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Susan Meiselas: On the Frontline – Susan Meiselas, Thames & Hudson
This landmark book offers a synthesis of celebrated Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas’s views on her work and the role of the documentary photographer. Through text drawn largely from exclusive interviews with editor Mark Holborn, she offers a remarkable commentary on her career, from early work with carnival strippers, through groundbreaking reportage on Nicaragua and El Salvador, to projects encompassing subjects as varied as the Dani tribe of Indonesia, the Kurds of Northern Iraq and victims of domestic violence in California. Central to Meiselas’s work are themes of collaboration, return and exchange. With over 110 photographs – some classics, others rarely published – this book demonstrates how the frontline on which Meiselas has worked involves a bearing of witness and a gathering of evidence. As Meiselas has stated: ‘To continue on is to be curious – to be compelled to confront, to examine, to expose, to engage, and not know where you will end up or how the journey will change you. The frontline is always a choice.’Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1. The Exchange • 2. El Pueblo • 3. History • 4. The Interior
The Creative Shopkeeper – Lucy Johnston, Thames & Hudson
Despite many predictions that the internet and e-commerce would kill the high street, independent retail is far from dead. While big-chain high-street retailers have suffered through lack of originality and crippling overheads, new independent retailers are rapidly growing in number and rejuvenating neighbourhoods across the world. Flexible, energizing pop-up shops are becoming an increasingly popular and effective strategy not only for new businesses but also now for established brands. To catch the attention of busy customers passing by and build an engaging shopping environment that stands out from the competition, the savvy shopkeeper needs to get creative – and it needn’t cost the earth.&,nbsp,This timely book features beautiful independent retail spaces from around the world. It is a much-needed sourcebook for the new breed of shopkeepers who aspire to make their presence felt on our streets and who need ideas, tips and inspiration to help them create a stand-out shop. Organized by themes, the book presents a dazzling spectrum of case studies and highly imaginative solutions for this increasingly popular area of design.Table of ContentsProps &,amp, Icons • Navigation &,amp, Choice • Journey &,amp, Discovery • Craft &,amp, ProcessEdit &,amp, Abundance • Staging &,amp, Scenery • Highlights &,amp, Lowlights • Glimpses &,amp, VisionsGestures &,amp, Details • Digital &,amp, Graphic • Directory
Witchfairy – Brigitte Minne, Carll Cneut, Book Island
Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon – Alison Castle, TASCHEN
For 40 years, Kubrick fans and film buffs have wondered about the director’s mysterious unmade film on Napoleon Bonaparte. Slated for production immediately following the release of&,nbsp,2001: A Space Odyssey,&,nbsp,Kubrick’s ",Napoleon", was to be at once a character study and a sweeping epic, replete with grandiose battle scenes featuring thousands of extras.&,nbsp,To write his original screenplay, Kubrick embarked on two years of intensive research, with the help of dozens of assistants and an Oxford Napoleon specialist, he amassed&,nbsp,an unparalleled trove of research and preproduction material, including approximately 15,000 location scouting photographs and 17,000 slides of Napoleonic imagery. No stone was left unturned in Kubrick’s nearly-obsessive quest to uncover every piece of information history had to offer about Napoleon. But alas, Kubrick’s movie was not destined to be: the film studios, first M.G.M. and then United Artists, decided such an undertaking was too risky at a time when historical epics were out of fashion.TASCHEN’s tribute to this unmade masterpiece makes Kubrick’s valiant work on ",Napoleon", available to fans for the first time.&,nbsp,Based on the original 2009 limited edition which featured ten books hidden inside of a carved out reproduction of a Napoleon history book, this publication brings all the original elements together in one volume. Herein, all of the books from the original edition are reproduced in facsimile: correspondence, costume studies, location scouting photographs, research material, script drafts, and more.&,nbsp,Kubrick’s final draft is reproduced in its entirety.The text book features the complete original treatment, essays examining the screenplay in historical and dramatic contexts, an essay by Jean Tulard on Napoleon in cinema, and a transcript of interviews Kubrick conducted with Oxford professor Felix Markham.&,nbsp,The culmination of years of research and preparation, this unique publication offers readers a chance to experience the creative process of one of cinema’s greatest talents&,nbsp,as well as a fascinating exploration of the enigmatic figure that was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Lady of the Lake – Andrzej Sapkowski, Gollancz
After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.
