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  • af Roger Berthoud
    219,95 kr.

    From a mass of material including interviews with Moore's friends, his former assistants and students, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and leading architects with whom he worked, Roger Berthoud has built up a lively and engaging picture of Moore's life and career as a sculptor.

  • - The Autobiography of an Art Dealer
    af Lillian Browse
    197,95 kr.

    The autobiography of Lillian Browse, this volume begins with her origins in South Africa and reveals how she managed by charm, determination and good judgment to establish herself as a doyenne of the London art world between the 1950s and 1970s.

  • - The Campaigns of an Historian
    af Noble Frankland
    241,95 kr.

    This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century.

  • af Robin Stirling
    233,95 kr.

    It is no accident that the weather is a perpetual topic of conversation in Britain, for its range of extreme conditions is quite unusual. This work considers such phenomena, assessing their significance in relation to average conditions both locally and nationally.

  • - How the Truth is Massaged, Distorted, Glamorized and Glossed Over
    af Dennis Barker
    163,95 kr.

    Takes the reader through a gamut of journalistic 'tricks', which pinpoint the failings of the media, in over fifty short chapters, including 'the death of the reporter', 'prejudicial words', 'shovel it all in', 'the sub's role', 'my beautiful career', 'same old celebrities', 'money worship' and 'headlines and fib-lines'.

  • - Behind the Stone Walls of a Sicilian Town
    af Angus Campbell
    208,95 kr.

    Talks about the colourful life and the kaleidoscopic history of an idiosyncratic Sicilian town not far from Palermo, in the mountainous west of the island. This book traces events and uncovers layer upon layer of the lives of the people there, from the time of the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish to 2000.

  • - A Traveller's Guide
    af Peter Strafford
    185,95 kr.

    The Romanesque churches in the northern half of Spain rival those of France for their distinctiveness and originality and for their remarkable sculpture. Built mainly between about 1000 and 1200, their styles vary greatly. 120 churches in Catalonia, Aragon, Navarre and the Basque Country, Cantabria, Castile, Leon, Asturias and Galicia are covered.

  • af Luke Herrmann
    331,95 kr.

    This work provides an informative chronological survey of a century of British painting. It progresses from the beginnings of Romanticism in the late 18th century to the British adoption of Impressionism in the late 19th century.

  • - A Personal View of Music and the Musical World Over Sixty Years
    af Robert Ponsonby
    163,95 kr.

    Robert Ponsonby has been at the centre of the music world both in Britain and elsewhere for some sixty years. This title presents a distillation of his experiences, achievements and friendships in that world. It paints portraits in many formats of the fifty or so figures he knew best, including conductors, composers, performers and administrators.

  • - The Anthology Guide
    af Milton Grundy
    152,95 kr.

    Serving as a travel guide to Venice, this book divides Venice up into seven walks and four excursions, with eight maps, so that people can see the maximum number of sights they wish to in a limited time. It also includes illustrations that are taken from old engravings and paintings.

  • - The Odyssey of a School
    af Sir David Winkley
    163,95 kr.

    Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children.

  • af Walter de la Mare
    241,95 kr.

    A collection of short stories that starts with "Broomsticks and Other Tales of 1925", with its twelve stories, and continues with "The Lord Fish of 1933" with seven stories. The famous story called 'The Riddle' is also included as it is a story that appeals equally to adults and children.

  • af Dorothy Stroud
    208,95 kr.

    This text is the culmination of a lifetime's research on the part of the author. In a revised edition, it brings together all the threads in her previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his works.

  • - A Life of Unequalled Achievement
    af Desmond King-Hele
    274,95 kr.

    Erasmus Darwin is now recognized by many as one of the most extraordinary figures of the 18th century - a many-sided genius, almost as prolific in invention as Leonardo and whose insights are still moulding the 20th century. This volume documents his life, works and influence.

  • af Stephen Hart
    219,95 kr.

    East Anglia has a substantial heritage of flint-built churches and secular buildings that range from Saxon times to the 20th century. In this book the author reveals that there are a number of different building techniques and designs used in them that are partly functional and partly aesthetic.

  • - Life with a String Quartet
    af Muriel Nissel
    126,95 kr.

    The Amadeus Quartet, which was active from 1948 until 1987 is probably one of the most famous and distinguished string quartets of the 20th century. This volume tells the story of the Quartet from the inside, with its many triumphs and its periodic setbacks and traumas.

  • - The Documented Experiences of a Survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen
    af Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
    163,95 kr.

    This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity.

  • - A Traveller's Guide
    af Peter Strafford
    174,95 kr.

    Covers a hundred or so churches in ten geographical sections from Normandy and Burgundy in the north to Provence, Roussillon and Languedoc in the south. This book could be useful to travellers, and could be a reference book for all those with a general interest in the history of French architecture and sculpture.

  • - The Life and Work of John Wilson
    af John Coles
    185,95 kr.

    A man of action and unflagging energy, with exceptional determination, imagination and compassion, John Wilson changed millions of people's lives for the better by developing systems and techniques for preventing and curing blindness. This work tale of how one remarkable man travelled the world and transformed countless lives.

  • - A Guide for Aspiring Professionals
    af Richard Davis
    163,95 kr.

    A guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician during their career.

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