This book takes a thorough yet lighthearted look at the life & times of Britain's longest serving twentieth-century prime minister. Reflecting on her life & character, from her early days growing up as the daughter of a Lincolnshire grocer, to her years serving as one of the most powerful & controversial of leaders, through to her current iconographic status as a leader & thinker, this study is accompanied by a selection of forthright"es by & about this formidable woman. ...

There’s Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, & then there’s Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child & hearing the sound of John Williams’s score as those beloved golden letters fill the screen. In this fun, erudite, & often moving book, Cass R. Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they relate to childhood, fathers, the Dark Side, rebellion, & redemption. As it turns out, Star Wars also has a lot to teach us about constitutional law, economics, & political uprisings.

In rich detail, Sunstein tells the story of the films’ wildly unanticipated success & explores why some things succeed while others fail. Ultimately, Sunstein argues, Star Wars is about freedom of choice & our never-ending ability to make the right decision when the chips are down. Written with buoyant prose & considerable heart, The World According to Star Wars shines a bright new light on the most beloved story of our time.

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Discover all you need to know about World War I & II in this compelling account of the greatest wars the world has seen. Complete with authentic & striking photography, find out about key battles & decisions that influenced the course of both wars & how peace was eventually reached. Also included are 5 pieces of stunning memorabilia, with collectable photographs, war map, poster & postcard. ...

This unique book is the ultimate informative & entertaining family reference atlas with detailed maps, fact files & hundreds of up-to-date photographs covering every country of the world. The World Atlas & Encyclopedia is divided into two sections: The World Atlas section gives a clear overview of the physical world, complemented by satellite imagery at the same scale & projection, showing the view from space. The Country Encyclopedia section divides the world into six continents plus the Polar Regions, with detailed entries for more than 250 territories of the world. A map, country flag, globe locator & standard fact file accompany every entry. Descriptive text about current & historic points of interest is illustrated with fantastic photographs of the best-known landmarks. The World Atlas & Encyclopedia gives information in context, taking you around the world as you might fly, starting in the north-west & finishing in the south-east. Is you main destination Morocco? Then not only will you have all the country information at your fingertips, but you will also have a better understanding of Northern Africa as a region, as well as of Moroccoï ½s neighbouring countries Algeria & Tunisia. ...

Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate & vibrant new styles. From Steve Powers (Espo) in New York to Kid Zoom in Australia, taking in Banksys London, Paris as transfigured by Honet & OX, & the gargantuan murals of the Brazilian twins ? Os G?meos?, The World Atlas of Street Art & Graffiti is the first truly geographical history of the form. Featuring specially commissioned works from major graffiti & street art practitioners, The World Atlas of Street Art & Graffiti offers the reader an insiders view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience it. This beautifully illustrated book, produced with the help of many of the artists it features, dispels the idea of such art as a thoughtless defacement of pristine surfaces, & instead celebrates it as a contemporary & highly creative inscription upon the skin of the built environment. Organized geographically, by continent & by city ? from New York, Los Angeles & Montreal in North America, through Mexico City & Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin & Madrid in Europe, as well as Sydney & Tokyo in the Pacific ? it profiles more than 100 of todays most important artists & features over 700 astonishing artworks. ...

This is a very different look at the World Cup. It is a book of drawings by 35-year-old Argentinian German Aczel, who now lives in Munich. Aczel, as he signs himself, has taken many of the iconic photographs from World Cup history & turned them into caricatures, giving each an added unique dimension. Aczels art also looks forward to the 2010 finals to be staged in South Africa, the first time the African continent has held the tournament. The drawings are accompanied by short histories of each of the World Cups, which began in 1930 in Uruguay. ...

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Discover the sophisticated beauty of calligraphy from around the world with this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource. Using visual examples accompanied by expert commentary, The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy features 55 living scripts, including Carolingian (Roman), Japanese Hiragana, Thuluth (Arabic), ?-Chen (Tibetan) & Yerushalmi (Hebrew). Each script

Includes:: an overview of its origins, traditions & unique characteristics while an expanded description

Includes:: the kind of writing system used, the direction & sequence of the lines of continuous text, distinctions between majuscule & minuscule & the principal writing tool. Both a step-by-step guide & sumptuous visual tour, this groundbreaking collection will teach & inspire novices, experts & admirers alike.



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This text provides an authoritative fact-packed guide to the cheeses of the world, combined with a collection of over 100 recipes. Providing a comprehensive & detailed survey of the world's classic & modern cheeses, this book covers all the major producers as well as smaller manufactureers. There is information on what to look for when buying cheese, & advice on preparing cheese for cooking & eating
- how to serve it & how to store it. The collection of recipes that follow are illustrated in a step-by-step format & there are cheese dishes for every occasion. This book has 256 pages & is 29.7 x 23.6 x 2.5 cm
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This fascinating & comprehensive book is the ultimate guide to the cooking ingredients of the world. Each entry

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