Track My Order
Help Centre
+612 9045 4394
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Add free shipping to your order with these great books
The Art of Peace - Sir David Khalili

The Art of Peace

By: Sir David Khalili

eBook | 2 November 2023

At a Glance

eBook

$21.99

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

In 1970, while studying in New York, a young Iranian began collecting works of art. Today, his eight collections comprise around 35,000 objects and 100 publications, which have been exhibited in 126 leading museums and institutions around the world.

This is the collector's story.

In 1967, Sir David Khalili finished his military service in Iran and travelled to study in the United States with $750 - his remaining royalties from a book he wrote when he was just 14. Over the course of the next five decades he single-handedly, piece by piece, assembled eight of the finest art collections in their field, ultimately becoming one of the world's greatest collectors.

For the first time, Sir David shares his extraordinary journey: one that has taken him through the souks of North Africa, the auction houses of Europe and the United States, the bazaars of South Asia, and far beyond. Through a riveting collection of real-life adventures, he reveals his collecting strategy, business ethics and what motivates him to continuously collect, conserve, research, publish and exhibit the treasures in his collections.

Through his story, Sir David questions how the undeniable power of art can be harnessed to foster greater peace and unity worldwide. No one is better placed to enlighten us.

on

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionBiographies & True Stories BiographiesArts & Entertainment BiographiesArts & Entertainment AutobiographiesAntiques, Vintage & CollectablesAntiques & Collectables for PicturesArts & EntertainmentGeneral Issues in ArtFinancial Aspects of ArtArt Treatments & SubjectsExhibition Catalogues & Specific Collections
Social Services & WelfareSocial Welfare & Social ServicesSocial WorkCharitiesReference, Information & Interdisciplinary SubjectsInterdisciplinary StudiesPeace Studies & Conflict ResolutionReligion & BeliefsChristianityEcumenism

More in Arts & Entertainment Biographies

The Road to Woodstock - Michael Lang

eBOOK

The Road to Woodstock

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
Why I Fight : The Belt Is Just an Accessory - B.J. Penn

eBOOK

Why I Fight

The Belt Is Just an Accessory

eBook

RRP $24.19

$19.99

17%
OFF
The Beatles : Every Little Thing - Maxwell Mackenzie

eBOOK

The Beatles

Every Little Thing

eBook

RRP $27.49

$21.99

20%
OFF
Between a Heart and a Rock Place : A Memoir - Pat Benatar

eBOOK

Between a Heart and a Rock Place

A Memoir

eBook

RRP $37.39

$29.99

20%
OFF
Worlds of Sound : The Story of Smithsonian Folkways - Richard Carlin

eBOOK

Worlds of Sound

The Story of Smithsonian Folkways

eBook

RRP $27.49

$21.99

20%
OFF
Crash and Burn - Artie Lange

eBOOK

Crash and Burn

eBook

RRP $31.89

$25.99

19%
OFF
Dirty Rocker Boys - Bobbie Brown

eBOOK

Dirty Rocker Boys

eBook

RRP $31.89

$25.99

19%
OFF
John Wayne : The Life and Legend - Scott Eyman

eBOOK

John Wayne

The Life and Legend

eBook

RRP $39.59

$31.99

19%
OFF
Sliding Into Home - Kendra Wilkinson

eBOOK

Sliding Into Home

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
sTORI Telling - Tori Spelling

eBOOK

sTORI Telling

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
In Stitches : A Memoir - Anthony Youn

eBOOK

In Stitches

A Memoir

eBook

RRP $28.59

$22.99

20%
OFF
Late, Late at Night : A Memoir - Rick Springfield

eBOOK

Late, Late at Night

A Memoir

eBook

RRP $29.69

$23.99

19%
OFF

This product is categorised by