycieli i eponimów miast na rzymskim Wschodzie jako symbole-personifikacje tradycji założycielskiej. Pokazano, że szerokie rozpowszechnienie wątku założycielskiego w rzymskim mennictwie prowincjonalnym lat 235-276 (mennictwo miejskie, kolonialne, koina, pseudoautonomiczne itd.), motywy ikonograficzne oraz napisy monetarne to odpowiedź lokalnych elit na zjawiska kryzysowe III wieku. Temat założycielski przedstawiono w książce w trzech...
Książka stanowi praktyczne kompendium wiedzy z zakresu rachunkowości. Zawiera zestaw podstawowych, a zarazem kluczowych pojęć i definicji, uzupełniony o zadania praktyczne. Może pełnić rolę przewodnika programowego po przedmiocie, wskazując zagadnienia wymagające szczególnej uwagi, a także stanowić szybkie źródło powtórzenia i usystematyzowania wiedzy. Dzięki zamieszczonym ćwiczeniom umożliwia głębsze zrozumienie treści oraz ich utrwalenie. Publikacja została opracowana z uwz...
Roksana uwielbia święta Bożego Narodzenia. Te ponownie miały być wyjątkowe, spędzone w górskiej chacie wraz z rodzicami. Z uwagi na intensywne opady śniegu, przyjazd rodziców jednak się opóźnia. Dziewczynka wspomina więc poprzednie święta z nostalgią i postanawia przygotować kolejne - samotnie. Okazuje się jednak, że będzie miała magicznego pomocnika. Czy tegoroczne Boże Narodzenie okaże się dla Roksany szczęśliwe? Czy uda jej się przygotować Wigilię, a rodzice mimo...
