Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) is one of the most influential British designers of all time and he is widely regarded as Britain's first independent industrial designer. His works still look remarkably modern more than a century later. Like his contemporary William Morris, Dresser advocated for...

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Classy and ingenious new thriller'and BA PARIS Millionaires, marriage and murder make for a potent cocktail in this compelling tale set among the super-rich of New York's elite'and TM LOGAN Instantly compelling and filled with ingenious twists and brilliant characters. This is sublime thriller...

Cloudehill: A Year in the Garden" tells the story of Cloudehill one of Australia's finest gardens and nurseries. Located at the top of Melbourne's Dandenong ranges, Cloudehill is inspired by the famous Arts andamp; Crafts gardens of England and features some 20 garden compartments...

Clover Brooks has forgotten how to live.It might be because she spends her time caring for people in their final days, working as a death doula in New York City.Or it might be because she has a regret of her own - one she...

Coco Chanel is arguably the most significant influence on women's fashion in the twentieth century, a key designer to not only have captured a moment in fashion history, but to have shaped the fashion landscape in years to come.Coco Chaneland is a compilation of...

Code Of Conduct

Collating a curation of beautiful illustrations inspired by our furry feline friends,and Felinityand invites readers to fall in love with cats again through the eyes of illustrators from around the globe.With a history tracing back to ancient Egypt, cats have not only gained the...

Colour Confidenceand will demystify the technical world of colour, as it helps empower you to live a happier and more colourful life.Including a blend of everything from identifying your perfect palette, to creating a harmonious colour scheme and accessorising to achieve that perfect colour...

Colour is key in photography, but very few photographers actually understand how it works - and new software and ever-improving camera sensors have now given them an infinite number of options.Finally, a thorough course on colour and the role it plays in digital photography....

Combining stunning photographs with expert knowledge, this book is a dazzling guide to precious stones, organic gems, and precious metals.Discover the intriguing stories of the world's most famous and fabulous gems, including the mysterious Hope Diamond, the stunning Koh-i-Noor of the Crown Jewels, and...

Commissioning bespoke diagrams is an expensive and time-consuming solution. This book offers a collection of exemplary, creative, and imaginative information design, shown in its original application and juxtaposed with the reference material used for each piece of work, along with a CD of images...

Communicative living on a single level thanks to a wide variety of layouts, ingenious spatial solutions by playing with building structures, and the symbiosis of architecture and environment: The bungalow is the epitome of a self-determined life - and inspires builders and architects alike....

Compelling, compassionate and powerful, Rhiannon Navin's Only Child is the most heartfelt book you'll read this year.We all went to school that Tuesday like normal. Not all of us came home.When the unthinkable happens, six-year-old Zach is at school. Huddled in a cloakroom with...

Compiled with full access to Bulgari's archivesMeylan guides us on an intimate journey through the lives of the clients, both famous and infamous, who have given this pre-eminent Mediterranean jeweller their patronageA jewel is more than an arrangement of precious stones - it is...

'Completely blew me away.' Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under 'One of the most dazzling debuts I've ever read.' Taiye Selasi, author of Ghana Must Go 'I'm urging everyone to read it.' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure Ada has always been unusual....

Conquer five cross-stitch designs from the world ofand Game of Thronesand with this officially licensed, all-in-one mini craft kit!-and Includes all materials:and The kit contains 3 pieces of 4 x 4-inch 18-count cotton Aida cloth, a 3-inch embroidery hoop to stitch and display designs,...

Containing the stories of four legendary fashion houses, this collectable box holds a beautiful set of covetable style guides.Exploring four designers who exemplify elegance and high couture, these little books of fashion follow these brands from their creation, moving through their style evolutions, the...

Continue your love affair with cats in this new and unique colour-by-numbers book; your favourite felines - from an adorable Scottish fold kitten to a playful bengal - are waitingand to be released. With 60 different amazing triangularand geometric animal designs, you can choose...

Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit - and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her...

Covering the essentials of pruning and pests to detailing the best cultivars and dwarf varieties for high fruit production in small spaces, Eierman walks readers through every step of starting and maintaining an orchard that yields delicious fruit throughout the year no matter what...

Create keepsake birth announcements the fast and easy way! This deluxe kit is packed with supplies for making 20 adorable announcements, including illustrated folding cards with photo sleeves, envelopes, closure stickers, and printable announcement plates. With the help of an easy-to-use online template, new...

Create your very own collection of artistic masterpieces by delving into an enchanting realm where romance and fantasy collideStep into the world of romantasy and bring this stunning collection of images to life with colour.and The Romantasy Colouring Bookand provides the perfect opportunity for...

Cultural commentator John Strausbaugh'sand The Villageand is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood.and From the Dutch settlers and Washington Square patricians, to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and Prohibition-era speakeasies; from Abstract Expressionism and beatniks,...

