Building a New New World: Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture (Cohen Jean-Louis)(Paperback)

Building a New New World: Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture (Cohen Jean-Louis)(Paperback)

An essential exploration of how Russian ideas about the United States shaped architecture and urban design from the czarist era to the fall of the U.S.S.R. Idealized representations of America, as both an aspiration and a menace, played an important role in shaping Russian architecture and urban

Roman Building Techniques (Rook Tony)(Paperback)

Building and architecture flourished throughout the Roman Empire. The Romans discovered new techniques to solve problems but also to impress the world. They built aqueducts to bring water into their cities and towns, grand baths for cleansing and socialising, and elaborate villas for the cream of

Nrt, Russian New Testament, Paperback: New Russian Translation (Zondervan)(Paperback)

A Russian New Testament ideal for outreach or personal use.This contemporary Russian New Testament uses the clear and accurate New Russian Translation (NRT), which translates the original biblical manuscripts into language that connects with the target audience, helping the ancient words of

Russian Revolution - A New History (McMeekin Sean)(Paperback / softback)

Now in paperback, the first major new history of the Russian Revolution in a decade combines cutting-edge scholarship and a fast-paced narrative to shed new light on a great turning point of the twentieth

New Russian Drama: An Anthology (Hanukai Maksim)(Paperback)

New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in Russia and the former Soviet republics. Emerging from small playwriting festivals, provincial theaters, and converted basements, it evolved into a major artistic movement that startled audiences

Tales from Russian Folklore: New Translation (Afanasyev Alexander)(Paperback)

Presented in a brand new translation, this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite. Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm in Germany, Alexander

Short Stories in Russian: New Penguin Parallel Text (Baer Brian James)(Paperback)

A dual-language edition of Russian stories--many appearing in English for the first time This new volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without constantly having to refer to a

Margaret Llewelyn Davies: With Women for a New World (Cohen Ruth)(Paperback)

Margaret Llewelyn Davies (1861-1944), a co-operator, feminist and socialist, was well known in her time as the outstanding leader of the Women's Co-operative Guild. This first full-scale biography chronicles her life and achievements, intertwining activity among working class women with her

Modern Architecture (Colquhoun Alan)(Paperback)

Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such

Space Jam: A New Legacy (Cohen Ivan)(Paperback)

In this adaptation of the summer's highly anticipated film, Space Jam: A New Legacy teams up basketball champion LeBron James with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes to save the

The Beautiful Mystery (Penny Louise)(Paperback)

The brilliant new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Louise Penny, one of the most acclaimed crime writers of our timeNo outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in

Non-Referential Architecture: Ideated by Valerio Olgiati and Written by Markus Breitschmid (Olgiati Valerio)(Pevná vazba)

Demonstrates a new approach to architecture in a world increasingly free of ideologies and references and offers a foundation for conceiving a non-referential architecture in such a non-referential

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future (Krumdieck Susan)(Paperback)

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future examines new strategies emerging in response to the mega-issues of global climate change, decline in world oil supply, scarcity of key industrial minerals, and local environmental constraints. These issues pose challenges for organizations,

France in the World - A New Global History(Paperback / softback)

Nrt, Russian Bible, Paperback: New Russian Translation (Zondervan)(Paperback)

A Russian Bible ideal for outreach or personal use.This contemporary Russian Bible uses the clear and accurate New Russian Translation (NRT), which translates the original biblical manuscripts into language that connects with the target audience, helping the ancient words of Scripture speak to the

New Chinese Architecture: Twenty Women Building the Future (Williams Austin)(Pevná vazba)

Over the past decade, China's new generation of female architects have proven themselves to be talented, confident, innovative, and successful on the world stage. Engaging with traditions and international trends, as well as posing entirely new architectural ideas, their projects reveal China to be

Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture (Hyde Rory)(Paperback)

Designers around the world are carving out opportunities for new kinds of engagement, new kinds of collaboration, new kinds of design outcomes, and new kinds of practice; overturning the inherited assumptions of the design professions. Seventeen conversations with practitioners from the fields of

Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch (Ska Jean-Louis)(Paperback)

When Jean Louis Ska's Introduzione alla lettura del Pentateuco was first published in Italy, it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable introduction to the Pentateuch to appear in modern times. Because of its strengths, it was soon translated into French. The English translation

True Colours (Leather Stephen)(Paperback)

The Russian oligarchs are the world's new elite. They treat the world as their plaything, travelling without borders and living lives of unimaginable luxury without fear or restraint. But when an assassin starts killing off some of the world's richest men, an oligarch with friends in high places

The New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Climate (King Bruce)(Paperback)

Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate 'Green buildings' that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon -- the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported --

Jean Haines Colour & Light in Watercolour: New Edition (Haines Jean)(Paperback)

Jean Haines' characteristically loose and expressive paintings are filled with color and light, and in this exciting book she passes on her knowledge and expert advice in a way that is both inspiring and instructional. As soon as you open the book you will want to pick up a brush and start painting

Amazing Grace (Cohen Aaron)(Paperback)

For two days in January 1972, Aretha Franklin sang at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles while tape recorders and film cameras rolled. Everyone there knew the event had the potential to be historic: five years after ascending to soul royalty and commercial success, Franklin was

The New Russian Nationalism: Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism 2000-2015 (Kolst Pl)(Paperback)

Russian nationalism, previously dominated by 'imperial' tendencies - pride in a large, strong and multi-ethnic state able to project its influence abroad - is increasingly focused on ethnic issues. In 2014, Russia's annexation of Crimea and the subsequent violent conflict in Eastern Ukraine utterly

The Fantasy Fiction Formula (Chester Deborah)(Paperback)

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing new magic. How exactly is a plot put together? How do you know if your idea will support an entire novel? How do you grab reader attention and keep it? How do you create dynamic, multi-dimensional