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Stained Glass: From its Origins to the Present

A comprehensive survey of the styles, history, artists, designs, techniques, and tools of stained glass art returns the origins of stained glass among the ancient Egyptians and Romans and traces the progress of this beautiful art through the Byzantine and Gothic eras to the present.

The Oxford companion to the English language

The Oxford companion to the English language / editor, Tom McArthur ; managing editor, Feri McArthur by McArthur, Ferri. McArthur, Thomas Burns [editor] Oxford University Press, NY, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Language is the lifeblood of a culture, and to be interested in culture is in some sense to be interested in language, in the shapes and sounds of words, in the history of reading, writing, and speech, in the endless variety of dialects and slangs, in the incessant creativity of the human mind as it reaches out to others. [This book] is a thousand-page cornucopia covering virtually every aspect of the English language a well as language in general. [The] ‘Companion’ provides bibliogaphies for the larger entries, generous cross-referencing, etymologies for headwords, a chronology of English times to 1990, and an index of people who appear in entries or bibliographies.

Salt. A World History

Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.

1001 BOOKS You Must Read Before You Die

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each work of literature featured here is a seminal work key to understanding and appreciating the written word.The featured works have been handpicked by a team of international critics and literary luminaries, including Derek Attridge (world expert on James Joyce), Cedric Watts (renowned authority on Joseph Conrad and Graham Greene), Laura Marcus (noted Virginia Woolf expert), and David Mariott (poet and expert on African-American literature), among some twenty others.Addictive, browsable, knowledgeable—1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die will be a boon companion for anyone who loves good writing and an inspiration for anyone who is just beginning to discover a love of books. Each entry is accompanied by an authoritative yet opinionated critical essay describing the importance and influence of the work in question. Also included are publishing history and career details about the authors, as well as reproductions of period dust jackets and book designs.

Encyclopedia of Card Tricks

Recognised as one of the foremost collections of card tricks available, this classic work has now been updated for all the budding Paul Daniels out there. Starting with an indispensable chapter on how to master those vital sleights of hand so essential to every performance, the book gives clear and concise instructions for performing hundreds of card tricks, from the simple but effective, to those requiring a good deal of skill and practice.

The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts

The Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts (Oxford Quick Reference) by Harold Osborne (Editor) The scope of this Companion extends over all the main fields of decorative craftsmanship–as well as a number of minor and specialized ones. It includes prehistoric crafts, crafts like leather-working and ceramics that have arisen more recently, and specialized crafts, such as toys and embroidery. There are also entries on important craftsmen and schools and surveys of specific cultures and periods. All the articles are written by expert contributors and the text is illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings.

Mazzini

Traduzione di Bettino Betti. Giuseppe Mazzini was one of the leading figures in the political history of nineteenth-century Europe. A vigorous proponent of nationalism, pre-eminent figure in the struggle for Italian independence and unity, and fascinating personality, his ideas were influential throughout Europe. Yet successive Italian governments, fearing the consequences of his belief in democracy and revolution, deliberately obscured his achievements: there have been few modern studies of Mazzini and no biography in English since 1902.

Memoires Intimes

En 1980, a 77 ans, ouvre faite (il a arreté d’écrire des romans en 1972), Simenon s’attelle a ce qu’il sait etre son dernier livre, ses Mémoires. Lui qui sa vie durant, le long de 192 romans, est allé a la rencontre des autres, de l’homme nu , avec ses felures, va se confronter a lui-meme. Il se raconte, montre l’individu Simenon au-dela de la légende de l’écrivain, sans fard, en toute sincérité, avec humilité – son enfance liégeoise, sa prolifique carriere de romancier a succes, ses nombreux voyages, ses amours difficiles, ses regrets… LesMémoires intimessont a la fois le récit d’une vie dans le siecle et ses convulsions, une confession et un déchirant dialogue avec sa fille Marie-Jo, qui s’est donné la mort en 1978 a l’âge de 25 ans, et dont Simenon publie textes, poemes et chansons. A sa parution en octobre 1981, lesMémoires intimesfurent saluées comme un monument, le couronnement, et presque l’explication, d’une ouvre hors du commun.

Alexandre Dumas. The King of Romance

Dumas’s memoirs and surviving correspondence form the core of this comprehensive biography of the French Romantic writer whose adventures and exploits matched those of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.

English Romantic Writers

When preparing English Romantic Writers, one of the principal considerations was the relevance of the English Romantic writers to our own generation. This book offers a very generous selection from authors who have traditionally held a large place in our consciousness of English Romanticism, but it also includes other figures, especially women, who have been less emphasized in the past. The intellectual discourses of the age concerning governance, politics, and the impact of the French Revolution, gender and the status of women, the nature of nature and of human psychology, and the theory of literature and art are represented in the prose and poetry of writers like Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Shelleys, and Keats. There is also an usually large selection of ancillary materials — letters, journals, reviews, and reminiscences of the writers.

A History of the Twentieth Century: Volume 3, 1952-1999

Critics heralded the first two volumes A History of the Twentieth Century as masterly (Boston Globe) and deft, illuminating, and fascinating (Henry Kissenger). Now, the final work in Martin Gilbert’s magisterial and acclaimed three-volume history brilliantly charts the course of the twentieth century’s last five decades. Here are gripping narrative accounts of the wars in Korea, Vietnam, and Bosnia; the postwar reconstruction of Europe; apartheid; the arms race; the moon landing ; and the extraordinary advances in medical science. Mao started a cultural revolution, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy were assassinated, and the computer revolution was begun. The result is nothing less than extraordinary.