Published to commemorate its 75th anniversary The World Is Round brings back into print the classic story created by Gertrude Stein & Clement Hurd Written in her unique prose style Gertrude Stein's The World Is Round chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Rose-a whimsical tale that delights in wordplay & sound while exploring the ideas of personal identity & individuality This stunning volume replicates the original 1939 edition to a T including all of Clement Hurd's original blue-&-white art printed on the rose-pink paper that Stein insisted upon Also featured here are two essays that provide an inside view to the making of the book The first a foreword by Clement Hurd's son author & illustrator Thacher Hurd

Includes:: previously unpublished photographs & sheds light on a creative family life in Vermont where his father & mother author Edith Thacher Hurd often collaborated on children's books The second essay an afterword by Edith Thacher Hurd takes readers behind the scenes of the making of The World Is Round including the numerous letters exchanged between Hurd & Stein as well as images of Stein with the real-life Rose & her white poodle Love

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It is 1946 & the people of France & England are facing the aftermath of the war Banished by her beautiful indolent mother to England Barbary Deniston is thrown into the care of her distinguished father & conventional stepmother Having grown up in the sunshine of Provence allowed to run wild with the Maquis experienced collaboration betrayal & death Barbary finds it hard to adjust to the drab austerity of postwar London life Confused & unhappy she discovers one day the flowering wastes around St Paul's Here in the bombed heart of London she finds an echo of the wilderness of Provence & is forced to confront the wilderness within herself ...

Figurative painting is due a reappraisal In this passionately argued volume the distinguished writer & artist Timothy Hyman cuts a new path through the tangle of twentieth century art The World New Made explores the work of more than fifty individual painters presenting a collective ' Resistance' who together offer a human-centred alternative to the dominance of the Abstract or the Conceptual in conventional narratives of modern art Structured not as a survey but as in-depth studies of more than 130 specific artworks this lavishly illustrated book brings these often-marginalized artists centre-stage not just Alice Neel & Balthus Max Beckmann & Frida Kahlo but also Marsden Hartley & Charlotte Salomon Bhupen Khakhar & Jacob Lawrence A rich cast is brought to life partly through their own writings As the author argues ' All across the world isolated artists found new idioms for human-centred painting in the midst of modern life' Starting out from the 'reinvention of representation' that followed Cubism (with artists that include Leger Chagall & Carra) The World New Made guides the reader through the ' New Thingness' Neue Sachlichkeit where individuals as various as Dix Grosz & Burra rejected Expressionist histrionics A new emphasis on the artist as protagonist emerges in painters ranging from Pierre Bonnard to Stanley Spencer while visionaries & ' Outsiders' (such as Rabindranath Tagore Ken Kiff & Henry Darger) present new challenges In the aftermath of Abstract Expressionism in the work of artists from R B Kitaj to Leon Golub & William Kentridge a new 'history painting' is glimpsed This powerful new book distilled from many decades of looking painting & writing assembles the free spirits who offer a counter-argument to Western formalism & a foundation for the figurative painters of the twenty-first century It comes with 158 illustrations ...

Panini are proud to announce the launch of the awesome new World of Batman sticker collection Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked Batman takes on the man of steel while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs With Batman & Superman fighting each other a new threat Doomsday is created by Lex Luthor It&s up to Superman & Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor & Doomsday from destroying Metropolis This brand new & exciting sticker album from Panini

Includes:: 192 stickers to collect including 48 special stickers to look out for Sticker Starter Pack x 1 Sticker Album Plus x 31 Stickers

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The World of Chub Chub follows the rollicking childhood antics of writer Neil Gibson Originally intended as a heartfelt gift to his mother Chub Chub turned into a series of playful tales all about being a kid From firsts sips of coffee to pranks played on unwilling siblings Gibson with illustrations by Ness & colours by Jan Wijngaard has created a selection of short stories that are just plain fun for both mothers & son’s alike ...

Like no other cycling book from no other rider
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The new Gangsta Granny Stash the Swag board game is what all David Walliams fans have been waiting for! They had until tea time to plan the greatest Jewel theft in History! but can Granny & Ben avoid the Queen & collect & stash all the jewels? This fantastic easy to play family board game stars the characters from The World of David Walliams award winning book Gangsta Granny The aim of the game is to collect all the letter jewels to spell out the word GANGSTA but watch out because the Queen is on the prowl! To help out the first G is already in place & the player pieces which feature Ben & Granny are different colours & shaped to carry the jewels Players take it in turns to throw two dice one to move the player piece & the other to move the Queen As the player pieces pass over the jewels the jewel cards are turned over to reveal coloured letters If the player piece passes over a letter of the same colour it can be stashed in the players piece Moving around the board players aim to collect all the letters & at any time can choose to head to the Stash the Swag square where they can safely stash their jewels Watch out though if they get caught by the Queen before stashing their jewels they all have to be returned! The winner is the first to spell out the word GANGSTA! This award-winning fun & engaging board game encourages strategic thinking & is perfect for 2-4 players age 7 years & over A fun & engaging award-winning board game Based the World of David Walliams' Best Seller Gangsta Granny Fun for all the family & encourages strategic thinking Quick to set up & easy to play rules Great entertainment for 2-4 players aged 7 years & over ...

Nine chunky board books packed full of Eric Carle's fantastic animals
- turn over for a Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzle surprise!
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The never-before-seen history of Westeros & the lands beyond With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George RR Martin If the past is prologue then George RR Martin's masterwork-the most inventive & entertaining fantasy saga of our time-warrants one hell of an introduction At long last it has arrived with THE WORLD OF ICE & FIRE George RR Martin in collaboration with Elio M Garcia Jr & Linda Antonsson has written a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms featuring the epic battles bitter rivalries & daring rebellions that lead up to the events in the bestselling A Song of Ice & Fire series Collected within this volume is the accumulated knowledge scholarly speculation & inherited folk tales of maesters & septons maegi & singers including over 170 full-colour illustrations & maps family trees for the Houses Stark Lannister & Targaryen & in-depth explanations of the history & culture of Westeros This is the definitive companion volume to George RR Martin's dazzlingly conceived universe; THE WORLD OF ICE & FIRE is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords ...

A fascinating beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the hit podcast Lore
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