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This work contains four new titles in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a clas

Lacey Flint is a London policewoman with a secret past, a morbid fascination with serial killers and a curiously empty flat. On the job she\'s quiet and plainly dressed. At night she has an unusual social life. When Lacey returns to her car one evening to find a woman fatally stabbed right by it, she is taken in for questioning, but then a hand-delivered letter suggests the killer has a special interest

Los Angeles-based Jorge Pardo (b. 1963) is an artist whose work crosses the boundaries of art, design, and architecture to redefine notions of space and utility. His work re-examines the rules of modernism by incorporating elements of Minimalism and his personal responses to everyday objects and settings. Works by Pardo can be found in the world\'s most prestigious museums, and several of his permanent

This title is more than twice as many maps as our nearest competitor. The features include: expanded coverage of activities from mountaineering to jungle trekking including a dedicated Outdoors chapter; more off-the-beaten-track location coverage that helps readers go further; expanded volunteering information; DIY content that enables travellers to find their own adventures; discerning sleeping, eating,

In the 1920s, not only were architecture and art influenced by Art Deco, fashion was, too. Designers were inspired by the stage sets of the Ballet Russes, fabric designs and costumes from Leon Bakst and creations from the Wiener Werkstätte, just to n ame a few. Womens increased participation in sports, along with the introduction of energetic dance styles required a different type of dress, and technical

BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now... With these words begins Gideon Crew\'s latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth. Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the

With an introduction by Jeanette Winterson This unique collection of poems from the Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology. Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk. The Boy Next Door. The Paramour. The Je t\'adore. Behind every famous man is a great woman - and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the lascivious Frau Freud, from the

Lara may have retired from the secret service but she can still sniff out danger . . . On the trail of her long-lost dad, Lara discovers a team of rocket-building scientists – evil ones. Their leader is a nasty criminal who wants to cause trouble in space and only Lara can stop him!

Born 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fabio Borquez currently lives in Germany. In Buenos Aires he studied art, photography and architecture. He won various scholarships for India, Columbia and Germany and has taken part in many exhibitions. His work spans over various areas of design. This book exclusively presents his female nude photography. Borquez\'s intention is not to put the nude on display,

La jeunesse et l\'innocence contre une grosse somme d\'argent : voil l\'odieux marché que vient de conclure le beau-pre d\'Ivana. Criblé de dettes, il compte la vendre lord Hanford, un riche débauché. La vendre comme un pur-sang, comme une esclave.. . Une seule solution : la fuite. En cette année 1812, elle erre donc dans les rues de Londres, la recherche d\'un emploi. On prétend que le hasard fait

Real and raw, the voice of R. H. Sin delivers gritty, impassioned truths on matters of loving, living, and leaving in his second book of poetry. Sin\'s first book is a bestseller and continues to delight his one million followers. R.H. Sin\'s second volume continues the passion and vigor of his previous publication. His stanzas inspire strength through the pure emotional energy and the vulnerability

The UnAmericans\' is a debut story collection of great poise. A former dissident from Communist-era Prague fears his daughter\'s new play will cast him in an unflattering light. A divorced dry cleaner tries to move on, bemused by his daughter\'s reawakened faith. A Hollywood actor is imprisoned by the House Un-American Activities Committee and has a fraught reunion with his son. A young Israeli journalist,

This comprehensive collection illustrates the world of graphic design country by country, featuring the best graphic designers from all over the world. An amazing reference, this book provides insight into how designers from varied backgrounds approach their work, how different cultures associate communication and creativity in different ways, and how we see this reality used, pushed to its limits,

Umberto Eco s first novel, an international sensation and winner of the Premio Strega and the Prix Medicis Etranger awards The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle,

How did it end up like this? Twenty-seven, unemployed, mistaken for a drug addict, in a treatment centre in the back arse of nowhere with an empty Valium bottle in my knickers ...\' Meet Rachel Walsh. She has a pair of size 8 feet and such a fondness for recreational drugs that her family has forked out the cash for a spell in Cloisters - Dublin\'s answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. She\'s only agreed

\'Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that great paintings required no words of explanation. Braque thought the ideal state would be reached when we said nothing at all in front of a painting. But we are very far from reaching that state. We remain incorrigibly verbal creatures who love to explain things, to form opinions, to argue...It is a rare

P. I. Louis Kincaid has never liked working for the rich. Despite the blinding white of the Palm Beach pavement and the gleaming metal of the Bentleys at the curbside, it\'s clear to him that the creepy cleanliness only runs so deep. When the headless body of a male escort is found in the aptly named Devil\'s Garden, Louis\'s client is in the frame. Determined to clear his name, Louis is forced to