Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while defini...
The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and con...
A fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdomJoin animals on epic adventures, and travel through the natural world with them.Ac...
Become body literate with Breasts: An owner's guide, the first in an enlightening series of books that democratize health for a new generation of readers.Breasts is an informative, prac...
Explore the rich history of cinema like never before, from the golden age of black-and-white films to international art-house and 21st-century sci-fi.The Movie Book uncovers the key the...
Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer’s Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found on the walls of cave temples in Bami...
Książka Jolanty Ambrosewicz-Jacobs stanowi interesującą lekturę z dziedziny studiów nad polską pamięcią Holokaustu, a zwłaszcza jej kształtowania w procesie edukacji. Niemal w całości oparta...
Reading the Past, Understanding the Present offers an original approach towards interpreting the plays by William Shakespeare in the context of various crises and social phenomena occurring in the ...
Credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his ‘New Look&rsq...
Esej monograficzny Wojciecha Kajtocha, znanego medioznawcy, historyka i teoretyka literatury, ma wiele walorów poznawczych. Porusza zasadniczo nowy temat, który wcześniej nie został z...
Focusing on a carefully curated selection of Catholic art and artefacts, this book explains the meaning of the iconography and the mystic power of the faith's ritual objects. A wealth of often hidd...
The most captivating and intriguing 19th-century murders from around the world are re-examined in this disquieting volume, which takes readers on a perilous journey around the world’s most be...
Photography: The Whole Story leads you through the world’s most iconic photographs – those images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves and the world arou...
The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 191...
Słownik hebrajsko-angielsko-polski jest przeznaczony głównie dla osób rozpoczynających swoją przygodę z językiem hebrajskim lub znających go w stopniu średnio zaawansowanym. Publikacj...
Learn about the amazing natural science of trees in this gorgeously illustrated nature and science book. From the highest branch and leaf down to the complex "wood wide web" of roots, eve...
The advent of railways played an instrumental part in Britain’s economic and social revolution in the 19th century, with technical advances that were the envy of the world. From the beginning...
Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, andclimate change.Using a bold, g...
An authoritative and concise history of witchcraft from the ancient world up to the present day. Witchcraft has always been a fluid and intriguing belief system that has enchanted and sometimes ter...
Bauhaus Goes West is the story of cultural and artistic exchange between Germany and the West over a period of seventy years. It presents a view of the influential Bauhaus school in relation to the...