A Biography of the Pixel (Smith Alvy Ray)(Paperback)

A Biography of the Pixel (Smith Alvy Ray)(Paperback)

The pixel as the organizing principle of all pictures, from cave paintings to Toy Story. The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel--a

Maggie Smith - A Biography (Coveney Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive biography of Maggie Smith, grande dame of stage and screen, and a national treasure; named best memoir at the Woman & Home Readers' Choice Awards and Book of the Week on BBC Radio

Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan (Paul Alan)(Paperback)

An instant New York Times bestseller The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and afterword by Double Trouble's Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon. Just a few years after he almost died from a severe addiction to cocaine and

Ludwig Wittgenstein - The Duty of Genius (Monk Ray)(Paperback / softback)

In this biography of Wittgenstein, the author interleaves the philosophical and emotional aspects of his subject's

Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs (Smith Douglas)(Paperback)

On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and

Being John Lennon (Connolly Ray)(Paperback / softback)

An intimate yet unsparing biography of one of the greatest and most mythologised musicians of the twentieth

Working Woman - The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey (Holmes Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

A Working Woman: The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey is a traditional biography of a very untraditional woman. Tug-of-love child, Ward in Chancery, pampered schoolgirl, pioneer car driver, would-be electrical engineer, triumphant suffragist, political lobbyist, historian, biographer, novelist,

Being Elvis - A Lonely Life (Connolly Ray)(Paperback / softback)

The intimate yet unsparing biography of the world's first and most iconic rock

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This 'excellent, all-embracing' (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance--and a captivating window into her decades-long reign. From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of

The Book of Mormon: A Biography (Gutjahr Paul C.)(Paperback)

The surprising career of Joseph Smith's famous book Late one night in 1823, Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of

Cape Breton Is the Thought-Control Centre of Canada (Smith Ray)(Paperback)

Sophisticated, playful, and extremely funny, this collection begins the career of one of Canada's best humorists and storytellers. Featuring the adventures of Patchouli the Passionate, Sweet William, Paleologue, Passquick, Purlieu, Jasper, and Angus, with guest cameos by G.K. Chesterton and painter

Charles - The Misunderstood Prince. 'The royal biography everyone's talking about' The Daily Mail (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback / softback)

Rasputin - The Biography (Smith Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE Nearly a century after his murder, Rasputin remains as divisive a figure as ever. Was he really a horse thief and a hard-drinking ruffian in his youth? Was he a a devout Orthodox Christian, or was he in fact a just a fake holy man? Are the stories of his

Blackburn (Smith Ray B.)(Paperback)

Old photographs allow us to relive the past a little and this excellent collection of more than 200 photographs of Blackburn will bring back memories for

Shakespeare's First Folio: Four Centuries of an Iconic Book (Smith Emma)(Paperback)

This is a biography of a book: the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays printed in 1623 and known as the First Folio. It begins with the story of its first purchaser in London in December 1623, and goes on to explore the ways people have interacted with this iconic book over the four

Themistocles: The Powerbroker of Athens (Smith Jeffrey)(Pevná vazba)

This is an exciting new biography of Themistocles of Athens, architect of the Greek victory over the Persian invasions of 490 BC and 480 to 479 BC. While his role in the Persian wars is naturally a major theme, Themistocles' career before and after those conflicts is also considered in detail

Daniel Craig - The Biography (Marshall Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

The biography of James Bond icon Daniel

Tove Jansson Life, Art, Words - The Authorised Biography (Westin Boel)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive, authorised biography of the creator of The

Giacometti: A Biography (Lord James)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive biography of a fascinating and enigmatic

Mitford Girls - The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (Lovell Mary S.)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping biography of a unique

Reflected Glory (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback)

A biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman based on over 800 interviews and archival research, charting her life from marriage to Churchill's son, Randolph, through two further marriages to her eventual appointment as US Ambassador to

Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer (Kaplan Fred)(Paperback)

Uncle Bill - The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim (Miller Russell)(Paperback / softback)

Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th

St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography (Freeman Philip)(Paperback)

The most authoritative modern biography of the patron saint of Ireland, focusing on the historical Patrick and his times. Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In St. Patrick of Ireland, Philip Freeman