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This lavishly illustrated book provides the definitive reference to Western classical music. It travels on a musical journey through time, revealing how composers and performers, priests, princes and patrons, and the events of history have created the tradition of classical music. |
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This compelling and superbly illustrated account of 2000 years of Christianity has been written by religious experts. With authoritative text, superb illustrations featuring Christian art and architecture of the times, special features on the Bible, prayer and liturgy, plus detailed maps and a timeline, this is a great reference for anyone. |
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This is a bold and exhilarating account of the oceans and ocean exploration. With authoritative text by geographers, oceanographers, historians and marine experts, it features over 600 superb photographs and illustrations plus detailed mapping throughout. Special features covering topics from boat building through the ages, navigational advances, piracy on the high seas, the story of diving, the undersea cables, to the hottest topical issues like whales and whaling and the territorial disputes over underwater resources, make Maritimea a completely comprehensive and accessible reference that captures the drama and excitement of the maritime world, above and beneath the waves. |
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All you need is love? Not according to W. H. Collingridge, the author of this essential guide to finding, wooing, and securing a suitable partner. Originally published in 1855, this brisk, no-nonsense handbook still has much to teach lovers and their suitors today. Love is a perilous business and the task of choosing a partner is compared to the perils of walking on thin ice. Reassuringly, the author guides the reader through the primary considerations of choice: age, health, tempter, fortune, morals, position in society, acquirements, and individualities. There is advice on the craft of writing love letters, how lovers should behave in public, and how to deal with rejection. Mixing direct instruction with short passages of borrowed verse, this book is full of sage guidance such as 'both men and women vary greatly as to the age at which they arrive at maturity; marriage should never be undertaken before that age, and generally never after.' Through all the advice, the institution of marriage shines and is credited with conferring a host of virtues, how it sharpness men's intellects, improves their morals, and 'by a certain necessity' enlarges their energy. This new, sumptuously designed edition will delight everyone with a sweetheart, and caution everyone without to choose wisely. |
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A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. The royal houses of Europe, Africa and Asia once ruled continents and the dominions beyond the seas. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone? This book presents postcard images of lost emperors, kings and queens, czars and czarinas, princes, grand dukes, dukes, and duchesses. From the Balkans to the Iberian peninsula, these regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty. |
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How should men and women embark on a new relationship? Is it acceptable to flirt? Should one ever kiss in a canoe? What is the ideal age gap for marriage? What gifts are appropriate for a fiancee? How should one announce an engagement? Aimed at the romantically inclined in the 1930s, this charming self-help guide is dedicated to the etiquette of choosing, wooing and winning a prospective partner. Written with both sexes in mind, this little book is brimming with nuggets of useful advice, by turns humorous, old-fashioned and timeless: Don't attempt kissing in a canoe unless you are both able to swim. Don't delay falling in love until you have reached middle age. To be easily won is to be lightly valued. It is very inadvisable to marry anyone who laughs at your parents. Don't hesitate to break off an engagement if you consider you have made a mistake. Do bear in mind when there's any mistletoe about that two heads are better than one. Delightfully illustrated with contemporary line drawings, How to be a Good Lover appears in the same series as How to be a Good Husband and How to be a Good Wife. All three guides were written for the middle classes of the 1930s — who were reading one of the first modern self-help series on relationships. |
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These engaging volumes were originally published in the 1920s, as part of a series which sought to help the middle classes acquire and perfect social decorum. Filled with timeless advice and charming historical detail, these books are the perfect gift for anyone who ever struggled to write a letter or expressed concern over the extinction of good manners, offering encouragement and amusement alike. |
