This is the most comprehensive book yet published on twentieth century British glass with hitherto unpublished catalogues contemporary photographs & hundred of objects grouped to assist collectors with identification. The majority of the items from private & public collections are illustrated for the first time. The book covers everything from Art Nouveau & Art Deco masterpieces to the now much ignored Pyrex ovenware & everything in between from engraving cameo glass & paperweights. The chapters focus on the effects of the two world wars special features look at individual designers including Keith Murray while major exhibitions including the Festival of Britain in 1951 are fully discussed. Biographical sections look at post-war designers including Geoffrey Baxter Ronald Stennett-Willson & Frank Thrower. ...

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Imogene is young beautiful kisses like a movie star & knows everything about every film ever made. Shes also dead the legendary ghost of the Rosebud Theater. Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with a head full of big ideas & a gift for getting his ass kicked. Its hard to make friends when youre the only inflatable boy in town. Francis is unhappy picked on; he doesnt have a life a hope a chance. Francis was human once but thats behind him now. John Finney is in trouble. The kidnapper locked him in a basement a place stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. With him in his subterranean cell is an antique phone long since disconnected.. .but it rings at night anyway with calls from the dead... Meet these & a dozen more in 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS irresistible addictive fun showcasing a dazzling new talent. ...

This ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth century. The authors both published poets themselves give an overview of each period of history while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context & trace the centurys poetic development. Concise biographies for each poet complete the anthology. By organizing the poems in chronological order readers will see poets in a new light. Here A.E. Houseman for example rubs shoulders with T.S. Eliot showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxy. Here are poets rescued from oblivion such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in Holloway Prison in 1912 or the medical offer who went into Belsen with the British troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting power. All the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pages. This richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the world. ...

This is the indispensable bible of photography in the 20th century. The history of photography began over a century & a half ago but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection from which this book is drawn is one of the most important in Germany & one of the most representative anywhere in the world constituting the core of the museum's holdings. This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage all of the major movements & genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs. From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer with descriptive texts & photographers' biographical details providing a comprehensive & indispensable overview of 20th century photography. ...

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What would happen if a top expert with more than thirty years of leadership experience was willing to distill everything he had learned about leadership into a handful of life-changing principles just for you? It would change your life! John C. Maxwell has done exactly that in 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership". He has combined insights learned from his thirty-plus years of leadership successes & occasional mistakes with observations from the worlds of business politics sports religion & military conflict. The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Maxwell can." ...

This fun bright card has a sequin decorated number &8216;21&8217;in 3D multicoloured lettering against a glittery violet strip the rest of the card is decorated with sparkly silver & violet spots. The greeting inside this card reads &8216; Enjoy your special day!&8217; & comes with a silver envelope ready for posting Approximate dimensions: 20.5 x 20.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard. ...

21 TWENTY ONE showcases designers living & working in Britain who have come to prominence since the millennium. They lead public taste & critical debate; they are the innovators & the explorers of new materials or processes; they are establishing new ways of working & redefining what that work might be. Combining interviews with commentary & evaluation Gareth Williams examines what design means & has meant to Britain & British identity looking at the roles of government museums galleries studios the public & the designers. Designers include El Ultimo Grito Industrial Facility Jaime Hayon Troika & r Andom International who have worked for brands such as British Airways Camper Droog Muji The Science Museum & Mo MA. ...

Its the food that makes this book different. The hardest part of any diet is sticking to it but the scrumptious recipes & clever tips in this book will help you stay the 21-day distance. The diet is clearly laid out with incredibly tasty recipes for breakfast lunch dinner & snacks. Stick to the plan (with helpful daily hints along the way) & youll eat no more than 20g fat a day & youll definitely lose weight. Your food will be so delicious nutritious & quick & easy to make you just may not want to stop. ...