The art of war

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature. Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before, the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf. This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately) . They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own. The Art of War By Sun Tzu is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu (''Master Sun'', also spelled Sunzi), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to an aspect of warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years it was the lead text in an anthology that was formalised as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, lifestyles and beyond.

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The Art Museum. Classic Format

Visit the world’s most comprehensive and compelling museum in a single book – the ultimate gallery in your own home. Housing the finest art collection ever assembled, this classic format of Phaidon’s bestselling The Art Museum offers the ultimate museum experience without the boundaries of space and time. The rooms and galleries that live within this volume display more than 1,600 artworks, expertly selected from the original collection, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, photographs, installations, performances, videos, prints, ceramics, manuscripts, metalwork, and jewelwork. The artworks included were carefully selected by a team of 28 curators, critics, art historians and artists who contributed their expertise to create this revolutionary 'virtual' museum. These experts came from such institutions as: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The British Museum, London, the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, the University of California, Berkley, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London, and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Works originate from the Palaeolithic era to the present and come from all around the globe and include both iconic and lesser-known pieces. This extraordinary book takes the reader on a tour around the world and through the ages, presenting the finest examples of human creativity within its covers – a dream museum without the boundaries of walls.

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David Diao

Tracing a remarkably varied career, this monograph on the painter David Diao follows his stylistic evolution-from abstraction to genre-defying and candid self-exploration.,his book accompanies the first full-scale retrospective of David Diao's entire oeuvre. It is a career of twists and turns- Diao's work was originally influenced by the New York School of the 1960s before he became obsessed with the work of Barnett Newman, referencing many of the artist's paintings in his own. After a period of restless inactivity, Diao's most recent works touch on his personal history as a Chinese immigrant in America, modernist architecture, and identity politics. In addition to spectacular reproductions of Diao's work over four decades, this comprehensive book features illustrations and essays on Diao's treatment of identity and his aversion to categorization, and analysis of Diao's work as a method of capturing the process of forgetting and the inherent fallibility of art historical memory. Long overdue, this book celebrates Diao's unique vision and art.

60^.64€ Gastos Incl.

The World of Work. Visual Dictionary

In this book you will find a range of detailed, colourful images showing scenes from the world of work. The market, the hospital and renewable energies are just some of the areas which will allow for conversations about jobs, vocabulary acquisition and reflection on the emotions portrayed. This Visual Dictionary is a useful tool for enriching children's language and understanding in a fun and easy way, with empathy and creativity. A playful overview of the world around us and the people who work to help make it better.

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A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooning

The bestselling and critically acclaimed monograph on one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century Willem de Kooning was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism. MoMA's 2011 de Kooning retrospective drew record crowds, and his prodigious achievements continue to provoke and inspire subsequent generations of artists such as Cecily Brown, Rebecca Warren, and Jonathan Lasker. This is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive monograph available on this artist. Sumptuously illustrated and produced, the book encompasses his major works and periods, including his controversial 'Woman' paintings, as well as a wealth of accompanying sketched and preparatory drawings. An illustrated chronology maps de Kooning's life, career, and work, with photographs from the artist's archive interspersed throughout the book, enriching the reader's understanding of the wider art-historical context of his paintings. Judith Zilczer's critically acclaimed monograph is an essential addition to the libraries of a new audience of readers and de Kooning enthusiasts, offering an unprecedented and compelling examination of his body of work.

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Paperblanks Libreta flexi midi liso Isla de Ely

Cuaderno flexi Paperblanks Isla de Ely midi (130x180x13 mm) lisa de 176 páginas. Cortes del Libro Impresos He aquí la imponente catedral de Ely. En este elegante diseño reproducimos la cubierta creada en 1830 para The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely de James Bentham, una minuciosa oda a la majestuosidad de la catedral y a las antigüedades custodiadas entre sus muros. La ciudad de Ely nació en el año 673, cuando la princesa y santa anglosajona Eteldreda fundó una comunidad monástica en el condado de Cambridgeshire. En los siglos siguientes, la abadía original fue destruida y reconstruida varias veces, y en 1083 se inició la construcción de la catedral actual. Bajo la dirección del arquitecto George Gilbert Scott, la catedral de Ely se sometió a una serie de restauraciones entre 1845 y 1870, entre ellas la reconstrucción del exonártex, la capilla de la Virgen y el coro siguiendo el estilo gótico decorado inglés. Ante una historia artística y espiritual tan dilatada, no es de extrañar que el clérigo y anticuario inglés James Bentham dedicase toda una vida a documentar la catedral y sus tesoros. Nos enorgullece colaborar con la Bodleian Library para ensalzar el gran proyecto de Bentham.o de Bentham.

