Red Rag to a Bull: Rural Life in an Urban Age (Blackett Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

Improvised Cities: Architecture, Urbanization, and Innovation in Peru (Gyger Helen)(Pevná vazba)

Beginning in the 1950s, an explosion in rural-urban migration dramatically increased the population of cities throughout Peru, leading to an acute housing shortage and the proliferation of self-built shelters clustered in barriadas, or squatter settlements. Improvised Cities examines the history of

Shaping Cities in an Urban Age - Ricky Burdett, Philipp Rode

An authoritative - and fascinating - investigation into the spatial and social dynamics of cities at a global scale | Shaping Cities in an Urban Age is the third and final addition to Phaidon's hugely successful Urban Age series, published in collaboration with the London School of Economics

Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West (Kreiner Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of life in the early medieval West, using pigs as a lens to investigate agriculture, ecology, economy, and philosophy From North Africa to the British Isles, pigs were a crucial part of agriculture and culture in the early medieval period. Jamie Kreiner examines how this ubiquitous

City Quitters: An Exploration of Post-Urban Life (Rosenkranz Karen)(Pevná vazba)

Jasper Morrison: The Hard Life (Morrison Jasper)(Pevná vazba)

By what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appear in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial and error, individual craftsmanship, and an

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age (Newitz Annalee)(Pevná vazba)

In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a

Tourism in the City: Towards an Integrative Agenda on Urban Tourism (Bellini Nicola)(Pevná vazba)

Global context, policies and practices in urban tourism: An introduction.- Part I Urban Tourism: Defining the research scene and dimensions.- Tourism connectivity and spatial complexity: A widening bi-dimensional arena of urban tourism research.- Mind the Gap: Reconceptualising inclusive

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Pevná vazba)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

New Rural: Where to Find It and How to Create It (Weir Ingrid)(Pevná vazba)

How do you design your life? New Rural: Where to Find It and How to Create It is an interiors book for a new way of living that combines the space and freedom of rural existence with the connections and opportunities of the modern world.This stunning photo-filled hardback is a guide for those

Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Brown David S.)(Pevná vazba)

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were

Bootle Boy - an untidy life in news (Hinton Les)(Pevná vazba)

How to Age Joyfully: Eight Steps to a Happier, Fuller Life (Pigott Maggy)(Pevná vazba)

This book is an approachable and comprehensive guide to ageing well in eight simple steps. Bursting with bite-sized tips and inspirational quotes, each chapter is a joyful treasure-trove for anyone who wants to live a full and happy life. I commend this book to everyone of all ages, and let us all

Old Man's Guide to Health and Longer Life (Hill John)(Pevná vazba)

Writing in an age when the majority of men didn't live to see their fiftieth birthday, John Hill provides practical dvice on diet, exercise and lifestyle, including sleep and emotional health. Full of genuinely good advice, the book offers sage insights as well as ridiculous regimes - making it a

Kusama: The Graphic Novel (Macellari Elisa)(Pevná vazba)

From rural Japan to international icon-Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art. Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her

Society in the Digital Age: An Interactionist Perspective (Housley William)(Pevná vazba)

In Digital Society: An Interactionist Perspective, William Housley explores the ways interactionist thinking contributes to our understanding of current trends and topics within digital sociology. Drawing on a range of aligned approaches, concepts and empirical studies, he explores how notions of

The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis (Jacobs Alan)(Pevná vazba)

My Antonia (Cather Willa)(Pevná vazba)

Set in rural Nebraska, Willa Cather's My Antonia is both the intricate story of a powerful friendship and a brilliant portrayal of the lives of rural pioneers in the late-nineteenth century.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with

Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper (Cot Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

A year in the life of New York City's premier beekeeper, who chronicles his adventures and the quirky personalities he encounters while spreading his infinite knowledge of and passion for the remarkable honey bee 'Coté's charming and poignant essay collection delivers the entertainment and smarts

The Rage of Dragons (Winter Evan)(Pevná vazba)

Game of Thrones meets Gladiator in this blockbuster debut epic fantasy about a world caught in an eternal war, and the young man who will become his people's only hope for survival.Winner of the Reddit/Fantasy Award for Best Debut Fantasy NovelThe Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable war

A Life in Parts (Cranston Bryan)(Pevná vazba)

A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir--both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft--from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history's most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father

Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China's Rise (Rozelle Scott)(Pevná vazba)

As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. But as Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell show in Invisible China, the truth is much more complicated and might be

Two Hitlers and a Marilyn - An autograph hunter's escape from suburbia (Andrusier Adam)(Pevná vazba)

An outstanding coming-of-age memoir by an exciting new voice in

Shock (Ridgway Keith)(Pevná vazba)

An unsparing and slippery, but thrilling and memorable novel from the fringes of urban life by cult writer Keith

Urban Economics and Fiscal Policy (Sieg Holger)(Pevná vazba)

An innovative advanced-undergraduate and graduate-level textbook in urban economicsWith more than half of today's global GDP being produced by approximately four hundred metropolitan centers, learning about the economics of cities is vital to understanding economic prosperity. This textbook