Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Readers of detective stories are turning more toward historical crime fiction to learn both what everyday life was like in past societies and how society coped with those who broke the laws and restrictions of the times. The crime fiction treated here ranges from ancient Egypt through classical Greece and Rome; from medieval and renaissance China and Europe through nineteenth-century England and America.
Topics include: Ellis Peter's "Brother Cadfael"; Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose"; Susanna Gregory's "Doctor Matthew Bartholomew"; Peter Heck's Mark Twain as detective; Anne Perry and her Victorian-era world; Caleb Carr's works; and Elizabeth Peter's Egyptologist-adventurer tales.

Stick It will appeal to both artists and art lovers- in fact its the must have publication for anyone with a passion for creativity. Commissioned cutting edge illustration rubs shoulders with stunning typographical messaging, hand lettering and design. From school exercise books to laptops, from folders to making your mark in the urban jungle - the myriad of designs and formats provides unlimited opportunity to brighten up the dull corners of your life. Every child is an artist. Then they beat it out of you. Let the art collected here inspire you to reclaim your birthright. Placement is everything. Finding the right context for each sticker is about you expressing yourself in conversation with the artist and your own real life. How you spin each sticker gives it the magical personal touch. Placement is your art. Carpet Bomb your Culture. And if you don't like it - you know where you can...

The Black Washingtonians

THE ANACOSTIA MUSEUM ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY

A history of African American life in our nation's capital, in words and pictures

From the Smithsonian Institution's renowned Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture comes this elegantly illustrated, beautifully written, fact-filled history of the African Americans who have lived, worked, struggled, prospered, suffered, and built a vibrant community in Washington, D.C.

This striking volume puts the resources of the world's finest museum of African American history at your fingertips. Its hundreds of photographs, period illustrations, and documents from the world-famous collections at the Anacostia and other Smithsonian museums take you on a fascinating journey through time from the early eighteenth century to the present.

Featuring a thoughtful foreword by Eleanor Holmes Norton and an afterword by Howard University's E. Ethelbert Miller, The Black Washingtonians introduces you to a host of African American men and women who have made the city what it is today and explores their achievements in politics, business, education, religion, sports, entertainment, and the arts.

Double Exposure is a major new series based on the remarkable photography collection held by the Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The powerful images depicted in this volume include many of the photographs that helped to galvanize support from around the world for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Among them are photographs from Leonard Freed's series, "Black in White America," Ernest C. Withers' signature photograph of the Sanitation Workers' Solidarity March in Memphis, Tennessee, and Charles Moore's documentation of police brutality during the 1963 Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama. Also featured are Spider Martin's shots of the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965, including the iconic Two Minute Warning, James H. Wallace's visual record of a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1964, and Burk Uzzle's images following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. In addition to over 60 photographs, this volume features a foreword by Founding Director Lonnie G. Bunch III, along with essays by civil rights leader and United States Representative the late John Lewis, and activist Bryan Stevenson.;lt;/DIV>

Peep through the clever die-cut holes of this sturdy board book to discover a playful way to learn about essential concepts. My Numbers features bright illustrations and simple text that encourages children to count, from one little butterfly to many crawling ants! With each turn of the page, the cutout circles become slightly smaller, creating interesting layers for little fingers to explore. Look for its companion books in the Peep Through series: My Colors, My Animals and My Vehicles. An essential collection for curious little ones!

El presente volumen esta integramente dedicado a los documentales de tema historico dirigidos por Patricio Guzman, que constituyen la mayor parte de su produccion y tratan principalmente la historia contemporanea de Chile, y a sus aspectos sociopoliticos que abarcan desde principios de los anos 70 del siglo XX -epoca de la Unidad Popular presidida por Salvador Allende- hasta los procesos de recuperacion de la memoria historica sobre ese periodo y sobre la epoca de la dictadura de Pinochet. Un grupo internacional de investigadores proporciona las claves de interpretacion que permiten formarse una vision critica sobre los documentales de tema historico de Patricio Guzman. En la introduccion se establecen las pautas generales para entender la evolucion del estilo y de las intenciones del director, y cada capitulo esta dedicado a uno o varios de los documentales en cuestion. Se insiste en la dimension pragmatica de cada obra y en su alcance social, desde el registro de 'historia viva' de la celebre trilogia La Batalla de Chile hasta la especial configuracion etico- estetica de su ultima trilogia, compuesta por Nostalgia de la luz, El boton de nacar y La cordillera de los suenos, pasando por los documentales en los que es mas directo el compromiso para dar voz a los afectados por violaciones de derechos humanos, como Chile, la memoria obstinada o El caso Pinochet. Este amplio panorama critico permitira apreciar o redescubrir los aspectos contextuales y las caracteristicas especificas mas relevantes de una de las obras cinematograficas mas premiadas de las ultimas decadas y cuya influencia ha sobrepasado el marco hispanico.