Feasts and Fasts: A History of Indian Food is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development.
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The films of Andrei Tarkovsky have been revered as ranking on a par with the masterpieces of Russia's novelists and composers. This book offers a comprehensive... Læs mere
Outsider art is work produced outside the mainstream of modern art by self-taught visionaries, spiritualists, eccentrics, recluses, psychiatric patients,... Læs mere
Baltic Facades presents a new history of the Baltic area, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent regional identity. Aldis Purs describes... Læs mere
An eerie history of our conversations with the dead.
The most up-to-date account available of Mars, a small world with a big reputation.
A new account of Renaissance poet, scholar, soldier and cleric John Donne.
An accessible introduction to the Indus, an extraordinary ‘lost’ ancient civilization.
A concise, critical biography of the innovative French artist Henri Matisse.
An in-depth look at the invention and evolution of the electric guitar.