Blake and the Failure of Prophecy (Cogan Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

Blake and the Failure of Prophecy (Cogan Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

This monograph reorients discussion of Blake's prophetic mode, revealing it to be not a system in any formal sense, but a dynamic, human response to an era of momentous historical change when the future Blake had foreseen and the reality he was faced with could not be reconciled. At every stage,

Secret Mischief (Blake Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The discovery of a body in a pigsty, shot to death, leads Coroner Titus Cragg and Dr Luke Fidelis into a complex and baffling murder investigation. April, 1746. When County Coroner Titus Cragg is called to examine a body found shot to death at a local farm, he finds himself drawn into a bizarre

Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools (Stallard Charles K.)(Pevná vazba)

Education Technology and the Failure of American Schools offers a broad and penetrating look at the American educational system to determine why progress is so lacking. What is found is a system that has far outlived its functionality in terms of governance, organization, and professional

Twilight of Democracy - The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends (Applebaum Anne)(Pevná vazba)

The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay (Gaukroger Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy--and what we can learn from them Philosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories. But, taking the long view, philosophy

Poems (Blake William)(Pevná vazba)

Blake's explosive lyrical genius is here represented by the full text of 'Songs of Innocence' and 'Songs of Experience', plus a wide range of marvellous short poems unpublished in his

Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Blake William)(Pevná vazba)

William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes some of the visionary poet's finest and best-loved poems such as 'The Lamb', 'The Chimney-Sweeper' and 'The Tiger'. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges

Mr. Filkins in the Desert (Blake Quentin)(Pevná vazba)

Renowned illustrator and storyteller Quentin Blake shows us that small acts of kindness are the stuff of life When Mr. Flikins sets off for his ninetieth birthday party, he has no idea how eventful the journey will be. Crossing the desert to visit his family, armed only with a picnic, a walking

William Blake's Gothic Imagination: Bodies of Horror (Bundock Chris)(Pevná vazba)

While overlooked by extant studies of the Gothic, William Blake's literary and visual oeuvre embodies the same obsessions and fears that inform the Gothic revival with which he was

Failures of Feeling: Insensibility and the Novel (Lee Wendy Anne)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the unexpected power of dispassion to incite the passions of sentimental literature, restoring the conversation between Enlightenment philosophy and fiction to the history of emotions, and reframing our contemporary theories of mind and of the

Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Blake William)(Pevná vazba)

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: beautiful clothbound editions of the most famous verse collections by ten favourite poets. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and attractively set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers.Songs of

Naamah - A Novel (Blake Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

'A dreamy and transgressive feminist retelling of the Great Flood from the perspective of Noah's wife as she wrestles with the mysterious metaphysics of womanhood at the end of the world.' --O, The Oprah Magazine With the coming of the Great Flood--the mother of all disasters--only one family was

The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure (Cardone Grant)(Pevná vazba)

Poems And Prophecies (Blake William)(Pevná vazba)

This is a selection of the poet's work, including all the great lyrics and the more important prophetic books. In her introduction the poet and critic expounds Blake's esoteric theory and shows how it helped to create a poetry which is unlike any

Going Home - A Walk Through Fifty Years of Occupation (Shehadeh Raja)(Pevná vazba)

Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of

Shoes (Johnston Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

Shoes have always captured the imagination, and communicated the priorities and ambitions of the wearer. In the reign of Henry VIII, exaggerated shapes and wide toes were footwear's reflection of the aggressive social climate of court, while engravings of Queen Victoria show impossibly narrow

Peter Blake's ABC (Blake Peter)(Pevná vazba)

British Pop artist Peter Blake has an eye for the quirky and the overlooked. Best known for designing the cover of The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Blake has never stopped working. This charming ABC is composed from the extensive collection of objects and ephemera he has

Ten Billion - Stephen Emmott

A book about our failure: failure as individuals, the failure of business, and the failure of our politicians. It is about an unprecedented planetary emergency. It's about the future of us

100 Figures: The Unseen Art of Quentin Blake (Blake Quentin)(Pevná vazba)

Quentin Blake's illustrations are instantly recognizable to millions around the world. What are less well-known, though, are his original works of art, those not created as book illustrations. Published to accompany an exhibition at London's House of Illustration, this book explores, for the first

Doing (Nancy Jean-Luc)(Pevná vazba)

In Doing, Jean-Luc Nancy, one of the most prominent and lucid articulators of contemporary French theory and philosophy, examines the precarious but urgent relationship between being and doing. His book is not so much a call to action as a summons to more vigorous thinking, the examination and

I Love Lucy: The Joys of Friendship (Fujikawa Jenn)(Pevná vazba)

I Love Lucy's Lucy and Ethel are TV's original BFFs. This celebration of their friendship is the perfect way to share the laughter, joy, and love of best girlfriends. Everybody loves Lucy. And nothing has been more enduring, from the 180 episodes of I Love Lucy that ran from 1951 to 1957 and have

Ludwig Bemelmans: The Illustrators (Blake Quentin)(Pevná vazba)

Recognized most widely as the creator and illustrator of the beloved children's classic Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) also wrote and illustrated a number of other children's books, novels, short stories, and travel books. His illustrations were frequently featured on the cover of the New

1982 Brazil: The Glorious Failure (Horsfield Stuart)(Pevná vazba)

1982 tells the story of football's most exhilarating and entertaining World Cup side. This scintillating Brazil team - blessed with Zico, S crates, Falc o, der and J nior - lit up the 1982 World Cup with a brand of football that was 'futebol arte'. Playing to the accompaniment of a samba

Squirrel Do Bad, 1 (Pastis Stephan)(Pevná vazba)

From the author of the 'Pearls Before Swine' comic strip and New York Times bestselling Timmy Failure series comes a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming, full-color graphic novel series about a quirky town--just right for young readers starting to read longer books Wendy the Wanderer has lived in Trubble