Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying stuffed carcass of a shark? By what alchemy does Jackson Pollock' s drip painting No 5 1948 sell for 140 million? The first book to look at the economics of the modern art world & the marketing strategies that power the market to produce such astronomical prices this surprising & revelatory book explores the money lust & self-aggrandizement of the art world in an attempt to determine what makes a particular work valuable while others are ignored Drawing on interviews with past & present executives of auction houses & art dealerships artists & the buyers who move the market Thompson launches the reader on a journey of discovery through the peculiar world of modern art to reveal the source of Charles Saatchi's Midas touch & how far a gallery like White Cube has contributed to Damien Hirst becoming one of the highest-earning artists in the world ...

The 'D' Word starts with the premise that Dementia is here to stay
- a simple cure is not going to be found that will make it a
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An original interpretation of the wars that ravaged Russia for decades after the toppling of the Romanovs 480 pages Smele Jonathan D ...

Tracklist Think Messin' Up Dedicated To The One I Love Tell The Truth It Hurts Inside When I Get Like This Good Lookin' Woman Say It Don't Let It Be In Vain I'm With You Show Me I Got To Know Much In Need Catch That Teardrop What's In The Heart Get Something Out Of It ...

The 1970s was creative cool & above all colourful! This collection of funky illustrations is a celebration of this unique decade & the fashion games music & hairstyles of the period From disco dancers to lava lamps ABBA to sideburns each picture is full of intriguing detail sure to fire the imagination & make you reach for your most vibrant colouring pencils There are absolutely no rules
- you can choose any combination of colours you like to bring these images to life Suitable for children If you love the '70s then you will love colouring this book!
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Do ghosts exist? Perhaps if they have a murderous secret to tell When newly-widowed Effie James is asked by her good friend a professor of psychology to help him with his latest book by participating in a local ghost-watching group she is at first rather reluctant But Corwin Fielding the attractive & erudite leader of the paranormal researchers has no objections to an 'impartial' observer on his team & the others in the group are a friendly & welcoming bunch So when the C-FITS are called in by a woman who is worried that her recently deceased mother might be haunting her old family home Effie quickly finds herself thrown in at the deep end & the eerie scent of lavender that mysteriously comes & goes in the old lady's bedroom is not the least of her worries For Effie slowly comes to suspect that the old lady might not have died of natural causes after all & that her killer might not take very kindly to the idea of a nosy group of strangers poking their noses in ...

This is Freud's groundbreaking study of a wealthy young Russian man subject to psychotic episodes & neuroses Through the patient's dream of childhood wolves Freud was able to determine his real problem
- that of infantile neurosis brought about by a sexual complex & an Oedipal fixation GREAT IDEAS Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are


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The astonishing beautiful new story for all readers of 10 & over from the bestselling & Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who want to live forever This is not one of those stories This is a story about someone who wants to stop Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy
- except he's 1000 years old & can remember the last Viking invasion of England Obviously no one believes him So when everything Alfie knows & loves is destroyed in a fire & the modern world comes crashing in Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship acceptance & a different way to live which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die Boasts all the ing redients of a great book brave kids bold storytelling & a blistering plot Full of humour & heart' Abi Elphinstone author of The Dreamsnatcher The 1000-year-old Boy is a breathtakingly epic story that you won't be able to put down In Alfi e Ross Welford has created an unusual & fascinating boy who you are rooting for right from the fi rst word An original surprising moving & compelling read
- I loved it' M G Leonard author of Beetle Boy A wonderful story told with Welford's trademark warmth wit & cleverness Another great read from one of my favourite middle-grade writers' Kiran Millwood Hargrave author of The Girl of Ink & Stars A cracking story about family & friendship that spans all ages' Christopher Edge author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright Delightful charming & fi lled with humour This is a unique & uplifting tale of a boy who lives a thousand years yet still remains young at heart' Peter Bunzl author of the Cogheart Adventures

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A miscellany of failures doom disaster mistakes miscalculations hubris folly & really really bad albums Written by the author of the cult hit Crap Towns 272 pages bw line drawings Jordison Sam ...

Start something new develop your career & diversify your skills
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