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Isabel Archer är en av litteraturens mest omtalade kvinnogestalter. Det sätt Henry James gestaltar henne, utan analys; enbart genom sina uttryck och sin erfarenhet, gör Porträtt av en dam [Portrait of a Lady, 1881] till en av

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences is considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre. In this groundbreaking book, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews. ‘Dick became convinced that Perry was that […]

How did we get from the Big Bang to today’s staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet? And why, in comparison, are our closest primate relatives reduced to near-extinction? Big History creator David Christian gives the answers in a mind-expanding cosmological detective story told on […]

Washington D.C., år 1862. Medan det amerikanska inbördeskriget härjar i landet ligger Abraham Lincolns elvaårige son Willie svårt sjuk i sin säng i Vita huset. På bara några dagar vinner sjukdomen över pojken och han är förlorad. Tidningarna rapporterar att president Lincoln, utom sig av sorg, upprepade gånger har setts återvända till kryptan på kyrkogården […]

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) remains an icon of the 20th century and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. He also was an obsessive collector of things large and small, ordinary and quirky. Since 1994, The Andy Warhol Museum has studied and safeguarded the artist’s archive encompassing hundreds of thousands of these objects, at turns […]

Pick a hand. Follow its lead. Readers will open this inviting book in their hands and see what it offers. Die-cut in the shape of a hand, each page falls open to reveal one of 75 prompts and charming illustrated objects that inspire positive guidance, reflection, and contemplation.

Den psykiska ohälsan håller på att ta över som det stora hälsohotet i vår tid. Ett högt tempo, konstant stress och en digital livsstil med ständig uppkoppling börjar få konsekvenser för vår hjärna. För hur mycket du än gillar att kolla bildflödet på instagram, nyheterna i mobilen eller filmer på plattan, är din hjärna inte […]

Hand lettering is making a comeback, bursting out of its graphic-design bubble and finding a mainstream via collecting social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest. The avid interest in hand lettering seemingly goes hand in hand with the weariness audiences feel with constant slick digital presentation of the information they consume. The Art of Lettering collects myriad […]