Ubu Roi. Alfred Jarry Championed as the first absurdist drama, Ubu Roi features a main character that is cruel, gluttonous, and grotesque. A stunning, controversial work that immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references during the 1896 premiere, the
The art of the pharaohs. Araldo De Luca, Giorgio Ferrero It traces the profiles of several sovereigns, presenting an accurate and in-depth picture of the history and art of Ancient Egypt and its undisputed protagonists: the Pharaohs. Thanks to its large format, this magnificently illustrated book shows
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The Complete Guide to Painting Pictures from Photos. Susie Hodge It demonstrates the photographic skills required to use a camera as a sketchbook to gather information for your work. This is a comprehensive guide for all artists who want to use photography to inspire and inform their work. Six step demonstrations
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Washington Square. Henry James Her adored father suspects the would-be fiance of fortune-hunting and threatens her with disinheritance, forcing Catherine to choose between lover and father. The shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for
Wisdom of the Talmud. Madison C. Peters To have no faithful friends is worse than death. The house that does not open to the poor shall open to the physician. Good deeds are better than creeds. Too many captains sink the ship. The noblest of all charities is in enabling the poor to
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Pre-Raphaelite Art (Paperback). Suzanne Fagence-Cooper Whether painted furniture, book illustrations, textiles or tiles, the decorative arts were as important as the now famous oil paintings in developing the distinctive Pre-Raphaelite style and were also instrumental in bringing their work to a wide.
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Doing Business in 2006. Group World Bank Doing Business constructs a new set of indicators on the regulatory environment for private sector development and provides a collection of informative case studies of real-life experiences. An important annual publication from the World Bank,
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Masterpieces of Art Nouveau Stained Glass. Arnold Lyongrun Ideas for craftspeople and designers. Magnificent motifs reproduced from rare original edition: florals, foliates, female figures, pastoral landscapes, more. Из серии: Dover pictorial archives
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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. Philip Pullman In this ingenious and spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. This is a story. For, above all, this book is about how stories become stories. Charged with mystery, compassion and
Short Stories. Theodore Dreiser Из серии: Dover Thrift Editions Series
1995. Five powerful and original stories: Free, The Second Choice, Married, Nigger Jeff, and The Lost Phoebe.
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In the Shadow of Yalta. Piotr Piotrowski Featuring more than 200 images, most by artists largely unfamiliar to an English-speaking audience, In the Shadow of Yalta is a fascinating portrait of the inspiring art made in a region—and at a time—of critical importance in modern Europe. In
The Market for Aid. Michael U. Klein 2005. Klein and Harford examine the supply of aid and the demand for loans, the grants versus loans debate, debt restructuring in developing countries, aid effectiveness, and the role of the private sector.
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Pride and prejudice. Jane Austen It features an elegant cloth binding, attractive full-color dust wrapper, handsome typography, and more than 100 delightful illustrations (plus 61 witty illustrated initial letters at chapter openings) by famed English Victorian artist Hugh
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Michelangelo. Marco Bussagli Из серии: I grandi della pittura
2008. One of the most prolific and talented artists of the Renaissance, Michelangelo was also a prodigious sculptor and architect - his David being the most recognised work of sculpture in the world.
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Emilio Cavallini. Benedetta Barzini Emilio Cavallini is a high quality italian brand, offering a touch of class to the hosiery industry. A whimsical, fun art book with a silver cover and die-cut pattern black tights as a jacket, sure to appeal to anyone interested in fashion and in
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Old-time Men and Women Vignettes. Carol Belanger Grafton Royalty-free images will add appealing old-time flavor to art and craft projects and graphic assignments. More than 300 dazzling illustrations of dowagers and debutantes, soldiers and sailors, mandarins and Indians, and gentlemen of every
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Hasselblad Masters Vol.2. Teneues Starting with 1,700 accomplished entrants who submitted ten photographs each, the Hasselbald team rigorously narrowed the selection to 100 finalists. Hasselblad--manufacturer of the finest photographic technology for more than five
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Jones Beach. Joseph Szabo Among the sea of bodies, Szabo’s camera reveals moments of both quiet introspection and unashamed exuberance. Beginning in the early 1970s, Joseph Szabo started capturing the melting pot of humanity on Jones Beach, one of the busiest strips of
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Detection by Gaslight. Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Jacques Futrelle Chesterton, Catherine L.Pirkis, Silas K.Hocking, others. Rich, varied collection of 14 extraordinary Victorian and Edwardian crime stories, many never before published in book form: Kipling’s "The Return of Imray"; "The Tragedy of the Life Raft"
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The Essential Nietzshe. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 2007. An expert on Nietzsche presents highlights from The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, and other works, and explains their significance to modern readers.
