We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world?The answer to that is one of the strange...
Showcasing more than sixty pieces from the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and the Museum of Lace and Fashion collections, Sheer highlights the designer’s mastery over trans...
The Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar, in the late seventeenth century, when it was home to several thousand pirates. T...
Magnetic Neumann Laplacian on a domain with a holeOn construction of Darboux integrable discrete modelsA categorical view on the principle of relativityGradient Gibbs measures of ...
What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong?These are some of the questions of place and belonging tha...
Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardThe new edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any Lean transfor...
One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial.Arguing that traditional feminism is w...
The second in a five-volume series offering a comprehensive exploration of the work of Tony Cragg.After Works on Paper, Vols. II-IV document Cragg’s sculptures over the last fifty...
This book explains seven critical steps to improve children's writing. Though seemingly ‘natural’, writing proves devilishly difficult for far too many school pupils and closing this ga...
Books; reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Fascinated writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we for...
Jak przeniknąć myśli genialnego artysty, nie popadając ani w ton nadmiernie popularyzujący i banalizujący, ani przesadnie świątobliwy? To sztuka. Ryszard Przybylski potraktował listy naszego cenion...
Księga pokongresowa Chopin 1810–2010. Ideas – Interpretations – Influence zawiera materiały z III Międzynarodowego Kongresu Chopinologicznego (zorganizowanego w Warszawie przez Na...
Ever-fashionable, the Chanel handbag is the luxury goods statement piece that is always in demand. Since the launch of the 2.55 in 1955, Chanel has unveiled a curated classic selection of styles th...
Designer, punk, rebel, dame... Vivienne Westwood was all this and more. One of the main architects of the 1970s punk era, the inimitable Westwood refused to take fashion too seriously, finding uniq...
A celebration of the great sneaker collaborations that have reimagined the shoe, elevating this most practical of footwear into the realm of wearable art. The ubiquitous sneaker is the canvas upon ...
Nineties fashion--from grunge, to Clueless's Ala?a, to Margiela's new couture--is an essential reference point for contemporary style. This book, created in tandem with an exhibition at The Museum ...
A new guide to Tokyo street style, documenting looks from Japan and beyond, featuring endless inspiration, tips, and tricks to put together that killer look. A veteran of Fruits magazine, Rei Shito...
Shoe design is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in both the real and virtual worlds through state-of-the-art technologies, ground-breaking materials, and new and innovative ways of thinki...
Extracts from the 39 volumes of my science “Zermatism,” based on new interpretations of petroglyphic communications, in which will be revealed the most precedent-shattering and up-turni...
Chinese Dress in Detail reveals the beauty and variety of Chinese dress for women, men and children, both historically and geographically, showcasing the intricacy of decorative embroidery and rich...