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The Short Story of Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Art is a new and innovative introduction to the subject of art. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to contemporary installations, and then links these to se ctions on art movements, themes and techniques. The design of the book allow ...Show more
The Short Story of Film - A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Films, Techniques and Movements by Ian Hayden Smith
Category: Art | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Film is a new and innovative introduction to the art of film-making. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key movies, from superhero blockbusters to indie darlings. The design of the book allows the reader to navigate their way around key genres, movements, and techniques with eas ...Show more
The Short Story of Modern Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Modern Art explains the how, why and when of modern art - who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and why they matter. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works - from the realist painting of Courbet to a contemporary installation by Yayoi Kus ...Show more
The Short Story of Photography by Ian Haydn Smith
Category: Photography | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Photography is a new and innovative introduction to the subject of photography. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key photographs from the first experiments in the early 19th century to digital photography. The design of the book allows the student or photography enthusiast t ...Show more
The Short Story of Science: A Pocket Guide to Key Histories, Experiments, Theories, Instruments and Methods by Tom Jackson, Mark Fletcher
Category: Science | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Science is a new introduction to the complete subject of science. Covering 60 key experiments, from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter, and then linking these to the history of science, as well as to the key theories and methods, the book simplifies ...Show more
The Short Story of Women Artists - A Pocket Guide to Key Breakthroughs, Movements, Works and Themes by Susie Hodge
Category: Art | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of Women Artists tells the full history - from the breakthroughs that women have made in pushing for parity with male artists, to the important contributions made to otherwise male-dominated artistic movements, and the forgotten and obscured artists who are now being rediscovered and rea ...Show more
The Short Story of the Universe: A Pocket Guide to the History, Structure, Theories and Building Blocks of the Cosmos by Gemma Lavender, Mark Fletcher
Category: Science | Series: The\Short Story Of Ser.
The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar system - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understa ...Show more
The Stone Golem by Mary Gentle
Category: Old Titles - No Stock | Series: Ilario, a Story of the First History Ser.
The dramatic conclusion to Ilario: The Lion's Eye! Fleeing a surprise treacherous murder attempt, the former King's Freak and would-be painter Ilario has run to Carthage, the city-state under perpetual darkness, in search of freedom. But strange plots are afoot, and a tenuous, complicated alliance with ...Show more
The Story of Australia:1806-1830 by Australian Geographic
Category: Education | Series: The\Story of Australia Ser.
Learn about the Rum Rebellion, follow the rise and fall of the Macquarie era in Australia’s early colonial history, and discover the wider European exploration of Australia and growing immigration to the country as you study the key events that shaped our nation's history between 1806 and 1830. Learn ab ...Show more
The Story of Australia:1831-1855 by Australian Geographic
Category: Education | Series: The\Story of Australia Ser.
The mid-1800s were a time of great development and change in Australia. Come with Australian Geographic and discover the feats, milestones and failures that helped shape this country, including the beginning of the gold rushes and the early stages of the democracy movement. With the mid-1800s came a tim ...Show more
The Story of Australia:1856-1877 by Australian Geographic
Category: Education | Series: The\Story of Australia Ser.
Come with Australian Geographic on a story through time as we examine the developments in transportation and settlement across the nation, and learn how a new era of great technological and cultural advancements, particularly in women's rights and campaigns for universal suffrage, shaped the country. Co ...Show more
The Story of Australia:1878-1898 by Australian Geographic
Category: Education | Series: The\Story of Australia Ser.
The fifth volume of The Story of Australia series examines the events that took place in the lead up to federation in Australia. Witness the rise of fall of Ned Kelly and his gang, learn about the communications revolution, discover how the land boom led to recession, and much more. The fifth volume of ...Show more