All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

This book is the autobiography of George Daniels, acclaimed horologist and author of Watchmaking. In it, he discusses his humble upbringing and background, his first encounters with watches and time pieces, his passionate and persistent love of automobiles, and his technical contributions to modern

The Art of Breguet (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

Daniel's Good Day (Archer Micha)(Pevná vazba)

Daniel finds the poetry in the everyday activities of his own neighborhood, in this gorgeous companion to Ezra Jack Keats Award winner Daniel Finds a Poem. The people in Daniel's neighborhood always say, 'Have a good day!' But what exactly is a good day? Daniel is determined to find out, and as he

Practical Watch Escapement (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

One of George Daniels's central contributions to horology is his co-axial escapement. Having observed that the dominant lever escapement begins to change its rate after a year or two - a disturbance caused by the sliding action of the impulse elements of the escapement - Daniels set about

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto (Johnson George M.)(Pevná vazba)

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. A New York Times Bestseller! Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and MSNBC feature

Love & Peace: 37 Eternal Reflections (Villard de Borchgrave Alexandra)(Pevná vazba)

The eternal reflections in this new volume have flowed through the tides of time to soothe the spirit. This special gift book with gilded edges takes the reader on an uplifting journey with inspirational quotes that are as relevant today as they were years, even centuries, ago. Stunning photographs

Bark (Didi-Huberman Georges)(Pevná vazba)

A noted French thinker's poignant reflections, in words and photographs, on his visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau.On a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Georges Didi-Huberman tears three pieces of bark from birch trees on the edge of the site. Looking at these pieces after his return home, he sees them as

Dickens's Dialogue - Margins of Conversation (Goodin George)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the rhetoric of Dickens's characters and its place in his work. Drawing on Victorian conversation manuals and more recent philosophical, sociological, and linguistic insights into the nature of conversations, Goodin describes three major character types whose rhetorical strategies

Good Times in Dystopia (F George)(Paperback)

Marsden Hartley: The Earth Is All I Know of Wonder (Hartley Marsden)(Pevná vazba)

A concise survey of Marsden Hartley's daring innovations in American painting, with reflections on his work by contemporary artistsA defining protagonist in American modernism, the painter and writer Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) was known for the vivid, sharply contrasted colors and abstract

Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche Friedrich)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most iconoclastic philosophers of all time, Nietzsche dramatically rejected notions of good and evil, truth and God. Beyond Good and Evil demonstrates that the world is steeped in false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. With wit and subversive energy, Nietzsche demands that the

James Bond: Reflections of Death (Pak Greg)(Pevná vazba)

An ALL-NEW, ALL-ORIGINAL James Bond graphic novel, by a cavalcade of superstars! GREG PAK (Star Wars, Darth Vader)! ANDY DIGGLE (Daredevil, Green Arrow)! BENJAMIN PERCY (X-Force, Wolverine)! GAIL SIMONE (Deadpool, Wonder Woman)! MARK RUSSELL (Red Sonja, The Flintstones)! VITA AYALA & DANNY LORE

Of Time and Lamentation: Reflections on Transience (Tallis Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

A bold, original and thought-provoking exploration of the nature and meaning of time. Tallis, with characteristic fearlessness, seeks to reclaim time from the jaws of physics, arguing that time as it is lived, the long narrative of our human journey, can not be told by caesium clocks and Lorentz

The Richest Man In Babylon (Clason George S.)(Pevná vazba)

A perfect guide to understanding finances and a powerhouse of time-tested principles to gain and retain personal wealth, The Richest Man in Babylon has been inspiring readers for generations. It continues to remain a classic

Reporting Coronavirus - Personal Reflections on a Global Crisis from ITV News Journalists(Pevná vazba)

A compelling set of essays that paints a picture of the most remarkable period in modern times - when the coronavirus put the UK into lockdown and swept around the

Letters of Thom Gunn (Gunn Thom)(Pevná vazba)

This selection of correspondence presents, for the first time, the private life and reflections of a maverick figure in the history of British and American

George IV: Art & Spectacle (Heard Kate)(Pevná vazba)

George IV was arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs. By the time George ascended to the throne in 1820 after nine years as Prince Regent, he was already well-known for his extravagant lifestyle. Visual display played an important role in his public image, an image that he worked hard to

George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life (Jones Tom)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive intellectual biography of the Enlightenment philosopher In George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life, Tom Jones provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of the preeminent Irish philosopher of the Enlightenment. From his early brilliance as a student and fellow at Trinity

In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way (Proust Marcel)(Pevná vazba)

The greatest French literary masterpiece of all time is now available as a graphic novel. Proust's oceanic novel In Search of Lost Time looms over twentieth-century literature as one of the greatest, yet most endlessly challenging, literary experiences. Now, in what renowned translator Arthur

Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful graphic adaptation of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel. 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.' In 1945, George Orwell, called 'the conscience of his generation,' created an enduring, devastating story of new tyranny replacing old, and

Fox 8: A Story (Saunders George)(Pevná vazba)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world--featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer

Wine Science - The Application of Science in Winemaking (Goode Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

A third edition of the groundbreaking book that clearly details all the key scientific developments in wine and winemaking. A comprehensive, illustrated reference to the most controversial, interesting and hotly debated topics in the world of

Curious George and the Firefighters (Rey H. A.)(Pevná vazba)

George and the man with the yellow hat take a trip to the firehouse where George finds all sorts of new things to explore. When one curious monkey meets a company of unsuspecting firefighters, a big adventure is sure to

Glass Sword (Aveyard Victoria)(Pevná vazba)

Book 2 in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling series!Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series, Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen.Mare Barrow's blood is red--the color of common folk--but her Silver ability, the