Książka Fredericka Niecksa, niemieckiego pisarza muzycznego osiadłego w Wielkiej Brytanii, pt. „Frederick Chopin, As a Man and Musician" opublikowana została po raz pierwszy w Londynie w...
Mieczysław Tomaszewski, Chopin: The Man, His Work and Its Resonance, jest poprawioną i uzupełnioną wersją anglojęzyczną książki – laureatki wielokrotnych nagród Chopin. Człowiek, dzieł...
Książka ta jest podsumowaniem kilkunastoletniej pracy dwóch badaczy, którzy postawili sobie za zadanie sprawdzenie w źródłach archiwalnych dotychczasowych informacji biograficz...
Chopin w krytyce muzycznej do I wojny światowej. Antologia pod redakcją Ireny Poniatowskiej to polskie wydanie antologii Chopin and his critics: An Anthology, która ukazała się nakładem Naro...
A new selection of letters, statements, and interviews reveals the preoccupations, thoughts, and ideas of Francis Bacon, one of the twentieth century’s most influential and important artists....
"Wprowadzenie stanu wojennego w Polsce miało przynajmniej dwie konsekwencje w sferze dyplomatycznej, których nie spodziewała się ekipa gen. Wojciecha Jaruzelskiego. 19 grudnia 1981 r. o...
From the rise of the egalitarian Little Free Library movement (motto: 'Take a book, return a book') to the growth in luxury hotel libraries, Alex Johnson - whose parents were both librarians - maps...
Giorgio Vasari’s The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1568) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists’ lives from Giotto to...
Mick Jagger is universal. His unmistakable face has made him the archetypal rock star. His charisma has fueled the admiration and passion of his fans, the way he moves his body has shaped the myth ...
In The Spectacle of Illusion, professional magician-turned experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins investigates the arts of deception as practiced and popularized by mesmerists, magicians...
This book is about how we experience art, how we look at it, how we think about it. It is structured in the form of a series of conversations in some of the best-known museums in the world, but als...
An overview of the life and work of much-loved children’s illustrator and author Judith Kerr, creator of classics such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Mog.A thoughtful and intimate po...
Marvellous Magicians celebrates the work of eight pioneering illusionists, both famous and under-represented, whose tricks have been the making of modern magic. Through a magical blend of biography...
The spirit of exploration is alive and well in the twenty-first century. This collection of thrilling and inspiring accounts from today’s most intrepid explorers offers a unique insight into ...
A major study of Ukrainian art from 1900 to the mid-1930s – with loans from major museums in Ukraine, elsewhere in Europe, the United States (including MoMA) and Israel.<br/> <br/>...
From prescription medicines and alcohol to cocaine and cannabis, the use of drugs has reached an unprecedented high. We have always sought to alter our moods and relieve pain, so why today are some...
In the era of celebrity culture, we are now more fascinated than ever with the lives of our leading artists. Creative personalities are always intriguing, and to learn something new about the great...
The German Centre for Aviation and Space Travel created very precise digital pictures of thirteen mountains with the aid of satellite photographs taken from a height of several hundred kilometres. ...
Speed, regulation and mass production defined the first Industrial Revolution, but we have entered a new era. Today’s revolution has been driven by digital technologies and tools, giving rise...
Chopin’s Polish Letters to pierwsze kompletne tłumaczenie na język angielski wszystkich znanych obecnie listów Fryderyka Chopina pisanych po polsku (do rodziny, przyjaciół, znaj...