Decades\' worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki\'s work, selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate TASCHEN\'s 40th anniversary, the curation delves deep into Araki\'s best-known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful, sensual

Greg´s dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy. All manner of ´manly´ physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is is mentioned and Greg

Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better knownand fearedas the man christened Muad\'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses

\"This special edition of \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer\'s Stone\" has a gorgeous new cover illustration by Kazu Kibuishi. Inside is the full text of the original novel, with decorations by Mary GrandPre. \"Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a

On the night of the St Patrick celebrations in 1990, some of the world’s most famous and valuable paintings were stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They were never recovered, and there were no clues as to their whereabouts – that is until now. When Boston attorney Scott Finn takes on well-known thief, Devon Malley as a client, he gets much more than he bargained for. Not only

For every professional woman who wants to get ahead - but feels she is at an impasse - NICE GIRLS DON\'T GET THE CORNER OFFICE comes to the rescue. Although it\'s more politically correct for women to point the finger outwardly when assessing why they are overlooked for promotions and assignments for which they are superbly qualified, the real answers may lie inward. In this book, Dr Lois Frankel,

Its a sweet and cute book which has a touch of hilarity, grief, fun as well as goodness. Holly Kennedy lost her childhood sweetheart and husband, Gerry due to brain tumor. Holly misses him like hell and feels her emotions overwhelming and confusing. She does not know how to live without Gerry. However, she learns to do that through her own understanding, her family and her best friends and a list that

With an introduction by Jeanette Winterson This unique collection of poems from the Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology. Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk. The Boy Next Door. The Paramour. The Je t\'adore. Behind every famous man is a great woman - and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the lascivious Frau Freud, from the

Double sided road and travel map printed on synthetic paper, durable in tropical conditions. Scale 1:2,200,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from expressways to secondary roads unpaved. Legend includes seasonal tracks, paths, railways, ferry lines, swamps, glaciers, active volcanoes, protected areas, international/domestic airports, landing grounds, points of interest, ruins, lighthouses, passes, mines/mining

A unique anthology for crime aficionados - seven of the world\'s most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation. A manipulative murderer who stalked the streets of Paris; a young wife who poisoned her eccentric husband; a bank cashier\'s mysterious suicide; a brutal double murder in New Zealand...Seven of the world\'s greatest crime

The former Well Loved Tales\" series have been redesigned with brighter inks and coated paper to enhance the appeal of these fairy tales to young children. They are all intended for one level of readability and are considered ideal bedtime stories. This is the story of the Princess and the frog\".\"

The UnAmericans\' is a debut story collection of great poise. A former dissident from Communist-era Prague fears his daughter\'s new play will cast him in an unflattering light. A divorced dry cleaner tries to move on, bemused by his daughter\'s reawakened faith. A Hollywood actor is imprisoned by the House Un-American Activities Committee and has a fraught reunion with his son. A young Israeli journalist,

After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital - from greed, murder and nihilism to passion, vanity and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet valued for his openness and understanding, Prince

\"The Spark describes in glowing terms the profound intensity with which a mother can love her child\". (Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree). \"Extraordinary. A story of triumph against the odds and it\'s one that [Kristine] Barnett insists other parents can learn from\". (Sunday Times). Kristine Barnett\'s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein and a photographic memory. At nine he developed

En compagnie de son jeune amant Bertrand, Dominique, étudiante la Sorbonne, connaît bien la petite couleur mauve de l\'ennui \". Tout change lorsque Bertrand lui présente son oncle Luc, séduisant quadragénaire la réputation légre. Prs de lui, Dominique se sent tout coup gaie et drôle, étrangement vivante, et accepte de le suivre pour quinze jours de vacances Cannes. Que risque-t-elle ? S\'attacher

The men aboard an impounded freighter in the port of Marseilles are divided - should they wait for the money owed to them, or accept thier fate and look for work on another ship? This may be Captain Abdul Aziz\'s last commission and he is determined to save his ship and do the right thing by the men aboard.

Ma a magyar történelemben, de főleg az őstörténet-kutatásban két, egymásnak tökéletesen ellentmondó szemlélet hadakozik egymással. Az egyik a hivatalos, akadémikus történettudomány, amely szerint az Urál környéki őshazából származó kis finnugor népecske vagyunk, akik primitív és pogány idegenként érkeztek a X. században a Kárpát-medencébe, a művelt Európába. A másik megközelítés szerint mi vagyunk

As a young colt, Black Beauty has a carefree life, looked after by an attentive mother and a kindly master. But when a boy throws stones at the horses just for fun, it shows him that not all people treat animals well. “There are bad, cruel men,” warns his mother, “who never ought to have a horse or dog to call their own”. Black Beauty discovers the truth of those words as he passes from owner to owner,

The anniversary celebration of Frank Miller\'s epic interpretation of the Dark Knight\'s future continues with this new slipcase edition at DC\'s Deluxe Edition trim size that reprints each issue of the original DARK KNIGHT RETURNS miniseries in its own hardcover volume, all in a beautifully designed slipcase. It is ten years after an aging Batman has retired, and Gotham City has sunk into decadence