Cities and Civilizations

In this classic volume, Hibbert reveals his impressions of the appearance and social life of 21 of the world's greatest cities at crucial moments in their development. From Thebes to Sydney, Rome to Moscow, Hibbert focuses on the origins of these cities and the nature of the civilizations from which they emerged. 195 photos, 35 in full-color.

History

HIBBERT, Christopher

World

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Ancient Board Games

Humor & Entertainment

Finkel, Irving

Puzzles & Games

For decades, fashion calendars have been phenomenally popular. However, it was the name Pirelli that revolutionized the fashion calendar and turned a hit publication into a multimillion-dollar industry. In "Pirelli Calendar Classics", Derek Forsyth, award-winning producer and designer of the Pirelli calendar from 1963 to 1974, brings together a selection of the finest photos from this icon of intimate, stylish glamour photography. 120 full-color photos.

Pirelli Calendar Classics: Over 100 Remarkable Images from the Legendary Pirelli Calendar

Arts & Photography

PIRELLI

Photography & Video

Oscar Wilde was the central literary figure of the fin de siecle, and, in his own words, 'a man who stood in symbolic relation to his times'. Celebrated first as a poet and writer of brilliant essays and charming fables, he was also a perceptive critic and an incisive moral and political thinker. Today, however, his fame rests mainly on his novel of artistic decadence, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the ever-popular The Importance of Being Earnest. From his first notoriety in the 1880s when he carried the message of the aesthetic movement to America, and through to the height of his fame as a wit raconteur in the dizzy social whirl of London in the early 1890s, he had the world at his feet. But then it all went tragically wrong: following his love-affair with 'Bosie', the young and aristocratic Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde was persecuted by Douglas's, father, the Marquess of Queensberry, was put on trial for homosexual offenses, and sentenced to two years imprisonment in Reading Gaol. He spent the last, tragic years of his life in France, supported by a handful of loyal friends, but shunned by those who had courted him in the days of his glory.

The Exquisite Life of Oscar Wilde

Biographies & Memoirs

CALLOWAY, Stephen

COLVIN, David

Arts & Literature

First U.S. edition. Six stories of medieval Europe accompanied by reproductions in color of scenes from illuminated manuscripts. 160 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. tall 8vo..

Most Wise & Valiant Ladies

Hopkins,Andrea

Century Makers: One Hundred Clever Things We Take for Granted Which Have Changed Our Lives over the Last One Hundred Years

Over 185 Color Photographs &amp; Illustrations

Hillman, David

Gibbs, David

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Lost Cities

Shows and describes the archaeological exploration of ancient cities

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning fourteen-part television series based on Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe" novels, and includes background historical information on Sharpe's battles

Sharpe's Victory

Murrell, Rachel

Literature & Fiction

200 Full Color Illustrations; Color & B&W Photos

The Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs

Science & Math

Milner, Angela

Gardom, Tim

British Museum (Natural History)

Biological Sciences

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