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Richard Strauss by David Nice
Category: Music SPECIALS | Series: Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers S.
This illustrated biography presents a portrait of Richard Strauss and his times - his youth in the heady days of the Bismarck era, his 23-year collaboration with librettist Hugo Von Hoffmannstahl, and his controversial relationship with the Nazi regime.
Roger Fry by Virginia Woolf
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Lives Ser.
Introduction by Frances Spalding. Virginia Woolf was a close friend of Roger Fry for many years - after his death she wrote this loving account of his passion for art, his own painting, and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, he was primarily responsible for bringing the post-Impressionist ...Show more
Rosa Luxemburg by Dana Mills
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Critical Lives Ser.
As an economist and political theorist, Rosa Luxemburg created a body of work that still resonates powerfully today. Born in Poland in 1871, she became a revolutionary leader in Berlin, publishing works including Reform or Revolution and The Accumulation of Capital. In this account of Luxemburg's short ...Show more
Rossini: His Life and Times by Nicholas Till
Category: Music SPECIALS | Series: Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers S.
Rubens's Spirit - Art and Ingenuity in Early Modern Europe by Alexander Marr
Category: Art and Design | Series: Renaissance Lives Ser.
Peter Paul Rubens was the most inventive and prolific northern European artist of his age. This book discusses his life and work in relation to three interrelated themes: spirit, ingenuity, and genius. It argues that Rubens and his reception were pivotal in the transformation of early modern ingenuity i ...Show more
SIR ALFRED STEPHEN THIRD CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES by BENNETT J M
Category: Biography | Series: Lives of Australian Chief Justices Ser.
Sir Alfred Stephen (1802-1894) was descended from generations of Stephens celebrated in England for their contributions to the law, literature, politics and public administration. A creature of the nineteenth century, Sir Alfred personified its values. Born at St Kitts, educated in England and there cal ...Show more
Salvator Rosa - Paint and Performance by Helen Langdon
Category: Art and Design | Series: Renaissance Lives Ser.
A compelling biography of the Renaissance painter, known equally for his magnetic personality and unusual subject matter: witchcraft and the sublime. Painter, poet, and actor Salvator Rosa was one of the most engaging and charismatic personalities of seventeenth-century Italy. Although a gifted land ...Show more
Samuel Beckett by Gerry Dukes
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Penguin Illustrated Lives S.
Samuel Beckett is part of the "Penguin Writers: Illustrated Lives" series - mini-biographies of significant modern writers. Each book contains a biographical essay organized around interesting visual docmentation that relates to each life.
Santa Claus and the Elves by Anna Gkoutzouri (Illustrator); S&S Alliance Staff (Contribution by)
Category: Children's | Series: Who Lives Here? Ser.
Knock knock! Who lives here? Young children will love pulling up the sliders to see who's behind the doors of these adorable mini houses! They get to go inside, explore the owners' favorite rooms and learn what they do for a living. The appealing house-shaped books introduce readers to early numbers ...Show more
Search for Harold Lasseter by Murray Hubbard
Category: Australiana | Series: Imprint Lives Ser.
Sebastian Lives in a Hat 30th Anniversay Edition (PB) by Thelma Catterwell
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Sebastian Lives in a Hat
Sebastian is a pink fuzzy baby wombat. He doesn't have a mother to look after him, and so he lives in a woolly hat and is looked after by a human family. When he's big he might not need his hat any more, but for now it keeps him safe and warm.
Sergei Rachmaninoff by Rebecca Mitchell
Category: Music | Series: Critical Lives Ser.
Drawing extensively on Russian-language sources, a concise yet comprehensive survey of the life and work of one of classical music's great composers. Unquestionably one of the most popular composers of classical music, Sergei Rachmaninoff has not always been so admired by critics. Detractors have long p ...Show more