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      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2017

        Artículos de costumbres

        by Mariano José de Larra

        by Catherine Davies, Daniel Muñoz Sempere

        This is an annotated critical edition of Artículos de costumbres by the Romantic journalist Mariano José de Larra (1809-37), presented with a critical introduction, study guide, glossary and chronology. Larra is still one of the most widely studied Spanish Romantic authors, and his satire of customs and manners in articles such as El castellano viejo, Vuelva usted mañana and Nochebuena de 1836 offers an insight into nineteenth century Spanish culture, while probing issues that are still seen as defining of Spanish identity today. Artículos de costumbres, presented here with an extensive annotation that identifies references that have not been previously elucidated, is a central text in the Spanish canon, opening up questions about modern Spain and issues such as political revolution, class identities, social change and the inclusion of Spain within European modernity.

      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2017

        Artículos de costumbres

        by Mariano José de Larra

        by Catherine Davies, Daniel Muñoz Sempere

        This is an annotated critical edition of Artículos de costumbres by the Romantic journalist Mariano José de Larra (1809-37), presented with a critical introduction, study guide, glossary and chronology. Larra is still one of the most widely studied Spanish Romantic authors, and his satire of customs and manners in articles such as El castellano viejo, Vuelva usted mañana and Nochebuena de 1836 offers an insight into nineteenth century Spanish culture, while probing issues that are still seen as defining of Spanish identity today. Artículos de costumbres, presented here with an extensive annotation that identifies references that have not been previously elucidated, is a central text in the Spanish canon, opening up questions about modern Spain and issues such as political revolution, class identities, social change and the inclusion of Spain within European modernity.

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        The Arts
        August 2018

        Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France

        The visual culture of a new profession

        by Anca I. Lasc, James Ryan

        This book examines the beginnings of the interior-design profession in nineteenth-century France. Here, the ideal domestic interior was represented and expressed through various media outlets, including collecting and domestic-advice manuals, pattern books, illustrated magazines, art and architectural exhibitions and department-store catalogues. Upholsterers, cabinet-makers, architects, stage designers, department store managers, taste advisors, collectors and illustrators 'sold' the interior as an image and a work of art to their customers and the public at large. The book argues that the growing visual culture of the interior, encouraged by new, modern techniques of image-making and reproduction enabled the still-unnamed profession of the interior designer to take shape. Observing the dependence of trades on the visual appeal of their work, the book establishes crucial links between the fields of art history, material and visual culture and design history.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        August 2018

        Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France

        The visual culture of a new profession

        by Anca I. Lasc, James Ryan

        This book examines the beginnings of the interior-design profession in nineteenth-century France. Here, the ideal domestic interior was represented and expressed through various media outlets, including collecting and domestic-advice manuals, pattern books, illustrated magazines, art and architectural exhibitions and department-store catalogues. Upholsterers, cabinet-makers, architects, stage designers, department store managers, taste advisors, collectors and illustrators 'sold' the interior as an image and a work of art to their customers and the public at large. The book argues that the growing visual culture of the interior, encouraged by new, modern techniques of image-making and reproduction enabled the still-unnamed profession of the interior designer to take shape. Observing the dependence of trades on the visual appeal of their work, the book establishes crucial links between the fields of art history, material and visual culture and design history.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        August 2018

        Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France

        The visual culture of a new profession

        by Anca I. Lasc, James Ryan

        This book examines the beginnings of the interior-design profession in nineteenth-century France. Here, the ideal domestic interior was represented and expressed through various media outlets, including collecting and domestic-advice manuals, pattern books, illustrated magazines, art and architectural exhibitions and department-store catalogues. Upholsterers, cabinet-makers, architects, stage designers, department store managers, taste advisors, collectors and illustrators 'sold' the interior as an image and a work of art to their customers and the public at large. The book argues that the growing visual culture of the interior, encouraged by new, modern techniques of image-making and reproduction enabled the still-unnamed profession of the interior designer to take shape. Observing the dependence of trades on the visual appeal of their work, the book establishes crucial links between the fields of art history, material and visual culture and design history.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        January 2019

        Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France

        The visual culture of a new profession

        by Anca I. Lasc, James Ryan

        This book explores the beginnings of the interior design profession in nineteenth-century France. Drawing on a wealth of visual sources, from collecting and advice manuals to pattern books and department store catalogues, it demonstrates how new forms of print media were used to 'sell' the idea of the unified interior as a total work of art, enabling the profession of interior designer to take shape. In observing the dependence of the trades on the artistic and public visual appeal of their work, the book establishes crucial links between the fields of art history, material and visual culture, and design history.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        December 2020

        Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France

        The visual culture of a new profession

        by Anca I. Lasc, James Ryan

        This book explores the beginnings of the interior design profession in nineteenth-century France. Drawing on a wealth of visual sources, from collecting and advice manuals to pattern books and department store catalogues, it demonstrates how new forms of print media were used to 'sell' the idea of the unified interior as a total work of art, enabling the profession of interior designer to take shape. In observing the dependence of the trades on the artistic and public visual appeal of their work, Interior decorating in nineteenth-century France establishes crucial links between the fields of art history, material and visual culture, and design history.

      • Memoirs
        July 2016

        Shopped

        A True Story of Secret Shopping and Self-Discovery

        by Emily Stott

        ‘I headed alone for Knightsbridge – a strange choice for a skint teenager – and it was there that I fell in love for the first time. The dress was little, black and slightly frou-frou, and I knew on sight that it was the one.’ Ever wondered why you have three versions of the same top but want to buy another? Or why some shop mirrors are more flattering than others? And whether we really only wear 20 per cent of our wardrobe 80 per cent of the time? Emily Stott is passionate about high street fashion. Her Saturday morning shopping trips as a child led to jobs both on the shop floor and in the offices of upmarket stores. But it was while writing about fashion brands for magazines and simultaneously spying as a mystery shopper that she gained a whole new insight into fashion retail. Now a stylist, Emily Stott writes with warmth and wit on the pleasures of dressing up, the trials of growing up and learning how to shop for yourself. Full of insider knowledge, Shopped is a funny and engaging story about the pursuit of style. You’ll never shop in the same way again.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY

        Vintage Secrets

        by Laura Slater

        A stylish guide to beauty from the golden age of Hollywood glamour, Vintage Secrets: Hollywood Beauty teaches readers how to recreate a wide variety of iconic looks – from the kohl-rimmed cat eyes made famous by Clara Bow to Rita Hayworth’s luxuriant locks and Marilyn Monroe’s ‘blonde all over’ glow. Inside, you’ll find a wealth of tips and tricks used by sirens of the silver screen and learn just how far some of them were prepared to go to obtain their famous looks. Packed with gorgeous photos and timeless advice from the 21st-century starlets still rocking these looks today, this is the go-to beauty guide for film fans and fashionistas alike.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        HOLLYWOOD DIET AND FITNESS

        Vintage Secrets

        by Laura Slater

        Ever wondered how Audrey Hepburn kept her elfin figure or the secret behind Ava Gardner’s knock-out curves? Hollywood Diet and Fitness turns back the clock to a time when movie stars ruled the world, revealing exactly what went into building the most beautiful bodies on the silver screen. From Clara Bow’s crash diets to Marilyn Monroe’s Yoga workout, the book is packed with tips and warnings from Hollywood’s golden age of glamour. Featuring beautiful photographs and vintage imagery, it takes a charming, accessible look at our timeless pursuit of the body beautiful.

      • Lifetyle & personal style guides
        January 2019

        Retirement +01

        by Loretta Li & Everyone Press Team

        Population aging is becoming an increasingly prominent social issue. As more and more Christians are reaching the end of their occupational career or have already retired, they need to adapt to and cope with this major turn in life. Can the church help them turn this threat into opportunity? Also, many of the retirees are still in good shape, both physically and mentally. They can well start another page in their life. How does the church encourage them to contribute to God’s ministry with their skills and experiences?   This book targets at readers who are retirees or about to retire. It encourages them to enter into a closer relationship with God and, as they start a new phase in life, to share and pass on their grace of life with the missions and dreams they have received from God. The book comprises four chapters, namely “Me in Retrospect”, “New Wine and New Wineskin”, “A Blessed Life” and “Eternity and Passing On”. It is good for personal reading and even better for group study and sharing at fellowship meetings. It is aimed at helping readers to achieve the following goals:   Stocktaking and reflecting on life so far, refreshing spiritually in God and starting the next phase in life; Experiencing the joy of walking with God, shaking off all the secular conventions and restraints and sharing the Gospel freely with others; Encouraging retirees to work hard to promote the kingdom of God while they may.

