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Arts, crafts & photography
House of Fun
By Simon Hoggart
Hardback
Published 31-Oct-2008
| RRP: | £14.99 |
| Our price: | £9.99 |
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Tells how John Major learned English language from his time in Nigeria. There is Tony Blair, with his verb-free sentences which imply everything and promise nothing. Gordon Brown, grumpiest prime minister of recent years, both Stalin and Mr Bean. This book offers a collection of the author's sketches written since he took up the poisoned quill.
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Dadcando
By Chris Barnardo
Paperback
Published 02-Jun-2006
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Intended for the fathers who want to spend quality time with their children, this title features creative ideas to try at home, ranging from building a spaceship to doing science experiments in the kitchen. It also includes advice and support for dads who find themselves going it alone.
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Hello World
By Alice Rawsthorn
Hardback
Published 07-Mar-2013
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Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. When deployed wisely, it can bring us pleasure, choice, strength, decency and more. But if its power is abused, the outcome can be wasteful, confusing, humiliating, even dangerous. This title explores design's influence on our lives.
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Architect's Home
By Gennaro Postiglione
Hardback
Published 01-May-2013
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The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. In this title, each of these dwellings, presented A-Z by architect, speaks more about its designer than any other building possibly could.
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Books That Shaped Art History
By Richard Shone
Hardback
Published 11-Mar-2013
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Reassesses the impact of some of the most important texts of art history. This book provides a varied and invaluable overview of the history of art, told through its seminal texts. It explores how art history has been forged by these contributions to scholarship, as well as by the dialogues and ruptures between them.
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Why We Build
By Rowan Moore
Paperback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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Buildings are driven by human emotions and desires: hope, power, money, sex, and the idea of home.
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Everest
By Ammonite Press
Hardback
Published 09-May-2013
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on 29th May, 1953, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, this title presents a photographic record of this historic event.
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Sketches of Spain
By Federico Garcia Lorca
Paperback
Published 31-May-2012
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Brick City
By Warren Elsmore
Paperback
Published 06-May-2013
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Brick City is a celebration of the world's favourite buildings and urban icons, recreated solely using LEGO bricks.
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Book of Kells
By Bernard Meehan
Hardback
Published 29-Oct-2012
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"The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. In this bok, illustrations feature 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript.
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