Identify powerful features of the architecture of the present time seeking to illuminate hidden knowledge and processes through a few key concepts. The image: apparently, it seems so essential to understand today's architecture but which, on closer analysis, turns out instead to be an...

Idris Khan (b.1978) is internationally recognized for a poetic body of work, which draws inspiration from art history, music, and philosophical and theological texts.and Idris Khan: Repeat After Me, is the first career survey to explore the arc of this British-Pakistani artist's extraordinary trajectory....

With a twisting plot of false accusation and revenge,and A Prisoner of Birthand is an exhilarating novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged...

'If I think about it, and I have the time and inclination and capacity to do so, we dogs are an odd lot.'How does a dog see the world? How do any of us? In this playful and enigmatic story of a canine philosopher,...

If the mere mention of Shakespeare fills you with dread, evoking memories of arduous afternoons spent in stuffy classrooms with eccentric English teachers, it is time to reconsider that far from being three-hour marathons of unintelligible boring rubbish, Shakespeare's plays are in fact exciting,...

If you are either a private individual or a professional, this book presents the most outstanding ideas in housing lighting. Among the essential aspects to consider in order to match the best options for the right atmosphere are the elements that look to enhance...

If you're aiming to innovate, failure along the way is a given. But can you fail better? Whether you're rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and...

If you're looking for a gripping rural crime thriller, look no further.and Deception Creekand is an excellent addition to the Dave Burrows series and the perfect gift for the upcoming Christmas season.'and Better ReadingEmma Cameron, a recently divorced farmer and a local in Barker,...

If you're on the list you're marked for death. The envelope is unremarkable. There is no return address. It contains a single, folded, sheet of white paper. The envelope drops through the mail slot like any other piece of post. But for the nine...

Ilex follows up the successful Photographers Field Guide with a specialist title aimed at bird watchers. This handy book contains all the expertise you need to make your bird-watching trip into a rewarding photo session: there is copious advice on equipment, technique and field-craft,...

Images of Karachi

Imagine stepping inside Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring or Hopper's Nighthawks. That's the effect achieved by modern-day photographers, artists, students and creatives within the pages of this one-of-a-kind book. Started as an online collaborative project by founder of art blog Booooooom Jeff Hamada,...

In "Handpainting Fabric", authors Michelle Newman and Margaret Allyson show readers how to use readily available paints, dyes and art supplies - along with simple, innovative techniques - to create stylish wearables and eye-catching accents for the home. Following an overview of basic materials...

In 1883 Paul Gauguin abandons his prominent banking career and decides that »from now on I will pai nt every day«. The co - founder of Synthetism and trailblazer of Expressionism turns his back on the bourgeois world, leaves his wife and children, and,...

In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. He has nothing but a handful of dollars, the clothes he's wearing and an appointment with his new parole officer. After his wartime experiences in Italy and a prison sentence for...

In 1965, Satyajit Ray, drawing from the detective tradition made popular by characters such as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, created a character who would go on to influence Bengalis of an entire generation: Feluda. And when Soumitra Chatterjee played the dapper detective in...

Inand A Clearing in the Woods, landscape photographer Roger Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. Over the past thirty years, he has collaborated with many noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession...

IN A DYING WORLD, HOW FAR WILL A MOTHER GO TO SAVE HER CHILD?'Not Aloneand kept me breathless with tension.' - Emma Donoghue, bestselling author ofand Room'Intensely moving, genuinely gripping, plausible and absorbing' - Charlotte Mendelson, author ofand The ExhibitionistFive years ago, a toxic...

In a dysfunctional marriage, it may seem convenient when the wife commits suicide, but things aren't always what they seem...Battling both a fractured marriage and the monsters in her cranium, Aisha leads a sequestered life on the outskirts of a town in the hills...

In a secret supernatural battle that's been raging for over a century, the stakes have just been raised - and they're not wooden anymore. "My master is the second oldest vampire in the world," she said. "He's more powerful than you can imagine." "Like...

In a world full of fast-paced lifestyles, constant interaction and interlinked global activities, food has become a common denominator that connects people from all around the world and new trends of restaurant interior design is building up with the times. The featured international projects...

In a world ravaged by climate change, a young woman's job of enforcing Britain's one-child policy is compromised when she discovers an illegal sibling on the ministry hit list, and that sibling is hers…and `A tightly paced plot set in an all-too imaginable future...

In an increasingly cramped world, a modern guide to opening up your living space - and your life - using the ancient principles of feng shui.How do you place a bed in an awkward room? How can your space help you be more focused...

In Brigant, Princess Catherine prepares to marry a man she's never met, while her true love, Ambrose, faces the executioner's block. In Calidor, downtrodden servant March seeks revenge on the prince who betrayed his people. In Pitoria, Edyon stands at a crossroads : family...

In Egypt, Nuri, a teenage boy, falls in love with Mona - the woman his father will marry. Consumed with longing, Nuri wants to get his father out of the way - to take his place in Mona's heart. But when his father disappears,...

In English Decoration, architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a major new survey of the best of the English style.Eighteen homes, many of which have never been previously photographed, provide the source material for his wide-ranging investigation of this classic look. The houses...

