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Available again after being long out of print, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend...

Hadley Freeman brings us her personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s – why they are brilliant, what they meant to...

The Collins Gem series is being relaunched in Spring 2004 and this new title features a new internal design and a strong new...

'One of the great books about Spain' - Tristan Garel-Jones, Observer

A many-tangented pilgrimage through ten centuries of...

Andrew... , Green...

A hugely enjoyable and original history of the interplay between spying and showbiz from Shakespeare to James Bond

A vastly...

A legendary collection of essays by one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century

Illuminations contains the most...

As the girl came running up the steps, I decided she was wearing far too many clothes...So, in 1989, readers were introduced to...

For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician,...

A poetic meditation on life and death, by one of the most renowned and respected film-makers and intellectuals of our time.

In...

In thirteen chapters, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal for their architects -...

Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly,...

This is the inside story of twelve years at the helm of Britain’s greatest theatre.

It is a story of lunatic failures and...

A thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.

The tale of how...

In December 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is the most famous story about any artist in history. But what really...

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber Eyes

As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house...

Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.

Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'?
Why was Grace Jones...

Christopher Somerville, author of the acclaimed The January Man, pictured cathedrals as great unmoving bastions of tradition. But...

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century

'Thank God for...

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished'

Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of...

A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist's sketchbook

Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and...

Perfect for father's day: a gift book that asks your Dad to share his experiences, dreams and wishes, creating a personal...

A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy

Reducing energy use is the...

John Ruskin overturned Victorian society’s ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for...

David Thomson's 'Have You Seen?' - A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films is a quirky, idiosyncratic and hugely entertaining look...

The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles is art critic Martin Gayford's account of the tumultuous...

A collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic.

Writing about real lives takes...

Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the...

How does the novel represent human consciousness on the page?
In eleven sparkling essays on some of the great novelists of the...

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change?

How can 3-D be the future of...

A manual for showbiz survival from am dram to Hollywood and all that lies between.

Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless...