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«Lighting is an integral component of interior design and architecture. The keys to creating exceptional luminous environments is revealed in Lighting Spaces. Thirty of the world’s top lighting designers and consultants showcase their finest accomplishments in this volume. The selected examples illustrate how high quality, thoughtful design can be the visual cornerstone of a successful project. In over 500 beautifully-reproduced photographs you will see how light can establish moods and manipulate attitudes, reinforce feelings and heighten excitement. A full range of high quality, inventive and brilliant lighting design projects are shown including hotels, restaurants, retail, corporate, public, residential, exteriors, houses of worship, performing arts and entertainment facilities, museums, landscape... and so much more. Lighting Spaces is a «must-have» title for anyone seeking innovative and imaginative solutions to their architectural lighting problems.» |
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The first ever illustrated paperback of part two of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring 16 colour paintings by Alan Lee. |
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A practical guide for improving communication within relationships, helping both sexes get what they want from love and friendship. The author encourages readers to accept the other genders particular way of expressing love and helps men and women accept each others emotional needs. |
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A topical novel about branding, code breaking, insidious marketing and strangely powerful toys from Scarlett Thomas. |
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The life of Agatha Christie as told by herself. It covers her childhood, her first marriage, the birth of her daughter Rosalind, her second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan, and an account of her legendary career as a novelist and playwright. |
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Set in Leningrad in 1941 against Hitlers invasion of Russia, this story tells of the impossible love between a Russian girl, Tatiana, and a young officer named Alexander. It is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart and it carries a secret that could mean death for anyone who hears it. |
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Thomas of Hookton doubts the Grail`s existence. But other folk fear the rumour of the grail`s existence and force Thomas to pursue the relic, while his enemies, faceless and ruthless, fear Thomas`s destiny and determine to destroy him. |
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«Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. «Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?» she muses. She has the chance to find out when she discovers a body — in her drawing-room! Desperate to dispose of it, she persuades her guests to help her, all the time knowing that one of them must also be the killer. Now, supposing a police inspector were to arrive...? Adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne.» |
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Paddington has a knack for smelling out things and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. Whether you`re dealing with one person or one thousand, the ability to transmit ideas in a coherent and compelling fashion is one of the important skills you can ever develop. This book gives you the tools and tips you need to make your presentations flawless and effective. |
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The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated cover design. Paddington doesn't intentionally turn his friend's wedding into an uproar by getting the wedding ring stuck on his paw. Nor does he mean Mr Curry to slip on his marmalade sandwich in the middle of an important gold shot. But these sort of things just happen to a bear like Paddington! Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for fifty years. |
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«The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. Paddington has a knack for 'smelling out things', and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. Whether it's lending a paw to a famous Russian ballet dancer, or serving baked elastic instead of «Baked Alaska» this unforgettable bear is as trouble-prone and funny as ever! Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for fifty years.» |
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The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. Up until now, Paddington has managed to avoid school. But the Inspector himself catches up with him and packs him off. After one day, even the teacher wonders whether there is anything he can teach a certain bear from Darkest Peru. And when it comes to dancing the rumba as always, Paddington takes the cake! Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for fifty years. |
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It takes Paddington a long time to eat 15 packets of currants so that he can enter a competition to win a Rolls-Royce. He wins a bookmark! But he finds himself taking a driving test and, much to his amazement, is presented with a licence allowing him to drive a rather unusual vehicle. |
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The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated cover design. |
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Glorious rejacket of the story collection set in the worlds of Chrestomanci. |
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As usual‚ Paddington manages to turn a perfectly normal outing into an adventure. Mr. Gruber and Paddington are just about to be followed home by a crowd of eager tourists‚ when Paddington manages to lose them all in the maze. But‚ mysteriously‚ Paddington and Mr. Gruber manage to escape from the maze unscathed. |
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First published in 1941, this crime story finds Tommy and Tuppence Beresford in a prim seaside boarding house, frequented by genteel old ladies and retired army officers. But one of them is a spy, leader of the fifth column of highly placed traitors. |
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«These conversational style interviews with Paul Coehlo, conducted by journalist Juan Arias, cover a wide range of topics including: Pauls being institutionalized as a young man for his artistic leanings; his kidnapping and torture by paramilitaries; his experiences with Black Magic and drugs; his epiphany at Dauchau, and vision of his own death; his views on the nature of writing and the spiritual quest. Presented in the same form at as his fictionhis book should have appeal to all those fascinated by «The Alchemist» and «Veronika Decides to Die».» |
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