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3D Art Adventures


Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of art and encourage their creative abilities with Art Adventures. Authors Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw explore the stories and meanings of 20 masterpieces of Western Art as inspiration for children to create their own exciting and creative art projects. Covering a diverse range of media - from tissue paper mosaic to charcoal drawing - this will encourage and develop your child's own creative abilities. The activities are designed for children aged 6 and up, with a range of simple and more challenging activities to suit the abilities of younger and older children. Each of the eight chapters covers a theme, Colour, Black & White, Shapes & Patterns, Animals, Portraits, Landscape, Myths & Legends, and Light & Shade. Each painting is presented in a story format, also including a question and answer section. This is followed by two art activities based on the techniques and visual effects of the painting
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17,58 € 18,50 €

Modern Art Adventures


Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of creativity with Modern Art Adventures. Authors Jill Laidlaw and Maja Pitamic explore the stories behind 18 masterpieces of modern art and use them as inspiration for children to create their own exciting and creative art projects with a diverse range of media. The book is divided by the most significant artistic movements of the past century - Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Illustration, Pop Art and Street art - and each masterpiece is accompanied by the riveting story of its significance and two step-by-step art activities that are inspired by its techniques and visual effects.
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17,58 € 18,50 €

Fine Art Adventures


Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of art and encourage their creative abilities! Authors Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw explore the stories and meanings of 20 masterpieces of Western Art as inspiratio n for children to create their own exciting and creative art projects. Covering a diverse range of media - from tissue paper mosaic to charcoal drawing - to encourage and develop your child's creative abilities. The activities are designed for children age d 6 and up, with a range of simple and more challenging activities to suit the abilities of both younger and older children.
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18,53 € 19,50 €

De Cipher


Codes win wars, conceal state secrets, protect privacy, secure banks and transmit messages. Through forty - five of the world’s most influential codes and ciphers, Codes presents a compelling insight into the art and science of cryptography. Structured chronologically Codes uses scientific examples and provides practi cal tools for understanding and using these fascinating codes and ciphers. It features a diverse range of codes , inc luding the Caesar shift cipher , Easter Island’s bewildering Rongorongo and the famous Enigma code . Codes also includes features on famous co debreakers of history such as Alan Turing, Jonas Nordby and August Kerckhoff , providing a comprehensive overview to this beguiling secretive world.
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18,53 € 19,50 €

Energy Bites


Energy bites are the perfect, simple treat for when you’re on the go: energy boosting and low -fuss, with minimal prep and no baking required. They’re also a healthy choice (and less expensive than the versions available in high-street health shops). Packed with superfood ingredients like acai berries, matcha, turmeric and even kale these irresistible recipes are perfect to make for yourself or present them as gifts to your friends and family. Written by a qualified nutritionist and fully illustrated throughout, Energy Bites is your guide to the new super snack, including a handy recipe finder and a guide to useful ingredients suppliers. Each recipe also includes a detailed nutritional breakdown.
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11,35 € 11,95 €

The Sugar Detox Plan


The Sugar Detox Plan : Set yourself sugar-free in 12 weeks with this essential 3-step plan
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15,15 € 15,95 €

Pavlov's Dog


Pavlov's Dog : And 49 Other Experiments That Revolutionised Psychology
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15,15 € 15,95 €

How to Train Your Cactus


For most urban dwellers, a large garden bursting with colour and beauty is but a dream. Enter the cacti. The perfect plant pets, cacti and succulents are resilient to the laziest of gardeners, brighten the darkest of corners and can be trained to suit the smallest, or largest, of indoor spaces. From growing to styling, taming to potting, How to Train Your Cacti tells you everything you need to know about opening your home to these prickly, but nice, customers.
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12,30 € 12,95 €

Schrodingers Cat


From Galileo’s stargazing to quantum teleportation, from Newton’s experiments with optics to the splitting of the atom, Schrödinger’s Cat tells the story of natural science through fifty of its greatest experiments. Featuring engaging writing and clear explanations, Schrödinger’s Cat introduces the reader to the scientific experiments that have changed the world. In each case, the experimental procedure is fully described, and the results and implications are carefully considered, allowing the reader to g ain a strong sense of the process and methodology of scientific investigation
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15,15 € 15,95 €

