• Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti Book 1)


    • ASIN: B007SIV41G
    • ASIN: B007SIV41G
    • Manufacturer: Grove Press

  • The Leopard: A Novel

    Set in the 1860s, The Leopard tells the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution. The dramatic sweep and richness of observation, the seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and the grasp of human frailty imbue The Leopard with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.Although Giuseppe di Lampedusa had long had the book in mind, he began writing it only in his late fifties; he died at age sixty, soon after the manuscript was rejected ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0375714790
    • ASIN: 0375714790
    • ISBN: 0375714790
    • Brand: Pantheon Books
    • Manufacturer: Pantheon

  • Falling in Love (Commissario Brunetti Book 24)

    An opera singer is terrified by an obsessive fan in this “stunning” mystery in the New York Times–bestselling series set in Venice, Italy (Library Journal, starred review).   Years ago, Guido Brunetti cleared the opera star Flavia Petrelli in the murder of a renowned conductor. Now the soprano is returning to Venice—and its celebrated opera house, La Fenice—to sing the lead in Tosca.   Brunetti and his wife, Paola, attend an early performance, and Flavia receives a standing ovation. Back in her dressing room, she finds bouquets of yellow roses—too many roses. Every surface of the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00PSSG2P6
    • ASIN: B00PSSG2P6
    • Manufacturer: Atlantic Monthly Press

  • Matthew Weiner's Mad Men XL

    Madison Avenue magic: The twists, turns, and talents that make Mad MenWith its brilliant writing, spot-on acting, faultless art direction, and impeccable costume design, Mad Men is a landmark for cable television. Never before has a period series offered such compelling plotlines alongside such painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. As the show’s personal and professional machinations evolve, so too are the minutiae and the milestones of history in motion, from the shifting height of hemlines to the struggles of the civil rights movement.This book is TASCHEN’s tribute to Mad Men’s... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 3836526433
    • ASIN: 3836526433
    • ISBN: 3836526433
    • Brand: Taschen
    • Manufacturer: TASCHEN

  • Opera Houses of Europe

    Book by Kaldor, Andras

    • ASIN: 1851492488
    • ASIN: 1851492488
    • ISBN: 1851492488
    • Brand: Brand: Antique Collectors' Club
    • Manufacturer: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

  • Brunetti's Venice: Walks with the City's Best-Loved Detective

    Follow Commissario Guido Brunetti, star of Donna Leon’s internationally best-selling mystery series, on over a dozen walks that highlight Venice’s churches, markets, bars, cafes, and palazzosIn Brunetti’s Venice, tourists and armchair travelers follow in the footsteps of Brunetti as he traverses the city he knows and loves. With his acute eye for change in his native city, his fascination with the past, his ear for language and his passion for food and drink, and his familiarity with the dark realities of crime and corruption, Brunetti is the perfect companion for any walk across La Sere... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0802144373
    • ASIN: 0802144373
    • ISBN: 0802144373
    • Brand: Sepeda, Toni/ Leon, Donna (INT)
    • Manufacturer: Grove Press

  • City Icons (Architecture 3s)

    Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context, this text considers the Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia, Grand Central Terminal and the Sydney Opera House. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. Examined together, the buildings provide insights into the role of civic architecture.

    • ASIN: 071483873X
    • ASIN: 071483873X
    • ISBN: 071483873X
    • Brand: Brand: Phaidon Press
    • Manufacturer: Phaidon Press

  • Great Opera Houses (Masterpieces of Architecture)

    The artist , Andras Kaldor, was introduced to opera as a child by his parents who held season tickets to the Budapest Opera. Although he trained as an architect, his love of the opera has proved the stronger influence and he has spent the last twelve years painting all the major opera houses in Europe. The fa ade of each opera house is illustrated in all its splendour, without the distractions of surrounding buildings and street scenes which so often detract from even the best photographs. Each opera house has been personally visited by the artist. The drawings are first done in pen and ink in... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1851493638
    • ASIN: 1851493638
    • ISBN: 1851493638
    • Brand: Brand: Antique Collectors Club Dist
    • Manufacturer: Antique Collectors Club Dist

