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In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from...

A practical guide to understanding and using exposure in a creative way. Aimed at serious amateur photographers who want more control over their image-making.

Many people who want to improve their photos are put off by the technical jargon that fills so many manuals. This book advises - in simple, non-technical language - how...

Based on the premise that education has to be about much more than intellectual development, this book calls for the transformation of the education system.

The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, embraces over 500 years of British history, more than 60,000 sitters and explores ideas of social change, power and influence. Arguably as...

Felicity Howard, a young American studying at the College of the Transfiguration in Yorkshire, is devastated when she finds her beloved Fr. Dominic bludgeoned to death and Fr. Antony, her...

Didn't think mums could have so much fun? Think again. "Mothers' Wit" is full of classic one-liners from a rich variety of red-hot mammas such as Victoria Wood, Joan Rivers,...

A collection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield, widely recognized as one of the greatest writers of her period, that capture with accuracy those emotionally-charged moments when an individual is...

The hilarious adventures of Squire Bramble and his family as they travel through Britain allow for much comment on English life and manners in the 1760s. Smollett airs his considerable...

In 1915, Lawrence's frank representation of sexuality in 'The Rainbow' caused a furore and the novel was seized by the police and banned almost as soon as it was published....

Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom...

his wide-ranging collection of prayers, readings and alternative service outlines provides a complete liturgical and pastoral resource for a time when intensive personal support is needed. Here are forms of...

Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin were two bolshy girls who just did it. After meeting at Walthamstow Art School in 1955 and then studying together at the Royal College of...

This book perfectly complements Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna, Serena's first publication concerning the Nowotny Collection. Like its counterpart, Animal Embroideries and Patterns also surveys samplers, motifs and...

This series from Pavilion highlights a unique approach to detailed garden design through an attractive combination of close-up photographs and informative text. Published as a set of pocket-sized books, this...

This series from Pavilion highlights a unique approach to detailed garden design through an attractive combination of close-up photographs and informative text. Published as a set of pocket-sized books, this...

Presents a family's humorous effort to contribute to a primitive life with tribal people in the Philippines.

Developments in parallelism in recent years have made it possible to build multi-processor architectures that enable efficiency and speed. This book provides an introduction to this technology, explaining the fundamentals...

Climbers and wall shrubs are amongst the most versatile of plants. They provide the vertical element that gives height to a garden. As they grow upwards, they are ideal for...

This personal view of design covers such areas as the household, clothing, food, travel, work and the outdoors, and discusses their role in contemporary culture.

This work develops the principles of basic home improvement to show how to build essential fixtures that combine economy and style. Each section of the book begins with a selection...

The intensely moving and uncompromisingly honest story of 16-year-old Tessa, who is dying of leukaemia. A word-of-mouth bestseller, and now a major film starring Twilight's Dakota Fanning. Tessa has just...

Hannah Connelly, a twenty-eight-year old designer and rising star in the fashion world, is plunged into a web of horror and grief when she learns that Connelly Fine Reproductions, the...

Victoria Jossel and Romy Lewis, the creators of the company, spent weeks testing cupcake recipes and experimenting with piping bags and sugar sprinkles to create the most beautiful and delicious...

I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net... and found myself face-to-face with a...

Banter like a bowsered giflurt and swear like a sparrow-mouthed snick fadger with the help of this illustrated dictionary of long-lost words and phrases. This crude and quirky volume contains...

'With a glint in his eye, Rob turns and asks me if I want to 'touch his furry puma'. we are only hours into the trip and things have already...

Rain falls relentlessly on the Po valley in northern Italy, and the river is swollen to its limits. A huge barge leaves its moorings, steering an erratic course downstream and...

'They like it if you're marvellous for your age. If you can't be that, they want you down Plaistow Crematorium, not hanging about here, taking up bus seats.' So says...

Exactly ten days after I'd come back to care for my dad, it occurred to me that I had turned into a housewife. Not just any housewife. My mother. Kill...

Celeste is thirteen years old. The only thing that really matters to her is the wild animals of her homeland - the Laurentian Mountains in Canada - which are dying...

The only county Street Atlas with all the named streets of Lincolnshire and perfect back-up for emergency services, delivery drivers, visitors and locals. With more than 24,000 named streets, roads,...

When small-time gambler and petty crook Steinie Taylor turns up dead in a hopper of flour at a country bakery, Gently has to figure out not only how he got...

'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Following her promotion and working now from Reykjavik, Gunnhildur is given responsibility for...

Rhodesia, 1943. Squadron leader Paul Bryant is recovering from a nervous breakdown, confined to a desk job. Pip Lovejoy, a policewoman, is also trying to suppress painful memories. When Felicity...

1 Dog Behaviour: Canine behaviourists confirm that the majority of problems experienced by owners are most easily solved by a comprehension of the dog's viewpoint, so being able to 'read'...