The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
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Stunning two-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's...
Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
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In this magisterial study of the relationship between illness and art, the best-selling author of An...
biography
Pig: Cooking with a Passion for Pork
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The pork on your fork is a truly succulent meat, able to hold its own against any red-meat rival....
Topiary, Knots and Parterres
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Topiary, knots and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and...
Literati Style Penjing: Chinese Bonsai Masterworks
Zhao Qingquan and Thomas S. Elias
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The art of bonsai is widely known in the West: from the Karate Kid to the American Bonsai...
Pyrite: A Natural History of Fool's Gold
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Most people have heard of pyrite, the brassy yellow mineral commonly known as fool's gold. But...
The Pathetick Musician: Moving an Audience in the Age of Eloquence
Geoffrey Burgess and Bruce Haynes
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What is rhetorical music? In The Pathetick Musician, Bruce Haynes and Geoffrey Burgess illustrate...
Design as Art
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One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an...
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
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Adolf Hitler: My Part on His Downfall is volume One of Spike Milligan's outrageous, hilarious,...