The Untranslatables


Ever racked your brain for a word you’re convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations – should Engl ish fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That’s where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of well -known and obscure linguistic gems that capture certain moments or things with such satisfying precision. Our mots justes are grouped according to region and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures. Embellished with entertaining and characterful four –colour illustrations, The Untranslatables is the perfect gift book to entertain even the most well -versed polyglot. Em bellished with four -colour illustrations, The Untranslatables is bound to entertain even the most well versed polyglot – as well as the rest of us, who are merely fascinated.
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12,30 € 12,95 €

Calligraphy Style


Calligraphy literally translates as `beautiful writing'; it is a traditional skill in many countries around the world, and it has had a contemporary resurgence as a stylish medium for creating artwork. The book starts with the basic techniques and helps the reader progress th rough to 65 projects, including 18 practical step-by-steps and tips on the best materials to use and the stroke sequences for different scripts. Calligraphy Style guides the reader from the essential beginner's techniques through to applying handwriting skills to make personalised labels, invitations, menus, greeting cards and much more. Not only practical, Calligraphy Style is aspirational, inspirational and a true work of art.
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20,85 € 21,95 €

Literary Landscapes


Some stories couldn't happen just anywhere or any time - often the scenery , landscape or era is as central to the tale as any character - and just as easily recognised. Wh at adventures would Heidi have had without her mountain neighbours? W ould Jim Hawkins have experienced such an adventure had he not lived in mid - 1700s England? Literary Landscapes brings together an eclectic collage of over 50 familiar literary worlds paired with original maps and archive material, as well as illustrations and photography. In this collection of essays the reader will follow Leopold Bl oom's footsteps around Dublin, become immerse d in Les Mis e rable's revolutionary Paris, feel the chill wind of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and hear the churning paddles of Mississippi steamboats in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. The landscapes of enduring fictional characters and literary legends are vividly brought to life, evoking all the sights and sounds of the original works. For anyone wh o ever dreamt of escaping the everyday, Literary Landscapes will transport you to the greatest places in literature.
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29,93 € 31,50 €

The Story of Mathematics - in 24 Equations


You can't present the history of art without pictures; equally equations are central to any history of mathematics. Spanning 4,000 years of civilisation, The Story of Mathematics describes twenty -four great equations that have shaped science and society - from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black -Scholes formula) and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). This is a tale of genius, drama and beauty brought vividly to life in a compelli ng narrative by Dana Mackenzie and at the same time he tells us why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe.
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17,58 € 18,50 €

Boys with Plants


Are you a fan of the Monstera plant? Beautiful photography? Or a man who loves to garden? Then this is the book for you. Based on the phenomenally successful Instagram account of the same name, Boys with Plants showcases 50 plants and the boys who love them. The book begins with a section on selecting, growing and styling plants before introducing the boys. Each entry includes a top plant tip, stunning photography and a profile of the greenfingered boy who made it happen. Boys with Plants is the perfect gift for anyone who loves plants, beautiful design and urban jungles - and of course, boys.
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12,30 € 12,95 €

The Drinking Garden


he Virgin Cocktail Garden brings together 80 delicious recipes for botanical drinks based on fresh fruits, garden herbs and exotic spices. Organized according to main ingredient, the recipes are non-alcoholic but have variations for adding alcohol for those who decide to imbibe but want to be as healthy as they can while doing so. The recipes include superfood ingredients, from acai berry and avocado to papaya and pomegranate. Each creation in The Virgin Cocktail Garden is expertly crafted and inspired by some of the most exciting trends in bartending and mixology. The book also explains how to make professional-quality mixed drinks in your home, listing essential bar kit, fancy glassware, party planning and fantastic finishing touches.
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18,00 € 18,95 €

The Story of Codes


From the Bible code to the Voynich manuscript, from subtly altered hieroglyphs carved into ancient Egyptian monuments to clues hidden in Renaissance paintings, we are surrounded by mysterious codes bearing hidden messages from the past. What does it take to write a fail-safe code? What does it take to break one? Taking in the full history of code making, from the scribes of ancient Egypt to modern-day computer programmers, Codebreaker provides a fascinating insight into this most secret and mysterious of crafts. It shows just how Julius Caesar cunningly obscured the meaning of vital wartime messages and explains the way that Sir Francis Walsingham was able to use coded letter to foil plots against Elizabeth I. It gives an account of the ever-more complicated ciphers that were devised - and cracked - during the Cold War and investigates how codebreaking is being used today to fight crime and terrorism. And it shows you how to decipher codes from all periods of history, including many that are still employed today.
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20,43 € 21,50 €