An irresistible bind-up edition of two infectiously entertaining adventure mysteries Spaghetti Tangle & Teacher Trouble from the bestselling author of the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Alexander Mc Call Smith & with amazing illustrations by Kate Hindley throughout Spaghetti Tangle John & Nicky would give anything in the world for a bowl of chips or a piece of chocolate cake but they live with their strange aunty & she won't let them eat anything that's not raw! One day they sneek out & slurp down a plate piled high with spaghetti Now they want more Lucky for them there's a competition to visit the spaghetti factory & eat as much as you like What will aunty say? Teacher Trouble It's Jenny's first day at a new school & she looks very grown-up
- her mum has made sure of it But when she arrives at the school she looks so smart that the rest of her class think she is their new teacher! Soon Jenny finds herself in all sorts of tricky situations How long will it be before Jenny is found out? & what will happen then?
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Illustrated with stunning photography & liberally sprinkled with"ations from Mc Queen & confidants Alexander Mc Queen ...

Arguably the most influential imaginative & provocative designer of his generation Alexander Mc Queen both challenged & expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race class sexuality religion & the environment Alexander Mc Queen Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer's career from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house It features his most iconic & radical designs revealing how Mc Queen adapted & combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring the specialized techniques of haute couture & technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections & extravagant runway presentations with their echoes of avant-garde installation & performance art Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute this stunning book

Includes:: a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton creative director of the house of Alexander Mc Queen; illuminating"es from the designer himself; provocative & captivating new photography by renowned photographer Solve Sundsbo; & a lenticular cover by Gary James Mc Queen Alexander Mc Queen Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity & originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned & confronted the requisites of fashion

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Alexander Mc Queen has grasped the public&s imagination like few other fashion designers before him with exhibitions dedicated to his work continuing to attract record visitor numbers Almost 500000 people visited the V&A&s 2015 & Alexander Mc Queen Savage Beauty& exhibition making it the most popular in the museum&s history Opening with a brief essay on the designer&s work Alexander Mc Queen Unseen unfolds chronologically Each collection is introduced by a concise text by Claire Wilcox one of the foremost experts on the Mc Queen&s work revisiting the designer&s most iconic creations across his entire career & revealing previously unseen behind- the-scenes moments that capture models hairdressers stylists make-up artists & Alexander Mc Queen himself at their most candid & creative Robert Fairer&s stunning & high-energy photographs all previously unpublished capture the glamour grit & spirit that made Mc Queen&s flamboyant shows unique A treasure-trove of inspiration they make this publication a must-have reference for fashion & photography lovers alike ...

This definitive publication on Alexander Mc Queen (1969
- 2010) invites you into the creative mind & world of one of Britain's
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This brand new series brings to life the fascinating lives of famous historical figures Lively speech gentle humour & full-colour illustrations bring the reader close to the action as they learn about each famous character Age 7-11 ...

From award-winning historian Robin Lane Fox Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence & legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time Tough resolute fearless Alexander was a born warrior & ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest & of the unknown When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles spanning from Greece to India His achievements were unparalleled
- he had excelled as leader to his men founded eighteen new cities & stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world Combining historical scholarship & acute psychological insight Alexander the Great brings this colossal figure vividly to life & So enjoyable & well-written Fox&s book became my main guide through Alexander&s amazing story& Oliver Stone director of Alexander&I do not know which to admire most his vast erudition or his imaginative grasp of so remote & complicated a period & such a complex personality& Cyril Connolly Sunday Times& An achievement of Alexandrian proportions& New Statesman Robin Lane Fox was the main historical advisor to Oliver Stone on his film Alexander & took part in many of its most dramatic re-enactments His books include The Classical World An Epic History of Greece & Rome The Unauthorised Version Truth & Fiction in the Bible Travelling Heroes Greeks & their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer & Pagans & Christians in the Mediterranean World from the Second Century AD to the Conversion of Constantine
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play An epic film that follows the life of Alexander the Great the macedonian king that united all ancient greek tribes & led them against the vast Persian Empire Alexander conquered most of the then known world & created a greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India ...

Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC when he was only 20 years old & died at the age of 32 twelve years later During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire the largest empire that had ever existed leading his army from Greece to Pakistan & from the Libyan desert to the steppes of Central Asia His meteoric career as leader of an alliance of Greek cities Pharaoh of Egypt & King of Persia had a profound effect on the world he moved through Even in his lifetime his achievements became legendary & in the centuries that following his story was told & retold throughout Europe & the East Greek became the language of power in the Eastern Mediterranean & much of the Near East as powerful Macedonian dynasts carved up Alexander's empire into kingdoms of their own underlaying the flourishing Hellenistic civilization that emerged after his death But what do we really know about Alexander? In this Very Short Introduction Hugh Bowden goes behind the usual historical accounts of Alexander's life & career Instead he focuses on the evidence from Alexander's own time
- letters from officials in Afghanistan Babylonian diaries records from Egyptian temples
- to try & understand how Alexander appeared to those who encountered him In doing so he also demonstrates the profound influence the legends of his life have had on our historical understanding & the controversy they continue to generate worldwide ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable

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Originally ordered & launched in 1906 the Reserve Sonderburg was purchased in 1986 by the DSST (German Sail Training Foundation) & converted into a tall ship with distinctive green coloured sails & painted hull Re-named the Alexander von Humboldt after the famous German explorer she was re-launched in 1988 & used as a sail trainer for some years before being converted into a floating hotel Revell’s detailed model recreates this famous ship in all its glory with full sails & display stand ...