Trivial Pursuits: The English at Play (Gili Orlando)(Pevná vazba)

Trivial Pursuits: The English at Play (Gili Orlando)(Pevná vazba)

- Cheese rolling, historical re-enactments and fine tea: a playful photo-study of the many ways the English like to relax It was the UK's decision to leave the EU that made London-born photographer Orlando Gili question who the English really are. In a nation full of such contradiction and

Orlando: Photography (Suero Orlando)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando Suero (born 1925) started taking photos in 1939, at the age of 14, using a Kodak Jiffy given him by his father. He later attended New York Institute of Photography and worked at camera shops and photo labs, including Compo Photo Color where he printed the images for Edward Steichen's

Oxford Dictionary of English (Oxford Languages)(Pevná vazba)

The foremost single volume authority on the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today. It is informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the

The Range Rover Story (Chapman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

The Mini Story (Chapman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

A unique look at the development of the Mini--the tiny car that was voted the second most influential car of the century The latest in the highly illustrative Story series offers the fun and fascinating complete story of the Mini, from its 1950s origins to its enduring appeal. This light-hearted

Surrealism at Play (Laxton Susan)(Pevná vazba)

In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of Surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and against a post-WWI world increasingly

Flomper and the Flying Fairies (Giles Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

The Land Rover Story (Chapman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

A unique look at the development of the Land Rover, this is thestory of the simple four-wheel drive vehicle born out of post-war austerity that became a global byword for toughness and rugged styleLaunched in 1948, theLand Rover owed its low-key existence to shoestring British ingenuity and

English Country House Interiors (Musson Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to England's finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy Musson explores the interiors and decoration of the great country houses of England, offering a brilliantly detailed presentation

Drive - The Definitive History of Motoring (Chapman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

Nina Campbell Interior Decoration: Elegance and Ease (Kime Giles)(Pevná vazba)

For comfortable and stylish interiors, look no further than Nina Campbell, the doyenne of English interior design today. Rooms with sophisticated color combinations, tailored upholstery, whimsical antiques, and unquestionable ease--motifs that are uniquely Campbell's but that also echo her early

Spaceflight - The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiosity (Sparrow Giles)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando (Woolf Virginia)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando is a young Elizabethan nobleman whose wealth and status afford him an extravagant lifestyle. Appointed ambassador in Constantinople, he wakes one morning to find he is a woman. Unperturbed by such a dramatic transformation, and losing none of his flamboyance and ambition, the newly female

Screen Thief (Docherty Helen)(Pevná vazba)

Screens away - it's time to play! The Snaffle just wants to play, but everyone's too busy staring at their screens. The Snaffle discovers that she likes screens, too - as a snack! She chomps down every phone, tablet and TV in the city. People are horrified, until they realise that life is more fun

The Pull Box Set (Orlando Steve)(Pevná vazba)

TKO Studios presents 'The Pull' from superstar creators Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter) and Ricardo L pez Ortiz (Deadpool, Hit-Girl: Colombia). COLLECTORS BOX SET - INCLUDES 6 ISSUES When the unstoppable cosmic force of the Undoer threatens the existence of Earth itself, Demm, a

Orlando (Woolf Virginia)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando is the extraordinary tale of a young man who finds wealth and favour in the court of Elizabeth I of England, but who never grows old. After experiencing love and adventure, a long sleep turns him into a woman, who in her turn faces discrimination and eventually love as the centuries unfold

Professor at Large: The Cornell Years (Cleese John)(Pevná vazba)

And now for something completely different. Professor at Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus. This collection of

English House Style from the Archives of Country Life (Goodall John)(Pevná vazba)

An inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told through famous and many never-published photographs, all culled from the incomparable archive of Country Life magazine. This gorgeously illustrated tome is as

At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside (Hawking Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Adrian Bell was farming and writing during a period when the English countryside underwent its most significant transformation for hundreds of years. His work, spanning sixty years from 1920 to 1980, not only documents this agricultural revolution, but also warns of the effects it will have both

Orlando the Marmalade Cat: A Seaside Holiday (Hale Kathleen)(Pevná vazba)

Orlando, the marmalade cat, takes his dear wife Grace and their three kittens to the seaside where there is old beached ship they can all stay in. It proves to be the holiday of a lifetime, as they swim, sunbathe, go flying on the tail of a kite, discover a 'mermaid' and even help to rescue some

The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now (Schafer III Gil)(Pevná vazba)

Laughing Gas (Wodehouse P.G.)(Pevná vazba)

A Hollywood star and an English aristocrat exchange souls while under ether at the dentist and the result is mayhem. Though his golden curls and sweet expression make him the idol of mothers throughout America, Joey Cooley is a tough nut who wants nothing more than to revenge himself on the agents,

Wild Atlantic Way: Light on the Water, Shadows on the Land (Norman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

Renowned Irish photographer, Giles Norman, received his first camera forty years ago on his 18th birthday, and it was from his parents' garden in Co. Cork that he first photographed the wild Atlantic tides. His vast portfolio travels beyond the Irish shores, but it was Ireland's dramatic coastline

365 Bedtime Stories (Giles Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

A bumper collection of short stories to be read at bedtime, specially chosen to encourage peaceful nights and pleasant dreams. Age