From gift shop designs for the holiday village in north Wales Portmeirion pottery evolved to a global business thanks in large part to the design flair of Susan Williams-Ellis. She captured the spirit of the kitchens & dining rooms of the 1960s & 70s with bold new shapes & designs that could be both modern & traditional. Botanic Garden introduced in 1972 used old flower prints with contemporary shapes & high quality manufacture & has remained in production for 40 years. In the 21st century the company has moved vigorously forwards with a new generation of designers & a marketplace in over 50 countries. ...

The Portobello area of West London has a rich personality
- vibrant brilliant in colour noisy with graffiti that approach art bizarre
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The latest tips & tricks for capturing high-quality photos Taking great people pictures" isnt a matter of luck. The secret is in observing your subjects & connecting with them & then using your camera to its best advantage. This new edition uses full-color photos to demonstrate how to work with lighting location angle composition physical characteristics & environment in either portrait or candid situations. Professional photographer & veteran author Erin Manning offers invaluable advice for handling the unique challenges of photographing babies large & small groups & action. Assignments at the end of each chapter encourage you to test your newfound skills while visiting pwsbooks.com means that you can post your work & benefit from feedback & constructive criticism. Explains how to study your subjects in their natural habitat while you observe how they react & interact Features invaluable advice from veteran author Erin Manning that shares simple techniques for improving photos of babies & children Zeroes in on how to best capture facial expressions Highlights ways to tell a story with a series of candid photos Helps you add interest to large-group shots When you apply the techniques featured on the pages of Portrait & Candid Photography Photo Workshop 2nd Edition youll watch your subjects come to life." ...

Her face was young & pretty lips & cheeks rosy. ' She's dead isn't she? In this picture she's already dead' New York's top reporter is sent a glamorous portfolio
- a beautiful girl in the prime of her life. But the camera lies. A closer look shows the girl's lifeless body held up by wires & clever lighting: immortalised & horrifying. As the killer plucks more young people from their lives Lieutenant Eve Dallas tries desperately to find a link. Trusting her instincts & her billionaire husband's shady past Eve confronts the mounting panic. But when a killer is consumed by a passionate madness time is short.. .
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Using the firsthand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Dr Kay Scarpetta novels Patricia Cornwell has used the demanding methods of modern forensic investigation to re-examine the contemporaneous evidence in the Jack the Ripper murders. These include state-of-the-art DNA testing on various materials computer enhancement of watermarks & expert examinations of h&-writing paper inks & other relics. She has also used her knowledge of profiling on the possible suspects as well as consulting experts in the field. On presenting her conclusions to a very senior Metropolitan Police officer she learned that had the investigators of the time been presented with the facts she has unearthed her suspect would definitely have been arrested & would probably have faced trial. In the first edition of this book Patricia Cornwell named the killer as the artist Walter Sickert. This paperback

Includes:: even more evidence for her compelling & credible conclusion. Visit the author's website on www.patricia-cornwell.com

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This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " The Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James. ' She knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated her'. When Isabel Archer a beautiful spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel resolved to enjoy her freedom does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming & cultivated Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny' Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines & a story of intense poignancy. " The Penguin English Library"
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."
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When Isabel Archer a beautiful spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel resolved to enjoy her freedom does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming & cultivated Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny' Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines & a story of intense poignancy. ...

The marriage was that between the two writers Vita Sackville-West & Harold Nicolson & the portrait is drawn partly by Vita herself in an autobiography which she left behind at her death in 1962 & partly by her son Nigel. It was one of the happiest & strangest marriages there has ever been. Both Vita & Harold were always in love with other people & each gave the other full liberty 'without enquiry or reproach' knowing that their love for each other would be unaffected & even strengthened by the crises which it survived. This account of their love story is now a modern classic. ...

Gabriel Allon master art restorer & assassin returns in a spellbinding new novel from the 1 New York Times bestselling author For Gabriel & his beautiful Venetian-born wife Chiara it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London-a visit to an art gallery in St. Jamess to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian followed by a quiet lunch at an Italian restaurant along the Str&. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris & Hamburg has already marred this sparkling autumn day. & while walking along Wellington Street the ever-vigilant Gabriel notices a man whom he believes is about to carry out a third attack. The man is exhibiting several traits common to suicide bombers-traits that Gabriel one of the worlds most experienced counterterrorism officers knows all too well. Armed with a concealed Beretta pistol he follows the man into the crowded Covent Garden market determined to prevent the massacre of innocents he fears is about to take place. But before Gabriel can draw his weapon he is knocked to the pavement by two undercover London police officers. A moment later he looks up to find a scene from his nightmares. Bodies & blood Baghdad on the Thames.. . ...

The former plotlands around Laindon & Dunton are still held dear in the memories of many of their former residents. Most of the grassy lanes have since been swallowed up by new housing but the combination of archive material with the recollections & photographs of those who once made the plotlands their home will bring back to life the period from the 1930s to the advent of Basildon Development Corporation in the 1950s when the plotland population was its highest. Although the memories of those who owned weekend huts are included the focus is on the permanent residents who were here all year round. They couldnt depart for London when the mud reached the tops of their boots the milkmans cart got stuck in a rut & the standpipes were frozen solid. Some had fled the London blitz but now found themselves under attack in the Essex countryside. Material from Lord Leatherlands estate shows how the Parish Invasion Committee helped plotlanders prepare for possible invasion & even held an exercise to test their preparations. Coverage

Includes:: plotland lanes in the west of Laindon an area that has received little attention so far. Documentary evidence reveals just how the Corporation tackled the thorny question of what to do with the shack dwellers. For the unmade roads lined with self-built bungalows were home to those who coped without the basic mains services that were generally being taken for granted. Other hazards included adders bulls spiders in the loo vicious dogs disappearing bread shotgun pellets & arson attacks. & yet the plotlands inspire enormous nostalgia & those who recall with pleasure the hot tea & blackberries they once enjoyed here will find a great deal in this delightful book to amuse them.

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