A Century’s Worth of Pleasure and PauseSelling the most delicious vicesVices or virtues: drinking and smoking provided marketers with products to be forged into visual feast...
This work is a fascinating attempt to probe deep into the socio-cultural ramifications of the visual artefacts of ancient India, which has a rich heritage of iconographic treasures of varying sizes...
A fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdomJoin animals on epic adventures, and travel through the natural world with them.Ac...
The art of astrology, from ancient science to modern-day practiceFrom the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The mo...
Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while defini...
Fernando Botero is an artist with his own style. For more than six decades, the Colombian’s “Boterismo” technique has captured collectors, institutions, and public spaces worldwid...
Become body literate with Breasts: An owner's guide, the first in an enlightening series of books that democratize health for a new generation of readers.Breasts is an informative, prac...
Albertus Seba’s unrivaled catalog of animals, insects, and “freaks of nature”The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history a...
The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Lo...
In the latter half of the 19th century, in the verdant countryside near Aix-en-Provence, Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), busily plied his brush to landscapes and still lifes that would becom...
Dissertation of Lech Raczyński is devoted to the presentation of data processing algorithms in the Jagiellonian PET (J-PET) scanner. The work describes original and inventive methods of signal and ...
Krzysztof Pleśniarowicz draws differences between Western and Eastern European absurdism, points out similarities and adjacencies, and emphasises the function fulfilled by the theatre of the absurd...
Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to...
Praktyczny podręcznik omawiający zagadnienia związane z chirurgią wielonarządową w ginekologii. Opisuje nie tylko teoretyczne podstawy, warunkujące wybór konkretnej techniki operacyjnej, lec...
The Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition, embodying unive...
Książka Jolanty Ambrosewicz-Jacobs stanowi interesującą lekturę z dziedziny studiów nad polską pamięcią Holokaustu, a zwłaszcza jej kształtowania w procesie edukacji. Niemal w całości oparta...
Książka Jolanty Ambrosewicz-Jacobs stanowi interesującą lekturę z dziedziny studiów nad polską pamięcią Holokaustu, a zwłaszcza jej kształtowania w procesie edukacji. Niemal w całości oparta...
The world’s greatest magicians from the Middle Ages to the 1950sMagic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics ...
This busy board book with tabs gets little ones thinking, talking, and learning new words!Come outside and discover everything nature has to offer!How many legs does a spide...
This book […] is the result of a scholarly intervention into the space of the Kraków Ethnographic Museum. While reflecting on one specific project, it opens many questions relevant fo...