Literatúra faktu sa teší veľkej obľube už od konca druhej svetovej vojny. V širšom slova zmysle označuje širokú škálu nefiktívnej literatúry, ktorá využíva biografické, reportážne, cestopisné, memoárové a denníkové prvky. Má obrovský význam pre kultúru, keďže sú v nej príťažlivo spracované udalosti dejinných a súčasných vedeckých materiálov. Najslávnejšími autormi sú napr. E. von Däniken, L. Souček či V. Zamarovský. Ak ste fanúšikom tejto literatúry a okrem čítania sa radi dozvedáte množstvo zaujímavostí, kníhkupectvách zoženiete rôzne knihy, ktoré si vás určite získajú.
Ve dvacátých letech minulého století sovětské tajné služby připravovaly expedici do Tibetu, do mystické země Šambhaly. Hodlaly tady prozkoumat nejdávnější znalosti telepatie a parapsychologie. Za komisaře expedice byl určen mezinárodní terorista a spolupracovník politické špionáže Jakov Bljumkin. Kvůli ...
Scale is being taken to new extremes in art: big and bold on the one hand, intricate and intimate on the other. This book is divided into two sections big art and small art and includes profiles of forty-five contemporary artists who are revolutionizing our approach to scale with works that provoke questions, ...
Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and p
Cena:11.3€ | Autor:Read, Herbert | Rok vydania:2017 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:2-3 týždne | ISBN:9780571329755 | Vydavateľ:Faber & Faber
Happenings are very much still happening - more than enough reason to launch a sequel to our first event-themed title. In the age of social media, the event is becoming a mass-marketing campaign that targets a global audience. And its reach is far greater if it's both memorable and photogenic. Happening ...
In the years following the publication of Sneakers: The Complete Collectors Guide, sneaker culture emerged from its underground origins to grow into a multi-billion-dollar business. Sneakers: The Complete Limited Editions Guide, on track to surpass the sales of the first book, looked at the second wave ...
It was never a sure thing that James Ensor (1860-1949), the great Belgian painter of macabre and ghoulish scenes, would become a nationally revered figure. He was unusual in many ways. Apart from his training in Brussels, he spent his entire long life in Ostend, seemingly the opposite of cosmopolitan. ...
Here's the thing about being Inside. Ain't no one believes that they are. Ele has never been Outside, but she knows it exists - she just has to prove it. Her whole world is Inside. Trapped with her books and the Others and Him. She has never seen a tree or felt the rain but that's about to change. Ele's ...
A first introduction to the natural world that looks at the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to give themselves the best chance of survival. Natural World explores and explains why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts.
Head deep into Alice's Wonderland and explore the lush art, music, theatre, and film inspired by Lewis Carroll's creation.
Certain to provide hours of entertainment whilst also learning about art, this sticker book features the work of Renaissance master Hieronymus Bosch and his del….
A fun introduction to the world of modern artists, from Albers to Zox, via Basquiat, Kahlo, Warhol and more.
There are as many reasons to love Paris as there are people who love it. Everyone Loves Paris includes tributes from over 50 illustrators from around the world. From grand landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Sacré-CĹ"ur Basilica, and the Louvre Pyramid to the small pleasures of daily life, each image ...
Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini''s Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. It - or, better, she - was conceived of as a means to teach human anatomy without need for constant ...
Nicola Hicks’s sculpture and drawing practice has focused upon heroic, humanized animals and mythic, beast-like humans. From the moment she burst on the wider public stage, there has been no doubting her remarkable talent. Picked out while still at the Royal College of Art by the late Elisabeth Frink ...
Featuring beautifully illustrated portraits and profiles, 50 Queer Music Icons Who Changed the World is a tribute to queer ground breakers who changed the face of music and popular culture. LGBTQ+ musicians have been pushing for change since the 1920s, with singers such as Bessie Smith crooning about ...
Debuting in Milan, Fontana settled in Paris in the mid 1930s, where he joined the Abstraction-Creation group and created expressionist sculptures in ceramic and bronze. He later moved to Argentina, where he developed his highly influential Technical Manifesto of Spatialism, a modernist marvel, characteristic ...
Biographies of artists and writers have traditionally presented an individual’s lone struggle for self-expression. In this book, critics and historians challenge these assumptions in a series of essays that focus on artist and writer couples who have shared sexual and artistic bonds. Featuring duos such ...
From prom scenes to Thanksgiving spreads, returning servicemen to smiling boy scouts, the works of Norman Rockwell are imbued with optimism, patriotism, community, and family. Brimming with wholesome.
