Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans (Arceneaux Pamela D.)(Pevná vazba)

Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans (Arceneaux Pamela D.)(Pevná vazba)

Warfare in Medieval Manuscripts (Porter Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrating the art of war with dozens of medieval images from books and manuscripts, this new edition is completely revised with a selection of new content from the British Library's

New Orleans, the Founding Era (Greenwald Erin M.)(Pevná vazba)

I Don't Want to Die Poor: Essays (Arceneaux Michael)(Paperback)

One of NPR's Best Books of 2020 One of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 From the New York Times bestselling author of I Can't Date Jesus, which Vogue called 'a piece of personal and cultural storytelling that is as fun as it is illuminating,' comes a wry and insightful essay collection that

New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend (Crandle Marita Woywod)(Paperback)

New Orleans has a reputation as a home for creatures of the night. Popular books, movies and television shows have cemented the city's connection to vampires in public imagination.Rumors swirled about the fate of the Casket Girls, a group of mysterious maidens traveling to the New World from France

The Story of Christmas (Dalton Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Pamela Dalton's exquisite, intricate scissor-cut illustrations wonderfully illuminate The Story of Christmas. Deeply reverent, richly detailed, and teeming with life, Dalton's images follow the story of the Nativity from the appearance of the Angel, to the shepherds who came from the fields, and to

Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau (Ward Martha)(Pevná vazba)

Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence. Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name. Both were

Down and Out in New Orleans: Transgressive Living in the Informal Economy (Marina Peter J.)(Pevná vazba)

Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood (Shaik Fatima)(Pevná vazba)

It is impossible to imagine New Orleans, and by extension American history, without the vibrant and singular Creole culture. In the face of an oppressive white society, members of the Soci t d'Economie et d'Assistance Mutuelle built a community and held it together through the era of slavery, the

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Kolbert Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTA major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of

Sin Eater (Campisi Megan)(Pevná vazba)

For fans of The Binding and The Familiars, The Sin Eater tells a story of a young girl sentenced to silence, and the lies she must

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Odell Jenny)(Pevná vazba)

** A New York Times Bestseller ** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time - The New Yorker - NPR - GQ - Elle - Vulture - Fortune - Boing Boing - The Irish Times - The New York Public Library - The Brooklyn Public Library 'A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a

Man of My Time (Sofer Dalia)(Pevná vazba)

One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2020. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. 'Finely wrought, a master class in the layering of time and contradiction that gives us a deeply imagined, and deeply human, soul.' --Rebecca Makkai, The New York Times Book Review From the

The Vanishing Half (Bennett Brit)(Pevná vazba)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * NPR * PEOPLE * TIME MAGAZINE* VANITY FAIR * GLAMOUR 2021 WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST'Bennett's tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline

Little Excavator (Dewdney Anna)(Pevná vazba)

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your heart Here come the BIG RIGS rolling down the street. Thumpa-thumpabumpa-bumpaBEEP BEEP BEEP There's Loader and Dump Truck, Backhoe and Crane. They're ready to

Sin (Mellema Gregory)(Pevná vazba)

This book brings clarification to our understanding of the nature of sin and will be of interest to nonphilosophers as well as philosophers.Most of the scholarly literature on sin has focused on theological issues, making book-length philosophical treatments of the topic hard to find. Sin, the

Robert Polidori: After the Flood (Polidori Robert)(Pevná vazba)

In late September 2005, Robert Polidori traveled to New Orleans to record the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina and by the city's broken levees. He found the streets deserted, and, without electricity, eerily dark. The next day he began to photograph, house by house: 'All the places I went

Directors' Theatre (Boenisch Peter M.)(Pevná vazba)

This extended new edition of a seminal text marks the 30th anniversary of the original book's major intervention in the discipline. Bradby and William's field-defining book introduced the continental-European approach to directing, recognising the work of the modern stage director as an artist in

The Wages of Sin (Cutler Judith)(Pevná vazba)

First in a brand-new Victorian mystery series featuring steward Matthew Rowsley and housekeeper Mrs Faulkner as an engaging detective duo. Newly appointed as land agent to the youthful Lord Croft, Matthew Rowsley finds plenty to keep him busy as he attends to his lordship's neglected country

The Wages of Sin (Cutler Judith)(Pevná vazba)

First in a brand-new Victorian mystery series featuring steward Matthew Rowsley and housekeeper Mrs Faulkner as an engaging detective duo. Newly appointed as land agent to the youthful Lord Croft, Matthew Rowsley finds plenty to keep him busy as he attends to his lordship's neglected country

The Losers Club (Clements Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law--pay attention in class, or else--Alec takes action. He

John Derian Picture Book (Derian John)(Pevná vazba)

New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Gift Books of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, House Beautiful, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Luxe Interiors + Design, People StyleWatch, Garden & Gun, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, New York

One of Us Is Lying (McManus Karen M.)(Pevná vazba)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - BUZZFEED - POPCRUSH'Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club' (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out

The Ladybird Book of the New You (Hazeley Jason)(Pevná vazba)

This delightful book is part of a series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they