What makes great art

What Makes a great Exhibition?

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What Makes This Book So Great

A unique book, from the incomparable Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Among Others, Jo Walton: What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Cl

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What Makes a Potter

Award-winning art critic Koplos captures the history and zeitgeist of the functional pottery craft!

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Boards (with bonus article “What Makes Great Boards Great” by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld)

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What Great Paintings Say. Masterpieces in Detail

If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores

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What Great Paintings Say. 100 Masterpieces in Detail

If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores

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It’s Your Weirdness that Makes You Wonderful

Your Weirdness Is What Makes Your Wonderful is a collection of captioned illustrations from popular art blogger, The Latest Kate and incorporates jour

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What the Best College Teachers Do

What makes a great teacher great? Which professors do students remember long after graduation? This book, based on a 15-year study of nearly 100 colle

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Draw Paint Print like the Great Artists

In this imaginative activity book, Marion Deuchars makes learning about art fun. Young readers discover new ways of making art by being introduced to

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What is Literary Non-fiction?

Learn all about what makes great literary non-fiction. This book looks at what it is, examples in the real world, how to use and enjoy it, and how you

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Art Journal Archetypes

Discover what makes you special then learn new art journaling techniques to express your uniqueness with inspiration from your 8 guiding archetypes.

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Dialectics of Art

In a sweeping survey of art from the dawn of the bourgeois era to the present day, John Molyneux explains what makes artistic production under capital

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Landscape and Western Art

What is landscape? How does it differ from "land"? This book explores issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Wes

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It's Not the How or the What but the Who

Succeed by mastering the art of the who Why surround yourself with the best? Because it matters--in all aspects of life. In fact, in professional environments, getting people right--what global leadership authority Claudio Fernandez-Araoz calls "the art of great 'who' decisions"--marks the difference between success and failure. To thrive, you need to identify those wit...

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Art Since 1989

The years since 1989 have seen a complete untethering of what art can be, who makes it and where it can be found, which has been matched by a reassess

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Art of Purring

The Dalai Lama's cat is back - older, a bit wiser and as curious as ever. "What makes you purr? Of all the questions in the world, this is the most im

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Great Escapes: Europe. The Hotel Book. 2019 Edition - Angelika Taschen

<p>From a 150-year-old Portuguese estate to Norway’s Budsjord, last stop on one of the loneliest pilgrimage routes in the world, Angelika Taschen scours the European continent for the most beautiful places to rest your head. This updated guide profiles each hotel through postcard-ready photography and key information including directions, contact details, and readin...

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What Does Baby Want? A Book About Breastfeeding - Tupera Tupera

<p>This baby is not comforted by a teddy bear or toy. This baby wants only one thing: milk!</p> <p>When baby is hungry, neither his teddy bear, his ball, nor even his shiny tambourine will soothe him. This tribute to the nursing baby - and even more so, to the breastfeeding mother - will read as conventional to babies and toddlers but as taboo-busting to...

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Pike Fishing - With Tips on What Equipment to Use and How and Where to Fish

This comprehensive guide to pike fishing comprises eight detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Pike Fishing takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any fishing enthusiast or historian of the sport. Contents Include: The Pik...

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Art Directors' Handbook of Professional Magazine Design

What makes a magazine into a design classic? How can timeless ideas be incorporated into an ever-changing contemporary context? This title discusses t

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Art of Wild Swimming: England a Wales

What makes the perfect swim?It's all about the most magical locations (and how to protect them), finessing your kitbag, keeping yourself and others sa

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Zen: The Art of Simple Living

Anotace: Brings the spirit of Zen Buddhism to everyday life . . . 100 snack-size Zen activities you can do daily to add more calm to your life' Daily Telegraph A beautifully illustrated guide to slowing down, finding true happiness and feeling calm, by Zen Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno. _________ Zen is the perfect antidote to the chaos of modern life . . . In cle...

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Zen: The Art of Simple Living - Shunmyo Masuno

<p>Brings the spirit of Zen Buddhism to everyday life . . . 100 snack-size Zen activities you can do daily to add more calm to your life' Daily Telegraph A beautifully illustrated guide to slowing down, finding true happiness and feeling calm, by Zen Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno. _________ Zen is the perfect antidote to the chaos of modern life . . . In clear, pr...

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The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! Th...

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F++k is a self-help book aimed squarely at the millennial crowd, the ones who got gold medals for coming ninth in the running races. It posits that there are a limited number of fucks to give, so we better work out which ones we care about.The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F++k - profane, direct, funny-is a response to the orgy of delusional po...

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The Art of Making Memories : How to Create and Remember Happy Moments - Meik Wiking

<p>What's the actual secret to happiness? Great memories! Meik Wiking-happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke-shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming book.<br /> <br /> Do you remember your first kiss? The day you graduated? Your favorite vacation? O...

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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - Manson Mark

Anotace: In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, weve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Lets be honest, shit is f**ked and we have...

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The Daily Stoic : 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius - Holiday Ryan

Anotace: Where can you find joy? What`s the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief? The answers to these questions and more lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy. The Daily Stoic is a compelling, accessible guide to living a good life, offering daily doses of this classic wisdom. Long the secret weapon of history`s great figures, ...

