Taschen Photo Icons. 50 Landmark Photographs and Their Stories Koetzle Hans-Michael

An encyclopedia of 20th-century photographers and their finest publications • Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia features every major photographer of the 20th century alongside her or his most significant monographs • From the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to the present day, Photographers A–Z celebrates those photographers who have distinguished themselves with important publications or exhibitions, and who have made a significant contribution to the culture of the photographic image. The entries include photographers from North America and Europe as well as from Japan, Latin America, Africa, and China • Richly illustrated with facsimiles from books and magazines, the collection also features photographers working in “applied” areas, whose work is regarded as photographic art

Прочтите правдивые истории удивительных ученых в книге "Великие женщины-ученые и их истории" • Женщины были ответственны за многие из самых революционных научных открытий в мире. Кейт Панкхерст, потомок Эммелин Панкхерст, рассказывает истории нескольких невероятных женщин-ученых, чей упорный труд и настойчивость изменили наше понимание науки и представления людей о том, на что способны женщины • Книга на английском языке • Prepare to be inspired with this fantastically great new series for young readers. In this first book, read the true stories of amazing scientists and discover things that are out of this world • Women have been responsible for many of the world's most groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the stories of some incredible female scientists whose hard work and persistence changed our understanding of science, and transformed people's ideas of what women can do

Таламон видел времена золотого века соула, R&B и фанка. На протяжении 1970-х и начала 1980-х годов этот молодой афроамериканский фотограф из Лос-Анджелеса оказывался за кулисами в самом сердце музыкальной сцены. Он добился своего первого большого успеха, устроившись штатным фотографом в газету "Соул" в Лос-Анджелесе в начале 1970-х, как раз в то время, когда соул, R&B и фанк становились частью мейнстрима. Он запечатлел репетиции и саундчеки, сессии звукозаписи и примерки костюмов, тихие моменты размышлений и жизнь в дороге и, конечно же, безумные фотосессии и запоминающиеся выступления. Фотографии, собранные в книге "Соул. R&B. Фанк. Фотографии 1972-1982" определяют эпоху, известную своим гламуром и невероятной модой • Книга на английском языке

Более половины всех работающих сегодня художников - женщины, но картины и скульптуры, выставленные во многих галереях и музеях, рассказывают другую историю, потому что это работы мужчин • В книге "Великие художницы и их истории" Кейт Панкхерст, потомок Эммелин Панкхерст, рассказывает увлекательные истории некоторых из самых талантливых художниц в истории • Книга на английском языке • Over half of all the visual artists working today are women, but the paintings and sculptures shown in many galleries and museums tell a different story because they're usually the work of men • In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female artists • - Express your feelings and find your identity through art with Frida Kahlo • - Run away to the circus and paint with Laura Knight • - Help bring talented artists into the spotlight with Peggy Guggenheim • - Challenge racism and segregation by creating powerful art with Faith Ringgold • Including comic strips, family trees, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories is a celebration of just some of the women whose creativity and dreams have made a mark on the world

Who were the gangster women who risked everything to stay with the men of the underworld? • This gripping account chronicles the history of gangsters' molls and mob queens, from harbouring criminals to life on the run. Susan McNicoll investigates these intriguing unions from the heady days of the 1930s flapper era and beyond. Had they abandoned everything for love, or did the idea of being with these hardened criminals seem glamorous and exciting? • Covers the life stories of • Bonnie Parker, from the infamous Bonnie and Clyde double act • Virginia Hill, the glamorous girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel who died mysteriously • Evelyn Frechette, who was charged with harbouring murderous mobster John Dillinger • Vi Mathis, the partner of Kansas City massacre gunman Verne Miller • With photographs to accompany these shocking tales, Gangster Women is an honest and gritty account of these "gun molls" and their criminal lovers

With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk, the author's first great literary triumph, is the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each other. In The Landlady Dostoyevsky portrays a dreamer hero who is captivated by a curious couple and becomes their lodger. Mr Prokharchin, inspired by a true story, is a sly comedy centring on an eccentric miser, and Polzunkov is a powerful character sketch which, in common with the other tales in this volume, questions the very nature of existence

Manuscripts teem with life • They are not only the stuff of history and literature, but they offer some of the only tangible evidence we have of entire lives, long receded • Hidden Hands tells the stories of the artisans, artists, scribes and readers, patrons and collectors who made and kept the beautiful, fragile objects that have survived the ravages of fire, water and deliberate destruction to form a picture of both English culture and the wider European culture of which it is part • Without manuscripts, she shows, many historical figures would be lost to us, as well as those of lower social status, women and people of colour, their stories erased, and the remnants of their labours destroyed • From the Cuthbert Bible, to works including those by the Beowulf poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, Sir Thomas Malory, Chaucer, the Paston Letters and Shakespeare, Mary Wellesley describes the production and preservation of these priceless objects

Household gizmos with a mind of their own • Constant cold calls from unknown numbers • And the creeping suspicion that none of this is real • Reality, and Other Stories is a gathering of deliciously chilling entertainments – stories to be read as the evenings draw in and the days are haunted by all the ghastly schlock, uncanny technologies and absurd horrors of modern life

In Alligator and Other Stories, Dima Alzayat captures luminously how it feels to be 'other': as a Syrian, as an Arab, as an immigrant, as a woman. Each one of the nine stories collected here is a snapshot of those moments when unusual circumstances suddenly distinguish us from our neighbours, when our difference is thrown into relief • Here are 'dangerous' women transgressing, missing children in 1970s New York, a family who were once Syrian but have now lost their name, and a young woman about to discover the hollowness of the American dream. At its centre lies 'Alligator': a remarkable compilation of real and invented sources, which rescues from history the story of a Syrian American couple who were murdered at the hands of the state • Alzayat explores experiences that are startling and real, delivering an emotional punch that lingers long after reading

Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby. A housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. A young girl accepts a lift in a car with a group of strangers. An old friend brings bad news to a dinner party • In these gripping and unsettling stories, the ordinary is made extraordinary and the real things that happen to people turn out to be every bit as mysterious as their dreams

A beautiful book of extinct and endangered creatures, and a hopeful look at the future • Shine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today in Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Children will learn about animals lost to extinction, animals we thought we'd lost but have found, and animals that are the focus of conservation efforts all over the world • This educational book for children aged 7+ is packed with intriguing information about extinction and the different possible causes of it. Children can learn about how natural and unnatural extinction relates to the world we live in today, in a clear and easy way • Animals Lost and Found features • - A very positive outlook on conservation efforts and success stories from around the world • - Focus pages on extinct and endangered animals - as well as one or two, who it turns out, never were! • - Beautiful illustrations by award-winning wildlife illustrator Jonathan Woodward • - Incredible conservation work that has been done around the world, like the reintroduction of Red Kites to Britain, and the effect the wolves had to the ecosystem of Yellowstone National Park • - A global look at success stories and what it can do for the planet • Animals Lost and Found is not just about lost species, but also teaches children the incredible work that is happening around the world to prevent any further loss of species and looks at animals saved from extinction like the Blue Iguana! • Learn the incredible stories of uncovering species thought to have been gone, reintroduction of species, and what we as humans are doing and can continue to do to help