This vibrant reference guide profiles 50 major artists alongside their representative works The entries are presented in an eye-catching format that

Includes:: brief biographies & critical analyses alongside illustrations of the artists' most famous works Featuring 200 full colour illustrations this book also

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Published in a new edition this book offers an introduction to Bauhaus one of the most influential movements in modern architecture art & design 160 pages 70 colour illustrations Strasser Josef ...

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50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the most significant & stimulating questions in the study of life Why do species evolve? Can characteristics be inherited without DNA? Are all organisms made from cells? What makes us human? This book provides succinct answers to all these questions & many more in 50 lucid & engaging essays that cover both classic experiments & the latest research From the mysteries of sex & sleep from mass extinction to immunity 50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know will open your eyes to the fundamental processes that are vital to life on Earth including how genes control the growth & behaviour of living things how a body develops from a single cell & how environmental forces create natural diversity through evolution Featuring key concepts explained in simple terms & with clear diagrams & timelines showing major scientific discoveries within their historical context this book will give you a complete overview of a fascinating subject Contents include Evolution Genes Homeostasis Endosymbiosis Sex Multicellularity Nerves Genetic Drift Speciation Convergent Evolution Pollination Mimicry Laws of Inheritance DNA Alternative Splicing Viruses Epigenetics Photosynthesis Cancer Differentiation Regeneration Morphogenesis Memory Sleep Ageing Consciousness & the Gaia Hypothesis ...

This highly readable & informative collection of the best of British art showcases magnificent portraits by Thomas Gainsborough & Stanley Spencer; landscapes by J M W Turner & David Hockney; satire by William Hogarth & Gilbert & George; sculpture by Henry Moore & Rachel Whiteread; & the latest works by Grayson Perry & Damien Hirst Each artist is presented in a double-page spread that features a major work details from the work a brief biography & fascinating insights into the artist's life & times Lucinda Hawksley's engaging survey compares the skill of the Elizabethan miniaturists & the magnificence of the High Victorians with the grit of post-war British modernists & the best of the Young British Artists whose fearless approach to controversial themes make them worthy inheritors of the great traditions of British art ...

Artists 50 Cent Label Polydor Format Vinyl 12 Album Number of Disks Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 In Da Club 2 21 Questions (Feat Nate Dogg)3 PIMP 4 Disco Inferno 5 Candy Shop (Feat Olivia)6 Just a Lil Bit 7 Outta Control (Feat Mobb Deep) remix 8 Hustler's Ambition 9 Best Friend (Feat Olivia) remix 10 Window Shopper 11 Ayo Technology (Feat Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)12 I Get Money 13 Straight to the Bank 14 I'll Still Kill (Feat Akon)15 Get Up 16 I Get It In 17 Baby By Me (Feat Ne-Yo)18 How to Rob (Feat The Madd Rapper) ...

Tracklist A1 In Da Club 314 A2 21 Questions Featuring
- Nate Dogg 344 A3 PIMP 410 A4 Disco Inferno 334 B1 Candy Shop Featuring
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Disc 11 Intro 2 In My Hood 3 This Is 504 I&m Supposed To Die Tonight 5 Piggy Bank 6 GATman & Robbin 7 Candy Shop 8 Outta Control 9 Get In My Car 10 Ski Mask Way 11 A Baltimore Love Thing 12 Ryder Music 13 Disco Inferno 14 Just A Lil Bit 15 Gunz Come Out 16 My Toy Soldiers 17 Position Of Power 18 Build You Up 19 God Gave Me Style 20 So Amazing 21 I Don&t Need & Em 22 Hate It Or Love It (G Unit remix) Disc 21 PIMP (Live in Glasgow
- CD Rom Video)2 Blood Hound (Live in Glasgow
- CD Rom Video)3 Back Down (Live In Glasgow
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Chemistry is at the cutting edge of our lives How does a silicon chip work? How can we harness natural products to combat human disease? & is it possible to create artificial muscles? Providing answers to these questions & many more 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know is an engaging guide to the world of chemistry From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology chemistry offers some fascinating insights into our origins as well as continuing to revolutionize life as we know it In 50 short instalments this accessible book discusses everything from the arguments of the key thinkers to the latest research methods using timelines to place each theory in context
- telling you all you need to know about the most important ideas in chemistry past & present Contents include Thermodynamics Catalysts Fermentation Green Chemistry Separation Crystallography Microfabrication Computational Chemistry Chemistry Occurring in Nature Manmade Solutions Beer Plastic Artificial Muscles & Hydrogen Future
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