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The art of being a good husband is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle classes of the 1930s who were reading one of the first modern self-help books. Illustrated with contemporary line-drawings, it contains advice by turns delightfully arcane and timelessly true, for example: don't squeeze the tube of toothpaste from the top instead of from the bottom — this is one of the small things of life that always irritates a careful wife; don't think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments; don't tell your wife terminological inexactitudes, which are, in plain English, lies — a woman has wonderful intuition for spotting even minor departures from the truth; do cultivate the habit of coming down to breakfast with a smile — remember that as the head of the house, it is your duty to see that everyone starts the day in an atmosphere of happiness; and, don't criticise the food at your own table when you are entertaining and especially refrain from doing so before the servants. |
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The entire work of Baldessari forms the basis for this exhibition catalogue, from his early paintings of 1962 to the very latest 'Blockage' of 2005. Challenging as it is refreshing, this American artist's work is for ever on the move, quick to question the contradictions of the modern world and the rules of perception. Bringing together a sizeable collection of Baldessari's work to date this catalogue also features an all-star list of contributors including: Robert Storr, Lawrence Weiner, Douglas Gordon, John Miller and Christian Boltanski. |
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The complete DIY bible of street art. Now in softcover! The Street Art Cookbook is a guide to the materials and techniques used within today's most creative and progressive art movement. In hundreds of pictures and illustrations and a dozen of interviews with some of the world's most famous artists, the authors show how street art is made. From stencils and stickers to laser tagging and guerrilla gardening, the Street Art Cookbook takes us on a trip around the world in the search of the tricks and trades of street artists. Posters, stickers, screen print, mosaic och sculptures — there is no limit to their imagination. Hundreds of books filled with pictures of street art have been published in the last few years, here, at last, is one that shows how the artists work. The Street Art Cookbook is filled with tips and examples of how to create your own stencil, sticker, poster or installation. These techniques can be used on all kinds of materials: textiles, glass, metal, concrete or wood and is suitable for everything from scrap-booking, designing clothes with motifs to outdoor use. The Street Art Cookbook gives a unique insight into the alternative art world and it's a rich source of inspiration for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture. Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Gould, WK Interact, Caper, Victor Marx, C215, Poch, Ron English and Knitta Please, are some of the artists featured in this book. |
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«El nombre de Juan Ramon Jimenez esta indisolublemente ligado al titulo de «Platero y yo», una de las obras mas conocidas у universales de las letras hispanicas. Y a pesar de ello cabe afirmar que «Platero y yo» fue victima de su exito popular. El propio autor protestaba contra tanta lectura superficial aferrada al sentimentalismo facil de la anecdota. Richard Cardwell, uno de los primeros especialistas en el gran andaluz universal, explica en la Introduction cual fue la intention basica de Juan Ramon Jimenez у el objetivo que perseguia: la propagation de los grandes ideales de la pedagogia cultural del krausismo. La prosecution de esta guia, sin disminuir el encanto, amplfa el interes de la lectura. Porque a la vez que se senalan todos los recursos del arte literario, se nos descubren las verdaderas raices de la universalidad de un libro tan conmovedor y, en apariencia, tan sencillo.» |
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Esta obra de Miguel de Unamuno es uno de los ejemplos cl?sicos m?s eminentes de la novela moderna. La ficci?n deja aqu? de ser un puro veh?culo narrativo, transmisor de historias, para convertirse en un universo textual de fecundas sugerencias. El titulo, Niebla, expresa con claridad el prop?sito novelesco de desdibujar lo visible y materializar, en cambio, lo impalpable. En este ambiente vemos moverse a un hombre esencialmente frustrado, Augusto P?rez, sobre cuya muerte nos veremos obligados a pronunciarnos. |
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Thinking of oneself as self-employed — and the boss of one's life and work — is the key to personal and professional development, says Cliff Hakim. He shows how to use his pioneering Worklife Creed as a basis for a new, satisfying philosophy of work and life. Providing a clear roadmap for finding purpose and passion in work, this revised edition includes a refined Worklife Creed, greater emphasis on taking full responsibility for one's worklife and understanding and expressing one's own uniqueness, and a Who's the Boss? section that acts as a practical and potent take-anywhere toolbox. |
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In The Graffiti Coloring Book, sixty top graffiti artists have provided the outlines — and you can choose the colors. These graffiti sketches can be used as a pattern for a larger graffiti piece, but each is a work of art in its own right. The book features drawings by legends such as Skil, Kaos, Pike, Egs and Bates. Get out your crayons and walk the urban paths of the kings of graffiti. |