In Essential Children's Rooms, Terence Conran presents a wide range of options for designing and decorating rooms and spaces in the modern home for babies and toddlers to school age children and teenagers. From planning and design to furniture, fittings, decor and details, practical...

Inand Finding Ashley, a deeply moving novel from the number one bestseller Danielle Steel, two estranged sisters get the chance to reconnect and right the wrongs of the past.Melissa Henderson leads a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her energy...

In her second book, botanical artist Harriet de Winton shows you how to paint modern watercolour artworks to treasure and share. Picking up whereand New Botanical Paintingand left off, this books aims to expand readers' repertoires into fauna as well as flora, with easy-to-follow...

In homes with growing children, every room is a kid’s room! This essential guide shows you how to create stylish, child-friendly spaces—from overall design schemes to imaginative organization solutions to easy, step-by-step decorating projects to enjoy with your child.A nurturing home encourages children to...

Inand Modern Beaded Lace, beadweaver extraordinaire Cynthia Newcomer translates her love for lace into exquisite beaded creations. Using basic beadweaving stitches, she transforms delicate seed beads and sparkling crystals into flowers, leaves, and scrolls, which become stunning necklaces, pendants, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Cynthia...

In Modern Forms, Nicolas Grospierre traveled the globe to sample the best modernist buildings from the 20th century. Now, he takes his camera indoors to show how modernist ideas are manifested within the walls of buildings both famous and obscure. Rather than a chronological...

Inand Nell Hill's Rooms We Love, we will see Mary Carol apply her Nell Hill's principles of design to new challenges. Even though design styles and trends have changed significantly sinceand Nell Hill's Style at Home,and Mary Carol's first book ten years ago, the...

In New York, Special Agent Lacey Sherlock foils a terrorist attack at JFK airport, but stopping the grenade-carrying crazy was only the beginning. Another plot unfolds nearly simultaneously with a bomb at St. Patrick's Cathedral...Meanwhile, Savich--with the help of Agent Griffin Hammersmith--has his hands...

In our bedrooms, we take leave of our daily woes. Far from the bustle of the kitchen, the sociability of the living room or the indulgence of the dining room, this part of the home is reserved for intimacy, romance, and dreaming.Bedtime: Inspirational Beds,...

Inand The Architecture of Happiness, bestselling author Alain de Botton explores one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs- with our houses and their furnishings. He asks- What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do...

In the City, everything has a price. What's yours? At the age of twenty-eight, Dubliner Geri Molloy has put her troubled past behind her to become a major player at Steiner's investment bank in London, earning £850k a year doing business with a reclusive...

In the dead of night, madness lies... Emma can't sleep. CHECK THE WINDOWS It's been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer. LOCK THE DOORS Her mother stopped sleeping just before her 40th birthday too. She went mad and did the unthinkable...

In the middle of a hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive at first, but then he receives some shocking...

In the Name of the Family - as Blood and Beauty did before - holds up a mirror to a turbulent moment of history, sweeping aside the myths to bring alive the real Borgia family; complicated, brutal, passionate and glorious. Here is a thrilling...

In the Nevada desert, the high-tech futureof warfare is being conceived and constructed ata top-secret military facility calledDreamland Strike Zone.An Asian war that would have escalated into a nuclear nightmare has been halted, thanks to the raw courage, unparalleled skill, and total commitment of...

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it was fashionable to collect 'curios', objects so named because they aroused 'curiosity'As one leafs through the pages, Asia Imagined slowly becomes apparent, like a treasure huntIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it was fashionable to collect 'curios',...

In the past five years the culturally diverse and historically rich Asian countries have seen a revolution in architecture. The world of architecture has been witnessing the emergence of independent designers and a number of new stars and above all breathtaking new and exciting...

In the past several years, hoteliers have responded ever more boldly to their guests' demands for both luxury and aesthetic sophistication. The result has been the emergence of new trends in hotel design, which at one extreme increasingly blur the border between lodging, lifestyle,...

In the rainswept summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town to meet a man she knows as Washington Harold, in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticket. In a country rocked by the assassination of Martin...

In the world ofPorno, however, even the cons are conned. Sick Boy and Renton jockey for top dog. The out-of-jail and in-for-revenge Begbie is on the loose. But it's the hapless, drug-addled Spud who may be spreading the most trouble. Porno is a novel...

In their first book, Clements Design showcases eight outstanding residences that embody the Clements style: understated elegance, sensuous austerity, Zen\-like simplicity, easy glamour, and grand intimacy. Clements creates rarefied environments that are ultra\-luxurious but never pretentious. Instead, their pared\-down rooms are remarkably cosy and...

In this book you will rediscover the beloved 'Country Style,' which can be applied in so many different ways in a variety of interiors. From modern villas to old fermettes, country design finds its place everywhere. With an emphasis on natural elements, muted colours...

In this brand new thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas races to untangle a twisted family history while a hostage's life hangs in the balanceSay goodnight, baby darlingThree young women have gone missing. They're all pretty, mid-twenties - someone clearly...

In this coffee-table book, Pauline Egge (of Petite Passport) presents 45 lovely design hotels and stylish holiday homes across EuropeA must for every design lover making travel plansFor this carefully designed coffee-table book, Petite Passport founder Pauline Egge selected 45 lovely hotels (as well...