This is the book that restarted the James Dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock 'n' roll's politics of delinquency. The only book to fully show how deliberately and carefully De[...]

Paulus Hector Mair was perhaps the most intriguing figure in the Liechtenauer tradition of German Renaissance martial arts. An enthusiastic practitioner of fencing, wrestling and other martial arts, he was determined to preserve the knowledge of the combat arts of his time. His dream is realized in [...]

David Lyle Jeffrey is Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities at Baylor University. He is the author or editor of over 12 books. The King James translation of the Bible ushered in a new eloquence that until 1611had not existed in the English language. Four centuries later, the liter[...]

Throws light on the dominant literary form of two centuries, in its twin aspects as work of art and commodity. The first part of this book traces the history of the author's novel about Henry James. The essays in the second part pursue the themes of genesis, composition and reception in the work of [...]

If you are daunted by the idea of upholstering your own furniture, then this is the book for you. "Beginners' Upholstery Techniques" will teach you all you need to know to tackle those upholstery projects, from a simple dining chair to more complex pieces such as armchairs. Expert upholsterer and au[...]

Nelson Mandela är symbolen för kampen mot apartheid i Sydafrika och en idol för människor över hela världen. Men en gång i tiden stod han på USA:s lista över eftersökta terrorister. I Den unge Mandela berättar David James Smith om hur Mandela steg fram som en av de unga ledande gestaltern[...]

Richard Gilman referred to How to Read a Film as simply "the best single work of its kind." And Janet Maslin in The New York Times Book Review marveled at James Monaco's ability to collect "an enormous amount of useful information and assemble it in an exhilaratingly simple and systematic way." Inde[...]

Written by JAMES ROBINSON, DAVID S. GOYER & GEOFF JOHNS Art by PETER SNEJBJERG, STEVE YEOWELL STEVE SADOWSKI, LEE MODER, TONY HARRIS and others Cover by TONY HARRIS In this fifth hardcover, Starman embarks on a personal space odyssey to find the long-lost brother of his girlfriend. But when a chanc[...]

Have you ever been enthralled by a masterful presenter or trainer? Have you longed to effortlessly entertain and motivate your audience just as they seemed to do? At one time it was considered that such captivating performances were possible only if you were one of the fortunate, "natural-born" pres[...]