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Future Cities: Architecture and the ImaginationThough reaching ever further toward the skies, today's cities are overshadowed by multiple threats: climate change, overpopulation, social division, and urban warfare all endanger our metropolitan way of life. The fundamental tool we use to make sense of these uncertain city futures is the...
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Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval ArtWhat do they all mean--the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, potbellied heads, harp-playing asses, arse-kissing priests, and somersaulting jongleurs to be found protruding from the edges of medieval buildings and in the margins of illuminated manuscripts? A groundbreaking, celebrated study of marginalia in mediaeval art,...
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How We Live Now: Making Your Space Work Hard for YouHow We Live Now is an inspiring guide to making the most of every square inch of your space. This practical, problem-solving book will help you take a long hard look at your home and work out how to make the most of every...
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English Decoration: Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary HomeIn English Decoration, the acclaimed London-based architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a survey of the best of the English style. "English decoration is making a bit of a comeback these days, and Ben Pentreath is partly to thank--not just because he's finessed...
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Made of Wood: In the HomeMade of Wood is a celebration of recycled pieces, age-old crafting techniques, clean modern lines, and global influences as well as art and tableware with a handmade feel. Made of Wood is a celebration of recycled pieces, age-old crafting techniques, clean modern lines, and...
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Smile of the WolfEleventh-century Iceland. One night in the darkness of winter, two friends set out on an adventure but end up killing a man. Kjaran, a traveling poet who trades songs for food and shelter, and Gunnar, a feared warrior, must make a choice: conceal the...
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Wuthering Heights: Vintage Classics Bronte SeriesRediscover Emily Brontë's powerful tale of love, violence and obsession. 'May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you - haunt me, then' Wuthering Heights is the tale of two families both joined and riven by love and...
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Urban Bodies: Communal Health in Late Medieval English Towns and CitiesThe idea of English medieval towns and cities as filthy, muddy and insanitary is here overturned in a pioneering new study. Carole Rawcliffe continues with her mission to clean up the Middle Ages. In earlier work she has already given us scholarly yet sympathetic...
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The Hour Before DawnAt St Alcuin's Monastery, in 14th century Yorkshire, Abbot John is in shock after learning of the rape of his sister and murder of his mother. The refugee Father William is discovering his own vulnerability. As they support their leader and their barely-welcome guest,...
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Beloved: 81 Poems from HafezHafez is among the most celebrated of Persian mystic poets, thriving alongside such towering figures as Rumi and Saadi. Ubiquitous in Iran, he has also been hugely influential in the West. Interpreted variously as ardent mystic and lover, he fuses earthly and divine love...
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The Mansions of Murder: A Medieval MysteryA murdered priest, a missing body, stolen treasure: Brother Athelstan tackles his most challenging investigation to date. October, 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet's in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson Reynaud has been found stabbed...
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Herald of HellA medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan May, 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the...
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The Book of FiresAn intriguing medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan February, 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London, bringing agonising death and destruction in his wake. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the...
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BloodstoneAn intriguing new Brother Athelstan historical mystery December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate. For Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone, which...
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Megastructures: Tallest, Longest, Biggest, DeepestAn in-depth look at the world's mightiest structures. Stunning foldout pages, panels, diagrams, photographs and Mega Facts boxes make this book a stimulating read for all ages. Megastructures describes how and why these structures were designed and built. It explains the physics behind the...
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Royally BittenOnce upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret.This is no longer that time.RaeBlood Day-the culmination of my training. The day I find out my fate.I will not cry. I will not beg. I will remain calm.Emotions are...
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Welcome to Friar Park: A Guide for Time-Travelers visiting the estate owned by The Beatles' George HarrisonHave you ever wondered what it would be like to time-travel back to one of England's most incredible country estates? Now you can Our unique guide offers detailed maps that accompany a series of unforgettable, intricately detailed walking tours through the gorgeous grounds &...
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Render Floor Plans with Photoshop"Render Floor Plans with Photoshop" emphasizes a step-by-step process showing how to render CAD floor plans. The book focuses on rendering a residential floor plan from start to finish. Each chapter is broken down by room and the rendering of common materials associated with...
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Famous Times: Historic Woolsheds of Hawkes BayThe Gordon family have a historic woolshed, which was built in 1886. It has been turned into a museum to the sheep industry and has an auditorium, where shearing and dog shows are held for tourists. The idea came to Angus Gordon, one of...
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New Readings on Women and Early Medieval English Literature and Culture: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Honour of Helen DamicoNew Readings on Women and Early Medieval English Literature and Culture showcases current and original scholarship relating to women in Early Medieval English culture and in Early Medieval English studies and promises to stimulate new work in those areas. Honouring the eminent scholar Helen...
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