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Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis
A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
The secret histories of the worlds most famous masterpieces
Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets-the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty, artistry, and emotional impact have inspired admiration, awe, and...
Ai Weiwei Speaks
with Hans Ulrich Obrist
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?'
Ai Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series...
by Kenneth Clark, Martin Kemp
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
A personally compelling introduction to Leonardo's genius, a classic monograph of Leonardo's art and his development.
by Vincent Van Gogh
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2003
A new selection of Vincent Van Gough's letters, based on an entirely new translation, revealing his religious struggles, his fascination with the French Revolution, his search for love and his involvement in humanitarian causes.
by Coleen Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
No Regrets is Coleen Nolan's gripping new memoir about love and heartbreak.
As a member of the Nolan sisters, Coleen Nolan was born into the spotlight and has stayed there ever since. She has now become one of the nation's favourite TV presenters and is used to newspapers and magazines claiming...
Forever Liesl
A Memoir of The Sound of Music
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
The magic of The Sound of Music lives on in the minds and hearts of everyone it has touched. Now, Charmian Carr, who in 1965 captivated moviegoers as Liesl "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" von Trapp, tells what it was like to be a part of the film that has become a cultural phenomenon. It's...
Adolf Hitler
My Part in his Downfall
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies since they...
Life at the Marmont
The Inside Story of Hollywood's Legendary Hotel of the Stars--Chateau Marmont
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Raymond Sarlot bought the Chateau Marmont in 1975, but what was originally a business purchase became a love affair as he delved into the hotel's incredible history. From its perch overlooking the Sunset Strip, the glamorous Marmont reigned for decades as the spot for artists, writers, musicians,...
'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'
A Confrontation in the Desert
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies since they...
Emilie Du Chatelet
Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
The captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind
Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du...
The Lost Men
The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration
Sir Ernest Shackletons 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares to the saga of the Ross Sea party. This crew of explorers landed on the opposite side of Antarctica...
River Run Red
The Fort Pillow Massacre in the American Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
On April 12, 1864, on the Tennessee banks of the Mississippi River, a force of more than 3,000 Confederate cavalrymen under General Nathan Bedford Forrest stormed Fort Pillow, overwhelming a garrison of some 350 Southern white Unionists and over 300 former slaves turned artillerymen. By the next day,...
by Rebecca Solnit
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
From the author of Men Explain Things to Me, a personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy – a fitting companion to Solnit’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
In this exquisitely written book by the author of A Paradise...
Garlic and Sapphires
The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2006
GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously. There is her stint as Molly Hollis, a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off-beige Armani suit that Ruth takes on when reviewing Le Cirque. The result: her famous double review of the...