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This biography opens with a moving account of Foucault's death from AIDS. The author then returns to the provincial France of Michel's childhood, and follows the transformation of a conservative...

Author: Michel Tournier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 An international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, The Erl-King is a magisterial tale of innocence, perversion and obsession. It...

Shortly after his untimely death in 1988, Jean-Michel Basquiat's meteoric art-world ascent was in retreat. Nearly four decades later, the artist's paintings are amongst the world's most recognizable and valuable....

Michel Foucault remains one of the towering intellectual figures of the last half-century. His works on sexuality, madness, the prison, and medicine are classics; his example continues to challenge and...

Author: Charles De TolnayBinding: HardbackPublished: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic achievements...

Author: Johannes WildeBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work presents a profound analysis of Michelangelo's artistic genius and his monumental contributions...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew artists have so completely embodied an entire age as Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine genius whose works continue to define the very summit of human...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew artists have shaped the course of Western civilization as profoundly as the Renaissance master whose hand brought to life the Sistine Chapel ceiling,...

Adrian Stokes was one of the twentieth century's finest and most discriminating writers on art. Of over twenty works of art criticism, Michelangelo was considered by Lawrence Gowing to be...

One of a series of hardback, colour illustrated books on great artists of the world, illustrating their major works.

From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories to portray the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries-and continue...

The book titled Michelangelo: His Life, Work and Times by the author Linda Murray. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This book is proof positive that, in the hands of a creative architect, even the most tightly "trapped" buildings can be "set free" via a skilful reworking of floor space,...

One of the most prominent and prolific designers and architects of the late twentieth century, Michael Graves is best known for his popular product designs, including the world-famous Alessi whistling...

'Michel Bussi is one of France's most ingenious crime writers... has plenty of twists and turns in store in this fast-moving novel about a long-planned act of revenge' Joan Smith,...

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fish, or - more accurately - has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans....

Far from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct...

It tells of times when 'the air between people seems to alter' as art achieves profound change, across the globe and across history. Dominic Dromgoole has created a radical and...

These are the stories that you don't read in the papers or see on Crimewatch - and if they do appear they only skim the surface of what really happened....

AN EPIC LOVE STORY, A SOARING THRILLER, AND A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE: A READING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER... A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK - and selected for...

Klaus-Pierre is the love-child of a young Frenchwoman and a senior, married German officer. Klaus-Pierre never knew his father, who was killed before he was born, and his mother was...

'Phenomenal. All of the stars... Easily my top read of the year so far' Reader Review, ?????????? 'Profoundly wonderful storytelling' Reader Review, ?????????? 'Incredible! Really was an experience like no...

A brilliant historical mystery series begins: in gaslit Victorian London, writer Thomas De Quincey must become a detective to clear his own name. Thomas De Quincey, infamous for his memoir...

A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 'EVOCATIVE' The Guardian 'COMPELLING AND BRILLIANTLY CANDID' Daily Mail 'A...

'A joy and an education for anyone who loves Paris' Diana Henry, author of From the Oven to the Table 'A delicious journey through Paris' Sami Tamimi Paris has a...

Join Emily Sparkes for hilarious observations about life, parents and how to handle the grossest boys in the universe! Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy and Dork Diaries. Now shortlisted...

Four heirs... A one-billion-dollar legacy! Cinderella's Outback Boss - Michelle Douglass Jill-of-all-trades Charlie is on a mission! To find proof the Kings sabotaged her grandfather's business. And widower Tom King...

There's suspicion, smuggling and shady goings-on galore in the second novel in Dan Kavanagh's darkly humorous series, featuring bisexual private detective Duffy. Everyone knows a bit of petty theft goes...

Coming to Netflix this April. A heartbreaking story perfect for fans of If I Stay and Five Feet Apart. After bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood,...

'Howlingly good' THE BOOKSELLER 'Quiet, meditative, powerful' LOCUS 'A beautiful, lyrical tale of love, betrayal and above all, yearning' SFX 'With prose that flows off the page like honey' CRISTIN...

'SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL' - Doug Johnstone 'BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE' - Graham Bartlett 'AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES' - Patricia Gibney 'A WRITER AT THE TOP OF...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedA treasured cornerstone of mid-century childhood education, The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls is a magnificent nine-volume encyclopedia of...

The brand-new gripping thriller from the million copy bestseller M.J. Arlidge Nowhere to hide. No-one to turn to. Nothing to lose. Helen Grace is sure she made the right decision...

'The most sought-after tenor in the world', the greatest tenor of today', 'the new king of tenors' - for years Jonas Kaufmann has occupied a unique status among the world's...

Letters to the Midwife is a wonderful collection of correspondence received by Jennifer Worth, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with readers' responses and personal histories, it...

An Observer , New Statesman , Financial Times , Irish Times and Scotsman 2021 Non-Fiction Highlight 'Searing yet beautiful ... less a hot take that an astute manifesto for what...

In The Dirty Game , investigative reporter and BBC Panorama presenter Andrew Jennings, who has been heralded around the world for his decade-long pursuit of this story, uncovers the eye-watering...

Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane, this gangland thriller shows how far one woman will go to protect her family's empire. ___________ Most authors write what they...

Now a major motion picture. Rebecca Navarro, best-selling authoress of Regency romances, suffers a paralysing stroke. Assisted by her nurse, Rebecca plans her revenge on her unfaithful husband. But will...

BOOK 4 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES 'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph 'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while...

Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The Economist World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed;...