Norwegian Wood meets The Tao of Pooh meets a flock of Swedish sheep in this playful profound & philosophical diary written by a literary academic turned novice shepherd 160 pages Linden Axel ...

In this fully revised & expanded book Nicholas Beer examines the sight-size portrait method in which the artist stands back at a distance to view the picture & sitter side-by-side & to scale Nick demonstrates the technique in a series of projects that culminate in portrait painting There are also sections on the history of sight-size early treatises on portraiture & the 'philosophy' of seeing This new edition also

Includes:: a 'starts & studies' section which looks at a series of unfinished paintings in detail to analyse the thought processes & techniques of great artists

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Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote & personal reflection the Renaissance thinker & writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay This selection contains his idiosyncratic & timeless writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude the power of the imagination the pleasures of reading the importance of sleep & why we sometimes laugh & cry at the same things Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are

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A compelling story about accepting someone new from Benji Davies the bestselling illustrator of The Storm Whale 32 pages Full colour Sarah Linda ...

Emile Durkheim's On Suicide (1897) was a groundbreaking book in the field of sociology Traditionally suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon had a social dimension He believed that if anything can explain how individuals relate to society then it is suicide Why does it happen? What goes wrong? Why do certain social religious or racial groups have higher incidences of suicide than others? As Durkheim explored these questions he became convinced that abnormally high or low levels of social integration lead to an increased likelihood of suicide On Suicide was the result of his extensive research Divided into three parts
- individual reasons for suicide social forms of suicide & the relation of suicide to society as a whole
- Durkheim's revelations have fascinated challenged & informed readers for over a century

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' Man defines himself by his deeds
- & what kind of image of man do we see in the mirror of our present times?' The poet & dramatist
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Do you know anyone on Santa's bad list this year? Cruella De vil from Disney's classic 101 Dalmatians is certainly wicked enough not to make the good list This unique Christmas stocking will make a great traditional gift which can be enjoyed year after year Presented with a giftable hangtag & only available from Enchanting Disney Material 100 Polyester featuring a ribbon loop to hang ...

Do you know anyone on Santa's bad list this year? Cruella De vil from Disney's classic 101 Dalmatians is certainly wicked enough not to make the good list This unique Christmas stocking will make a great traditional gift which can be enjoyed year after year Presented with a giftable hangtag & only available from Enchanting Disney Material 100 Polyester featuring a ribbon loop to hang ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones) On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney & new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination Stronger together Ruth teams up with her husband Martin Ginsburg (Armie Hammer) to fight the case that catapults her into one of the most important public figures of our time Actors Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Directors Mimi Leder Language English Number of discs 1 ...

' All nations colors barbarisms civilizations languages'A selection taken from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Whitman's works available in Penguin Classics are Leaves of Grass & The Complete Poems ...