Dark Toys: Surrealism and the Culture of Childhood (Hopkins David)(Pevná vazba)

Dark Toys: Surrealism and the Culture of Childhood (Hopkins David)(Pevná vazba)

A wide-ranging look at surrealist and postsurrealist engagements with the culture and imagery of childhood We all have memories of the object-world of childhood. For many of us, playthings and images from those days continue to resonate. Rereading a swathe of modern and contemporary artistic

Dada and Surrealism (Hopkins David)(Paperback)

The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these

Surrealism and Film After 1945: Absolutely Modern Mysteries (Noheden Kristoffer)(Pevná vazba)

Surrealism and Film after 1945 is the first collection devoted to the vibrant culture of transnational surrealist cinema since the Second World War. Eleven chapters by leading and emerging scholars of surrealism and film studies establish the parameters of this history and situate surrealism as a

The Darkest Dark (Hadfield Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield and brought to life by Terry and Eric Fan's lush, evocative illustrations, The Darkest Dark will encourage readers to dream the impossible. Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe

Into the Light (Weber David)(Pevná vazba)

In David Weber and Chris Kennedy's New York Times-bestselling science fiction epic Out of the Dark, Earth beat back an alien invasion. Now comes the recovery . . . and the revenge, in Into the Light. The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and our cities lay in

Beyond the Doors (Neilsen David)(Pevná vazba)

Fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Coraline will devour this dark and creepy, humor-laced tale about four siblings who discover a mysterious world where secrets hide around every corner. When a family disaster forces the four Rothbaum children to live with their aunt Gladys, they

The Glen Park Library: A Fairy Tale of Disruption (Lee Pamela M.)(Pevná vazba)

How Silicon Valley, the dark net, and digital culture have affected our relationship to knowledge, history, language, aesthetics, reading, and truth.In October 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Ross William Ulbricht was arrested at the Glen Park Public Branch Library in San Francisco, accused of being the

The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception (Michaels David)(Pevná vazba)

Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty. In The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how corrupt science becomes public policy -- and where it's happening today

Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars (Stabler David)(Pevná vazba)

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliant scientists. Every great scientist started out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions,

The Old Curiosity Shop (Dickens Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Little Nell Trent's childhood is over. Her grandfather's mind is failing, his dark secret saddens and distracts him, and he has nobody to care for him but Nell. The grotesque Daniel Quilp is causing trouble. What plans does he hatch with Sampson and Sally Brass? What use can he make of the foolish

Lake District Quiz Book - The People, Places, Customs and Culture of Cumbria in 635 Fiendish Questions (Felton David)(Pevná vazba)

David Hockney: A Yorkshire Sketchbook (Hockney David)(Pevná vazba)

The author has returned to England to paint the landscape of his childhood in East Yorkshire. Executed in watercolour and ink, this title features panoramic scenes that have the spatial complexity of finished paintings - the broad sweep of sky or road, the patchwork tapestry of land - yet convey

Dinky Toys (Busfield David)(Paperback)

Dinky Toys are a part of many people's childhood. They were one of the many famous brands produced as part of the Meccano empire set up by Frank Hornby at his Binns Road factory in Liverpool. Although they began before the Second World War, it was the post-war ranges produced by Dinky that really

World of the Dark Crystal (Froud Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The World of The Dark Crystal invites fans to delve into the creation and lore of the Jim Henson classic through the evocative illustrations of Brian Froud, concept designer on the original

Ireland, Enlightenment and the English Stage, 1740-1820 (O'Shaughnessy David)(Pevná vazba)

The theatre was a crucial forum for the representation of Irish civility and culture for the eighteenth-century English audience. Irish actors and playwrights, operating both as individuals and within networks, were remarkably popular and potent during this period, especially in London. As ideas of

A Short Survey of Surrealism (Gascoyne David)(Paperback)

David Gascoyne s classic text of 1935 was the first comprehensive work on Surrealism to be published in English. Gascoyne s membership of the Surrealist movement and his association with its leading members - among them Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali - placed him in an ideal

Skin (Twiddy Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Delve into the deep and dark forests of the scalp, or the toxic swamps of the gut, and learn about the creatures that live in and on this amazing habitat we call the human body. Learn about the helpful bacteria, the family of mites or fungal infection on the toes as seen through the lens of our

Feet (Twiddy Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Delve into the deep and dark forests of the scalp, or the toxic swamps of the gut, and learn about the creatures that live in and on this amazing habitat we call the human body. Learn about the helpful bacteria, the family of mites or fungal infection on the toes as seen through the lens of our

Gut (Twiddy Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Delve into the deep and dark forests of the scalp, or the toxic swamps of the gut, and learn about the creatures that live in and on this amazing habitat we call the human body. Learn about the helpful bacteria, the family of mites or fungal infection on the toes as seen through the lens of our

Mouth (Twiddy Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Delve into the deep and dark forests of the scalp, or the toxic swamps of the gut, and learn about the creatures that live in and on this amazing habitat we call the human body. Learn about the helpful bacteria, the family of mites or fungal infection on the toes as seen through the lens of our

On the Trapline (Robertson David A.)(Pevná vazba)

A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award--winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip

Surrealism at Play (Laxton Susan)(Pevná vazba)

In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of Surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and against a post-WWI world increasingly

Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents (Stabler David)(Pevná vazba)

Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and other presidents-to-be faced kid-sized problems growing up in America. Every president started out as a kid Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic

The Fourth Child (Winter Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

'A beautifully observed and thrillingly honest novel about the dark corners of family life and the long, complicated search for understanding and grace.' --Jenny Offill, author of Dept. of Speculation and Weather'The Fourth Child is keen and beautiful and heartbreaking--an exploration of private