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Founded in 1935 by William Lyons, the car company that would be called Jaguar after the Second World War soon became established as a manufacturer of innovative, high-performance sports cars. In this book, motoring expert Ray Hutton reveals the full...

Meinolf Brüsers Buch klärt einem musikhistorischen Krimi gleich das Geschehen um die Entstehung der abbrechenden Fuge und die posthume Drucklegung der »Kunst der Fuge« auf. Das Ergebnis ist von allem, was zur »Kunst der Fuge« bislang geschrieben wurde,...

Architecture has hit something of a sticking point when it comes to adapting to contemporary life and its various concerns – the finite resources of the planet, the lack of diversity in the profession, the punishing lifestyle afforded by traditional...

Little Bear Looks After Nature offers a gentle introduction to the concept of conservation for young children.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of conservation. Also included are suggestions for...

You could consider Kate Bush's The Dreaming to be her finest moment, depending on whether you value the rejection of compromise and see that as a sign of authenticity. Or, you may see her Hounds of Love - equal-parts artful and accessible - as the...

I bend to gently tell you it's nearly time for bed. Nuzzle close and hug night night. Sweet dreams, my sleepyhead. Join a snuggly cast of baby animals from around the world as they settle down for the night. Turn the pages to see them hug night night...

A remarkable friendship, a close-guarded secret and a quest to the sea. Be swept away by Hannah Peck's new novel for readers aged 9 and up.Like many rivers, the banks of the Lyde hold a hoard of forgotten things: pottery, trinkets, a shard of glass. They...

Few among the surviving Hellenistic poets can rival the fame of Callimachus of Cyrene (approximately 320–240 BCE). Active as a poet and scholar in Ptolemaic Alexandria, Callimachus associated his name with a new set of aesthetic principles that proved...

In Anouk Masson Krantz’s most expansive work to date, she travels tens of thousands of miles across the Americas, broadening her focus from the United States to both American continents. In her exquisite, large-scale photographs – all new for this book -...

Explores how popular religions and philosophies have influenced and are manifested in the world of Star Wars.You have watched Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star in A New Hope, seen Yoda merge with the Force in Return of the Jedi, and heard Rey contact...

This new edition of De re publica provides a revised Latin text and a new English translation of all the surviving text of Cicero’s famous work on Roman constitutional theory, as well as the testimonia relating to the production and reception of the work...

“A high-stakes, high-drama mystery…led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere…[A] romantic, delightful romp!” —Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue A down-on-his-luck actor and an...

During the 1890s and early 1900s Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940) produced a body of work that combines intimate subject matter with abstract form through the simplification of pictorial elements and observation of decorative fabrics and wallpapers. Through...

This volume accompanies the Art Brut CUBA exhibition organised by Collection de l’Art Brut in Lausanne and features essays by Cuban authors and other experts, reproductions of works and previously unpublished letters from the collection’s archives. The...

From Clare Sestanovich, the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize nominee whose short stories received instant acclaim (‘Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy . . . Extraordinary’ – Esquire), Ask Me Again is a debut novel about a young woman’s coming of...

“The changing climate is no longer debatable here, it is this land’s unfeigned, monstrous reality,” says Dhaka-based architect Kashef Chowdhury. His firm URBANA, established in 1995, has produced an astonishingly diverse collection of works of divergent...

Here comes Sylvester ... and he's ONE CHEEKY OCTOPUS!When Sylvester sees his friends having fun, he decides to have some of his own! Using his long tentacles, Sylvester GRABS and NABS all the games and toys! Oh no! Will this cheeky octopus ever learn to...

Having inherited various fleets in Essex and Kent, Arriva serve a number of locations throughout these two counties. They also operate out of the former London Transport garage in Harlow and own the former municipal businesses of Colchester and Southend...

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their...

Do you hunger for a richer experience of God, but just don't know where to start? You're not alone. Many are aching to move beyond the superficialities that seem to plague so much of Church life and instead turn back to the contemplative spiritual...

