Bright Earth. The Invention of Colour, Paperback - Philip Ball

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from?

Reducere. Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to...

Reducere. Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Art. OF COLOUR is an experimental essay about color, hybridity, and art-making. It is a memoir of Agyemaa Agard's comi...

Discover the fascinating stories behind 38 iconic people of colour, all of them ground-breakers, risk-takers and game-changers, and prepare to be i...

The debut novel that created a storm of publicity after being turned down by 14 agents but went on to be shortlisted for the Booker. A compelling t...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water.

The Invention of Tradition - Eric Hobsbawm, Terence Ranger

A long-overdue assessment of this innovative artist's works and life

Paperback edition of Ball's comprehensive and accessible guide to how music works and why it's indispensible to humanity. Will appeal to fans of Th...

The stories of seventy-five shades, dyes and hues across history, art, fashion and culture are given in rich and interesting detail, with the book ...

Publisher: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for CultureAuthor(s): Shimura FukumiIllustration(s): 25 colour photosPublication date: 2019Dimensio...

Reducere. It is 1936 and A. E. Housman is being ferried across the river Styx, glad to be dead at last. The river that flows through Tom Stoppard s ``The Inv...

Reducere. From Paul Auster, author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel his very first book, a moving and personal meditation on fatherhood This debut work by...

A thoughtful and inspirational book that explores the unique pressure on people of colour today with great insight and sensitivity.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 312Collection: Audition SpeechesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 37Cover type: Pa...

Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from t...

Reducere. 2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in th...

Identical twin sisters take turns swapping places over the course of a summer in order to pursue their secret ambitions in Samantha Hastings' Victo...

The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages - Geraldine Heng

From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of Bees comes an extraordinary novel about two exceptional women. Sarah ...

A fascinating journey through Goethe's world of colour, explaining phenomena such as polarisation colours and coloured shadows. This is a lavishly ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): ...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016 How did a country that liberated itself from seventy years of Soviet rule end up as one of the biggest threats to t...

A new account of innovative French poet, novelist, essayist and film writer Blaise Cendrars.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Eric RobertsonIllus...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): G BlancNumber of pages: 180Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 216 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games - Michael Llewellyn

An anthology of love stories written by women of colour, collated by editor and author Sareeta DomingoPublisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Sare...

An anthology celebrating love in all its guises, written by some of the most celebrated and emerging writers today, collated by editor and author S...

Creative collective of women and non-binary people of colour Gal-Dem bring together fourteen essays about teenage experiences of race, gender, ment...

Reducere. Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed! ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND T...

Reducere. The Invention of the Kaleidoscope is a book of poetic elegies that discuss failures: failures of love, both sexual and spiritual; failures of the b...

DescriptionA historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Je...

A provocative account showing that "China"-and its 5, 000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political ...

Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): David SchneiderPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 39Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul le...

A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fough...

Who invented God? When, why, and where? Thomas R mer seeks to answer these questions about the deity of the great monotheisms--Yhwh, God, or Allah-...

Reducere. For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British univers...

An explosive, rigorously researched exploration of the ways in which white feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy aga...

Reducere. ``Does anyone date anymore?`` Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis. But when Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and r...