Book Description The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of...(展开全部)

Anyone practicing magic won't want to miss this comprehensive book of magician's correspondences. Featuring four times more tables than Aleister Crowley's "Liber 777," this is the most complete collection of magician's tables available. This monumental work documents thousands of mystical links-spanning pagan pantheons, Kabbalah, astrology, tarot, I Ching, angels, demons, herbs...(展开全部)

These three great plays by one of the founding fathers of the theatre of the absurd, are alive and kicking with tragedy and humour, bleakness and farce. In "Rhinoceros" we are shown the innate brutality of people as everyone, except for Berenger, turn into clumsy, unthinking rhinoceroses. "The Chairs" depicts the futile struggle of two old people to convey the meaning of life t...(展开全部)

作者簡介 維克多・雨果（Victor-Marie Hugo, 1802-1885） 法國十九世紀浪漫主義文學代表作家、畫家、政治家。 雨果以《悲慘世界》、《鐘樓怪人》、《一個死囚的末日》等經典作品在文學史上擁有崇高地位，影響深遠的雨果，除了在小說創作取得卓越成就外，在詩歌、戲劇等領域也有不凡的成績。通才雨果寫作之外，也以繪畫為創作途徑，終其一生有4,000幅以上的畫作，善於運用前衛的繪畫技巧，（表現接近後代的超現實主義風格），並且於降靈會時，以潛意識作畫，概念早於後世的佛洛伊德。 文學、藝術成就之外，雨果積極入世投身政治參與公眾事務，由保皇思想轉而捍衛共和體制。雨果曾為議員發揮其影響力，在政治主張上，雨果大力呼籲普選，反對死刑，為勞動者爭取權益，並主張施行義務教育。拿破崙三世發動政變後，雨果遭流放，輾轉到澤西島和根西島定居，直到第二帝國結束後...(展开全部)

Tables and graphs can more adequately communicate important business information when they reflect the good design practices discussed in this practical guide to effective table and graph design. Information is provided on the fundamental concepts of table and graph design, the numbers and knowledge most suitable for display in a graphic form, the best tabular means to communic...(展开全部)

作者簡介 維克多・雨果（Victor-Marie Hugo, 1802-1885） 法國十九世紀浪漫主義文學代表作家、畫家、政治家。 雨果以《悲慘世界》、《鐘樓怪人》、《一個死囚的末日》等經典作品在文學史上擁有崇高地位，影響深遠的雨果，除了在小說創作取得卓越成就外，在詩歌、戲劇等領域也有不凡的成績。通才雨果寫作之外，也以繪畫為創作途徑，終其一生有4,000幅以上的畫作，善於運用前衛的繪畫技巧，（表現接近後代的超現實主義風格），並且於降靈會時，以潛意識作畫，概念早於後世的佛洛伊德。 文學、藝術成就之外，雨果積極入世投身政治參與公眾事務，由保皇思想轉而捍衛共和體制。雨果曾為議員發揮其影響力，在政治主張上，雨果大力呼籲普選，反對死刑，為勞動者爭取權益，並主張施行義務教育。拿破崙三世發動政變後，雨果遭流放，輾轉到澤西島和根西島定居，直到第二帝國結束後...(展开全部)

In "Near a Thousand Tables, " acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind.In this "appetizingly provocative" "(Los Angeles Times)" book, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set human...(展开全部)

The leading figure of absurdist theater and one of the great innovators of the modern stage, Eugene Ionesco did not write his first play, The Bald Soprano, until 1950. He went on to become an internationally renowned master of modern drama, famous for the comic proportions and bizarre effects that allow his work to be simultaneously hilarious, tragic, and profound.