The Arts books

The Illustrated Life of Sharon Tate Tom Fontaine became a collector in 1963 at the age of five. He first heard...  Read More >>

In the 1790s, the music of Gothic novels and plays was celebratory, calming rather than scary. By 1820, the music...  Read More >>

Since the aestheticization of the Holocaust risks devolving into insincerity and kitsch, the study of trauma and...  Read More >>

Uncover the mystery of The Vanishing Act in this thrilling exploration of the worlds most perplexing laundry room...  Read More >>

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A particular history of how encounters between architects and people with disabilities transformed modern culture....  Read More >>

A stunning collection of photographs of the islands around Scotland’s West Coast from the Firth of Clyde to the...  Read More >>

A celebration of the life of trailblazing music journalist Tom Hibbert in this definitive anthology of his writing....  Read More >>

This book is a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the architectural profession on key issues of...  Read More >>

This book is a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the architectural profession on key issues of...  Read More >>

Updated to include Paul McCartney's knighting and the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison.Philip Norman's...  Read More >>

The Groove of Chaos: Jazz, Physics, and the Edge of Improvisation The Groove of Chaos: Jazz, Physics, and the Edge...  Read More >>

Explore the rich history of the West London district of Kensington in this guided tour through its most fascinating...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated description of Aberystwyth’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the...  Read More >>

This edited volume explores the notion of embodied experience through a diverse range of disciplines: architecture,...  Read More >>

""[R]ecounts how Hank Kaufman and Gene Lerner became unsung movers and shakers of a unique and unrepeatable era:...  Read More >>

Can ballet ever be reconciled with feminist ideals?  Read More >>

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A showcase of 120 selected items of everyday use and the stories and culture behind them. Text in English and Chinese....  Read More >>

Shanghai Bund Architecture shows the fascinating history of Bund architecture with vivid photos and authors' unique...  Read More >>

László Hudec is a legendary architect and this book presents most of his great works in Shanghai. Text in English...  Read More >>

This book is a collection of artist Liu Yi's smartphone drawings initiated in 2015 as a form of self-healing. Text...  Read More >>

The book is about the thousand-year urban architectural changes and the protection of completed heritage in Prague,...  Read More >>

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