David Nightingale Hicks was an English interior decorator and designer, noted for using bold colors, mixing antique and modern furnishings, and contemporary art for his famous clientele. Eight of Hicks famous geometric patterns are featured on this stylish set of 16 notecards.

Day and night, love and hate, calm and chaos, conscious and unconscious. Explore Louise Bourgeois's world of tensions and extremes in this striking new book dedicated to one of the most influential artists of the past century.Bourgeois (France/USA 1911-2010) is renowned for her fearless...

THE BESTSELLING GLOBAL PHENOMENONMeet Lisbeth Salander - the iconic character who has captivated 100 million readers worldwide."As vivid as bloodstains on snow . . . a perfect introduction to the unique strengths ofScandinavian crime fiction"LEE CHILDLisbeth Salander gets under the skin of her targets...

Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. [He creates] characters of unusual richness and depth' - The Seattle TimesIt's a year since Tina Evans lost her little boy Danny in a tragic accident, a year since she began the...

Deception BYand Roald Dahl

Deception is abound in this classic Shakespeare retelling. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Nature and Identity in As You Like It.

Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge - these are the themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin to Dordogne. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, the cruel confidence trick or the cold shock of coincidence, Frederick...

Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms intoand six fully functional tools.and Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions."As impossible as it seems, this brilliant book allows its reader to manipulate scientific concepts like light, sound, time,...

Delicious: such gossipy, naughty fun. Cancel all plans while readingand -and I inhaled this darkly hilarious book over one weekend and resented everything that kept me away from it'and LUCY FOLEY'Packed with sun-soaked secrets, outrageous scandals and salacious gossip...Ithe caustic wit dripping from each...

Delivers more than almost anything else within the science fiction genre,and Ender's Gameand is a contemporary classic' -and New York TimesTHE HUMAN RACE FACES ANNIHILATIONAn alien threat is on the horizon, ready to strike. And if humanity is to be defended, the government must...

It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation...This edition ofand The Wind in the Willowsand has been adapted for younger readers and features:• Simplified text• A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers• Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen.When...

Describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to cutting edge technologiesProduct and Furniture Designand is a vital resource for product designers, 3D designers, engineers and architects who must be fully informed about how their designs can be produced efficiently and...

Design andamp; Make: Mounting and Setting Stonesand is a clear and practical introduction to mount construction and theand processes of stone setting. Suitable for both the student and theand practicingand jewelerand wanting to learn new skills, this book explains howand different stones and cuts...

Design reduced to the absolute essential - the shipping container. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. These huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to...

Designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun, each spread features 20 inspiring illustrated examples of 135 themes, over 3600 drawings total! From trees and flowers to animals and sea creatures and everything in between. Don't worry,...

Designers and students and even top creatives can find in this book fresh trends, inspiring content and new sources of inspiration in the world of typography. The World's Best Typography: The Yearbook of the Type Directors Club of NY (published for the first time...

Designers, stylists and artists from across the country and around the globe make London their home, finding inspiration in its quirky British style and lively cosmopolitanism. The New Creative Home is a celebration the city's rich mix of living spaces - from a spacious,...

Designs For Living: A Complete Roadmap to Build Your House

Detective Inspector Jane Tennison was beginning to feel she'd made a big mistake.Having requested a transfer to a station nearer her home, she's now wondering if any serious crimes are ever committed in Bromley. Especially since the first case she's assigned to involves nothing...

Detective Matthew Venn returns inand The Raging Storm, the next captivating novel in the Two Rivers series from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland.When Jem Rosco - sailor, adventurer and local legend - blows into town in...

Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty, wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead, but the biggest shock awaits her when she discovers the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot...

Did you know that Penguins have wings and feathers but they can't fly? Instead they have evolved into the most efficient swimmers and divers of all birds. Even on land penguins are surprisingly agile and can travel vast distances on foot or by toboganning',...

Dior and His Decorators is the first work on the two interior designers most closely associated with Christian Dior. Like the unabashedly luxurious fashions of Dior's New Look, which debuted in 1947, the interior designs of Victor Grandpierre and Georges Geffroy infused a war-weary...

Discover 25 of the most recognizable design styles through 150 residential interiors from the world's leading designersFrom Coastal to Contemporary, Maximal to Mediterranean, Tailored to Textured, this inspirational lookbook guides beginners and enthusiasts alike through the most timeless interior design styles of the last...

Discover the common treatments and imitations plus gemstone properties, sources and typical cuts of stones, including a guide on appraisal techniques.Jewellers and designer goldsmiths, lapidaries and gem cutters, stone setters, gemologists, geologists, collectors and people who buy and sell jewellery at antique fairs and...

Discover the dazzling treasures of one of the world's most prominent jewelry collectors, hailed byand Forbesand as “the man with the most valuable jewelry collection you never knew existed. This volume illuminates the vision of Kazumi Arikawa, a Japanese collector and dealer, and the...