The Lives of the Surrealists (Morris Desmond)(Paperback)

The Lives of the Surrealists (Morris Desmond)(Paperback)

Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the World War I. In The Lives of the Surrealists, surrealist artist and celebrated writer Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as

The Lives of the Surrealists (Morris Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists, Desmond Morris concentrates on the artists as people--as remarkable individuals. What were their

Peoplewatching - The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language (Morris Desmond)(Paperback / softback)

Peoplewatching is the culmination of a career of watching people - their behaviour and habits, their personalities and their quirks. Desmond Morris shows us how people, consciously and unconsciously, signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings with their bodies and actions, often more

The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body (Morris Desmond)(Paperback)

Internationally bestselling author and world-famous human behaviorist Desmond Morris turns his attention to the female form, taking the reader on a guided tour of the female body from head to toe. Highlighting the evolutionary functions of various physiological traits, Morris's study explores the

Human Zoo (Morris Desmond)(Paperback / softback)

This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban

Owl (Morris Desmond)(Paperback)

From ancient Babylon and the Greek goddess Athena to Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat; from Harry Potter's Hedwig and the grandiloquent, absent-minded Wol from Winnie the Pooh to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, owls are woven into the fabric of human culture. Beautiful, silent, pitiless predators

Naked Ape - A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal (Morris Desmond)(Paperback / softback)

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHORHere is the Naked Ape at his most primal - in love, at work, at

Leopard (Morris Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

The sleek, spotted leopard may be the smallest of the big cats, but its ferocity and solitary style makes lions and tigers seem puny in comparison. Lacking the social mentality of other animals, the leopard is stealthy and selfish, ambushing its prey and carrying it high into a tree where it can

The Clydach Murders: A Miscarriage of Justice (Morris John)(Paperback)

Twenty years ago the lives of the Power family were taken: a mother, two daughters and their grandmother. But was an innocent man wrongfully convicted of this horrific crime? In the new edition of The Clydach Murders, author and solicitor John Morris reveals new information, making a forensic and

Once (Gleitzman Morris)(Paperback / softback)

Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War. Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least Once.Once I escaped from am

Postures: Body Language in Art (Morris Desmond)(Pevná vazba)

Every time an artist portrays a human subject, a decision has to be made about the posture of the figure. Will they be standing, sitting, or reclining? Smiling, screaming, or weeping?Never before given such dedicated attention, Postures argues that the gestures portrayed in a work of art can

Before the Fog (Finnerty-Morris Mary)(Paperback)

Before the Fog is a story of a family and the changes that have come about in their daily lives in dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Francis, a former member of the army, and his wife, Lizzie, having met and married in harder times, reared two children: Mark, their eldest, and Elizabeth, the apple

The Sleepwalking Snowman, 7 (Miedoso Andres)(Paperback)

It's Desmond and Andres versus a sneaky snowman in the seventh book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series There's snow in the air and a sneaky snowman on the loose When one of the local kids builds the perfect snowman, it comes to life...and not in a Frosty, sing-song kind of way. Now it's up

William Morris Stained Glass Coloring Book (Morris William)(Paperback)

One of the foremost leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian England, Morris channeled his remarkable talents into a variety of creative areas, including magnificent stained glass projects. For this coloring book, A. G. Smith has skillfully adapted ten of Morris's splendid stained glass

Wyatt's Hurricane (Bagley Desmond)(Paperback)

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in the islands of the

Pax Britannica (Morris Jan)(Paperback / softback)

The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and

The Science of On-Camera Acting: with commentary by Dr. Paul Ekman (Morris Andrea)(Paperback)

'One of the most technically focused on-camera manuals on the market... Morris looks at the neuroscience behind human emotions and what the camera actually captures--from the mechanics of dialogue, voice, and physicality, to discovering your own form of naturalistic acting.' -Backstage.comThe

The Clowns of God (West Morris L.)(Paperback)

Peelin Orange: Collected Poems (Morris Mervyn)(Paperback)

The Jamaican Poet Laureate Mervyn Morris has had an enormous impact on the literature of the Caribbean. Peelin Orange shows why with its wonderful mix of Englishes, its wit, its love of people and places, and its sense of

Darwin (Desmond Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

This biography of Charles Darwin attempts to capture the private unknown life of the real man - the gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, his gruelling trip round the globe, his intimate family life, worries about persecution and thoughts about

Lives of the Caesars (Suetonius)(Paperback)

The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for their

The Last Ritual: An Arkham Horror Novel (Sidor S. A.)(Paperback)

A mad surrealist's art threatens to rip open the fabric of reality, in this twisted tale of eldritch horror and conspiracy, from the wildy popular world of Arkham Horror. Aspiring painter Alden Oakes is invited to join a mysterious art commune in Arkham: the New Colony. When celebrated Spanish

Colonel Roosevelt (Morris Edmund)(Paperback)

This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased

How I Became a Socialist (Morris William)(Paperback)

The definitive collection of political writings from William Morris William Morris is famous as a designer, poet and artist, but his work as a political thinker and activist is little known. This collection, the first of his political writings published for nearly 50 years, shows Morris as one of