Charting the movements, developments, and ideas that transformed the way women dress, this book gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion. From the invention of the bias cut and the stiletto heel to the designers who changed the way we think about clothes, the book is entertaining, intelligent, and a visual

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF BARACK OBAMA\'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF NPR\'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE WINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 HONOREENATIONAL

Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues, bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman

This open access book considers the potential setup for a future Multilateral Investment Court (MIC). The option of an MIC was first discussed by the EU Commission in 2016 and has since been made an official element of the EU Common Commercial Policy. In 2017, UNCITRAL also decided to discuss the possibility of an MIC, and on 20 March 2018, the Council of the EU gave the EU Commission the mandate to

The #1 New York Times best-selling series continues...for life and light! A provocative and thrilling young adult adventure set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the storytelling of Phase I. Meet mysterious cult members, daring explorers, Jedi peacekeepers and more! Don\'t miss these other YA adventures of Star Wars: The High Republic! Into the Dark by Claudia GrayOut of the Shadows

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This \"beautiful tribute to a legendary artist\" (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy--before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up. For Nipsey Hussle,

\"The best little ghost in the world,\" and his pet ghost, Squiggle, are back in their most delicious adventure yet! It\'s a new delightful romp for young readers and families from the award-winning imagination of Vermont\'s first Cartoonist Laureate, James Kochalka. Johnny Boo creates an incredible Ice Cream Computer that can turn anything into delicious ice cream. Old toys that you don\'t want to

Often considered China\'s greatest poet, Du Fu (712-770) came of age at the height of the Tang dynasty, in an era marked by confidence that the accumulated wisdom of the precedent cultural tradition would guarantee civilization\'s continued stability and prosperity. When his society collapsed into civil war in 755, however, he began to question contemporary assumptions about the role that tradition

This book covers in pictures, the history and development of London\'s main terminal stations, looking at the stations through the lens of photographers from Victorian and Edwardian times through to the modern era.The main terminal stations in London have changed greatly in the last 150 years, this volume seeks through pictures to capture the spirit of those changes, showing the often interesting and

Your take-action guide to gender equity First, just to be clear: Leading While Female is not a book about how to get a leadership job. Nor is it about fixing or transforming women into male managers or mindsets. Instead, Arriaga, Stanley, and Lindsey\'s bigger ambition is to help both women and men educational leaders confront and close the gender equity gap--a gap that currently denies highly qualified

Introduces Greek students to the field of linguistics and shows how its findings can increase their understanding of the New

Want to start making your own activewear? Or perhaps you are already into sewing your workout clothes, but are ready to step up your sewing game and achieve more professional results? Then this book is for you Sewing Activewear: How to make your own professional-looking athletic wear takes you through all the fundamentals and then move you to the next level. So that you will be fully equipped and

From acclaimed author of The Warlow Experiment, the moving story of a mother and daughter separated in Regency

Old Friends, new enemies In the Sasazuka neighborhood of the Shibuya district of Tokyo, newly minted part-time burger-flipper and former Devil King Satan (now known as Sadao Maou) clashes with Lucifer, a fallen angel who used to serve him But how will the onetime king deal with his rival now that his magic power\'s run dry? Now that the devil is one of us, he\'s going to have to get

Our Course Book (Level 3) is a great reference guide to introduce English at an intermediate stage including key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary. Ideal for English test preparations or ESL lesson plans, the Course Book uses visual teaching methods to introduce the English language, reinforced through a variety of exercises and examples when used alongside our Practice Book (Level 3). Expand

What if you woke up to discover that you\'d killed the only woman you had ever

This book is about one ordinary person\'s efforts, largely carried out single-handedly and with limited funds, to build a model railway layout in his garden that runs just like the real thing.It is based on Brymbo in North Wales, where the GWR and LNER were joined by the LMS in the search for mineral wealth. Allen Jackson\'s recreation runs between three sheds and features empty and loaded coal trains

God Never ChangesOr does he? God has been getting a makeover of late, a \"reinvention\" that has incited debate and troubled scholars and laypeople alike. Modern theological sectors as diverse as radical feminism and the new \"open theism\" movement are attacking the classical Christian view of God and vigorously promoting their own images of Divinity.God Under Fire refutes the claim that major attributes