Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain (Muir Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Lee Miller: Fashion in Wartime Britain (Muir Robin)(Pevná vazba)

One hundred photographs explore Lee Miller's prolific fashion photography during World War II. Lee Miller 'has borne the whole weight of our studio production through the most difficult period in Brogue's history,' wrote British Vogue editor Audrey Withers in the summer of 1941. Despite this,

Lee Miller (Bouhassane Ami)(Pevná vazba)

A Christmas Candle (Flynn Katie)(Pevná vazba)

Will she find love in her wartime home?1939 All over Britain children are being evacuated. Eve Armstrong and her little brother are headed for Devon, where the Armstrong parents will do their bit in nearby Plymouth. Pulling out of London Eve takes a last look at the crowded platform, the shabbily

Living in the Environment (Miller G. Tyler)(Pevná vazba)

Murder List (Muir T.F.)(Pevná vazba)

The latest tartan noir thriller from T F Muir featuring DCI Andy Gilchrist and set in the picturesque town of St

Lee Miller: Photographs - Antony Penrose, Kate Winslet

One hundred of the most outstanding photographs taken by photographer, model and Surrealist muse Lee Miller, published in anticipation of the November 2023 release of the film Lee, starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller Photojournalist, war correspondent, model and Surrealist muse, Lee Miller was one

Harper's Bazaar: First in Fashion (Le Galliard Marianne)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating look at one of the most groundbreaking publications in the world, this volume traces its colorful history and the important figures who have shaped it, influencing fashion--and more broadly, culture--decade after decade. Harper's Bazaar has long been revered for its contributions to

Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion (Miller Lesley Ellis)(Pevná vazba)

Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972) remains one of the most revered and enigmatic of fashion designers. Here, breathtaking illustrations reveal why he is renowned for exceptional tailoring, sculptural shapes, deft manipulation of textiles, and a dramatic use of color. His glamorous clientele included

With SOE in Greece: The Wartime Experiences of Captain Pat Evans (Evans Tom)(Pevná vazba)

My First Summer in the Sierra (Muir John)(Pevná vazba)

John Muir's beloved adventure in the Sierra reissued to entertain, encourage, and inspire contemporary naturalists.Considered one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for

Dying to Learn: Wartime Lessons from the Western Front (Hunzeker Michael A.)(Pevná vazba)

In Dying to Learn, Michael Hunzeker develops a novel theory to explain how wartime militaries learn. He focuses on the Western Front, which witnessed three great-power armies struggle to cope with deadlock throughout the First World War, as the British, French, and German armies all pursued the

Small Town in Germany (Carre John le)(Pevná vazba)

Town: Prints & Drawings of Britain Before 1800 (Nurse Bernard)(Pevná vazba)

Many provincial towns in Britain grew dramatically in size and importance in the eighteenth century. Ports such as Glasgow and Liverpool greatly expanded, while industrial centers such as Birmingham and Manchester flourished. Market towns outside London developed as commercial centers or as

Recording Britain (Saunders Gill)(Pevná vazba)

Recording Britain was an artistic documentary project sponsored by the British government in the late 1930s as the country faced the potentially devastating impact of a second world war. The resulting collection of more than 1,500 watercolors and drawings, by both well-known and amateur artists, is

Sex and Sexuality in Victorian Britain (Fenn Violet)(Pevná vazba)

Peek beneath the bedsheets of nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reign of Queen Victoria. It examines the prevailing attitudes towards male and female sexual behavior, and the ways in which these attitudes were often

Emotion: Fashion in Transition (Debo Kaat)(Pevná vazba)

Notable fashion historians examine the irreversible and global transformations in the fashion industry today, and identify the challenges of the

In England (McCullin Don)(Pevná vazba)

Don McCullin s view of England is rooted in two worldshis wartime childhood, and his youthin 1950sFinsbury Park. His first published photograph was a picture of a gang from his neighborhood, which appeared in a newspaper after a local murder. McCullin always balanced his anger at the unacceptable

Bob Reid's Railway Revolution - Sir Robert Reid, how he transformed Britain's railways to be the best in Europe (Muir George)(Pevná vazba)

Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain (Carroll Ross)(Pevná vazba)

How the philosophers and polemicists of eighteenth-century Britain used ridicule in the service of religious toleration, abolition, and political justice The relaxing of censorship in Britain at the turn of the eighteenth century led to an explosion of satires, caricatures, and comic hoaxes. This

Things I Have Withheld (Miller Kei)(Pevná vazba)

Award-winning poet and novelist Kei Miller explores the meanings of silence in this collection of provocative and lyrical

Religion in Vogue: Christianity and Fashion in America (Neal Lynn S.)(Pevná vazba)

How the fashion industry has contributed to religious change From cross necklaces to fashion designs inspired by nuns' habits, how have fashion sources interpreted Christianity? And how, in turn, have these interpretations shaped conceptions of religion in the United States? Religion in Vogue

101 Things I Learned(r) in Fashion School (Cabrera Alfredo)(Pevná vazba)

A guide to surviving and thriving in fashion school, from an award-winning fashion designer and illustrator Success in fashion school requires more than a passion for fashion. It calls for the student to understand the cultural forces that shape what we wear and why we wear it; to develop a wide

British Gods: Religion in Modern Britain (Bruce Steve)(Pevná vazba)

The big picture is well-known: over the last century, religion in Britain has lost power, popularity, and plausibility. Here, Steve Bruce charts the quantifiable changes in religious interest and observance over the last fifty years by returning to a number of towns and villages that were the

Murder and Mayhem: Crime in Twentieth-Century Britain (Nash David)(Pevná vazba)

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate crime, from incest to anarchism, from gangs to the death penalty. Pulling together a wide range of literature, David Nash and Anne-Marie