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The future of the asia-pacific in the new world order

This book is the result of a research work developedwithin the framework of the Chair of Strategic Studies of the European Institute of International Studies. During the last twenty years, the geopolitical transformation has been profound. Without a doubt, a historical cycle is ending and another one - of which almost everything is unknown and in which the forecastsare especially risky - is beginning. The emergence ofnew world economic powers has generated a multipolarcontext and has reordered the centers of power. In this ever-changing geopolitical landscape, the Asia-Pacifi c region acquires transcendental strategic importance as a consequence of its powerful economic exchange coupled with the re-emergence of China. This region, characterized among other things, by its heterogeneity, is interconnected by strong geopolitical, strategic, and economic interests. Reading the insights covered in this book should prove useful both to academics engaging in geopolitical stud

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Art is the highest form of hope & other

Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest artists - exclusively researched for this book. Featuring the most inspirational and insightful collection of quotes by artists through the ages and across the globe, this exquisite keepsake is the ideal book for artists, collectors, and armchair enthusiasts. As painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists see and experience the world through a unique lens, Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quotes by Artists shows that their life lessons, private revelations, and frank, often irreverent, opinions can guide us all. This unique and carefully curated book, packed with totally original research, is a go-to resource for revealing thoughts and personal advice on subjects as diverse as beauty, colour, light, sex, chance, discipline, money troubles, originality, fear of failure, danger of success, the creative process, and more – all messages transmitted from the artistic trenches.

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The complete father brown stories

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself. This complete edition brings together all of the Father Brown stories, including two not previously available in Penguin: 'The Donnington Affair', in which Chesterton rises to the challenge of solving a murder-mystery half written by someone else (Max Pemberton), and 'The Mask of Midas', which was found in Chesterton's papers after his death.

12^.59€ + gastos (2,99€)

The Wide World of Graffitti

A guide to the art, artists, and culture of graffiti from the 1970s to today, as told by the taggers themselves. This major co-publication with the Museum of Graffiti chronicles the worldwide graffiti movement from its birth in the 1970s, through the street and train painting of the 1980s, to its emergence as an artistic genre admired in museums and sold at auction. With hundreds of never-before-seen photographs of graffiti art from the 1970s to today, many of which have been provided exclusively for this volume by the artists themselves, the book gives an insider’s view through multiple interviews with celebrated graffiti artists, including Roger Smith of Sane Smith, Hotboy Hert, DESA, Shirt King Phade, RIME, MadC, Saber, AURA, and others. Told through essays, hundreds of images, and interviews with the artists – both the underground outlaws and the writers who went mainstream – The Wide World of Graffiti will become the standard-bearer of the art form’s history and life today, a unique contribution from the first and only museum dedicated to graffiti as an art form.

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Theology and the anthropology of chisiti

Anthropological theory can radically transform our understanding of human experience and offer theologians an introduction to the interdisciplinary nature between anthropology and Christianity. Both sociocultural anthropology and theology have made fundamental contributions to our understanding of human experience and the place of humanity in the world. But can these two disciplines, despite the radical differences that separate them, work together to transform their thinking on these topics? Robbins argues that they can. To make this point, he draws on key theological discussions of atonement, eschatology, interruption, passivity, and judgement to rethink important anthropological debates about such topics as ethical life, radical change, the ways people live in time, agency, gift giving, and the nature of humanity. The result is both a major reconsideration of important aspects of anthropological theory through theological categories and a series of careful readings of influential theologians such as Moltmann, Pannenberg, Jüngel, and Dalferth informed by rich ethnographic accounts of the lives of Christians from around the world. In conclusion, Robbins draws on contemporary discussions of secularism to interrogate the secular foundations of anthropology and suggests that the differences between anthropology and theology surrounding this topic can provide a foundation for transformative dialogue between them, rather than being an obstacle to it. Written as a work of interdisciplinary anthropological theorizing, this book also offers theologians an introduction to some of the most important ground covered by burgeoning field of the anthropology of Christianity while guiding anthropologists into core areas of theological discussion. Although theoretically ambitious, the book is clearly argued throughout and written to be accessible to all readers in the social sciences, theology, and religious studies interested in the place of religion in social life and human experience.

53^.18€ Gastos Incl.

A year in impressionism

Featuring 365 great Impressionist paintings, this book offers a beautiful and inspiring way to celebrate art every day of the year. A perfect gift for art lovers or anyone interested in Impressionism, this collection of 365 pictures gathers the best of the genre's masterpieces from around the world. Covering a wide range of artists and countries associated with the movement, the book features double-page spreads with an Impressionist painting on one side and a blank page on the other, offering space for notes and reminders of significant events. The vibrant colors and dynamic brush strokes that characterize Impressionist art come fully to life in these beautifully reproduced pictures. Each day readers will encounter renowned works by Renoir, Gauguin, Degas, Cézanne, Monet, and Seurat as well as paintings by lesser known practitioners such as Lovis Corinth, Childe Hassam, Lesser Ury, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Dame Laura Knight. Perfect for work, home, or studio this beautiful volume will brighten any room and offer inspiration every day.

