Shopfronts of London. In praise of small neighbourhood shops, Hardback - Eleanor Crow

A timely and beautiful book of our fast-disappearing traditional shopfronts of London, with over 100 watercolour paintings of bakers, butcher, bage...

Publisher: Hoxton Mini PressAuthor(s): Rachael SmithNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 168 x 206 x 30Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. 1. As Seen From Above 4: 40 2. In Praise Of Dreams 5: 21 3. One Goes There Alone 5: 06 4. Knot Of Place And Time 6: 22 5. If You Go Far Enough 0: 3...

In Praise of the Stepmother is a witty and subtle meditation on the mysterious nature of human happiness and the corrupting power of innocence

Reducere. Side A 1. As Seen From Above (4: 42) 2. In Praise Of Dreams (5: 21) 3. One Goes There Alone (5: 06) 4. Knot Of Place And Time (6: 22) 5. If You Go ...

The pleasures of car travel around rural Britain are considered by former prison psychiatrist and author of The Knife Went In Theodore Dalrymple, w...

Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly, his masterpiece of ironic literature, in less than a week while en route to England from Italy to visit his good ...

Meet 50 of the English capital's most eccentric, revolutionary, bloodthirsty, ingenious and generally extraordinary characters

Reducere. DescriptionWitness the French anthropologist as we have never seen him before. Marc Aug coined the term "non-place" to describe the ubiquitous airp...

Devoted to a deceptively simple but original argument that copying is an essential part of being human, that the ability to copy is worthy of celeb...

How many times have you rehearsed what you were gonna say or cursed yourself for what you should have said?

Celtic's greatest ever player receives tributes from some of the biggest names in football in this anecdote-rich toast to the nine-time Scottish Le...

'Is there some adventure out there that we are not having, some vividness, some wild pleasure, that we are not experiencing in our responsible, pro...

Reducere. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, ...

Reducere. With meticulous observation and the seductive skill of a great storyteller, Vargas Llosa lures the reader into the shadow of perversion that, littl...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jeff DeutschNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 206 x 139 x 20Cover type: Hardbac...

Reducere. Winner of the Wandering Aengus Press Book Award, Tarn Wilson's memoir in essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts explores the varied ways we process t...

In Praise of Nahum Tate covers a wide range of reading experiences including poetry, short stories, reviews and politics. It features an eclectic p...

If we are to resist returning to the logic of clashing, violent particularisms and defend ourselves against fascist or fascistoid tendencies that a...

Reducere. The author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of r...

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 ...

DescriptionIn Praise of Beer is a helpful guide for beer lovers looking to learn more about what they should look for with each sip of beer. In his...

Reducere. We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution sh...

A joyous must-have vegetable companion for the vegetarian or simply veg-forward: 'Alice Zaslavsky is a force of nature!' Nigella Lawson.

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challen...

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challen...

1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo. Her three a...

What They Wrote is a collection of introductions, articles, and reviews by Jack Ketchum of various horror novels and collections. Included here are...

Reducere. An ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by f...

A study of institutions, management, ethics and contemporary society.Publisher: SAGE Publications IncAuthor(s): Paul du GayNumber of pages: 176Publ...

Publisher: Granville Island PublishingAuthor(s): David KirkpatrickIllustration(s): colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2009Dim...

Reducere. "Thank you, Lord, for this beautiful new day. Thank you for the bird singing in the treetop. And thank you for the pretty ladybug.""Thank you, Lord...

Publisher: Old Street PublishingAuthor(s): Gillian DarleyPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 42Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescoper...

Reducere. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into...

Reducere. We are addicted to happiness. More than any other generation, Americans today believe in the power of positive thinking. But who says we're suppose...

Publisher: Greystone Books, CanadaAuthor(s): Torbjorn EkelundTranslator: Becky L. CrookNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 133 x ...

"Small Woodworking Shops contains years of "Fine Woodworking authors' knowledge and expertise on how to make the best of a small space, often with ...

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Reducere. The spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, is a central text for worshippers of the Hindu Goddess Devi. Written about 16 centuries ago, it addresses ...

Publisher: Peepal Tree Press LtdAuthor(s): Beryl GilroyNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 1996Dimensions: 135 x 207 x 15Cover type: Paperback / ...

A stunning photographic guide to London's best vintage shopsIllustrations: 200 Halftones, color

DescriptionSome people think London is a metropolis that is constantly reinventing itself - but in reality, it's a whole planet in itself. Right un...

Reducere. DescriptionSt. John Chrysotom has left us as many as two hundred and fifty homilies on the Epistles of St. Paul, which are generally considered to ...

The distinguished woodcut artist Naoko Matsubara collaborates with award-winning poet Penny Boxall to celebrate the beauty and versatility of the h...

Reducere. What do we know about plants, really? Through a rich array of examples, many illustrated in the author's elegant and distinctive style, this book o...