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The Secret History of the Mongols
'By the Power of Eternal Heaven; By the Protection of the Majestic Imperial Fortune.'
Born a poor nomad in an unforgiving world, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan transformed the thirteenth century, ultimately ruling an empire that would stretch from Korea to Crimea and Syria to Siberia. Much of what we know about Chinggis comes from the horrified comments of foreign chroniclers, but there is one exceptional and authentic source: The Secret History of the Mongols, written after Chinggis's death to be read exclusively by the Mongolian imperial family (hence 'secret' to all other readers).
This new translation gives an unparalleled insight into one of the transformative moments in world history and a society where unchecked swagger, menace, and ambition lay side by side with unexpected tenderness and vulnerability. Based around kinship, horses, yurts, weapons and immense spaces, The Secret History is a sometimes opaque and mysterious saga that brings the reader face to face with nomad warlords and their ladies impelled by Heaven's uncanny destiny. This remarkable new translation does full justice to the earliest surviving work written in Mongolian.
With an introduction by translator Christopher P. Atwood.
The History of the Hobbit
In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself.
The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it is a story that 'grew in the telling', and many characters and plot threads in the published text are quite different from the story J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as one of their 'fireside reads'.
Together in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete text of the unpublished manuscript of The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. Recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, he examines - chapter by chapter - why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth.
As well as reproducing the original version of one of the world's most popular novels - both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings- this book includes many little-known illustrations and draft maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive commentaries on the dates of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.
Endorsed by Christopher Tolkien as a companion to his essential 12-volume The History of Middle-earth, this thoughtful and exhaustive examination of one of the most treasured stories in English literature offers fascinating new insights for those who have grown up with this enchanting tale, and will delight any who are about to enter Bilbo's round door for the first time.
The History of European Photography 1900-1938 (A-I, I-U)
Dějiny evropské fotografie 20.století je mezinárodní výzkumný projekt panevropského rozměru. Jeho hlavním cílem je vydat encyklopedii v angličtině, která bude rozdělená do třech dílů podle časových období, díl I. 1900 -1938 (dvě knihy), díl II. 1939
-1970, díl III. 1971-2000. První díl publikace obsahuje 34 kapitol, 34 evropských zemí od Albánie po Ukrajinu. Kniha je abecedně organizovaná do kapitol podle zemí a každá kapitola se skládá z odborné eseje o dějinách fotografie příslušné země v dané
m období a je doprovázena nejvýznamnějšími fotografiemi. Mimo hlavního textu tvoří součást knihy obsáhlý přílohový materiál, základní životopisy všech zmiňovaných fotografů, srovnávací tabulka zaměřená na historický přehled kulturních, společensko-po
litických a fotograficko-technických událostí v daném časovém rozsahu díla sestavená pode zemí. Indexy každého dílu jsou rozdělené na dvě části, index fotografů a index ostatních jmen a významných pojmů.
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Grateful Dead - History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice): 50th Anniversary Remaster LP
KDO: Legendární rocková skupina ze San Francisca vznikla v roce 1965 a patří k zásadním reprezentantům zlatého věku rockové hudby. Na přelomu šedesátých a sedmdesátých let se proslavila dlouhými a divokými improvizacemi během koncertních vystoupení. V tvorbě pracovala s vlivy nejrůznějších hudebních stylů od rocku a psychedelie, přes folk a bluegrass, až třeba ke gospelu, jazzu nebo reggae. Rozpadla se v roce 1995, kdy zemřela vůdčí osobnost skupiny, kytarista a zpěvák Jerry Garcia. V roce 2007 skupina obdržela Grammy za celoživotní přínos.
CO: Nově zremasterované koncertní album z roku 1973 vychází jako připomínka padesáti let, které uplynuly od smrti zakládajícího člena skupiny Rona Pigpen McKernana.
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1. Katie Mae (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) [04:44]
2. Dark Hollow (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) [03:52]
3. I've Been All Around This World (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) [04:17]
4. Wake Up Little Susie (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) [02:31]
5. Black Peter (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) [07:27]
6. Smokestack Lightnin' (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/13/70) [17:58]
7. Hard to Handle (Live at the Fillmore East, San Francisco, CA 2/14/70) [06:13]
Lacná kniha Príbeh hradu Bratislava - The Story of The Castle in Bratislava (-50%)
Príbeh hradu Bratislava prezentuje národnú kultúrnu pamiatku Bratislavský hrad ako významnú súčasť kultúrno-historického dedičstva Slovenska.
