Christopher Short Livres

Egon Schiele was born in Vienna in 1890, growing up in the same milieu that nurtured the theories of Freud. Showing a precious talent as a child, he developed a distinctive personal style that matched his anguished obsession with sex, life and death. His nudes and self-portraits, with their unflinching honesty, are among the most intense and powerful portrayals of sexual feeling in Western art. Although he died young he produced a body of paintings, watercolours and drawings that rank him among the most original artists of the early twentieth century, and an important forerunner of the Expressionist movement. In this book Christopher Short presents a biographical introduction and survey of Schiele’s art, followed by detailed commentaries on a selection of 48 male and female nudes, self-portraits, portraits, landscapes and allegorical works representing a full cross-section of the artist’s finest works in all media.

If you are full of creative ideas but have never held a hammer in your life and if you are the kind of person who thinks a screwdriver is a type of cocktail, then this book is for you! The irrepressible handyman of the BBC TV hit show Changing Rooms, Handy Andy demonstrates simple but stunning changes you can make to your home in no time at all. With over thirty imaginative and inexpensive projects, ranging from stylish shelving to practical splashbacks, and from fake wall panelling to fancy radiator covers, Handy Andy's Weekend Workbook has practical solutions for every nook and cranny of your home. Each project is accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, Andy's complete idiot-proof instructions and a full list of all the tools and materials needed to finish the job. Andy also includes great advice for every do-it-yourself novice, including essential techniques, how to build up a basic toolkit, and what type of timber to work with. So, even if your practical skills are non-existent and you don't know your mole grips from your mitre block, with Handy Andy you'll soon be in do-it-yourself heaven.

Drawing on the diverse literature that has been written on Kandinsky's art and theory, the author demonstrates that while many different perspectives on his work have been identified, none holds the 'key' to that work.

Ein führendes Senatsmitglied aus Washington wird in einer Kleinstadt des amerikanischen Südens erwartet. Es geht um Rassenfragen und Abtragung politischer Vorurteile. Der Sheriff des Ortes kennt seine Landsleute. Da er nicht die ganze Stadt einsperren kann, sieht er Schlimmes voraus – nämlich Mord.