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Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature C. C. Tsai 9780691008820
RRP: £28.00SciFier: £23.39During a period of political and social upheaval in China, the unconventional insights of the great Daoist Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.) pointed to a way of living naturally. Inspired by his fascination... -
The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century Gian Piero Brunetta 9780691119892
RRP: £32.00SciFier: £31.75The History of Italian Cinema is the most comprehensive guide to Italian film ever published. Written by the foremost scholar of Italian cinema and presented here for the first time in English, this... -
Lucky Hans and Other Merz Fairy Tales by Kurt Schwitters
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £12.39Kurt Schwitters revolutionized the art world in the 1920s with his Dadaist Merz collages, theater performances, and poetry. But at the same time he was also writing extraordinary fairy tales that... -
The Atlas of World Embroidery: A Global Exploration of Heritage and Styles Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood 9780691261911
SciFier: £41.54A richly illustrated history of embroidery and needlework, showcasing the glorious range of styles, motifs, and materials used around the worldEmbroidery is one of the world's most widely shared... -
1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £18.29A beautiful, full-color graphic version of Eric Cline's bestselling 1177 B.C., adapted by award-winning author-illustrator Glynnis FawkesEric Cline's 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history's... -
The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany Francois-Marie Luzel 9780691252698
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.09Twenty-nine Breton tales, as told over a series of long winter nights, featuring an ingenious miller, a Jerusalem-bound ant, a mad dash at midnight, and moreIn the late nineteenth century, the... -
The Seduction of Curves by Allan McRobie
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £25.63A lavishly illustrated book that explores the language of curves that spans the human body, science, engineering, and artCurves are seductive. These smooth, organic lines and surfaces-like those of... -
The Notebooks by Jean-Michel Basquiat
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £23.39Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images... -
Pharrell-isms by Pharrell Williams
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £11.59An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell WilliamsRising to global fame with his hit single... -
Film Essays and a Lecture Sergei Eisenstein 9780691614359
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £33.66Sergei Eisenstein's greatness lies not only in his films, such as Potemkin or Ivan the Terrible, or his contributions to the technique and art of the cinema but also in his contributions as a... -
Mists of Regret by Dudley Andrew
RRP: £60.00SciFier: £51.53Just before World War II, French cinema reached a high point that has been dubbed the style of "poetic realism." Working with unforgettable actors like Jean Gabin and Arletty, directors such as... -
Sketchbook by Daniel Arsham
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £26.23Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mindSketchbook reproduces... -
Keith Haring/Jean-Michel Basquiat - Crossing Lines Dieter Buchhart 9781925432725
RRP: £45.00SciFier: £39.79An exploration of the personal and artistic connections between two icons of twentieth-century art Keith Haring (1958-1990) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) changed the art world of the 1980s... -
Readings in Contemporary Chinese Cinema by Chih-p'ing Chou
RRP: £58.00SciFier: £48.40Most Chinese-language textbooks today cater to beginners and intermediate-level students, but virtually none address the unique needs of advanced students seeking to expand or reinforce their... -
How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images Sara Blair 9780691172224
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £29.76How New York's Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing AmericaNew York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis notoriously called the "other half," was also a crucible... -
The Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales by Professor Cristina Mazzoni
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £15.79A collection of magical Italian folk and fairy tales-most in English for the first timeThe Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales presents twenty magical stories published between 1875 and... -
How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images Sara Blair 9780691202877
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £18.97How New York's Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing AmericaNew York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis notoriously called the "other half," was also a crucible... -
Zombies and Calculus Colin Adams 9780691161907
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £17.26How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers,... -
Keith Haring by Jeffrey Deitch
RRP: £35.00SciFier: £31.79A fascinating look at Keith Haring's New York City subway artwork from the 1980sCelebrated artist Keith Haring (1958-1990) has been embraced by popular culture for his signature bold graphic line... -
Zombies and Calculus Colin Adams 9780691173207