      • Lifetyle & personal style guides

        Hairvolution

        Her Hair, Her Story, Our History

        by Saskia Calliste and Zainab Raghdo

        Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world’s most inspiring black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with, their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty, gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The power is in our hair. And we’ve come to tell the world what ours can do! THE AUTHORS Saskia Calliste and Zainab Raghdo are two young and upcoming Black female writers based in London. Saskia is a contributor for Voice Mag UK where she writes about societal issues and reviews fringe theatre, including Edinburgh Fringe in 2019. She freelanced for The Bookseller and has had her work published in the 30th-anniversary edition of The Women Writers’ Handbook (Aurora Metro). She is the author of the blog sincerelysaskia.com, has an MA in Publishing and a BA in Creative Writing & Journalism. Zainab is the author of the blog thecoffeebrk.com and has recently been published in a new arts e-journal, The Bower Monologues.Zainab has an MA in Publishing and a BA in English Literature and Classical Civilisation

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        April 2021

        The New Wedding Book

        A Guide to Ditching All the Rules

        by Michelle Bilodeau and Karen Cleveland

        Plan your wedding without the weight of outdated customs and get hitched in a way that is authentic, fun, and true to who you are.   “But you’re getting married! You have to!”   That empty statement is on the other end of everything from jaw-droppingly expensive dresses, staged proposal engagement photo shoots, and reception selfie stations. From the minute they become engaged, there’s a script that couples are pressured to follow.   By breaking down the antiquated traditions of that #blessedweddingday, this book will help betrothed pairs throw the icky bridal traditions to the curb in honour of getting the wedding of their actual dreams—not the one we’ve been force-fed for decades by the wedding- industrial complex.   Inspiring couples to plan their wedding in a way that is meaningful to them, The New Wedding Book debunks the “traditions,” makes sense of realistic budgets, offers brilliant advice from real-life couples, and confronts the crushing pressure for weddings to be perfect.

      • Lifetyle & personal style guides
        May 2016

        The Irritable Working Wonan's Cookbook

        by Shea Albert

        Why is this cookbook different from all the other cookbooks? Because it is aimed at the one overlooked population of our community - irritable working woman. Steeped in Jewish food, The author offers a fresh apporoach to the preparation of meals for busy woman. Full of colour plates that will have you licking the page; irreverence, where "cooking is like sex, you have to be in the mood"; and chock-full of tips that will improve a visit to the kitchen - for both cook and eater.

      • Children's & YA
        July 2013

        Dear Daughter

        what i wish I'd known at your age

        by Roy Sheppard

        Includes a total of over 1,500 years of female wisdom from a collection of amazing women of all ages. This book is packed with practical, 'real-world' advice on what it is to be a woman in the 21st-century. What I wish I'd known about: being a woman looking after yourself improving the relationship you have with yourself; being genuinely happy in life with self-confidence, self-esteem and a healthy attitude relationships with others (friends and frenemies) sex-from 'the first time' onwards how to understand men spotting (and avoiding) the dangerous ones what no one tells you about marriage and divorce the secret 'rules' in the workplace what the rich know about money, the poor don't.

      • Health & Personal Development
        July 2013

        Dear Son

        what I wish I'd known at your age

        by Roy Sheppard

        With contributions from dozens of fathers, this book is packed with practical, 'real-world' advice and wisdom on what it is to be a man in the 21st-century. It includes: the unexpected differences between 'real' and 'pretend' men the secret 'rules' in the workplace impress women without looking as though you're trying to what the rich know about money, the poor don't what you need to know about love, marriage and divorce build a solid personal and professional reputation improve the relationship you have with yourself; being genuinely happy in life with self confidence, self-esteem and a healthy attitude relationship building with others confident conversations spot (and avoid) truly dangerous women what it takes to be a success and how to design your preferred future.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        The Lifestyle Diet

        How to create the perfect eating pattern for you

        by Judy ridgway

        The book offers a revolutionary new way to find the perfect diet for you.  A detailed questionaire enables the reader to ascertain their own personal diet profile and to develop a personal eating plan  to remain fit and healthy.  There are hints and tips on how to keep to the new way of eating along with a selection of healthy recipes.

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