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Blossom Buddies. a garden variety. Elsa Mora She carefully reconfigures plants to create a universe of unique characters. Blossom Buddies are the endearing creations of illustrator Elsa Mora. These floral personalities will draw you into their world of wonder and whimsy
2009. Inspired by
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A Bottomless Grave and Other. Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce Из серии: Dover Thrift Editions Series
2007. Selected from the works of American, British, and French writers, 21 rare and seldom-anthologized stories include "A Bottomless Grave," by Ambrose Bierce; "The Ship that Saw a Ghost," by Frank
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History of Costume. Carl Kohler Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. 595 illustrations. Full text. . landmark in the field of Western
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Axel Vervoordt. Wabi Inspirations. Axel Vervoordt Axel Vervoordts intense curiosity has fueled his work as an interior designer, spurring him to explore and draw inspiration from cultures around the globe. Interior design guru Axel Vervoordt shares his latest inspirations for the home. Developed
Charles Dickens. A Critical Study. George Gissing Whatever our judgment as to the result, his zeal and energy were those of the born artist. One thing to be learnt from every page of the biography is the strenuous spirit in which Dickens wrought. 2011. Passages numberless might be quoted from
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Barcelona Style. Cristina Montes, Lluis Tolosa It does this by taking an interesting route that aside from covering some of the most important works of the Modernist era and contemporary art, also examines the urban remodeling instigated by the celebration of the 1992 Olympic games, event which
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Party Knits. Melody Griffiths Or keep warm at a winter party without any loss of style wearing the latest in shrugs, wraps and gilets. Knit one of these fabulous patterns and go party! Match a satin skirt with the shimmering copper top or the frill-edge bolero to a pretty
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Miquel Barcelo. Terra Mare. Eric Mezil, Alberto Manguel Jean Clottes, anthropologist and pre-history specialist, explores the instinctive and technical dimension in Barcelos work; Alberto Manguel contributes an essay on ten years of artistic creation, from solitary studio paintings, monumental
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Discourse on Method and Meditations. Rene Descartes, Elizabeth S. Haldane In Discourse on Method, he formulated a scientific approach comprising four principles, including to accept only what reason recognizes as clear and distinct. Two works from the father of modern philosophy. 2011. In Meditations, he explores the
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A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. William Chambers The 53 beautifully engraved, fine line plates display ornate compartments for coved ceilings; plans and elevations of pilaster capitals; pedestals for columns; arches; ballusters; and other architectural features. Beautiful reproduction of a 1791
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine. Stanley Crawford Unguentine," the chronicler of their sad, fantastical tale. "Forty years ago I first linked up with Unguentine and we made love on twin-hulled catamarans, sails a-billow, bless the seas…" So begins the courtship of a certain Unguentine to the
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Harley-Davidson Museum Masterpieces. Dain Gingerelli And the motorcycles housed in Harley-Davidson’s Archive Collection represent the best of the best. Ask just about any motorcycle fan, and they’ll tell you that Harley-Davidson builds the ultimate motorcycle. Portrait-quality photography of the
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Everyday Fashions of the 20s. Stella Blum Over 750 illustrations, captions. Accurate record of actual dress of the Roaring Twenties in over 150 pages of mail-order catalogs, selected and with text by Stella Blum. Из серии: Costume, Textiles, Antiques & Collecting
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Handbook of ornament. Meyer Franz Sales Among the many different kinds of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and scores of objects used in everyday life. This excellent collection of historic decorative
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Marilyn Monroe. a never-ending dream. G. Luijters This sumptously illustrated record of Marilyn features the star at all stages of her life, incorporating a wealth of interview material, gathered together to build a kaleidoscopic picture of her character. Marilyn Monroe, perhaps more than any
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Life Drawing in Charcoal. Douglas R. Graves Step-by-step demonstrations, with over 200 illustrations, cover foreshortening, drawing the face, and other aspects. Innovative method of drawing by tonal masses. Из серии: Dover books on art instruction
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Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu. Sax Rohmer Petrie, to the satanic Dr. The first in the popular Fu-Manchu mystery series introduces English sleuth Denis Nayland Smith and his companion, Dr. Flavorful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and colorful characters enliven this 1913 classic.
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An Enemy of the People. Henrik Ibsen Thomas Stockmann learns that the famous and financially successful baths in his home town are contaminated, he insists they be shut down for expensive repairs. When Dr. " A powerful drama by the "father of modern drama. Ridiculed and persecuted by
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700 Victorian Ornamental Designs. F. Knight Knight — reproduced directly from a rare original edition — contains elaborate wall murals with trompe-l’oeil effects; scenes of hunters, flanked by mythological figures; idealized damsels in rustic settings; and numerous other florid motifs.
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Guggenheim. Aurora Cuito Containing an introduction with a brief description of the main protagonists, Solomon Robert Guggenheim, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Peggy Guggenheim, Arata Isozaki, and the new Gehry project for New York. This volume enters the spectacular
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Dictionary for Children. Collective More than 36,000 entries with expanded usage examples. An all-new edition of the essential dictionary for children grades 3-5, ages 8-11. New features include pronunciation paragraphs and a Guide for Writers. Hundreds of new illustrations,
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AAD Paris Art Architecture Design. Nathalie Grolimund The ultimate selection of museums, galleries and architectural icons, as well as stylish hotels, restaurants and shops An indispensable and inspiring urban guidebook--designed for both natives and novices alike Features insider tips, practical