The Buildings is a sixth-century text by Prokopios of Kaisareia (Caesarea Maritima) on the building works attributed to the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (r. 527–65 CE), extolling the virtues of good rulership through praise of architecture. Book I centres on the imperial capital Constantinople: rich in its use of rhetoric and aesthetics, it portrays the emperor as a builder-patron, but also portrays the city itself as a place of beauty and delight to its inhabitants. Several ...

We aren't chefs. Nobody involved in the writing of this book has ever even gone near culinary school. But that's the point. You don't need to be a chef to cook delicious, healthy meals that keeps your passion going for all things mountain sports, you just need to get a little creative. Beyond Skid is a mountain town-inspired cookbook brought to you by Max Ritter and Lily Krass that showcases creative, easy, and wallet-friendly meals that fuel us in the mountains.

Healthy, delicious, and portable snacks for all your snowy adventures!Features 65 original recipes to fuel outdoor winter funIncludes "Skid Hack" cooking shortcuts and stories from the slopesColorful ski icons designate the ease of each recipeSki Snacks is a fun, easy-to-use cookbook that celebrates mountain culture and winter sports while encouraging community through food. Every recipe featured in Ski Snacks

When Weyrother was posted to Vienna the SRS was the only school left that concerned itself with the methodical practice of the art of high-school and, with the cultivation and the preservation of the purity of equine locomotion. There were quite a few very good cavalry schools throughout Europe but all had to fulfil a practical brief which demanded immediate results. The only other school devoted to the art of pure riding was the School of Versailles in France. This was closed after the Fr...

The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Juergen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language," from antiquity to the present.

The highly anticipated complement to the New York Times bestselling Momofuku cookbook, Momofuku Milk Bar reveals the recipes for the innovative, addictive cookies, pies, cakes, ice creams, and more from the wildly popular Milk Bar bakery.Momofuku Milk Bar shares the recipes for Christina Tosi’s fantastic desserts—the now-legendary riffs on childhood flavors and down-home classics (all essentially derived from ten mother recipes)—...

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of René DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of René Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Dutch master Frans Hals—or so it was long believed, until the work was downgraded to a copy of an original. But where is the authentic version, and who painted it? Is the man in the painting—and in its o...

Known from Viceland and Just a Dash, the acclaimed chef shares personal stories and memories of the food that defined him in this bestselling cookbook.Matty Matheson is known as much for his amazing food as his love for life, positive mental attitude, and epic Instagram account. This debut cookbook is about Matty's memories of the foods that have defined who he is. With a drive to share his zest for life, he creates dishes within these pages that reinterpr...

The lively, chatty little plants think they know some stuff, but when it comes to animals, they know nothing. One wild assumption leads to another and gets them into big trouble.This illustrated book is for bilingual children and others wishing to read a simple dual language text in English and German. For ease of understanding, the languages are displayed together mostly one or two sentences at a time and use everyday language of native speakers. Reading this fun bilingual story wi...

The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings placed in domed churches and public buildings. This complete introduction to the whole period and range of Byzantine art combines immense breadth with interesting historical detail. Robin Cormack overturns the myth that Byzantine...

"Designed for a beginning baker but more-experienced hands can also profit from his approach, which produces more deeply flavored loaves." — The New York TimesThis is the first true entry-level bread-baking cookbook, from Josey Baker (that's his real name!), a former science teacher turned San Francisco baking sensation. Josey Baker Bread combines step-by-step lessons with more than 100 photographs, offering easy-to-follow guidance for aspiring ba...

A newly translated LIBRETTO with foreign language and english translation side-by-side, AND Music Highlight Examples.