A city of Canterbury, Kent is the county's greatest treasure, and its glorious cathedral is the first mature example of…

An enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires in the Americas…

A cultural and ecological history of the Mediterranean region and humankind's broken covenant with nature…

\nThe tragic history of the cormorant\'s relations with humans and the implications for today\'s wildlife management policy\n…

\nWalks readers book by book through the basic content and issues of the New Testament. This work answers questions raised…

Now available in paperback, a glorious illustrated edition of the international bestseller…

\nThe first major English-language history of Ukraine from its emergence after the demise of the Soviet Union through the…

\nA funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive past six years, from one of our finest cultural…

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\nThe gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the…

\nA new portrait of Betty Friedan, the author and activist acclaimed as the mother of second-wave feminism\n…

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An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and…

\nThe most complete English-language collection of the prose of Tadeusz Borowski, the most challenging chronicler of…

A survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred years…

A long-awaited survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence of their work…

In the Enlightenments it was often argued that moral conduct, rather than adherence to theological doctrine, was the true…

An overview of the sculptures of the Parthenon, presenting interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creation. It…

Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this book explores depictions of…

Looks at a neglected corner of eighteenth-century art - the funeral monument. This book demonstrates that tombs and…

A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century…

The first biography of Alfred Kazin-inveterate New Yorker, autobiographer, and perhaps the last great man of American…

Berkshire's houses range from intriguing early timber-framed dwellings to the splendors of Windsor Castle, at once England's…

A stunning celebration of the architect's residential masterpieces…

The first major study of one of the most important architects of the postwar era…

Fascinating profiles of the leading architects of the 1930s during a crucial period in the evolution of modernism…

Teaches the Portuguese language. This title employs that method that engages students' interest by exploring personal,…

Covers the inland counties of Cavan, Monaghan, and Armagh, an area stretching from the thinly populated uplands around the…

Reveals the fascinating history of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the Cobbe family, who created it around 1750 at…

\nIn contrast to content-, theme-, or issue-based approaches to French film, this title stresses \'the cinema-tic-ally…

A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians…

Philip de LászlĂł (1869-1937) was the pre-eminent portrait artist working in Britain between 1907 and 1937. He painted…

Produkt Becoming an Architect in Renaissance Italy - Huppert, Ann C. zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University…

Offers a chronicle of the raging conflicts that tore the United Kingdom of Israel apart, creating the rival nations of…