Wordy, Hardback - Simon, CBE Schama

A wide-ranging collection of essays written by the award-winning writer and historian over his forty-year career, chosen by the man himself.

A wide-ranging collection of essays written by the award-winning writer and historian over his forty-year career, chosen by the man himself.

Merciless and wily, the greatest paintings grab you in a headlock and proceed in short order to re-arrange your sense of reality.' In inimitable st...

* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art.

A reissue of Simon Schama's landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to surv...

Rough Crossings is the astonishing story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behin...

Simon Schama explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries...

Aceasta carte face parte din colectia Anansi Mentor. Arta este o minciuna care te face sa intelegi adevarul. - Pablo Picasso Arta extraordinara are...

Puterea artei - Simon Schama

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVERBelonging is a magn...

``With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful w...

What makes or breaks a nation? To whom do we give our allegiance and why? And where do the boundaries of our community lie - in our hearth and home...

Reducere. In this New York Timesbestseller, award-winning author Simon Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and...

Fresh, vivacious and ridiculously entertaining, this book is destined to unravel as a rip-roaring read not only for those who recall Ted Dexter's s...

In this much-anticipated autobiography, Raymond Gubbay brings to life his extraordinary fifty-year career as one of the most experienced and well-c...

DescriptionMeet Wordy Birdy, a very chatty bird who talks WAY more than she listens A hilarious new story from Tammi Sauer, beloved author of Nugge...

Reducere. This book is a collection of paintings made up of words upon words, all moving, interacting, and creating a visually stunning and wordy universe. E...

A chronicle of rock 'n' roll history as seen through the lens of master photographer Terry O'Neill (CBE).Publisher: ACC Art BooksAuthor(s): Terry, ...

The autobiography of the first and only person to head firefighting across the whole of Great BritainPublisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Ayl...

Reducere. Description Make reading time extra-cozy in a pair of bookish socks. Talk Wordy to Me socks, inspired by old-school composition books, will set you...

Reducere. In this New York Times bestseller, the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States"brings thePuritan] era wickedly to life" (Washington Post)...

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 Yellow Wallpaper. By Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Reducere. Amid the turmoil of modern Damascus, one teenage boy finds his political voice in a message of rebellion that echoes throughout Syria and as far aw...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Reg FitzpatrickIllustration(s): 0; 0Number of pages: 424Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 239...

A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out...

The story of Herbert Martin Massey CBE, DSO, MC, from his flying days in the First World War to life as a prisoner-of-war in the Second World War, ...

Dance your way to the magical world of Enchantia in the delightful fourth series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating second series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating second series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating second series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating second series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Return to the magical world of Enchantia in the captivating third series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Dance your way to the magical world of Enchantia in the delightful fourth series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The seco...

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The sixt...

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The four...

Yinka Shonibare CBE makes colourful fabrics with presumed African origins into the trademark of his multimedia artworks. At the same time he examin...

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Reducere. Der Diwan-e Schams-e Tabrizi ist ein Werk des persischen Mystikers Dschalal ad-Din ar-Rumi und gilt neben dem Masnavi als eines seiner Meisterwerke...

Following the international success of Your Life in Your Hands, the groundbreaking book on breast cancer, Professor Jane Plant explains how her die...

The Foundation Louis Vuitton organises a major retrospective exhibition of Simon Hantai's work. The exhibition will present around 120 works, mostl...

Publisher: Tangent BooksAuthor(s): Thomas BroomanIllustration(s): Black and white and colour photographyNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2017D...

A new collection from the one of the greatest contemporary English poets, published by Propolis, one of the smallest contemporary English publisher...