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Introductory guide offers clear, concise instruction on composition, outline, proportion, perspective, light and shade, more. Its 66 illustrations encompass numerous subjects - mainly architectural, but also people, animals, and landscapes...

Known and prized around the world in the form of the ""Irish fisherman's sweater,"" Aran knitting originated generations ago in the chilly, windswept islands of Galway Bay. The seafaring Aran...

Well known for its accessibility to graduate students and experimental physicists, this volume emphasizes physical arguments and minimizes theoretical formalism. The second edition of this classic text features revisions by...

Of the 300 Spanish explorers who set out to discover and conquer the wilderness of North America, only four returned - after covering about 6,000 miles in the course of...

Intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this text explores quantum mechanical techniques from the viewpoint of chemistry and materials science. Dynamics, symmetry, and formalism are emphasized. An initial review...

Compelling pictorial archive of 264 vintage photographs, selected from rare tintypes and other authentic materials (1850s-1910), depict little girls in their mothers' hats and clothes, sisters wearing identical plaid dresses...

Internationally known and one of the most influential philosophers of his day (and for a time almost a cult figure in France, where his lectures drew huge crowds), Henri Bergson...

"The beauty of a game of chess is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. On principle we incline to rate a sacrificial game more...

Create 37 figures with clear, step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams. Simple to advanced objects include rocket, mouse, elephant, violinist, Viking ship, and many more. Hours of enjoyment await with this...

Volume 2 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought Arthur...

Only elementary math skills are needed to follow this manual, which covers many machines and their components, including hydrostatics and hydraulics, internal combustion engines, trains, and more. 204 black-and-white illustrations....

Do you dream of plunging into the big blue to discover the most exceptional underwater experiences on the planet? Ultimate Diving Adventures is the best dive buddy imaginable as it...

Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House , from a National...

A Russian scientist defects to the West in this vintage spy thriller, part of The IPCRESS File series 1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous. The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS...

One of the most familiar popular poems and stories for children is Clement C. Moore's 1823 work A Visit From St Nicholas, which begins: 'Twas the night before Christmas When...

The Bible -- considered the sacred word of God by many in the Western world -- consists of 66 different books composed by a diverse group of prophets, kings, statesmen,...

With careers that often span decades -- and with most tournaments determined after four 18-hole rounds -- golfers have a lot to consider when choosing a single, stand-out round as...

Part of a series of new editions of Conrad's most famous novels in Black Classics Nostromo, published in 1904, is one of Conrad's finest works. Nostromo -- though one hundred...

The story of how one man travelled some 14,000 miles, collected 250,000 specimens and changed the face of science 'I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls...

'Ironic and elegant ... a panoramic human comedy of life in our times' Evening Standard When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but...

Galdos's four-part Fortunata and Jacinta (1886-7), the masterpiece among his almost 80 novels, tells the turbulent story of two women, their husbands and their lovers, set against the intricate web...

Curious George is feeling under the weather and he needs to take a sick day, which means visiting the doctor. Will George have to postpone his playdate too Now in...

From the New York Times bestselling World of Click, besties Beth and Chanda set sail on their third adventure. But their dream cruise is not all smooth sailing as they...

Creator and architect of the emblematic Maison de verre in Paris, Pierre Chareau left behind a rich and coherent body of work, a "Chareau style" that places him as much...

Sara is studying at a prestigious British university and seeks a reprise from her loneliness by practising the traditional craft she learned in India when she was young: pottery. She...

In this skewed, mordantly funny novel, two women navigate ageing and relationships in divergent ways. Stuck in a bland, low-paying job, Hirai, 38, agrees to move in with her colleague...

The cleft of a ginkgo leaf recalls a lover's divided self; Greek gods and Persian poets give voice to euphoria and lamentation; and the artist must battle fiercely to bring...

Crimea, 1854: residents in the besieged city of Sevastopol look out over a harbour punctured by the masts of scuttled ships, and taunt the French forces that keep them trapped...

'The Leibniz biography for our time. It is difficult to even begin to do justice to his rich spirit, but Kempe succeeds' Daniel Kehlmann, author of Measuring the World Gottfried...

What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming afterlife, what...

Dazzling story collection from the highly acclaimed author of GREAT CIRCLE, shortlisted for the Booker prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED...

A fresh, modern take on a classic tarot deck, Modern Manga Tarot combines two hugely popular trends in a beautifully illustrated and informative deck. With text by Hera David, author...

Writer and performer Hannah Silva interrogates her life with the input of two unreliable narrators - an algorithm and a toddler. Her living exploration of undoing and redoing love and...

The writer known as M. is living in exile while her home country wages war on a neighbouring state. Wracked by shame and severed from her language, M. finds herself...

The city you grew up in is gone, as if sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Though so much has vanished with it - classmates, teachers, counterfeit watches, the...

Veronica is late, and Julian is increasingly convinced she won't ever come home. To pass the time, he improvises a story about trees to coax his stepdaughter, Daniela, to sleep....

In 2015, a year after it started, Bushra al-Maqtari decided to document the suffering of civilians in the Yemeni civil war, which has killed over 200,000 people according to the...

A dead art historian. Cold War skulduggery. A reluctant Danish sleuth. And an extremely hungry dog. Dame Charlotte Lazerton - eminent art historian and mentor of Danish academic Torben Helle...

My Pleasure is an invaluable guide that empowers readers to explore their bodies and cultivate a satisfying sex life, no matter their relationship status. Body positivity advocate and sexual wellness...

The official prequel novel to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, the hotly anticipated action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montreal and published by Square Enix. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Racoon...

With their era-defining music and instantly recognisable look, Chic's reputation as pioneers of disco has endured long after the movement itself. After their initial success in the 1970s with classics...

Art Deco burst upon the world for a brief but unforgettable existence during the 1920s and 1930s. It embraced new media, such as the cinema and radio, as well as...

A selection of Michel de Montaigne's most profound, searching essays, in a new translation and stunning hardback edition featuring an introduction by Yiyun Li 'I myself am the subject of...

The cover of this animated journal is Kusama's work Love is Calling-a kaleidoscopic environment of tentacle-like forms covered in the artist's characteristic polka dots. As endpapers, this journal pulls from...

An instant New York Times bestseller, this "profound book" ( Wall Street Journal ) charts how and why some societies chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar...

In this "tour de force" ( National Review ), the leader of the National Conservatism movement argues that nationalism is the only realistic safeguard of liberty in the world today...

A sizzling Victorian historical romance where an overlooked business woman forms an unlikely alliance with the son of her family's coachman by faking a courtship to both get what they...

A Times, Guardian, and Good Housekeeping Book of the Year for 2022 Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 'It takes the most ferocious intelligence, skill, and a deep reservoir...