Stories of Art (Elkins James)(Paperback)

Stories of Art (Elkins James)(Paperback)

Stories of Art is James Elkins's intimate history of art. Concise and original, this engaging book is an antidote to the behemoth art history textbooks from which we were all taught. As he demonstrates so persuasively, there can never be one story of art. Cultures have their own stories - about

Why Art Cannot Be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students (Elkins James)(Paperback)

In this smart survival guide for students and teachers--the only book of its kind--James Elkins examines the 'curious endeavor to teach the unteachable' that is generally known as college-level art instruction. This singular project is organized around a series of conflicting claims about art: 'Art

Last Night - Stories (Salter James)(Paperback / softback)

A heartbreaking collection of stories from one of America's finest living

James Herriot's Dog Stories (Herriot James)(Paperback / softback)

A classic collection of stories from the world's most popular vet, James Herriot, about the animal he loves the

Return to Paradise: Stories (Michener James A.)(Paperback)

James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific, the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim. In this sequel collection, Michener once again evokes the magic of the extraordinary isles in the

Persuasion - The art of influencing people (Borg James)(Paperback / softback)

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (James M. R.)(Paperback)

Dive into this collection of exquisite, classic horror stories--just make sure to have the lights on and the doors locked!First published in 1904, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary contains eight tales of supernatural horror by genre master M.R. James. Highly regarded as a masterwork of horror, this

The Dead and Other Stories: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (Joyce James)(Paperback)

The Ghost Stories of M.R. James (James M. R.)(Pevná vazba)

The second in a series of republished classic literature, The Ghost Stories of M. R. James collects the tales that best illustrate his quiet mastery of the ghost story

The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

A chilling new collection of Henry James's short stories exploring the uncanny, including 'The Turn of the Screw,' the basis for the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor In 'The Turn of the Screw,' one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the

A Variety of Veterinary Adventures (Weir James Cameron)(Paperback)

Working as a vet for nearly five decades, James Cameron Weir has his fair share of stories to tell. From escapee parrots to a stoned cat, helping in charity parades and assisting farmers in the middle of the night, James has seen it all.Here, he recounts stories not only from his own days in

Complete Ghost Stories (James M. R.)(Pevná vazba)

The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker by gentle turns until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable,

Dubliners (Joyce James)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of stories that range from a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman's dilemma over whether to elope to Argentina with her lover, to the dance party at which a man discovers just how little he really knows about his

Penguin Book of American Short Stories (Cochrane James)(Paperback / softback)

Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of

Medieval Ghost Stories: An Anthology of Miracles, Marvels and Prodigies (Joynes Andrew)(Paperback)

Strongly recommended. M R JAMES NEWSLETTER Stories of restless spirits returning from the afterlife are as old as storytelling. In medieval Europe ghosts, nightstalkers and unearthly visitors from parallel worlds had been in circulation since before the coming of Christianity. Here is a collection

Dubliners (Joyce James)(Paperback)

Although James Joyce began these stories of Dublin life in 1904, when he was 22, and had completed them by the end of 1907, they remained unpublished until 1914 -- victims of Edwardian squeamishness. Their vivid, tightly focused observations of the life of Dublin's poorer classes, their

Embraced: Many Stories, One Destiny (Buchanan Mark French)(Paperback)

In Embraced: Many Stories, One Destiny, Mark Buchanan creatively uses the art of storytelling to illustrate the theology of Jurgen Moltmann. Pastor Buchanan beckons us to engage with the stories and be drawn into a future beyond what we could imagine or create. We are invited to walk with an

Ghost Stories (James M. R.)(Paperback / softback)

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Volume 1 (James M. R.)(Paperback)

Curl up by the fire and enter the sinister, supernatural world of Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936), the master of the English ghost story. Chillingly atmospheric, quietly terrifying, M. R. James's stories explore the darkness just beyond the flicker of the candle, behind the creaking door. Ghost

Sex is an Art Form - A Collection of Erotic Short Stories - LUST authors - e-kniha

eBook:,'Sex is an Art Form - A Collection of Erotic Short Stories' is an anthology of erotic stories in which sex and the human body are a work of art. An outrageous artist wants more, always more, more love, more passion, more pleasure… She wants to scream even louder.This compilation of short

The Aspern Papers and Other Tales (James Henry)(Paperback)

An impressive new selection of Henry James's short stories, edited by Pulitzer Prize-nominated James biographer Michael Gorra This volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all exploring the relationship between art and life. In the title story, 'The Aspern Papers,' a

Spirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness (James Van)(Paperback)

'As an art student in the late sixties, I recall how painfully dry and intellectual my art history classes were. I thought to myself, or rather felt to myself, 'There must be something more'' --Van JamesArtist Van James offers that something more. This is a richly readable and lavishly illustrated

Best of World SF(Paperback)

26 new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction, selected by Lavie

Art and Architecture in Mexico (Oles James)(Paperback)

This new interpretive history of Mexican art from the Spanish Conquest to the early decades of the twenty-first century is the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in fifty years. James Oles ranges widely across media and genres, offering new readings of painting, sculpture, architecture,