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Publika doposiaľ neznámej časti tvorby Nataše Floreanovej, konkrétne odtlačky poklopov v rôznych mestách na celom svete. Nataša Floreanová je výtvarníčka, ktorá od roku 1968 pôsobí v Austrálii. Vyštudovala grafickú tvorbu na National Art School v Sydney a jej umelecký život bol s pribúdajúcimi rokmi ...
Kniha je nielen nahliadnutím do poslednej knihy Gastona Bachelarda, ktorá vyšla ešte počas života tohto francúzskeho filozofa, ale je aj rozvíjaním úvah o slabom svetle, ktoré dáva nezvyčajnú hodnotu okolitej tme. Plameň sviece je podľa autora komentára určitou formou vyznania, ku ktorému sa Bachelard ...
In this book Richard Ayoade - actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist - reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into ...
What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as these. Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu\''s ...
The life-changing near-death experience of a respected neurosurgeon. Internationally acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander always considered himself a man of science. His unwavering belief in evidence-based medicine fuelled a career in the top medical institutions of the world. But all this was set ...
Music as an Art begins by examining music through a philosophical lens, engaging in discussions about tonality, music and the moral life, music and cognitive science and German idealism, as well as recalling the author\''s struggle to encourage his students to distinguish the qualities of good music. ...
Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. ...
The secret diary of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman and the real story behind the BBC TV ABSOLUTELY FASHION documentary. ''One of the great social diaries of our time.should become a classic.'' Sunday Times ''Eye-popping, brilliantly candid'' Evening Standard What a year for Vogue! Alexandra ...
Buckle up for the next installment in our ''Epic'' series and the follow-up to Epic Bike Rides of the World. Epic Drives of the World, a beautiful hardback, showcases 50 of the greatest road trips on Earth, from classic routes in America, Australia and Europe, to incredible adventures in Asia and Africa. ...
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a public ...
Roosters that deceive their hens? Mother deer that grieve? Horses that feel shame? We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings intensely and consciously. But have you ever wondered what’s going on in an animal’s head? From the leafy forest floor to the inside ...
A lush sourcebook of nearly two thousand tattoo designs from artists around the world. From the editors of TattooFinder.com, it''s a fantastic compendium for people who want to think before they ink! Whether you''re tattoo-curious or tattoo-crazy, The Tattoo Sourcebook has everything you need to pick ...
The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted patients from some of the worlds rarest medical books, forms an unforgettable and profoundly human reminder ...
This book explains, in simple steps and non-mathematical terminology, how to create repeat patterns in a line, on the plane, as tiles, and as Escher-like repeats. The book also shows how to make \''wallpaper repeats\'', where the elements of the pattern merge into each other, apparently seamlessly. Using ...
Graham Hancock''s multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth''s lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with the sequel to his seminal work filled with completely ...
