Two major epic poems came from ancient Greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. They are both attributed to the blind poet Homer, and are called Iliad and Odyssey...
Odysseus-soldier, trickster, and everyman-is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His arduous, ten-year journey home after the Trojan War, the subject of Homer's The...
Homer's Iliad is one of the foundational texts of Western Civilization. The timelessness of its story, of men battling fate amidst the horrors of war, still stirs the imaginations of readers...
Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of Homer's stirring heroic account of the Trojan war and its passions. The eloquent and dramatic epic poem captures the te
Two major epic poems came from ancient Greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. They are both attributed to the blind poet Homer, and are called Iliad and Odyssey...
Following the explosions of ingenuity and evolution of London style, this illustrated reference is the perfect guide to embrace the enthralling mix of chic, edgy and novel that is London...
The Little Book of Gucci tells the story of this historic yet flourishing house, and the visionary looks that have cemented its place in fashion history.
Het prachtig geïllustreerde ‘Little Book of Gucci’ vertelt het verhaal van een van de oudste Italiaanse modemerken, het legendarische merk Gucci. Karen Homer schrijft het verhaal van dit...
Little Book of Louis Vuitton van modejournaliste Karen Homer is een prachtig geïllustreerd verhaal van een van ’s werelds meest luxueuze modehuizen.
Lees in dit boek over de jonge Louis die...
Little Book of Dior gaat over de spectaculaire opkomst van Christian Dior in de Parijse modewereld, zijn grote carrière en Diors invloed op andere ontwerpers daarna. Nederlandstalig en met...
Little Book of Hermès vertelt het verhaal van het Franse modehuis Hermès. In het boek, dat werd geschreven door modehistoricus Karen Homer, vind je talloze afbeeldingen van de meest gewilde...
Onder het oppervlak van onze samenleving hopen zich vijf tektonische spanningen op: in de bevolkingsopbouw, de energievoorziening, het milieu, het klimaat en de economie. Het is alsof we de...
Everything has an origin. This book is for people who want to know how, or when, things began, where they came from, and why they started. And when it has a human origin, such as...
Introduction -- The trends toward war -- Problems and dilemmas of the United States and eventual preparedness for war -- The fleet at Pearl Harbor -- Imminence of war -- Japanese attack,...
Traces the life and career of Barbara Stanwyck, gives cast, credits, story synopsis, and brief critical reviews for each of her films, and discusses her work on stage and in television
Throughout the length and breadth of Britain, ancient tribes, druids, Celtic saints, medieval knights, and eighteenth-century landowners have bequeathed future generations a wealth of...
Homer houdt van Elsie, Elsie houdt van Albert. het is een klassieke driehoeksverhouding, alleen is Albert een alligator...
‘Die alligator eruit of ik eruit,’ roept Homer Hickam (de vader...
IS THIS A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF CATASTROPHE?
There's certainly reason to think so. But as this crucial new book explains these 'tectonic stresses'-massive and frightening though they...
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other Homeric epic. The Odyssey is fundamental to the modern Western...
At the turn of the last century, there was a sense of dissatisfaction within both the American and European photographic communities. In 1902, an avant-garde band of photographers, led by...
This innovative book uses the story of how a modern science achieved its present shape and focus to introduce the question of the nature of scientific change and its philosophical analysis....
In de Little Box of Style vind je de verhalen, geschreven door Emma Baxter-Wright, Laia Farran Graves en Karen Homer, over modemerken Chanel, Dior, Gucci en Prada in één fraaie cassette....
Introduction -- The trends toward war -- Problems and dilemmas of the United States and eventual preparedness for war -- The fleet at Pearl Harbor -- Imminence of war -- Japanese attack,...
