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A beautifully illustrated celebration of the life and work of activist, provocateur, and fashion icon Vivienne Westwood. Vivienne Westwood spent more than five decades breaking the rules and pushing the envelope of the fashion world. Renowned for her rebellious spirit and avant-garde designs, Westwood...

Se avete gia capito tutto della vita e vi sentite completamente appagati, allora forse questo libro non fa per voi. Ma se siete come la maggior parte delle persone, ogni giorno avrete una montagna di cose da fare: un lavoro da svolgere, commissioni da...

Through more than 170 artworks, spanning over 150 artists, Visions of War charts the manifold engagement between artists, art movements and a century-plus of conflict since 1914. Its richly illustrated pages uncover the intricate history of IWM's art collection, from its inception during the...

Visions of the Village offers a nuanced account of the cultural history, political salience, and social resonances of Czech village operas, especially those by composers Bed%rich Smetana, Anton?n Dvo%r?k, and Leos Jan?ček. By examining music-critical writings, institutional and government records, letters, and other archival...

Spurning carnal desire and earthly temptations all his life, the mystic Othlo is now in the care of his brother monks including the odious and semen-filled Wolkbart. Despite the spare walls which surround him, he frolics with Holy Dionysius in the Garden of Head-bearers...

A Vision Of Inspiration is a book about Love, Abuse, Mental Health, and Faith. Going through life hating yourself and wanting to die, because you could never be enough, or perfect for humans that claim they love you. The same humans that claim they...

In Vishwa Shastra, Dhruva Jaishankar provides a comprehensive overview of India's interactions with the world--from ancient times to the present day. He describes a long tradition of Indian statecraft and strategic thinking on international affairs, charts early India's relations with a vast geography from...

The struggle for leadership of the Jomsvikings surges toward a gruesome climax that represents the most arduous test Thorfinn has faced since he foreswore the life of a warrior. When all is blood and tumult, how can peace be found? The violent and complex...

Violent crime is a rarity on the tranquil shores of Martha's Vineyard, which is why ex-cop J.W. Jackson turned in his Boston badge to retire to the idyllic isle. And that's what makes a six-month-old murder so troubling to the perplexed locals. But Jackson's...

New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...

New pen in the Flame Tree Boxed Decorative Ballpoint Pen collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, ideal for pairing with a matching Flame Tree Notebook. Perfect as a gift, or personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds. A FLAME TREE...

Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside had its genesis in a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 and brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as 'villas', mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of...

This coloring book includes 60 fun illustrations of vikings for kids to color. Images are printed on quality white paper. Illustrations are single-sided to prevent bleeding through onto another image and can be removed for display. Images are not too simplistic or too difficult...

New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...

"I don't need a line to know what is considered good or bad, but if I did, there isn't a line I wouldn't cross for you."Rennick: When Rennick was thirteen, the gods bestowed upon him the name of his fated mate--a human (italics) girl....

Die vorliegende Studie, die unterschiedliche Aspekte der Sudosteuropa-, Geschlechter-, Kriegs- und Gewaltforschung beruhrt, befasst sich erstmals mit Haltungen und Rollen von Aktivistinnen und Anhangerinnen der kroatischen faschistischen Ustaa-Bewegung. Diese Frauen waren tief in die Grundung, Gestaltung und somit auch Verbrechen des Unabhangigen Staates Kroatien...

Kant, the embodiment of the Enlightenment, of reason, of rationality, attracts writers just as much as the dryness, the systematic nature, the rigorousness of his thinking and writing generate resistance - whether deserved or not. Schiller and Goethe, Holderlin as well as Kleist, even...

Dokumentationen mit meinungsstarken Inhalten und einseitigen Darstellungsweisen sorgen auf der Streaming-Plattform Netflix fur hohe Zuschauer: innenzahlen. Ob die dokumentarischen Filme den Qualitatskriterien des Genres tatsachlich gerecht werden, scheint dabei weniger relevant zu sein. Lotta Kruger untersucht, mit welchen Erwartungen die Nutzer: innen Netflix-Dokumentationen rezipieren...

Vertrauen ist in aller Munde. Es spielt fur das Miteinander der Menschen eine wichtige Rolle. Gleichzeitig wird allenthalben ein Vertrauensverlust beklagt. Es stellt sich jedoch die Frage, was Vertrauen uberhaupt ist. Worin genau liegt seine Bedeutung? Hat Vertrauen gar eine therapeutische Kraft? Wo hat...

Dieses Buch ist ein Versuch in Erster Philosophie: eine systematische Reflexion auf das Faktum, dass wir in unseren Urteilen Wahrheitsanspruche erheben. In Teil I werden allgemeinste Voraussetzungen unserer Urteilspraxis entwickelt und gerechtfertigt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass Wahrheit drei Aspekte hat: einen phanomenalen, einen realistischen...