Russia Accursed!: Red Terror Through the Eyes of the Artist Ivan Vladimirov (Ruzhnikov Andre)(Pevná vazba)

Russia Accursed!: Red Terror Through the Eyes of the Artist Ivan Vladimirov (Ruzhnikov Andre)(Pevná vazba)

The Russian Revolution and Civil War as never seen before. Packed with jaw-dropping images, Russia Accursed showcases the reaction of artist-reporter Ivan Vladmirov (1869-1947) to the human suffering he witnessed in the years following the rise of the Bolsheviks and the October Revolution of

Stalin's Secret War: The NKVD on the Eastern Front (Butler Rupert)(Pevná vazba)

The use of terror has been a characteristic of Russia from the days of the Tsars. The Okhrana was the oppressive police force of the Romanovs. Then came the Cheka, the OGPU, SMERSH and the NKVD-organizations that used terror to control every aspect of military and civilian life. As a result, during

Bogdanovic by Bogdanovic: Yugoslav Memorials Through the Eyes of Their Architect (Bogdanovic Bogdan)(Pevná vazba)

Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War (Wood Tony)(Pevná vazba)

How the West's obsession with Vladimir Putin prevents it from understanding Russia It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the world, and dominates Western media coverage. In

Mirrorlands: Russia, China, and Journeys in Between (Pulford Ed)(Pevná vazba)

Mirrorlands is a journey through space and time to the meeting points of Russia and China, the world's largest and most populous countries. Charting an unconventional course southeast through Siberia, Inner Mongolia, the Russian Far East and Manchuria, anthropologist and linguist Ed Pulford

In Search of Van Gogh: Capturing the Life of the Artist Through Photographs and Paintings (Fossi Gloria)(Pevná vazba)

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Lin Tom)(Pevná vazba)

An astounding debut that reimagines the classic Western through the eyes of a Chinese American assassin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped wife and exact his revenge on her abductors, and 'declares the arrival of an astonishing new voice' (Jonathan Lethem). 'In Tom Lin's novel, the atmosphere of

Materialising Colour (Withers Jane)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating journey into the world of textiles and color through the eyes of Kvadrat expert Giulio RidolfoDenmark's Kvadrat, one of the world's leading textile companies, provides high-end fabrics to major design companies, collaborating with some of the most interesting creative talents working

Time Is a Flower (Morstad Julie)(Pevná vazba)

A playful and poignant exploration of the nature of time through the eyes of a child from acclaimed author/illustrator Julie Morstad. What is time? Is it the tick tick tock of a clock, numbers and words on a calendar? It's that, but so much more. Time is a seed waiting to grow, a flower blooming, a

Eleeza: The Art of Eliza Ivanova (Ivanova Eliza)(Pevná vazba)

Meet artist, animator, and film maker Eliza Ivanova, and her powerful figures that blend traditional painting with evocative

The Sleeve Should Be Illegal: & Other Reflections on Art at the Frick (Mitchell Michaelyn)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the treasures of The Frick Collection through the eyes of a diverse group of contemporary writers, artists and other cultural figures, from George Condo, Lydia Davis and Julie Mehretu to Abbi Jacobson and Edmund WhiteA cultural haven for museumgoers in New York and beyond, The Frick

Assignment Russia: Becoming a Foreign Correspondent in the Crucible of the Cold War (Kalb Marvin)(Pevná vazba)

'A personal journey through some of the darkest moments of the cold war and the early days of television newsMarvin Kalb, the award-winning journalist who has written extensively about the world he reported on during his long career, now turns his eye on the young man who became that journalist

The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses (Pallasmaa Juhani)(Pevná vazba)

THE EYES OF THE SKIN First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense - sight - become so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the

Robin Hood - The Shadows of Sherwood Forest (Roehrig Tilman)(Pevná vazba)

An action-filled retelling of the story of Robin Hood as seen through the eyes of his trusted strong right hand, Little John. When peasant John Little witnesses the Sheriff of Nottingham's men destroying his village for John's crime of poaching deer to feed his people, he flees into the tangle of

Border - A Journey Around Russia - SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 (Fatland Erika)(Pevná vazba)

A Journey Around Russia: Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and the Northeast

Last Witnesses (Adapted for Young Adults) (Alexievich Svetlana)(Pevná vazba)

A powerful portrait of the personal consequences of war as seen through the innocent eyes of children, from a Nobel Prize-winning writer. Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich delves into the traumatic memories of children who were separated from their parents during World War II--most of

Midnight's Children (Rushdie Salman)(Pevná vazba)

A history of India since independence seen through the eyes of characters born on that independence was

The Story of Life ((Simpsons Artist) Chris)(Pevná vazba)

this book is a magical journey through life from the beginnings of time to the birth of a child and the adventure that we take on our way to the grave and beyond to the starsit is a celebration of being human and all of the beautiful things that is in between. if you like books that are about: why

Vladimir Jabotinsky's Russian Years, 1900-1925 (Horowitz Brian J.)(Pevná vazba)

In the early 20th century, with Russia full of intense social strife and political struggle, Vladimir Yevgenyevich (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was a Revisionist Zionist leader and Jewish Public intellectual. Although previously glossed over, these years are crucial to Jabotinsky's development as

Barbarossa Unleashed: The German Blitzkrieg Through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow - June-December 1941 (Luther Craig W. H.)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines in unprecedented detail the advance of Germany's Army Group Center through central Russia, toward Moscow, in the summer of 1941, followed by brief accounts of the Battle of Moscow and subsequent winter battles into early 1942. Based on hundreds of veterans' accounts, archival

Assignment Moscow: Reporting on Russia from Lenin to Putin (Rodgers James)(Pevná vazba)

The story of western correspondents in Russia is the story of Russia's attitude to the west. Russia has at different times been alternately open to western ideas and contacts, cautious and distant or, for much of the twentieth century, all but closed off. From the revolutionary period of the First

The Cambridge Art Book: The City Seen Through the Eyes of Its Artists (Bennett Emma)(Pevná vazba)

The Cambridge Art Book contains a unique collection of contemporary images of this most beautiful city, from the grand architecture of its historic university to its more intimate corners. Cambridge is a unique place with a very special atmosphere. It combines an internationally-renowned university

Booles and the Hintons (Kennedy Gerry)(Pevná vazba)

Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA . Only dimly aware of his Victorian ancestors: George Boole, forefather of the digital revolution and James Hinton, eccentric philosopher and advocate of polygamy, he had directly followed in the footsteps of two dynasties of

The Edinburgh Art Book, Volume 3: The City Through the Eyes of Its Artists (Bennett Emma)(Pevná vazba)

The Edinburgh Art Book showcases one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Inspired by Edinburgh's unique architecture, over 50 artists have produced a unique collection of contemporary images illustrating all aspects of the city and surrounding area. The city is shown in a new light through a