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Sita Ram's Painted Views of India: Lord Hastings's Journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814 - 15
Author: J. P. Losty Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Lord Hastings's journal of his travels from Calcutta to the Punjab in 1814 records the events and views of this...
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation
Author: Daniel Rachel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 A SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 #2 UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A RESIDENT BOOK OF THE...
The Sopranos Sessions
Author: Matt Zoller Seitz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the...
Steven Holl: Inspiration and Process in Architecture
Author: Steven Holl Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Internationally recognized for his ability to blend space and light with great contextual sensitivity, architect Steven Holl achieves his award-winning designs...
The Secret Life of the Modern House: The Evolution of the Way We Live Now
Author: Dominic Bradbury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 * * * 'Informative and entertaining, this publication is a feast for the eyes, while also thought provoking, and offers excellent...
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Author: Jeff Chang Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 From the streets of the Bronx to the hills of Ghana, this is the definitive history of hip-hop - now in...
The 30 Rock Book: Inside the Iconic Show, from Blerg to EGOT
Author: Mike Roe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 It's hard to remember a time when Tina Fey wasn't a star, but back in the early 2000s, she was an...
Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 Art Writings 1988-2018
Author: Peter Schjeldahl Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 Hot Cold Heavy Light collects 100 writings-some long, some short-that taken together forma group portrait of many of the world's most...
Complete Photography: Understand cameras to take, edit and share better photos
Author: Chris Gatcum Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 400 pages to take you from beginner to expert photographer "The must have book for EVERY photographer" - Diana Elizabeth Whether...
Sketch Club: Urban Watercolour
Author: Phil Dean Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 *** Take your urban sketching skills to the next level with watercolour. Bestselling author and artist Phil Dean (@shoreditchsketcher) provides a...
Art Firsts: The Story of Art in 30 Pioneering Works
Author: Nick Trend Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 When was art's first kiss? Who painted the first ever smile and the first self-portrait? When did Western art first depict...
Love Ya, Olivia: 50 reasons why Olivia Roderigo is topping our hearts
Author: Billie Oliver Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 104 Olivia Rodrigo has smashed through records and into our hearts, but how much do you know about the star? From Disney...
Hear Me Out
Author: Armando Iannucci Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 A celebration of music from the creator of Alan Partridge, The Thick of It and Veep All my days, I've felt...
Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World
Author: Sara Mulvanny Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 One of the first impulses of an owner who's lost a pet is to canvas the neighbourhood with quickly made posters....
The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Life Murder Mystery from the Birth of the Movies
Author: Paul Fischer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'This extraordinary tale of rivalry and celluloid . . . has fascinated cineastes for years.' - Kathryn Hughes, Sunday Times'Illuminating and...
The Short Story of Women Artists: A Pocket Guide to Key Breakthroughs, Movements, Works and Themes
Author: Susie Hodge Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 The Short Story of Women Artists tells the full history - from the breakthroughs that women have made in pushing for...
Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain
Author: John Grindrod Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 Barratt homes. Spectacular skyscrapers. Millennium monuments. City centre apartments. Out of town malls. These icons of our age, be they modest...
Blues People
Author: LeRoi Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 In this essential and impassioned text, LeRoi Jones traces the intertwined development of blues and jazz music with the history of...
Pring's Photographer's Miscellany: Stories, Techniques, Tips & Trivia
Author: Roger Pring Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 *** How did Kodak company get its name? Who invented the Minox spy camera? Were there really fax machines in the...
Journey Within: Exploring the Path of Bhakti
Author: Radhanath Swami Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 With illuminating references to Western religions and ideologies, The Journey Within invites readers from all backgrounds to discover the simple truths...
A Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave
Author: Steve Wide Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 What makes New Wave... New Wave? It's the catchall name of punk's poppy offshoot, born in the 70s simultaneously in the...
Shiny and New: Ten Moments of Pop Genius that Defined the '80s
Author: Dylan Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A wholly successful endeavour carried along by waves of infectious enthusiasm' Mojo 'Fascinating' New Statesman The '80s were about big ideas...
I'll Be You
Author: Janelle Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'Absolutely delicious . . . Janelle Brown is a surgeon of the complex relationships between women. I gobbled this up' Emma...
