This title helps you find out about the land of the pharaohs, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 400 exciting pictures. You can step back in time to the world of the ancient Egyptians and uncover the treasures and secrets of this mysterious 3000-year-old civilization. It includes fact boxes that[...]
As the dreadful reality of the Coalition's defeat in Iraq begins to sink in, one question dominates Washington and London: why? In this controversial new book, award-winning journalist Jonathan Steele provides a stark and arresting answer: Bush and Blair were defeated from the day they decided to oc[...]
Yes, there are dozens of books on the Afghan wars. Most of them are all about firefights and heroics. But this is the first to take the events of the war Bush and Blair started and put them in the context of the Soviet war and even the British imperial wars that preceded them, and draw the lessons o[...]
The definitive study of the wars in Afghanistan by the veteran reporter who has had exclusive access to all the key players over the last 30 years there from Gorbachev to WikiLeaks.[...]
Paris has been the international capital of style for three hundred years. Although challenged by other fashion cities such as Milan, London and New York, Paris remains special. This fascinating book shows that the strength of the French fashion industry rests on the depth and sophistication of its [...]
Who are the English? And what images spring to mind when you think of the English and England? Ask a tourist and they would probably say Big Ben, English 'bobbies', the London Eye or maybe even the Queen. Ask a Scot, Welshmen or Irishman and you may get a different answer. However, ask an Englishman[...]
Two-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele expands the universe of his Coyote saga with the story of Hex, a habitat the size of an entire solar system that could be a utopia--or nothing but a cosmic mirage...
The danui, a reclusive arachnid species, have avoided contact with the Coyote Federation--[...]
Explore the evolution of one of craft beer's most popular styles, India Pale ale. Loaded with brewing tips from some of the country's best brewers, IPA covers techniques from water treatment to hopping procedures. Included are 47 recipes ranging from historical beers to recipes for the most popula[...]
Hailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953), like his colleague Richard Neutra, emigrated to the US and applied his International Style techniques to the movement that would come to be known as California Modernism. Influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and taking cues from spa[...]
In addition to showcasing 100 of the most important designers of the last century with essays by the curators at Fashion Institute of Technology, this book explores how a fashion museum goes about collecting and exhibiting fashion. It is crafted by hand at a bindery in the heart of Italy, and stampe[...]
Defining designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their most remarkable works From Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel, to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century's worth of fashion greats from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashio[...]
"Onno van der Hart, Ellert Nijenhuis und Kathy Steele haben einen bahnbrechenden Beitrag zur Erforschung von Traumata geleistet, und ihnen ist mit ihrem Buch auf Anhieb ein Klassiker zum Thema Dissoziation und dissoziative Störungen gelungen. Dieses äußerst konstruktive, sehr klar und gut lesbar [...]
The Corset: A Cultural History
Om de mest imponerende byggverk i menneskets historie I denne boka gjenoppstår antikkens sju underverker ved hjelp av fantastiske dataillustrasjoner, og du kan nyte synet av og lese om senere tids undere som den kinesiske muren og Taj Mahal. Også underverker fra vår tid blir presentert, som verd[...]
Denne boken gir deg svar på hvordan et røntgenapparat virker, hvordan kaktusen kan overleve i ørkenen, hvilken berømt bygning som ser ut som et seilskip og hvorfor jorden snurrer. Boken er delt inn i kategoriene planeten vår, menneskekroppen, historie, land og folk, moderne maskiner, planter, d[...]
Ett annorlunda frieri
Chesnie får jobbet hos den framgångsrike affärsmannen Joel Davenport och är överlycklig! Att jobba hårt har hon inget emot, då är det mycket värre att se alla kvinnor som står i kö för en dejt med honom. Och när Joel upptäcker att Chesnie går ut med hans värs[...]
Återseendet
Det har gått fyra år sedan Matt och Amy senast sågs, men när de åter möts på en bröllopsfest kommer känslorna tillbaka med stormens hastighet. I dansen kan de inte släppa varandra, allt blir hetare och när de försvinner till hotellrummet vet båda vad som kommer a[...]
Havets viskningar
FBI-agenten Roman DeWinter kliver av färjan på den lilla ön utanför Seattle. Det här uppdraget är enkelt, tänker han. Så fort han avslöjat ägaren till pensionatet Whale Watch Inn kan han åka hem.
Täckmanteln som pensionatets nye vaktmästare är pe[...]
EN OTROLIG FÖRLOVNING Claire vaknar upp på sjukhuset med total minnesförlust. Förvirrad ser hon förlovningsringen på sitt finger och på mannen som säger sig vara hennes fästman: den ömsinte och snygge Tye. När minnet sakta återvänder börjar hon ana oråd. Var hon verkligen förlovad[...]
EN GOD GÄRNING Mitch har aldrig tidigare sett kvinnan som en regnig kväll kommer till hans hus med en liten pojke i släptåg. Och innan hon hinner tala om vem hon är svimmar hon! Mitch erbjuder dem att stanna ett tag och inser snart hur mycket han saknar att ha en familj. Kanske kan Ginny och[...]