The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Britannia AD 94. On the run from the Emperor Domitian, fifteen-year-old Fronto has joined the Roman army in order to find the security & structure he craves. But when his younger sister Ursula is captured by a terrifying Druid called Snakebeard, he must make an impossible decision. Can he leave the army, when desertion is punishable by death? His desire: To become a good soldier His quest: To rescue his sister His destiny: To find his place in Roman Britain From the bestselling author of THE ROMAN MYSTERIES, perfect for children studying at Key Stage 2. Historical locations featured in this book are a British Iron Age Village, Bath Spa & the fortress at Caerleon. ...

This innovative book is the first to provide a fun, interactive way to learn about architecture. Filled with an array of beautiful & elegant drawings, it poses all manner of architectural challenges for the user: from designing your own skyscraper, to drawing an island house or creating a Constructivist monument, plus many others more. Aimed at anyone who loves drawing buildings, it encourages the users to imagine their own creative solutions by sketching, drawing & painting in the pages of the book. In so doing, they will learn about a whole range of significant architectural issues, such as the importance of site & materials, how to furnish a space, how to read plans, how to create sustainable cities & so on. The book also

Includes:: numerous examples of works & ideas by major architects to draw inspiration from & will appeal to everyone from children to students to architects.

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Gleb Raygorodetsky reveals that these islands of biological & cultural diversity in the ever-rising sea of development & urbanization represent a ”archipelago of hope, ” for here lies humankind`s best chance to remember our roots & how to take care of the Earth. These communities are implementing creative solutions to meet these new challenges. Solutions that are relevant to the rest of us We meet the Ilchamus of Kenya, the Altai of Russia, the Skolt Sami of Finl&, the Karen of Myanmar, the Sapara of Ecuador, the Kuku Nyungkal of Australia, & the Tla-o-qui-aht of Canada. Intimate portraits of these men & women, youth & elders, emerge against the backdrop of their traditional practices on land & water. Though there are brutal realties--pollution, corruption, forced assimilation--Raygorodetsky`s prose resonates with the positive, the adaptive, the spiritual--and hope. ...

Architect C. Anjalendran, aided by an army of assistants & students, has been recording Sri Lanka`s architectural heritage for almost 30 years. The result is a collection of exquisite measured drawings, all made with ink & pencil on tracing paper documenting many interesting & often neglected buildings in Sri Lanka. This book features these, along with photographs & insightful text, to highlight a broad cross-section of buildings of many different types & from many periods from the ancient classical era of Anuradhapura & Polonnaruwa, from medieval times, from the colonial period & from the years after Sri Lanka regained its Independence in 1948. The book continues the work of Barbara Sansoni who started to record ancient buildings of Sri Lanka during the early 1950s. With the help of her husband Ronald Lewcock, her photographer son Dominic Sansoni & her friend Anjalendran, she published her drawings in a book called ` The Architecture of an Island` in 1998. ...

Transport buildings
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Until the early 1990s the southern & eastern towns of Yemen were extremely difficult to access. The result of nearly two decades of research, this is the first book to offer an in-depth investigation into the characteristic architecture of the region. The authors first-hand research provides detailed insights into building techniques & methods that, though still practised, are little known outside the area. Refreshingly, this book moves out of the more familiar major cities into the hinterlands & explores regions that could be said to be the last strongholds of traditional Arab architecture. The author was allowed to visit locations & sites that had previously been closed to architectural historians. As a result of this privileged access, the text & images combine to convey unique insights & viewpoints: those of the master builders & house owners who actually create & inhabit the buildings. ...

The Architect`s Apprentice is a dazzling & intricate tale from Elif Shafak, bestselling author of The Bastard of Istanbul. ` There were six of us: the master, the apprentices & the white elephant. We built everything together...` Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign l&, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie. So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan`s court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers & false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, & the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota`s back to the furthest corners of the Sultan`s kingdom & back again. & one day he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan`s fortunes forever. Filled with all the colour of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre of civilisation, The Architect`s Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy & his elephant caught up in a world of wonder & danger. ”A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue & romance.” (The Times). ” Shafak`s most ambitious novel yet her best
- generous & imaginative.” (Independent). ” Exuberant, epic & comic, fantastical & realistic...like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience.” (Financial Times). ” Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power.” (Sunday Times). ” Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written.” (Observer). ” Sumptuous, absorbing, moving.” (Independent on Sunday).
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Go behind the scenes of J. K. Rowling`s magical universe of creatures & wizards in this exciting full-colour companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Newt, Tina, Queenie, & Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, are back! In this second adventure, they`re joined by fan favourites from the Harry Potter universe, including Albus Dumbledore, Nicolas Flamel, & the villainous Gellert Grindelwald. Officially licensed by Warner Bros. Consumer Products & designed by Mina Lima
- the creative force behind the graphics & many of the props for the first Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them as well as the Harry Potter films
- this authorised tie-in compendium delivers a rich & unique `making of` experience for fans of all ages. This keepsake treasury offers an imaginative, close-up look at Newt Scamander & his colourful trove of cohorts
- beasts & wizards alike
- as they face off against the evil forces of Gellert Grindelwald, one of the world`s most powerful dark wizards, in a story that travels from New York City to London & onto Paris. Brimming with film-making secrets, full-colour artwork, & stories from the cast & crew, this magnificent book is modelled after a special item from the movie, & features removable facsimile reproductions of props & other materials from the movie, along with some very special effects. A tribute to moviemaking magic, it is an essential for every Wizarding World fan, aspiring concept artists & designers, & cinema buffs.



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It is Moscow, in 1939. The great author Isaac Babel is spending his last days in the infamous Lubyanka prison, forbidden to write. His final works have been consigned to the young archivist Pavel Dubrov, who must destroy them. But Pavel makes a reckless decision in the face of a vast bureaucracy of evil: he will save the stories of the writer he so admires, whatever the cost. ...

The Arctic
- A History, by Richard Vaughan, focuses on the human inhabitants of the Arctic
- a place that’s neither a continent

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