Je vhodná pre čitateľa každej vekovej kategórie, je napísaná pútavo, zrozumiteľne, plná krásnych fotografií
, strašidelných príbehov a povestí. Dejiny Bratislavského hradu sú v nej podané netradičnou formou. Čitateľ sa nenútene dozvedá základné historické fakty, ale aj príbehy o ľuďoch, ktorí v hrade žili, milovali sa, nenávideli, zomreli. Texty dopĺňa via
c ako 100 súčasných fotografií rôznych autorov, dobových grafík, obrazov, listín, vedút a máp Bratislavského hradu z verejných aj súkromných archívov.
Kniha je v súčasnosti jedinou publikáciou o Bratislavskom hrade a je unikátna aj preto, lebo hrad
sa momentálne pripravuje do rekonštrukcie. Je vynikajúcim darčekom pri rôznych spoločenských príležitostiach.
Contents
A representative illustrated book "The Story of the Castle in Bratislava" presents the national cultural monument, Bratislava Cast
le, as an important part of Slovakias cultural and historical heritage.
The book is designed for readers of each age; it is written grippingly, comprehensibly, full of wonderful photographs, scary stories and legends. The history of Bratislava Cast
le is presented in non-traditional way. The reader can informally learn basic and historical facts, but also stories of people that lived, loved, hated, and died in the castle. The textual part is complemented by more than 100 modern photographs of v
arious authors, period graphics, paintings, deeds, vedutas and maps of Bratislava Castle from public and private archives.
The book is currently the only publication about Bratislava Castle and is also unique, because nowadays the castle is being pre
pared for reconstruction. The book can be a lovely gift on various social occasions.
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V kraji vína / In the region of wine / Im Lande des Wines
40 originálnych starých pohľadníc a fotografií.
Objavte históriu Malých Karpát. Zažite atmosféru minulosti najväčšej vinohradníckej oblasti Slovenska.
40 original antique postcards and photographs.
Discover the history of the Small Carpathians. Experience the atmosphere of the past, within the biggest wine-growing region of Slovakia.
40 ursprungliche alte Postkarten und Fotografien.
Entdecken Si die Geschichte des Gebirges Malé Karpaty (Kleine Karpaten). Erleben Sie di Atmosphare der Vergangenheit des grossten Weinanbaugebietes der Slowakei.
The Myth of Normal
We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?
Mental illness and chronic disease are on an unstoppable rise. How did we get here?
And what lies ahead for us?
'It all starts with waking up... to what our bodies are expressing and our minds are suppressing.'
In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life - showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true selves. Drawing on four decades of clinical experience, and stories of people transforming their bodies and minds, Dr Maté offers a hopeful pathway to reconnection and healing.
Správa od Lukáša - The Message of Luke
SPRÁVA od Lukáša / The MESSAGE of Luke je slovensko - anglické vydanie dynamického prekladu biblických kníh Evanjelium podľa Lukáša a Skutky apoštolov. Obidve knihy napísal pôvodne v prvom storočí Lukáš - lekár, historik a blízky spolupracovník apoštola Pavla. Eugene Peterson o ňom napísal: „Lukáš je obhajcom všetkých, čo sú mimo. Tiež bol outsider – jediný pohan medzi židovskými autormi Novej zmluvy. Rozpráva príbeh Ježiša, ktorý prijíma všetkých, s ktorými náboženské štruktúry zaobchádzali ako s vydedencami – a tými boli ženy, pastieri, rasovo odlišní Samaritáni a všetci chudobní. Odmieta náboženstvo ako výlučný klub. My všetci, ktorí sa pozeráme na život zvonku, bez nádeje, že natrafíme na tajný vchod, vstupujeme zrazu do príbehu, ako ho rozpráva Lukáš a nachádzame doširoka otvorené dvere - cítime sa nájdení a vítaní Bohom – v Ježišovi.“ Touto knihou vydavateľstvo Porta Libri zahájilo novú sériu, na konci ktorej bude úplné vydanie Novej zmluvy, na základe adaptácie prekladu Biblie od Eugena Petersona z hovorovej angličtiny do modernej slovenčiny. O autorovi: Eugene H. Peterson (1932) je kazateľ, teológ, učiteľ, spisovateľ a básnik. Dlhé roky pôsobil ako pastor v Marylande (US) a neskôr bol profesorom teológie na Regent College vo Vancouveri. Viac ako desať rokov pracoval na preklade Biblie z pôvodných jazykov – hebrejčiny a gréčtiny, do modernej hovorovej angličtiny. To, čo začalo ako skromná služba pre členov jeho cirkevného zboru, v snahe priblížiť im starobylé texty, sa stalo ojedinelým fenoménom. Biblia, známa pod názvom „The MESSAGE“ vrátila Knihu kníh do rúk mladej generácie po celom svete.
Lord of the Flies
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the imag
e of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, "Lord of the
Flies" is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
The Fall of Numenor
J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R.
Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told'. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dur and the rise of Sauron. It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father's death that a fuller story could be told.
Although much of the book's content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Numenor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the Numenoreans' power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Even greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien's magisterial twelve-volume The History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.
