An outstanding collection of historic photographs of the people of Monemvasia, illustrating the social bonds and institutions, which hold a society together within a unique physical and historic environment.
Written by Lord Howell who has 60 years experience in high politics serving in three government administrations. Offers a new insight into the inner workings of previous governments as well as looking at how political struggles of the past are shaping our future and it's leadership. Ideal for those interested in serious discussion of public ......
Chinese collector Liu Xinyan has been absorbed in the world of collecting for over thirty years. Under his influence, the husband-and-wife team Xiang Xiaoqun and Zhong Guomiao also early on began to collect glass. Their collection of Chinese Qing dynasty palace glass, exquisite beyond compare, magnificently sumptuous, and in craft excelling ......
Born in Henan Province, China, in 1953, Liu Yuan now lives in Guangzhou. A freelance photographer, he is a member of both the China Photographers Association and the Photojournalism Society of China. He has travelled to more than a hundred
countries, created more than a hundred albums and exhibited more than seventy times. His works are held at ......
Many people know the story of the dollar Princesses. This book however is the untold story, the husband's point of view. Written by the grandson of the 9th Duke of Marlborough. Blenheim Palace, a monumental country house home of the Dukes of Marlborough and notable as the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill who was cousin and best friend to Sunny ......
Every year, thousands of people come to the Royal Observatory Greenwich to have their photograph taken on the Prime Meridian Line - Longitude 0 Degrees - as they stand in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at the same time. But what is the purpose and history of the Greenwich Meridian?
A Surreal Visual Journey that will Change your Perception of London
Remember the first time you saw a glowing yellow street light through the raindrops scattered across your window? Or snow falling onto the palm of your hand and watched it morph into a variety of shapes before disappearing? Or as you become older, how the tower that use to be a giant in the sky, is now just clumps of metal and concrete? One day ......
Claudia Schmid’s drawings meet Matt Harvey’s words in this affectionate look at dogs and their humans. Sit! is an entertaining, occasionally surreal, but mostly down to earth celebration of the strange, satisfying relationship between dog and human. Funny,
eccentric, poignant, questionable and a bit weird – this book will appeal to all these sorts ......
The Royal Armouries is Britain's national museum of arms and armour, and one of the most important museums of its type in the world. Its origins lie in the Middle Ages, and at its core is the celebrated collection originating in the nation's working arsenal, assembled over many centuries at the Tower of London. In the reign of Elizabeth I, ......
