This lavishly illustrated & beautifully designed book celebrates the colourful lives & dazzling work of the great twentieth-century fashion illustrators as chosen by one of todays leading fashion artists David Downton. With a foreword by the legendary model Carmen Dell Orefice the book follows the careers of Downtons favourite artists from the great social portraitist of the belle epoque Giovanni Boldini to the architect of 1980s New Wave glamour Tony Viramontes (including along the way such celebrated names as Erte Carl Erickson Rene Bouche Andy Warhol & Antonio Lopez). The book concludes with a portfolio of David Downtons own work featuring drawings of the Paris haute couture shows & portraits of contemporary icons such as Dita Von Teese & Erin OConnor. Many of the stunning images in Masters of Fashion Illustration have not been seen since they were first published. ...

This lavishly illustrated & beautifully designed book celebrates the colourful lives & dazzling work of the great twentieth-century fashion illustrators as chosen by one of todays leading fashion artists David Downton. With a foreword by the legendary model Carmen Dell Orefice the book follows the careers of Downtons favourite artists from the great social portraitist of the belle epoque Giovanni Boldini to the architect of 1980s New Wave glamour Tony Viramontes (including along the way such celebrated names as Erte Carl Erickson Rene Bouche Andy Warhol & Antonio Lopez). The book concludes with a portfolio of David Downtons own work featuring drawings of the Paris haute couture shows & portraits of contemporary icons such as Dita Von Teese & Erin OConnor. Many of the stunning images in Masters of Fashion Illustration" have not been seen since they were first published." ...

With the continuing success of the genre in childrens & adult books graphic novels comic books & blockbuster films & the booming digital gaming industry-fantasy & science fiction have a large following of all ages. The visuals are a key component of all these media & paintings & poster art are highly valued among collectors. This book is an inside look into the creative world of masters of the genre-both for the enthusiast aspiring illustrators & collectors. Masters of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art takes an inside look at the strategies techniques & inspiration of todays established & up-&-coming artists. ...

Vivid detailed colourful.. .a first-class history.. .all sorts of delights leap out of these pages". (" Daily Telegraph"). From the very first master of the post in 1512 to the vast network of today the Royal Mail is an intrinsic part of everyday life in Britain. This book tells its extraordinary story in full. Whether describing the sensation caused by the penny post in 1840 the Post Office boffins who helped the wartime code-breakers of Bletchley Park the Great Train Robbery of 1963 the growth of telegrams & telephones or the many visionaries philanthropists & firebrands who made the service what it is today " Masters of the Post" shows how the history of the Royal Mail is our history." ...

Live by your own rules"
- Robert Greene the 'modern Machiavelli' debunks the prevailing mythology of success & presents a radical
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The year: 1956. Eddie Lowery once caddie to Francis Ouimet now a wealthy car dealer & avid supporter of amateur golf boasts to fellow millionaire George Coleman that two of his salesmen
- US amateur champion Harvie Ward & up-&-coming star Ken Venturi
- could beat any golfers in the world in a best ball match. Coleman asks Lowery how he plans to prove it. Bring any two golfers of your choice to the course tomorrow morning Lowery tells him and well settle the issue. Coleman shows up all right
- with Ben Hogan & Byron Nelson the games greatest living professionals. In Mark Frosts peerless hands complete with the recollections of all the participants the story of this foursome & the greatest private match ever played comes vividly to life.


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An ideal gift for shoe lovers everywhere this beautifully produced memory game tests your recollection of some of the world's most fabulous shoes
- from vintage Ferragamo sandals to the latest Manolo's. Presented in a stylish mini-shoebox the set of fifty cards contain images from the Metropolitan Museum of Arts world-renowned shoe collection. To play simply place the cards face down & see if you can remember where the matching shoe is located. Collect more pairs than your opponent to win! It is suitable for 1 or more players from 6 years upwards. (Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo).
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From the UKs most popular football magazine comes the essential annual for fans of the beautiful game. The 2013 Annual is packed full of Matchs best-loved features including Matchman the magazines resident cartoon character & all the usual quizzes games & posters of top players & teams. Year in year out Match remains the bestselling football annual & the one that discerning fans put at the top of their Christmas wish list. ...

From the UK's most popular football magazine comes the essential annual for fans of the beautiful game. The 2013 Annual is packed full of Match's best-loved features including Matchman the magazine's resident cartoon character & all the usual quizzes games & posters of top players & teams. Year in year out Match remains the bestselling football annual & the one that discerning fans put at the top of their Christmas wish list. ...

Annabelle is tired of being the lone failure in a family of overachievers. She's endured dead-end jobs & a broken engagement. Even her hair's a mess! But that's going to change now she's taken over her late grandmother's matchmaking business. All Annabelle has to do is to land Chicago's hottest batchelor as her client... Heath Champion is wealthy driven gorgeous so why does her need a matchmaker especially a walking disaster like Annabelle Granger? True she's entertaining & she does have a certain quirky appeal. But Heath is searching for the ultimate symbol of success- the perfect wife. When the matchmaker promises she'll do anything to keep her star client happy...does she mean anything? If Annabelle isn't careful she just might find herself going heart-to-heart with the toughest negotiator in town- a man who's beginning to ask himself: exactly how perfect does perfect have to be? ...