Asphalt Renaissance" brilliantly recounts the re-imagining of street painting by innovative artist & Internet sensation Kurt Wenner. Wenner revolutionised this ancient art by creating a technique that produces astounding images in 3-D; they reach out of the pavement toward the viewer & appear perilously deep. Featuring photographs of hundreds of his paintings this volume spans Wenners career & captures his thoughts on art & the ephemeral nature of his work. It also

Includes:: a free poster."

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After a CIA-sponsored op in the Khorasan Valley operative John Stratton is looking forward to a holiday
- until old friend & ex-SBS
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He is the most popular President in decades
- which is why they want him dead When a people-trafficker dies a violent death in
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In Afghanistan elite operative John Stratton leads a raid on a remote compound leaving no survivors. Days later in London Stratton is contacted by an old friend in military intelligence with a curious message about being hunted by an assassin. When the officer vanishes Stratton is drawn into a desperate race to secure a missing nuclear warhead that has been stolen from the Pakistan military. Against an unknown enemy he begins a heart-stopping search for the bomb that will take him from a Taliban hideout just a few miles outside Bagram Air Base to the crowded streets of Manhattan. A terrifying & authentic vision of the special forces world by an ex-SBS operative this is Duncan Falconer's most gripping thriller to date. ...

A shadowy terrorist kingpin has orchestrated the systematic slaying of American diplomats abroad & as the death toll mounts British intelligence agent Alexander Hawke is called upon to avert a cataclysmic attack. From London to Indonesia Washington to the Florida Keys Hawke battles it out against a cunning & ruthless enemy bent on destroying the West
- while on a personal level avenging a senseless crime that has left him devastated.
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This first volume of the French comic trilogy from Ubisoft tells the story of Desmond Miles abduction by Abstergo & their plans to rip the blood-steeped memories of Desmonds ancestors from his genetic code. Add to the mix the mysterious & violently terrified Subject 16 & a desperate flight from Abstergo & this makes for a fast-paced & thrilling addition to the games universe. ...

The user-friendly Walkthrough charts a rewarding path through the main story across all locations including Constantinople Cappadocia & Masyaf. Offering step-by-step action on the left-hand page & advanced data & feature briefings on the right we help players join Master Assassin Ezio Altair & Desmond in search of the origins to the Assassin Order. A massive Side Quests chapter presents a game roadmap the all-new Metagames & all other optional activities whilst highly detailed area maps show where every secret collectible is to be found. The extensive Reference & Analysis chapter offers all there is to know about the use of Ezios new Hookblade full coverage of Bomb Crafting as well as lists & analysis of all Enemies Weapons Equipment Moves Shop Items Achievements & Trophies. A colossal Extras chapter features every Secret along with a Behind-the-Scenes section an Artwork Gallery & an in-depth story cum protagonists recap of the complete Assassins Creed series to date. The dedicated Multiplayer chapter details all new Multiplayer modes features & maps. It also

Includes:: expert advice on the scoring system & bonuses customization abilities streaks perks challenges & level progression. The 100% complete guide to Assassins Creed Revelations
- carefully designed to avoid unnecessary story spoilers.


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A glorious classic fantasy combining the magic of Ursula Le Guin's The Wizard of Earthsea with the epic mastery of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets Fitz son of Chivalry Farseer is a royal bastard cast out into the world friendless & lonely. Only his magical link with animals
- the old art known as the Wit
- gives him solace & companionship. But the Wit if used too often is a perilous magic & one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household he must give up his old ways & embrace a new life of weaponry scribing courtly manners; & how to kill a man secretly as he trains to become a royal assassin.

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Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore di Firenze. I am an Assassin...'. The Year of Our Lord 1476
- the Renaissance: culture & art flourish alongside the bloodiest corruption & violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father & brothers Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex the key to a conspiracy that goes back to the centuries
- old conflict between the shadowy Templar Knights & the elite Order of Assassins. Ezio must avenge the deaths of his kinsmen & in doing so fulfil his destiny & live by the laws of the Assassin's Creed. Truth is written in blood " Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include " Assassin's Creed: Forsaken' " Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" " Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade" & " Assassin's Creed: Revelations". Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist."

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day & it won't be restored by a lone assassin. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This is my brotherhood.' Rome once mighty lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering & degradation her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny
- Ezio Auditore the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia a man more villainous & dangerous than his father the Pope will not rest until he has conquered Italy. & in such treacherous times conspiracy is everywhere even within the ranks of the brotherhood itself..." Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include " Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" " Assassin's Creed: Forsaken" " Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade" & " Assassin's Creed: Revelations". Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist."
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