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15 produkter
Ukrainian Lessons
Art in a Time of War
Inbunden, 2026
247 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026A spellbinding first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine‘The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading’ PHILIPPA PERRY‘A book for our times’ PHILIPPE SANDS'A brilliant and unforgettable …
Greek Myths
A new retelling of your favourite myths that puts female characters at the heart of the story
Häftad, 2022
152 kr
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'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of CirceIn this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most enduring heroines.Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens. They are stories of love and desire, adventure and …
It's All Greek To Me
From Homer to the Hippocratic Oath, How Ancient Greece Has Shaped Our World
E-bok, 2010
101 kr
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A lively look at the influence of Ancient Greece on contemporary culture—"A primer, lavish lecture and love song" (Kirkus Reviews).Why is ancient Greece important? Because, quite simply, if we want to understand the modern Western world, we need to look back to the Greeks. Consider the way we think …
Latin Love Lessons
Put a Little Ovid in Your Life
E-bok, 2010
90 kr
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It wasn''t just heated floors, hot baths, aqueducts, and paved roads that the Romans did first and best—they were also experts at the art of love. From the most effective pickup lines to percipient advice on getting over a breakup, from grooming tips to sex tips, the Romans had time-proof …
Under Another Sky
Journeys in Roman Britain
Häftad, 2014
160 kr
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**NOW A HIT STAGE PRODUCTION**Take a journey around the archaeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain with the award-winning author of Greek Myths.This is a book about the encounter with Roman Britain: about what the idea of 'Roman Britain' has meant to those who came after Britain's …
Under Another Sky
Journeys in Roman Britain
E-bok, 2013
125 kr
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**NOW A HIT STAGE PRODUCTION**Take a journey around the archaeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain with the award-winning author of Greek Myths.This is a book about the encounter with Roman Britain: about what the idea of 'Roman Britain' has meant to those who came after Britain's …
Red Thread
On Mazes and Labyrinths
E-bok, 2018
125 kr
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'Charlotte Higgins's Red Thread is a masterwork' Ali SmithA thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using Ariadne's ball of red thread, is one …
Greek Myths
A new retelling of your favourite myths that puts female characters at the heart of the story
E-bok, 2021
102 kr
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'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of CirceIn this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most enduring heroines.Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens. They are stories of love and desire, adventure and …
Greek Myths
A New Retelling, with drawings by Chris Ofili
Ljudbok, 2021
162 kr
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** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 ** Brought to you by Penguin. In this spellbinding new collection, Charlotte Higgins reinterprets some of the most enduring stories of all time. Here are myths of the creation, of Heracles and Theseus and Perseus, the Trojan war and its …
Ukrainian Lessons
Art in a Time of War
E-bok, 2026
339 kr
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026A spellbinding first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine‘The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading’ PHILIPPA PERRY‘A book for our times’ PHILIPPE SANDS'A brilliant and unforgettable …
This New Noise
The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC
Häftad, 2015
144 kr
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A brilliantly researched and gripping history of the BBC, from its origins to the present day.'The book could scarcely be better or better timed. It is elegantly written, closely argued, balanced, pulls no punches.' MELVYN BRAGG, GUARDIANCharlotte Higgins, the Guardian's chief culture writer, steps …
This New Noise
The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC
E-bok, 2015
132 kr
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A brilliantly researched and gripping history of the BBC, from its origins to the present day.'The book could scarcely be better or better timed. It is elegantly written, closely argued, balanced, pulls no punches.'MELVYN BRAGG, GUARDIANCharlotte Higgins, the Guardian's chief culture writer, steps …
Red Thread
On Mazes and Labyrinths
Häftad, 2021
179 kr
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'Charlotte Higgins's Red Thread is a masterwork' Ali SmithA thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using Ariadne's ball of red thread, is one …
To Be Languaged Thus
Av Hoor Alnuaimi, Alex Chand m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
144 kr
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For more than a decade, the Barbican Young Poets programme has served as a base for experimentation, creative development and an ever-extending community of poetic practice. To Be Languaged Thus collects and celebrates work produced by poets of the 2023 cohort.From horror movie tropes and hospital …