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Modernisation of Spanish Civil Law pursuant to the Proposal of the General Drafting Commission and Law 8/2021 to support persons with disabilities (

The aim of this work is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to pay tribute to the work of the General Drafting Commission that was able to outline a valuable and avant-garde proposal for modernising the Spanish Civil Code. On the other hand, it seeks to provide a legal resource in English to enable scholars from other legal systems to study this legislative proposal and understand the development of civil law in Spain. To this end, the translated text of the proposal is included as part of this work. Moreover, this study is rounded out with the analysis of a piece of legislation that has undoubtedly provided Spanish civil law with the greatest boost it has experienced in recent times. This is Law 8/2021 of 2 June that reformed civil and procedural legislation to support people with disabilities in the exercise of their legal capacity. This text is included to provide a more comprehensive overview of the evolution of Spanish civil law. Finally, these work is aimed to provide a useful legal resource to make Spanish law visible in the global academic community

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The United Nations and collective security in the face of global threats: from Ukraine and Russia to Iran, Syria and Afghanistan (Papel + e-book)

This book covers some of the key global dynamics of our age. It aspires to assist the non-specialized reader, as well as the specialized one, to understand the world we live in, the forces that affect our coexistence, the trends that will shape our future and the promising avenues for peace and prosperity. Globalization, collective security, the connection between human rights, development and peace will be some of the concepts upon which the book aims to shed some light in a rigorous but a didactic manner. In addition, those complex cases that rarely are explained in the divulgative media, such as the functioning of the United Nations and its mechanisms for conflict resolution, Daesh and Al-Qaeda, the Palestinian conflict, the Arab Spring, the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan and the violence in Afrika will be examined balancing the details with the need to be pedagogical. In brief, this work is an attempt, on the one hand, to describe and explain the forces and threats that were present and contributed to the upsurge of coronavirus pandemics, such as climate change and the exploitation of nature and, on the other, to set some hopeful paths and to inform policies to rearrange our order: if social dynamics are global, global should be our political governance too. Finally, the book approaches, from an innovative and enlightening manner, the ins and outs of the Russian aggression to Ukraine.

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Plant

The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, featuring 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images ever. Following in the footsteps of the international bestseller Map, Exploring the World, this fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. Carefully selected by an international panel of experts and arranged in a uniquely structured sequence to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, this stunning compilation of botanically themed images includes iconic work by celebrated artists, photographers, scientists, and botanical illustrators, as well as rare and previously unpublished images.

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Persuasion

Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage, there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one...” Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel, published posthumously. She began it soon after she had finished Emma and completed it in August 1816.As the Napoleonic Wars come to an end in 1814, Admirals and Captains of the Royal Navy are put ashore, their work done. Anne Elliot meets Captain Frederick Wentworth after seven years, by the chance of his sister and brother-in-law renting her father's estate, while she stays for a few months with her married sister, living nearby. They fell in love the first time, but she broke off the engagement. Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, with which Austen was familiar: the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers rose to the rank of admiral, and the superficial social life of Bath. It is portrayed extensively and serves as a setting for the second half of Persuasion.

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The gathering

The bestselling Queen of Horror turns her hand to VAMPIRES... A small Alaskan town. A brutal murder. Echoes of a killing twenty-five years ago. An out-of-state detective brought in to assist the sheriff who investigated the original case. But as the snow thickens and the nights grow longer…are they hunting a twisted psychopath or something even more terrifying?

18^.29€ + gastos (2,99€)

Art and Illusion

Described by Kenneth Clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that I have ever read', Art and Illusion is a classic study of image-making. It seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? The question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and Professor Gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areas. Gombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matter. First published more than 40 years ago, Art and Illusion has lost none of its vitality and importance. In applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, Gombrich is rigorous. Yet he always retains a sense of wonder at the inexhaustible capacity of the human brain, and at the subtlety of the relationships involved in seeing the world and in making and seeing art. With profound knowledge and his exceptional gift for clear exposition, he advances each argument as an hypothesis to be tested. The problems of representation are forever fundamental to the history of art: Art and Illusion remains an essential text for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of art. For the sixth edition Professor Gombrich has written an entirely new 12-page preface, in which he makes use of the distinction between an image and a sign, so as to clarify his intentions in writing the book in the first place.

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The enchanters

James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of postwar Hollywood with the story of Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death, in an astonishing, ripped-from-the-headlines crime story. Los Angeles, August 4, 1962. The city broils through a midsummer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker’s looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. The freewheeling Freddy O: tainted ex-cop, defrocked private eye, dope fiend, and freelance extortionist. A man who lives by the maxim “Opportunity is love.” Freddy gets to work. He dimly perceives Marilyn Monroe’s death and the kidnapped starlet to be a poisonous riddle that only he has the guts and the brains to untangle. We are with him as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth. We are with him as he penetrates the faux-sunshine of Jack and Bobby Kennedy and the shuck of Camelot. We are with him as he falters, and grasps for love beyond opportunity. We are with him as he tracks Marilyn Monroe’s horrific last charade through a nightmare L.A. that he served to create — and as he confronts his complicity and his own raging madness. It’s the Summer of ’62, baby. Freddy O’s got a hot date with history. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. It’s just a shot away. The Enchanters is a transcendent work of American popular fiction. It is James Ellroy at his most crazed, brilliant, provocative, profanely hilarious, and stop-your-heart tender. It is a luminous psychological drama and an unparalleled thrill ride. It is, resoundingly, the great American crime novel.