Now, adhering to the timeline of 'The Tale of Years' in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolour and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee.
Cranberries, The - Stars: The Best Of 1992-2022 2LP
Tracklist:
Side A:
Dreams,
Linger,
Zombie,
Ode To My Family,
I Can't Be With You,
Side B:
Ridiculous Thoughts,
Salvation,
Free To Decide,
When You're Gone,
Hollywood,
Side C:
Promises,
Animal Instinct,
Just My Imagination,
You & Me,
Analyse,
Side D:
Time Is Ticking Out,
This Is The Day,
Daffodil Lament,
New New York,
Stars
Atlas Tatier - Atlas Tatr - Atlas of the Tatra Mountains
V tomto diele sa milovníkom Tatier dostáva do ruky jedinečná publikácia obsahujúca aktuálne poznatky o neživej tatranskej prírode, ktorá je znázornená formou máp a ilustrácií umiestnených na 28 mapových listoch. Pripravili ju najlepší špecialisti vo svojom odbore, ktorí využili najnovšie technické vymoženosti v oblasti tvorby kartografických ilustrácií. V histórii je to prvé dielo tohto druhu týkajúce sa Tatier ako celku, teda slovenskej aj poľskej strany Tatier a jeho vytvorenie si vyžadovalo úzku spoluprácu odborníkov z obidvoch strán hranice. Publikácia je určená rovnako ľudom profesionálne spojeným s jej tematikou (vedci, pedagógovia, študenti, tatranskí horskí sprievodcovia, pracovníci oboch národných parkov) ako aj všetkým milovníkom Tatier.V prípade druhej skupiny si môže porozumenie niektorých tém vyžadovať použitie odbornej literatúry. Všetky mapy a sprievodné texty sú v poľštine, slovenčine a angličtine. Mapy ( v mierkach 1:250 000, 1:100 000, 1:15 000, 1: 10 000) sú rozdelené do 7 kategórií : I. Tatry ako fyzickogeografický región II. Klíma III. Vodstvo IV. Geologická stavba a podzemné vody V. Reliéf VI. Pôdy VII. Typy prírodného prostredia. Atlas má formu 28 samostatných listov, kde je 82 máp a 168 ilustrácií rozdelených do kategórií. Každý mapový list má 4 strany, čiže atlas má 112 strán. Len nie sú zviazané vo väzbe, ale sú samostatné. K tomu je priložená brožúra so 42 stranami formátu A5. Obsah jednotlivých máp: I.Tatry ako fyzickogeografický región I.1. Karpaty – fyzickogeografická regionalizácia I.2. Lokalizácia Tatier I.3. Tatry – orografia I.4. Tatry – fyzickogeografická regionalizácia II. Klíma II.1.Slnečné žiarenie II.2.Teplota a teplotné charakteristiky II.3.Atmosférické zrážky a snehová pokrývka II.4.Oblačnosť, vietor a vybrané meteorologické javy II.5.Synopotické situácie spôsobujúce extrémne prejavy počasia II.6.Klimatická regionalizácia a typy počasia II.7.Rekonštrukcia klímy III. Vodstvo III.1.Vodstvo a hydrografické pomery III.2.Prietokový režim a jeho charakteristiky III.3.Hydrologické javy III.4.Termika vody a výskyt ľadových javov III.5.Chemické zloženie vôd IV.Geologická stavba a podzemné vody IV.1.Geologická stavba IV.2.Podzemné vody V.Reliéf V.1.Reliéf V.2.Sutinové prúdy V.3.Potenciálne lavínové dráhy V.4.Tatranské zaľadnenia V.5.Reliéf vybraných oblastí Západných Tatier V.6.Reléif vybraných oblastí Vysokých Tatier V.7.Jaskyne a krasové javy – 1.časť V.8.Jaskyne a krasové javy – 2.časť VI. Pôdy VI.1. Pôdy VII. Typy prírodného prostredia VII.1.Typy prírodného prostredia
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Iron Maiden - Nights Of The Dead - Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City (Deluxe) 2CD
KDO: Skupina Iron Maiden patří k nejpopulárnějším reprezentantům britské rockové hudby. V nedávné anketě pořádané u příležitosti královnina diamantového výročí bylo jejich album The Number Of The Beast zvoleno nejlepší britskou deskou posledních šedesáti let. Také v našich končinách se sláva kapely "hvězd dotýká". Opakovaně vyprodávají stadióny, s každým vydavatelským počinem útočí na nejvyšší příčky prodejního žebříčku.
CO: V září 2019 odehrála skupina Iron Maiden tři vyprodané koncerty v Mexico City. To nejlepší z těchto vystoupení v Palacio de los Deportes nyní vychází na albu Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City. Sedmnáct skladeb na ploše více než 100 minut je k dispozici na 2CD (0190295204723), 3LP (0190295204709) nebo v Deluxe knižní verzi na 2CD (0190295204716).
