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As the definition of designer expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. This book offers examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe.

(Hardback)

An intimate illustrated photographic journey through Gandhis life, full of rare and previously unseen images.

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This survey incorporates current scholarship and benefits from recent publication of O'Keeffe's catalogue raisonne. It analyzes her most important pictures in depth, and highlights recurring themes and images. Her relationships with fellow artists, particularly Alfred Stieglitz, are also explored.

(Hardback)

Suitable for advertising or branding professionals, this title showcases creative work from over 120 campaigns from around the world that communicate that the client is actively being and doing good. It provides inspiration and insights into how being good doesn't lead to dull advertising.

(Paperback, Seventh edition)

The seventh edition of the market-leading, practical book for both students and small businesses.

(Hardback)

An anthology of travellers accounts of thirty-eight of the worlds most fascinating cities, from ancient times to the present.

(Hardback)

Provides an account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to todays technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours to the genetic revolution.

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Offers an overview of the careers and leadership of the worlds greatest military commanders on land, at sea and in the air, from Cyrus the Great in 6th-century BC Persia to Vo Nguyen Giap in 20th-century Vietnam. This book is suitable for those interested in military history.

(Hardback)

A landmark publication that celebrates humanitys age-old ability to create buildings that are ingeniously adapted to their cultural and environmental conditions, providing enduring lessons for living today.

(Hardback)

Madame Paulette's fame was international: her exquisite creations featured regularly on the pages of Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, and crowned the heads of the rich and famous across the globe, among them Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor. This book focuses on her career.

(Hardback, Revised and expanded edition)

A revised and expanded edition of the book described by Book Monthly as an absolute gem. A bible, in fact.

(Hardback)

With lively and whimsical illustrations, this picture book presents a creative story about respect for the imagination, solitude, and children's inner worlds. Full color.

(Paperback)

The 20th century was that of the image, and the legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, born in 1908, was the eye of the century. He focused on the fascination of Africa in the 1920s, the tragic fate of the Spanish Republicans, the Liberation of Paris, the weariness of Gandhi a few hours before his assassination, and more.

(Hardback)

Collects photographs by Chris Killip, taken over repeated trips to Ireland between 1993 and 2005, that convey the dedication and community of the modern pilgrims journey as they make their way across shingled mountainsides to take part in age-old rites.

(Hardback)

An enchanting story about a boy living in a hotel who befriends an eccentric old lady claiming to be a queen in exile.

(Paperback)

Offers a range of unforgettable experiences across six continents.

(Paperback)

The newest "Hip Hotels" is truly global: 40 hotels on the shores of six continents, each one harmonizing the best of international design with a deep sympathy for local tradition, landscape and ecology.

(Paperback)

A parallel look at Hockney and Van Goghs love of nature as expressed in their landscape paintings.

(Hardback)

This is a surprising and at times shocking visual journey through the narrow streets and urban wastelands of one of the most densely populated corners of the world.

(Hardback)

In February 1747, Selima the tabby fell into a Chinese porcelain tub in Horace Walpole's Mayfair house and never returned to dry land. This book presents the true history of the event, and offers a look at the social and cultural life of the period.

(Hardback)

Peter Conrad draws on his brilliant repertoire of cultural skills to assess, surprise, invigorate and delight us with his kaleidoscopic presentation of the movies and music, jeans and sneakers, food and refrigerators, novels and paintings that have shaped so much of the world in our lifetimes.

(Hardback)

Whats it made from Hows it made What makes things go What makes things move What are sound and light How do we keep in touch How big or small Who does what This book is organized around these key questions. It is suitable for children of four and over to use at pre-school, school and at home.

(Paperback)

A practical, hands-on, step-by-step drawing course for children of 11 and over that engages with fashions current vintage revival.

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Howard Hodgkin is a popular British artists and his prints with their vibrant colours fully reflect this popular appeal. This book includes an interview with Hodgkin that sheds light on the genesis of his prints.