But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.
Martha & Me – autor neuvedený
Martha loves drawing and painting. When she draws a lion that steps right out of the picture, the two go on a wild adventure. Martha paints a universe and embarks on a series of funny and surreal escapades with the lion and so begins a relationship full of invention, creativity, and exuberance.
Eventually things get out of control--the lion is too wild and too hungry, and he disappears in the middle of their best adventure. Martha is inconsolable, but the only way out is through--so she takes another piece of paper and starts all over again. Beautifully illustrated with powerful and effective line drawings and bright Pantone inks, this story revels in the joy of artistic creation and unbound imagination.
What Are You Wearing Today – Janik Coat, Bernard Duisit, Thames & Hudson
What are you wearing today? Well, it depends!
In this new addition to the Flip Flap Pop-up book series, young children are invited to help each character in the book decide what to wear. The result is a highly entertaining book that is packed with flaps to lift, tabs to pull, and plenty of surprises.
The Late Show – Michael Connelly, Orion Books
Meet the brand new detective from the modern master of crime fiction...
*****
CRIME NEVER SLEEPS.
Los Angeles can be a dangerous city - never more so than in the dead of night. Detective Renée Ballard, once one of the department's young hotshots, now works 'The Late Show', the notorious graveyard shift at the LAPD.
It's a thankless job keeping strange hours in a twilight world of tragedy and violence, handing over her investigations as the sun rises, never getting closure.
Some nights are worse than others. And tonight is the worst yet. Two cases: a brutal assault, and a multiple murder with no suspect.
Ballard knows it is always darkest before dawn. But what she doesn't know is how deep her dual investigation will take her into the dark heart of her city, her department and her past...
If you're already a fan you'll love THE LATE SHOW. If you haven't read a Connelly book yet: now is the perfect time to start.
*****
'One of the great crime writers'&,nbsp,Daily Mail
'A master of the genre'&,nbsp,Stephen King
'Crime thriller writing of the highest order'&,nbsp,Guardian
'The consistency of his excellency is remarkable'&,nbsp,LA Times
'The greatest living American crime writer'&,nbsp,Mirror
'A crime writing genius'&,nbsp,Independent on Sunday
The Matilda Effect – Ellie Irving, Corgi Childrens
Matilda loves science and inventing. Her heroes are Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison, and one day she wants to be a famous inventor herself. So when she doesn’t win the school science fair, she’s devastated – especially as the judges didn’t believe she'd come up with her entry on her own. Because she's a girl.When Matilda shares her woes with her Grandma Joss, she's astonished to learn her grandma was once a scientist herself – an astrophysicist, who discovered her very own planet. Trouble is, Grandma Joss was also overlooked – her boss, Professor Smocks, stole her discovery for himself. And he's about to be presented with a Nobel Prize.Matilda concocts a plan. They'll crash the award ceremony and tell everyone the truth! So begins a race against time - and against Matilda's strict mum and dad! - on a journey through Paris, Hamburg and Stockholm, and on which they encounter a famous film star, a circus, and a wanted diamond thief...
Meatballs – Valery Drouet, Pierre-Louis Viel, Ullmann Publishing
Whether as a party snack or a light meal, meatballs and skewers are always well-received! However, this book is not only dedicated to the meat lovers among us, as it offers many simple and innovative vegetarian dishes, seafood recipes and sweet treats.
How about chicken meatballs with goat cheese, pistachios and dried figs, Chocolate Fudge balls or Thai marinated shrimp skewers with fried rice and ginger? All recipes are presented with step-by-step instructions and serving suggestions, and gorgeously photographed by food-stylist Pierre-Louis Viel.