17^.34€ + gastos (2,99€)

Barça's Treasures

The history of Barça through its most emblematic objects as never before seen. Barça's Treasures explains and illustrates the basic facts of the history of FC Barcelona, through facsimile reproductions of exceptional objects from the club's history. It breaks with the traditional book format to allow the reader to hold these great treasures -which are an intimate part of the club's history- in a unique way. These important objects will make reading this work a unique experience. Reproductions of commemorative posters, tickets to memorable matches and finals, fold-out pages of the most emblematic shirts, stickers of the greatest players, the evolution of the Barça crest, historic membership cards or the great photograph of Johan Cruyff's legendary Dream Team. An eminently accessible book that will be of interest to the old-timers, who will be able to relive the episodes they lived through, as well as to young fans and new followers from all over the world. Discover the secrets of Barça's unique history, with additional elements, inserts and fold-outs that explain it visually, as well as a comprehensive history of the club, that highlights monographic themes that deserve special attention.

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Luigi & Iango: Unveiled

The first monograph on the celebrated photographic duo Luigi & Iango, accompanying a major exhibition of their work While many photographers seek to capture the aesthetics of a moment, Luigi Murenu and Iango Henzi aspire to transcend a single genre, capturing a timeless quest for pluralistic beauty and artistic expression. One of the most creative imagemakers working in the industry today, Luigi & Iango share their stunning portfolio of work – from icons of contemporary culture and supermodels to Japanese Kabuki and portraits of artists and performers – in their first ever monograph. Luigi Murenu and Iango Henzi (known as Luigi & Iango) are a Swiss-Italian photography duo. Since starting to work together in 2013, they have photographed stories and series for the world’s leading magazines, captured iconic celebrities such as Madonna, Gisele Bündchen, Rihanna, Penélope Cruz, and Cate Blanchett among others.

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Uncovering past spaces

A guidance for documenting, studying an publishing architectural remains in archaeology. Architects have been instrumental in developing the methods and standards for documenting, studying and publishing architectural remains in archaeology. At many sites, their reconstruction drawings shape our understanding of destroyed monuments. Architects often play a leading role in the restoration and reconstruction of buildings. In many countries they also direct archaeological field projects. In this introduction to archaeological building research, the questions, methods, techniques and possible results of the work of architects in archaeology are presented, based on the work of the internationally active German Archaeological Institute. Emphasis is placed on the importance of drawings in documenting observations made in the field, as well as on methods of reconstruction and architectural analysis of building remains. The aim is to introduce architects and students of architecture to a special field of work, and to give experts from other disciplines an insight into the research questions and methodology of architects and their potential contribution to archaeology and cultural history.

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Mironins. A book for playing and learnin

An activity and games book for kids aged 3 and upwards. As they play with the Mironins – characters who have escaped from one of Joan Miró's paintings – they'll have fun and learn about the life and work of one of the most remarkable Catalan artists of th

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Gaetano Pesce

The definitive volume on Gaetano Pesce’s incomparable life and career, as told in the artist-designer’s own words In a category all his own, Gaetano Pesce is widely considered one of the most important, and elusive, creative figures of the last half century. Bridging numerous key art and design movements, while never belonging to any of them, Pesce’s singular practice has remained steadfastly provocative, defying convention, utility, and good taste. Glenn Adamson, the acclaimed curator and writer, conducted the wide-ranging interview with Pesce on which this book is based, drawing out new stories and insights, as well as providing an introduction that thoroughly contextualizes Pesce’s unique position in contemporary art and design. As postmodern design has become increasingly desirable, interest in Pesce has grown with renewed exhibition activity and critical attention, and his work has become even more valuable and collectible. In this long overdue summary co-published with Salon 94, Pesce looks back at his incomparable and wildly inventive career, recounting his life and practice in his own words.

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Vitamin c collage in contemporary art

Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts – an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium. Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century, the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making.

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50 contemporary artists you should know

This survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today. Artists working after the Second World War faced a confounding array of challenges, as stylistic barriers were broken, technology advanced, and issues of sexuality and race came to the forefront. From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this colorful and engaging book that traces the various artistic movements and radical changes of the second half of the twentieth and early twentyfirst centuries. Presented chronologically, each artist is featured in 2 or 4-page spreads that include brilliant reproductions of their most important works, an illuminating biography, key dates in their career, and informative background on major developments in the art world. Throughout the volume a timeline places each artist within the context of contemporary art. As diverse and inspiring as the artists themselves, this book is a voyage of discovery into art's cutting edge.

