From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage rea...
This is a photographic love story tracing the fifty-five years of collaboration, partnership and history of Helmut and June Newton. First published in 1998, their legendary joint project Us and Them was presented in book form and accompanying exhibitions. The book‘s first part – Us – features personal portraits of each other and self-portraits taken over several decades, revealing affection and intimacy behind each image and bringing forth nostalgia of the time. It is a phot...
With the patronage of the powerful Medici family, a canon of secular and religious work, and contributions to the celebrated Sistine Chapel, Sandro Botticelli (1444/45–1510) was well placed for fame. After his death, however, his work was eclipsed for some four hundred years. It wasn’t until the 19th century that the painter began to gain major art-historical recognition.Today, Botticelli is hailed as a towering figure of the Florentine Early Renaissance. His secular works Th...
‘[Chet Sharma] is not only one of the most exciting chefs in London, but also one of the cleverest.’ – Great British Chefs The much-anticipated debut cookbook from the lauded chef behind BiBi, the innovative and groundbreaking Indian restaurant in London beloved by critics and customers alike Chet Sharma began his career as an academic before working as a development chef for many of the world’s best restaurants, from Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain, to ...
A stunningly illustrated, informative introduction to the wonders of rocks and minerals and what they can tell us about our planet – perfect for readers aged 6-9 Award-winning science writer and geologist Maya Wei-Haas introduces young readers to the fascinating world of rocks through the art of observation. Starting with a friendly question-and-answer format, she explores the diversity of rocks and minerals and how a rock’s shape, color, or texture help to tell th...
A read-aloud, poetic introduction to forests for young children that, when unfolded, creates a forest-scape that is as long as a king-size bed! In this first book of forests for the very young, children are invited to experience how trees, like humans, talk to each other, care for each other, share food, and create a home together. The book further unfolds to showcase a lush temperate forest-scape, creating a true visualization of how trees are connected and form forest fam...
Kartonowa KSIĄŻKA z PRZESTRZENNYMI STRONAMI – idealny pomysł na PREZENT.Książka dla najmłodszych zawierająca mnóstwo CIEKAWOSTEK na temat ŚWIATA PREHISTORYCZNEGO. KSIĄŻKA PRZESTRZENNA – po otwarciu ukazują się ROZKŁADANE PREHISTORYCZNE SCENKI. Książka • wspiera wszechstronny rozwój• przekazuje ważne informacje • pobudza wyobraźnię• rozbudza ciekawość świata Ale przyroda!To seria książek zawierających ważne INFORMACJE oraz CIEKAWOSTKI na tematy, które bardzo inte...
Konflikt między Normanami a L'nu eskaluje. Thorfinn próbuje zrobić wszystko, żeby nie dopuścić do dalszego rozlewu krwi. Chce nadal spełniać swoje marzenie o pokojowej krainie, ale czy jest to jeszcze możliwe? To już finał tej niesamowitej sagi! Dowiedz się, jak zakończy się ta niesamowita opowieść. „Saga Winlandzka” to epopeja, w której nie brak intryg, pokazanych z rozmachem scen walk, berserków czy Jomswikingów, elitarnych wojowników (niektórzy badacze twierdzą, że stacjo...
Korepetycje sportowe. Edukacja zdrowotna to nowoczesne, interdyscyplinarne opracowanie, które łączy wiedzę z zakresu aktywności fizycznej, promocji zdrowia i pedagogiki. Dr Bartłomiej Kacprzak – doświadczony dydaktyk i praktyk – prezentuje przystępnie ujęte treści dotyczące roli sportu w kształtowaniu zdrowego stylu życia, rozwoju psychospołecznego młodzieży oraz budowania świadomości zdrowotnej w codziennym funkcjonowaniu. Dostarcza również praktycznych, bogato ilustrowanych...
W Thornie narasta chaos, a Dora Wilk nie cofnie się przed niczym, by go powstrzymać. Nie wywołuj wiedźmy z Thornu Jeszcze nie opadł kurz po sprawie Latarnika, a na progu Namiestniczki staje ranny śnieżnobiały wilk, umykający przed pościgiem. Z miejsca zaprzyjaźnia się z Salcią, dla której każda noc oznacza powrót do dawnych traum. Czy przybysz okaże się kluczem do tajemnicy zagrażającej miastu? Tymczasem z Trójprzymierza nadchodzą niepokojące wieści: pokój między wilczym stad...
CIEPŁE opowieści o MIŁOŚCI i przyjaźni. SYMPATYCZNE ILUSTRACJE zachęcają do czytania. Treść PRZYSTĘPNA dla kilkulatka. Książka porusza temat EMOCJI. Miłość nas otacza. Kryje się w niedźwiedzich przytulasach, w serdecznych liścikach od pewnego króliczka, w pudełku wspomnień małej lisiczki, a przede wszystkim w rozmowach z mamą i tatą. Ta pięknie ilustrowana kolekcja sześciu ciepłych opowieści zachwyci małych i dużych czytelników. Warto czytać je z kimś wyjątkowym! To...
