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Did you know the potter’s wheel was invented before any other kind of wheel? And in the seventeenth century people believed eating clay was good for you? And that Royal Doulton started off as a sewage pipe company? And which famous potter said ‘To make pottery is an adventure’? All this and so much more is in Pottery Throwdown judge Keith Brymer Jones’s very personal journey through the history of ceramics. From Roman kilns in North London to urinals in Scotland, wine jars to ink pots, Keith enthrals and entertains us with his knowledge of pottery and potters, what they made and how they did it. He shows us how ceramics have played an important role in cultures and economies throughout the world – and how his own life is inextricably linked to an industry that demands the same of its makers today as it did thousands of years ago: creativity, patience, respect for the material, and a respect for nature itself.
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‘Gardens, Annotated’ is a photographic compendium that puts a magnifying glass up to the design choices of the world’s best garden designers and landscape architects in a simplified, bite-sized way. With chapters on different principles of design, such as focal points, routes, and of course planting, there is a plethora of takeaways to apply to your own garden: discover, for example, how to achieve naturalistic planting schemes or how to use materials to create impact. This is garden design explained for anyone seeking inspiration.
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£30.00
Collins Gardener’s Bible is the sixth title in this stunning and engaging series. It is packed with absolutely everything you need to be an effective, sustainable and fulfilled gardener.
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£16.99
Retrace the footsteps of famous codebreakers and solve mind-bending hidden codes, cryptic crosswords, secret languages and complex riddles inspired by the missions Bletchley Park assisted in during World War II.Would you have been an indexer targeting Air Enigma in Hut 3? Or a Wren operating Colossus in the Newmanry looking for D-Day intelligence? Or maybe an RAF recruit in JAFO deciphering Japanese codes?Whilst World War II operations began in the famous Victorian mansion, new buildings soon materialised to accommodate the 9,000-strong workforce and machines that would help to penetrate the heart of Axis powers.But that success didn’t begin in the park. Information was first collected in the sheds of amateur radio operators and findings sent to a PO Box in Barnet. Once at Bletchley, it travelled between huts and atop desks, each stop uncovering a clearer picture of the battleground.Could you turn that data into intelligence? And intell
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This is an illustrated, enhanced and reformatted edition of Johnny Marr’s autobiography, ‘Set the Boy Free’, sumptuously re-imagined with additional archival photography and exclusive updates by Marr himself. A slick redesign integrating the classic text and photographs with expanded imagery from the archives of Angie Marr, this enhanced edition is so much more than the story of the much-loved guitar wizard. It’s the inside track of popular music over the last forty years, laid bare by a musical legend at the heart of it all and never far from the Top 10.
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£26.00
'Fascinating in its literary focus and magisterial in its sweep, The Garden is a must-have book' SUE STUART SMITH
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This work offers a superbly sharp and wickedly witty visual record of a year of Labour tribulations, Trumpian endeavours, economic tremors, and almost ubiquitous political gaffes and missteps. The collection features the work of Peter Brookes, Morten Morland, Nicola Jennings, Christian Adams, Dave Brown, Ella Baron and many more of the nation’s finest cartoonists, alongside captions from Britain’s leading cartoon expert. It’s a magnificent record of twelve months of political pandemonium and savage satire, and the perfect gift for friends, family, or just for yourself.
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TV detectives need a gimmick. Mine would be not caring who did it. If, when one door shuts, another door opens, there’s something wrong with your doors. They shouldn’t be doing that. Where’s the box to tick if you ARE a robot? My mother used to say Manners Maketh the Man, but I didn’t think it was very mannerly of her to make fun of my lisp. Plato, Aristotle, Montaigne. Men who have searched for meaning with, let’s face it, mixed results. Whither the one who can solve it? Cometh the hour, cometh the Richard Ayoade. Finally, Ayoade has set down some of his most enormous thoughts for the benefit of all who dare to read them. Wisdom distilled from a life lived in relentless pursuit of Truth. ‘Afterthoughts’ goes beyond rumination, past pondering, probing further than ever before, drawing from a deeply private pool of questions: a reservoir so refreshing you may never need to think again.
