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...
A beautiful second volume of Shakespeare retellings, from the master storyteller. Featuring re-tellings of a further eight of Shakespeare’s plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this is the much-anticipated follow up to Michael Morpurgo's highly-acclaimed Tales from Shakespeare, with a brand new collection of re-tellings with stunning artwork from eight different illustrators. This wonderful collection offers a new gener...
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...
The Modern Guide to Vintage Jewellery takes the reader on a tour of the finest jewellery from the Art Deco glamour of the 1930s through the Retro pre-war and war years, the cocktail suburban lifestyle of the ’50s, the rebellious ’60s, the glitter and glamour of the ’70s disco era and, finally, to new ‘career-woman’ style of the ’80s. Through each period, jewellery historian and collector Beth Bernstein shows how to identify the most popular gemstones, materials, styles and co...
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...
Cold cases get hot in this unputdownable mystery from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified programme that uses exceptional teenagers to cr...
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 beautiful visual reference of William Morris's extensive range of textile and wallpaper designs, drawn from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.William Morris (1834 1896) was a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts Movement and one of the most influential designers of all time. This extensively illustrated sourcebook brings together nearly 400 of William Morris's ingenious textile and wallpaper patterns, arranged decade by decade, while offering a fascinating ...
An updated edition of the classic guide to the wines of the world—and how they are made. Wine from Grape to Glass is the essential guidebook for wine lovers who want to understand how their favourite wines are grown, how they are produced, and how best to savour them. The first half of the book is devoted to the process of wine making and wine appreciation.The mysteries of the vineyard and terroir, the grape harvest, fermentation, and aging are all explained in full, as are t...
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 ...
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...
A HEART TO PROTECT.A DEBT TO REPAY.A GAME TO WIN.After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Tella has finally escaped her father and saved her sister, Scarlett, from a disastrous arranged marriage. They should be celebrating, but Tella isn't free yet. She made a desperate deal with a mysterious criminal, and what she owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name.The only chance of uncovering Legend's identity is to win Caraval, so...
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...
Kaz Brekker and his crew of deadly outcasts have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives.Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunn...
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...
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...
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 ...
Jest to slogan, na który natykaliśmy się wielokrotnie, tak często i w tak wielu sytuacjach, że te słowa stały się parodią samych siebie, żartem. Dla niektórych z nas mogą być uważane za głupią, nadużywaną, awaryjną mantrą od niskobudżetowych guru samopomocy. Idea tworzenia własnej rzeczywistości jest jednak ponadczasowa. Budda, Sun Zi, Abraham Lincoln, Ralph Waldo Emerson – wszyscy byli znani z mówienia w zasadzie tego samego: tworzymy własną rzeczywistość. I mieli rację!...
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...
A LOVE WORTH FIGHTING FOR.A DREAM WORTH DYING FOR.AN ENDING WORTH WAITING FOR.It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist.With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she can truly trust Legend – or a former enemy. After uncovering a secret that upends her life, Scarlett will ...
