Details: In this beautiful & definitive new book, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover how
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The Wonders of Nature Coloring Book is a stylish adult coloring book filled with plants, animals, insects, & other imaginative scenes that can be colored in with colored pencil, markers, or crayons.

More than just an average coloring book, the Zentangle-influenced outlines make coloring the included images a meditative activity in addition to the simple pastime most adults associate with coloring as an activity.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781788888509
• Publisher: Arcturus
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 1cm







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This book tells the stories of the greatest sights a world traveller might have seen in antiquity had they been able to journey across the globe & through the centuries. It is a complete list of themata for a now sadly impossible journey to see what humanity once achieved & to survey the remains of the greatest accomplishment of civilisations which today lie in ruins. Wonder of the Ancient World presents 40 of the most extraordinary feats of human engineering & design created between the dawn of human civilisation & the onset of the medieval period. Accompanying timelines & boxed features provide a wealth of fascinating information & about the history of the site & society, as well as the latest archaeological evidence & understanding. ...

Wonders of the Ancient World describes the most extraordinary feats of human engineering & design from across the globe, created between the dawn of human civilization & the onset of the Dark Ages. Author Justin Pollard looks at the problems that the ancients solved to build each wonder & introduces us to the travellers, both ancient & modern, who saw & rediscovered each site. Newgrange; Stonehenge; The Great Pyramid of Khufu & the Sphinx; Mohenjo Daro; The Great Ziggurat at Ur; The Temple of Solomon; The Palace of Ashurnasirpal II; La Venta; The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ; The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; Persepolis; The Grand Canal; The Parthenon; The Statue of Zeus at Olympia; The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Delphi; The Colossus of Rhodes; The Pharos of Alexandria; The Library at Alexandria; The First Great Wall of China; The Tomb of the First Emperor; Petra; The Tower of the Winds; The Rice Terraces of Banaue; The Great Serpent Mound; The Pont du Gard; Nero's Golden House; Masada; The Colosseum; The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuac?n; The Forum of Trajan; The Pantheon; The Baths of Diocletian; The City of Tikal; The Buddhas of Bamyan; The Hagia Sofia; The Basilica Cistern at Constantinople; H?ry?-Gakumonji; Borobudur; Ellora. ...

Now from the editors who have already produced " Wonders of Life" & " Heaven on Earth"
- as well as the recent volume " The Titanic,
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Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful & mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. This infinite, vast & complex Universe has been the subject of human fascination & scientific exploration for thousands of years. The wonders of the Universe might seem alien to us & impossible to underst&, but away from the telescopes, the labs & the white coats, Professor Brian Cox uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain its simple truths. The same laws of light, gravity, time, matter & energy that govern us here on Earth are the same as those applied in the Universe. Using 3D CGI imagery, his expert knowledge & his infectious enthusiasm, Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of these governing laws on Earth it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe. ...

What is the worlds tallest building? How did they construct the Golden Gate Bridge? Bursting With bite size facts, illustrations & diagrams, this engaging 48 page book contains answers to all the questions you always wanted to ask about incredible structures & more. ...

In this newly available English translation the reader rediscovers the essential humanist preoccupations of the author of Amok & Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman: his compassion towards human suffering, the horror of war & his faith in idealism, generosity, love
- values that can, in an instant, illuminate an entire existence.
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A spectacular compilation of animal illustrations from the awe-inspiring works of Kerby Rosanes, as part of an exciting new series called Kerby’s Selection. This beautiful colouring book brings together the most astonishing animal images from Kerby’s World & Morphia series, featuring fantasy scenes of strange, shape-shifting animals as well as real-life depictions of our fragile world & its natural beauty. Fifty-eight detailed drawings of wondrous animals & their environments are just waiting to be brought to life with colour – from an enchanting eagle leaving a trail of doodles in its wake & an intricate beetle made from cogs to a cute otter floating along a river & giant pandas surrounded by bamboo.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781915751089 •†Author: Kerby Rosanes •†Publisher:  LOM Art •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 96 •†Dimensions:† 25 x 0.85 x 25 cm ...

Countdown to Christmas & make amazing crafts with this pack of 24 Wood Advent Numbers. Perfect for a number of different craft projects, including making your own advent calendar & much more. Product Information: • Wooden Numbers • Design: Advent Number • Christmas Craft • Pack of 24 ...