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Following the success of Paris Up, Up and Away and Mary Poppins Up, Up and Away, Hlne Druvert is back with a beautifully crafted tribute to the city of New York and its music. For ages 5+.

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Set in the year 1789 and based on the original ninja manuals of that era, this witty and informative secret manual equips readers with all the tools needed to become a master of ninjutsu.

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Celebrates established icons, newly discovered gems and contemporary masterworks that represent the highest expression of Scandinavian design and response to their environment.

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A spectacular showcase of vintage and contemporary photography of the North Sea, its coasts and people.

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A witty and detailed literary guide to Oxbridge, presented through an encyclopedia of facts, figures and anecdotes, this book is a unique combination of travel guide, history, biography and psychoanalysis of two cities that are not just places but states of mind.

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Helps readers create their own Parisian flea market style. This book is suitable for designers, architects, artists, students and those who are interested in home decoration.

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From his collection of cycling jerseys and his extensive library of cycling publications and brochures of the 1950s and 1960s, to the inspiration he has found in his cycling heroes and his collaborations with bike-makers (Mercian and Pinarello) and race organizers, this title intends to connect Paul Smith's love of cycling with his love of design.

(Hardback)

How many of us today can accurately identify the stars and constellations, the phases of the moon, or the hour and position of the sunrise Few modern city-dwellers can, but for our forebears such knowledge was crucial. This book explores the history of mankind's intimate relationship with the sky.

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Figurative art is currently riding high. Contemporary works depicting the human form grace the walls of public institutions and commercial galleries alike. This book explores the reasons behind this resurgence and considers what the figure means to the artists who depict it in their practice.

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A photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, from her first official photograph as a baby in 1926 to her greeting President Obama at Buckingham Palace in 2009. It captures the Queen in a variety of poses, from formal photographs as a working monarch, to intimate portraits relaxing with her family at Balmoral and Windsor.

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This is a comprehensive guide to the complex imagery and iconography of Buddhism that will serve equally well as an art-lover's reference as an introduction to the principles of the religion itself.

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A glorious celebration of the beauty, diversity, importance and sheer wonder of plants, with exquisite illustrations from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Highlights notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. This book includes wily politicians, eccentric scientists, fiery rebels and stolid reactionaries, as well as a pornographer, an acrobat, an actress, a poetic prostitute, a star comedian and a least one very fretful mother.

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For a young, creative, image-making audience: an accessible, design-led guide to the coolest, most collectible vintage film cameras combined with a practical reference to discovering the authentic buzz of shooting with film.

(Paperback, Sixth edition)

Captures 2012 in over 330 photos. This book is organized into four sections representing the four quarters of the year. It includes images that cover the range of news reporting politics, commerce, conflict, accidents and disasters, the environment, faith and festivities, entertainment, celebrity and lifestyle.

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Fully endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, a practical reference that will help readers to create mood, proportion and scale in the garden.

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A career-spanning retrospective of one of the most successful British filmmakers in Hollywoods history.

(Hardback, Revised)

An engaging and authoritative overview of the evolution of ring design from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with over 170 rare and luxurious examples.

(Hardback, Second edition)

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Tells the stories of the Russians, exploring the vast expanses of the empire and the lives of the rural peasants, describing the ways in which Russia took on, or rejected, Western influences, and recounting how the empire was built and maintained.

(Paperback, Revised and updated edition)

Tremendous changes in Russia have enhanced the special fascination which this powerful, enigmatic country has so long held for the world at large.

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Samuel Palmer was one of the most visionary and mystical landscape painters of the Romantic era. This title is suitable for all those who seek to understand the inspiration of one of Britain's most important landscape artists.

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Brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers.

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Brings alive the seventeen-month long expedition in a flotilla of 220 boats from Barrackpore past Patna, Benares, Allahabad and Cawnpore, and then overland to Lucknow, Delhi and the Punjab, through paintings of Colonial India.