The Devil in the Gallery: How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World, Hardcover - Noah Charney

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This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. This is the incredible story of its realization,...

The Scorpion, whose mother Trebaldi burnt at the stake for loving a man of the cloth, discovers that his father was the murdered Pope. When Trebald...

A fresh look at what is going on in the world of Atlantic Canadian art.Materiality and Perception in Contemporary Atlantic Art showcases over forty...

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The stunning 2016 election and presidency of Donald Trump was decades in the making. Three trends since the 1960s created the conditions for his tr...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Simon WinchesterNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 202 x 31Cover type: PaperbackRedesco...

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A panoramic insider's account of the global art industry, revealing the fascinating but mysterious workings of the world of contemporary art.Illust...

The epic story of the origin of calculus

Charting the many and varied ways the coconut has shaped and continues to shape our world

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From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for...

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for...

A lively and insightful cultural history of the coveted yellow fruit, as well as a gripping narrative about the infamous rise and fall of the Unite...

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From the author of the Lucinda Pierce series, comes a thrilling new mystery, set during the Second World War . . . Oak Ridge, Tennessee, otherwise ...

The unauthorized biography of Canada's most famous artist couple and the rivalry that drove them. She painted as if with pure light, radiant colour...

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DescriptionCalligraphic Drawing, written and illustrated by artist Schin Loong, is a step-by-step guide to the pictorial side of calligraphy. Learn...

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Each of the women in this series stepped out of the bounds of physical and social expectations to pursue her personal vision through photography. S...

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The story of dealers of Old Masters, champions of modern art, and victims of Nazi plunder. Since the late-1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has be...

Andrew Rimas and Evan D.G. Fraser have joined together to tell the remarkable story of the noble cow in Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, a...

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

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