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  • Audiobook

    Only Rakes Need Apply

    by Kate Pearce ...
    Narrated by Susan Duerden ...
    Series series Rakes of London

    Unabridged

    9 hours 43 min

    What's a woman to do when her husband has departed but her desires very much remain? The only thing Lady Carenza Smythe-Harding misses about her late spouse, a notorious gambler and adulterer, is his expertise between the sheets. After two years donning mourning dresses, it's her turn for some fun. But with no intention of remarrying, how can she find the right devil-may-care rogue for the job ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Happy Is the Bride

    Unabridged

    11 hours 11 min

    1 Wedding, 4 New York Times Bestselling Authors, 5 Happily Ever Afters! Stirring up all the romance and excitement a bride could hope for-plus a healthy dose of unforeseen shenanigans-four of today's most dazzling bestselling authors deliver the wedding of the year, where there's something-and someone-for everyone. Opposites attract when a wealthy cattleman and a penniless artist decide to get ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Collecting

    An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition

    by Susan Pearce ...
    Series series Collecting Cultures
    On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.Susan Pearce looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Museums, Objects, and Collections

    A Cultural Study

    by Susan Pearce ...
    This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social reasons that people collect and identifies three modes of collecting: collecting as souvenirs, as fetishes, and as systematic assemblages. She considers how museum professionals set policies of collection management; acquire, study, and ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Collector's Voice

    Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 4: Contemporary Voices

    Series series Perspectives on Collecting
    The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and the shape of the museum institution have developed over the past 3000 years. Material presented ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Collector's Voice

    Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 2: Early Voices

    Series series Perspectives on Collecting
    The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and the shape of the museum institution have developed over the past 3000 years. Material presented ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Collector's Voice

    Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 1: Ancient Voices

    Series series Perspectives on Collecting
    The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and the shape of the museum institution have developed over the past 3000 years. Material presented ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Collector's Voice

    Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 3: Modern Voices

    Series series Perspectives on Collecting
    The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and the shape of the museum institution have developed over the past 3000 years. Material presented ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Immigration and Women

    Understanding the American Experience

    The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, working in kitchens or delis, driving taxis, and sending money to their wives and families in their home countries, while women are often left out of these pictures. Immigration and Women is a national portrait of immigrant women who live in the United ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Art & Soul of Glass Beads

    17 Bead Artists Share Their Inspiration & Methods

    At last, a book that explores the origins and renaissance of lampwork glass beads and offers a one-on-one journey with fourteen exceptional glass bead artists as they create more than 20 projects.Step-by-step instruction and beautiful photography shows crafters how to create stunning necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and much more. This new reference gives an inside look at the artists' creative ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Museums & Their Development V7

    Edited by Susan Pearce ...
    First published in 2004. This eight volume set is a compilation of writings of Museums and their development from the 1700 to 1900s. Volume 7 includes volume 3 of Treasure of Art in Great Britain, an account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated MSS, by Dr Waagen of Berlin, on his visit to England in 1835. ... Read more

    $680.00 USD

  • Museums & Their Development V5

    Edited by Susan Pearce ...
    First published in 2004. This eight volume set is a compilation of writings of Museums and their development from the 1700 to 1900s. Volume 5 includes Volume 1 of Treasure of Art in Great Britain, an account of the Chief Collections of Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Illuminated MSS, by Dr Waagen of Berlin, on his visit to England in 1835. ... Read more

    $680.00 USD