Discover the legacy of Alexander McQueen and trace his rise in high-fashion in this gorgeous monograph that covers his time with Givenchy and Gucci, his greatest inspirations, and his work with artists including Björk, David Bowie, Dita Von Teese, Beyoncé, and many moreFashion’s enfant terrible, Alexander McQueen was one of the most inventive and admired designers of his time.It was when he founded his own house in 1992 that he imposed his provocative, innovative style on the...
Pleasure: The Keys to Female Sensual Delights offers a welcoming, sex-positive guide to understanding and cultivating pleasure. With a blend of anatomy, practical technique, and reflective prompts, the book reframes sensuality as skill and curiosity rather than performance. Clear chapters demystify the body—including overlooked erogenous zones and the roles of breath, touch, and rhythm—while emphasizing communication, consent, and emotional safety. Exercises invite readers to...
One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy is a portable invitation to wander beyond the headline cities and discover the country’s varied heartlands. Fully updated, the guide collects 101 towns across all twenty regions, matching concise travel notes with evocative photography. Each entry sketches the town’s setting—Alpine valleys, Tuscan hills, volcanic coasts—then highlights architecture, crafts, and seasonal festivals, as well as indispensable bites and sips from ...
Landscape designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin’s The Modern Professional Planting Designer is a practical manifesto for creating beautiful, resilient gardens in a changing climate. Structured around key principles—site analysis, plant communities, succession, and management—the book teaches how to build planting schemes that look good on day one and improve over time. Case studies from contemporary masters unpack matrix planting, dynamic meadows, and multi-layer compositions that su...
The Sturmgeschütz, or StuG, as it is more popularly known, while conceived as self-propelled, infantry support artillery, in time, formed the backbone of Germany’s anti-tank operations during WWII. With more than 135 war-era photos, this volume chronicles the design, development, and deployment of the first six (of nine variants) of this famed and feared weapon. The material is arranged in seven chapters, each focusing on a specific production model, or Ausführung, of the Stu...
A concise pictorial guide to the F-4 Phantom, featuring over 200 images. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II first flew in the 1950s, entered US military service in the 1960s, and remained on duty into the 1990s. The plane gained a reputation for tremendous lethality during the Vietnam War and remains one of the most celebrated American fighter designs of the jet age. This is a visual guide to the type. Chapters are dedicated to each model designation (C, D, E, etc.), ...
The Panzerkampfwagen IV, or Panzer IV as it is more popularly known, formed the backbone of Germany’s tank formations during WWII. With production totaling more than 8,500, the Panzer IV was the most plentiful German tank of the war, and the only German tank that remained in production for the duration of the conflict. Through more than 180 photos, this volume chronicles the design, development, and operational deployment of this ubiquitous German tank. This material is arran...
An important addition to collector extraordinaire Geoffrey T. Carlton's collection of Star Wars merchandise guides, this completely revised and redeveloped second edition of Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book, Vol. 2 focuses exclusively on toys. Guiding readers through the world of merchandise produced to capture the spirit of the wildly popular Star Wars film franchise, this volume showcases games and electronics, plushies and puppets, bobbleheads and rubber ducks, toy ve...
W leśnym miasteczku każdego dnia dzieje się coś interesujacego. Przekonaj się o tym i poznaj Kajtka, Natkę, Marcela i Felka – przyjaciół, którzy o każdej porze roku przeżywają wspaniałe przygody. Opowieść o mieszkańcach leśnego miasteczka rozpoczyna się 1 stycznia, a kończy 31 grudnia. Przez cały rok, dzień po dniu, możesz towarzyszyć im w codziennych sprawach. Przeczytanie jednej historyjki zajmuje tylko minutę - polecamy je zwłaszcza na dobranoc!
Zamieszanie związane z przeszłością dyrektora szkoły powoli cichnie, a w El Liston życie wraca na dawne tory. Jednak relacje między czwórką przyjaciół zaczynają ulegać zmianie. Po nieoczekiwanym wyznaniu Reia Keito musi poważnie się zastanowić nad własnymi uczuciami. Natomiast Momiji udaje się do dawnego liceum, by w końcu wyznać miłość osobie, w której od dawna jest zakochana.
From the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the slums of the Lower East Side to magnificent art deco skyscrapers, New York’s remarkable rise, reinvention, and growth is not just the tale of a city, but the story of a nation. This beautiful book lays out the streets, sidewalks, culture, and crowds of the greatest city in the world—in all the greatness of its extremes, contradictions, energy, and attitude. With vistas of Central Park alongsi...
As a boy, Tom’s first crush was a strapping young farmhand who worked the fields around his family home. Finland is a land of tough physical men, catching fish in the icy sea; cutting logs in the endless forests; threshing oats, rye, and barley on the farms. Tom, a more sensitive boy, admired these rough men and their distinctive clothing, designed for protection and utility.He later said, “When I was young, leather was worn by people who worked outside because it was warm. A...
In 1953 Marlon Brando donned a black leather Perfecto motorcycle jacket, military cap, denim jeans, and engineer boots to portray Johnny, sneering leader of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, in The Wild One. In 1954 Tom of Finland abandoned brown leather in his artwork to create his own wild ones: muscular, hyper-masculine, black leather-clad rebels with powerful engines between their legs. The look was adopted by the Satyrs Motorcycle Club, the first gay outlaw club, that sam...