Themes for Great Cities: A New History of Simple Minds
Author: Graeme Thomson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'Nobody owes us anything, but the Simple Minds story has been too condensed. After Live Aid and 'Don't You (Forget About...
The Bach Cello Suites: A Companion
Author: Steven Isserlis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 A unique Companion to J S Bach's iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis. 'Isserlis is the master of the...
A Field Guide to Punk
Author: Steve Wide Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 What makes Punk... Punk? We might all know the Sex Pistols from the opening bar of their songs. But how do...
50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Susie Hodge Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 In a series of 50 accessible essays, Susie Hodge introduces and explains the central concepts that underpin Western art and design....
Moments of Mindfulness: The Wisdom of Asia
Author: Danielle Foellmi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Each book in the Moments of Mindfulness series pairs the wise words of a great writer, master, philosopher or poet with...
The Art of Planes
Author: Tracey Miller-Zarneke Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 In the two Disney film's Planes, and Planes 2: Fire and Rescue, the big-hearted crop duster Dusty Crophopper is full of...
Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman
Author: Gavin Thurston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 'Gavin's book is extraordinary: his easy prose and gasp-making encounters make for a gripping and very funny read. It's a rollercoaster...
Hermes: Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Author: Luc Charbin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Drawn from the archives of Hermes, here is a collection of enchanting stories and profiles that trace the odyssey of the...
Song and Self: A Singer's Reflections on Music and Performance
Author: Dr Ian Bostridge, CBE (Author) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Accustomed to being centre stage, international award-winning singer Ian Bostridge, like so many performers, spent much of 2020...
In Search of Van Gogh: Capturing the Life of the Artist Through Photographs and Paintings
Author: Gloria Fossi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Follow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, from his birthplace in Zundert, Netherlands, to his last days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France,...
Buckingham Palace: The Interiors
Author: Ashley Hicks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 With unprecedented access, interior designer and tastemaker Ashley Hicks reveals the splendour of the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace, home of...
Still Lives: In the Homes of Artists, Great and Unsung
Author: Leslie Williamson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Noted photographer Leslie Williamson's latest book presents the homes and studios from a group of renowned artists, ranging from Barbara Hepworth...
Vintage Skiing: Nostalgic Images from the Golden Age of Skiing
Author: Ray Atkeson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 184 Bundle up for a visual adventure of vintage skiing featuring images by one of the most famous ski photographers of that...
Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood
Author: Maureen Ryan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER In this spectacular, newsmaking expose that has the entertainment industry abuzz and...
The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
Author: Jennifer Higgie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed...
The Young Ones: A celebration of our best-loved baby animals
Author: Hannah Dale Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 An adorable collection of the sweetest baby animals you've ever seen, brought to exquisitely detailed life by well-loved animal artist Hannah...
The Sopranos Sessions
Author: Matt Zoller Seitz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the...
Pring's Photographer's Miscellany: Stories, Techniques, Tips & Trivia
Author: Roger Pring Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 *** How did Kodak company get its name? Who invented the Minox spy camera? Were there really fax machines in the...
Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance
Author: Mark Mann Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Renowned portrait photographer Mark Mann documents an impressive host of dancers-their eloquent bodies in posed tranquility and vibrant motion-representing years of...
Oh My Gosh, I Love Your Shoes!: A Decade of Head-Turning Heels
Author: Sophia Webster Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 "A vibrant, inspiring celebration of fashion, family and passion. I love this colourful celebration of all things shoes." - Fearne Cotton...
I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Author: Jessi Klein Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi...
Workshop/APD: Architecture, Interiors and the Spaces Between
Author: Marc Kristol Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 The first book from award-winning interior design and architecture firm Workshop/APD with projects ranging from sleek Manhattan apartments to Shingle Style...
Dior and Roses
Author: Eric Pujalet-Plaa Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Christian Dior discovered gardening at his childhood home in Granville, France. Roses profoundly influenced the designer, especially with his famous New...
Tom Ford
Author: Tom Ford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. While at Gucci, he transformed the fashion house from a moribund accessories...
Jean-Louis Deniot: Destinations
Author: Jean-Louis Deniot Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Revered as the epitome of French style and honoured by international design magazines and editors, Jean-Louis Deniot is in demand. His...