Malevolent Muse: The Life of Alma Mahler, Hardcover - Oliver Hilmes

Reducere. Of all the colorful figures on the twentieth-century European cultural scene, hardly anyone has provoked more-polarized reactions than Alma Schindl...

Reducere. DescriptionA new biography of Alma Mahler (1879-1964), revealing a woman determined to wield power in a world that denied her agency History has lo...

Reducere. You can see her dark-eyed beauty in photos by Walker Evans, and her bewitching figure in paintings by Lucian Freud. She is the mermaid of whom poet...

Reducere. Manon Gropius (1916-1935) was the daughter of Alma Mahler, the widow of Gustav Mahler, and the architect Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus...

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS WRITING A captivating account of the Nazi Olympics - told through the voic...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: P. James OliverOliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. Du...

A biography of Winnaretta Singer-Polignac, heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, who befriended and subsidized some of the most important m...

From Symphonies No 1, No 5, No 6

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DescriptionAs a National Geographic photographer, taking pictures of lions, tigers, and bears was a regular day's work for Vincent Musi, but in 201...

Reducere. September 12, 1910: The world premiere of Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony and the artistic breakthrough for which the composer had yearned all his ...

Reducere. This is the English translation of the Memorial book "The Jews of Czestochowa." originally published in Yiddish in 1947.This book contains first-ha...

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decade...

On the ground in the drug war for over a decade, earning the trust of those involved on all sides, Toby Muse takes us with him through the endless ...

On the ground in the drug war for over a decade, earning the trust of those involved on all sides, Toby Muse takes us with him through the endless ...

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 ...

Reducere. The finale of an action-packed middle grade fantasy duology about a young Cuban American girl who discovers that she's one of the nine muses of Gre...

Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition includes pictures and a section on Dickens's life and works.

Reducere. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglas...

Subverting celebrated classics of poetry and mythology and examining horrors from contemporary film and cultural fact, National Book Award winner J...

Reducere. Disc: 1 1. I. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut. Im Anfang sehr gemächlich - New York Philharmonic 2. II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnel...

Contributor(s): Author: Penelope Muse AbernathyAmerica's community newspapers have entered an age of disruption. Towns and cities continue to need ...

Reducere. "Oliver Chin's Tales of the Chinese Zodiac delight the eyes and heart.... The Year of the Sheep is no exception, with beautiful artwork and an insp...

Reducere. The beauty you see in another was fought for... fight for the beauty in you... Intimate photos accompany this collection of poetry which explores t...

'Fascinating.' Guardian'Superlative.' The Times'Definitive.' ObserverAs an icon of India, Ravi Shankar ranks not far below Gandhi or the Taj Mahal.

The unparalleled breadth of his impact is reflected in his disciples, who included George Harrison, John Coltrane, Philip Glass and Yehudi Menuhin....

Reducere. A boy is living with his family while his father is away. He dreads the firt day at a new school because he has nothing special to share about hims...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sanora BabbIntroduction by: Douglas WixsonAn autobiographical novel, long out of print, continues Sanora Babb's story as be...

DescriptionShortlisted for the HW Fisher Best First Biography Prize 2012"The only Western woman to enlist as a soldier in the First World War, the ...

Reducere. The ordeals of two famous African Americans This special Leonaur edition combines the account of Harriet Ann Jacobs with that of Frederick Douglass...

This is a story about a free woman, who once was lost but now is found; who once was blind, but now sees. Her captor had her totally convinced that...

Reducere. Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah Commentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller This Modern Library edition combines two of the most impor...

Reducere. Maybe You Don't Have to Figure It All Out YourselfA currency trader receives a million-dollar algorithm as a "mental download." A financial advisor...

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Reducere. As part of Motown's legendary songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lamont Dozier is responsible for such classics as "Baby I ...

This edition is based on the Third Edition of 1857, revised by Gaskell. It has been collated with the manuscript, and the previous two editions, as...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill WarnerMohammed's life is an epic story. He was an orphan who rose from poverty to become the first ruler of all of Ara...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book Liesl & Po comes a timely and relevant adventure story about monsters of all kinds...

Reducere. Tracklist 11. 1. Langsam. Schleppend. Wie Ein Naturlaut. Im Anfang Sehr Gemachlich - Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Symphonieorcheste2. 2. Krafti...

Written in Machiavelli's characteristically lucid and terse style, Life of Castruccio Castracani is a revealing account of the political ferment an...

Reducere. The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was s...

The definitive cookbook of hearty, healthy Turkish cuisine, from the leading authority on Turkey's unique food traditions, Musa Dagdeviren, as feat...

DescriptionAgainst a backdrop of late capitalism, globalization, media, and surveillance, The Eleven Associates of Alma-Marceau not only asks quest...