What you practice is what you'll perfect. This is true in sports, in art, and in the primal pursuit of becoming a man. You don't become a man when you turn 18, buy your first home, or achieve financial independence. All men live by the five marks, and...

In the years after independence, new art forms and practices flourished at the Casablanca École des Beaux-Arts, transforming the colonial relic into a zeitgeist of Moroccan modernism. Casablanca School artists, including Farid Belkahia, Mohammed Chebaa,...

Love is an impossible mission . . . the enemy is everywhere in the pulse-pounding follow-up to international heist sensation, Thieves' Gambit, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers 2024. For fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and...

A chronological illustrated analysis of fifty-eight years of work by the collective Art & Language Art & Language is an artists’ collective that was founded in 1965 by a group of British and American artists. The name Art & Language is derived from the...

​A sophisticated and thrilling historical page-turner about love and art spanning Geneva, Rome and London - perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Victoria Hislop.  Three love stories told across four centuries A search for a missing masterpiece . . .  ...

Welcome to the Morgan family home! Let me give you a tour. Each room in this Victorian household has a special purpose and is favored by a unique feline inhabitant. From the cuddly and adorable Nursery Kittens to Aunt Pru’s Persian, there's a tale behind...

In the conclusion to the biography of the caricaturist and illustrator George Cruikshank, Robert Patten narrates the second half of the artist's long career. It is an examination of Cruikshank's co operations with some of the writers who are known as...

The start of a hilarious new middle-grade series from beloved award-winning, bestselling author Pamela Butchart. Just how far will one boy go to become a fully-fledged billionaire? So here's the thing about me. I'm a billionaire. An actual REAL-LIFE...

A firsthand account of the development of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya—the first design school for traditional artisans in India—and its evolution to present-day Somaiya Kala Vidya with personal stories of its students and its effect on their lives as well as...

BLAZING SADDLES MEETS YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: HTE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE YEAR OF MEL BROOKSBook InformationISBN 9781493078004Author Bruce G. HallenbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press

Architecture writer Agata Toromanoff introduces the Netherland’s 40 most influential contemporary architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings in full colour photography. This volume showcases works from the most famous Dutch...

Threads of Time is a journey around the world through the medium of textiles. In many communities, cultural heritage and traditions have been handed down through generations by textile artisans. Their beliefs, history, ceremonies, and traditions have...

Despite being 1,500 years old, chess has never been more relevant than it is today. But how did it become the most prominent game in Western culture?Chess is arguably the greatest game ever devised. Since ancient times it has inspired writers, painters,...

The definitive monograph on the work of sculptor, theorist, and Arte Povera pioneer Luciano Fabro Luciano Fabro (1936–2007) was an original member of Arte Povera, the materials- and experience-based art movement that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s...

Color Me Mindfulness is your personal getaway to relaxation and stress relief.This soothing coloring book combines the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness with the joy of creativity, providing a calming retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life...

The Adventures of Mooty depicts the delightful adventures of the lovable little mouse, Mooty, who endears himself to a community of animals, birds and insects and becomes their hero.Book InformationISBN 9789815066265Author Jessie WeeFormat PaperbackPage...

The poems in One Little Room enter and explore confined spaces in history and personal memory. The spaces prove not to be as small as they seem from the outside: they expand and interconnect to produce new and dazzling perspectives out of the limits of...

Count along with Ten Little Bear Hugs and watch as they disappear!Ten little bear hugs for your valentine, along comes a kitten and then there are…nine!?Learning to count has never been more fun. This unique board book counts from ten little bear hugs...

Christian speaker and Bible teacher Wade Joye pushes back against the dominant self-help teaching of the day-to follow your dreams-and encourages us to let go and surrender our lives to God in order to truly live."Follow your dreams" is the self-help...

Introducing your new favourite characters – Penguin and Pup – in this laugh-out-loud Christmassy caper from brand-new talent Hazel Gardner and bestselling illustrator, Nikki Dyson. GIGGLES GUARANTEED. Meet Penguin: he's thoughtful, kind and loyal. He can...