The first book to showcase Manolo Blahnik's exquisite drawings of his celebrated and important shoe designs. Accompanies a major retrospective at the Design Museum. A must-buy book for the thousands of people who own Blahnik's shoes - or those who wish they did!

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This comprehensive history of sixteenth-century Sweden has remained a standard work for English-speaking historians since its publication in 1968. It is now available in paperback for the first time. The book includes a full account of the reign of Gustav Vasa (1523-60), one of the greatest rulers o[...]

The spectacular career of Gustav Adolf by no means established Sweden as a great power. In the four years after his death such a development became increasingly improbable. At Westphalia in 1648 the improbable became a fact; but the momentum of Swedish imperial expansion did not culminate until 1658[...]

This guide to rearing and keeping turkeys gives a short history of the bird and discusses its characteristics and behaviour. It discusses the various breeds and varieties and their nutrition, breeding, housing, hatching and rearing. The legal aspect is covered, and there are useful addresses.[...]

This is a do-it-yourself guide to building poultry houses and allied equipment. It discusses the needs of the various types of fowl, and gives detailed plans and material lists for building coops, nest boxes, runs, arks, folds, a show box and a "poultry palace".[...]

This sequel to "Poultry House Construction" has descriptions of 8 methods of mobilising hen houses, 3 fold units, 2 large free range houses, a broody coop, a sound moderated house, an urban poultry house, a wheelchair user's poultry house, 2 shelters, a rollaway nest box, a 6ft run and 6ft and 10ft [...]

Grace Coddington on maailman vaikutusvaltaisimman muotilehden, Amerikan Voguen luova johtaja. Hänen trendivainunsa, esteettinen silmänsä sekä pettämätön bisnestajunsa ovat kuuluja kautta muotimaailman. Sen ulkopuolella hänet tunnetaan Voguen pelätyn päätoimittajan Anna Wintourin oikeana k[...]

An illustrated reference guide to identifying all types of spiders. The general features of each family are also described, with information on courtship, hunting and web-making behaviour. A key to spiders' webs is also included in the introduction.[...]

Fresh ! offers a strong rationale for fresh expressions and pioneer ministries rooted in scripture and in the breath of the Christian tradition. This is tested against the realities of contemporary British culture and critiques of the notion of Fresh Expressions. It offers practical guidance for sta[...]

This collection reflects the growing interest realist critics have shown towards forms of discourse theory and deconstruction. The diverse range of contributions address such issues as the work of Derrida and deconstruction, discourse theory, Eurocentrism and poststructuralism. What unites all of th[...]