For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest in aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakes...
Chopin's Piano begins in November 1838, when George Sand, her children and Frederick Chopin took a boat to Majorca for the winter. It describes their circumstances there, and how Chopin completed o...
In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprisi...
Drugie, poprawione i zaktualizowane wydanie tłumaczenia Kodeksu rodzinnego i opiekuńczego przygotowane zostało z myślą o prawnikach, studentach prawa oraz tłumaczach.Tekst tłumaczenia u...
From Ms Hepburn's elegant black shift to Lady Gaga's meat gown, The Dress relives the marvellous and unforgettable dresses of fashion: think Liz Hurley's safety-pin ensemble, Princess Di's never- e...
One of the most important books I've ever read - an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.' BILL GATES*BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*'Hans Rosling tells the...
Bring a Parisian je ne sais quoi to your style, wherever you live.Dress Like a Parisian is a wise and witty guide to finding your personal style, taking inspiration from how real Parisi...
We like to think that there is a clear distinction between true and false. Unfortunately, the reality is far murkier.Hector Macdonald has spent his entire career exploring the ways that...
From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Winning the ...
Over the past few decades there has been a revolution in terms of who controls knowledge and information. This rapid change has imperilled the way we think. Without pausing to consider the cost, th...
Publikacja jest owocem konferencji pod patronatem Comité international d’historie de l’art (CIHA) zorganizowanej przez Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury i Zentralinstitut für K...
Album poświęcony twórczości Zdzisława Beksińskiego, to kompendium wiedzy o tym niezwykłym artyście. Wiesław Banach – znawca dorobku artysty prowadzi czytelnika poprzez różne okr...
The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over half a century. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers ...
The year 2002 marks the beginning of the twelfth year of the existance of our journal which originated somehow accidentally after the withdrawal of a considerable amount of materials sent to anothe...
INVENTING THE ENEMY covers a wide range of topics on which Umberto Eco has written and lectured over the last ten years, from a disquisition on the theme that runs through his recent novel, The Pra...
Vogue on Cristobal Balenciaga, by Susan Irvine, examines Balenciaga's influence on fashion from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Known as the 'couturier's couturier' he revolutionised women's silho...
Symbols play an integral role in almost all branding programs. This book explores the visual language of symbols according to their most basic element: form.Over 1,300 symbols from all ...
Album zawiera niemal 200 zdjęć przedmiotów powstałych na przełomie XIX i XX wieku. W tym okresie w Czechach i na Morawach działali wielcy mecenasi i koneserzy sztuki. Dzięki ich pasji został...