Chapters on Historicism, the Victorians and Pre-Raphaelites, the Secessionist movements (Art Nouveau, Symbolism), Impressionism, and early Modernism examine the relationship between picture and frame in the years 1850 and 1920.

A collection of poems that capture the feelings and expression of music in some of its forms.

Three people die mysteriously after taking a Chinese herbal remedy.

One of the world's most popular writers on pets and wildlife takes us on an exhilarating journey through the animal kingdom and shows how the domestication of animals transformed the entire course of civilisation.

These poems by the Sufi master evoke the experience of spiritual love--provoked by an encounter with a young Persian woman who becomes for the poet an emblem of the divine. Illustrations.

Come along with the "Mane 6" - Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle - and sing songs about friendship! Learn about the "Elements of Harmony" - laughter, honesty, kindness, generosity, loyalty, and magic - and find out which one each Pony represents. Interactive buttons play 6 familiar songs, including two My LIttle Pony songs: "You Gotta Share" and "At the Gala." Lyrics are printed in the book so little ones can sing along. Music and singing help build language and literacy skills, and make story time extra special!

With delicate language and wisdom, Madeleine Thien explores the longing of families pulled apart by conflicts between generations, cultures, and values.Each of these stories captures a deeply personal world in which characters struggle to reconcile family loyalty with individual desires. In "House," a 10-year-old girl longs for the alcoholic mother who left the house one day never to return. In "Dispatch," a woman tries to hold her marriage together even after finding proof that her husband is in love with someone else. In "A Map of the City, " a young woman's troubled relationship with her father overshadows the course she takes in her adult life. Thien's fresh perspective and spare, haunting prose have already won her prizes and the praise of established masters. "Simple Recipes" is the beginning of a luminous writing career.