Category Archives: Accessories
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
Science meets design in this comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table – the ultimate reference tool for scientists worldwide – names all 118 chemical elements and helps young readers understand the remarkable ways we have learned to use them. Graphically stunning
Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn`t Sorry.
A clever, quirky biography of a leading contemporary artist, for childrenBanksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no one is watching! His works are often about politics, war, and other important things, but he also likes to paint rats. Rats scurry around and hide, often creating
This Is Still Not A Book
A playfully deceptive, joyously interactive follow-up to award-winning author and illustrator Jean Jullien`s bestselling This Is Not A BookIs this a suitcase? A bed? An elephant? Each spread in this engaging board book is actually something else entirely, sparking imaginations and encouraging the storytellers in readers of all ages. Turn the page and find a
The Talks – No Idea Is Final: Quotes from the Creative Voices of our Time
An inspiring collection of quotes from The Talks, a much-loved online magazine featuring candid interviews with visionariesOver the last decade, The Talks has conducted more than 500 interviews with cultural visionaries – illuminating conversations with artists, actors, directors, chefs, fashion designers, architects, authors, musicians, and athletes. For this book, The Talks` founders Sven Schumann and
Modern Manners: Instructions for living fabulously well: Instructions for living fabulously well
A selection of stellar contributors to the fabulous women`s magazine The Gentlewoman present a timely selection of thought-provoking, witty essays on manners, offering the modern woman viewpoints and advice on classic conundrums and totally contemporary mattersWith contributions from a roster of The Gentlewoman`s impeccably engaging contributors and readers, including Ann Friedman, Eva Wiseman, Otegha Uwagba,
Italian Breakfast
Ferran Adria`s elBullifoundation uses the Italian colazione to explore the concept of breakfast through the rigorous Sapiens methodology – the result of years of extensive in-depth research by experts from around the worldThis in-depth encyclopedic volume, from world-renowned chef Ferran Adria`s think tank the elBullifoundation, provides the last word on the first meal of the
How Ships Work
The latest in our How… series takes to the waves to reveal the wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of how they do what they do, what they`re used for and how they have changed over time. Featuring fantastic artwork by celebrated illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, words by author Clive Gifford
The Little Book of New York: Celebrating the City that Never Sleeps
New York City is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting about 65 million visitors every year. On first impression, it is loud, busy, and expensive, with New Yorkers fighting against the crowds to get to the other side of 42nd Street and yellow taxicabs speeding down Broadway. Many residents are squeezed
Slow Road to San Francisco: Across the USA From Ocean to Ocean
As he moseys from east to west, driving slowly, stopping frequently he meets Trump`s countrymen and women – white, black, Hispanic, Asian, native American; Christian, Muslim, atheist, Mormon, Mennonite; rich, middling, poor. They talk about everything from slavery and Indian reservations to , Butch Cassidy, and Marilyn Monroe. Everyone has something to say about Donald
The Little Book of London: The Greatest City in the World
London is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting around 30 million visitors every year. But why is it that the UK`s capital city has such pulling power? From its foundation in Roman times over 2,000 years ago, we take a look at the things that have shaped this magnificent city and
Your Still Beating Heart
All it takes to change a life is a single moment. A random stabbing on a London bus leaves Eira stripped of a future that should have been hers and propels her into a life skewed out of all recognition. In Prague, the city where she and her husband got engaged, the city where now
Trumplestiltskin: A cautionary tale of greed, gold and ridiculous hair
A hilarious cautionary tale about greed, gold and the grasping of power – in time for the US election in November.Meet Trumplestiltskin, a vain and gold-obsessed little man with tiny hands who will stop at nothing to become richer and more powerful. Laugh along as the famous fairy tale is turned inside-out in this hilarious
The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings: A medieval ghost story
A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he
That`s Not My Christmas Fairy
Enjoy Christmas with five colourful fairies in this delightful title in the well-loved That`s not my… series. Babies and toddlers will love exploring the tactile touchy-feely patches and looking for the familiar little white mouse.
Eve out of Her Ruins
Two girls: Eve, whose body is her only weapon and source of power; Savita, Eve`s best friend and the only one who loves her selflessly, planning to leave, but not without Eve. Two boys: Saadiq, gifted would-be poet, deeply in love with Eve; Clelio, the neighbourhood tough, waiting without hope for his brother to send
No. 91/92: notes on a Parisian commute
A love letter to Paris written in iPhone notes and in the troubling intimacy of public transport post-Charlie Hebdo attacks, Lauren Elkin`s diary of a year on a Parisian bus pays homage to Georges Perec and Annie Ernaux. In this chronicle of the ordinary makings of a city and its people, the author`s own body