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £15.89How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers,... -
The Ways of Zen by C. C. Tsai
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £17.96From bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightfully illustrated collection of classic Zen Buddhist stories that enlighten as they entertainC. C. Tsai is one of Asia's most popular cartoonists, and... -
Turkish Kaleidoscope by Jenny White
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.65A powerful graphic novel that traces Turkey's descent into political violence in the 1970s through the experiences of four students on opposing sides of the conflictTurkish Kaleidoscope tells the... -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 150th Anniversary Edition Lewis Carroll 9780691170022
RRP: £22.00SciFier: £17.27Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge... -
Shell Shock Cinema: Weimar Culture and the Wounds of War Anton Kaes 9780691008509
SciFier: £25.77Shell Shock Cinema explores how the classical German cinema of the Weimar Republic was haunted by the horrors of World War I and the the devastating effects of the nation's defeat. In this exciting... -
Hirst-isms Damien Hirst 9780691239859
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £12.06A revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien HirstHirst-isms is a collection of quotations-bold, surprising, often humorous, and always insightful-from celebrated artist... -
Futura-isms by Futura
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £12.06A collection of fascinating quotations from the legendary artist and graffiti pioneerFutura is a living legend-a world-renowned painter, designer, and photographer who was a pioneer of graffiti art... -
Shot/Countershot by Lucy Fischer
RRP: £50.00SciFier: £46.08Do films made by women comprise a "counter-cinema" radically different from the dominant tradition? Feminist film critics contend that women filmmakers do present from a distinctive vision, or... -
Totally Random by Tanya Bub
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.65An eccentric comic about the central mystery of quantum mechanicsTotally Random is a comic for the serious reader who wants to really understand the central mystery of quantum... -
The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil Heinrich Zimmer 9780691279497
RRP: £55.00SciFier: £46.88A classic book on comparative mythology by acclaimed scholar Heinrich ZimmerDrawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their... -
A Cure for Chaos by Mencius
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.05From bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightful graphic version of the stories and teachings of the important Chinese philosopher MenciusC. C. Tsai is one of Asia's most popular cartoonists, and... -
The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil Heinrich Zimmer 9780691279480
SciFier: £18.97A classic book on comparative mythology by acclaimed scholar Heinrich ZimmerDrawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their... -
Never-Ending Tales: Stories from the Golden Age of Jewish Literature Jack Zipes 9780691263779
SciFier: £25.07An anthology of European and American short stories from the 1870s through the 1930s in which Jewish writers respond to antisemitism with humor, satire, irony, and hopeBetween the late nineteenth and... -
A Woman Under the Surface by Alicia Ostriker
SciFier: £21.59From A Woman Under the Surface: MOON AND EARTH Alicia Ostriker Of one substance, of one Matter, they have cruelly Broken apart. They never will touch Each other again. The shining Lovelier and... -
The Art of Taking a Walk by Anke Gleber
RRP: £45.00SciFier: £39.90Anke Gleber examines one of the most intriguing and characteristic figures of European urban modernity: the observing city stroller, or flaneur. In an age transformed by industrialism, the flaneur... -
Ono-isms Yoko Ono 9780691239224
RRP: £16.95SciFier: £10.71A powerful collection of quotations from iconic artist and activist Yoko OnoOno-isms is a collection of provocative and powerful quotations from influential artist, musician, songwriter, and peace... -
French Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 1: A History/Anthology, 1907-1939. Volume 1: 1907-1929 Richard Abel 9780691000626
RRP: £45.00SciFier: £30.86These two volumes examine a significant but previously neglected moment in French cultural history: the emergence of French film theory and criticism before the essays of Andre Bazin. Richard Abel... -
Whatever Gets You through the Night by Andrei Codrescu
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £17.35"I fear each passing night that I will not receive my maintenance dose of suspense, and then I will cease to exist."--Whatever Gets You through the Night Whatever Gets You through the Night is an... -
The King and the Corpse by Heinrich Zimmer
RRP: £42.00SciFier: £35.23Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil... -
French Film Theory and Criticism, Volume 2 by Richard Abel
SciFier: £45.16These two volumes examine a significant but previously neglected moment in French cultural history: the emergence of French film theory and criticism before the essays of Andr Bazin. Richard Abel has... -
Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men by Edouard Laboulaye
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £16.65Wry political fairy tales from a nineteenth-century politician that speak to our current timesEdouard Laboulaye (1811-1883), one of nineteenth-century France's most prominent politicians and an...