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50 Gems of Buckinghamshire

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the county's most precious assets shows what makes Buckinghamshire great.

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50 Gems of Lancashire

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the county's most precious assets shows what makes Lancashire great.

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50 Gems of Northumberland

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the county's most precious assets shows what makes Northumberland great.

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No Hugs for Porcupine

With a positive message of embracing what makes one unique and encouraging compassionate friendships, this delightful picture book makes a great gift

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101 Design Classics

With expert analysis, great photography, and a huge selection of familiar and unusual objects, this book explains what truly makes great design and re

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Nine Types of Leader

Through candid interviews and encounters with some of the world's most successful business people, find out what makes great leaders tick, learn what

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Why We Garden

A beautifully illustrated compilation exploring the mystery of what makes us love gardening, via history, science, art and philosophy.

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Feelgood Plan

Packed with ideas to help you tune in to what really makes your body feel great, this book includes practical advice and interactive quizzes to help y

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French Love Poems

Inspired by the great tradition of French love poetry, New Directions presents a beautiful, small gift edition, dedicated to what makes the world go r

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Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 8: Inside Igloos

Just like other sorts of houses, igloos are built to suit their environment. They can be built quickly and make a great shelter. Discover what makes t

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Churchill Factor

Written by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2014, The Churchill Factor is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader in a

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Cut Flower Patch

Louise Curley looks at what makes a great cut flower, ideal conditions and soil and the tools you'll need.

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Dark Flood Rises

The new novel from literary great Margaret Drabble is by turns dark and joyous, hilarious and heartbreaking, and asks us what makes a good life, and a

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Tarot Spreads

Explains what makes a great tarot spread and why (including how the principles of design and psychological responses play a part), how to select a spr

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Cult of Progress

David Olusoga explores what happened to art in the great Age of Discovery when civilisations encountered each other for the first time.

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24 Hours In the Stone Age - Cook Lan

Anotace: Join a young cave-dweller for a day, as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of life in the Stone Age, what makes a good shelter and what edible plants can be gathered in the wild.

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Be More Keanu - James King

Anotace: In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan James King reveals what makes Mr Reeves so special. He unpacks iconic films from the Bill & Teds to the John Wicks, as well as the star's own free-spirited life, showing us why the great man with the great hair has all the answers. And how everyone can #bemorekeanu.

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Relational Team Coaching

Relational Team Coaching is a state-of-the-art reference book detailing what makes team coaching effective, with a focus on being able to work at a re

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100 Things To Know About the Human Body - Various

Anotace: Find out who the tallest person is, how we wake up in the morning and what makes us blush in this superb introduction to the human body. A great book to answers the how`s and why`s of inquisitive young minds. With quirky illustrations and clear and comprehensible text, children can pore over the vast information provided all day or dip in and out of it as they p...

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100 Things To Know About the Human Body - Various

<p>Find out who the tallest person is, how we wake up in the morning and what makes us blush in this superb introduction to the human body. A great book to answers the how's and why's of inquisitive young minds. With quirky illustrations and clear and comprehensible text, children can pore over the vast information provided all day or dip in and out of it as they pl...

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A Calling for Charlie Barnes - Joshua Ferris

<p>Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself. Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinion...

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A Calling for Charlie Barnes - Joshua Ferris

<p>Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself. Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinion...

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A Calling for Charlie Barnes - Joshua Ferris

<p>Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself. Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinion...

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Western Australia - turistický průvodce

Bradt’s Western Australia is the first guidebook focused on the long country roads, inspirational national parks and world-class vineyards of Australia’s largest state. Local resident Scott Dareff has visited almost all of the state’s 137 administrative areas in the past five years, giving him an extraordinary insight into, and knowledge of, one of the world’s great wilde...

Be More Keanu - James King

<p>Keanu Reeves: actor, musician, dog lover. He's the internet's boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, 'The One'. 'James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself: 'What would Keanu do?' Jo Whiley In this hilarious book of pocket ph...

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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without me - Kaling Mindy

Anotace: Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear...

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Chicago - DK Eyewitness Travel Guide - kolektiv autorů

Anotace: The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this historic city.Admire Impressionist masterpieces at the Art Institute of Chicago, window shop on the Magnificent Mile, get a bird`s eye view of four states from the Skydeck of Willis Tower or cruise along the river for for ...

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (0345472322)

Kniha - autor Carol S. Dweck, 302 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them wit...

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Mindset - Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential - Dweck Carol

Anotace: World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.Dweck explains why it`s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence a...

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How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy (1783782307)

Kniha - autor Julian Baggini, 432 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or le...

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Barking Up the Right Tree - Russell Leigh

Anotace: After losing her job and her boyfriend, Emily is devastated. As she is puzzling over what to do with the rest of her life, she is surprised to learn that her great aunt has died, leaving Emily her cottage in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Ashton Mead. But there is one condition to her inheritance: she finds herself the unwilling owner of a pet. Not knowing...

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How to Talk to Anyone

"You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills." Larry King"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." Harvey McKay, author of “How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lov...

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