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Den 8 december 2004 sprängdes en lägenhet i luften på Surbrunnsgatan 45 i Stockholm. I rasmassorna hittades en död man. Han var enhetschef på Kungliga biblioteket, och hade nyligen avslöjats med att ha stulit 62 böcker. Historien om bibliotekstjuv...

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An informative, fun and rather charming essay on the nature and history of one of life?s most desirable assets, Charm, by renowned culture and design critic, Stephen Bayley.Aiming to wound, a schoolmaster wrote on future design-guru Stephen Bayley...

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Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography.In this stunning portrait of Vi...

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Join the art critic Ben Eastham on a private tour of an extraordinary museum. Let him walk you through a building constructed from memory and filled with a series of bewildering art works, while he delivers a guide comprised of personal experience...

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'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ... a stimulating read. Authentic fun'Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022'Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller' Simon Schama'Thought-provoking and beautif...

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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of David Shields highly persuasive Reality Hunger: A Manifesto. Read by the actor Peter Marinker. Reality Hunger is a manifesto for a burgeoning group of interrelated but unconnected artists who, livi...

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''I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art'' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he''s call...

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts written and read by Christopher de Hamel. This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the orig...

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Straightened. Stigmatised. ''Tamed''. Celebrated. Erased. Managed. Appropriated. Forever misunderstood. Black hair is never ''just hair''. This book is about why black hair matters and how it can be viewed as a blueprint for decolonisation. Emma D...

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Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of Purple Cow and This is Marketing comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out into the world. Crea...

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Brought to you by Penguin. Artists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But that d...

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In this technology-driven age, its tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling debut, science is not the on...

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Art historian Philip Mould discusses the art chosen by Government ministers in this BBC Radio 4 broadcast from 26 January 2011. Becoming a Minister has many perks, but one they can see every day is the art hanging in their office, often borrowed f...

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Brought to you by Penguin.**BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**'A modern masterpiece' GuardianUncovering the mystery of her mother's disappearance as a child: Laura Cumming, prize-winning author and art critic, takes a closer look at her family story.I...

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Brought to you by Penguin. From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and cultureG...

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Brought to you by Penguin.We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how.Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical and often very am...

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Brought to you by Penguin.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICKA mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.T...

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Brought to you by Penguin. A GUARDIAN 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICKSo often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a focus on passing moments of liberation, the rhetoric of freedom both rouses and repels. Does it remain key to ...

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 explorations of the visual arts, including artistic and architectural styles, historic movements, notable artworks and visual artistsRadio 4's In Our Time has established itself at the pinnacle of essential conve...

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Brought to you by Penguin. London, 1932. Thomas James Wise is the toast of the literary establishment. A prominent collector and businessman, he is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic for unearthing the most stunning first editions and bringing...

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Brought to you by Penguin.A beguiling cultural history of colour by the BAFTA nominated broadcaster and art historian James FoxThe subject of this book is humankind's extraordinary relationship with colour. It is composed of a series of voyages, r...

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'500 Quotes to Stimulate Creativity" is the ideal read for anyone struggling to get their artistic juices flowing. From Shakespeare to Einstein, this collection is sure to provide interesting reflections on a plethora of topics from some of the gr...

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'500 Quotes: an Original Selection" is a cherry-picked collection of quotes from some of the most important figures in history. Covering topics such as freedom, politics, art, science, and personal development, this is an inspiring read. Whether y...

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La familia Medici bien puede presumir de haber sido una de las mas influyentes y decisivas en el curso de la historia italiana y mundial. Su contribucion al mundo del arte y de la cultura en general es incalculable y abarca siglos de una historia ...

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Dagarna efter att Nazityskland kapitulerat gjordes en fantastisk upptäckt. I saltgruvan Altaussee under de österrikiska alperna fann man en av de största konstskatter som någonsin påträffats. Tusentals verk av några av konsthistoriens främsta mäst...

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Ett år som detta när den ene hävdar att försöka hoppa från Liljeholmsbron är konst och en annan säger detsamma om en videofilm om en person som klottrar ner en tunnelbanevagn, så får vi här vägledning av Ernst Billgren. Billgren är inte bara Sveri...

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"Suomalaiskodit ovat täynnä väärennöksiä. Niitä on niin paljon, että pahaa tekee." - Jouni Ranta Entinen taidekauppias Jouni Ranta on myynyt satoja väärennöksiä yksityishenkilöille, toisille kauppiaille ja huutokaupoille. Gallén-Kallela, Halonen, ...

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Suomalaisen taiteen kissankultakauden loppunäytös "Minua on osoiteltu jos jonkinlaisilla pyssyillä ja koitettu vähän ampuakin, mutta koskaan ei ole pelottanut niin kuin pelotti silloin, kun kaivoin hanskalokerosta pistoolin ja panin sen nahkatakin...

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