Type Is Beautiful: The Story of Fifty Remarkable Fonts (Loxley Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Type Is Beautiful: The Story of Fifty Remarkable Fonts (Loxley Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Fonts are everywhere. You may even have a favorite serif or sans serif. But have you ever wondered who took the bold steps to create it? Behind every great font is a great story, and, in this fascinating cultural history, graphic designer and design writer Simon Loxley covers more than five hundred

Vivian Maier Developed: The Untold Story of the Photographer Nanny - Marks Ann

The definitive biography that unlocks the remarkable story of Vivian Maier, the nanny who lived secretly as a world-class photographer, featuring nearly 400 of her images, many never seen before, placed for the first time in the context of her life.Vivian Maier, the photographer nanny whose work

24 Hours - Richard Williams

Award-winning writer Richard Williams tells the remarkable story of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the world's most iconic motorsports events, which celebrates its centenary in 2023. The event was created by a group of Frenchmen in 1923 and remains uniquely compelling to spectators, to the major

The Rainbow Flag: Bright, Bold, and Beautiful (Millar Fisher Michelle)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of how Gilbert Baker and his friends created the iconic Rainbow Flag in 1978 Flags are brilliant and clever works of art and design, and they bring people together under a common banner. This colorful story follows a group of friends who helped dye and sew strips of cloth to

Ponti (Teo Sharlene)(Pevná vazba)

Set in Singapore, and spanning fifty years, Ponti is a sweeping story of three women and the guilt that ties them to each other. For fans of Zadie Smith and Elena

Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Greste Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The amazing true story of the orphaned baby hippo and 130-year-old giant turtle whose remarkable friendship touched millions around the world.The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the

History of Plants in 50 Fossils (Kenrick Paul)(Pevná vazba)

This is the story of plant life on Earth, retold through a remarkable record of spectacular fossils. Palaeobotanist Paul Kenrick explains the importance of each fossil and how it marks a crucial inflection point in plant evolution. Each discovery is illustrated with photography featuring original

The Mog Treasury (Kerr Judith)(Pevná vazba)

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat...Everyone's favourite family cat first appeared fifty years ago and is loved by children everywhere for her funny and warm-hearted escapades.From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea comes six delightful family adventures about a really

Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (Stewart Alexandra)(Pevná vazba)

Unusual Suspect - The Remarkable True Story of a Modern-Day Robin Hood (Machell Ben)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood, from Times feature writer Ben

Too Black to Wear White: The Remarkable Story of Krom Hendricks, a Cricket Hero Rejected by the Empire (Parry Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Too Black to Wear Whites is the compelling story of Krom Hendricks, the first black South African sporting hero. Co-authors Jonty Winch and Richard Parry explore the colonial roots of racism in cricket and the nefarious role Cecil Rhodes played in the origins of segregation when he barred Krom

Duchess Countess (Ostler Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of the 18th century aristocrat who scandalised the

From Refugees to Royalty: The Remarkable Story of the Messel Family of Nymans (Hilary John)(Pevná vazba)

Nymans is one of the National Trust's most popular properties, a vision of English tradition amid a landscape of rolling woodland. Yet appearances can be deceptive. The manor house is just a hundred years old, and the Messel family who built it were not English aristocracy but German Jewish

Man Who Fell to Earth - From the author of The Queen's Gambit - now a major Netflix drama (Tevis Walter)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable novel upon which the stunning cult film was based.'Beautiful ... The story of an extraterrestrial visitor from another planet is designed mainly to say something about life on this one' NEW YORK TIMESThomas Jerome Newton is an extraterrestrial from the planet Anthea, which has been

Olympia - The Story of the Ancient Olympic Games (Waterfield Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of the Ancient Olympic Games, narrated in invigorating style by a leading classical scholar and

Sleeping Beauty (Evans C. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This most romantic of fairy tales is found in many versions, and the story of the beautiful girl who falls into a long sleep, to be awakened by a lover, has been interpreted by some as an allegory of the spring revival of the earth after a long

Drag: The Complete Story (a Look at the History and Culture of Drag) (Doonan Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Drag is transformation, communication and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. Drag: The Complete Story observes this increasingly complex world by exploring drag's journey through the twentieth century. Corralled into thematic chapters, including glamor drag,

The Call of the Wild (London Jack)(Pevná vazba)

The classic survival story by Jack London in a beautiful hardcover edition Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and

Working Woman - The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey (Holmes Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

A Working Woman: The Remarkable Life of Ray Strachey is a traditional biography of a very untraditional woman. Tug-of-love child, Ward in Chancery, pampered schoolgirl, pioneer car driver, would-be electrical engineer, triumphant suffragist, political lobbyist, historian, biographer, novelist,

The Beautiful History (Routledge Martyn)(Pevná vazba)

The Beautiful History charts the fascinating story of Britain through football club badges. From Premier League giants to non-league sides, it features over 100 clubs, with each badge coming alive to reveal the story behind it, whilst also giving events in history an exciting and engaging twist, as

The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World (Kiechel Walter)(Pevná vazba)

Imagine, if you can, the world of business - without corporate strategy. Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale

Ten Beautiful Things (Griffin Molly)(Pevná vazba)

A heartfelt story of changing perspectives, set in the Midwest. Ten Beautiful Things gently explores loss, a new home, and finding beauty wherever you are. Lily and her grandmother search for ten beautiful things as they take a long car ride to Iowa and Lily's new home with Gran. At first, Lily

River of Consciousness (Sacks Oliver)(Pevná vazba)

The River of Consciousness is a remarkable culmination of a lifetime's research into the way the brain works by the celebrated late neurologist Oliver

Knowledge is Beautiful (McCandless David)(Pevná vazba)

In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really