From Birdland to Broadway
1950s New York. On the stage at Birdland is Pee Wee Marquette, the 3'9" MC, dressed in a zoot suit and loud tie, smoking a huge cigar, and mispronouncing the name of the next act. Pee Wee is just one of the many characters that have made Bill...
Visible Signs
Basic semiotic theories are taught in most art schools as part of a contextual studies program, but many students find it difficult to understand how these ideas might impact on their own practice. Visible Signs tackles this problem by introducing...
The Speciation of Modern Homo Sapiens
This is the first volume to address directly the question of the speciation of modern Homo sapiens. The subject raises profound questions about the nature of the species, our defining characteristic (it is suggested it is language), and the brain ...
Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom
Originally published in 1940, this is Carl Crow's entertaining autobiography, the story of his more than 25 years of adventures and success in Shanghai during the tumultuous early decades of the 20th century. This book is a tale of East meets West...
Murder in the Rue Marat
How an enigmatic masterpiece of the French Revolution became a talisman of the revolutionary spirit in our own time Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat depicts the painter’s friend and fellow revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat collapsed in his bath after being fatally stabbed by a female assassin who stands just outside the frame. In this fascinating book, Thomas Crow traces the radical legacy of a painting that has been called the Pietà of the French Revolution, showing how David’s masterpiece captures the saga of that violent era in the single figure of Marat, and how it reveals itself anew today. Crow begins by describing how the painting’s enduring power came to the fore during the countercultural tumult of the 1960s, discussing how his vocation as a scholar arose out of his own encounter with the work. He then takes readers back to 1793, telling the story of the painting’s creation through the eyes of David, his subject, and Marat’s charismatic assassin, Charlotte Corday.
Epoxy Resin
This groundbreaking maker's manual masterfully guides you through the entire process, from proper planning to finished work. Learn how to prepare surfaces, which epoxy to use, and the right temperatures for your workspace and materials. Determine ...
Mapuche in Modern Chile
The Mapuche are the most numerous, most vocal and most politically involved indigenous people in modern Chile. Their ongoing struggles against oppression have led to increasing national and international visibility, but few books provide deep hist...
Shopfronts of London
A collection of Eleanor Crow's beautiful watercolours of classic shopfronts. Published in partnership with Spitalfields Life Books, this timely volume celebrates the small neighbourhood shops of London. As our high streets decline into generic mon...
Eyes Right
Just out of high school in 1977, her personal life already a mess, Tracy Crow thought the Marines might straighten her out. And sure enough, in the Corps she became a respected public affairs officer and military journalist-one day covering tank m...
Restoration
How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century Europe As the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift. Th...
Red, White, and True
A collection of 32 essays written by veterans and family members describing their experiences from conflicts spanning World War II to Afghanistan. These individual stories of pain and struggle illustrate the inescapable damage that war rends in th...
Scarlet and the White Wolf
2015 REVISED EDITIONScarlet of Lysia is an honest pedlar, a young merchant traveling the wild, undefended roads to support his aging parents. Liall, called the Wolf of Omara, is the handsome, world-weary chieftain of a tribe of bandits blocking a mountain road that Scarlet needs to cross. When Liall jokingly demands a carnal toll for the privilege, Scarlet refuses and an inventive battle of wills ensues, with disastrous results.Scarlet is convinced that Liall is a worthless, immoral rogue, but when the hostile countryside explodes into violence and Liall unexpectedly fights to save the lives of Scarlet's family, Scarlet is forced to admit that the Wolf is not the worst ally he could have, but what price will proud Scarlet ultimately have to pay for Liall's friendship?
15 Short Walks in Northumberland: Wooler, Rothbury, Alnwick and the coast
Would you like to explore the best of Wooler, Rothbury, Alnwick and the Northumberland coast? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area (between 3 and 14km), including Holy Island (Lindisfarne), the Simonside Hills, Alnwick Cast...
Walking in Northumberland
A guidebook to 36 walks exploring Northumberland, including the national park, coast, Cheviots, North Pennines and Kielder. The walks cover a wide variety of terrain and include full days on the hills and coast and shorter walks at lower levels, so there is something for everyone. The walks are graded (although none present any technical difficulties) and accessible from bases such as Alnwick, Rothbury and Hexham. They range from 7 to 21km (4–13 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. * 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk * Highlights include Hadrian's Wall, Lindisfarne Priory, The Cheviot, Berwick and Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh Castles * Notes on refreshments and public transport * Background information on the historic remains encountered * Information on the region’s rich geology, history and wildlife
Lake District: High Level and Fell Walks
A guidebook to 30 high level day walks in the Lake District, exploring some of the best mountains, ridgewalks, fells and summits within the national park. Mostly circular except for a few linear routes that make use of public transport links, the ...
Walks with History
This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks through the historic landscapes of the Lake District National Park in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each wa...
Tea Shop Walks
These attractive and cleverly structured guidebooks give walkers the ten finest circular routes on a section of the Lake district National Park in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, exp...
Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks
A guidebook to 30 lower-level day walks in the Lake District, exploring some of the best beauty spots and smaller fells within the national park. Mostly circular except for a few linear routes that make use of public transport links, the walks are...
Pub Walks
This attractive and cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to Lakeland pubs in a popular pocketable format. With clear information, an overview and introduction for each walk, expertly written numbered directions, large sc...
