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From a leading art instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, a complete survey of drawing as an art form covering its history, materials, and key techniques, alongside...

In this book, Aleš Debeljak offers a refreshing alternative to postmodernists such as Baudrillard, who declare the death of art conceived as yet another source of rootless, circulating fictions...

On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, two acclaimed historians chronicle the remarkable stories behind the surrenders that ended the world's most catastrophic global conflict In May...

With over 650,000 copies in print, Poems That Touch The Heart is America's most popular collection of inspirational verse.

The New York Times Book Review: "Alexiou guides us through this checkered history with gusto."Kevin Baker, author of The Big Crowd: "Devil's Mile is a terrific read. Alice Sparberg Alexiou knows her...

A merchant’s account of his travels through an independent African stateMuhammad ibn 'Umar al-Tunisi (d. 1274/1857) belonged to a family of Tunisian merchants trading with Egypt and what is now Sudan...

An engaging caper, and an ideal book to introduce young children to the joys of reading. Welcome to England’s Ministry of Letters, the place where all the words in the world―in books, magazines,...

Owen traces classical and Gaelic writings on the Druids, and then discusses the ideas about these pre-Christian priests that informed English literature from the 16th to the 19th centuries. He finds...

A collection of poems about nature and powerTo Ibn al-Muʿtazz and his Abbasid contemporaries, the hunt was more than a diversion—it was the theater for their poetic and political endeavors, captured...

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With What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us, the Library of Arabic Literature brings readers an acknowledged masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muḥammad...

In the book Al Wasl Plaza: Dubai Expo the architects, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture highlight the inspiration and innovation of the design of Al Wasl Plaza.The book explores each aspect of...

An architect’s gripping account of living and working in war-torn Syria, and the role architecture plays in whether a community crumbles or comes togetherDrawing on the author’s personal experience...

This is a book for anyone who values art and fears its misuse, and for those who want to understand what keeps totalitarian regimes in power and how culture - normally an unquestioned good - can play...