ISBN: 9780300059434 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 256 Rok wydania: 1994
Louis XIV was man like any other, but the money and attention lavished on his public image aby the French government transformed him into a godlike figure. This book gives an account of...
ISBN: 9780300239980 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 304 Rok wydania: 2018
War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World's Most Dynamic Region An urgently needed "risk map" of the many dangers that could derail Asia's growth and stability Since Marco Polo,...
ISBN: 9780300228205 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 296 Rok wydania: 2017
A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served...
ISBN: 9780300158434 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 272 Rok wydania: 2009
The developed world, increasingly aware of 'inconvenient truths' about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies - eco-efficiency, sustainable...
ISBN: 9780300170351 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 280 Rok wydania: 2012
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest religions, though it is not among the best understood. Originating with Iranian tribes living in Central Asia in the second millennium BCE,...
ISBN: 9780300178210 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 440 Rok wydania: 2011
The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. It rescued ancient learning from obscurity, transformed knowledge of the natural and physical world, and brought the thrill of...
ISBN: 9780300245929 Oprawa: miękka Autor: Iain McGilchrist Ilość stron: 616 Rok wydania: 2019
A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture - "one of the few contemporary works deserving...
ISBN: 9780300230918 Oprawa: twarda Ilość stron: 240 Rok wydania: 2017
"To have the preeminent graphic designer in America-the leading proponent of the Modern-intelligently and forcefully speak out makes this a document for today and the ages. Rand's book is a...
ISBN: 9780300209433 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 192 Rok wydania: 2014
Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of life on Earth. Through the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we...
ISBN: 9780300243598 Oprawa: twarda Ilość stron: 392 Rok wydania: 2019
A powerful account of how the complex mercantile and military relationships between the British, Dutch, and American territories made the Industrial Revolution possible
ISBN: 9780300227475 Oprawa: twarda Ilość stron: 296 Rok wydania: 2019
A nuanced portrait of the 20th-century architect whose work defined the built aesthetic of corporate America Gordon Bunshaft's (1909-1990) landmark 1952 design for Lever House reshaped the...
ISBN: 9780300139327 Oprawa: twarda Ilość stron: 288 Rok wydania: 2012
For a reader unfamiliar with the history of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi might be mistaken for a character in fiction. His eccentric leadership as the nation's "Brother Leader", his...
ISBN: 9780300155235 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 176 Rok wydania: 2011
An introduction to understanding and gaining insight into ancient Greek culture through its pottery. 75 b/w and 100 colour illustrations.
ISBN: 9780300170825 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 272 Rok wydania: 2011
With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming...
ISBN: 9780300001372 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 138 Rok wydania: 1977
In this book, Dr. Jung, who has been the author of some of the most provocative hypotheses in modern psychology, describes what he regards as an authentic religious function in the unconscious...
ISBN: 9780300106534 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 224 Rok wydania: 2005
Perhaps no other Shakespearean drama so engulfs its readers in the ruinous journey of surrender to evil as does Macbeth. A timeless tragedy about the nature of ambition, conscience, and the human...
ISBN: 9780300107777 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 416 Rok wydania: 2005
Martin Wolf explains how globalization works, critiques the charges against it, argues that the biggest obstacle to global economic progress has been failure not of the market but of governments,...
ISBN: 9780300054712 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 136 Rok wydania: 1992
What is the origin of the universe? How did life appear on Earth and why was much of that life destroyed at various times in Earth's history? In this book, four scientists propose answers to...
ISBN: 9780300227109 Oprawa: miękka Ilość stron: 160 Rok wydania: 2017
A leading contrarian thinker explores the ethical paradox at the heart of history's wounds The conventional wisdom about historical memory is summed up in George Santayana's celebrated...
ISBN: 9780300125092 Oprawa: twarda Ilość stron: 700 Rok wydania: 2007
George Stubbs (1724-1806) is now rightly recognised as one of the greatest and most original artists of the eighteenth century. His profound understanding of anatomy and his uncanny ability to...