Knihy 2019
- Gilded Youth: Privilege, Rebellion and the British Public School Brooke-Smith JamesPevná vazba
Gilded Youth: Privilege, Rebellion and the British Public School Brooke-Smith JamesPevná vazba
- 2019
- Brooke-Smith, James
- 272
- anglické
The British public school is an iconic institution, a training ground for the ruling elite and a symbol of national identity and tradition. But beyond the elegant architecture...
- Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat
- 2019
- Morton, Lisa
- 232
- anglické
Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling...
- History of Reading
History of Reading
- 2019
- Steven Roger Fischer
- 416
- anglické
Tracing the complete story of reading from the age when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day, Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating A History...
- Primrose Lawson Elizabeth QCPevná vazba
Primrose Lawson Elizabeth QCPevná vazba
- 2019
- Lawson, Elizabeth, QC
- 256
- anglické
For centuries common primroses have spread breathtaking carpets of pale lemon yellow across the globe, the first sign of spring. Abundant, edible, and beneficial for many...
- Bee - Claire Preston
Bee - Claire Preston
- 2019
- Claire Preston
- 224
- anglické
Claire Preston's Bee tells the busy story of our long, complex relationship with this industrious, much-admired insect. Moving from ancient political descriptions to Renaissance...
- Arnold Schoenberg - Mark Berry
Arnold Schoenberg - Mark Berry
- 2019
- Berry, Mark
- 224
- anglické
The most radical and divisive composer of the twentieth century, Arnold Schoenberg remains a hero to many, and a villain to many others. In this refreshingly balanced...
- Dog
Dog
- 2019
- McHugh, Susan
- 248
- anglické
The tale--or tail?--of the canine has been fundamentally entwined with humanity since prehistory, and this ancient and fascinating story is told in Susan McHugh's Dog. This...
- Rene Magritte
Rene Magritte
- monografie
- 2019
- Patricia Allmer
- 240
- anglické
The Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte redefined the way we think about art. Famous for his men in bowler hats, Magritte’s witty and provocative work inspired generations...
- Saturn
Saturn
- 2019
- Sheehan, William
- 227
- anglické
Saturn is the showpiece planet of our solar system. It may not be the largest, nor the smallest, nor even the only planet with rings. But it is among the most stunning objects...
- Fairies
Fairies
- 2019
- Sugg, Richard
- 280
- anglické
Don't be fooled by Tinkerbell and her pixie dust--the real fairies were dangerous. In the late seventeenth century, they could still scare people to death. Little wonder, as...
- Polar Bear
Polar Bear
- 2019
- Fee, Margery
- 224
- anglické
Polar bears are truly majestic animals: the largest land-dwelling carnivore on earth, these white-furred, black-skinned giants can measure up to three meters in length and...
- Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
- 2019
- Quiviger, Francois
- 208
- anglické
This incisive and illuminating biography follows the three themes that shaped the life of Leonardo da Vinci and, through him, forever changed Western art and imagination:...
- Paracelsus
Paracelsus
- 2019
- Moran, Bruce T
- 216
- anglické
Throughout his controversial life, the alchemist, physician, and social-religious radical known as Paracelsus combined traditions that were magical and empirical, scholarly and...
- Future Cities: Architecture and the Imagination - Paul Dobraszczyk, Vázaná
Future Cities: Architecture and the Imagination - Paul Dobraszczyk, Vázaná
- 2019
- Paul Dobraszczyk
- 272
- anglické
Today, cities are overshadowed by multiple threats: climate change, overpopulation, social division, and urban warfare all endanger our way of life in urban areas. The...