Author: Courtney Watson McCarthy Publisher: Thames Hudson Released Date: 2019 ISBN: 9780500239964View more

Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on...View more

'There has been a lot of fighting hereabouts. The trenches have made themselves rather than been made, and run inconsequently in and out of the...View more

First published in 1953, the year that saw thousands descend on London to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, London A to Z is a lexicon...View more

A nearly wordless story following a little girl in search of someone who understands... "Kim has created sumptuous images. DiCamillo’s text leaves room for children to...View more

Rembrandt van Rijn is the quintessential Old Master. His intimately observed, vivid and profoundly atmospheric works are what many museum-goers consider traditional painting ought to...View more

One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop.The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, suspects...View more

When it comes to boozy beverages, vodka is the undisputed king. From the Bloody Mary to the Moscow Mule, vodka is the alcoholic chameleon that...View more

The author sees love as the ultimate need and desire of all human beings. In this book he discusses every aspect of the subject: romantic...View more

When her father becomes gravely ill on holiday in Budapest, Alexandra Fuller rushes to join her mother at his bedside. Defiant until the end, together...View more

This four-volume set is the classic reference for commercial bronze sculptures from 1800 to 1930 showing the works of a vast array of international sculptors...View more

"This book explores styles of British decorative art from the time of Henry VIII to the death of Queen Victoria. Nearly twenty styles are featured,...View more