The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan (Speer Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan (Speer Richard)(Pevná vazba)

One of the twentieth century's leading Abstract Expressionists, Sam Francis (1923-94) was one of the few visual artists who traversed the globe multiple times during the 1950s and 1960s, becoming one of the first postwar American painters to develop a truly international reputation. Francis's

The Last Champion of York: Francis Lovell, Richard III's Truest Friend (David Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Laura Laura (Francis Richard)(Pevná vazba)

One in a Million: Trevor Francis: The Autobiography (Francis Trevor)(Pevná vazba)

Compelling, entertaining, and refreshingly honest, One in a Million is the autobiography of Trevor Francis, the subject of the first 1 million transfer fee in soccer history--a record for all time. As a 16-year-old, Francis set a record as the youngest player to score four goals in a match--and so

Illness and Authority: Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi (Trembinski Donna)(Pevná vazba)

Richard Meier, Architect Vol 7 (Meier Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The seventh volume in Rizzoli's best-selling series on the work of Richard Meier, one of America's most important and acclaimed architects. This comprehensive volume documents Meier's work since 2011, featuring thirty residential, commercial, and civic projects in a variety of locales, including

After the End of History: Conversations with Francis Fukuyama (Fasting Mathilde)(Pevná vazba)

A series of in-depth interviews between Francis Fukuyama and editor Mathilde Fasting, After the End of History grants unprecedented access to one of the greatest political minds of our time. Drawing on his work on identity, biotechnology, and political order, Fukuyama provides essential insight

Richard Wagner - The Sorcerer of Bayreuth (Millington Barry)(Pevná vazba)

Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an

The Value of Science in Space Exploration (Schwartz James S. J.)(Pevná vazba)

Space exploration, especially the recent push for the commercialization and militarization of space, is attracting increased attention not only from the wider public and the private sector but also from scholars in a wide range of disciplines. At this moment of uncertainty about the future

Jan Kaplick Drawings (Rogers Richard)(Pevná vazba)

- Features the drawn designs for some of Kaplicky's best work - including the International Space Station - An excellent reference for architects and students of architecture Jan Kaplicky (1937-2009) was a visionary architect with a passion for drawing. It was his way of discovering, describing and

Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan (Marks Andreas)(Pevná vazba)

Presenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations. This stunning art book gathers together approximately two hundred Japanese woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that still delight

Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine (Horsley Richard A.)(Pevná vazba)

In Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine, Richard A. Horsley offers one of the most comprehensive critical analyses of Jesus of Nazareth�s mission and how he became a significant historical figure. In his study Horsley brings a fuller historical knowledge of the context and implications of

Ashtanga Yoga (Pilnick Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Photographer Richard Pilnick has created an unprecedented study of the asanas in the first four series by working with four of the leading teachers from the global community, all of whom studied under the guidance of the father of Ashtanga yoga, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Guruji). Both a detailed

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast (Bacon Francis)(Pevná vazba)

A major study of Francis Bacon's paintings of animals reveals his explorations of the human

Jack the Ripper, The Works of Francis Thompson (Richard a. Patterson)(Paperback)

Francis Thompson in 1888. He was an ex-medical student with a dissecting scalpel, and a history of mental illness and trouble with the police. He had just broken up with a prostitute and had written about cutting women's stomachs open. At the same time, a few yards from his refuge, a woman was

Karma and Punishment: Prison Chaplaincy in Japan (Lyons Adam J.)(Pevná vazba)

Despite being one of the most avowedly secular nations in the world, Japan may have more prison chaplains per inmate than any other country, the majority of whom are Buddhist priests. In this groundbreaking study of prison religion in East Asia, Adam Lyons introduces a form of chaplaincy rooted in

A Cultural History of Spanish Speakers in Japan (Tinajero Araceli)(Pevná vazba)

Beginning in 1990, thousands of Spanish speakers emigrated to Japan. A Cultural History of Spanish Speakers in Japan focuses on the intellectuals, literature, translations, festivals, cultural associations, music (bolero, tropical music, and pop, including reggaeton), dance (flamenco, tango and

A Total Waste of Space-Time! (Brown Jeffrey)(Pevná vazba)

Travel to planets unknown in book two of the Space-Time graphic novel series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books Jide, Petra, and their intergalactic friends are back on the Potato (their orbiting classroom) for another out-of-this-world adventure. Their latest

The Noel Stranger (Evans Richard Paul)(Pevná vazba)

From 'The King of Christmas,' Richard Paul Evans, the next exciting holiday-themed novel in his New York Times bestselling The Noel Collection. Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, and her subsequent

Pax Japonica: The Resurrection of Japan (Harada Takeo)(Pevná vazba)

Japan, the world s third largest economy and its largest creditor nation, has been in crisis for more than two decades. Its economy has been depressed or in recession in much of that period, its banking sector in a critical state, and its public sector burdened by recurring fiscal deficits and

The Canadian Constitution in Transition (Albert Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The Canadian Constitution in Transition reflects on the ideas that will shape the development of Canadian constitutional law in the decades to

Wild East: The British in Japan 1854-1868 (Provan Josh)(Pevná vazba)

For over two centuries Japan had been hidden behind a veil of seclusion. This changed in when Commodore Perry arrived in 1853. Unsurprisingly for a world power, Britain was fast to get in on the action. But unknown to the intruders their sudden appearance had accelerated the pace of political

Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery (Speer Brian)(Pevná vazba)

A current and cutting-edge reference, Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery takes the popular Current Therapy approach in providing succinct and clear information pertinent to the medical care of avian species. Most chapters include an up-to-date delivery of the current state of knowledge

Figures of Catastrophe: The Condition of Culture Novel (Mulhern Francis)(Pevná vazba)

A bold new vision of the modern English novel The leading critic Francis Mulhern uncovers a hidden history in the fiction of the past century, identifying a central new genre: the condition of culture novel. Reading across and against the grain of received patterns of literary association, tracing