Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Devoted father and loyal friend, Titian was notorious for disregarding authority and was an international celebrity by his late fifties. He was famously difficult but his stubbornness and horrendous timekeeping did nothing to deter his patrons who included the Hapsburgs, the Pope and his family and Charles V.During his career, which spanned more than seventy years, Titian painted around five or six hundred pictures of which less than half survive. His work has been studied by generations of great artists from Rubens to Manet and he is often seen as having artistically transcended his own time.Sheila Hale not only examines his life, both personal and professional, but how his art affected his contemporaries and how it influences artists today. She also examines Venice in its context of a city at the time of the Renaissance, overshadowed artistically by Rome and Florence and growing into the famous historical city it has become.This is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in the history of Western art and a vivid evocation of Venice in its ‘Golden Age’.

Andrea Corr’s Barefoot Pilgrimage is a compelling and honest memoir.In part, an exercise in coming to terms with and making sense of life and mortality following the loss of a beloved father; in part, a reflection on an unlikely journey with her siblings through the music industry; in part, a meditation on family, on music, and on creativity; and, in part, a shout-out for love and for hope.Illustrated with personal photographs and with original poems interspersed throughout the text, this is a very personal – at times very funny, at times deeply moving – book from an iconic figure in popular music.

Andrea Corr’s Barefoot Pilgrimage is a compelling and honest memoir.In part, an exercise in coming to terms with and making sense of life and mortality following the loss of a beloved father; in part, a reflection on an unlikely journey with her siblings through the music industry; in part, a meditation on family, on music, and on creativity; and, in part, a shout-out for love and for hope.Illustrated with personal photographs and with original poems interspersed throughout the text, this is a very personal – at times very funny, at times deeply moving – book from an iconic figure in popular music.

From Victorian London to the vibrant port cities of England and France, from gracious stately homes in Gloucestershire to the decadence of Paris, Master of his Fate launches an unforgettable new historical series.London 1884: Queen Victoria is Empress of India and Britain is at its peak of worldwide power.James Falconer works as a barrow boy in a flourishing London market owned by Henry Malvern. But James hungers for more. Turning away from family tradition, he dreams of building an empire of stores like Fortnum and Mason’s and believes that Henry, along with his daughter and heir Alexis, could offer him a way to climb beyond his beginnings.But tragedy and betrayal threaten the dreams of both James and Alexis – and jeopardise everything they hold dear…

The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike.London, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world.This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. .

The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike.London, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world.This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. .

30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist, best known as the author of the classic 1877 novel Black Beauty.Anna Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884) was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip and was largely educated at home. When she was twelve, the family moved to Stoke Newington where she attended school for the first time.Two years later, however, she slipped while walking home from school and severely injured her ankles. Her father took a job in Brighton in 1836, in the hope that the climate there would help to cure her. Despite this, and most likely because of mistreatment of her injury, for the rest of her life she could not stand without a crutch or walk for any length of time. For greater mobility, she frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which contributed to her love of horses and concern for the humane treatment of animals.

30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist, best known as the author of the classic 1877 novel Black Beauty.Anna Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884) was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip and was largely educated at home.When she was twelve, the family moved to Stoke Newington where she attended school for the first time.Two years later, however, she slipped while walking home from school and severely injured her ankles. Her father took a job in Brighton in 1836, in the hope that the climate there would help to cure her. Despite this, and most likely because of mistreatment of her injury, for the rest of her life she could not stand without a crutch or walk for any length of time. For greater mobility, she frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which contributed to her love of horses and concern for the humane treatment of animals.

Джоэль Чандлер Харрис (1848–1908) - американский журналист, писатель и фольклорист, создатель знаменитых "Сказок дядюшки Римуса". Книга родилась из плодотворной журналистской работы Харриса. В своих газетных статьях, очерках и заметках он затрагивал многие общественные вопросы, последовательно отстаивая ценность расовой терпимости и необходимость гражданских прав для афроамериканцев. Харрис также был одним из пионеров литературной записи фольклора чернокожих, причем умел мастерски воссоздавать диалектную речь. Однажды, в период, когда Харрис работал хроникером в газете Atlanta Constitution, его попросили заменить временно отсутствующего писателя-фолькориста Сэма Смола. Именно тогда родился образ обаятельного чернокожего дядюшки Римуса, любящего позабавить слушателей юмористическими историями и заметками о суетливой жизни послевоенной Атланты. Писатель вспомнил сказки, которые десятилетием раньше слышал на плантации Тёрнволд, и на их основе написал еще несколько рассказов, а к 1880 году собрал достаточно материала для выпуска книги. Книга "Дядюшка Римус, его песни и сказки" сделала Харриса известным не только на родине, но и по всему миру. Она сыграла значительную роль в сохранении и популяризации фольклора чернокожих и оказала влияние на целый ряд англоязычных писателей, включая Р. Киплинга, У. Фолкнера, Ф. О’Коннор, Р. Эллисона и Т. Моррисон. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.

Джоэль Чандлер Харрис (1848–1908) - американский журналист, писатель и фольклорист, создатель знаменитых "Сказок дядюшки Римуса". Книга родилась из плодотворной журналистской работы Харриса. В своих газетных статьях, очерках и заметках он затрагивал многие общественные вопросы, последовательно отстаивая ценность расовой терпимости и необходимость гражданских прав для афроамериканцев. Харрис также был одним из пионеров литературной записи фольклора чернокожих, причем умел мастерски воссоздавать диалектную речь. Однажды, в период, когда Харрис работал хроникером в газете Atlanta Constitution, его попросили заменить временно отсутствующего писателя-фолькориста Сэма Смола. Именно тогда родился образ обаятельного чернокожего дядюшки Римуса, любящего позабавить слушателей юмористическими историями и заметками о суетливой жизни послевоенной Атланты. Писатель вспомнил сказки, которые десятилетием раньше слышал на плантации Тёрнволд, и на их основе написал еще несколько рассказов, а к 1880 году собрал достаточно материала для выпуска книги. Книга "Дядюшка Римус, его песни и сказки" сделала Харриса известным не только на родине, но и по всему миру. Она сыграла значительную роль в сохранении и популяризации фольклора чернокожих и оказала влияние на целый ряд англоязычных писателей, включая Р. Киплинга, У. Фолкнера, Ф. О’Коннор, Р. Эллисона и Т. Моррисон. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.