William Robinson's revolutionary book, "The Wild Garden", envisioned an authentically naturalistic approach to gardening that is more vital today than ever before. First published in 1870, "The Wild Garden" evolved through many editions and remained in print through the remainder of the author's lif[...]
The craziest inventions and funniest machines from the pen of Heath Robinson
Filled with exciting adventures and daring escapades, youngsters are introduced to such colorful Robinson family members as Uncle Art, who has a flying saucer; Young Wilbur, who has a robot; and the butler, who is an octopus.[...]
Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney "Frozen" are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9. Olaf has news for Elsa He has heard of a summer queen from a summer land with summer magic someone with similar powers as El[...]
Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney "Frozen" are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls ages 6 to 9. Olaf has news for Elsa He has heard of a summer queen from a summer land with summer magic--someone with similar powers as Elsa's, wh[...]
An Irish-born gardener and writer, William Robinson (1838-1935) travelled widely to study gardens and gardening in Europe and America. He founded a weekly illustrated periodical, The Garden, in 1871, which he owned until 1919, and published numerous books on different aspects of horticulture. Topics[...]
This is a guide for the new manager or the manager coming back to work. This book is intended to make you an impact player in a 90 day timeframe. The strategy can be used in almost any position and at various levels.[...]
A comprehensive guide to studying Wordsworth at undergraduate level.
Few people have owned a copy of The Wild Garden, yet it is one of the most influential books published in the history of gardening. Published in 1870, it was revised many times during Robinson's long life. It challenged the prevailing formal bedding style, advocating a naturalistic approach, using h[...]
Part of the "BarnesNoble Shakespeare" series, this play sees the metamorphosis of Henry V from a wild and wayward lad into an mature adult, who embarks on an attempted conquest of France. It gives an interesting treatment of warfare.[...]
From the exquisite title page to the playful two-page spread that closes the book, this volume will surprise and delight the eye. There are 12 full-page color plates, but it is the sumptuous variety of W. Heath Robinson's black-and-white illustrations -- 32 full-page, along with plentiful vignettes [...]
For Picasso, the artist's studio was the centre of the world, the crossroads of all that was occurring in his life and in contemporary society. His paintings of the studio range across nearly every aspect of his art, from portraits of himself, his friends, lovers and children, to commentaries on pol[...]
During the years after the September Revolution of 1868, Barcelona experienced tremendous industrial growth and emerged as the most politically and culturally progressive city in Spain. "Barcelona and Modernity" examines this remarkable seventy-one-year period, when Barcelona also reigned as one of [...]
Popular perceptions of Vincent van Gogh (1853--1890) frequently envision the painter working before nature in an intense frenzy, yet the artist's method was often controlled and deliberate. Van Gogh Repetitions is the first book to focus on the artist's "repetitions," a term he used to describe his [...]
The second edition of Surgery of the Skin: Procedural Dermatology, by Dr. June K. Robinson, et al, will help you put the latest medical and cosmetic surgical procedures to work in your practice. Taking a surgeon's eye view, it discusses and illustrates new procedures such as botulinum toxin treatmen[...]
Anaesthesia can be daunting for the novice - not least because they often begin working singlehandedly within a few weeks. "How to Survive in Anaesthesia" is a pocket sized book written by 3 authors who have nearly 90 years experience of anaesthesia between them. It covers basic aspects of airway an[...]
Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney "Frozen" are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls ages 6 to 9. After years apart, Anna and Elsa are finally getting to know each other as sisters. But Anna still wishes she could remember the magic[...]
Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney "Frozen" are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls ages 6 to 9. After years apart, Anna and Elsa are finally getting to know each other as sisters. But Anna still wishes she could remember the magic[...]
This ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. Sociologist William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin Ame[...]
This is a groundbreaking study of more than 40 drawings by Rembrandt and related works by his pupils. Rembrandt was the most famous painter of the Dutch Golden Age, and the opportunity to work in his studio attracted young artists for nearly four decades, until the master's death in 1669. Lavishly i[...]
This exciting new study provides an original and provocative expose of the crisis of global capitalism in its multiple dimensions - economic, political, social, ecological, military, and cultural. Building on his earlier works on globalization, William I. Robinson discusses the nature of the new glo[...]