Quentin Tarantino directs this ensemble action drama set in Europe during World War Two. In the first of two converging storylines, Shosanna (Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish woman in occupied France, seeks to avenge the death of her parents by the Nazis ...

The most important & influential painter of the French Neoclassical period. This new monograph explores the career of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), one of the most important artists of the nineteenth-century Neoclassical period. The lifetime of the painter spans one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the artist's native France. Born less than nine years before the storming of the Bastille, the painter would eventually bear witness to three revolutions & the rise & fall (and eventual resurrection) of a rapid succession of monarchical, republican, & imperial regimes. Like many of his contemporaries, Ingres considered history paintings to be the most exalted form of art, with portraiture a lesser genre. Even during his lifetime, however, tastes were changing, & while icons like his Turkish Bath & the Grande Odalisque are still highly regarded, Ingres is most admired today for his innovative & vivid portraits, which transcend time in their physical & psychological beauty. In this insightful & unbiased survey, Andrew Shelton provides the reader with a comprehensive portrait of the seventy-year career of this most celebrated artist & discusses all of the artist's key paintings & drawings. ...

Ingrid Bergman was one of the biggest & most glamorous stars in Hollywood
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In Guide Barcelona is a stylish guide which takes you straight to the heart of this exciting city. It is illustrated with stunning ...

Since its purchase in 1604 by Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, the house at Knole, Kent, has been inhabited by thirteen generations of a single aristocratic family, the Sackvilles. This title paints an intimate portrait of the vast, labyrinthine house & the close relationships the author's colourful ancestors formed with it. ...

In foothills of Himalayas sits a house
- home to three people & a dog. There is retired judge dreaming of colonial yesterdays;
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The halls of St Stephen's reek of money, secrets, & desperation. Competition to be top dog at the Manhattan private school is fierce. But Mauricio Londono-Latino, middle-class, & new to the brutality of prep school life-just wants to survive ninth grade. ...

From the ashes of Metropolis comes Superman & the JLA's newest ally: Lex Luthor! Against all odds, he's not only survived but now embraces Superman's goals. Of course, Lex has his own ideas for how to create a better world. The Man of Steel trusts him, but can the rest of his allies be so sure? ...

Things in the DC Universe have changed after Superman is tricked into destroying the one thing he loves the most. Now unwilling to let crime go unpunished, the heroes of our world must choose if they are with Superman, or against him. But not every country will submit to his new world order & neither will Superman's greatest threat
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Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived

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