This book charts my relationship with some of the most talented people in fashion throughout my career. It makes me very proud to see gathered together all the great designers & houses I've worked with over the years. Looking through my personal archives has been a real trip down memory lane & it is the fashion that brings back moments & memories of the last twenty-five years. I can't wait to share this book with the world." (Kylie Minogue). Published as part of the K25 celebrations this year " Kylie / Fashion" is the official book celebrating twenty-five years since Kylie burst onto the music scene with The Locomotion & I Should Be So Lucky. From the very beginning the fashion she has worn has been key to Kylie's persona & performances: her status as style icon is unassailable. This dazzling book celebrates her numerous & ground-breaking collaborations with the world's great fashion designers. Produced by Kylie in close collaboration with Thames & Hudson & drawing on her personal archives it showcases Kylie at all her key fashion moments whether as geisha/manga super-heroine in her ' Impossible Princess' era ingenue in gold hot pants for ' Light Years' or Grecian winged messenger for ' Aphrodite'. Curated by William Baker Kylie's acclaimed creative director & introduced by Jean Paul Gaultier the book features specially written texts by the most important designers & stylists Kylie has worked with throughout her career. Also featuring additional commentary & the afterword written by Kylie herself. Packed with iconic images as well as the very best rare & unseen archival photography video outtakes fashion sketches designs & ephemera it will be a collectors' item for fans & fashionistas the world over." ...

Kylie the Carnival Fairy has got her work cut out. Jack Frost & his goblins have stolen the three magic batons that control the Rainspell Island Summer Carnival. Hes planning on spoiling the grand parade the ferris wheel & the firework finale. Kylie the Carnival Fairy needs Rachel & Kirstys help to get the batons back & bring all the fun to the fair... ...

Naughty Jack Frost is plotting to ruin the Sunnydays Carnival! He steals Kylie the Carnival Fairy's three magic hats & without them everything goes wrong. It's up to Rachel & Kirsty to set things right in this abridged simplified version of the bestselling Rainbow Magic story. ...

Billed the most beautiful country in the world by The Times" Kyrgyzstan is a must-stop destination for anyone travelling through Central Asia or along the Silk Road. Take in the majesty of the celestial Tien Shan mountains spend the night in a yurt or Kyrgyz home or trek in the Ala-Archa canyon roaming grounds for the enigmatic snow leopard. " The Bradt" guide is an invaluable companion for anyone venturing into this off-the-beaten-track destination. With more maps & practical information than any other guide " Bradts Kyrgyzstan" details towns & villages not covered by the competition. Entertainingly written it provides unparalleled background information including an update on the countrys political situation." ...

1803. Tensions are escalating again between England & France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaissance rescue missions & spies on the continent French privateer ships are lurking in English waters poised to strike at British trade. Smugglers perilous storms & a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas around Cornwall & Devon. Meanwhile an unlikely rival is seeking her captain's heart. The beautiful & determined admiral's daughter could be the key to realising all Kydd's hopes & ambitions. But high society he finds can be as treacherous as his first mistress
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A student-friendly approach to KS3 This coursebook covers topics appropriate for the whole of KS3 English & accurately reflects the language & content of the new Programme of Study. This is a complete version of the individual Years 7 8 & 9 coursebooks & provides full coverage of the KS3 programme of study. * Clear & concise overviews examples & ' Key Words' boxes help underpin understanding of the key topics * Tasks & exercises challenge & stimulate pupils at all levels & help develop skills * Pages of practice questions for every topic reinforce learning & test understanding. ...

A student-friendly approach to KS3 This coursebook covers topics appropriate for the whole of KS3 Maths & accurately reflects the language & content of the new Programme of Study. This is a complete version of the individual Years 7 8 & 9 coursebooks & provides full coverage of the KS3 programme of study. * Clear & concise overviews examples & ' Key Words' boxes help underpin understanding of the key topics * Tasks & exercises challenge & stimulate pupils at all levels & help develop skills * Pages of practice questions for every topic reinforce learning & test understanding. ...

A student-friendly approach to KS3 This coursebook covers topics appropriate for the whole of KS3 Science & accurately reflects the language & content of the new Programme of Study. This is a complete version of the individual Years 7 8 & 9 coursebooks & provides full coverage of the KS3 programme of study. * Clear & concise overviews examples & ' Key Words' boxes help underpin understanding of the key topics * Tasks & exercises challenge & stimulate pupils at all levels & help develop skills * Pages of practice questions for every topic reinforce learning & test understanding. ...

Kaffe Fassett has led an extraordinary life & is a captivating storyteller with a vivid memory. Born in 1937 in San Francisco he spent much of his youth in Big Sur where his parents bought a log cabin from Orson Welles & transformed it into the world-famous Nepenthe restaurant a gathering place of artists of all sorts (Kaffe has many stories to tell about mingling with the likes of Olivia de Havilland Elizabeth Taylor & Henry Miller). After attending a boarding school run by the disciples of Krishunamurti an Indian guru he studied painting on scholarship at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston but left after less than one year & traveled to England where he ultimately made his home. After struggling to make a living as a fine artist for several years Fassett met the fashion designer Bill Gibb & began designing knitwear for his collection. He went on to design knitwear for Missoni & for private clients like Lauren Bacall Shirley Mac Laine & Barbra Streisand & to revolutionise the hand knitting world with his explosive use of color. Further explorations led him to needlepoint mosaics rug-making yarn & fabric design set design & quilting. Now in his 70s Fassett continues to produce new work in his studio in London & to travel worldwide to teach & lecture. This intimate autobiography is lavishly filled with Fassett's amazing stories about his bohemian childhood his hard-earned rise to fame & all of his creative pursuits. It

Includes:: photos of him throughout his life (including his stint as a model in Paris) his home (which is an artwork in itself) his work (everything from childhood drawings to pencil sketches to oil paintings to massive tapestries & set designs to hand knits & quilts) as well as the people & places around the world that have inspired him.

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Lorna Kepler was beautiful & wilful a loner who couldnt resist flirting with danger. She has also been found dead in mysterious circumstances & her death pulls Kinsey Millhone into a netherworld of deception betrayal & unavenged murder.. . Crisply written ingeniously plotted with a regard for humanity striving against the odds thats both tonic & rare Literary Review K is for Killer is another exciting novel from the excellent Sue Grafton Daily Mirror ...