Shakespeare Sticker Book – Rachel Firth, Usborne Publishing
A brilliant way to discover famous characters from Shakespeare's plays, with over 160 reusable stickers to dress them for their performances. There are star-crossed lovers, girls disguised as boys, murderers, fools and fairy royalty and quotations to add from the plays, too. Includes internet links to websites to find out more about Shakespeare.
Visual Atlas if the World – National Geographic, National Geographic
Reimagined and completely updated for the first time since 2008, National Geographic's visual atlas of the world will delight and inspire. From spectacular space imagery to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this stunning book showcases the diverse natural and cultural treasures of the world in glorious color. Featuring more than 200 fascinating maps, more than 350 new photos, and state-of-the-art cartography and satellite imagery, this is a must-have reference for families, travelers, students, librarians, and scholars. Each page was created in collaboration with the world's premier scientists, geographers, and cartographers and is populated with the most up-to-date information available, making this book the most beautiful and authoritative visual atlas available today.
China: A History in Objects – Jessica Harrison-Hall, Thames & Hudson
This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China’s progress from the Neolithic age to the present. Told in six chapters arranged chronologically, through art, artefacts, people and places, and richly illustrated with expertly selected objects and artworks, it firmly connects today’s China with its internationally engaged past.&,nbsp,From the earliest archaeological relics and rituals, through the development of writing and state, to the advent of empire, the author charts China’s transformation from ancient civilization into the world’s most populous nation and influential economy, offering the reader a myriad historical insights and cultural treasures along the way. This accessible book presents an eclectic mix of materials including Chinese theatre, the decorative arts, costume, jewelry and furniture-making, running through to the most recent diffusion of Chinese culture.&,nbsp,Published to coincide with the reopening of the British Museum’s Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, this book will stimulate, fascinate and inform anyone interested in one of the greatest and most influential nations of the modern world.&,nbsp,Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Early China: Neolithic to the Unification 4000–221 bc • 2. Empires 221BC–AD 960 • 3. Emperors, Scholars and Merchants 960–1279 • 4. Mongols and Ming1271–1644 • 5. Qing: The Last Dynasty 1644–1911 • 6. Modern China 1911–present
The Know-It-Alls – Noam Cohen, Oneworld Publications
The Beginning: a Stanford University lab embarked on an idealistic quest to create an artificial intelligence that would benefit society, perhaps even profit the makers. There were few women or minorities in the department and its head rejected the very idea of authority, but really – what could go wrong?
Now: more and more aspects of our lives are being dictated by a tiny, unaccountable elite, a breakaway sect of free-market libertarians who are determined to bypass government and enrich themselves at the expense of society. Pioneers and self-proclaimed geniuses like Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Mark Zuckerberg have not only made the Internet what it is today – their impact on the world has been profound.
This is a history of Silicon Valley through its eleven greatest entrepreneurs and a damning indictment of the greed, bias and outright prejudice of an industry that is fracturing America and taking the rest of us with it.
My Own Dear Brother – Holly Müller, Bloomsbury Paperbacks
It is 1944, and war has taken the men in Nazi-controlled Austria to the front line. For thirteen-year-old Ursula Hildesheim life in the village of Felddorf remains almost as it was: bullied by her schoolmates, idly thieving from the village shop, enlisted in endless chores by her mama and sister and running wild with her adored older brother Anton.
But when Russian prisoners escape from the local concentration camp, her mama starts an affair with a married man, her friend goes missing and her brother's allegiance to the Hitler Youth emerges in shocking ways, Ursula finds herself alone, disturbed by dark memories, and surrounded by threat.
In this new world of conflict, Ursula discovers a bravery she has never known before and is forced to recognise that danger comes not only from the enemy at the door but from the enemy within.
My Own Dear Brother&,nbsp,is a remarkable coming-of-age story and an unflinching study of both cruelty and courage. Rich in folklore, it introduces a daring young heroine and a powerful new literary voice.
