New Releases by Antony Mason

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of the Dutch artist.

Talking Points explores some of the 21st century''s most important topics and provides readers with solid information, facts and figures, and in-depth features to increase their understanding of current issues affecting today''s world.

Serien "Kunstnerliv" er en biografiserie som tar for seg noen av de største navnene i kunsthistorien. Bøkene behandler både liv og verk, med særlig vekt på den kunstneriske utviklingen og hvilken betydning den aktuelle kunstneren har hatt for både samtiden og ettertiden. Denne boka handler om Marc Chagall som var maler, billedhugger, keramiker, grafiker, scenograf og formgiver. Han var en av de mest produktive kunstnere i Paris på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet. Dette var en periode med radikale endringer i kunsten som surrealisme, fauvisme, kubisme og ekspresjonisme. Chagall lot seg inspirere av disse nye retningene, men utviklet likevel et svært personlig uttrykk. Han malte naivistiske, drømmeaktige motiver og var en av de mest nyskapende kunstnerne i samtiden. Hans særegne figurer og intense fargebruk ble en kilde til inspirasjon for generasjoner av kunstnere.

Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.

Explores the history of the performing arts like the circus, theater and drama, dance, opera, movies and television.

Take a trip around the globe and meet the people and lifestyles that make up our world in this richly illustrated reference. Organized into eight chapters-continent by continent, and then by smaller geographical areas-People Around the World is packed with photographs and takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic tour of people and their lifestyles. Young readers will gain a truly global perspective on how people live as they discover how the inhabitants of familiar and unfamiliar places dress, earn a living, and enjoy their leisure time. Along the way they''ll also find out what foods different people eat, what languages they speak, what they believe in, and how they are governed. Special Features • A reference section at the end of each chapter covers literacy rates, population densities, currencies, and life expectancies • Chapter openers include a map and scene-setting photographs • Superb photographs of children and adults in representative, everyday settings • Comprehensive index

Graceful architecture, fine cuisine, excellent shopping and glorious art. All this and more is thoroughly explored, with complete listings, color pictures, and detailed maps. Also includes day trips to Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent.

In ancient North and South America extraordinary civilizations rose, flourished, and fell. The Mayan pyramids and the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru and Teotihuacan in Mexico remain a testament to these cultures. Ancient Civilizations of the Americas tells this remarkable story-beginning when humans first ventured from Asia to Alaska more than 13,000 years ago and ending with the Indian Wars of the nineteenth century. The book traces the migration of people across North and South America, and investigates the impressive artistic and architectural achievements that followed. Civilizations emerged with well-established religions and economies, proven agricultural methods and trade routes, and craftsmen capable of producing gold, silver, and pottery artifacts of sublime beauty. By 500 BC sophisticated societies had developed as far south as Peru and by AD 500 these cultures, including the Maya of modern Mexico and Guatemala, had reached an age of maturity. The late fourteenth century saw the rise of the great imperial powers of the Aztecs in Mexico and the Inca in the Andes -- both highly organized societies with efficient bureaucracies, capable of casting the net of imperial rule over huge swathes of territory. In the end, however, the civilizations of the Americas faced a challenge different from any they had met before: the arrival of European colonists, starting with the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. Much was swept away in the often brutal encounters that followed. Yet much also survived -- ancient crafts and customs and the remains of engineering and architectural marvels, all speaking unforgettably of these cultures'' astonishing skills and organization.

The time trekkers go back in time to the world of the Stone Age. Follow them as they watch a mammoth hunt, learn how to make fire, ad come face to face with the terrifying saber toothed tiger. Will they survive? Will Jools discover rock music? And will anyone ever recongnize Lucy''s cave drawings?

This comprehensive full-color reference book introduces Biblical times by comparing the lives of well-to-do Egyptians with those of poor Israelites. Detailed illustrations and fact-filled text will engage readers while presenting true-to-life tales of this fascinating period.

If You Were There in Medieval Times takes us on an unforgettable firsthand excursion through the medieval period--from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Dark Ages. Detailed illustrations give youngsters an up-close look at this fascinating world, with a foldout mystery maze to keep them engaged for hours.

Join the four timetrekkers with their gizmos which answer questions on the world of the Stone Age. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Readers can travel around the world with companions Philip S. Flogg and Passport as they experience the diverse traditions, food, people, and cultures of the world