Australia & New Zealand in the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel collection guide books, where the authors have combed white-sand beaches, climbed snow-capped mountains, camped in sun-drenched deserts & scoured cosmopolitan cities in pursuit of the sexiest boutique & luxury hotels down under. Each hotel has been visited personally by the Smith team & then reviewed anonymously by a local tastemaker. Their incognito style-seekers from the worlds of fashion, theatre, design, food & wine include actor Sigrid Thornton, chefs Christine Manfield & Andrew Mc Connell, media luminary Deborah Hutton, & events guru David Grant. There are also destination guides covering every practicality from getting around to sniffing out the finest vineyards, shops & galleries, plus in-the-know details such as the best rooms to book, the top tables in the most special restaurants & the most secluded beaches. The guide is sumptuously illustrated with full-colour photographs from leading Australian photographer Earl Carter. Each copy comes with an exclusive Smith membership card, which entitles holders to free Black Smith membership, fast-tracking you to hotel discounts, exclusive on-arrival gifts & other life-enhancing extras & money-can’t-buy privileges. ...

Italy in the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel collection guide books, where the authors have combed the country to bring you a h&-picked selection of the most luxurious & stylish stays. This luxury guidebook

Includes:: a h&-picked collection of hotels, each personally visited & anonymously reviewed. With respected reviewers including style-seeking tastemakers from the worlds of fashion, theatre, design, food & more. As well as the stunning original photography, the guide is informative, inspiring, irreverent writing with carefully researched things to see & do in each destination. This edition of the guide book

Includes:: six months` free Black Smith membership, giving you access to exclusive hotel offers, luxury-brand discounts & travel benefits – an easy-to-register membership card is inside each copy of the book. Look out for the Smith member offer icon at the end of each hotel review to see what`s available to members at each featured hotel.



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South-East Asia in the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Collection guide books, featuring sumptuous beach hideaways in Thail&, Malaysia & Bali, Indochine chic retreats in Laos & Cambodia & slick city boltholes in Singapore & Vietnam, this is the ultimate hotel collection for the style-conscious globetrotter. The guide

Includes:: a h&-picked collection of hotels, each bearing the hallmarks of the Mr & Mrs Smith blend of faultless design, indulgent but unstuffy atmosphere & can't-do-enough-for-you service. The anonymous reviews are from an international talent pool of fashion, design, media & the arts

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There are numerous luxury hotels to choose from when planning a romantic getaway, but finding a unique & unforgettable experience ...

Mr Beck`s Underground Map by Kan Garl&, published by Capital Transport in association with the London Transport Museum, charts how what for most Londoners is one of the most iconic images connected with the city, Harry Beck’s diagram of the Underground network, was first produced in 1933 & then evolved during the designer’s work for London Transport until 1960. Commissioned to encourage travel on the Underground following the organization’s poor financial results in the beginning of the 1930s, Harry Beck, then a junior draughtsman, used his previously dismissed suggestion of adopting a diagrammatic presentation based on straight lines. It was liked by the public &, although no one has ever measured its commercial value to the Underground, the successors of his design are still used every day by the Londoners & in many cities worldwide. The book is illustrated with examples of not only how the initial design changed following the expansion of the network but also with numerous sketches prepared to find the best solutions to problems presented by interchanges, etc. The story of the London Underground map in the hands of Harry Beck’s successors is explored in “ Underground Maps After Beck” by Maxwell J. Roberts ...

A profound & very human account of the early years of the war, told from the perspective of a father rather than combatants, but no less revealing. Mr Britling lives in the quintessentially English town of Matching`s Easy in Essex. He is a great thinker, an essayist, but most of all an optimist. When war arrives he is forced to reassess many of the things he had been so sure of. The war brings great change
- Belgian refugees come with dreadful stories & everywhere it seems there are young men dressed in khaki. The family`s young German tutor is forced to head back to Germany, & Mr Britling`s seventeen year old son enlists in the Territorials. Day by day & month by month, Wells chronicles the unfolding events & public reaction as witnessed by the inhabitants of one house in rural Essex. Each of the characters tries in a different way to keep their bearings in a world suddenly changed beyond recognition. Tragedy ensues, Mr Britling must wrestle with outrage, grief & attempts at rationalisation as he `sees it through`. Written in 1916, while the outcome of the war was still uncertain, this is both a fascinating portrait of Britain at war, & a chronicle of events seen from a contemporary perspective, & an insight into H G Wells himself, Mr Britling being a largely autobiographical character.
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When Mr Stamp the postman is ill, Mr Busy offers to deliver the post instead. This is going to be the quickest delivery the Mr Men have ever known, but will everybody get the right post & what will be inside their letters & parcels? This fun board book

Includes:: 10 letter flaps for young children to lift & find out what the Mr Men & Little Miss have received in the post.

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Mr Chicken goes to Paris by Leigh Hobbs is a children’s book that follows a huge yellow chicken’s visit to Paris to meet its friend Yvette. The colourful illustrations depict Mr Chicken touring the French capital & admiring the most famous sights: Arc de Triomphe, Musée du Louvre, Tour Eiffel etc. Let Mr Chicken introduce you to this wonderful city & enjoy the company of one of the most talked about characters spotted in the city. ...

From the creator of the much-loved Mr Chicken Goes to Paris comes another madcap adventure
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See London with Mr Chicken! A delightful mini gift edition of the much-loved bestseller. Mr Chicken can`t wait another minute, so he finishes his breakfast, collects his camera & flies to London. He wants to see everything. Join Mr Chicken & let him show you his favourite city in all the world. From the creator of Mr Chicken Goes to Paris. ...