The Arts of Deception: Playing with Fraud in the Age of Barnum

Publisher: Intellect BooksAuthor(s): Doctor Gjoko (University of Cincinnati) MuratovskiIllustration(s): 12 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of page...

Reducere. One June morning in 1895, five men made their final goodbyes on a platform in Lawrence, Kansas. The mena politician, a professor, two students, and...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Yoshua BengioNumber of pages: 256Collection: LeonardoPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 184 x 261 x 22Cover type:...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, foreign material culture was introduced into France and Switzerland and integrated into European interiors and ...

A long overdue exploration of gay representation on British TV from its 'golden age' to the launch of the liberal Channel 4

Reducere. DescriptionStarting from the Radical research to contemporary design, the book collects Andrea Branzi's work about the relationship city-design. Th...

In the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pre...

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Reducere. An attempt by literary critic Walter Benjamin to analyze the changed experience of art in modern society.

Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political impl...

Reducere. A guide to the Rolland approach to teaching, written by Paul Rolland. Rolland was a remarkable violinist, and he left a unique legacy for the strin...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rudolph WittkowerA brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the val...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Simon Shaw-MillerIllustration(s): 52 bw illusNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dim...

On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther s 95 Theses, this opulent book presents a colorful introduction to Renaissance art and history.Publisher:...

DescriptionIn Wild Elephants, Art Wolfe seeks to capture on camera just what makes elephants so special and so worth saving. Legendary for their si...

Reducere. Expanded cinema: avant-garde moving image works that claim new territory for the cinematic, beyond the bounds of familiar filmmaking practices and ...

Reducere. Activist essays on ending the Anthropocene, from Belgian theorist Lieven De Cauter, author of Entropic Empire and The Dwarf in the Chess MachineIn ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James GainesIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment...

Publisher: Hal Leonard Europe LimitedNumber of pages: 56Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 296 x 230 x 6Cover type: UndefinedRedescopera farmecul le...

Reducere. By presenting a new political framework, the book looks at the sci-fi film genre's important critical role in a post-political world, deepening and...

Reducere. The Anglo-Saxon lyre was once used to accompany poetry throughout England. Unfortunately, it faded from favor after the harp gained popularity in t...

Reducere. Everyone shops online these days, but there are certain experiences and products that resist the move to e-commerce. When we can order almost anyth...

How will automated vehicles change our lives? Where are the opportunities and challenges? Future streets require planning today. This timely book e...

David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as di...

DescriptionAttitudes to fashion have changed radically in the twenty-first century. Dress is increasingly approached as a means of self-expression,...

Reducere. DescriptionEveryone shops online these days, but there are certain experiences and products that resist the move to e-commerce. When we can order a...

Publisher: Wallflower PressAuthor(s): Jason SperbNumber of pages: 288Collection: Film and Media StudiesPublication date: 2009Dimensions: 233 x 157 ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Michael FriedNumber of pages: 268Publication date: 1988Dimensions: 253 x 181 x 17Cover type: P...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bob BrodyNew York City essayist Bob Brody only recently reached a milestone long overdue -- he's shown signs of finally res...

Reducere. DescriptionThere is, without doubt, a spiritual awakening taking place on the Planet right now. People in their droves are starting to understand t...

Reducere. Where does learning begin and how is it sustained and stored in the brain? For musicians, these questions are at the very core of their creative li...

Step right upMeet the astounding . . . the amazing . . . P. T. Barnum The award-winning author of The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mar...

DescriptionLeonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the Renaissance humanist ideal, a logical polymath of epic proportions who excelled and had interes...

Dedicated to art practices that mobilize the model of the archive, this book demonstrates the ways in which such 'archival artworks' probe the poss...

In The Craft of Piano Playing, master pianist Alan Fraser offers readers an original and comprehensive approach to piano technique, offering over 1...

DescriptionEddie Tipton went to prison in 2017 for masterminding the biggest lottery fraud in U.S. history. In a twisting and bizarre tale, he some...

Reducere. In Segregating Sound, Karl Hagstrom Miller argues that the categories that we have inherited to think and talk about southern music bear little rel...

Reducere. The second edition of this Amazon #1 best seller is a natural evolution of both the Consultant and Contractor perspectives about the building const...

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Reducere. In the last century philosophy has undergone essential transfor-mations. Some spoke of the death of philosophy. Others argued about the absorption ...

A powerful analysis of why lies and falsehoods spread so rapidly now, and how we can reform our laws and policies regarding speech to alleviate the...

Reducere. DescriptionThis excellent beginner's guidebook instructs the aspiring fortune teller in the art of Cartomancy - telling fortunes with playing cards...