“robert hughes”

With characteristic critical fervor and sure-eyed insight, Hughes brings the story of an artist whose life and work bridged the transition from the 18th-century reign of the old masters to the early days of the 19th-century moderns.Robert Hughes, who has stunned us with comprehensive works on subjec... More

Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In "Barcelona the Great Enchantress," Hughes crafts a more personal tale of his nearly forty-year love affair with the Spanish metropolis, one of th... More

The most controversial art critic in America--author of the bestselling The Fatal Shore and The Shock of the New--looks with love and loathing, wit and authority, at art and artists from the past to the present. Hughes evokes and defines the essences, works and worlds of a wide range of artists.... More

Writing with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for "Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship betwe... More

The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffereing and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system. With 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps.... More

A deeply personal account of raising a child with low functioning autismBeautifully written by a respected journalist and teacherOffers hands-on advice to parents in an entertaining and easy-to-read mannerA deeply personal account of raising a child with low functioning autismBeautifully written by ... More

Designed for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages, and practical applications are examined.Designed for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text with... More