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The newest book in Yuval Zommer's highly popular 'Big Book' series introduces young children to some of the world's most colourful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures.

With an emphasis on Auerbachs own words and archival interviews, this book provides insight into his professional life, working methods and philosophy.

A captivating compendium of rare and exquisite first-hand records of ocean voyages around the world and in different ages, providing a fascinating insight into exploration and adventure at sea.

Everyday, ordinary objects are taken apart and transformed into extraordinary images, captured in detailed photographs.

Small, smart, essential - an incisive overview of Surrealism, introducing the movement's key artists and capturing its essential and enduring concepts.

Enables amateurs to paint like the Impressionists. This title shows you: how Monet produced his oil color sketches, or how Sisley created his atmospheric landscapes. It provides the historical background to Impressionism, and contains a section on artists materials.

A fun, heart-warming story about a lonely boy named Harold Snipperpot, and what happens when his parents decide to throw him a birthday party.

Chocolate the food of the Gods has had a long and eventful history. This book includes data on the first cultivation of the cacao tree in the northwest Amazon, and the discovery of the chocolate process in southern Mesoamerica, long before the rise of the Olmecs.

A compact survey of the work of August Sander, the German portrait and documentary photographer.

Traces the history of cabinets of curiosities, from their first appearance in the inventories and engravings commissioned by Renaissance nobles such as the Medici or the Hapsburgs, via those of the Dane Ole Wurm and the Italian polymath Athanasius Kircher, to the serious 17th- and 18th-century scientists Elias Ashmole and Levinas Vincent.

A rich and varied glimpse into the creative processes of a broad array of contemporary architects.

Working in colour for the first time, Nick Brandt's latest project uses complex composition and dramatically cinematic staging to highlight environmental degradation in the world and its effect on both animal and human life.

Paula Rego's anthology of traditional nursery rhymes, illustrated by her sometimes disturbing, but always arresting engravings.

A concise, informative overview of more than four decades of work by this Brooklyn-born Magnum photographer.

A showcase of the very best hotel rooms around the world, from elegant country retreats, to quirky hideaways and stylish city escapes, selected by global travel experts Mr & Mrs Smith.

The definitive monograph on the most illustrious haute-couture embroidery house in the world, featuring specially commissioned photography of Maison Lesage's Paris archive collections.

One of four titles in Thames & Hudson's innovative new 'Big Idea' series, this book explores and interrogates each form of democracy and questions whether it remains fit for purpose today.

Surveys the greatest of Asia's empires from 800 AD to the mid-20th century, from the Far East to the fringes of Europe. This title shows how those seven empires played a key role in forming global civilization. It is of interest to students, historians and those who are concerned with understanding the role of Asia in the world.

The definitive publication on Karl Lagerfeld's pioneering and irreverent campaigns for Chanel, as photographed by the designer himself.

A reduced edition of this cornucopia of Karl Lagerfeld's legendary maxims.

Master printmaker Anthony Burrill's wonderful world of printed matter, presented through a personal selection of offbeat ephemera and typographic curiosities.

A personal reflection on the nature of the architectural imagination, shown through private sketchbooks, by one of the great architects of our day.

An illuminating guide to one of the great masterpieces of Celtic manuscript art, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the British Library.

A lift-the-flap and laser-cut book revealing the nature of ecosystems under the sea, from the creator of "Anatomy".

An entirely fresh perspective on the history of photography that uses timelines to trace the medium's development from its inception to the present.

The essential Chineasy guide to characters, words and phrases, culture and traditions for travellers of all types, in a pocket-size format.

The first major survey of Scottish design history from 1500 to present day.

Thirty pioneering houses designed by architects for themselves over the past decade, revealing the ingenious ways they have addressed the challenges of creating a contemporary living space.

The quintessential Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma has forged a modern design language that artfully combines the countries traditional building crafts with sophisticated technologies and materials. This title documents a leading light of the global architecture scene and offers insight into interpretations of Japans ancient building traditions.