Alejandro Ballesteros, a young Spanish art historian, travels to Venice to study Giorgione's painting The Tempest, but witnesses a murder on his first day. He is then propelled into a dangerous and seductive web connecting various academic circles to a master forger.

Tempest

Literature & Fiction

Prada

Contemporary

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James Bond: Never Dream of Dying

Benson, Raymond

Genre Fiction

Some battles were decided by genius, but more were decided by a quirk of fate that tipped the scales. The thrust of a spear, the blink of an eye, a single phrase or misinterpreted command is all it takes. Battles have shaped the course of history and decided the fate of mankind. From a brutal Attila the Hun who was defeated on the Catalaunian Fienls, to an overbearing French artillery colonel at Dien Bien Phu; from the stout walls of Constaninople to a skimpy wall at Rourke's Drift; from the sun of Austerlitz to the snows of Stalingrad, it was always an incident that decided the outcome of battle. This work takes a look at the many turning points of famous conflicts, especially at the minor incidents that decided the outcome, otherwise known as the hinge of battle.

The hinges of battle: How change and incompetence have changed the face of history

Engineering & Transportation

DURSCHMIED, Erik

Engineering

Universe on a T Shirt : The Quest for the Theory of Everything

Science & Math

Dan Falk

History & Philosophy

This vivid, highly entertaining guide, illustrated throughout, packed with fascinating characters, illuminating examples and heated arguments, seeks to understand the growing importance of sculpture as art and is essential reading for anyone interested in the arts.\nFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

The World As Sculpture

Arts & Photography

Hall,James

History & Criticism

R.F. Foster's The Irish Story: Telling Tales and Making it Up in Ireland examines how key events in Irish history have been recast and retold to serve a multiplicity of purposes. In this provocative and extremely funny book Roy Foster demolishes the clichés that surround Ireland's past, examining how key moments have been turned into myths - and, more recently, airbrushed and repackaged for Hollywood and popular culture. Whether discussing the 'misery tourism' of Famine theme parks, ideas of mystical Celticism, the contested 'Irishness' of Yeats or the sentimentalized childhoods of Angela's Ashes and Gerry Adams's memoir, The Irish Story brilliantly separates the tall tales from the truth. 'Brilliantly scathing ... combative, incisive and immensely enjoyable' Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times 'Inspirational ... challenging, illuminating and witty' Antonia Fraser, Irish Times Books of the Year 'Very funny ... the Irish story has rarely received so lively and unbiased an unfolding' Patricia Craig, Independent 'A complex and supremely intelligent revision of Irish identity' Colm Tóibín, Independent Books of the Year 'Blazingly good ... lucid and elegant' John Lloyd, Financial Times R. F. Foster is Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His books include Modern Ireland: 1600-1972, Luck and the Irish and W. B. Yeats: A Life.

The Irish story: telling tales and making it up in Ireland

History

Foster, R. F.

Europe

Life of Michael An Illustrated Biography of Michael Palin

Jeremy Novick

Biographies & Memoirs

This title recalls the end of the steam age on Britain's railways 40 years ago and gives an insight into a moment of technological change. It records the survival of steam locomotives and documents scrap lines and breakers yards.

End of the Line

Sawford, E. H.

Transportation

With their charisma, intelligence, and color, it's no wonder that parrots become instant lifelong companions. But the best way to get started with bird-keeping is to be prepared for what lies ahead. This book will supply all the information needed to select a species, as well as handle health problems, behavoir issues, and housing and nutritional requirements. Those who already own a parrot will appreciate the personal insight this book provides.

A New Parrot (Caring for a Parrot)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Boruchowitz, David

Pets & Animal Care

Tiffany: Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art

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