Most Popular Books by John WYNDHAM

Thousands of travelers visit Tuscany and Umbria each year to follow the Piero della Francesca Trail. John Pope-Hennessy examines each work of Piero della Francesca. Included is Aldous Huxley's essay "The Best Picture, " which inspired Pope-Hennessy to seek out these paintings and frescoes. 56 photos.

This is the twelfth volume of the AW Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, which are delivered annually at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The volumes of the lectures constitute number xxxv in Bollingen series.

Shows portraits, panel paintings, and frescoes by the fourteenth century Dominican friar and includes a brief profile of his life

John Wyndham considered this story a study in “realism in interplanetary travel.” This is no ordinary interplanetary story: it is a human and gripping adventure of explorations into a new world with a surprising series of developments. What Mr. Harris shows so powerfully is the effect of environment upon two races: the rise of one and the steady degeneration of another to almost the level of the brute. As he points out, when men from temperate climates have gone to the tropics, one of two things has happened: they have either transformed the tropics and tamed it to civilization or else the tropics have conquered them and they have sunk slowly to the level of nature. The same struggle must go on when men go to other worlds to live and colonize.

Warfare is becoming increasingly a matter of scientific cleverness and power. A nation of 100,000,000 people, who had no arms other than shotguns would be at the mercy of an enemy many times smaller who was armed with the latest of killing devices. Scientific ingenuity for warfare has been turning lately to the development of little known biological devices. In this field there is almost no limit to the fiendish contraptions to make warfare a hell on earth. This tale is a case in point, with a startling and surprising climax. This classic short story, by the author of The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cookoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) originally appeared in Wonder Stories magazine in 1933. Includes an introduction by Karl Wurf.

Native American youth discuss their lives, especially focusing on issues of ethnic identity, coping with problems, education, self-esteem, and finding their way to the "Good Path."

First published in 1955-63, Sir John Pope-Hennessy's classic Introduction to Italian Sculpture still stands as the definitive introduction to the subject. A triumph of clear organization, sustained critical scholarship and certain aesthetic judgement, its three volumes bring order to a huge mass of material, and present a magisterial survey of one of the most creative phases in Western art. These books have long been indispensable for scholars, students, curators, collectors and dealers. For the fourth edition of this great work, the text has been revised and updated, and new notes and bibliographies have been added. The design has been dramatically transformed, with all the illustrations now appearing in a single sequence integrated with the narrative text. Many new photographs have been obtained, and duotone printing has been used to achieve the highest possible quality of reproduction. This classic work is now also reissued in a paperback edition, at a price that will make it available to students and a wider public.

En Bill Masen és en un hospital de Londres amb el cap embenat i es perd la pluja de meteorits més espectacular que s'ha vist mai. Però quan l'endemà al matí es treu les benes dels ulls, es troba que un estrany silenci plana sobre la ciutat i que als carrers només hi ha persones cegues que volten, desorientades, i fugen dels trífids, unes plantes grotesques i perilloses de més de dos metres d'alçada. Aviat es toparà amb la Josella, una altra afortunada que també ha conservat la vista, i junts miraran de sobreviure, conscients que el món que coneixien no fa ni vint-i-quatre hores ha desaparegut per sempre.

"Si sabes que es miércoles y la mañana empieza como si fuera un domingo, algo muy grave tiene que estar pasando en alguna parte". De esta forma tan inocua comienza una de las novelas más famosas de catástrofes. Al día siguiente de que una lluvia de meteoritos caiga sobre Inglaterra, Bill Masen es uno de los pocos afortunados que conserva la vista. Londres está llena de hombres y mujeres que vagan en busca de ayuda y en algunos casos tratan de esclavizar a quienes todavía pueden ver. Pero en este mundo postapocalíptico tienen que sobrevivir a otra amenaza: los trífidos, unas plantas carnívoras de más de dos metros de alto, que pueden desplazarse y que poseen aguijones letales. ¿Tienen los seres humanos alguna posibilidad ante un enemigo así?

Lorsque Bill se réveille à l’hôpital, les yeux bandés, il n’a pas conscience de sa chance. Dehors, une pluie d’éclats de comète qui a illuminé le ciel a rendu la quasi-totalité de l’humanité aveugle. À Londres et ailleurs, si de petits groupes tentent de s’organiser pour survivre, c’est compter sans les Triffides, ces mystérieuses plantes capables de se déplacer, tandis que les humains, eux, trébuchent et tombent...

BENDITA SEA LA NORMA. EN LA PUREZA ESTÁ NUESTRA SALVACIÓN. ¡CUIDADO CON LOS MUTANTES! Después de la Tribulación, una catástrofe apocalíptica que da lugar a mutaciones genéticas, las desviaciones de la norma son consideradas Blasfemias. Los animales y plantas que no tengan un aspecto normal son eliminados, y los humanos son expulsados a los Márgenes. Nadie sospecha en su aldea que David y Rosalind también son mutantes, pero a medida que se hacen mayores cada vez les resulta más difícil ocultar su propia aberración y se ven obligados a huir a las Malas Tierras para no ser descubiertos.

Il primo segnale è una straordinaria pioggia di meteoriti verdi che scende su Londra illuminandone il cielo notturno e toglie la vista a chiunque vi assista. Poi, l'invasione: quei corpi celesti contenevano infatti i semi di piante mostruose che crescono a una velocità mai vista, si spostano e inghiottono qualunque essere vivente, umani compresi. Solo una piccola colonia sull'isola di Wight è ancora immune, ma la civiltà, impazzita di terrore, per sopravvivere si è riassestata su spietate basi feudali... Ospitato a puntate sulla rivista americana «Colier's» nel 1951, Il giorno dei trifidi è stato un immediato successo, la prima affermazione di massa della fantascienza al di fuori del ristretto ambiente degli appassionati, dopo gli ormai lontani trionfi di H.G. Wells. Da un giorno all'altro, i silenziosi e letali trifidi si sono conquistati un posto - e un posto di tutto rispetto - nell'ampia galleria di creature mostruose che l'uomo è andato nei secoli evocando per dare corpo ai più nascosti fantasmi della propria immaginazione.

First published in 1955-63, Sir John Pope-Hennessy’s classic Introduction to Italian Sculpture still stands as the definitive introduction to the subject. A triumph of clear organization, sustained critical scholarship and sure aesthetic judgement, its three volumes bring order to a huge mass of material, and present a magisterial survey of one of the most creative phases in Western art. For the fourth edition of this work, the author revised and brought up to date the text, notes and bibliographies. The design has been dramatically transformed, with all the illustrations now appearing in a single sequence integrated with the narrative text. Many new photographs have been obtained, and duotone printing has been used to achieve the highest possible quality of reproduction. Includes the work of Michelangelo, Giambologna and Bernini.

This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of �f�, the traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the author/translator by the high priests of �f�, and the book is still cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today. It has undeservedly become quite rare, as it can be considered a minor classic in the field.