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Surviving the Daily Grind

The esteemed Bartleby's one-stop guide to surviving the daily grind Today, many people work in jobs with titles that would have baffled our ancestors: creative director, logistics coordinator or social media curator. Based on his immensely popular Bartleby Economist column, Philip Coggan rewrites the rules of work to help ordinary workers get through the week, filled with such sage distillations as ''80% of the time of 80% of people in meetings is wasted'' and ''Jargon abhors a vacuum''. But this book is also designed to help managers by pointing out some of the obvious traps they fall into, like corporate waffle or the hierarchy of fleas.

14^.01€ + gastos (2,99€)

Public international law

The book aims to provide a theoretical overview of the most important areas of public international law, and it does so in the form of a collective work. Public International Law, as a scientific discipline notable for its growing quantitative and qualitative importance and its considerable technical-legal complexity, requires, for educational and investigative purposes, large doses of specialisation and rigour, and only through joint and coordinated work carried out in stable research groups will it be possible to tackle and overcome new teaching and research challenges.

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Garden

A richly illustrated survey celebrating humankind’s enduring relationship with the garden, explored throughout art, science, history, and culture Garden takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have found inspiration in gardens and horticulture throughout history. With more than 300 entries, this comprehensive and stunning visual survey showcases the diversity of the garden from all over the world – from the garden of Eden and the grandeur of the English landscape garden to Japanese Zen gardens and the humble vegetable plot. Spanning a wide range of styles and media – art, illustrations, and sculptures to photography, film stills, and textiles – Garden follows a visually arresting sequence, with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired, and features large-scale images, accessible texts, and reference information, including a glossary, illustrated timeline, and biographies. Offering a comprehensive introduction to the subject, Garden features work by a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists, including Pierre Bonnard, Roberto Burle Marx, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Gertrude Jekyll, Claude Monet, Marianne North, Crispijn de Passe, William Robinson, Alma Thomas, and Howard Sooley, among others, including a variety of surprising examples that will appeal to specialists as well as the general reader. Aimed at a wide audience, this book has diverse appeal – from artists, designers, and art historians to garden enthusiasts, horticulturists, and everyone interested in the natural world around them.

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Wuthering heights

One of English literature's classic masterpieces—a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s bestloved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and farreaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, wellbred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past. In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background.

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Lino Tagliapietra sculptor in glass

Lino Tagliapietra has been described as the world’s greatest glassblower, a figure born from the five-hundred-year-old culture of Venetian glass, but one who also revolutionized glass as a discipline, inventing new techniques to create his masterful works. Even more astonishing, as Tagliapietra hit his full stride, he has become a notable figure in the unfolding story of modern sculpture – an artist whose distinctive works are coveted by collectors of contemporary abstract art and whose vision makes us think about art history in new and profound ways.

47^.45€ Gastos Incl.

Lessons in Tourism Law

This manual of Lessons in Tourism Law is for university students and especially students studying a Degree in Tourism. It contains the topics of the subject ''Introduction to Law''. The lessons have been presented in an easy to understand, clear and orderly manner. This work is the result of the experience acquired by professors of the discipline of Civil Law. It contains the basic legal concepts of private law that students and future graduates need to know to understand private tourism law. The book may also be useful for tourism professionals, as it contains the necessary information for them to deal with and understand the legal problems that arise in their professional activity. This edition has been duly updated, introducing important issues such as the reform of the capacity of natural persons, resulting from the adaptation of Spanish law to the New York Convention of 2006. Written in English, it is aimed at meeting the growing demand in Spanish universities and especially in Faculties of Tourism that offer courses and teaching materials in English. Students can therefore be provided with bilingual training that is as complete as possible and in line with the reality of our times.

22^.75€ Gastos Incl.

Into the Taylor-Verse

An appreciation of Taylor Swift’s lyrics and life, fully illustrated with colour line drawings to accompany the text explaining Taylor’s life story by exploring the creative power of her song writing and how this has developed over time, using themes inspired by the albums but not defined by them to ensure the timeless nature of the book. From highlighting the perennial themes of girlhood, heartbreak and female friendships to focusing on Taylor’s mastering of her craft and musical expression, her tour, her fans and her position as a business woman reclaiming her work, this book will be the book for all Swifties, existing and new, with an impeccable BookTokInstagramfriendly package that is perfect for showing other Swifties on the go as well as sitting beautifully among the special edition Taylor’s Version vinyls.

15^.67€ + gastos (2,99€)

Open Questions

An illustrated reader featuring a collection of essays from trailblazing curator and writer Helen Molesworth – the first book of her collected writings. Over the past three decades, Helen Molesworth’s singular voice and lively curatorial vision has established her as one of the most dynamic and influential voices in the art world. This generously illustrated reader – the first ever collection of her writings – presents 24 essays from the past 30 years, gathered from exhibition catalogs and art publications such as Artforum, Documents, frieze, and October. The volume opens with a new essay that lays out Molesworth’s belief in art’s unique capacity for merging knowledge and feeling. It also includes new critical and reflective commentary on her past writing, an innovative approach that will position Open Questions as an indispensable volume for viewing and thinking about contemporary art for generations to come.

33^.20€ Gastos Incl.

