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	Dürer Five full centuries lie between us and the life of Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). His ability to represent a subject with an absolute fidelity to every detail seemed miraculous to his contemporaries, and still astounds us now: we need only think of his water colours of plants and animals. In addition, Dürer was the first painter to devote such close attention to the art of the self-portrait - no artist before him painted as many. The works by Dürer collected in this book show the full range of this artist's unique genius. Author: John Berger Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822885754 Published: 1996 Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	Walter Gropius Unity of art and technology Born and educated in Germany, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architecture. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, Gropius made inestimable contributions to his field, to the point that knowing his work is crucial to understanding Modernism. His early buildings, such Fagus Boot-Last Factory and the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, with their use of glass and industrial features, are still indispensable points of reference. After his emigration to the United States, he influenced the education of architects there and became, along with Mies van der Rohe, a leading proponent of the International Style. - Includes photographs, sketches, drawings and floor plans - Introductory essays explore the architect's life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects - The body presents the most important works in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes, construction problems (why some projects were never executed), and resolutions - The appendix includes a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architect's most famous buildings Authors: Gilbert Lupfer and Paul Sigel Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822835315 Published: 2004 Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	Hans Holbein the Younger A key figure in the Northern Renaissance, Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543) is most remembered for his religious commissions and the portraits he created during his later years in London, such as The French Ambassadors and the many paintings and drawings made of Henry VIII and his wives. His unfailing eye, vivid use of colors, and acute sense of psychological observation gave his paintings an uncommon depth and made him one of the most important German artists of his era. Author: Norbert Wolf Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822831670 Published: 2004 Softcover: 185 x 230 mm, 96 pages Price: £4.99


	Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis - Ian Kershaw No figure in twentieth century history more clearly demands a close biographical understanding than Adolf Hitler; and no period is more important than the Second World War. Beginning with Hitler's startling European successes in the aftermath of the Rhineland occupation and ending nine years later with the suicide in the Berlin bunker, Kershaw allows us as never before to understand the motivation and the impact of this bizarre misfit. He addresses the crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, about the Holocaust and about the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively. Winner of the Wolfson History Prize Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140272399 Published: 2001 Paperback: 1168 pages Price: £14.99


	Martin Luther - Michael Mullett This biography portrays Luther, his concerns and his achievements with clarity and verve, and provides a comprehensive introduction for both students and general readers. Self-aware yet violently prejudiced, bigoted yet inspiring, Luther is presented here with unflinching candour and honesty. Michael Mullet is Professor of Cultural and Religious History at the University of Lancaster in the UK. Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415261686 Published: 2004 Paperback: 308 pages, 198 x 129 mm Price: £10.99


	Karl Marx - Capital A classic of early modernism, Capital combines vivid historical detail with economic analysis to produce a bitter denunciation of mid-Victorian capitalist society. It has also proved to be the most influential work in social science in the twentieth century - Marx did for social science what Darwin had done for biology. Millions of readers this century have treated Capital as a sacred text, subjecting it to as many different interpretations as the bible itself. No mere work of dry economics, Marx's great work depicts the unfolding of industrial capitalism as a tragic drama - with a message which has lost none of its relevance today. This is the only abridged edition to take account of the whole of Capital. It offers virtually all of Volume 1, which Marx himself published in 1867, excerpts from a new translation of 'The Result of the Immediate Process of Production', and a selection of key chapters from Volume 3, which Engels published in 1895. Publisher: Oxford World's Classics Editor: David McLellan ISBN: 0192838725 Published: 1999 Paperback: 532 pages Price: £8.99


	Friedrich Nietzsche - A Nietzsche Reader The literary career of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) spanned less than twenty years, but no area of intellectual inquiry was left untouched by his iconoclastic genius. The philosopher who announced the death of God in The Gay Science (1882) and went on to challenge the Christian code of morality in Beyond Good and Evil (1886), grappled with the fundamental issues of the human condition in his own intense autobiography, Ecce Homo (1888). Most notorious of all, perhaps, his idea of the triumphantly transgressive übermann ('superman') is developed in the extreme, yet poetic words of Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883-92). Whether addressing conventional Western philosophy or breaking new ground, Nietzsche vastly extended the boundaries of nineteenth-century thought. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140443290 Published: 1977 Paperback: 288 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £8.99


	Alexander von Humboldt - Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the 'New' World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of Enlightenment natural science. In his lifetime, Humboldt was described as 'next to Napoleon, the most famous man in Europe'. An admirer of the French Revolution, a Neptunist, an anti-slavist, a lover of Rousseau and Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and a close friend of Goethe (whom he resembled), he was also a profound influence upon Darwin and the course of Victorian science, as well as upon the proponents of new world independence. Publisher: Penguin Classic ISBN: 0140445536 Published: 1995 Paperback: 400 pages Price: £11.99


	Tacitus - The Agricola and the Germania The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law - and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and peoples of the country, and a succinct account of the early stages of the Roman occupation, nearly fatally undermined by Boudicca's revolt in AD 61 but consolidated by campaigns that took Agricola as far as Anglesey and northern Scotland. The warlike German tribes are the focus of Tacitus' attention in the Germania, which, like the Agricola, often compares the behaviour of 'barbarian' peoples favourably with the decadence and corruption of Imperial Rome. Harold Mattingly's translation brings Tacitus' extravagant imagination and incisive wit vividly to life. In his introduction, he examines Tacitus' life and literary career, the governorship of Agricola, and the political background of Rome's rapidly expanding empire. This edition also includes a select bibliography, and maps of Roman Britain and Germany. Publisher: Penguin Classic ISBN: 0140442413 Published: 1973 Paperback: 176 pages, 129 x 198 mm Price: £7.99


	Berlin Style With its tumultuous history, bustling international community, and cutting-edge art scene, Berlin is naturally home to a very diverse range of interiors which reflect the city’s mix of Eastern and Western influences. Traversing the city’s most eclectic and unique interiors, Berlin Style offers an inspiring view of Berlin and its inhabitants. 'The interiors in Berlin Style reflect a mix of Eastern and Western influences and showcase some of the city's most unique and eclectic dwellings' - Azure, Toronto Authors: Christiane Reiter, Eric Laignel, Patricia Parinejad Publisher: Taschen ISBN: 3822832278 Published: 2004 Flexicover: 140 x 195 mm, 192 pages Price: £4.99

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