More than any other artist, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) is identified with the dramatic upheaval of the French Revolution. As a politician, he welcomed the promise of social change; as an artist h
Rabbinic documents about David, progenitor of the Messiah, relay the scriptural narrative of David the king. But, he is also transformed into a sage by Rabbinic writings of late antiquity: the Mishnah
Enter David Shannon's whimsical world with this 10-book-and-audio-CD set. Learn about manners and more while you laugh at all of David's adventure. These picture books will keep you turning the page as the simple words and beautiful illustrations help you breeze through storytime. 本套組包含以下10本平裝繪本，以及2張CD01-David Gets in Trouble02-No, David!03-David Goes to School04-It's Christmas, David!05-Alice the Fairy06-Duck on a Tractor07-Too Many Toys08-Duck on a Bike09-Good Boy Fergus!10-A Bad Case of Stripes
Australian artist David Noonan (born 1969) uses found imagery as the basis for his screenprinted canvases and sculptures. Enigmatic figures, printed in grainy black and white or sepia, pose in these e
David Ruggles (1810-1849) was one of the most heroic--and has been one of the most often overlooked--figures of the early abolitionist movement in America. Graham Russell Gao Hodges provides the first
How does one photograph Delhi without the results looking like cliched, tourist-friendly images taken from the pages of National Geographic? How does a photographer of David Bailey's standing portray
?Discussing the major films of this iconic director, Justus Nieland explores the range of modern design idioms that inform David Lynch's famously cinematic interiors, his work's acute attention to the
A key figure in the ongoing legacy of modern cinema, David Lynch designs environments for spectators, transporting them to inner worlds built by mood, texture, and uneasy artifice. We enter these famo
The premise of this book couldn't be simpler: 130 photographs of British bad boy artist Damien Hirst by the great British fashion photographer David Bailey, taken during a single shoot lasting eight m
For four decades, Knoxville, Tennessee, native David Madden has been writing compelling bestsellers, such as Bijou and The Suicide’s Wife, as well as highly respected literary novels, such as Sharpsho
A richly illustrated biography of a fascinating artist. David Milne (1882-1953) experienced life as an artist in turn-of-the-century New York, as a soldier in World War I, and as a contemporary of
For a contemporary artist of serious aesthetic purpose, David Hockney enjoys immense, perhaps unequaled public visibility: the shock of dyed blond hair, the owlish glasses, and the shy, schoolboy grin
Murphy (English, U. of Connecticut) profiles playwright David Mamet (b.1947) and thoroughly discusses his significant plays (among them: Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, Sexual Perversity in Chi
David Seymour (1911-1956) became a photographer when upheaval in Europe dashed his dreams of studying science at the Sorbonne. He helped to redefine photojournalism with his humanistic coverage of wor
When the first President Bush chose David Hackett Souter for the Supreme Court in 1990, the slender New Englander with the shy demeanor and ambiguous past was quickly dubbed a "stealth candidate." Sin
This timeless tale of a thoughtful orphan discovering how to live and love in a cutthroat, indifferent adult world firmly embraces the eternal freshness, the comic delights, and the ghastly horrors of
Put together by a reference librarian from the U. of South Alabama and a professor of English from Spring Hill College, this is a reference guide to the works of the American playwright known for such
David Mitchell is one of the most critically acclaimed authors in contemporary global writing. Novels such as Ghostwritten, Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks demonstrate the author’s dazzling literary t
The relationship between art and life has been of overriding importance in the work of David Hockney, who has perhaps enjoyed greater popularity than any other British artist this century. Here Marco
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and
A full career retrospective of one of the greatest and most popular living artists, lavishly illustrated with works from across the artist's six-decade career David Hockney has been delighting and cha
Countless generations have enjoyed David Copperfield. But only this generation can boast the vocal alchemist that has brought Charles Dickens' greatest novel to full-scale audio-life: Richard Armitage
David Adjaye is one of Britain's leading contemporary architects. He is known for his domestic projects. This book focuses on Adjaye's engagement with civic space and the built environment.
"David Almond is critically acclaimed as one of the most innovative authors writing for children and young people today. This collection of original essays by international leaders in children's liter
David Almond is critically acclaimed as one of the most innovative authors writing for children and young people today. This collection of original essays by international leaders in children's litera
This edition contains the original and unabridged text of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Formatted for study with large margins for student notes.David Copperfield is the common name of the ei
This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible. It provides an up to date overview of the secondary literature on Ricardo, and discusses alte
In this compelling and accessible account of the life and thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), Professor Christopher J. Berry of the University of Glasgow argues t
Torre David is an incomplete skyscraper in the center of the Venezuelan capital Caracas that has been occupied and reconstructed by local residents. Work on the building, named after the financial inv
David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art--a daring move during the post-World War
Eliel (curator of modern art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) presents this survey of mid-century American sculptor David Smith's work as a companion piece to LACMA's 2010 retrospective exhibition.
In this compelling and accessible account of the life and thought of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), Professor Christopher J. Berry of the University of Glasgow argues t
Russell Hardin presents a new explication of David Hume's moral and political theory. With Hume, he holds that our normative views can be scientifically explained but they cannot be justified as true.
Thanks to Adolph Hitler and acculturation, the rich corpus of Yiddish literature is unavailable to most readers. Although some of his work has been translated, David Bergelson is largely unknown. Sher
David (D.M.) Armstrong is one of Australia's greatest philosophers. His chief philosophical achievement has been the development of a core metaphysical program that covers the topics of universals, la
In February 1991, the artist David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) and the philosopher Sylvere Lotringer met in a borrowed East Village apartment to conduct a long-awaited dialogue on Wojnarowicz's work. Woj
