I hum to myself as I stand looking up at the sky filled to overflowing with the joy of liberty A Woman's Walks is part of ' Found on the Shelves' published with The London Library The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library Now celebrating its 175th anniversary with over 17 miles of shelving & more than a million books The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes manners & thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it ...

GUARDIAN & NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Winner of best memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards Now with a new epilogue for the paperback& Compelling She has guts to spare An important story Role model? You bet& Tim Shipman Sunday Times& So human & inspiring & my favourite book of the year so far& Rohan Silva Guardian When Harriet Harman started her career men-only job adverts & a &women&s rate& of pay were the norm female MPs were a tiny minority
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' Delightful Pavey writes with warmth & spirit & brings this space to life' Penelope Lively' Captivating & grounded If this book was not as much a pleasure to write as it is to read I'll eat my hat & gardening glove' Observer After years spent living amid the thrum of London Ruth Pavey yearned to reconnect with the British countryside & she endeavoured to realise her long-held dream of planting a wood Touring to the West Country in the late 1990s Pavey found herself in the Somerset Levels On seeing this expanse of reclaimed land under its wide soft skies she was struck by its beauty & set-out to plant a wood tree by tree She bought four acres & over the years transformed them into a haven where woodland plants & creatures could flourish an emblem of enduring life in a changeable world A Wood of One's Own is the story of how she grew to understand & then shape this derelict land into an enduring legacy a verdant landscape rich with wildlife Interwoven with Pavey's candid descriptions of the practical challenges she faced are forays into the Levels' local history as well as thoughtful portraits of its inhabitants both past & present Accompanied throughout by the author's evocative h&-drawn illustrations A Wood of One's Own is a lyrical beguiling & inspiring story; a potent reminder of nature's delicate balance & its comforting & abiding presence ...

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Travel the world with 50 best-loved tales featuring creatures big & small This beautifully-illustrated collection of classic stories brings together favourite animal-themed fables myths & legends including The Three Little Pigs The Ugly Duckling Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked & the story of Ananse & the Python Lively retellings from Angela Mc Allister are brought to life with sumptuous illustrations from Romanian-born illustrator Aitch in this treasury to treasure ...

Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East Africa Central & South America India Russia China & Japan Significant revision also

Includes:: photographs & textual discussion of around 50 new buildings Written in a clear & engaging style the text encourages readers to examine the pragmatic innovative & aesthetic attributes of buildings Artistic economic environmental political social & technological contexts are discussed The global reach of the text is matched by a rich assortment of photographs from around the world & a greater array of detailed line drawings than in any architectural survey The authors have created a formidable body of work that ranges over much of the world's architectural heritage & testifies to some of the greatest achievements of the human spirit

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Since its first publication this book has been hailed as the most up-to-date & wide-ranging history of art ever published in a single volume This"e from Andrew Graham Dixon describes the book ' Spanning continents & millennia ranging from man's earliest cave paintings to the works of Picasso & beyond this is a hugely ambitious book But thanks to the breadth of their scholarship the depth of their enthusiasm & the enviable freshness of their writing Honor & Fleming triumphantly accomplish the herculean task they have set themselves Sympathetically expanded by Michael Archer who brings the story forward into the twenty-first century this thumping slab of tome is without doubt the most compelling total history of art ever written' This Revised Seventh Edition expands the original coverage by embracing new developments in archeology & art historical research & in particular contemporary art historian Michael Archer has greatly expanded the authors discussion of the art world over the past two decades providing a new perspective on the latest developments shaping our cultural history ...

From the camera lucida to the latest in digital image making & computer manipulation photographic technology has dramatically changed throughout its nearly 200-year history as succinctly explained & powerfully illustrated in A World History of Photography Thanks to the unique immediacy with which photography captures perspective & history the popularity & use of the camera spread rapidly around the globe Today photography is ubiquitous from newspapers & fashion magazines to billboards & the film industry cultures worldwide have embraced this malleable artistic medium for a limitless variety of purposes Naomi Rosenblum's classic text investigates all aspects of photography -- aesthetic documentary commercial & technical -- while placing photos in their historical context Included among the more than 800 photographs by men & women are both little-known & celebrated masterpieces arranged in stimulating juxtapositions that illuminate their visual power Authoritative & unbiased Rosenblum's chronicle of photography both chronologically & thematically traces the evolution of this still-young art form Exploring the diverse roles that photography has played in the communication of ideas Rosenblum devotes special attention to topics such as portraiture documentation advertising & photojournalism & to the camera as a means of personal artistic expression The revised fourth edition

Includes:: updates on technical advances as well as a new chapter on contemporary photographers Armed with the expressive vigor of its images this thorough & accessible volume will appeal to all

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