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The National Gallery of Art Washington: A World of Art

By (author) Martha Richler, Introduction by Donna Tartt

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This major new addition to the Scala Books list is both a popular guide to the National Gallery of Art and an introduction to the principal themes in Western art history from the 12th century to the present, using examples from the Gallery's permanent collection.With over 300 color illustrations, this work presents the full scope of the NGA's collections, ranging from paintings and sculpture to prints, drawings and decorative arts. The book is given a unique literary dimension through its use of quotes from artists and writers which accompany the illustrations and main text.The modern period is given special emphasis: the last six of eleven chapters are devoted to the 19th and 20th centuries, bringing the reader up-to-date, with a straight-forward discussion of contemporary art.

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The Memory Collectors: A Novel

Dete Meserve
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Survive the AI Apocalypse: A guide for solutionists

Bronwen Williams
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232 pages
was: R 340.95
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Let's stare the future down and, instead of fearing AI, become solutionists.

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The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes

William Kelleher Storey
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528 pages
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This first comprehensive biography of Cecil Rhodes in a generation illuminates Rhodesâ€™s vision for the expansion of imperialism in southern Africa, connecting politics and industry to internal development, and examines how this fueled a lasting, white-dominated colonial society.

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The Coming Wave: AI, Power and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
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352 pages
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