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‘Really, I have no gifts – no gifts at all – except perhaps a certain knowledge of human nature.’The Tuesday Night Club meets every Tuesday night, inspired by Miss Marple’s first appearance in The Tuesday Night Club, to discuss their favourite crimes solved by Miss Marple, but when a member of the club is found dead, Gladys and her granddaughter Sally must use all their wits to solve a real murder mystery. As the two begin to investigate, they discover puzzles based on Miss Marple’s most famous cases all over the village, along with cryptic clues as to who the murderer might be. But who is distributing them and why? And what will they reveal once solved?As the story continues and a new chapter begins, it seems that a member of the village has a secret to hide – but is it deadly? Whose unassuming presence has kept them in the background – until now? Join this puzzling cast of characters and your favourite Miss Marple tales, with secrets
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Small Luxuries: Vinyl is a gift book for the aspiring or experienced turntable and vinyl enthusiast. The book examines history, technology, maintenance, and collecting.
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£39.95
An extraordinary survey of ceramics spanning over thirty thousand years, curated by the famed artist and writer Edmund de Waal
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£45.00
An authoritative compendium on the groundbreaking masterpieces of Frank Gehry, including 204 illustrations and photographs. Frank Gehry’s buildings are remarkable and surprising, united by the sense of movement they convey. His projects flow, curve, bend, and crumple in novel and unexpected ways, subverting traditional building norms. In practice for 70 years, Gehry’s significant legacy of contemporary architecture spans the globe. In this monograph, Jean-Louis Cohen drew upon his deep familiarity with the architect to present forty spectacular buildings that transformed the cities in which they were built— from Gehry’s own home in Santa Monica to the undulating Beekman Tower in New York, from the shining curves of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. The unclassifiable and groundbreaking architect continually responded with finesse to the challenges of complex programming and building with
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£80.00
Follow a Bourbon descendant to discover the history, culture, and beauty of Naples through the city’s most prestigious palaces, private villas, and hidden cultural gems. Beneath the shadow of Vesuvius, Naples reveals itself as a city of contrasts—divine and earthly, radiant and somber, exuberant and restrained. In this richly illustrated volume, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of Bourbon Two Sicilies invites readers to rediscover her ancestral city through a narrative that blends history, art, and personal reflection. From its volcanic origins and classical legends to its enduring faith and ritual life, Naples emerges as a place where the sacred and the everyday coexist in a rare harmony. The reader moves through cloisters and chapels, palaces and gardens, witnessing the city’s transformation through centuries of triumph and loss. Its shadows, catacombs, and ruined splendor reveal a civilization that has faced catastrophe
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£14.99
We are all artists as children, painting and drawing each day Most of us stop when we get older – but David Gentleman kept going. For over 90 years he has been drawing, painting, engraving and printing, rising to become one of Britain’s best-known and most loved artists. His watercolours have filled galleries; his iconic wood cuts are emblazoned across posters, book jackets and train stations; his stamps have made their way to the furthest corners of the world. Here, the great, polymathic artist and craftsman shares what he has learned over the course of a lifetime of making and thinking about art.
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£110.00
The first book to showcase Richard Avedon’s groundbreaking fashion photography from over two decades at Harper’s BazaarRichard Avedon: The Harper’s Bazaar Years features both iconic and little-known photographs that defined two decades of style and creativity. This sumptuous volume chronicles one of the most influential eras in magazine history, when Harper’s Bazaar redefined style, creativity, and visual storytelling. As Avedon later reflected: “Nobody could believe such a magazine existed.”Also included are a candid and never-before-published oral history that Avedon recorded on his years at the magazine, a critical essay by fashion insider Derek C. Blasberg, and a foreword by the current editor of Harper’s Bazaar, Samira Nasr.When twenty-one-year-old Richard Avedon worked his way into Harper’s Bazaar in 1944, editor in chief Carmel Snow was already one of fashion publishing’s most influential visionaries. Over the course of her caree
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Are you a total failure at work? Do you struggle with simple tasks like using the phrase ‘moving forward’ in every email? Have you never used the word ‘synergies’ in a LinkedIn post? You need ‘Wankernomics’. Picture the scene. You’re sitting in a meeting at work. Your colleagues are deep in serious discussion. Terry says he wants an end-to-end, digital-first solution by COB Friday. Fiona says she’ll have to take that offline and circle back later. And then quite suddenly, you catch yourself thinking, ‘hang on – what the f*ck are they talking about?’ Like, seriously, what do those words even mean? This work is for anyone who has ever been told to reach out, touch base, drill down, or optimise their ducks on the same song sheet. It will help you navigate workplace hell like a boss.
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