Twelve leading Scottish poets were asked to supply a selection of new work appropriate to Robert Burns' title Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. This anthology of contemporary poetry contains the many responses from John Burnside, Robert Crawford, Douglas Dunn, Alasdair Gray, W N Herbert, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay, & others. ...

Some time in the near future, energy giant Novus Part has developed technology to transport people from the past to the present day, & they have just moved the lost population of Pompeii to a replica city. Historian Nick Houghton is brought in to study the Romans, but he soon realises that Novus Part are underestimating their captives. ...

Does your vocabulary have the capacity to complete a crossword in the time it takes for your train to reach its destination? Does it have the ability to fill in the blanks before you finish your lunchtime sandwiches? Part of the Hamlyn's Daily Mail Quick ...

A collection of challenges from the Daily Mail. Containing 200 small-but-sneaky grids to test different ages & abilities, it features Quick Crosswords that are entertaining, whether taking them on over a cup of tea at home or sitting on the train into ...

Tucson Police detective Sarah Burke & the rest of her feisty, inventive crew are called in to investigate a horrific double murder in a high-dollar neighbourhood. The tragic destiny of a rich & troubled family unfolds against the backdrop of the implo ...

The international bestseller now in a new edition When it comes to marketing, anything goes in the Digital Age, right? Well, not quite. While marketing & public relations tactics do seem to change overnight, every smart businessperson knows that it takes a lot more than the 'next big thing. ...

Live Kung Fu action featuring twenty Buddhist monks from the Shaolin Temple in China. The monks act out the ancient story of how the monastic order's loyalty to the Emperor was betrayed & how five young monks survived the subsequent persecution in order ...

In the late 1980s skateboarding began to gain notoriety, growing from a Southern California hobby born out of surfing to a nationwide trend, which developed into a visual style. While the bottoms of skateboards have always been adorned with graphics, back then only a handful of skateboard manufacturers existed. Today, vast amounts of visuals are created for skateboards, with more than 40 major brands in the market. Because of how the sport has grown, however, many of these graphics are used for only a season, & then are forgotten about until now. From spreads of full-board designs to detailed crops of patterns & graphics, New Skateboard Graphics features the best, most innovative work going on today. More than just illustrations, however, interviews with designers & creators of major brands, like Joe Castrucci of Habitat & Jamie Thomas of Zero, will help elucidate this colorful phenomenon. An indispensable source for skateboarders & graphic designers alike, New Skateboard Graphics answers the question: Why devote so much time & energy to a design that will inevitably be worn away from use? 30.4 x 20.3 x 2.1, pages 133 ...

Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes & contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focusing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study offers a portrayal of Spain of the twenty-first century. ...

A full colour graphic adaptation of the New York Times & USA Today Bestseller. First time in one volume, Lan Mandragoran & Moiraine Damodred. They seek the infant Dragon Reborn, who will fulfill the ancient prophecy. Adapted by noted comics writer Chuck Dixon with the full cooperation of Robert Jordan & illustrated by Mike Miller & Harvey Tolibao, New Spring: The Graphic Novel is a magnificent achievement. This volume also

Includes::, as a special bonus, Robert Jordan's original notes on the graphic adaptation of his work & an illustrated guide to characters, locations & terms.

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