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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts written and read by Christopher de Hamel. This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person...

As Hitler was attempting to conquer the western world, his armies were methodically pillaging the finest art in Europe, from Michelangelos to Vermeers, all stolen for the Führer. The Monuments Men had a mandate from President Roosevelt to find these artworks, but no vehicles, typewriters, or authority. In a race against time to save the world’s greatest cultural treasures from destruction at the hands of Nazi fanatics, each man constructed his own treasure map....

The Art of Relevance is your guide to mattering more to more people. You'll find inspiring examples, rags-to-relevance case studies, research-based frameworks, and practical advice on how your work can be more vital to your community. Whether you work in museums or libraries, parks or theaters, churches or afterschool programs, relevance can work for you. Break through shallow connection. Unlock meaning for yourself and others. Find true relevance and shine.

World-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist for the first time grants a private view of his life, and his journey towards art and artists When Hans Ulrich was six years old, he was knocked down by a speeding car as he was crossing the street. Hospitalized for weeks, a sense of urgency was...

New York Times bestseller Named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, the Financial Times, the New York Post, Book Riot, and The Sunday Times (London). An “exquisite” (The Washington Post) “hauntingly beautiful” (Associated Press) portrait of the Metropolitan...

Heather arbeitet im »Museum of Broken (He)arts« in Vancouver, wo sie traurige Erinnerungsstücke aus zerbrochenen Beziehungen katalogisiert. Als ein Brief samt kaputtem Silberarmband eintrifft, ist sie tief gerührt. Der junge Anwalt Casey wurde verlassen, ohne den Grund zu kennen. Gemeinsam mit Heather recherchiert er, bis er erfährt, dass seine Ex sich in jemand anderen verliebt hat. Während dieser Zeit kommen sich Heather und Casey immer näher. Doch kurz darauf wird Heather mit ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit konfrontiert, als jemand aus ihrem früheren Leben auftaucht.

As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A...

Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices of living artists' works have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional boundaries within the art world have collapsed, and artists now think ever more strategically about how to advance their careers. Artists no longer simply make art, but package, sell, and brand it. Noah Horowitz exposes the inner workings of the contemporary art market, explaining how this unique economy came to be, how it works, and where it's headed.

'Marvellous . . . I read it with astonished delight . . . It is equally scholarly and entertaining.' - Jan Morris 'Quirky and compelling.' - The Times Once we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song order. And yet the order of the alphabet, that...

Erlebe in dieser packenden Kulturgeschichte der Antike den Aufstieg und fatalen Untergang des ersten Weltwissens. Begleite ambitionierte Gelehrte durch das pulsierende Machtzentrum des Mittelmeerraums. Auf deinem täglichen Pendelweg wirst du von dieser atmosphärischen Reise in eine vergangene...

Abandoned in a library book-drop slot in the dead of winter, the small kitten who came to be known as Dewey Readmore Books miraculously endured the coldest night of the year. When librarian Vicki Myron found him in the morning, she wrapped him in her arms, gave him his first bath, and then introduced him to his new home: the library. Dewey charmed Spencer, Iowa’s library-goers, young and old, with his ability to know just which visitors needed a friend.

Desmitifica la mayor pérdida de la historia antigua y explora el verdadero epicentro del conocimiento clásico. Ideal para tu aprendizaje inmersivo nocturno o durante el trayecto diario, este fascinante viaje sonoro te transporta al Mediterráneo oriental para revelar cómo operaba realmente...

Erlebe den dramatischen Aufstieg und Fall einer antiken Metropole, die das gesamte Wissen der Welt in sich vereinte. Diese atmosphärische Stadtbiografie begleitet dich perfekt auf dem Weg zur Arbeit und verwandelt dein tägliches Pendeln in eine epische Zeitreise an die Küste des leuchtenden...

Explorez l'histoire tumultueuse des collections humaines pour comprendre comment le pouvoir politique façonne la mémoire. Lors de vos trajets quotidiens, laissez-vous transporter par ce récit immersif qui retrace l'évolution fascinante des premiers trésors privés jusqu'aux vastes...

The Brutish Museums sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. Since its first publication, museums across the western world have begun to return their Bronzes to Nigeria, heralding a new era in the way we understand the collections of empire we once took for granted.

The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner—creator of one of America’s most stunning museums—an American original whose own life was remade by art. Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from...

Real-World Cryptography teaches practical techniques for day-to-day work as a developer, sysadmin, or security practitioner. There’s no complex math or jargon. You’ll learn building blocks like hash functions and signatures, and cryptographic protocols like HTTPS and secure messaging. This audiobook is a joy to listen to - and it might just save your bacon the next time you’re targeted by an adversary after your data.

Bloomsbury presents Patch Work by Claire Wilcox, read by Antonia Beamish. A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I am overwhelmed by this book. It is an absolute masterpiece. A book of such beauty and profundity, of such poetry in its emotion and observation ... I found my sense of life transformed by...

When "metadata" became breaking news, appearing in stories about surveillance by the National Security Agency, many members of the public encountered this once-obscure term from information science for the first time. Should people be reassured that the NSA was "only" collecting metadata about phone calls - information about the caller, the recipient, the time, the duration, the location - and not recordings of the conversations themselves? Or does phone call metadata reveal more than it seems?

The fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the kings of France and then into the world's greatest art museum.