  • Learning to Love You More

    In a world obsessed with 'reality' programming, the collaborative public art project known as "Learning To Love You More" offers a refreshing take on how people think, act and love. Created by Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher, the web-based project, begun in 2002, offers more than sixty 'assignments' that can be completed by anyone: 'Write the phone conversation you wish you could have'; 'Draw a constellation from someone's freckles'; 'Take a flash photo under your bed.' Completed assignments are posted on the web site; to date, more than 5,000 people have participated - artists and non-artis... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 3791337335
    • ASIN: 3791337335
    • ISBN: 3791337335
    • Brand: Brand: Prestel
    • Manufacturer: Prestel

  • Charles Garnier's Paris Opera: Architectural Empathy and the Renaissance of French Classicism (Architectural History Foundation Book)

    Charles Garnier's Paris Opera (1861-1875) is one of the largest, most flamboyant, and most expensive monuments commissioned by the Second Empire of Napoleon III. For years scholars have recognized that the Opera is key to any understanding of nineteenth-century French architecture, yet questions of style that have surrounded the Opera since its inception have remained unresolved. By making systematic use of the mostly unpublished Opera Archive, Mead fills in the missing links to previous investigations and unlocks the significance of this seminal masterpiece. Mead approaches the Opera through... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0262132753
    • ASIN: 0262132753
    • ISBN: 0262132753
    • Manufacturer: The MIT Press

  • Tout Sweet: Hanging Up My High Heels for a New Life in France


    • ASIN: B0057H775C
    • ASIN: B0057H775C
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks

  • Fodor's Milan 25 Best (Full-color Travel Guide)

    This book identifies and explores in depth the top 25 sights in Milan in a compact, pocket-sized guidebook that also covers other popular spots and major neighborhoods all over the city, including shops, entertainment options, restaurants, hotels, and useful details like helpful web sites and travel information to make your short trip to Milan a great trip.This guide is updated annually. This travel guide includes:· A useful, weather-resistant pullout city map and a metro map for easy navigation· Full-color photos and full-size street maps of major neighborhoods.· Neighborhood walks... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1101879319
    • ASIN: 1101879319
    • ISBN: 1101879319
    • Manufacturer: Fodor's Travel

  • The Map and the Territory (Vintage International)


    • ASIN: B0050DIWTI
    • ASIN: B0050DIWTI
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Klimt and the Women of Vienna's Golden Age, 1900-1918

    This authoritative and generously illustrated book highlights Gustav Klimt’s portrayals of women in his work. Klimt was a central figure in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, and a crucial link between nineteenth-century Symbolism and Modernism. His sensual portrayals of women are among his most celebrated works and the focus of this book. Highlights of the publication include Klimt's most important society portraits, such as Serena Lederer (1899); Gertrud Loew (1902); Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907); Mäda Primavesi (1913); Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16); and Ria Munk III (1917). These... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 3791355821
    • ASIN: 3791355821
    • ISBN: 3791355821
    • Brand: Natter Tobias
    • Manufacturer: Prestel

  • Tell Me Who I Am

    A journalist receives a proposal to investigate the eventful life of his great-grandmother, about whom all that is known is that she fled Spain, abandoning her husband and child, shortly before the Civil War broke out. The memoir of an entire century, this novel adds a new, original chapter to Julia Navarro's best-selling career. Tell Me Who I Am surprises and enchants with a captivating and heartrending story. This is a novel about memory and identity with an exceptionally well-drawn and unforgettable literary character: a woman who throughout her extraordinary life was able to achieve the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00I6KTFPC
    • ASIN: B00I6KTFPC
    • Manufacturer: PLAZA & JANES

  • Best of Art Garfunkel (CD)

    Art Garfunkel - Simply The Best (CD NEW)Label: PidFormat: CDRelease Date: 16 Sep 2003No. of Discs: 1EAN: 5099749147324Album Tracks1. Bright Eyes2. Break Away3. I Believe(When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)4. Disney Girls5.

    • UPC: 28570777

  • My Way: The Best of (CD) (Remaster)

    Compilation for one of the biggest teen idols of the late 50s whose popularity, & recording/performing career, has endured for five decades. The ultimate collection of hits from the ever-popular romantic song stylist, including Diana,

    • UPC: 29469073

  • Recurring Dream: Best of

    Classroom Edition.

    • UPC: 154745786

  • Very Best Of (eng) (CD)

    1996 collection featuring 20 tracks including Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney), Born Free (from the film of the same name) & The Impossible Dream.

    • UPC: 29468922

  • Best of

    Details Coming Soon

    • UPC: 29215833

  • The Top Ten Most Remarkable Opera Houses in the World

    Vienna, Austria: Opera

    10 Most Remarkable Opera Houses in the World