The House of Dior's official biography reveals the secretive and surprising man who revolutionized fashion, with new insight on his spirituality and relationships and a contemporary perspective on his legacy... Zobraziť viac
Sean Scully’s paintings of brushy stripes and blocks of sumptuous color are critically acclaimed and widely admired. In this fascinating book, the record of countless hours of conversations between Scully and his friend art critic Kelly Grovier... Zobraziť viac
Nearly a hundred years after its publication, Kurt Goedel's famous proof that every mathematical system must contain propositions that are true-yet never provable-continues to unsettle mathematics, philosophy, and computer science... Zobraziť viac
When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Angela has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for twenty-five years, initially as ... Zobraziť viac
Kobe Bryant's incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. Though he came onto the NBA scene brimming with talent, it was his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, his... Zobraziť viac
Two long-time friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly-produced expansion of their ground-breaking Higher Ground podcast, ... Zobraziť viac
From one of the most powerful voices of her generation: the story of a childhood defined by race, poverty, and a father in prison. Throughout her adolescence, Ashley Ford doesn't know how to deal with the worries that keep her up at night... Zobraziť viac
Born in war-torn Afghanistan, Waheed Arian's earliest memories are of bombs. Fleeing the conflict with his family, he spent much of his childhood in refugee camps in Pakistan, living sometimes ten to a room without basic sanitation... Zobraziť viac
A study of the American abstract artist Frank Stella (b. 1936), surveying his career from the famous Black Paintings of the late 1950s up to the present day... Zobraziť viac
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as... Zobraziť viac
This handbook records more than 1300 Imperial Poets Laureate created within the Holy Roman Empire between 1355 and 1804, with a sketch of their lives, a list of their published works, and a note of relevant scholarly literature... Zobraziť viac
This first career-spanning look at Southern California artist Tim Biskup's prolific aesthetic range begins with his early roots in animation and traces the evolution of his distinct style, which incorporates a complex interplay of color, geometry... Zobraziť viac
Jean-François Jaussaud met Louise Bourgeois for the first time in 1994, at her studio in Brooklyn. But it was not before she had interrogated him about every aspect of his life that he earned her trust. A first photo session was set up in Spring 1995, ... Zobraziť viac
In this intimate and extraordinary memoir, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala, gives a moving account of fatherhood and his lifelong fight for equality - proving there are many faces of feminism... Zobraziť viac
Životopis Tomáše Bati (1876-1932) zakladatele firmy Baťa v angličtině. Autorem knihy je Antonín Cekota, redaktor baťovských novin a blízký spolupracovník Tomáše Bati. Kniha odhaluje mnohá tajemství ze života... Zobraziť viac
The musician and Hip Hop legend hailed as the greatest MC of all time and compared to Thelonious Monk reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence, and creativity of a master artist.... Zobraziť viac
The official death toll of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, 'the worst nuclear disaster in history', is only 54, and stories today commonly suggest that nature is thriving there. Yet award-winning historian Kate Brown uncovers a much more disturbing story... Zobraziť viac
American business folklore is awash with the adventures of successful entrepreneurs. Still, most of these stories are about Americans, neglecting important and courageous entrepreneurs from other countries... Zobraziť viac
The only fully authorized story of the girl and her piano, containing over 150 never-before-seen photographs — many from Tori’s own private archives... Zobraziť viac
<i> 'Isn't it great, Cathy, being where we are (age-wise I mean)? I really enjoy being 18 cos you have a degree of independence and yet you can act the gom if you want cos we're not "all growed up" yet....</i> Zobraziť viac
