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Scribble, Scribble, Scribble - Writing on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother by Simon Schama
$29.94 AUD
Category: Anthologies, Essays & Journals | Reading Level: very good
A treasure trove of Schama's writing with subjects ranging from cookery to Barack Obama.
Simon Schama's Power of Art by Simon Schama
$59.95 AUD
Category: Photography | Reading Level: very good
'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merc ...Show more
The American Future: A History from the Founding Fathers to Barack Obama by Simon Schama
$29.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
In November 2008, the United States elected a new President. But the collapse of twenty years of Republican conservativism means the country is already conducting an intense self-examination about the trajectory of its history; how it came to find itself in multiple crises and how an America that began ...Show more
The American Future : A history by Simon Schama
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
In November 2008 the United States will elect a new President. But the imminent collapse of twenty years of Republican conservativism means the country is already conducting an intense self-examination about the trajectory of its history; how it came to find itself in multiple crises and how an America ...Show more
The Bastille Falls (Pocket Penguins 70 Years) by Simon Schama
$3.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift | Series: Pocket Penguins 70's S.
Taken from Schama's award-winning work Citizens, this account of the storming of the Bastille vividly dramatises one of history's most significant moments. In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblemat ...Show more
The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
A social and cultural investigation of how a modest collection of farming, fishing and shipping communities without shared language, religion or government transformed itself in the 17th century into the formidable empire of the Dutch Republic.
The Essential Cy Twombly by Nicola Del Rosciol; Simon Schama; Kirk Varnedoe; Laszlo Glozer; and Thierry Greu
$100.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Cy Twombly (1928-2011) created art that was remarkable for its versatility, sensitivity and originality. Throughout his career, he followed his own artistic pathway, independent from contemporary trends, and for a long time his work went unnoticed by a wider audience. By the time of his death in Rome, a ...Show more
The Power of Art by Simon Schama
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Reading Level: good
'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. 'The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things, visions that soothe, charm and beguile, but actually they are thugs. Merc ...Show more
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000BCE - 1492CE by Simon Schama
$27.99 AUD
Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Reading Level: very good
It is a story like no other- an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes ...Show more
Wordy: Sounding off about high art, low appetite and the power of memory by Simon Schama
$22.99 AUD
Category: Anthologies, Essays & Journals
'Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall fo ...Show more