Grapes

Grapes is a collaborative piece of work that has beenput together by six specialists from different areaswithin the world of the vineyard and wine. Representing the sum of their knowledge, this manual deals with one of our most cherished and important Mediterranean crops. While there are other publications that deal with vines, wines and winemaking from a technical point of view, it is not often - as is the case with this book - that elements of history and culture are also included.

19^€ Gastos Incl.

Milton Glasser: Pop

Milton Glaser's designs changed the way we see the world.' - Gloria Steinem. An overview of the work of illustrator and designer Milton Glaser during the 1960s and 70s From 1954, when he co-founded the legendary Push Pin Studios, to the late ’70s, Milton Glaser was one of the most celebrated graphic designers of his day, whose work graced countless book and album covers, posters, magazine covers, and advertisements, both famous and little-known. Glaser largely defined the international visual style for illustration, advertising, and typeface design and interest in his legacy continues unabated, with modern creatives acknowledging his influence, for example, in 2014 Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner enlisted Glaser to design the ad campaign and branding for the show’s final season. His renowned work garnered solo exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Creator of the iconic ‘I love NY’ logo (featuring a heart symbol in place of the word ‘love’) and cofounder of New York magazine, Glaser received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement awards. Across thousands of works across all print media, he invented a graphic language of bright, flat color, drawing and collage, imbued with wit. This collection of work from Glaser’s Pop period features hundreds of examples of his design that have not been seen since their original publication, demonstrating the graphic revolution that transformed design and popular culture.

52^.20€ Gastos Incl.

New Table For Two

New Table for Two is a new method specifically tailored to the needs of students of the following Ciclos Formativos de grado medio y grado superior de la familia profesional de Hostelería y Turismo,• Grado medio,— Cocina y Gastronomía.,— Servicios en Restauración.,• Grado superior,— Dirección de Cocina.,— Dirección de Servicios de Restauración.,This course provides students with basic and necessary English to enable themto develop in todays professional world of Cookingand Restaurant Services.,The content of the textbookfollows the academic syllabus of these studies and adapts to the self-reflexive demand of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.,In New Table for Two –a revised, improved and updated version ofthe previous edition– students can practice both thereceptive and productive skills of the foreign language: listening, reading, writing and speaking, through up-to-date readings and motivating meaningful activities. Grammar and Vocabulary exercises are all included in the students book so that students can use itas a workbook too.,Apart from individual and group class work, students will also be required to work inteams searching for extra information in order to expand their knowledge (projects, helpful websites, etc.). Special emphasis is placed on developing oral skills, as communication will be crucial in the professional development of our students.,Key features include,• Varied topics related to Cooking and Restaurant Services.,• Extensive specific vocabulary activities.,•Grammar coverage and review charts.,• Relevant listening materials.,• Communicative speaking activities.,• Interesting reading texts from different sources.,•Varied useful writing practice.,• Self-assessment section in every unit.,• Warm-up and Just for fun sections.,The teachers book is a helpful and flexible guide for teachers which includes teaching notes, suggestions for class work and solutions to the exercises as well as unit, term and end-of-year tests for two different levels of difficulty.,All the listening filesof the students book are available at www.paraninfo.es

30^.40€ Gastos Incl.

Dana Schutz. Contemporary Artists Series

The first comprehensive monograph on one of today’s most innovative and successful painters – made in close collaboration with the artist Defined by bold brushstrokes, a dynamic use of color and imaginative compositions, the paintings of Dana Schutz are panoramic expanses that offer visions of humanity in all its complex facets. Her deeply subjective approach, untethered from realism, translates into images that seem to exist in a place that transcends time while celebrating the intrinsic qualities of her medium of choice with freedom and intelligence. As the artist herself stated, ‘I’m interested in painting as an affective place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting.’ This first comprehensive monograph on her work was created in close collaboration with the artist and features a number of never-before-seen paintings and drawings.

47^.45€ Gastos Incl.

Paraninfo Let's switch on! Inglés para Electrónica

Let's Switch On! is a new method specifically tailored to the needs of students studying Ciclos Formativosde la familia profesional de Electricidad y Electrónica. This course provides students with basic and necessary English to enable them to develop in today's professional world.,The content of the book follows the academic syllabus of these studies and adapts to the self-reflexive demand of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.,In Let's Switch On! students can practice both the receptive and productive skills of the foreign language: listening, reading,writing and speaking, through up-to-date readings and motivating meaningful activities. Grammar and Vocabulary exercises are all included in the student's book so that students can use it as a workbook too. Apart from individual and group class work, students willalso be required to work in teams to search for extra information in order to expand their knowledge (projects, handling helpful websites, etc.). Special emphasis is placed on developing oral skills, as communication will be crucial in the professional developmentof our students

30^.40€ Gastos Incl.