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Paint your own lowrider just the way you like it! Impalas, Cadillacs and Rivieras. In the Lowrider Coloring Book, you will color the classic and most popular Lowrider models. Lowrider culture reaches back to 1930s Los Angeles, where it became popular for style-conscious Latino-Americans to load their cars with sandbags to bring it closer to the road. Style was everything, and when lowered cars were banned in California in the 1950s, it became necessary to find a way to raise and lower the car simply to avoid fines. The solution was to use hydraulics from old fighter planes left over from World War II. The rapper Kid Frost showcased lowriding in the early 90s hit Lowrider, and since then, the cars are closely associated with hip hop culture. Today, lowriding is bigger than ever with thousands of enthusiasts in most parts of the world. All strive to outdo each other with the most elegant varnish, interior, hydraulics, chrome and rims. The custom cars you'll be coloring in the Lowrider Coloring book were converted by some of the best and most legendary enthusiasts. What color is your Impala? |
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London: The Capital of Street Art Banksy isn't the only one to express himself on the streets of London. Names like D-Face, Eine, Mobstr and Paul Insect vie for space with international guests such as Obey, Roa, Mr. Brainwash and C215. Street Art London is focused on the latest and best of London's many street artists. The ephemeral pieces that infuse the street scene with new meaning are preserved in this book, which also sets them in a broader context. Full of unique quotes from many of the artists, Street Art London is a unique opportunity to find the cream of the crop, and to become inspired by, and acquainted with, the street artists of London. |
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The book Writers United paints an intimate portrait of the members of one of the world's most notorious graffiti crews, Writers United Football Club (WUFC). Six members, with entirely different personalities and one common goal. Since the creation of WUFC in an indoor soccer hall in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka eleven years ago, they have written their name on thousands of trains and walls across Europe. Like rock musicians, graffiti writers invest their work with style and attitude, and just like in any successful band, each member of WUFC has a specific role. Here, hyperactive graffiti writers Uzi and Que take the lead. Journalist Bjrn Almqvist and photographer Emil Hagelin have been following WUFC and some of their friends for several years. The reader will encounter a new world through exhaustive interviews and direct reports. We follow the writers from making preparations in their homes to descending into dark tunnels to write. They risk injury and fines all year round to see their name on the trains. Their lifestyle can be hard to understand. Why do they write, how do they see their work, and what sort of people are they really? The text and atmospheric, highly-charged photographs in Writers United offer a better idea of what graffiti is really all about. As photographer Emil Hagelin says: Most graffiti books concentrate on the pieces themselves. We wanted to show what their lives look like, and how graffiti appears on Joe Blow's wall or the subway train he takes to work every morning. |
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This lavishly illustrated guide to women's hair styles shows how to create a unique image by applying individual touches that reflect personality and mood. Detailed advice on cutting, colouring and curling is also included. |
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Cubabrasil: Over 25 artists from Brazil, Germany and Cuba joined forces in this extraordinary creative coming-together, which took place in Havana, Pinar del Rio, So Paulo and Berlin. This book documents the countless pieces and large-scale murals, guerrilla video projections, workshops and exhibitions, which were born from this intercultural collaboration. Cubabrasil features Latin American aerosol stars like Os Gemeos, Vitch, Nina and Joana; German aerosol artists Won, Neon, Cemnoz, Stone, the video artists group BerlinBeam-Boys and some of Cubas best muralists. |
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GHOST was one of the last kings of the New York City train writing era. He experimented with traditional letter styles until developing his own loose, funky and psychedelic letters that sprouted from his twisted drug seeped brain and his passion for bombing. When most writers see a train yard as an opportunity to paint a nice colorful piece, Ghost sees the yard as a place to bomb, to do hundreds of throw ups. He approaches his paintings with the same zest and casual grace as he does his throw-ups, with bold dripping explosions of vibrant colors and freaky cartoons. With frequent trips to Europe his style has inspired the new wave of Scandinavian-loose-bombing-style pieces. Today, he exhibits his artwork in galleries worldwide and does collaborations with urban culture brands. Despite this Ghost remains an enigma, he isnt social, and he does not want to be your friend. But his artwork like his bombing is something fantastic that deserves attention, for this he is overdue. |
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