The Lost City of the Monkey God – Douglas Preston, Grand Central Publishing
The #1 New York Times bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.Since the days of conquistador Hernan Cortes, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location.
Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization.
Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease.
Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.
Ballenesque – Roger Ballen, Robert J. C. Young, Thames & Hudson
Separated into four parts,&,nbsp,Ballenesque&,nbsp,takes readers on a visual, chronological journey through Roger Ballen’s entire oeuvre, including both iconic images and previously unpublished photographs. Part I explores his formative artistic influences and his later rediscovery of boyhood through photography, culminating in his first published monograph, Boyhood, in 1979. Part II then charts the period between 1980 and 2000, during which time his deeper search for the elemental self found its way into the ‘Dorps’, or small towns, of South Africa and concluding with the release of his seminal monograph Outland. Part III covers the years 2000–2013, when Ballen achieved global recogition with Shadow Chamber and Boarding House and his work began to veer away from portraiture altogether. Finally, in Part IV, Ballen reflects upon his career in its entirety.&,nbsp,With over 300 photographs and an introduction by eminent academic Robert J. C. Young, this book provides both an entirely new way of seeing Ballen’s work for those who already follow his career and a comprehensive introduction for those encountering his photographs for the first time.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Max Kozlow • 1. Finding the Core: Early work, Boyhood • 2. DiggingDeeper: Dorps, Platteland, Outland • 3. Refining and Expanding: Shadow Chamber,Boarding House, Asylum of the Birds • 4. The Space of the Mind: Leica photographs,Theatre of Apparitions, Ah Rats • Notes and epilogue
The Illustrated Dust Jacket 1920-1970 – Martin Salisbury, Thames & Hudson
The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated, pictorial dust jacket. From the 1920s, as the potential for the book’s protective wrapping to be used for promotion and enticement became clear, artists and illustrators on both sides of the Atlantic applied their talents to this particular art form. Rising to the wide-ranging challenges posed by format and subject matter, leading artists and illustrators, including John Piper, Edward Bawden and John Minton in the UK and Ben Shahn, Edward Gorey and George Salter in the USA, brought their unique personal vision to bear on the world of books. Many of their designs reflect the changing visual styles and motifs of the period, including Bloomsbury, Art Deco, Modernism, postwar neo-romanticism and the Kitchen Sink School.&,nbsp,Martin Salisbury has selected over fifty of the artists and illustrators who were active in the period 1920–1970 in the UK and USA, as well as others such as Tove Jansson and Celestino Piatti, and discusses their life and work. A selection of dust jackets – both known and too long forgotten – for each artist reveals how far the book as an artefact had travelled from the days of the plain wrapper in the nineteenth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction • Profiles of over 50 illustrators
Comparing Notes – Adam Ockelford, Profile Books
A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to dance, without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explains why we are all musical, how music makes sense and why abstract patterns of sound that don't actually mean anything have come to play such a central role in our lives.
Adam Ockelford has developed a new musical theory based on three decades of innovative work with blind children on the autism spectrum. In analysing their reactions to music, he finds the neurological key that explains how we all find music meaningful.
In doing so, he answers questions that have intrigued people since the ancient Greeks: How does music convey emotion? Why do people respond differently to the same piece? Will we ever run out of tunes? He uses a wealth of personal research to explore how music can serve non-musical ends, such as education or the healing process, and why music, religion and politics are so entangled, looking at the rules of hymn music and the impact of Communism on composition.
Comparing Notes is essential reading for anyone who's ever loved a song, sonata or drum solo and wondered why.
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose – Annette Dumbach, Jud Newborn, Oneworld Publications
This is the gripping story of the five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World War II, featured in the award-winning Oscar-nominated film, Sophie Scholl - The Final Days. Republished in 2018 to commemorate the 75 years since their arrest &,amp, execution. This updated edition includes a new preface and more photos.
Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, BBC Books
'The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes'This second of two volumes of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes begins with&,nbsp,Silver Blaze&,nbsp,and ends with Sherlock’s final appearance in&,nbsp,The Adventure of The Dying Detective. Each tale of murder, suspense, cryptic clues and revenge is a ground-breaking combination of forensic science and bold storytelling.The hit BBC series&,nbsp,Sherlock&,nbsp,has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle’s work. With each story selected and introduced by Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, this collection welcomes readers inside the world of Sherlock Holmes and provides them with a curated masterclass in crime fiction.The selected stories for volume two:The Silver Blaze&,nbsp,The Yellow Face&,nbsp,The Musgrave Ritual&,nbsp,The Greek Interpreter&,nbsp,The Final Problem&,nbsp,The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Empty House&,nbsp,Charles Augustus Milverton&,nbsp,The Bruce-Partington Plans&,nbsp,The Devil’s Foot&,nbsp,The Dying Detective
1000 Chairs – Charlotte & Peter Fiell, TASCHEN
More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact,&,nbsp,each element reflects the stylistic consciousness of an era.From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from&,nbsp,Pop Art&,nbsp,to Postmodernism, the&,nbsp,history of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work&,nbsp,to do it full justice.&,nbsp,They are all here: Thonet’s bentwood chairs and Hoffmann’s sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair and Ron Arad’s avant-garde armchairs. Early designers and&,nbsp,pioneers of the modern chair&,nbsp,are presented alongside the&,nbsp,most recent innovations in seating.This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers.&,nbsp,An illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors!
Pablo Picasso’s Noël – Carol Ann Duffy, Picador
'A sweet winter light blushedas Pablo Picasso walked his dogunder the cypress treesand the bell of the old chapel guessed at the hour.It was Christmas Eve.'
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's new Christmas poem, Pablo Picasso's Noel follows the famous painter as he moves through a small town in the south of France on Christmas Eve, drawing the residents and the festive scenes he encounters. Accompanied by his small dog, he brings delight as he sketches wherever he goes. A wonderful, moving new poem capturing both the magic of Christmas and artistic inspiration.
Beautifully illustrated and produced in a gorgeous small format, this is an irresistible festive gift and Christmas stocking must-have for all book lovers.
Chlapec na vrchole hory – John Boyne
Autor slávneho&,nbsp,Chlapca v pásikavom pyžame&,nbsp,už tretíkrát zvolil neľahkú tému: vojna očami dieťaťa. V druhom románe&,nbsp,Zostaň, kde si, a potom odíď, sa venoval prvej svetovej vojne a teraz sa opäť vrátil k druhej svetovej vojne v príbehu chlapca Pierrota, ktorý sa narodil v Paríži, ale predčasná smrť oboch rodičov spôsobila, že sa po krátkej zastávke v sirotinci ocitol v horskom sídle Adolfa Hitlera, kde jeho teta Beatrix pracuje ako gazdiná.&,nbsp,
Hitler mu do istej miery nahrádza otca, Pierrot sa v ňom vidí, túži sa mu podobať. Chlapec je svedkom mnohých historických okamihov, napríklad návštevy vojvodu z Windsoru s manželkou Wallis Simpsonovou. Ako ho poznačí život v Berghofe pod krídlami Führera?&,nbsp,
Príbeh o tajomstvách, zrade, morálnej zodpovednosti a odpustení. Príbeh, pri ktorom si čitateľ položí otázku: Čo by som robil ja?",Chlapec na vrchole hory v sebe spája: neobyčajný príbeh obyčajného chlapca, pohľad do úplného centra, v&,nbsp,ktorom sa tvorili dejiny minulého storočia, reálne historické osobnosti s&,nbsp,ich často zvláštnymi ľudskými povahami, pozorovanie postupnej premeny dobrého človeka na jeho temnú podobu.",&,nbsp,- Prečítajte si celú recenziu Zuzany Štelbaskej na jej&,nbsp,blogu