Styles Schools & Movements" is the bestselling guide to the major modern developments in Western painting sculpture architecture & design. This new edition

Includes:: three new chapters on Art Photography Destination Art & Design Art as well as thorough updates & revisions throughout. A foldout timeline shows at a glance how the evolution of art corresponds with historical events providing a thorough overview of the whole period. Listings of major international collections & carefully selected suggestions for further reading are given for all the main entries & the comprehensive index features over 1 000 artists architects designers impresarios critics collectors & champions of modern art."

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The Stylish Dress Book" features an A to Z of cool tops & tunic dresses that you can wear anywhere. Using simple shapes & individual details the book shows you how to craft a stylish collection of garments to your own taste. For anyone who knows the frustration of going into a clothes shop & finding racks of identikit clothes in cheap fabrics this book will offer a fabulous home made alternative. As every sewist knows DIY fashion is the only way to be stylish. What makes these Japanese sewing books different from other guides on the market is the simplicity of the projects. The instructions come through a series of simple step-by-step diagrams meaning that the sequence of construction is easy to follow. The book also

Includes:: two actual-size patterns. Choose from 26 different garments & then set to work to make your own unique outfit."

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A beautiful book full of designs for home accessories toys bags & clothes for all the family that are stylishly feminine but unmistakeably contemporary. This is an ideal book for the modern home-maker. The gorgeous photographs & pretty designs will make you want to pick up a needle & thread a get sewing straight away even if you are a complete beginner. Theres a huge range of items to choose from all with a complete list of the materials needed to make them a clear set of instructions & patterns & diagrams where needed. Match your own style by simply changing the colours & fabrics
- there are endless possibilities for making your home a comfortable & welcoming place for all the family.
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Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in language. It aims to account for how texts project meaning how readers construct meaning & why readers respond to texts in the way that they do. This book is an introduction to stylistics that locates it firmly within the traditions of linguistics. Organised to reflect the historical development of stylistics from its origins in Russian formalism the book covers key principles such as foregrounding theory as well as more recent developments in cognitive stylistics. It

Includes:: an examination of both literary & non-literary texts & substantial coverage of methodologies for stylistic analysis. Throughout the book the emphasis is on the practicalities of producing stylistic analyses that are objective replicable & falsifiable. Comprehensive in its coverage & assuming no prior knowledge of the topic Stylistics will be essential reading for undergraduate & graduate students new to this fascinating area of language study.

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The hot summer heat could put anyone on edge but to Daisy Dalrymple it does seem that her brother-in-law Lord John Frobisher is exceptionally tense
- & with good reason. Someone with an evil sense of humour is sending him a series of poisoned pen letters that threaten to reveal racy secrets which could ruin him completely. Promising to protect Lord John from public scandal Daisy travels to his village in Kent only to discover it's teeming with enough gossip resentment & intrigue to make everyone a suspect...or victim. But then a murder is committed & Daisy is forced to find the killer before the ink dries on her own death warrant.
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At any given time any number of the Royal Navys 15 nuclear submarines lurk undetected in the worlds oceans. Totally self-sufficient for months at a time they lie in readiness to be deployed to listen intercept or attack wherever they may be needed. & should the UK be devastated by a nuclear strike they might just be the last military force standing. Award-winning journalist Danny Danziger has been allowed unprecedented access to one of the attack class submarines of the silent service joining the crew on operations for weeks on end living among them & hearing their stories. Unrestricted & uncompromising it paints a vivid picture of this enigmatic branch of our armed forces. In an increasingly unstable world these are the people who are in the best position to keep us safe. It is time for the silent service to be heard. ...

The rally-bred Subaru Impreza Turbo has become the definitive modern sports saloon/hatchback combining four-wheel-drive safety the capacity to seat four adults & useable luggage space in a practical package to rival many pure sports cars. The Imprezas stunning performance & continuous evolution has ensured that it has remained at the forefront of performance road-car design for almost 20 years. This colour book
- in series with Enthusiast Guides on the VW Transporter & Land Rover Discovery"
- covers the full road car & competition history & will fascinate all fans of this modern-day performance icon."

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Directing the way toward a spiritual strength that everyone possesses this book explores how to achieve a higher level of consciousness using the power of the subconscious mind. The methods taught help resolve ordinary & sometimes extraordinary challenges. Presented are simple practical & proven exercises that turn minds into powerful tools. Discussions of positive thought the power of suggestion hypnosis as an enhancer of suggestion the buried treasures of mental images the art of being perfect defeating fear & overcoming illness are also included. ...

Slavoj ?i?ek the maverick philosopher author of over 30 books acclaimed as the Elvis of cultural theory " & todays most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy psychoanalysis theology history & political theory taking in film popular culture literature & jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious & sophisticated philosophy. His recent films " The Perverts Guide to the Cinema" & "?i?ek!" reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers & a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding lifes work available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged including new introductions from ?i?ek himself. Simply put they are the essential texts for understanding ?i?eks thought & thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy. " The Sublime Object of Ideology" Slavoj ?i?eks first book is a provocative & original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness & exclusion which make up human society." ...

Submarine" is the wickedly funny first novel by Joe Dunthorne. Now an acclaimed film by Richard Ayoade. Meet Oliver Tate fifteen years old. Convinced that his father is depressed (Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner) & his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher (a hippy-looking twonk) he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile he is also trying to lose his virginity
- before he turns sixteen
- to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Submerge yourself in Submarine & find out..." Brilliant.. .laugh-out-loud enjoyable. The sharpest funniest rudest account of a troubled teenagers coming-of-age since " The Catcher in the Rye"". (" Independent"). "A richly amusing tale of mock GCSEs sex death & challenging vocabulary... Excruciatingly funny incidents & cracking gags". (" Time Out"). " Excellent.. .the wonderful Day-Glo certainties of adolescence have rarely been so brilliantly laid out". (" Independent on Sunday"). " Perfectly pitched.. .transplants " The Catcher in the Rye" to south Wales... Dunthorne can make you laugh like did during double physics on a wet Wednesday afternoon". (" Observer"). "A brilliant first novel by a young man of ferocious comic talent". (" The Times"). Joe Dunthorne was born & brought up in Swansea. His first novel " Submarine" won the Curtis Brown prize has been translated into ten languages & in spring 2011 was made into an acclaimed film by Richard Ayoade. His second novel " Wild Abandon" was the winner of the Encore Award 2012. His stories poems & journalism have been published in the " Guardian" the " Independent" the " Financial Times" the " Sunday Times" " Vice" & " Poetry Review". He lives in London."

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