Beginning drawing atelier

Written by a well-known artist and best-selling art-instruction author with almost rock-star popularity in the contemporary world of representational art, Beginning Drawing Atelier, with its unique workbook/sketchbook approach, and high-quality paper, offers a comprehensive and contemporary twist on traditional Atelier art instruction practices. Atelier education is centered on the belief that working in a studio, not sitting in the lecture hall, is the best place to learn about art. Every artist needs to learn basic drawing skills. In this elegant and inspiring workbook, master contemporary artist and best selling author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons, presents them progressively, introduces time-tested principles and techniques in the Atelier tradition that are easily accessible, and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings. What makes this approach unique is the fact that it includes blank pages for copying and practicing within each lesson, facilitating traditional Atelier methods. Ateliers have produced the greatest artists of all time--and now that educational model is experiencing a renaissance. These studios, in a return to classical art training, are based on the nineteenth-century model of teaching artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. Students begin by copying masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. Beginning Drawing Atelier is like having an atelier in a book - and the master is Juliette Aristides, a classically trained artist. On every page, Aristides uses the works of Old Masters and today's most respected realist artists to demonstrate and teach the principles of realist drawing and painting, taking students step by step through the learning curve yet allowing them to work at their own pace. Unique and inspiring, the approach in this new book offers serious art courses for serious art students.

20^.90€ Gastos Incl.

The prince

A new series of beautiful hardcover nonfiction classics, with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith World-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smith’s distinctive, award-winning covers. Whether on a well-curated shelf or in your back pocket, these timeless works of philosophical, political, and psychological thought are absolute must-haves for book collectors as well as design enthusiasts. As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Prince, his tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, made his name notorious and has remained controversial ever since. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throughout history, from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes, from Hannibal to Cesare di Borgia, Machievalli answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons for modern times. Tim Parks’s acclaimed contemporary translation renders Machiavelli’s pointed original into language that feels as alarming and enlightening as when it was first written. His introduction discusses Machiavelli’s life and reputation, and explores the historical background to the work. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

11^.87€ + gastos (2,99€)

Let´s Speed Up! Inglés para Automoción. 2.ª edición

Let’s Speed Up! is a new method specifically tailoredto the needs of students studying professional vocational courses on mechanics (Ciclos Formativos de la familia profesional de Transporte y Mantenimiento de Vehículos).,The content of this course follows the syllabus of these studies. It provides students with thenecessary basic skills of the English language to help them develop in today’s professional world of transport and the motor industry.,With Let’s Speed Up!, students can practise both the receptive and productive skills of the foreign language – listening, reading, writing and speaking – through up-to-date texts andmotivating meaningful activities. The student’s bookalso includes grammar and vocabulary exercises so that students can use it as a workbook too.,Besides individual and class work, students will also be required to work in teams to search for extra information toexpand their knowledge (projects, websites, etc.). Special emphasis is placed on developing oral skills,as communication in English will be crucial for theirprofessional development.,Key features include,--- Varied topics related to the field of transport and motor vehicles.,--- Extensive and specific vocabulary work in context.,--- Comprehensive basic grammar coverage and review charts.,--- Relevant listening materials.,--- Communicative speaking activities.,--- Interesting reading texts from different sources.,--- Varied and useful writing practice.,--- Self-assessment sections in every unit.,--- Appendices with extra grammar and other materials.

31^.30€ Gastos Incl.

So much things to say

Roger Steffens toured with Bob Marley for two weeks of his final tour of California in 1979 and the music icon was the first guest of Steffens' award-winning radio show. In So Much Things To Say, Steffens draws on a lifetime of scholarship to tell the story of Marley's childhood abandonment, his formative years in Trench Town, his seemingly meteoric rise to international fame and his tragic death at 36. Weaving together the voices of Rita Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer-as well as band members, family and friends-Steffens reveals extraordinary new details, dispels myths and highlights the most dramatic elements of Marley's life, his psychic abilities and his overriding commitment to the peace and love message of Rastafari. This landmark work will reshape our understanding of this legendary performer.

20^.77€ Gastos Incl.

50 art movements you should know

This beautifully produced book, available in a new edition, introduces readers to the major developments in the history of modern art from Realism to the New Leipzig School.,The story of modern art begins with a revolution-when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting life as it really was. Since that movement began in the mid-19th- century, painters have been rebelling, rethinking, deconstructing, and challenging notions of what art is. Filled with stunning reproductions of some of the world's greatest masterpieces, this reference book offers a chronological journey through artistic revolutions. Each movement is presented in a series of informative presentations-a concise definition and description, full-page and smaller detailed color illustrations, and in-depth profiles of the artists crucial to the style's development. Covering a wide range of movements both familiar and obscure, this accessible and informative volume is a perfect introduction for readers interested in art's constantly evolving story.

20^.20€ Gastos Incl.

Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert

First survey of modernist and contemporary architecture and interiors in the richly layered architectural history of Santa Fe Santa Fe Modern reveals the high desert landscape as an ideal setting for bold, abstracted forms of modernist houses. Wide swaths of glass, deep-set portals, long porches, and courtyards allow vistas, color, and light to become integral parts of the very being of a house, emboldening a way to experience a personal connection to the desert landscape. The architects featured draw from the New Mexican architectural heritage - they use ancient materials such as adobe in combination with steel and glass, and they apply this language to the proportions and demands exacted by today's world. The houses they have designed are confident examples of architecture that is particular to the New Mexico landscape and climate, and yet simultaneously evoke the rigorous expressions of modernism. The vigor and the allure of modern art and architecture hearten each other in a way that is visible and exciting, and this book demonstrates the synergistic relationship between art, architecture, and the land.

42^.70€ Gastos Incl.

DIFF DEFI 3/+CD

Défi is an original, stimulating and easy-to-use French course. Anchored in the task-based approach, thiscourse will awaken students' curiosity by placing theculture at the core of the language-learning process. It is intended for older teenagers or adults at B1CEFR level. This course offers: A reassuring and adaptable structure: 8 units per level, each one of themdivided into two themed-sections. Each section contains: 1 discovery double-page, 2 double-pages with starter documents, as well as grammar, vocabulary and cultural activities and a final task (défi). Acquisitionof linguistic tools is naturally stimulated by realistic and useful documents: cultural and multiculturalelements, societal facts... Diverse reading strategies for easier comprehension of the documents and to encourage students' self-study. Interculturality is given an essential role: students reacts and interactsfrom their own experience and identity. Inductive andprogressive work on the grammar. The work on the vocabulary is very much present throughout the course and is consolidated by a dedicated page at the end of the unit: word clouds, mind maps, collocations... Short videos on phonetics

20^.80€ Gastos Incl.

European Private International Law

This work presents the d content of current European private international law. It is, in fact, a book of law written by several authors from Spain and Italy: professors Alfonso-Luis Calvo Caravaca, Javier Carrascosa Gonzí¡lez, Silvia Marino, Marí­a Asunción Cebrií¡n Salvat and Isabel Lorente Martí­nez.This book is intended for anyone interested in studying and learning about the private international law system of the European . In this sense, it attempts to clearly explain the fundamental structures of this fascinating branch of law as well as to convey a series of interesting, intuitive, constructive and brilliant ideas that may set the course for the future.This book understands EU private international law as a product of the culture of European society. European private international law is not a mere set of rules, a series of European regulations that come out of nowhere: it is a very important part of the (legal) culture of Europe, it is a cultural product that is part of European civilisation. In this sense, the authors believe in Europe and in the values that Europe has represented for more than two hundred years. We believe in Europe as an ideal of a free and diverse society made up of free and diverse people. This book is a tribute to freedom í» to freedom of movement of persons, families, goods, capitals, companies and services, and also a homage to business freedom in a market economy. It is a tribute to private international law, which makes all these freedoms possible.

31^.35€ Gastos Incl.

Monet

Prince of the Impressionists. Capturing the ever-changing face of reality. Hailed the “Prince of the Impressionists”, Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working “en plein air” with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light on the hues, patterns, and contours and the way in which these visual impressions fall upon the eye. Monet's interest in this space “between the motif and the artist” encompassed too the ephemeral nature of each image we see. In his beloved water lily series, as well as in paintings of poplars, grain stacks, and the Rouen cathedral, he returned to the same motif in different seasons, different weather conditions, and at different times of the day, to explore the constant mutability of our visual environment. This book offers the essential introduction to an artist whose works simultaneously reflected upon the purpose of a picture and the passage of time, and in so doing transformed irrevocably the story of art.

14^.25€ + gastos (2,99€)

Efecto Frida

Susana M. Vidal se ha dedicado a investigar la influencia de Frida Kahlo en la cultura popular, arte, moda y movimiento feminista. Fruto de ese trabajo, vio la luz Frida Kahlo: Fashion as the Art of Being, de 2016. A raíz de su publicación, la a

18^.90€ + gastos (2,99€)

Contemporary Art Underground

A celebration of more than 100 major public art commissions throughout the New York transit system Contemporary Art Underground presents more than 100 permanent projects completed between 2015 and 2023 by MTA Arts & Design. This ground-breaking program of site-specific projects by a broad spectrum of well-known and emerging contemporary artists has helped to create a sense of character and place at subway and commuter rail stations throughout the MTA system. Among the featured artists are Yayoi Kusama, Kiki Smith, Nick Cave, Ann Hamilton, Xenobia Bailey, Jim Hodges, Alex Katz, Sarah Sze, and Vik Muniz. Of special interest is the discussion of fabricating and transposing the artist’s rendering or model into mosaic, glass, or metal, the materials that can survive in the transit environment. This is the definitive survey of the latest works of the internationally acclaimed MTA Arts & Design collection. On view 24 hours a day, the collection is seen by more than four million subway riders and commuters daily and has been hailed as ‘New York’s Underground Art Museum.’ The collection enlivens stations in all boroughs, with a myriad works by major contemporary artists executed in mosaic, glass, metal, and ceramic.

47^.45€ Gastos Incl.

Babel

A novel that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

12^.11€ + gastos (2,99€)