From Banksy to Blek le Rat, JR to Futura, the street art phenomenon is sweeping the globe. With celebrity endorsements from the likes of Brad Pitt to Damon Albarn, street art has captured the imaginations of art-lovers everywhere. In this book, expert KET brings together a selection of awe-inspiring & extraordinary examples of urban art from around the world. ' Street Art' is a great introduction & the perfect companion for anyone excited by this imaginative & highly prevalent art form, 13.3 x 20.2 x 1.3, pages 128 ...

Everyone knows Ryu as one of the planet's greatest fighters, but he wasn't always a World Street Fighting Champion. This volume takes us back to Ryu's past, as he seeks the path of the warrior. On his journey he'll train with many fighters; the mystical hermit Oro, the wise martial arts master Gouken. ...

Forget posh, Michelin-star restaurants. Some of the best food around is now being served at affordable prices from pop-up cafes & restored trailers. What we are seeing is a grassroots revolution in British food whose most eminent champion is Richard Johnson. He tells the remarkable stories of the budding entrepreneurs who have chosen wheels over bricks-&-mortar to peddle their wares. From the porridge bar outside Edinburgh castle to the coffee cart on the north coast of Ireland to the banh mi stall in London's East End, these vendors serve up delicious meals that are prepared & cooked right in front of you. The mobilers' stories form the backbone of the book, which is peppered with 60 inspiring recipes from around the world, 22cm x 18.6cm x 1.5cm, pages 206. ...

Details: Much of today's most exuberant, most creative & most telling imagery is all around us, in the street. All over
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John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on ' Home Truths'. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father & kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up. ...

An early street map of London published a century & a half ago so that passengers in Hansom cabs could check that they were being taken by the shortest route. It shows street names, prominent buildings, docks, factories, canals & the earliest railways in minute detail. ...

Based on five journeys to Syria, the special feature of this book lies not in offering a straightforward guide to the country & its history & sights, but in describing an inner journey which brings the author into contact with unusual characters, each of whom is an outsider of sorts. ...

Whether dark, edgy or humorous, street photography shows us that daily life can be a little surreal but also gently poignant. Photo sharing on Flickr & Facebook has rejuvenated the genre, & its spirit has been reborn. This book is about the possibilities of street photography, & how it can be approached in a tangible way. ...

Ry Lees career is over. After winning a national TV talent show & becoming a teen pop sensation, his fame & success has quickly been followed by addiction, media scrutiny, & career suicide.

After a brief spell in rehab, 18-year-old Ryan has some rethinking to do. His stepdad
- music promoter & self-appointed creator of Ry Lee
- wants him at home & in school, & under his thumb. But after an argument descends into violence, Ryan decides to run away from his old life, his failed career, & his dysfunctional family.

When he meets the stunningly witty but distinctly average guitar-player Toni almost directly outside his front door, the opportunity to start afresh seems too good to pass up.

Before long, he has arrived in a new city, joined Tonis amazingly talented b&, & reinvented himself under the name Cal.

But just when Ryan feels like he has truly started over, his past begins to catch up with him.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781785300899
• Format: Paperback
• Author: Sheena Wilkinson
• Publisher: Ink Road
• Pages: 312
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.7 x 2.3cm

















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Susan's parents had wanted a son... & they did little to hide their disappointment at having a daughter instead. As soon as was decently possible, they packed her off to a boarding-school. If only they could have known... In the tradition-bound Scotland of the 1940s there was no place for a woman like Susan. But she was determined to find one
- even if it meant beating her wealthy parents at their own game...
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