CD1
1. Churchill's Speech (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [0:38]
2. Aces High (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:58]
3. Where Eagles Dare (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:12]
4. 2 Minutes To Midnight (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:54]
5. The Clansmen (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [09:16]
6. The Trooper (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:02]
7. Revelations (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [06:32]
8. For The Greater Good Of God (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [09:23]
9. The Wickerman (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:43]
CD2
1. Sign Of The Cross (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [11:00]
2. Flight Of Icarus (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [03:43]
3. Fear Of The Dark (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [07:47]
4. The Number Of The Beast (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:59]
5. Iron Maiden (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:31]
6. The Evil That Men Do (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:25]
7. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [07:38]
8. Run To The Hills (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:07]
Lacná kniha The Tibetan Book of the Dead (-70%)
"The Dalai Lama's blessing attends Thurman's translation of the Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between. Composed by Padma Sambhava in the late 8th century, this text minutely describes the 'betweens' (Bardos) or after-death
transition states. Thurman, who opens this work with a new section of preliminary prayers, gives a helpful commentary in terms Westerners can understand and boldface portions to be read aloud in the presence of the dead. He closes by appending Nyingm
a tradition works to the main text.... Westerners will find this a colorful, awesome journey."Library Journal
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Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—
Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information.
After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.
BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from before the debut of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize to tell a sincere, lively, and deep story. In individual interviews that have been conducted without a camera or makeup, they illuminate their musical journey from multiple angles and discuss its significance.
In addition, portrait photos that show BTS as individuals and artists open the book, and throughout there are concept photos, tracklists of all previous albums, and over 330 QR codes. As digital artists, BTS has been communicating with the world through the internet and this book allows readers to immediately access trailers, music videos, and more online to have a rich understanding of all the key moments in BTS history. Complete with a timeline of all major milestones, BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive—truly everything about BTS in one volume.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is the senior thesis written by Henry Kissinger at Harvard university in 1950, when he was twenty-seven. More than 70 years later it is now being published for the first time. The thesis explores the thought of three distinct but important thinkers in the canon of Western philosophical and historical thought, in a way that also reflected Kissinger's own transition from the Continental world to the Atlantic. Oswald Spengler (1880-1936) was a German historian and philosopher; Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975) a British historian and philosopher and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), a Prussian of the European Enlightenment era and one of the most important moral and political philosophers to emerge from his time.
The study is intimidatingly long and weighty in its own right; at almost four hundred typed pages, it wrestles with some of the first-order dilemmas of Western political, philosophical, and moral thought. Its scope ranges from the Enlightenment through to the midpoint of the twentieth century - an era scourged by two world wars and the advent of the nuclear age. Equally important, it provides great insight into the conceptual perspective of its author, Henry Kissinger, who was to become the most influential American scholar statesman of the post 1945 period.
Četba pro začátečníky - The Story of Doctor Dolittle (A1 - A2)
Doctor Dolittle is one of a kind. Just imagine – he can talk to animals! Using his amazing skill, he becomes a vet. His excellent reputation soon spreads in the animal kingdom. One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from monkeys – they are very ill! Sailing off to Africa with his band of animal companions, Doctor Dolittle seeks to help all he can. Lets find out how they will handle fierce storms, vicious pirates and one angry king. Doktor Dolittle je výjimečný. Jen si to představte – umí mluvit se zvířaty! Své úžasné schopnosti využil k tomu, aby se stal zvěrolékařem. Jeho skvělá pověst se brzy roznese zvířecí říší. Jednoho dne dostane doktor Dolittle zprávu od opic – jsou velmi nemocné! A tak se doktor vydává lodí do Afriky i s partou zvířecích společníků, aby pomohl, jak nejlépe umí. Pojďme se podívat, jak si poradí s prudkými bouřemi, krutými piráty a jedním rozzlobeným králem.
Ladislav Mednyánszky, K 100. výročiu úmrtia umelca/ The 100th anniversary of artist’s death
Ladislav MEDNYÁNSZKY (1852 Beckov – 1919 Viedeň) bol jedným z najvýznamnejších maliarov prelomu 19. a 20. storočia a rozhodne najznámejším umelcom Barbizonu u nás. Vo svojej dobe bol uznávaný predovšetkým ako krajinár. Barbizonské chápanie krajiny bolo v súlade s jeho vnútorným svetom a tento typ krajinomaľby v duchu lyrického realizmu, ktorý uprednostňoval zážitok umelca, jeho individuálne pocity a nálady, čoskoro priviedol na majstrovskú úroveň. Prehlboval sa jeho záujem o filozofiu, budhizmus a teozofiu, ktoré zamýšľal istým spôsobom zapracovať do svojich diel.
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The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present
The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.